MNS GIGguide (Sept21-22)

MUSIC NEWS Scotland 

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Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (pictured) return to 

Edinburgh's Queen's Hall on 24 September for 'Live at 25' 

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Celtic Music Radio 

Music all day every day from Glasgow 

promoting Celtic and roots music of all 

genres - at 95FM or online @ 

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LP Radio 

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WEDNESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 

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The Afternoon Show :: 1.30pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. Grant Stott tunes into the best of Scottish 

arts, entertainment and music. 

www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland 

Get It On... With Bryan Burnett :: 6pm on BBC 

Radio Scotland. Bryan with essential music chosen by 

listeners. 


The Quay Sessions :: 8pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Enjoy live performances from the foyer at BBC Radio 

Scotland's Pacific Quay. 


with their own distinct musical culture - Inverness, 

Skye, Moidart and Glasgow. Musicians with roots in 

those areas are invited to collaborate on music which 

encompasses everything from Strathspeys and reels 

to Tom Waits.. 

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Natasha Raskin Sharp :: 10pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. An eclectic mix of music from #natasharadio 


FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 

The Afternoon Show :: 2pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Nicola Meighan tunes into the best of Scottish arts, 

entertainment and music. 


Grant Stott's Vinyl Collective :: 6pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. Two hours of some of the most iconic, 

enduring and groundbreaking albums of all time. 


BBC Introducing in Scotland :: 8pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. The best unsigned, undiscovered and underthe-radar 

music Scotland has to offer. 


Ashley Storrie :: 10-10.30pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. New and classic Scottish music, soul 

rockabilly, pop and indie from around the world. 


Orain nan Gaidheal :: 11pm on BBC ALBA. Special 

Celtic Connections concert featuring some of the best 

contemporary Gaelic singers. 


SATURDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 

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Celtic Connections Shorts :: 4.30pm on BBC ALBA. 

YORKSTON / THORNE / KHAN perform 'Westlin' 

Wind', a song which represents abdutha (wonder). 


Take The Floor :: 7pm on BBC Radio Scotland. For 

the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary 

Innes for Take The Floor live from the Edinburgh 

Festivals. 


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The Simon Neil Experience :: 10pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil presents 

an evening of experimental sounds! 


THURSDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 


Scotland. Grant Stott tunes into the best of Scottish 

arts, entertainment and music. 


Get It On... With Bryan Burnett :: 6pm on BBC 

Radio Scotland. Bryan with essential music chosen by 

listeners. 


Travelling Folk :: 8pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Bruce 

MacGregor with the best folk and roots music from 

around the world. 


Julie Fowlis / Ceol Aig Baile :: 9-10pm on BBC 

ALBA. Julie Fowlis hosts this series which brings the 

traditional music community together in four locations 

Celtic Connections Shorts :: 7.30pm on BBC ALBA. 

Featuring a fiddle and guitar duo performance rooted 

in Scottish and Irish traditions. 


Blas :: 7.35pm on BBC ALBA. BREABACH at Blas 

2018. 


TRNSMT :: 9-10.30pm on BBC ALBA. Fiona 

Mackenzie presents coverage from TRNSMT 2021 

showcasing some of the best moments from the three 

days of the music festival held recently at Glasgow 

Green. Highlights will include a selection of the top 

bands and singers who performed on the Main Stage 

or King Tut’s stage. Another opportunity to enjoy the 

magic of TRNSMT 2021. 


Pipeline :: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Gary West 

presents the definitive pipe music programme, 

featuring news and recordings from the piping world. 


Billy Sloan :: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. Hot new 




releases plus rock and pop music from Scotland 

and around the world. 


TRNSMT :: 10.45pm on BBC Scotland. Edith 

Bowman presents highlights live from the 2021 

TRNSMT music festival. 

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland 

TUNE :: 11.45pm on BBC Scotland. How a 

collective of artists put Aberdeen on the map for 

R&B and hip-hop in Scotland. 

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland 

SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 

Mike Ritchie On Sunday: 4-6pm on Celtic 

Music Radio 95FM + DAB. Handpicked tunes 

from established acts, new voices and anything 

that takes my fancy from the wonderful worlds 

of americana, roots, folk, singer/songwriters 

without worrying about labels. Voted Best Radio 

Show in americana-uk 2017 Readers' Poll. 


Celtic Connections Shorts :: 4.30pm on BBC 

ALBA. YORKSTON / THORNE / KHAN perform 

'Westlin' Wind', a song which represents 

abdutha (wonder). 


Your Requests with Gary Innes :: 5pm on 

BBC Radio Scotland. Gary shares your messages 

and plays your Scottish music requests. 


Classics Unwrapped :: 7pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. Jamie MacDougall soundtracks Sunday 

night with two hours of the greatest classical 

music from Scotland and beyond. 


Blas :: 7.45pm on BBC ALBA. MISCHA 

MacPHERSON at Blas 2018. 


Jazz Nights :: 9pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Seonaid Aitken with a celebration of jazz music 

from stage and screen. 


Iain Anderson :: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

End the day in the company of the songwriting 

masters of country, folk, blues and soul. 


MONDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 


Scotland. Janice Forsyth tunes into the best of 

Scottish arts, entertainment and music. 


Get It On... With Bryan Burnett :: 6pm on 

BBC Radio Scotland. Bryan with essential music 

chosen by listeners. 


Vic Galloway :: 8pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Vic with HAMISH HAWK in session plus 

'Screamadelica' is tonight's Triple A album. 


Cuirm @ Celtic :: 10.45-11pm on BBC ALBA. 

Recorded for Celtic Connections 2021, some of 

the best Gaelic singers perform the songs of 

Murdo MacFarlane. Onstage are EILIDH 

CORMACK, MISCHA MACPHERSON, JAMES 

GRAHAM, MAIRI MACLENNAN and CALUM 

ALEX MACMILLAN. 


Iain Anderson :: 11pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

End the day in the company of the songwriting 

masters of country, folk, blues and soul. 


TUESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 


Scotland. Janice Forsyth tunes into the best of 







Another Country with Ricky Ross :: 8pm on 

BBC Radio Scotland. Ricky introduces you to 

new and classic Americana & Alternative 

Country. 


Roddy Hart :: 10pm on BBC Radio Scotland. 

Roddy shines a spotlight on great songwriting, 

both contemporary and classic. 


WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 


Scotland. Grant Stott tunes into the best of 






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The Quay Sessions :: 8pm on BBC Radio 

Scotland. Enjoy live performances from the 

foyer at BBC Radio Scotland's Pacific Quay. 


The Simon Neil Experience :: 10pm on BBC 

Radio Scotland. Biffy Clyro frontman Simon 

Neil delves deep into his soul for some 

heartbreak music. 


Julie Fowlis / Ceol aig Baile :: 11pm on BBC 

ALBA. Music programme with some of Scotland's 

best musicians. Presented by Julie Fowlis. 


THURSDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 

Julie Fowlis / Ceol Aig Baile :: 9-10pm on 

BBC ALBA. Julie Fowlis hosts this series which 

brings the traditional music community together 

in four locations with their own distinct musical 

culture - Inverness, Skye, Moidart and Glasgow. 

Musicians with roots in those areas are invited to 

collaborate on music which encompasses 

everything from Strathspeys and reels to Tom 

Waits. 


SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER 

TRNSMT :: 9-10pm on BBC ALBA. Fiona 

MacKenzie presents coverage from TRNSMT 

2021 showcasing some of the best moments 

from the three days of the music festival held at 

Glasgow Green. Highlights will include a 

selection of the top bands and singers who 

performed on the Main Stage or King Tut’s 

stage. They were all well received by the 50,000 

fans in attendance at Glasgow Green who 

enjoyed listening to a number of well-known 

songs. Another opportunity to enjoy the magic 

of TRNSMT 2021. 


SUNDAY 3 OCTOBER 

Mike Ritchie On Sunday: 4-6pm on Celtic 

Music Radio 95FM + DAB. Handpicked tunes 

from established acts, new voices and anything 

that takes my fancy from the wonderful worlds 

of americana, roots, folk, singer/songwriters 

without worrying about labels. Voted Best Radio 

Show in americana-uk 2017 Readers' Poll. 


BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional 

Musician 2022 Semi Final :: 7.05-9pm on 

BBC ALBA. Some of Scotland's finest young 

musicians perform in the semi-finals of BBC 

Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician of 

The Year Award. Recorded at the BBC studios in 

Glasgow, Joy Dunlop and Bruce MacGregor 

present young talented musicians playing a 

variety of instruments as they compete to make 

it through to the prestigious final held as part of 

Celtic Connections. 


MONDAY 4 OCTOBER 

Trusadh - Afro-Gaidheil :: 9-10pm on BBC 

ALBA. In this new documentary, singer Cass 

Ezeji takes a journey to meet Gaelic speakers of 

African heritage. As a young woman with roots 

in Nigeria and Scotland, she felt disconnected 

from the Gaelic community growing up. Though 

she speaks the language fluently, she’s never 

been sure of her identity within the Gaelic world. 

Beginning at the school where she learned 

Gaelic, Cass will give a personal insight into her 

life as she tries to find her place in a culture 

where she rarely sees herself represented. She’ll 

uncover the historical ties between the Gaels 

and the slave trade and how Highland families 

greatly profited from this vile enterprise. She’ll 

meet with experts to look at the evidence that 

can still be found, both in the countryside and 

cities. Difficult questions will be raised as racism 

continues to impact to this day. In speaking with 

fellow Afro-Gaels, Cass will examine just what it 

means to be part of the Gaelic community and – 

for the first time – Cass gives Gaelic singing a 

go. 


TUESDAY 5 OCTOBER 

Binneas - Bard Mhealboist :: 11-11.05pm on 

BBC ALBA. A special recording for Celtic 

Connections 2021, Mairi MacLennan, 

accompanied by Donald Shaw, give a rare 

performance of the poignant song ‘Raoir 

Reubadh an Iolaire’ composed by Melbost bard, 

Murdo MacFarlane. 


