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Haddington ■ East Coast 106.7FM Xmas Party Corn Exchange, Main Street, 01620 826444. 7.30pm. £10 in advance; £15 on the door. Featuring Bon Giovi, a tribute act to New Jersey’s third- favourite musical hero.
Hamilton ■ Christmas Party Night featuring Big Vern & The Shootahs The Town House, 102 Cadzow Street, 01698 452299. 7pm– 1am. £42.50. See Fri 13. Sunday 15
Glasgow ■ Red Sands, His Name is Codine and Curiosity Shop, The Wicked Whispers and The Desert Willows Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 1pm. £5. Psychedelic sounds and fruit salad visuals. Matinee album launch. ■ Festive Sunday Concert House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776. 2.30pm. £32. Settle into a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine as the sounds of Christmas play on, including hits from Band Aid to Bing Crosby. Followed by a three-course meal and glass of wine. ■ Gnarwolves and Nai Harvest Audio, 14 Midland Street, gnarwolves. com 5pm. £7. Gruff pop punk from Brighton. FREE Livin On Tootsie Time Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. Local band playing CBGBs – country, bluegrass and blues. FREE Shake Your Tail Feather Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. Shake Your Tail Feather Promotions presents a weekly line-up of live bands playing rock’n’roll, indie, metal and everything in between. With Marina Rolink. ■ Attention Thieves Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £7. Energetic hard rock with melodic emo influences from this Reading-based four-piece. ■ Boyzone The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £35.50. The original soppy Irish boy band with granny appeal return celebrating 20 years (way to make us feel old, Boyzone) with their BZ20 Anniversary Tour. ■ Gogol Bordello and Man Man O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £18.50. Gypsy punk band whose frontman Eugene Hutz was one of the stars of the Liev Schreiber- directed film Everything is Illuminated and also frugged with Madonna at Live Earth. ■ Kurt Vile & the Violators and True Widow The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. tbc. Sonic Youth-endorsed singer/guitarist from Philadelphia. That’s his real name, by the way. See preview, page 95. ■ Scar The Martyr The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. The heavy metal supergroup formed in 2013 as a side project for Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison. ■ Toby Jepson Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £8.50. Classic rock by the Lincoln-born singer and frontman of Little Angels. ■ Edwyn Collins, London Mississippi and Adopted As Holograph Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £15. The former Orange Juice frontman continues to go from strength to strength, playing tracks from his new album. To win tickets, see page 101. ■ Whispery Club, Archimedes Principle and Thisfamiliarsmile Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Alt.rock trio from Kilmarnock. ■ Asgeir and Farao Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Indie folk and electronica from Icelandic singer/songwriter.
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■ Raglans King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Stomping indie sounds. Edinburgh ■ Tenacious D The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £35. Comedy rock (that is actually funny) from Jack Black and Kyle Gass. ■ Braquework and Pilotcan Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5. Atmospheric indie rock.
Dundee ■ Anderson, McGinty, Webster, Ward & Fisher Gardyne Theatre, Gardyne Road, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £tbc. See Fri 13.
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Glasgow ✽ Black Sabbath and Uncle Acid & the Deadheads The SSE Hydro,
Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £40–£55. The founders of heavy metal are back with a new album – 3, their first since 1978 – and tour featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler. See preview, page 95. ■ Polar Bears in Purgatory, The Maddigans, Face The Ocean and Over & Out. Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30–10pm. £6. Melodic punk rock from Ayr. ■ The Game O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £28.50. 50 Cent’s sparring partner/sworn enemy, depending on how many records the status of their relationship can sell. Play nice, boys. ■ Christmas Evo The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8pm– midnight. £5. Christmas party night of live music featuring a bumper bill of Aaron Smith, Colin Simpson (The Phantoms), Genesee, Matt Atom, Gareth Croll, Megan D, Sophie Rogers and special guest Holly Wilson. All proceeds go to charity and on purchase of a ticket you receive a hand-made Christmas decoration crafted by Evo4 themselves. FREE Slowfest Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Stripped back, intimate gigs by some of the best contemporary Scottish acts on the scene. Last year’s event saw performances from Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad and RM Hubbert.
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Edinburgh ■ Red Kites, Urvanovic and Andy Ruddy Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. DIY folk rock with a range of influences. FREE Antihoot Open Stage Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. Anti-folk hero Lach hosts this open mic free-for-all featuring music, comedy, poetry, stories, magic and more. ■ Pianomime Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £10 (£7). Cabaret, music and comedy from pianist and performance artist Will Pickvance as an animated cast attempt to put on a pantomime with musical interjections form Pickvance who describes the show as a ‘one-man pantomime alternative: part piano recital, part horse-play.’ See preview, page 122.
Tuesday 17 Glasgow ■ Eddy & the T-Bolts, Ross Gilchrist, Destroyevsky and The Hate 80s The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 7pm. £4. Anarcho punk rock’n’roll perform a special showcase of their EP Fireside Singalong. ■ Martha Reeves & the Vandellas Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £20. Raspy-voiced Motown diva whips up a soul party with such classic hits as ‘Dancing in the Streets’ and ‘Heatwave’.
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