MUSIC | HIGHLIGHTS MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED
Vaccines, Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls and more. See feature page 35.
JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN St Luke’s, Tue 9 Jul, stlukesglasgow.com Dramatic violinist and vocalist Joan Wasser, who has performed with Rufus Wainwright and Antony and the Johnsons, heads out on her UK-wide Joanthology tour. Also Pleasance, Edinburgh, Sun 7 Jul, pleasance.co.uk
TRNSMT FESTIVAL Glasgow Green, Fri 12–Sun 14 Jul, trnsmtfest.com TRNSMT storms Glasgow Green with another high octane programme, featuring the likes of Stormzy, Gerry Cinnamon, Years & Years, George Ezra, Circa Waves and more. See feature, page 36.
GOSSIP SWG3, Fri 19 Jul, swg3.tv Glamorous dance-punk trio reunite to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their album Music for Men. See feature, page 104.
Spice Girls
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Hot Chip, Django Django and more.
EDINBURGH OUT OF TOWN
The Art School, Fri 19 Jul, theartschool.co.uk 80s rock-pop four- piece best known for hit single ‘I Ran (So Far Away)’.
TREVOR HORN Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sat 27 Jul, glasgowconcerthalls.com The legendary English record producer and former member of the Buggles, Yes and Art of Noise reworks his hits from the 80s live.
ANIMALS AS LEADERS Garage, Fri 2 Aug, garageglasgow. co.uk Instrumental progressive metal from Washington DC.
PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL Rouken Glen Park, Fri 2– Sun 4 Aug, facebook.com/ playgroundfestivalscotland Music festival featuring an eclectic mix of international names and local musicians in Glasgow’s Southside. The line-up for 2019 featuring Groove Armada, Ms Lauryn Hill, Anna Calvi,
Chvrches 112 THE LIST 1 Jun–31 Aug 2019
TIM PRESLEY’S WHITE FENCE HONEYBLOOD
NOEL GALLAGHER
The Hug and Pint, Mon 19 Aug, thehugandpint.com Solo project of the American singer-songwriter, once a member of psych-rock band Darker My Love and the Nerve Agents.
STEVE GUNN Stereo, Wed 28 Aug, stereocafebar. com Brooklyn-based folk and blues singer-songwriter touring in support of his new album The Unseen In Between.
SKUNK ANANSIE O2 Academy Glasgow, Sat 31 Aug, academymusicgroup.com Punk-tinged Britrock quartet still going strong, nearly 25 years later.
INDIAN SUMMER SWG3, Thu 29 Aug, swg3.tv Summer music blowout featuring the great Courtney Barnett, Hockey Dad, Babe Rainbow, Hotel Lux, Fauves and Crystal.
Summerhall, Mon 3 Jun, summerhall.co.uk Glasgow-based grunge rock from Stina Tweeddale on guitar and vocals. See preview, page 101. Also Beat Generator Live, Dundee, Sat 1 Jun, beatgenerator. co.uk
SPICE GIRLS Murrayfield Stadium, Sat 8 Jun, thespicegirls.com Twenty years on, the pop Wannabes are still performing together. Well, mostly.
Bught Park, Inverness, Sat 8 Jun, noelgallagher.com Post-Oasis indie rock from Gallagher senior who’s quite happy to dip into the Oasis back catalogue to bolster his set.
KELBURN GARDEN PARTY Kelburn Castle, Largs, Fri 5–Mon 8 Jul, kelburngardenparty.com Eccentric music festival in a fairytale setting. 2019 features Leftfield (DJ set), Gentleman’s Dub Club, LTJ Bukem and more.
VISTAS GARBAGE
Sneaky Pete’s, Sun 16 Jun, sneakypetes.co.uk Edinburgh-based indie-rockers, in the style of Catfish and the Bottlemen and Biffy Clyro. Also PJ Molloys, Dunfermline, Sat 15 Jun, pjmolloys.co.uk Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline, Wed 17 Jul, alhambradunfermline. com Reformed American alt-rock band best known for 90s hits like ‘Only Happy When it Rains’ and ‘I Think I’m Paranoid’.
EDINBURGH JAZZ AND BLUES BELLADRUM TARTAN
FESTIVAL HEART FESTIVAL
Various venues, Fri 12–Sun 21 Jul, edinburghjazzfestival.com Groove on down to Scotland’s biggest jazz celebration, with a programme boasting big names and all genre styles, from swing and soul to blues-rock and the boogie-woogie. Featuring Jools Holland, Davina & the Vagabonds, Popa Chubby, Kenny Wayne Shephers, Ibibio Sound Machien and many more.
KYLIE MINOGUE Edinburgh Castle, Sun 14 & Mon 15 Jul, edinburghcastle.scot Pop behemoth Kylie tours ahead of the release of her fifth greatest hits album Step Back in Time.
Belladrum, Inverness, Thu 1–Sat 3 Aug, tartanheartfestival.co.uk Family-friendly music festival with a strong spoken-word, theatre and art component as well. This year’s festival features the likes of Jess Glynne, Chvrches, Elbow and Lewis Capaldi.
PARTY AT THE PALACE Linlithgow Palace, Sat 10 & Sun 11 Aug, partyatthepalace.co.uk A selection of music royalty performs against the regal backdrop of Linlithgow Palace over two days of live music at this family-friendly fest, which this year features the Charlatans, KT Tunstall, Deacon Blue and Wet Wet Wet.