THURSDAY 7 OCTOBER 

Julie Fowlis | Ceol Aig Baile :: 9-10pm on 

BBC ALBA. Julie Fowlis hosts this series which 

brings the traditional music community together 

in four locations with their own distinct musical 

culture - Inverness, Skye, Moidart and Glasgow. 

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22 SEPTEMBER - 2 OCTOBER 

Skerryvore :: At Various venues on USA Tour. Over 

the last 15 years, Skerryvore have brought their 

performances to audiences across the globe, from 

their early days in Scottish West Coast halls and bars, 

to Festival crowds in USA, Canada, Australia and 

throughout the UK and Europe. Picking up Scottish 

traditional music’s ‘Live Act of the Year’ twice on the 

way – in 2011 and again in 2016 – the band’s wide 

range of influences and talent produce a musically 

expansive, high energy set that excites and captivates 

audiences. 

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7 OCTOBER 

BOW ANDERSON :: At Courtyard Theatre, London. 

Edinburgh's Bow Anderson has unveiled her beautiful 

new single, ‘Hate That I Fell In Love With You’, which 

is available now. This is the fast-rising Scottish pop 

star’s first new music since debut EP ‘New Wave’ - 

and breakout single ‘Sweater’ - which picked up early 

support across Radio 1 and Apple Music 1, saw Bow 

named one of Vevo's Ones to Watch, went top 20 on 

Spotify's Viral Charts and led to Anderson’s first TV 

appearances on the likes of Children In Need. Bow 

has also announced shows at Edinburgh’s Sneaky 

Pete’s on 22nd September and London’s Courtyard on 

7th October. Listen to ‘Hate That I Fell In Love With 

You’. ‘Hate That I Fell In Love With You’ is a haunting 

ballad as indebted to the raw soul tradition Bow was 

raised on as it is the sparse, stripped-back world of 

early Adele. An emotive portrait of what it’s like to fall 

out of love with someone (“a pretty shit situation, 

isn’t it?” Bow says with a wry smile), the 

accompanying video “is set in a house throughout the 

rooms where we shared those memories. Seeing the 

good times contrasted with the more delicate 

moments really highlights the heartbreak. It made me 

cry the first time I watched it because it honestly 

replicates what I went through, and I hope it is 

relatable to others in a similar experience.” 

www.facebook.com/BowAndersonMusic 

LUKE LA VOLPE with THE LATHUMS :: At Kentish 

Town Forum, London. Scottish Music Awards 2020 

Breakthrough Artist, 24-year-old Bathgate singer 

Luke La Volpe has a uniquely deep and sonorous 

voice, heartfelt songs and a growing live following. 

After landmark supports with the likes of Tom 

Grennan, Lewis Capaldi, The Snuts and Tom Walker 

and a sold out Scottish Tour in February, Luke sold a 

King Tut’s headline gig in 12 hours. 

www.facebook.com/lukelavolpe 

8 OCTOBER 

THE NINTH WAVE :: At Omeara, London. Glasgow 

based band 'The Ninth Wave' have release a new 

single and video called "Maybe You Didn't Know". The 

new single follows The Ninth Wave's Faris Badwan 

(The Horrors)-produced EP ‘Happy Days!’ and their 

AIM Award and Scottish Album of the Year-nominated 

debut album Infancy. It also arrives as the band 

prepares to embark on a full UK tour this Autumn, 

including two hometown shows at Glasgow’s Oran 

Mor. The Ninth Wave are: Millie Kidd (bass, vocals), 

Haydn Park-Patterson (guitar, vocals), Kyalo Searle- 

Mbullu (keys) and Calum Stewart (drums). Tickets @ 

www.theninthwave.online/tour 

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DHM Concerts presents ... GEORGIA CÉCILE 

(Official Album Launch Concert ) :: At Queen's 

Hall, Edinburgh. 7.30pm. Doors and Bar 6.30pm. 

Georgia is one of Scotland's most exciting new 

musical prospects at the forefront of the new wave of 

UK jazz talents. Tipped as ‘One To Watch’ by BBC 

Introducing and Jazzwise Magazine, Cécile’s stock has 

been rising on the strength of her captivating live 

performances and song writing partnership with 

award-winning pianist/composer Euan Stevenson. 

With recent performances at Celtic Connections and 

The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival she is fast 

becoming a UK Festival favourite. This special concert 

will mark the launch of her highly anticipated debut 

album “Only The Lover Sings” showcasing a set of 

exquisitely crafted original songs from the album, 

fusing classic jazz and soul influences reminiscent of 

Duke Ellington and Nancy Wilson with a contemporary 

cinematic pop edge in the vein of Gregory Porter, 

Melody Gardot and Celeste. Co-written and arranged 

with Stevenson, the songs are vivid sensorial 

landscapes - poetic reflections on themes of love, loss, 

nurture and spiritual growth. Cécile will be joined by 

her all-star band, including Stevenson on piano, 

Andrew Robb on bass and Max Popp on drums, 

alongside a lush string quartet and vivacious horn 

section. Tickets £21 plus BF - Students, Children, 

Unwaged £10 plus BF on 0131 668 2019 or at 

www.thequeenshall.net 

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18-20 OCTOBER 

JOESEF :: At Hoxton Hall, London. Glasgow’s rising 

star Joesef's latest release, the Late To The Party EP, 

features gorgeous, stripped-back takes on three of his 

early releases, Loverboy, Limbo and Does It Make You 

Feel Good. Much more news coming soon and you can 

also see Joesef at Glasgow's TRNSMT Festival in 

September and on tour in October. 

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23 SEPTEMBER 

BOW ANDERSON :: At Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh. 

Edinburgh's Bow Anderson has unveiled her beautiful 

new single, ‘Hate That I Fell In Love With You’, which 

is available now. This is the fast-rising Scottish pop 

star’s first new music since debut EP ‘New Wave’ - and 

breakout single ‘Sweater’ - which picked up early 

support across Radio 1 and Apple Music 1, saw Bow 

named one of Vevo's Ones to Watch, went top 20 on 

Spotify's Viral Charts and led to Anderson’s first TV 

appearances on the likes of Children In Need. Bow has 

also announced shows at Edinburgh’s Sneaky Pete’s 

on 22nd September and London’s Courtyard on 7th 

October. Listen to ‘Hate That I Fell In Love With You’. 

‘Hate That I Fell In Love With You’ is a haunting ballad 

as indebted to the raw soul tradition Bow was raised 

on as it is the sparse, stripped-back world of early 

Adele. An emotive portrait of what it’s like to fall out 

of love with someone (“a pretty shit situation, isn’t it?” 

Bow says with a wry smile), the accompanying video 

“is set in a house throughout the rooms where we 

shared those memories. Seeing the good times 

contrasted with the more delicate moments really 

highlights the heartbreak. It made me cry the first 

time I watched it because it honestly replicates what I 

went through, and I hope it is relatable to others in a 

similar experience.” 

www.facebook.com/BowAndersonMusic 

24 SEPTEMBER 

ROBERT JON & THE WRECK with special guest 

TROY REDFERN :: At Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. 

Robert Jon & The Wreck have confirmed British blues 

rock slide guitarist Troy Redfern as their special guest 

on their September 2021 UK Tour. Robert Jon & The 

Wreck will perform songs from the rich back catalogue 

including their critically acclaimed album ‘Last Light on 

the Highway’ which features the singles “Oh Miss 

Carolina’, ‘Tired of Drinking Alone’ and ‘Do You 

Remember?’ Troy Redfern will perform songs from his 

upcoming studio album 'The Fire Cosmic' which 

includes his new single 'Waiting For Your Love'. Robert 

Jon & The Wreck is comprised of Robert Jon Burrison 

(lead vocals, guitar), Andrew Espantman (drums, 

background vocals), Steve Maggiora (keyboards, 

background vocals), Henry James (lead guitar, 

background vocals), and Warren Murrel (bass). 

Tickets are available from 

www.alttickets.com 

www.facebook.com/robertjonandthewreck 

25 SEPTEMBER 

BLACK GRAPE with support THE WENDYS and DJ 

TAM COYLE :: At The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria St, 

Edinburgh EH1 2HE. Doors 7pm. Black Grape head to 

Edinburgh next month to play their only Scottish date 

of 2021. Shaun Ryder and the gang will play as 

part of a tour that was originally scheduled to take 

place last year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of 

the bands seminal debut album, It's Great When 

You're Straight. Support for the show comes from The 

Wendys, with the ex-Factory Records signings 

reforming especially for this show. Legendary Scottish 

DJ, Tam Coyle, completes a fantastic bill. Tickets are 

on sale now from See Tickets and Tickets Scotland. 

www.facebook.com/BlackGrapeOfficial 

1 OCTOBER 

ECHO MACHINE :: At Sneaky Petes, Edinburgh. A 

loud Pop Group from Dundee, and they have gigs! 

"They will be a flippin' hoot!" Echo Machine played the 

King Tut's Summer Nights Festival in 2019. In addition 

to performing live, the band released a number of 

singles in their first year together, many of which 

arrived with accompanying videos. Debut single St 

Elmo was followed by Vibrations, Chameleon and 

Automatic Love, the latter being reviewed as a 

'bruising, belter of a song'. In addition to these 

videos, Echo Machine collaborated with Thai singer 

Janine Alissa Wollmann on a cover of the Billie Eilish 

track Bad Guy, producing an accompanying music 

video. Their single 'Headlights' was also wellreviewed, 

being described as 'infectious discowave'. 

The success of the band in 2019 prompted BBC radio 

presenter, Vic Galloway, to name the band as one of 

his 25 Scottish Artists to Watch in 2020. In January 

2020 the band announced that their debut album 

would be called Instant Transmissions. 

www.facebook.com/echomachinez 

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McCUSKER "30th Anniversary Tour" :: At The 

Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. In celebration of his 30th 

Anniversary as a professional musician, John 

McCusker will release ‘A Best Of’ album in 2021 

featuring tracks from his solo records and TV and film 

soundtracks over the last 30 years. John will also 

publish a book of his tunes ‘The Collection’ featuring 

100 original compositions. There will also be a brand 

new solo album released to coincide with the UK Tour. 

