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Events are listed by date. then by city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to glasgow@list.co.uk for Glasgow and henry@list.co.uk for Edinburgh. Listings are compiled by Rowena McIntosh and Henry Northmore. For ticket outlet information, see Book Now. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry.
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Glasgow ✽ Beyonce SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £55–£85. Queen Bey arrives in the UK as part of her Mrs Carter World Tour – bow to her slick R&B pop. See preview, page 66. ■ MAD Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £19.50. Latest gang of coiffed haired 16-year-olds calling themselves a boyband. ■ Hit The Road Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £4. Showcase of young indie talent as Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative and the Big Lottery Fund present this tour promoting music by young performers (14–19 years old). Featuring Glasgow indie four-piece Farkow, a dash of prog from duo Man of Moon and chilled indie from Mosco. ■ Room 94, New City Kings, Symmetry and Angel At My Table O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Pop punk combo from Hertfordshire. ■ Sinny, Tom Houston and Nicole Hamilton The Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £8. Glasgow singer- songwriter who has supported Tom Odell and Krystle Warren. ■ Dave Arcari and Have Mercy Las Vegas Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Alt.blues guitarist Arcari performs from latest album Whisky in my Blood. ■ Boy & Bear King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. The wistful Australian soft rockers cite 1970’s rock as the main influence for their more pop, less folk focused second album Harlequin Dream. FREE Teenage Riot Gig Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Alternative monthly gig night curated by United Fruit members. With Shambles In A Husk and Bianca.
Edinburgh ■ Fairport Convention and Edwina Hayes The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 6.30pm. £20. Veteran folk group whose current line-up features founding member Simon Nicol with Gerry Conway, Chris Leslie, Dave Pegg and Ric Sanders. ■ The Answer The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £14. Northern Irish band who have toured with AC/DC and never fail to deliver relentless rock. ■ Young Aviators Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Glasgow-based Irish indie rock trio with grunge/surf leanings. ■ Amy Duncan The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30–10pm. £6. Folky singer-songwriter performs with Lisa Rigby, Stuart Clark, Fiona Rutherford and Lawrie MacMillan. ■ Loscil and Mikael Lind Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 553 1876. 7.30pm. £8–£10. Krautrock-influenced soundscapes from Vancouver-based Scott Morgan. ■ Battery Face, Passion Pusher, Lenin Death Mask, Lovers Turn To Monsters Opium, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 8–11pm. £4. Glasgow based punk rock line-up. ■ El Born Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. The duo from
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Glasgow ✽ Beyonce The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm.
£55–£85. See Thu 20. ■ Calculated Risk, Justhope, The Alleys and Red Retro Pilot The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £8. Glasgow band playing original material interspersed with rock covers from the likes of Foo Fighters and Paramore. ■ The Twang O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £3.50. Blokey Brummie indie rockers who occasionally show their softer side. ■ The Brogan Blues Band, Zulu, The Black Cart River Folk, Flash Talk The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 7.15pm. £6. Local rock and folk acts. ■ Paper Aeroplanes The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £10. Folky indie pop from Wales. ■ AB/CD The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 8pm. £12. AC/DC tribute act who also do their own songs that do ‘sound similar’ to AC/DC. FREE Archangel Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm–midnight. Four-piece symphonic rock band from Glasgow. ■ Who’s Next The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50–£12. Tribute to The Who as they were back in the 70s. ■ Project Rae, The Invisible Republic and Wise L Leathermonk The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8.30pm. £5. Three- piece synth rock group reworking the songs of kilted, claymore-brandishing Jesse Rae. ■ Seaside Sons, Kleptocrats, The Responsible and Miniature Dinosaurs King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Four piece indie band from the coastal town of Ayr. FREE The Daddy Naggins Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. Rock’n’roll, bluegrass, country and a bit of Celtic pop.
Edinburgh ■ Band Jamm The Annexe at the Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Entrance via Cowgate, 225 2564. 7pm. £5. A mixed line-up featuring Sunset Abbey, Save the Reckless, Hollywood Smile, Exit the Theatre and High Priority. FREE Sing It Loud, Sing It Proud LGBT Youth Scotland, 40 Commercial Street, lgbtyouth.org.uk 7–9pm. Open mic night for singers, poets and musicians aged 13–25. Part of LGBT History Month. ■ Aki Onda, EightThumbs and Alex South Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £7. Experimental music by the Japanese electronic musician and composer. See Music Family Trees, page 74. ■ Mourning Beloveth, Of Spire & Throne, Barshasketh and Atragon Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £8. Death and doom metal band. FREE Electric Sock Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 10.30pm–1am. Edinburgh based funk band with female lead vocals. ■ Samba Sene & Diwan The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Dancey, jazzy grooves and Afro-beats from Senegal. Dundee ■ Dave Arcari and Ed Muirhead Buskers, 15 Ward Road, 01382 690057. 8pm–midnight. £tbc. See Thu 20. ■ The Springsteen Sessions Beat Generator Live, 70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229226. 8.30pm. £17.92. The tribute act covers all of the Boss’s forty- year back catalogue.
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