MUSIC | HIGHLIGHTS MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED
SCOTLAND CALLING O2 Academy, Sat 27 Apr, academymusicgroup.com One-day punk festival featuring The Exploited, Slaughter & The Dogs, Macc Lads, Angelic Upstarts, UK Subs, Conflict, Discharge and more.
MT DOUBT Hug & Pint, Sat 27 Apr, thehugandpint.com Atmospheric dark- pop project of frontman Leo Bargery.
DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON The Old Hairdresser’s, Mon 29 Apr, theoldhairdressers.com Broughton creates leftfield indie folk and looped recorded soundscapes, using dexterous delay pedal workouts, old radios and found objects. BUILT TO SPILL St Luke’s, Tue 30 Apr, stlukesglasgow.com American indie- rock outfit from Idaho.
HALL & OATES SSE Hydro, Wed 1 May, thessehydro.com Find out if she’s still a ‘Maneater’ as Daryl Hall and John Oates re-join forces to take their well- loved back catalogue and new tunes on the road. With support from KT Tunstall.
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR Hug & Pint, Wed 1 May, thehugandpint.com South West of England-based group performs its indie/Americana compositions. THE SPECIALS Barrowland, Thu 2 May, barrowland- ballroom.co.uk Legendary two-tone and ska revival band, famous for hits
such as ‘Too Much Too Young’ and ‘Ghost Town’, still going strong with a career spanning over 40 years (though sadly featuring less original members than their original reunion) IDLEWILD Barrowland, Sat 4 May, barrowland- ballroom.co.uk Scottish indie-rock legends tour ahead of the release of their ninth studio album, Interview Music. See feature, page 90 and review, page 96.
SAVAGE MESSIAH Garage, Sat 4 May, garageglasgow. co.uk London four-piece dedicated to creating straight-up heavy metal who cite Judas Priest and Megadeth as influences. STAG & DAGGER Various venues, Glasgow, Sun 5 May, facebook.com/ StagAndDaggerGlasgow Multi-venue music showcase, featuring Rat Boy, Dream Wife, Honeyblood, The Ninth Wave and more.
FAT WHITE FAMILY SWG3, Tue 7 May, swg3.tv Psych rock indie band from that there London town. HUGH JACKMAN SSE Hydro, Tue 7–Thu 9 May, thessehydro.com Wolverine tuned song and dance man Hugh Jackman brings his new one-man show to the UK, where he covers songs from The Greatest Showman, Les Miserables and other Broadway hits. You could argue that it’s unfair he has so much talent at his disposal.
Fatherson 102 THE LIST 1 Apr 2018–31 May 2019
CABBAGE King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Fri 10 May, kingtuts.co.uk Mancunian quintet performing self-penned post- punk material in support of their latest album Nihilistic Glamour Shots.
POZI The Old Hairdresser’s, Fri 10 May, theoldhairdressers.com London- based trio playing politically-conscious post-punk music. BONG AND HEADLESS KROSS 13th Note, Sat 11 May, 13thnote. co.uk Double-bill of stoner and doom metal bands.
J MASCIS St Luke’s, Mon 13 May, stlukesglasgow.com American singer- songwriter, guitarist and member of Dinosaur Jr. performs his solo material. DISTURBED O2 Academy, Mon 13 May, academymusicgroup.com Chicago metal band who suddenly found mainstream fame with their cover of ‘Sound of Silence’.
SWERVEDRIVER King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Tue 14 May, kingtuts.co.uk Return of the early 90s post-grungers who could out-riff many of the US bands they were inspired by. THE BETHS Garage, Tue 14 May, garageglasgow.co.uk Indie pop outfit from New Zealand. Also Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Mon 13 May, sneakypetes.co.uk
THEA GILMORE Òran Mór, Wed 15 May, oran-mor. co.uk Prolific singer-songwriter from Oxfordshire whose style is strongly influenced by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchel
FATHERSON O2 Academy, Sat 18 May, academymusicgroup.com Indie power-pop trio from Kilmarnock who’ve toured with the likes of Biffy Clyro and Idlewild. THEE OH SEES Queen Margaret Union, Sun 19 May, qmunion.org.uk Spaced-out riffs from the West Coast’s psychedelic garage rock group.
GOODBYE MR MACKENZIE Garage, Wed 22 May, garageglasgow.co.uk Legendary Scottish band (with whom Shirley Manson first performed) celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album Good Deeds and Dirty Rags.
Also Beat Generator Live, Dundee, Fri 17 May, beatgenerator.co.uk; PJ Molloys, Dunfermline, Sat 18 May, pjmolloys.co.uk; The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Thu 23 May, aberdeenperformingarts.com; The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sun 26 May, liquidroom.com
ALICE IN CHAINS Braehead Arena, Thu 23 May, braehead-arena.co.uk Heavy alternative rock by the band from Seattle, formed in 1987 by the guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. William DuVall has admirably stepped into the breach following Staley’s death in 2002. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club provide very able support. SPIRITUALIZED Kelvingrove Bandstand, Thu 23 May, kelvingrovebandstand.org.uk Jason Pierce and his fellow spacemen beguile with their heartbreaking gospel symphonies and acid garage rock interludes.
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Barrowland, Fri 24 May, barrowland-ballroom.co.uk Welsh heavy metal outfit fronted by Matt Tucker, with six albums under their belt. Slam Dunk festival warm up show with Cancer Bats and Shvpes. JULIANA HATFIELD CCA, Fri 24 May, cca-glasgow.com Ex-Blake Babies indie songbird who was the darling of the post-grunge scene in the 90s.
INTERPOL SWG3, Sun 26 May, swg3.tv Dark American indie-rock band fronted by Paul Banks, now on their sixth studio album. DIDO Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sun 26 May, glasgowconcerthalls.com Return of bafflingly popular melancholic songstress and elevator music specialist best known for early-noughties singles ‘Life for Rent’ and ‘White Flag’.
GWENNO Hug & Pint, Wed 29 May, thehugandpint.com Singer-songwriter performing in her native Welsh and Cornish tongue. See preview, page 94.
RITA ORA SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Wed 29 May, thessehydro.com British pop R&B diva who has scored some huge hits with ‘RIP’ and ‘How We Do (Party)’. EMMY THE GREAT King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Thu 30 May, kingtuts.co.uk Lo-fi London anti-folk songstress.