The John McCusker Band, featuring some of the finest 

traditional musicians that John has worked with over 

the last 30 years, will embark on an extensive UK tour 

in September/October 2021. 

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JOESEF :: At La Belle Angele, Edinburgh. Glasgow’s 

rising star Joesef's latest release, the Late To The 

Party EP, features gorgeous, stripped-back takes on 

three of his early releases, Loverboy, Limbo and Does 

It Make You Feel Good. Much more news coming soon 

and you can also see Joesef at Glasgow's TRNSMT 

Festival in September and on tour in October. 


14 OCTOBER 

STAY FOR TOMORROW supporting THE 

CAPOLLOS :: At The Old Dr. Bell's Baths, Edinburgh. 

Formed in 2018, Stay For Tomorrow are an energetic 

four piece alternative rock band from Dunfermline. 

Inspired by the likes of Twin Atlantic, Biffy Clyro and 

Foo Fighters, they burst onto the Fife scene in 2019 

with their debut single Kings and Queens , swiftly 

followed by second single Rumours. 

www.facebook.com/stayfortomorrowofficial 

15 OCTOBER 

DJANGO DJANGO :: At The Liquid Room, Edinburgh. 

Following on from the release of their critically 

acclaimed new album “Glowing in the Dark” earlier 

this year, Django Django continue to cast their art 

pop spell, this time with an irresistible double 

whammy – a hilarious and subversive video for new 

single “Kick Out the Devil”, as well as a radical rework 

of the track by steel pan legend Fimber Bravo. And 

finally! Django Django will also be heading out on tour 

this autumn, bringing “Glowing in the Dark” to 

audiences for the very first time on a comprehensive 

string of dates around the UK and Europe. 

www.facebook.com/thedjangos 

20 OCTOBER 

CHECK MASSES :: At Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh. 

(Subject to Covid-19 Restrictions). ‘Philly’ Angelo 

Collins, Saleem Andrew McGroarty and Vic Galloway 

of CHECK MASSES have helped shape the sound of 

their hometown of Edinburgh for years through 

underground gigs, club culture and broadcasting. 

Debut album, Nightlife flits between the shadows, 

smudging the lines between cinematic hip-hop 

collages, expansive dub, wiry electronics, psychedelia 

and Lynchian unease across 10 superb tracks. 

Nightlife Remixed takes you even further into their 

own shady but alluring world of psychedelic soul. 

Moroccan Skies EP is out 23 July via Triassic Tusk 

Records, and Nightlife Remixed in September. 

Meanwhile subject to Covid rules see the band around 

Scotland very soon! Pre-Order Moroccan Skies EP @ 

https://ffm.to/moroccanskies 

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21 OCTOBER 

JUST MUSTARD :: At Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh. Just 

Mustard consist of vocalist Katie Ball, guitarists David 

Noonan (also backing vocals) and Mete Kalyon, 

bassist Rob Clarke, and drummer Shane Maguire. 

Their heady blend of noise, trip hop, and electronicinfluenced 

music has helped them build a reputation 

as one of Ireland’s most thrilling new bands. Their 

2018 debut ‘Wednesday’ earned acclaim at home and 

abroad – most notably capturing a Choice Music Prize 

nomination for Irish Album of the Year. Fader praised 

the band’s “intense and rich shoegaze-meets-noise 

sound,” NME called their album “a two-toned 

masterpiece,” the Irish Independent described it as “a 

swirling atmosphere-heavy thrill-ride,” and 

Stereogum said “it’s easy to imagine Just Mustard 

garnering more international attention in the near 

future”. Their 2019 double A-side ‘Frank/October’ 

earned spotlights from KEXP as a ‘Song Of The Day’ 

and from BBC Radio 1 as ‘Tune Of The Week’. The 

band supported Fontaines DC on their sold out 2019 

UK tour, and emerged as a ‘band of the weekend’ at 

Brighton’s Great Escape Festival - The Independent 

(“worth waiting for”), Dork (“unforgettable”), DIY (“a 

monstrous wall of sound”), Gigwise (“cinematic at 

every turn”), Loud And Quiet (“distinctly fixating and 

eerie”). They were a highlight of Primavera in 2019, 

with NME calling them one of the “12 best acts” of the 

festival, and that same year were also handpicked by 

Robert Smith to support The Cure at Dublin’s 

Malahide Castle. More new music coming soon. 

www.facebook.com/justmustardmusic 

23 OCTOBER 

THE SAY AWARD :: At The Usher Hall, Edinburgh. 

The winner of The SAY Award will collect £20,000 – 

one of the most lucrative prize funds in the UK – while 

all nine runners-up will be awarded £1,000 and their 

own bespoke award. Following a digital edition in 

2020, the event returns as a physical ceremony, 

welcoming guests to Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. For the 

first time since the award’s inception, music fans are 

able to join the celebrations and purchase tickets to 

attend one of the most exciting nights in Scotland’s 

musical calendar. This year’s Ceremony (marking the 

award’s 10th birthday) will celebrate the strength and 

diversity of Scottish music; past, present and future. 

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www.scottishmusiccentre.com/services/audio-services/ 

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6 NOVEMBER 

28 MAY 

KATHERINE ALY :: At Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh. 

Katherine Aly is generating a significant industry 

buzz. Her last single Glow & Ignite was Single of 

the Week on The Afternoon Show on BBC Radio 

Scotland got lots of love on BBC Introducing from 

Phoebe I-H & Shereen Cutkelvin who said, “..that 

hook is SO catchy, we’ll be singing it for sure. 

Katherine is definitely reeling us in with those ear 

worms..I love it, I love it” Championed by Vogue 

Italia, Artist of the Week in The Scotsman, 

Tenement TV plus support on radio throughout the 

USA, Canada, France, and as far afield as 

Australia, Aly is one to watch, with lots of live 

shows approaching 

www.facebook.com/itskatherinealy 

13 NOVEMBER 

CHUBBY AND THE GANG :: At Mash House, 

Edinburgh. Fast rising London punk 5-piece 

Chubby and the Gang have announced a bumper 

40-date tour of the UK and Ireland through 

November and December of this year offering a 

chance for many to finally see just why they've 

become one of the most exciting and talked-about 

punk bands in the world over the past year. 

Fronted by Manning (a former cabbie who now 

also works as an electrician), Chubby and the 

Gang have been leading a pack of bands coming 

out of a new wave of British Hardcore. Speed Kills 

was one of the critical surprises of the year thanks 

to its unrelentingly fun concoction of hardcore, 

pub rock, doo wop, and blues. The album was 

produced by Jonah Falco of F**ked Up, and boasts 

songs of deep substance and political conscience 

with a precise sense of time and place. It received 

an 8.0 Pitchfork review, Stereogum praised its 

“massive barroom gang choruses, power chords at 

breakneck tempos, rock spelled R-A-W-K and 

visceral gratification,” while The Guardian declared 

them "UK punk's most vital new band" and NME 

called them "the scene's clear front-runners" and 

Speed Kills "a thrilling white-knuckle ride through 

multiple flavours of hardcore punk". 

www.facebook.com/Chubbyandthegang 

14 NOVEMBER 

CHECK MASSES :: At Stag & Dagger Festival, 

Edinburgh. (Subject to Covid-19 Restrictions). 

‘Philly’ Angelo Collins, Saleem Andrew McGroarty 

and Vic Galloway of CHECK MASSES have helped 

shape the sound of their hometown of Edinburgh 

for years through underground gigs, club culture 

and broadcasting. Debut album, Nightlife flits 

between the shadows, smudging the lines 

between cinematic hip-hop collages, expansive 

dub, wiry electronics, psychedelia and Lynchian 

unease across 10 superb tracks. Nightlife Remixed 

takes you even further into their own shady but 

alluring world of psychedelic soul. Moroccan Skies 

EP is out 23 July via Triassic Tusk Records, and 

Nightlife Remixed in September. Meanwhile 

subject to Covid rules see the band around 

Scotland very soon! Pre-Order Moroccan Skies EP 

@ 

https://ffm.to/moroccanskies 

www.facebook.com/CHECKMASSES 

24 NOVEMBER 

JAWS :: At The Mash House, Edinburgh. JAWS 

take to the road this winter for their first live 

dates since 2019. The band’s new limited edition 

book includes intimate behind the scenes 

photographs and captivating images from the 

stage during the band’s 2019 tour dates in Bristol, 

Southampton, Oxford, Nottingham, Liverpool, 

Edinburgh, Newcastle, Belfast, Dublin, Leeds and 

Coventry. Speaking about the book, Connor 

elaborates: "Originally there was no intention to 

make a book, we had Peter out on the road with 

us taking pictures but we thought it would be cool 

to use all the photos from one period of time to 

create something physical rather than images just 

sitting on Instagram or my hard drive for the rest 

of time. We’re all really happy with how the book 

has turned out, and hope that other people can 

find just as much enjoyment out of it as we do 

flicking back through it." 

www.facebook.com/JAWSJAWSJAWSJAWS 

2022 

DJANGO DJANGO :: At The Mash House, 

Edinburgh. Back in the old world at the start of 

2020, our psychedelic punk heroes The Lovely 

Eggs were primed to release their new album ‘I 

Am Moron’ – their greatest work yet, over-flowing 

with political venom and fresh ideas, set to a 

gloriously independent noise. Then, of course, the 

pandemic happened. The Lovely Eggs pushed 

ahead, and the album came out to critical-acclaim 

and indie chart-topping status, but their plans to 

tour it far and wide were obviously scuppered. At 

first, their UK tour was rescheduled to just two 

months later, thinking there’s no way the 

pandemic could last more than a few weeks…. 

