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Events are listed by city, then date. original garage rock. Also Mash Submit listings for your event at House, Edinburgh, Thu 28 Feb, list.co.uk/add themashhouse.co.uk; Beat Generator Live, Dundee, Sat 2 Mar, beatgenerator.co.uk TWILIGHT SAD Barrowland, Sat 2 Mar, barrowland- ballroom.co.uk Soaring melancholic sounds from the indie rock band.
heavy debt to Led Zeppelin. SNAPPED ANKLES Mono, Glasgow, Mon 11 Mar, monocafebar.com Punkatronica art wave dropout trio made up of Peter Ashtray, Giorgio Zampirolo and Mikey Chestnut. Also Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sun 10 Mar, sneakypetes.co.uk
THOMAS LEER The Old Hairdresser’s, Sat 2 Mar, theoldhairdressers.com Influential Scottish musician best known for being half of the 1980s electropop band Act and his work with fellow pioneer Robert Rental. TWENTY ONE PILOTS SSE Hydro, Mon 4 Mar, thessehydro.com Alt-pop and indie duo from Ohio who nabbed a Grammy in 2017 for their single ‘Stressed Out’.
GRETA VAN FLEET O2 Academy, Thu 7 Mar, academymusicgroup.com Hard rocking American quartet who owe a
KT TUNSTALL Barrowland, Sat 9 Mar, barrowland- ballroom.co.uk The Scottish singer- songwriter with a Brit, Ivor Novello and Scottish Style Award under her musical belt returns to the stage with her new album WAX. Also Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline, Thu 7 Mar, alhambradunfermline.com
TANGERINE DREAM BAaD, Fri 15 Mar, baadglasgow. com Pioneering electronic band whose 2017 album Quantum Gate was released to critical acclaim. STIFF LITTLE FINGERS Barrowland, Sat 16 & 17 Mar,
barrowland-ballroom.co.uk Ireland’s favourite delinquent punk sons celebrate with their annual St Patrick Day celebrations in Glasgow. With support from Eddie and the Hot Rods. Also The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Wed 20 Mar, aberdeenperformingarts.com
NICKI MINAJ SSE Hydro, Sun 17 Mar, thessehydro.com Rap and hip hop icon heads out on tour in support of her new album Queen, with support from Juice Wrld. SLEEPER Garage, Thu 21 Mar, garageglasgow.co.uk 90s Britpop band, fronted by Louise Wener, back on the road again. Also Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 23 Mar, liquidroom. com
SHARON VAN ETTEN St Luke’s, Sun 24 Mar, stlukesglasgow.com The Brooklyn singer/guitarist tours her latest album Remind Me Tomorrow.
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SLOWTHAI SWG3, Tue 26 Mar, swg3.tv Northampton rapper also known as Tyron Frampton.
TINY RUINS The Hug and Pint, Fri 29 Mar, thehugandpint.com New Zealand trio performing bluesy folk pop. THE XCERTS SWG3, Sat 30 Mar, swg3.tv Aberdeen alt.rock outfit made in the Idlewild-slash-Biffy mould go on tour in support of their new album Hold On To Your Heart. Also Beat Generator Live, Dundee, Fri 29 Mar, beatgenerator.co.uk
UFO O2 Academy, Sun 31 Mar, academymusicgroup.com Veteran heavy rock and metal quartet celebrate their 50th anniversday and their final tour with vocalist Phil Mogg. Also Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Fri 29 Mar, thequeenshall.net; The Ironworks, Inverness, Sat 30 Mar, ironworksvenue.com EDINBURGH
CANCER BATS La Belle Angele, Fri 1 Feb, la- belleangele.com Hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario. THE VASELINES Summerhall, Fri 1 Feb, summerhall. co.uk Much loved-Scottish lo-fi grungers Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee who influenced the likes of Kurt Cobain.
AN EVENING WITH BRIAN FALLON: SONGS FROM THE HYMNAL Usher Hall, Wed 6 Feb, usherhall. co.uk Singer and guitarist of the Gaslight Anthem heads out on a special acoustic tour.
DON BROCO Usher Hall, Thu 7 Feb, usherhall. co.uk Alt.rock quartet from Bedford, with support from Neck Deep and Issues LEE SCRATCH PERRY Summerhall, Thu 21 Mar, summerhall.co.uk The godfather of dub, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry supplies a night of eccentric reggae sounds.
KING OF GHOSTS AND AROUND INDIA WITH A MOVIE CAMERA Usher Hall, Sat 30 Mar, usherhall. co.uk A screening of Satyajit Ray’s cult film Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne is set to a reimagined live score by sarod player Soumik Datta and the City of London Sinfonia. 1 Nov 2018–31 Jan 2019 THE LIST 87 1 Feb–31 Mar 2019 THE LIST 87