CONTENTS 1 APR–31 MAY 2019 | LIST.CO.UK

H ands up if you're ready for it to get warm! Here at List HQ, we can feel the excitement building as we get the slow trickle of line-up announcements and the plotting of summer festival plans begins. But before that, there are thankfully plenty of wonderful goings-on

around town to keep us entertained and cheery ahead of the fun of the summer months.

After a mammoth fundraising effort, Hidden Door is back and we couldn't be more thrilled, especially since we've curated the opening night party with our cover star Ray BLK (page 30) as headliner. Plus, the Edinburgh Science Festival returns (page 20), along with the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (page 36) and the Edinburgh International Children's Festival (page 40). In music festival news, Glasgow's Riverside (page 34) and Counterflows (page 24) festivals are coming up soon, as is Scotland's annual music convention, Wide Days (page 26), which has some terrific showcases planned for this year.

Elsewhere, we catch up with Sophie Laplane about Scottish Ballet's Spring! (page 50) and also have great chats with Bo Burnham about Eighth Grade (page 44) and Idlewild about their new album (page 90). Also with this issue, you'll find our Guide to Scotland's Islands which highlights the very best of the islands off the west coast and our Art & Design 2019 special, celebrating some of Scotland's most creative projects and facilities. And don't forget to keep an eye out for the 26th edition of our Eating and Drinking Guide (out 17 Apr), to get the low-down on the best of Glasgow and Edinburgh's dining scenes.

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FEAST OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC RETURNS FEAST OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC RETURNS 13 YEARS OF DIVERSE PROGRAMMING 13 YEARS OF DIVERSE PROGRAMMING

HIDDEN DOOR Leith Theatre will once again reverberate to the eclectic sights and sounds of Hidden Door, as an exciting long weekender is laid on for you lucky people. Our cover star, Ray BLK, tells us about standing up against injustice and touring with Nicki Minaj. Also keep an eye out for other major highlights including Ninja Tune's Nathan Fake, producer-singer Kelly Lee Owens, US stars Cigarettes After Sex, and Glasgow DJ Sarra Wild. 50

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EDINBURGH SCIENCE FESTIVAL The theme of frontiers dominates this year's capital science spectacular featuring workshops, talks and events about virtual reality, climate change, maths, pop-up engineering, and the possible return of the dodo. SCOTTISH BALLET Our national ballet company celebrates its 50th birthday this year and helping to blow out all those candles is a presentation of Spring!, a double bill of choreography from Sir Kenneth MacMillan and former Scottish Ballet dancer Sophie Laplane.

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10 Enter a short film to Edinburgh International Film Festival and win with Johnnie Walker

10 Win VIP passes to the Hidden Door opening night of

11 Win a meal for two at Tron Bar & Kitchen

11 1000 tickets available for the Ideal Home Show Scotland

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Spring festivals Bo Burnham

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FOOD & DRINK

Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival The Lansdowne

AROUND TOWN Werq the World

BOOKS

Edinburgh Comic Con

Kerry Hudson Alexander Trocchi

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Mo Amer & Guz Khan

Bill Bailey The Guilty Feminist

FILM Dead by Dawn

Mid90s Beats

Thunder Road

KIDS ET

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Idlewild C Duncan

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Take Me Somewhere Northern Ballet

TELEVISION Game of Thrones

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FIRST & LAST Brian Blessed

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