Fast forward a year, their UK tour has been 

rebooked independently by the band at least five 

times and The Lovely Eggs are still yet to play the 

new album live, but new tour dtaes are now on 

sale for 2022. 

www.facebook.com/thelovelyeggs 

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28 SEPTEMBER 

BIRTHDAY CAKE! :: At Hug and Pint, Glasgow. A 

Glasgow-based Indie Art Rock band that'll make 

you boogie till you drop. They have just released 

their debut EP 'Methods Of Madness' which carries 

on from the charismatic eccentricities and buoyant 

swagger of their two singles to date and heralds 

them as ones to watch as the live circuit begins to 

open up again. The EP is a genre bending 

introduction from a band confident in their own 

sound yet still comfortable improvising with it, 

moving from moments of chaotic noise to calm 

tropical sun soaked vibes, from indie rock 

rollickers to classic crooner jazz the EP is an 

eclectic mix, with Donald McDiarmid’s uniquely 

articulate vocal styling coming out at you like 

fresh faced star atop contrasting yet sparkling 

musicianship. Birthday Cake! are Donald 

McDiarmid (guitar/vocals), Elise Atkinson (drums), 

Louis Bonne (guitar) and Calum Stuart (bass). All 

songs written by Birthday Cake! and produced, 

mixed and mastered by Calum Stuart. 

www.facebook.com/birthdaycakebandglasgow 

29 SEPTEMBER 

EMILY BARKER / KIRSTEN ADAMSON @ 

Glasgow Americana (Opening Night) :: At 

Cottiers Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 

5PU. Tickets £16, doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. 


PSYCHEDELIC FURS :: At SWG3, Glasgow. The 

Psychedelic Furs legend has continued to grow in 

the 21st century with the band’s catalogue 

achieving over 150 million streams. Since arriving, 

and in some way defining, the post-punk 

landscape four decades ago, The Fur’s influence 

continues to resonate, with The Strokes, The 

Killers, Foo Fighters and even Bob Dylan tipping 

their hats to them. 

www.facebook.com/psychedelicfurs 

30 SEPTEMBER 

NATHAN BELL plus KIRSTEEN HARVEY @ 

Glasgow Americana :: At The Admiral Bar 72a 

Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 7DA. Tickets £13, doors 

7.30pm, 8pm start. 


JILL JACKSON plus support @ Glasgow 

Americana :: At Saint Lukes 17 Bain St, Glasgow 

G40 2JZ. Tickets £18.50, doors 7pm, 8pm start. 

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this show. 


1 OCTOBER 

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Americana :: [SOLD OUT] At The Glad Café 1006A 

Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G41 2HG. Diana Jones has 

appeared on world-renowned TV and radio shows 

Later With Jools Holland, BBC4 Folk America, 

BBC4’s Songwriters Circle and BBC Radio 2 Country 

with Bob Harris. Diana’s progressive, yet historically 

rich, songs have been recorded by artists including 

Joan Baez and Gretchen Peters and have won her 

awards from Kerrville Folk Festival, New Song 

Festival and nominations from International Folk 

Alliance. Song To A Refuge (Proper Records, April 

24 2020), Diana’s 6th solo recording, gives voice to 

the stories of asylum seekers worldwide; a 

testament to Diana’s commitment to social justice 

through her gifts as a consummate songwriter and 

performer. Doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. 


SID GRIFFIN plus SCOTT ASHWORTH @ 

Glasgow Americana (In association with Sounds 

In The Suburbs) :: At The Admiral Bar 72a Waterloo 

St, Glasgow G2 7DA. Tickets £13, doors 7.30pm, 

8pm start. 


2 OCTOBER 

ROSEANNE REID plus DAVID LATTO @ Glasgow 

Americana :: At The Glad Café 1006A Pollokshaws 

Rd, Glasgow G41 2HG. Tickets £12, doors 3.30pm, 

4pm start. 


ECHO MACHINE :: At Broadcast, Glasgow. A loud 

Pop Group from Dundee, and they have gigs! "They 

will be a flippin' hoot!" Echo Machine played the 

King Tut's Summer Nights Festival in 2019. In 

addition to performing live, the band released a 

number of singles in their first year together, many 

of which arrived with accompanying videos. Debut 

single St Elmo was followed by Vibrations, 

Chameleon and Automatic Love, the latter being 

reviewed as a 'bruising, belter of a song'. In 

addition to these videos, Echo Machine collaborated 

with Thai singer Janine Alissa Wollmann on a cover 

of the Billie Eilish track Bad Guy, producing an 

accompanying music video. Their single 'Headlights' 

was also well-reviewed, being described as 

'infectious discowave'. The success of the band in 

2019 prompted BBC radio presenter, Vic Galloway, 

to name the band as one of his 25 Scottish Artists 

to Watch in 2020. In January 2020 the band 

announced that their debut album would be called 

Instant Transmissions. 


Song Writers In The Round: Featuring JILL 

JACKSON, CAHALEN MORRISON & ROSEANNE 

REID @ Glasgow Americana :: At The Glad Café 

1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G41 2HG. Tickets 

£16, doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. 


7 OCTOBER 

The Seven Song-Featuring MAN OF THE 

MINCH, THE COALTOWN DAISIES, and 

KIRSTEEN HARVEY @ Glasgow Americana :: At 

Room 2 69 Nelson Mandela Pl, Glasgow G2 1QY. 

Tickets £12, doors 3.30pm, 4pm start. 


The Scottish National Jazz 

Orchestra celebrates its twentyfifth 

anniversary with a return to 

live performance at the Queen’s 

Hall in Edinburgh on Friday 24 

September at 7:30pm. 

LIVE at 25 will feature music from across the 

orchestra’s lifespan and highlights the 

continuing emergence of jazz talent in 

Scotland. The award-winning young 

trombonists Anoushka Nanguy and Liam 

Shortall take their places as soloists and 

section players in a programme drawn from 

almost 100 years of jazz history as well as the 

classical and Scottish music traditions. 

Nanguy, from Newton Mearns, won the Rising 

Star title at the Scottish Jazz Awards 2020 and 

Dumfries-born Shortall won the Best Band and 

Best Album prizes, with his group corto.alto, at 

the same awards. He also won the 2021 New 

Music Scotland Innovation in Jazz Award with 

the group. Both products of the Royal 

Conservatoire of Scotland’s acclaimed jazz 

course, Nanguy and Shortall typify the zest 

and enthusiasm of the youthful Glasgow jazz 

scene that has attracted international interest. 

“There are talented young jazz musicians 

materializing all over Scotland,” says SNJO 

founder-director, saxophonist Tommy Smith. 

“When the orchestra began, we wanted to 


GIGspotlight 

SNJO returns to the stage 

for 'LIVE at 25' celebration 

GIGnotes ..... 

24 September at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. 

Tickets @ www.thequeenshall.net/book/108801 

showcase the high quality of Scottish jazz and 

having established a reputation as one of the 

world’s leading large-scale ensembles over the 

past twenty-five years, we want to reward 

ability and hard work among those young 

players by giving them a platform. It’s great to 

have their creativity and imagination, as well 

as their diligence, onstage with us.” 

The LIVE at 25 concert programme includes 

music by leading jazz composers Duke 

Ellington, Mary Lou Williams and Neal Hefti 

and classical composer Leonard Bernstein. It 

also encompasses pieces by groups including 

Weather Report, Steps Ahead and 

Yellowjackets. Scottish elements, including an 

arrangement of Robert Burns’ My Love Is Like 

a Red, Red Rose and an extract from Culloden 

Moor Suite, which the orchestra recorded with 

its composer, the late Glasgow-born 

saxophonist Bobby Wellins, also feature. 

“We can’t wait to play together with an 

audience in the same room,” says Smith. “It’s 

been eighteen months since our previous live 

concert and although we’ve played online and 

recorded videos to keep in touch with 

everyone in the interim, nothing beats the 

physical thrill of performing with - and 

listening to - a big band in person.” 

www.snjo.co.uk 

www.twitter.com/SNJO2 

www.facebook.com/theSNJO 

JACK FRANCIS :: At King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 

Glasgow. In little over a year, Jack Francis went 

from playing his unique brand of Soulful Folk at 

small local gigs in his hometown of Southampton, to 

appearing at major UK festivals such as the Isle Of 

Wight, Victorious and Stone Free Festival at the O2 

Arena. Jack will be supporting Ferris & Sylvester on 

their UK tour. 

www.facebook.com/jfrancissongs 

MY DARLING CLEMENTINE plus ARKSONG @ 

Glasgow Americana (Finale Night) :: At The CCA 

350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3JD. Tickets £15, 

doors 7.30pm, 8pm start. 


11 OCTOBER 

DJANGO DJANGO :: At Saint Luke’s, Glasgow. 

Maxïmo Park have released a new EP, Live From 

The Coast, featuring songs from their new album 

Nature Always Wins, which hit #2 on the Official UK 

Albums Chart in March. Maxïmo Park have always 

thrived in a live setting, and Live From The Coast 

follows 2019’s As Long As We Keep Moving live DVD 



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release. After a year without shows, delays and 

rescheduling, its release comes as excitement among 

fans to see the new songs performed live reaches its 

peak. with a new headline tour announced. 

www.facebook.com/maximopark 

15 OCTOBER 

KATHERINE ALY :: At The Hug & Pint, Glasgow. 

Katherine Aly is generating a significant industry buzz. 

