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fans say, ‘Mon the Biffy!’ Full lineup includes Fall Out Boy, Wolf Alice and Cage the Elephant. Part of Summer Sessions
THE WHO The SSE Hydro, Mon 29 Aug, thessehydro.com Classic rock originators behind huge hits such as ‘Who Are You’, ‘My Generation’, ‘Substitute’, ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ and many more.
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TITUS ANDRONICUS Summerhall, Sun 5 Jun, summerhall.co.uk Helter skelter New Jersey quintet. Part of Nothing Ever Happens Here.
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD The Liquid Room, Sun 12 Jun, liquidroom.com John Lydon’s post-Pistols outfit return, minus Keith Levene and Jah Wobble but still packing a terrific back catalogue. Also Warehouse, Falkirk, Fri 10 Jun, musicglue. com/warehousefalkirk
BEN FOLDS & YMUSIC Usher Hall, Tue 14 Jun, usherhall.co.uk Piano rocker Ben Folds with support from Lera Lynn.
PAWS / SPOOK SCHOOL / ADAM STAFFORD Summerhall, Fri 24 Jun, summerhall.co.uk Upcoming outfit influenced by lo-fi US guitar rock from the 90s. Part of Nothing Ever Happens Here.
HOT CHIP Sneaky Pete’s, Fri 1 Jul, sneakypetes.co.uk Quirky uber-danceable electronica with a DJ set from Hot Chip’s Felix Martin.
Biffy Clyro
in St Andrews while at uni. Part of Nothing Ever Happens Here.
MADNESS Corn Exchange, Thu 4 & Fri 5 Aug, edinburghcornexchange.com Ska-tinged pop classic after classic on the Nutty Boys’ latest tour.
GLADYS KNIGHT KATHRYN JOSEPH
Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Wed 6 Jun, edtheatres.com The Empress of Soul heads on her first UK tour since her farewell gigs in 2009. Summerhall, Sat 6 Aug, summerhall.co.uk Captivating Scottish singer- songwriter/pianist. Part of Nothing Ever Happens Here.
THE MOUSE OUTFIT La Belle Angèle, Tue 19 Jul, la-belleangele.com Hip hop and rap nonet featuring Dr Syntax and Sparkz. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.
KID CANAVERAL Summerhall, Sat 30 Jul, summerhall.co.uk Whimsical indie popsters who formed
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GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR The Edinburgh Playhouse, Wed 10 Aug, atgtickets.com/venues/ edinburgh-playhouse Cult Canadian stately sonic sculptors. Part of Edinburgh International Festival.
RACHEL SERMANNI Summerhall, Wed 10 Aug,
the Cocteau Twins before them, have developed their own musical language, called Hopelandish. Spellbinding or navel-gazing, take your pick. Part of Edinburgh International Festival.
HOPELESSNESS The Edinburgh Playhouse, Wed 17 Aug, atgtickets.com/venues/ edinburgh-playhouse New electronic project from former Antony & The Johnsons’ vocalist Anohni in collaboration with Oneohtrix Point Never and Hudson Mohawke. Part of Edinburgh International Festival.
YOUSSOU N’DOUR Usher Hall, Wed 24 Aug, usherhall.co.uk The great Senegalese singer and bandleader in concert. Part of Edinburgh International Festival.
EMMA POLLOCK The Hub, Thu 25 Aug, thehub- edinburgh.com The singer-songwriter performs tracks from her solo and Delgados days. Part of Edinburgh International Festival.
WITHERED HAND Summerhall, 27 Aug, summerhall.co.uk Edinburgh scene stalwart and master of plaintive, witty outsider folk. Part of Nothing Ever Happens Here.
INVERNESS
BELLADRUM TARTAN HEART FESTIVAL Beauly, Thu 4--Sat 6 Aug, tartanheartfestival.co.uk This favourite of the music festival scene is back with, as well as the music, a family-friendly atmosphere, theatre and spoken word events, ceilidhs, arts and crafts workshops and fancy dress. Madness, Two Door Cinema Club and The Darkness are the headliners for 2016’s event alongside Arrested Development, Circa Waves, Wilko Johnson, Alabama 3, Gun, The Orb, Turin Breaks, Rachel Sermanni, The Dangleberries, C Duncan, Breabach and many more.
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DOUNE THE RABBIT HOLE Cardross Estate, Fri 19--Sun 21 Aug, dounetherabbithole.co.uk A boutique music festival that manages a lovely line-up of music, theatre, comedy and spoken word performances.
summerhall.co.uk Young Carrbridge singer tipped for folk pop crossover. Part of Nothing Ever Happens Here.
WHITE Summerhall, Sat 13 Aug, summerhall.co.uk Echoes of LCD Soundsystem and Franz Ferdinand, making a noisy and fast-paced racket (but in a goo d way). Part of Nothing Ever Happens Here.
YOUNG FATHERS The Hub, Sun 14 & Mon 15 Aug, thehub-edinburgh.com Bass and electro heavy hip hop from Edinburgh threesome who won both the 2014 SAY award and the Mercury Prize. Part of Edinburgh International Festival.
SIGUR RÓS The Edinburgh Playhouse, Mon 15 & Tue 16 Aug, atgtickets.com/ venues/edinburgh-playhouse Icelandic post-rockers who, like