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FREE The Dangerous Brothers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Classic rock covers from the Cumbrian band. Stone Foundation, The Cut Throat Razors and Jamie Reilly King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Northern soul band from the Midlands, rocking the old school rhythm’n’blues sound on Hammond and horns. Edinburgh FREE Roots Pop-Ups Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. 2pm. Pop-up performances in the gallery space from musicians from different fields of music whose work appears on the Roots LP and download accompanying the The Nation / Live exhibition. Mad St Andrew’s Night The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 6pm–3am. £10. Give this Christmas concert with live music from States of Panic (Peepshow), The OK Social Club, Lost in Audio, Victorian Trout Conspiracy, Jamie & Shoony and The Dark Jokes in aid of Haematology Department at The Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. Black Sun Drum Korps: Invokation of Lady MacBeth Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 7–9pm. £13. See Wed 27. Eddi Reader Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £25. See Sun 24. Glenn Tilbrook The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £17.50. Solo show from the former Squeeze frontman. Hacktivist, The Algorithm and Inceyte Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £8. See Fri 29. The Hummingbirds Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7pm. £5 advance; £6 on the door. The five piece band formed in Liverpool plays skiffle, Merseybeat and folk music with a modern twist. FREE Matt Gloss and the Emulsions Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 10pm. Diverse band covering everything from the 1950s. FREE Fallow Field Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 10.30–11.30pm. Stripped back Americana, indie, folk and alt.country.

Dundee Book Yer Ane Fest Kage, 4 St Andrews Lane, 07986 971063. 7pm–2.30am. £20. See Fri 29. Slade and Sweet Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £27.50. Two of the titans of glam rock club together for this seasonal nostalgia tour. Expect to hear ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’. Foy Vance Non-Zero’s, 24 Castle Street, 07540 377506. 8pm. £10. The singer-songwriter and musician from Bangor, County Down, performs lilting alternative folk. Target 5 Beat Generator Live, 70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229226. 8pm. £5. Mod tribute band.

Perth Horse Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £18. See Fri 29. The Wynntown Marshals, The Sunshine Delay, Mike Lee and Stella Reilly The Corinna, 44 Atholl Street, 01738 622201. 8pm. £tbc. See Fri 29. Stirling Voulez Vous: ABBA Tribute Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 7.30pm. £16–£17.50 (£11). See Fri 15.

Sunday 1 Glasgow Big Blues Day The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 4pm.

£8. Food served from 12.30pm, live music from 4pm. Live music from Sunburst, Rude Mood, Dawg House Blues Band, Dirty Diamond & the Gunslinger and Gus Munro. Dregen and Imperial State Electric The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £14. Glam metal from former Hellacopters/Backyard Babies guitarist. Five SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £27.50–£37.50. The late 90s lad band (now, confusingly, with only four original members) use their rekindled fame from The Big Reunion TV series to hawk their old tunes on a UK tour. Happy Mondays O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £28. Watch out, the gang’s all back together. Madchester nostalgia reigns as the original line-up of The Happy Mondays returns. Skarlett Riot Audio, 14 Midland Street, skarlettriot.co.uk 7pm. £6. Contemporary hard rock from this Lincolnshire four-piece. Dean Blunt and Lord Tusk The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10–£12. Electronica and offbeat vocals. See preview, page 68. MMX King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Alt.rockers formerly known as Francesqua. Edinburgh Aynsley Lister Band The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £13.50. The Leicester-born guitarist and his band performs a lively mixture of contemporary blues and rock. Dead Sea Souls and Ewan Butler Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. See Fri 29. Mindless Self Indulgence and The Red Paintings The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £15. Punk-rock mixed with electronica, metal and a spoonful of absurdity by the band from New York City. Neu! Reekie! Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 7.30– 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as ‘playing host to the sinister and the sanguine’. Tonight’s programme has Welsh slam man Martin Daws spitting words; multi-instrumentalist Siobhan Wilson and Edinburgh-based musician Hailey Beavis singing smooth sounds; and Iain Gardner’s BAFTA- nominated The Tannery and Red Kite Animation’s Moving Forward from Ash Dieback playing on screen. Plus, more to be announced!

Dundee Book Yer Ane Fest Kage, 4 St Andrews Lane, 07986 971063. 7pm–2.30am. £20. See Fri 29. Monday 2

Glasgow Bullet for My Valentine, Asking Alexandria and Young Guns The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £25. Welsh metal outfit popular with the young people of today play new material from their album Temper Temper. Jenn Bostic, Emma Stevens, Daisy Chapman and Jack Omer Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7.30pm. £10. Country singer/ songwriter from Philadelphia. Jack Savoretti King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. London-based singer- songwriter with an indie folk style. Edinburgh Basement Jaxx The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £25. Basement Jaxx always put on a terrific live jamboree combining house, electro, ragga and anything else they can pull out of their box of sonic tricks.

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Afore the Bells Hogmanay at The Queen’s Hall

Tuesday 31 December, 9pm

To ring in 2014 and celebrate one of  Scotland’s best loved customs, The Queen’s Hall is hosting a truly traditional Scottish Hogmanay party.

Avoid the pushing and shoving on Princes Street and enjoy a traditional ceilidh with champagne, whisky, food, music and dancing.

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