Her last single Glow & Ignite was Single of the Week 

on The Afternoon Show on BBC Radio Scotland got 

lots of love on BBC Introducing from Phoebe I-H & 

Shereen Cutkelvin who said, “..that hook is SO catchy, 

we’ll be singing it for sure. Katherine is definitely 

reeling us in with those ear worms..I love it, I love it” 

Championed by Vogue Italia, Artist of the Week in The 

Scotsman, Tenement TV plus support on radio 

throughout the USA, Canada, France, and as far afield 

as Australia, Aly is one to watch, with lots of live 

shows approaching 

www.facebook.com/itskatherinealy 

16 OCTOBER 

DJANGO DJANGO :: At Queen Margaret Union, 

Glasgow. Following on from the release of their 

critically acclaimed new album “Glowing in the Dark” 

earlier this year, Django Django continue to cast their 

art pop spell, this time with an irresistible double 

whammy – a hilarious and subversive video for new 

single “Kick Out the Devil”, as well as a radical rework 

of the track by steel pan legend Fimber Bravo. And 

finally! Django Django will also be heading out on tour 

this autumn, bringing “Glowing in the Dark” to 

audiences for the very first time on a comprehensive 

string of dates around the UK and Europe. 

www.facebook.com/thedjangos 

Live At The Pink Hotel Presents ... THE 

TWISTETTES plus special guests and support... 

JOSHUA ZERO and RUBBER ROSE :: At Room 2, 69 

Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow. 7-10pm. The 

Twistettes: Jo and Nicky Darc make up The 

Twistettes with their dirty, twisted bass sound, a hit of 

swinging flare and thumping driving drums. They are 

punk, riot grrl, real-deal indie with a touch of 

psychobilly. They have performed at various venues 

from the legendary Glasgow Barrowlands to secret 

underground parties. Joshua Zero: London-based 

artist Joshua Zero is an artist whose time has 

undoubtedly come. Zero has developed a delightfully 

shiny nü rock sound, coupled with a distinct stage 

presence that's seamlessly developed from cutting 

their teeth on sticky floors of Leeds's music venues. 

Rubber Rose: Rubber Rose is a new rock outfit 

formed by Jess Williams, Josephine Sillars, Kieran 

Watson and Lauren Rycroft, with a sound 

characterised by groove-orientated bass lines, with 

lyrics dissecting gender politics and societal narratives 

with a mystical and surrealist veil. Originally formed in 

summer 2020, Rubber Rose have spent the last year 

writing, and are set to release their debut single, 

“Worship the Crone” in Autumn 2021, which is a song 

that directly challenges narratives in society about 

ageing, and in particular how the ageing female body 

is perceived. 

www.facebook.com/Room2Glasgow 

21 OCTOBER 

THE NINTH WAVE :: At Oran Mor, Glasgow. Glasgow 














22 OCTOBER 

The Fallen Angels Club presents ..... BETH 

NIELSEN CHAPMAN "All Around The World 

Tour" :: At Glasgow City Halls. If you are going to a 

Beth Nielsen Chapman concert get ready to laugh and 

cry and, well, just fasten your seat belt. One thing you 

can count on is one great song after another and 

some fascinating stories woven between them. The 

fall of 2021 will bring the release of Beth’s 15th solo 

album along with a world tour starting in the UK. 

Working with legendary producer Ray Kennedy 

(Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle) this one is going to be 

epic! 


JOESEF :: At Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow. 

Glasgow’s rising star Joesef's latest release, the Late 

To The Party EP, features gorgeous, stripped-back 

takes on three of his early releases, Loverboy, Limbo 

and Does It Make You Feel Good. Much more news 

coming soon and you can also see Joesef at Glasgow's 

TRNSMT Festival in September and on tour in October. 


THE NINTH WAVE :: At Oran Mor, Glasgow. Glasgow 














30 OCTOBER 

DOGHOUSE ROSES with special guests JOSEPH 

PARSONS & ROSS BELLENOIT :: At The Glad Cafe, 

Glasgow. A transatlantic billing of Glasgow’s Doghouse 

Roses, and Philadelphia’s Joseph Parsons, fusing folk, 

blues, rock, jam and psychedelia. Tickets @ 

http://t-s.co/dogh6 

www.facebook.com/doghouseroses 

New Noise @ King Tuts by Vault City Brewing :: 

At King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow. King Tut’s Wah 

Wah Hut has announced a brand new one day event 

presented by Vault City Brewing. New Noise aims to 

showcase some of the hottest new musical talent 

across Scotland and beyond. Vault City Brewing have 

teamed up with the iconic Glasgow venue to support 

the music industry after a difficult 18 months for 

musicians and music industry. New Noise will give the 

acts who have missed the opportunity to play live and 

hone their craft the chance to play to new crowds in 

the Scottish city renowned worldwide for its music 

scene. Headliners The Van T’s make their return to 

the stage for the first time since their sold out King 

Tut’s New Year’s Revolution show back in January 

2020. Also included on the bill are jangle-pop band 

L’Objectif, post-punks Treeboy & Arc, London trio 

Honeyglaze, bedroom-pop indie duo Pretty 

Preachers Club, and many more. 

www.kingtuts.co.uk/whats-on 

13 NOVEMBER 

DYLAN JOHN THOMAS :: At St Luke’s, Glasgow. 

Glasgow’s landmark 2021 edition of TRNSMT festival 

gave a huge welcome and seal of approval to one of 

its own on 11 September, as local lad Dylan John 

Thomas drew one of the biggest crowds of the 

weekend on the King Tut’s Stage. Not only was the 

crowd enormous but, almost incredibly, they sang 

along with every word of Dylan’s set, including Jenna 

and Feel The Fire, the two tracks so far released from 

his forthcoming debut EP, out 29 October. 

www.facebook.com/DylanJohnThomas17 

SPECSAVERS SCOTTISH MUSIC AWARDS :: At 

Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow. It’s time for a return 

to the glitz and glamour, as Nordoff Robbins Music 

Therapy charity and Specsavers announce the return 

of one of the foundation’s flagship events, with the 

Specsavers Scottish Music Awards revealing a brand 

new location and the first acts set to perform as The 

Fratellis, Nathan Evans and Nina Nesbitt. One of the 

most celebrated nights of the year will take place in 

Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom for the first time ever, 

presented by Edith Bowman. 

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16 NOVEMBER 

BE CHARLOTTE :: At King Tuts, Glasgow. Multi 

instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter Be Charlotte, 

has set the bar high in 2020. 23 year old Scottish 

songstress is blessed with an instantly recognisable 

vocal and an ear for impeccable melodies. She has 

given her fans an undeniable pop anthem in ‘Lights 

Off’, released May 1st. The track immediately 

entered the German AirPlay Chart, receiving huge 

support across GSA. 

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19 NOVEMBER 

STAY FOR TOMORROW supporting THE 

DECADENT MOVEMENT :: At The Garage Attic, 

Glasgow. Formed in 2018, Stay For Tomorrow are an 

energetic four piece alternative rock band from 

Dunfermline. Inspired by the likes of Twin Atlantic, 

Biffy Clyro and Foo Fighters, they burst onto the Fife 

scene in 2019 with their debut single Kings and 

Queens , swiftly followed by second single Rumours. 


3 DECEMBER 

MADNESS :: At SSE Hydro, Glasgow. Madness have 

today announced their sure-to-be triumphant return 

to the road with ‘The Ladykillers Tour’. After 18 

months cooped up considering their career options 

(punctuated by excursions out for critically acclaimed 

docu-series ‘Before We Was We’ and last night’s 

magnificent ‘The Get Up!’ more on which later) the 

Nutty Boys finally get back to doing what they do 

best - uniting the people for a right raucous live bash. 

And with a live set teeming with hits from their 

unrivalled back catalogue, what-a-tour this promises 

to be. Joining Madness on The Ladykillers arena tour 

will be very fragrant guests Squeeze. Squeeze first 

formed in 1973, shortly after Chris Difford and Glenn 

Tilbrook had begun their songwriting partnership. By 

1977 they had made their recording debut and 

enjoyed a string of hits, establishing the band as not 

just a passing footnote in new-wave history, but as an 

important and vital part of quintessential British 

music. Following solo careers, the Ivor Novello Awardwinning 

duo reunited in 2007 to relaunch Squeeze 

and have been touring, writing and recording together 

ever since, returning to the UK album charts and 

airwaves with 2015’s Cradle To The Grave and 2017’s 

The Knowledge. Tickets on sale from Ticketmaster. 

www.facebook.com/madnessofficial 

11 DECEMBER 

CHUBBY AND THE GANG :: At King Tuts, Glasgow. 

Fast rising London punk 5-piece Chubby and the Gang 

have announced a bumper 40-date tour of the UK and 

Ireland through November and December of this year 

offering a chance for many to finally see just why 

they've become one of the most exciting and talkedabout 

punk bands in the world over the past year. 

Fronted by Manning (a former cabbie who now also 

works as an electrician), Chubby and the Gang have 

been leading a pack of bands coming out of a new 

wave of British Hardcore. Speed Kills was one of the 

critical surprises of the year thanks to its 

unrelentingly fun concoction of hardcore, pub rock, 

doo wop, and blues. The album was produced by 

Jonah Falco of F**ked Up, and boasts songs of deep 

substance and political conscience with a precise 

sense of time and place. It received an 8.0 Pitchfork 

review, Stereogum praised its “massive barroom gang 

choruses, power chords at breakneck tempos, rock 

spelled R-A-W-K and visceral gratification,” while The 

Guardian declared them "UK punk's most vital new 

band" and NME called them "the scene's clear frontrunners" 

and Speed Kills "a thrilling white-knuckle 

ride through multiple flavours of hardcore punk". 


16 DECEMBER 

LUKE LA VOLPE :: [SOLD OUT] At St Luke’s, 

Glasgow. Scottish Music Awards 2020 Breakthrough 

Artist, 24-year-old Bathgate singer Luke La Volpe has 

a uniquely deep and sonorous voice, heartfelt songs 

and a growing live following. After landmark supports 

with the likes of Tom Grennan, Lewis Capaldi, The 

Snuts and Tom Walker and a sold out Scottish Tour in 

February, Luke sold a King Tut’s headline gig in 12 

hours 



12 FEBRUARY 

KING KING plus special guests THE DAMN 

TRUTH :: At O2 Academy, Glasgow. The Damn Truth 

have extensively toured Europe and the USA, opened 

tours for Z.Z. Top (and partied with Billy Gibbons in 

his pyjamas), the Sheepdogs, Styx, and Rival Sons. 

