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COLONEL MUSTARD & THE DIJON 5 O2 Academy, Sat 13 May, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow Things get weird with Colonel Mustard’s live show. Group hugs, crowd high-fiving, singalongs and yoga are just a few of the things you can expect from this raucous Glasgow act.
SIMPLE MINDS Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Thu 18 May, glasgowconcerthalls.com The Scotrock stalwarts make the rounds on this greatest hits tour. Also Caird Hall, Dundee, Wed 17 May, leisureandculturedundee.com/ culture/caird-hall THE CRANBERRIES Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Thu 25 May, glasgowconcerthalls.com Celtic-tinged indie-rock group, fronted by Dolores O’Riordan, known for hits ‘Zombie’ and ‘Linger’.
ENTER SHIKARI Barrowland, Thu 25 May, glasgow-barrowland.com Trancecore favourites from Hertfordshire mixing hardcore punk, metal and electronica.
THE BEACH BOYS SEC, Fri 26 May sec.co.uk The surviving Beach Boys (with one obvious exception) continue to tour their surf-flavoured summer vibes.
ERASURE O2 Academy, Sat 27 May, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow 80s electro-pop darlings Vince Clarke and Andy Bell. KISS The SSE Hydro, Sat 27 May, thessehydro.com A big old tour from the monochrome made-up rock guys, fronted by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.
LEFTFIELD Barrowland, Sat 27 May, glasgow- barrowland.com The original trip
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summerhall.co.uk Flamboyant Weimar cabaret-like sounds and mellower, broodier material from touted Lake District quartet Wild Beasts. Part of Nothing Ever Happens Here. DUCKTAILS + JAMES FERRARO + TYPHONIAN HIGHLIFE Summerhall, Wed 10 May, summerhall.co.uk Braw Gigs & Nothing Ever Happens Here present Ducktails, the side project of Real Estate’s Matthew Mondanile, with support from Ferraro and Typhonian Highlife. Part of Nothing Ever Happens Here.
PRIDES The Liquid Room, Fri 12 May, liquidroom.com Synth-led electro indie from the Glasgow trio.
DAMO SUZUKI The Mash House, Sun 21 May, themashhouse.co.uk Japanese avant-rock and krautrock singer- guitarist, best known as the front-man of Can. ADAM HOLMES & THE EMBERS Traverse Theatre, Sun 21 May, traverse.co.uk BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Adam Holmes.
EDINBURGH CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL Biscuit Factory, Fri 26–Sun 28 May, edinburghcraftbeerfestival. co.uk Among over 30 brewers and street food from The Pitt, look out for DJ sets from Young Fathers (Fri), Jamie MacColl from Bombay Bicycle Club (Sat), Belle & Sebastian (Sat), Idlewild (Sun) and Metronomy’s Olugbenga (Sun). KIRKCALDY
JAMES YORKSTON’S TAE SUP WI’ A FIFER Adam Smith Theatre, Sat 1 Apr & Sat 13 May, onfife.com/venues/ adam-smith-theatre Fife folkster James Yorkston curates a programme of club nights. Featuring Roddy Woomble, Oliver Coates and Yorkston Thorne Khan (1 Apr) followed by Lynched, Michael Chapman and Harry Giles (13 May).
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TREACHEROUS ORCHESTRA, RACHEL SERMANNI, ADAM HOLMES Perth Concert Hall, Wed 24 May, horsecross.co.uk/perth-concert- hall An evening of folk-rock performed by a trio of Scottish acts. 1 Apr–31 May 2017 THE LIST 97
hop and progressive house stalwarts are back – half of them anyway. Neil Barnes is still rocking away behind the decks following the departure of Paul Daley. Playing debut album Leftism in full.
ELECTRIC FROG & PRESSURE RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL Riverside Museum, Sat 27 & Sun 28 May, riversidefestivalglasgow. com See feature, page 35. EDINBURGH
HEAVY SCOTLAND Corn Exchange, Sat 1 & Sun 2 Apr, heavyscotland.com See feature, page 87.
BRITISH SEA POWER The Liquid Room, Sun 9 Apr, liquidroom.com Angular, arty Brighton indie rock quartet with a compelling visual sense.
REVERIEME La Belle Angèle, Thu 13 Apr, la- belleangele.com Folk-tinged indie from singer-songwriter Louise Connell. SEASICK STEVE Usher Hall, Wed 19 Apr, usherhall. co.uk Vagrant American bluesman accompanying himself on a two- stringed guitar, wooden box and other handmade instruments.
EUGENE KELLY + WITHERED HAND Summerhall, Fri 21 Apr, summerhall.co.uk The Vaseline’s Eugene Kelly plays with support from Edinburgh’s Withered Hand. Part of Nothing Ever Happens Here.
BRYDE Sneaky Pete’s, Thu 27 Apr, sneakypetes.co.uk Fierce and fragile songs from one girl and her electric guitar.
WILD BEASTS Summerhall, Mon 1 May,