MUSIC | Highlights
GARBAGE Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Tue 4 Sep, capitaltheatres.com/ festival-theatre; Barrowland, Glasgow, Wed 5 Sep, barrowland- ballroom.co.uk Dark electro rock as Shirley Manson and co return. BIFFY CLYRO Usher Hall, Edinburgh,
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Fri 21 Sep, usherhall. co.uk The award-winning chart-topping Kilmarnock rockers (pictured) return with their unique brand of hard alternative rock and post-hardcore in this special unplugged acoustic show. JOHN CARPENTER Barrowland, Glasgow, Fri 19 Oct, barrowland-
ballroom.co.uk Pre- Halloween treat as the legendary horror director and composer performs notable works from films including Halloween, They Live, Assault on Precinct 13 and many more. IDLES Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, Sat 20 Oct qmunion.org.uk High-
octane, blues-infused indie, punk and rock. TEENAGE FANCLUB Barrowland, Glasgow, Mon 29–Wed 31 Oct, barrowland-ballroom.co.uk The Fannies play through their classics. Celebrating the Creation years with Night 1: Songs from 91–93, Night 2: 94–97, Night 3: 98–00. See feature, page 74.
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GLASGOW
THE THE Barrowland, Tue 4 Sep, barrowland- ballroom.co.uk; Wed 5 Sep, Royal Concert Hall, glasgowconcerthalls. com Alternative rockers return to the stage for the first time in 18 years. THE WYNNTOWN MARSHALS Stereo, Fri 7 Sep, stereocafebar. com Country rock and Americana with a smattering of indie harmonies from Edinburgh’s Wynntown Marshalls.
EUROPE Barrowland, Sat 15 Sep, barrowland- ballroom.co.uk The Scandinavian rockers best known for the mighty ‘Final Countdown’ keep the hard rock flag flying. THE GOON SAX The Hug and Pint, Mon 17 Sep, thehugandpint.com Australian indie- pop trio.
SKINNY PELEMBE The Hug and Pint, Tue 18 Sep, thehugandpint.com Afro psychedelic soul from the South African-born, UK- exiled beatmaker/guitarist. Also Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Wed 19 Sep, sneakypetes.co.uk SHANIA TWAIN The SSE Hydro, Wed 19, Fri 21 Sep, thessehydro.com The country-pop phenomenon in concert.
PALE WAVES SWG3, Fri 21 Sep, swg3.tv The Manchester-formed four-piece offer up a glittering alt.pop performance.
DIONNE WARWICK SEC, Sat 22 Sep, sec.co.uk The well-established singer, actress and TV presenter performs a selection of soul, easy listening and pop songs from her long career. 84 THE LIST 1 Sep–31 Oct 2018
The Stone Age singer performs grizzly alternative rock. With Duke Garwood.
RICHIE HAWTIN: CLOSE O2 Academy, Thu 11 Oct, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow The electronic visionary brings his award-winning audio-video show for two stand-alone UK dates. THE LOVELY EGGS CCA, Fri 12 Oct, cca-glasgow.com Quirky DIY lo-fi duo from Lancaster. See preview, page 73. Also Beat Generator, Dundee, Thu 11 Oct, beatgenerator.co.uk; Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sat 13 Oct, thebongoclub.co.uk
RUDIMENTAL O2 Academy, Tue 16 Oct, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow South London collective who mix quaking dubstep soundtracks with soul vocals.
STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS SWG3, Thu 18 Oct, swg3.tv Since dissolving much-loved indie types Pavement, Malkmus has concentrated on the Jicks.
ROBERT CRAY BAND City Halls, Fri 19 Oct, glasgowconcerthalls.com The award-winning US blues guitar maestro returns. Also Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sat 20 Oct, usherhall. co.uk
BICEP Barrowland, Sat 20 Oct, barrowland-ballroom.co.uk Belfast- based DJ duo perform live as part of their world tour. ALT-J SEC, Sun 21 Oct, sec.co.uk Esoteric four-piece from Cambridge touring their third album, Relaxer, which features the singles – and radio staples – ‘3WW’, ‘In Cold Blood’ and ‘Adeline’.
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NICK MASON’S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS SEC, Fri 28 Sep, sec.co.uk Pink Floyd drummer performs songs from two of the band’s earliest albums with Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) on vocals.
COLOURS CLASSICAL The SSE Hydro, Sat 29 Sep, thessehydro.com Colours and the Scottish Festival Orchestra have teamed up for a celebration of some of dance music’s most recognisable hits.
TENEMENT TRAIL Various venues, Sat 29 Sep, tenementtrail.com The likes of the Cribs, Tijuana Bibles, Yonaka, the Bliners, Man of Moon, Acrylic, Airways, Cheap Teeth, the Van T’s, Wojtek the Bear and more, play this Tenement TV- promoted gig crawl across 10 venues (including Nice’n’Sleazy, The Garage, Broadcast, Flat 0/1 and King Tut’s).
GLASGOW AMERICANA Various venues, Wed 3–Sun 7 Oct, glasgowamericana.com Blues, country and folk fest. 2018’s lineup includes Yola Carter, Emily Barker, The Hellfire Club, Bennett Wilson Poole and Nathan Bell. DARWIN DEEZ Òran Mór, Fri 5 Oct, oran-mor.co.uk Quirky New York indie troupe tour.
VOIVOD The Cathouse, Fri 5 Oct, cathouse. co.uk Avant garde, experimental thrash metal from Canada’s Voivod. THE BLACK QUEEN SWG3, Sun 7 Oct, swg3.tv LA-based electronic alternative outfit featuring the Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato, Telefon Tel Aviv/NIN’s Josh Eustis and programmer/guitarist Steven Alexander.
KYLIE MINOGUE The SSE Hydro, Sun 30 Sep, thessehydro.com Big hits from diminutive pop behemoth Ms Minogue. MARK LANEGAN Saint Luke’s, Sun 7 Oct, stlukesglasgow.com The gravel-voiced former Screaming Trees and Queens Of