They sold out the legendary Whisky a Go-Go in Los 

Angeles, sold out the Corona Theatre in their 

hometown of Montreal, and even had one of their 

videos featured on the official Janis Joplin Facebook 

page. It's a culmination of a lot of blood, sweat and 

tears that’s come fruition with “Now or Nowhere”. 

“Now or Nowhere” chronicles the band as they 

navigate life, love, and everything else in a world 

gone seemingly upside down and sideways during the 

past year they were unable to finish the album with 

Bob because of COVID-19 restrictions, the band 

recorded the remaining three songs with help from 

Juno Award-winning producer Jean Massicotte (Patrick 

Watson, The Damn Truth) who mixed “Everything 

Fades”; and the rest of the mixing was done by Vance 

Powell (Jack White, Chris Stapleton), Nick DiDia 

(Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against The Machine), and 

Mike Plotnikoff (Van Halen, Cranberries, Three Days 

Grace). Tickets available @ 

www.kingking.co.uk 

www.facebook.com/thedamntruth 

18 MARCH 

TROY REDFERN on tour with 'WILLE & THE 

BANDITS' :: At Hug & Pint, Glasgow. Slide guitarist 

and singer-songwriter, Troy Redfern, dubbed by the 

British press as “the king of slide guitar,". Troy cut his 

teeth and refined his style over the last few years, 

playing festival main stages and blazing a trail across 

Europe, Scandinavia, and Russia. He’s also become a 

well-known draw on the UK Blues Rock festival circuit, 

playing alongside rock luminaries including Robert 

Plant. “Troy is a passionate, intense, free-spirited 

musician whose ferocious slide guitar style twists and 

turns timeless themes and ideas to his own ends. He’s 

a musical visionary unafraid to trample on the 

boundaries of restricting labels,” said Blues Matters 

Magazine. The forthcoming studio album is a 

culmination everything Troy has learnt so far on his 

musical journey, and, more importantly, brings into 

sharp focus a much tighter song-writing and more 

visceral, muscular production style. Tickets @ 

www.willeandthebandits.com 

27 MAY 

DJANGO DJANGO :: At Stereo, Glasgow. Back in the 

old world at the start of 2020, our psychedelic punk 

heroes The Lovely Eggs were primed to release their 

new album ‘I Am Moron’ – their greatest work yet, 

over-flowing with political venom and fresh ideas, set 

to a gloriously independent noise. Then, of course, 

the pandemic happened. The Lovely Eggs pushed 

ahead, and the album came out to critical-acclaim and 

indie chart-topping status, but their plans to tour it 

far and wide were obviously scuppered. At first, their 

UK tour was rescheduled to just two months later, 

thinking there’s no way the pandemic could last more 

than a few weeks…. Fast forward a year, their UK tour 

has been rebooked independently by the band at least 

five times and The Lovely Eggs are still yet to play the 

new album live, but new tour dtaes are now on sale 

for 2022. 


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23 SEPTEMBER 

DAN WALSH & ALISTAIR ANDERSON @ Crail Folk 

Club :: At Crail Community Hall, St Andrews Road, 

Crail KY10 3UH. 8pm. Two of the most dynamic 

musicians in folk music strike sparks off each other in 

an exciting cross generational duo. With repertoire 

ranging from Bluegrass songs to Northumbrian rants; 

from Jazzy ballads to Old Time reels their performance 

combines high energy with world class musicianship. 

Tickets and full details from 

www.crailfolkclub.org.uk 

25 SEPTEMBER 

Langtoun Jazz Autumn Concert - ROSE ROOM :: 

At Old Kirk, Kirkcaldy. 7.30pm. (Face coverings when 

moving around) Join us for a fab Autumn concert 

season in Old Kirk Kirkcaldy. BYOB & nibbles along 

with cups, glasses & utensils. Looking forward to 

seeing lots of lovely jazz enthusiasts who have been 

starved of live events for so long! Details & tickets @ 

http://brownpapertickets.com 

www.facebook.com/langtounjazz 

12 OCTOBER 

MIDNIGHT AMBULANCE :: At Fat Sams, Dundee. 

Midnight Ambulance are an alternative rock duo from 

Scotland. Back in early 2020, old friends Fraser 

(guitar/vocals) and Amelia (drums/vocals) 

reconnected after losing touch for many years. When 

lockdown hit, they began collaborating as a creative 

and cathartic outlet. Their musical partnership quickly 

developed into something bigger, writing 70 songs by 

June 2020. On Amelia’s return to Scotland, after eight 

months of writing together via video call, they finally 

had the opportunity to jam live and decided to form 

Midnight Ambulance. 

www.facebook.com/midnightambulance 

20 OCTOBER 

ECHO MACHINE supporting THE NINTH WAVE :: 

At Church, Dundee. A loud Pop Group from Dundee, 

and they have gigs! "They will be a flippin' hoot!" Echo 

Machine played the King Tut's Summer Nights Festival 

in 2019. In addition to performing live, the band 

released a number of singles in their first year 

together, many of which arrived with accompanying 

videos. Debut single St Elmo was followed by 

Vibrations, Chameleon and Automatic Love, the latter 

being reviewed as a 'bruising, belter of a song'. In 

addition to these videos, Echo Machine collaborated 

with Thai singer Janine Alissa Wollmann on a cover of 

the Billie Eilish track Bad Guy, producing an 

accompanying music video. Their single 'Headlights' 

was also well-reviewed, being described as 'infectious 

discowave'. The success of the band in 2019 prompted 

BBC radio presenter, Vic Galloway, to name the band 

as one of his 25 Scottish Artists to Watch in 2020. In 

January 2020 the band announced that their debut 

album would be called Instant Transmissions. Glasgow 















23 OCTOBER 

Langtoun Jazz Autumn Concert - BOTECO TRIO :: 

At Old Kirk, Kirkcaldy. 7.30pm. (Face coverings when 

moving around) Join us for a fab Autumn concert 

season in Old Kirk Kirkcaldy. BYOB & nibbles along 

with cups, glasses & utensils. Looking forward to 

seeing lots of lovely jazz enthusiasts who have been 

starved of live events for so long! Details & tickets @ 



28 OCTOBER 

ANNA MASSIE & MAIREARED GREEN @ Crail Folk 

Club :: At Crail Community Hall, St Andrews Road, 

Crail KY10 3UH. 8pm. Two of Scotland’s most revered 

multi-instrumentalists, Mairearad Green (accordion 

and bagpipes) and Anna Massie (guitar, banjo, fiddle) 

are a truly captivating duo, providing a highly 

energetic performance with an instantly warm and 

friendly stage presence. A return visit, after a sell-out 

the first time, as a duo, and who can forget Anna in 

Blazing Fiddles last year. Definitely one to book. 

Tickets and full details from 


11 NOVEMBER 

JENN BUTTERWORTH & LAURA-BETH SALTER @ 

Crail Folk Club :: At Crail Community Hall, St 

Andrews Road, Crail KY10 3UH. 8pm. Jenn 

Butterworth is one of Scotland’s foremost female 

guitarists, and has toured extensively with the award 

winning Anna Massie Band. As an accompanist she is 

in high demand, her most recent collaborations have 

involved Songs of Separation, Phil Cunningham and 

Fiddler’s Bid. Last seen in Crail with Robyn Stapleton 

and Claire Hastings. Laura-Beth Salter takes influence 

from the Oldtime and Bluegrass music that her 

parents played whilst she was growing up in 

Lincolnshire. After spending time studying a 

Traditional Music Degree in Newcastle she became 

heavily involved in the folk scene. She is a founding 

member of The Shee and a member of The MacLean 

Project led by Dougie MacLean. As well as touring with 

their duo, Jenn and Laura-Beth are also members of 

Kinnaris Quintet. Tickets and full details from 


DYLAN JOHN THOMAS :: At Church, Dundee. 

Glasgow’s landmark 2021 edition of TRNSMT festival 

gave a huge welcome and seal of approval to one of 

its own on 11 September, as local lad Dylan John 

Thomas drew one of the biggest crowds of the 

weekend on the King Tut’s Stage. Not only was the 

crowd enormous but, almost incredibly, they sang 

along with every word of Dylan’s set, including Jenna 

and Feel The Fire, the two tracks so far released from 

his forthcoming debut EP, out 29 October. 


20 NOVEMBER 

Langtoun Jazz Autumn Concert - FERGUS 

McCREADIE TRIO :: At Old Kirk, Kirkcaldy. 7.30pm. 

(Face coverings when moving around) Join us for a 

fab Autumn concert season in Old Kirk Kirkcaldy. 

BYOB & nibbles along with cups, glasses & utensils. 

Looking forward to seeing lots of lovely jazz 

enthusiasts who have been starved of live events for 

so long! Details & tickets @ 



25 NOVEMBER 

SARAH MCQUAID @ Crail Folk Club :: At Crail 

Community Hall, St Andrews Road, Crail KY10 3UH. 

8pm. Her award-winning musicianship, distinctive 

chocolatey vocals and mastery of the song writing 

craft have led reviewers to describe Sarah McQuaid as 

a “triple threat”. Add to that a warm, charismatic 

stage presence, five critically acclaimed solo albums 

and a battery of instruments including acoustic and 

electric guitars, drum and piano — and you’ve got a 

one-woman powerhouse who defies categorisation 

because there simply isn’t anyone else out there quite 

like her. Not to be missed! Tickets and full details 

from 


26 NOVEMBER 

Mundell Music Presents ..... VINCENT FLATTS 

FINAL DRIVE :: At Backstage at the Green Hotel, 

Kinross. It's been some time since Vincent Flatts laid 

down "new" music. And, if you know anything about 

the band, and it's inimitable frontman Bertie, you'll 

probably be able to guess why. If not, let's just say 

these things take time. The album's title, Back in the 

Saddle, acknowledges Bertie getting back to "work" 

after taking some time out between 2016 and 2018. 

While the songs are covers, each represents 

something to him at this time in his life. So, it's more 

than just a hotchpotch. There's a story amid the 

chaos. But all you need to know is this: there's blues, 

there's booze-infused tunes and there's a bollock-load 

of boogie. 

www.facebook.com/mundellmusic 

3 DECEMBER 

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Dunfermline. Scottish Music Awards 2020 

Breakthrough Artist, 24-year-old Bathgate singer Luke 

La Volpe has a uniquely deep and sonorous voice, 

heartfelt songs and a growing live following. After 

landmark supports with the likes of Tom Grennan, 

Lewis Capaldi, The Snuts and Tom Walker and a sold 

out Scottish Tour in February, Luke sold a King Tut’s 

headline gig in 12 hours. 


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23 SEPTEMBER 

THE BUDAPEST CAFE ORCHESTRA :: At 

Johnshaven Village Hall, Johnshaven. 7.30pm. Fourpiece 

performance entertainment band who tour 

extensively, The Budapest Cafe Orchestra redeliver 

Balkan and Russian traditional gypsy and folk music in 

their own fresh surprising way. Admired for their artful 

distillations of masterpieces by the great Romantic 

composers. 

www.facebook.com/budapestcafeorchestra 

25 SEPTEMBER 

ROBERT JON & THE WRECK with special guest 

TROY REDFERN :: At Cafe Drummond, Aberdeen. 

Robert Jon & The Wreck have confirmed British blues 

rock slide guitarist Troy Redfern as their special guest 

on their September 2021 UK Tour. Robert Jon & The 

Wreck will perform songs from the rich back catalogue 

including their critically acclaimed album ‘Last Light on 

the Highway’ which features the singles “Oh Miss 

Carolina’, ‘Tired of Drinking Alone’ and ‘Do You 

Remember?’ Troy Redfern will perform songs from his 

upcoming studio album 'The Fire Cosmic' which 

includes his new single 'Waiting For Your Love'. Robert 

Jon & The Wreck is comprised of Robert Jon Burrison 

(lead vocals, guitar), Andrew Espantman (drums, 

background vocals), Steve Maggiora (keyboards, 

background vocals), Henry James (lead guitar, 

background vocals), and Warren Murrel (bass). 

Tickets are available from 

www.alttickets.com 

www.facebook.com/robertjonandthewreck 

19 OCTOBER 

THE NINTH WAVE :: At Tunnels, Aberdeen. Glasgow 














29 OCTOBER 

DOGHOUSE ROSES with special guests JOSEPH 

PARSONS & ROSS BELLENOIT :: At The Blue Lamp, 

Aberdeen. A transatlantic billing of Glasgow’s 

Doghouse Roses, and Philadelphia’s Joseph Parsons, 

fusing folk, blues, rock, jam and psychedelia. Tickets 

@ 

www.tickettailor.com/events/thebluelamp/ 

www.facebook.com/doghouseroses 

12 NOVEMBER 

DYLAN JOHN THOMAS :: At Café Drummond, 

Aberdeen. Glasgow’s landmark 2021 edition of 

TRNSMT festival gave a huge welcome and seal of 

approval to one of its own on 11 September, as local 

lad Dylan John Thomas drew one of the biggest 

crowds of the weekend on the King Tut’s Stage. Not 

only was the crowd enormous but, almost incredibly, 

they sang along with every word of Dylan’s set, 

including Jenna and Feel The Fire, the two tracks so 

far released from his forthcoming debut EP, out 29 

October. 


14 NOVEMBER 

CHUBBY AND THE GANG :: At Café Drummond, 

Aberdeen. Fast rising London punk 5-piece Chubby 

and the Gang have announced a bumper 40-date tour 

of the UK and Ireland through November and 

December of this year offering a chance for many to 

finally see just why they've become one of the most 

exciting and talked-about punk bands in the world 

over the past year. Fronted by Manning (a former 

cabbie who now also works as an electrician), Chubby 

and the Gang have been leading a pack of bands 

coming out of a new wave of British Hardcore. Speed 

Kills was one of the critical surprises of the year 

thanks to its unrelentingly fun concoction of hardcore, 



songs of deep substance and political conscience with 

a precise sense of time and place. It received an 8.0 

Pitchfork review, Stereogum praised its “massive 

barroom gang choruses, power chords at breakneck 

tempos, rock spelled R-A-W-K and visceral 

gratification,” while The Guardian declared them "UK 

punk's most vital new band" and NME called them 

"the scene's clear front-runners" and Speed Kills "a 

thrilling white-knuckle ride through multiple flavours 

of hardcore punk". 


2 DECEMBER 

MADNESS :: At P&J Live, Aberdeen. Madness have 

today announced their sure-to-be triumphant return 

to the road with ‘The Ladykillers Tour’. After 18 

months cooped up considering their career options 

(punctuated by excursions out for critically acclaimed 

docu-series ‘Before We Was We’ and last night’s 

magnificent ‘The Get Up!’ more on which later) the 

Nutty Boys finally get back to doing what they do 

best - uniting the people for a right raucous live bash. 

And with a live set teeming with hits from their 

unrivalled back catalogue, what-a-tour this promises 

to be. Joining Madness on The Ladykillers arena tour 

will be very fragrant guests Squeeze. Squeeze first 

formed in 1973, shortly after Chris Difford and Glenn 

Tilbrook had begun their songwriting partnership. By 

1977 they had made their recording debut and 

enjoyed a string of hits, establishing the band as not 

just a passing footnote in new-wave history, but as an 

important and vital part of quintessential British 

music. Following solo careers, the Ivor Novello Awardwinning 

duo reunited in 2007 to relaunch Squeeze and 

have been touring, writing and recording together 

ever since, returning to the UK album charts and 

airwaves with 2015’s Cradle To The Grave and 2017’s 

The Knowledge. Tickets on sale from Ticketmaster. 

www.facebook.com/madnessofficial 

4 DECEMBER 

2021 AGP Christmas Gig with RETRO VIDEO 

CLUB, DECLAN WELSH AND THE DECADENT 

WEST, DEAD PONY, THE VEGAN LEATHER, 

SPYRES, ONE NINE, KATIE MACKIE :: At Tunnels, 

Aberdeen. £15. Hosted by Vic Galloway (Radio 

Scotland / 6 Music). 

www.facebook.com/agp.aberdeen 

HIGHLANDS + 

WEST COAST / ARGYLL 

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24 SEPTEMBER 

THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES :: At The Ironworks, 

Inverness. The Complete Stone Roses are one of the 

UK’s most well-known, most seen and most successful 

tribute bands. Selling out venues across the UK and 

Ireland regularly, they have helped to carry on the 

music of one of the UK’s most influential bands – The 

Stone Roses. The Stone Roses played a pivotal role in 

the history of the UK’s indie music scene. Famous hits 

like Fools Gold, I Am The Resurrection and I Wanna 

Be Adored are as recognisable now as were the 

heyday of Madchester and the Hacienda, the cultural 

icons from which the original band were born. The 

Complete Stone Roses play to acclaim from fans 

themselves, the press, and even original Stone Roses 

band members. Stone Roses bass player Mani says 

“they do our songs real justice. At times, they play 

even better than we did”. 

www.ironworksvenue.com 

25 SEPTEMBER 

MELLA DEE + OUTDORES DJs :: At The Ironworks, 

Inverness. Mella Dee, a producer defined by a 

willingness to experiment with a wide range of 

sounds, concepts and landscapes, has never limited 

himself in his approach to making music. Influenced 

by the likes of Underground Resistance, Floorplan and 

Derrick May, London based Ryan Aitchison is 

masterfully finding his sound; creating a unique blend 

of driving techno by fusing elements of house with 

essences of hardcore and jungle. Releases on DEXT 

Recordings, Sweden based Omena Records and Ben 

Sim’s Hardgroove label helped gain huge support from 

the likes of Daniel Avery, Laurent Garnier, The Blessed 

Madonna, Bicep, Radio Slave, Tijana T, Spencer 

Parker and Len Faki. 


13 OCTOBER 

DEL AMITRI + special guests THE BYSON 

FAMILY :: At The Ironworks, Inverness. Del Amitri 

frontman Justin Currie commented, “It’s been nearly 

20 years since we toured with a new album, lord 

knows what took us so long. The prospect of 

sprinkling our set with a few choices from ‘Fatal 

Mistakes’ fills us with the sort of excitement that, for 

some men of our age, might call for light medication. 

We think the adrenaline will see us through.” 

Contemporary heartland rock quintet The Byson 

Family will support on all dates. Fronted by former 

Temperance Movement vocalist Phil Campbell, the soft 

release of the band’s debut album ‘Kick The Traces’ 

went straight to #1 on the Independent Breakers 

chart and to #3on the Scottish Albums chart when it 

was released in January. An extended version of the 

album will receive a full release this summer. 


11 NOVEMBER 

PEAT & DIESEL :: At The Ironworks, Inverness. The 

story began when three Stornoway Cove’s (Innes, 

Uilly and Boydie) met up in the house to have the 

craic on a Saturday night playing some music with 

just the dog and cat watching. After a few tunes 

getting thrown across the room Boydie started 

muttering a few sentences. As he is a man of few 

words no attention was really given to him until he 

shouted “Quick, line me out!” Not a second to spare, a 

set of old broken headphones were cable tied to a 

guitar stand and this back fed the muttering into a 

crackly guitar amp and out came a few cobwebs 

followed shortly after with a second that nobody had 

ever heard before. What came next was five gallons of 

lyrics, verse after verse, song after song – PEAT & 

DIESEL WAS BORN!! The songs wont make much 

sense to the average person, but the person behind 

the lyrics isn’t your average man so if you have a 

listen and you can relate to it you are a special breed! 


14 NOVEMBER 

PEAT & DIESEL :: At The Ironworks, Inverness. The 

story began when three Stornoway Cove’s (Innes, 

Uilly and Boydie) met up in the house to have the 

craic on a Saturday night playing some music with 

just the dog and cat watching. After a few tunes 

getting thrown across the room Boydie started 

muttering a few sentences. As he is a man of few 

words no attention was really given to him until he 

shouted “Quick, line me out!” Not a second to spare, a 

set of old broken headphones were cable tied to a 

guitar stand and this back fed the muttering into a 

crackly guitar amp and out came a few cobwebs 

followed shortly after with a second that nobody had 

ever heard before. What came next was five gallons of 

lyrics, verse after verse, song after song – PEAT & 

DIESEL WAS BORN!! The songs wont make much 

sense to the average person, but the person behind 

the lyrics isn’t your average man so if you have a 



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18 DECEMBER 

ELEPHANT SESSIONS :: At The Ironworks, 

Inverness. Elephant Sessions return to their 

hometown for their first headline show in the 

Highland Capital for two years! This is a special venue 

for the band and one they sold out last time so grab 

tickets whilst you still can! 


WEST COAST ISLANDS 

+ ORKNEY + SHETLAND 


for all of the Scottish islands 



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Scottish islands big or small! 

AYRSHIRE + 

DUMFRIESSHIRE 

+ Carlisle 


for Dumfriesshire, 

South West and Cumbria areas 



25 SEPTEMBER 

THE BUDAPEST CAFE ORCHESTRA :: At Moffat 

Town Hall, Moffat. 8pm. Four-piece performance 

entertainment band who tour extensively, The 

Budapest Cafe Orchestra redeliver Balkan and Russian 

traditional gypsy and folk music in their own fresh 

surprising way. Admired for their artful distillations of 

masterpieces by the great Romantic composers. 


8 OCTOBER 

STAY FOR TOMORROW :: At Harley's, Ayr. Formed 

in 2018, Stay For Tomorrow are an energetic four 

piece alternative rock band from Dunfermline. 

Inspired by the likes of Twin Atlantic, Biffy Clyro and 

Foo Fighters, they burst onto the Fife scene in 2019 

with their debut single Kings and Queens , swiftly 

followed by second single Rumours. 


SCOTTISH BORDERS 

+ Berwick -Upon-Tweed 


Scottish Borders and 

Northumberland areas 



24 SEPTEMBER 

MIDNIGHT AMBULANCE :: At MacArts, Galashiels, 

Scottish Borders. Midnight Ambulance are an 

alternative rock duo from Scotland. Back in early 

2020, old friends Fraser (guitar/vocals) and Amelia 

(drums/vocals) reconnected after losing touch for 

many years. When lockdown hit, they began 

collaborating as a creative and cathartic outlet. Their 

musical partnership quickly developed into something 

bigger, writing 70 songs by June 2020. On Amelia’s 

return to Scotland, after eight months of writing 

together via video call, they finally had the 

opportunity to jam live and decided to form Midnight 

Ambulance. 

www.facebook.com/midnightambulance 

THE BUDAPEST CAFE ORCHESTRA :: At Eastgate 

Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles. 8pm. Four-piece 

performance entertainment band who tour 

extensively, The Budapest Cafe Orchestra redeliver 

Balkan and Russian traditional gypsy and folk music 

in their own fresh surprising way. Admired for their 

artful distillations of masterpieces by the great 

Romantic composers. 


4 OCTOBER 

RODDY WOOMBLE (Idlewild) :: At MacArts, 

Galashiels. 8pm, tickets £17.50. Known for his 

enigmatic lyrics, warm baritone voice and 

consummate gift for a tune, Roddy has released five 

solo albums to date - 'My Secret Is My 

Silence' (2006), ‘Before The Ruin’ (2008, with Kris 

Drever and John McCusker), 'The Impossible Song & 

Other Songs' (2011), 'Listen To Keep' (2013), and 

‘The Deluder’ (2017). For the past two decades Roddy 

has also been the frontman of much loved Scottish 

alternative rock band Idlewild, releasing eight studio 

albums, and touring worldwide as a headline act, but 

also in support to R.E.M., Pearl Jam and U2 amongst 

others. 

www.macarts.scot 

6 OCTOBER 

THE NINTH WAVE :: At St Doms, Newcastle. 

Glasgow based band 'The Ninth Wave' have release a 

new single and video called "Maybe You Didn't Know". 

The new single follows The Ninth Wave's Faris 

Badwan (The Horrors)-produced EP ‘Happy Days!’ and 

their AIM Award and Scottish Album of the Yearnominated 

debut album Infancy. It also arrives as the 

band prepares to embark on a full UK tour this 

Autumn, including two hometown shows at Glasgow’s 

Oran Mor. The Ninth Wave are: Millie Kidd (bass, 

vocals), Haydn Park-Patterson (guitar, vocals), Kyalo 

Searle-Mbullu (keys) and Calum Stewart (drums). 

Tickets @ 



12 OCTOBER 

JOESEF :: At The Cluny, Newcastle. Glasgow’s rising 

star Joesef's latest release, the Late To The Party EP, 

features gorgeous, stripped-back takes on three of his 

early releases, Loverboy, Limbo and Does It Make You 

Feel Good. Much more news coming soon and you can 

also see Joesef at Glasgow's TRNSMT Festival in 

September and on tour in October. 


26 OCTOBER 

ECHO MACHINE :: At Mac Arts, Galashiels. A loud 

Pop Group from Dundee, and they have gigs! "They 

will be a flippin' hoot!" Echo Machine played the King 

Tut's Summer Nights Festival in 2019. In addition to 

performing live, the band released a number of 

singles in their first year together, many of which 

arrived with accompanying videos. Debut single St 

Elmo was followed by Vibrations, Chameleon and 

Automatic Love, the latter being reviewed as a 

'bruising, belter of a song'. In addition to these 

videos, Echo Machine collaborated with Thai singer 

Janine Alissa Wollmann on a cover of the Billie Eilish 

track Bad Guy, producing an accompanying music 

video. Their single 'Headlights' was also wellreviewed, 

being described as 'infectious discowave'. 

The success of the band in 2019 prompted BBC radio 

presenter, Vic Galloway, to name the band as one of 

his 25 Scottish Artists to Watch in 2020. In January 

2020 the band announced that their debut album 

would be called Instant Transmissions. 


29 OCTOBER 

WREST with support THE BOY WITH THE LION 

HEAD :: At Mac Arts, Galashiels. Wrest are a hotlytipped 

Scottish indie folk-rock band, making music 

from Edinburgh's Old Town. Their sound combines 

soaring guitars with layered lyrics and heartfelt 

melodies, reminiscent of bands like Frightened Rabbit, 

The National, Idlewild, Snow Patrol and We Were 

Promised Jetpacks. Don’t miss this must-see gig from 

one of Scotland’s most exciting emerging live acts. 

Support by Hawick band The Boy With the Lion Head 

www.facebook.com/wearewrest 

www.macarts.scot 

10 DECEMBER 

CHUBBY AND THE GANG :: At Think Tank, 

Newcastle. Fast rising London punk 5-piece Chubby 

and the Gang have announced a bumper 40-date tour 

of the UK and Ireland through November and 

December of this year offering a chance for many to 

finally see just why they've become one of the most 

exciting and talked-about punk bands in the world 

over the past year. Fronted by Manning (a former 

cabbie who now also works as an electrician), Chubby 

and the Gang have been leading a pack of bands 

coming out of a new wave of British Hardcore. Speed 

Kills was one of the critical surprises of the year 

thanks to its unrelentingly fun concoction of hardcore, 



songs of deep substance and political conscience with 

a precise sense of time and place. It received an 8.0 

Pitchfork review, Stereogum praised its “massive 

barroom gang choruses, power chords at breakneck 

tempos, rock spelled R-A-W-K and visceral 

gratification,” while The Guardian declared them "UK 

punk's most vital new band" and NME called them 

"the scene's clear front-runners" and Speed Kills "a 

thrilling white-knuckle ride through multiple flavours 

of hardcore punk". 



19 MARCH 

TROY REDFERN on tour with 'WILLE & THE 

BANDITS' :: At The Cluny, Newcastle. Slide guitarist 

and singer-songwriter, Troy Redfern, dubbed by the 

British press as “the king of slide guitar,". Troy cut his 

teeth and refined his style over the last few years, 

playing festival main stages and blazing a trail across 

Europe, Scandinavia, and Russia. He’s also become a 

well-known draw on the UK Blues Rock festival circuit, 

playing alongside rock luminaries including Robert 

Plant. “Troy is a passionate, intense, free-spirited 

musician whose ferocious slide guitar style twists and 

turns timeless themes and ideas to his own ends. He’s 

a musical visionary unafraid to trample on the 

boundaries of restricting labels,” said Blues Matters 

Magazine. The forthcoming studio album is a 

culmination everything Troy has learnt so far on his 

musical journey, and, more importantly, brings into 

sharp focus a much tighter song-writing and more 

visceral, muscular production style. Tickets @ 

www.willeandthebandits.com 

26 MAY 

THE LOVELY EGGS :: At The Cluny, Newcastle. Back 

in the old world at the start of 2020, our psychedelic 

punk heroes The Lovely Eggs were primed to release 

their new album ‘I Am Moron’ – their greatest work 

yet, over-flowing with political venom and fresh ideas, 

set to a gloriously independent noise. Then, of course, 

the pandemic happened. The Lovely Eggs pushed 

ahead, and the album came out to critical-acclaim 

and indie chart-topping status, but their plans to tour 

it far and wide were obviously scuppered. At first, 

their UK tour was rescheduled to just two months 

later, thinking there’s no way the pandemic could last 

more than a few weeks…. Fast forward a year, their 

UK tour has been rebooked independently by the 

band at least five times and The Lovely Eggs are still 

yet to play the new album live, but new tour dates 

are now on sale for 2022. 


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