Unusual Music Events Guide - Scotland. March 19th 2024
This is a very comprehensive guide to unusual music events that are coming up in Scotland over the next few months. It’s assembled by extensive online research covering music venues, promoters, DIY organisations, festivals and other listings, in addition to accepting submissions. ‘Unusual music’ roughly means things you might read about in The Wire or The Quietus .
Aberdeen
March
18th-20th : This is memorial device : Lemon Tree
April
29th : A Certain Ratio : The Tunnels
May
22nd : The Wedding Present : Lemon Tree
Dundee
May
16th : Acid Mother’s Temple : Church
Edinburgh
March
22nd : [TFEH] Olivier di Placido & Fritz Welch / CKDH / Off Brand : Fruitmarket
23rd : Gong : Summerhall
27th : Jesus and Mary Chain : Usher Hall
28th : William Doyle : Sneaky Pete’s
April
12th : [Braw gigs] Guttersnipe + C*ntroaches : Legends
12th : [Other other music] Buffet Lunch, Pardon Factory and Nightshift : Leith Depot
25th : African Head Charge : La Belle Angelle
27th and 28th : Richard Dawson : Usher Hall
28th : Brìghde Chaimbeul : Summerhall
28th : A Certain Ratio : Summerhall
May
30th : Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan : Sneaky Pete’s
June
11th : Beth Gibbons : Usher Hall
September
1st : Edinburgh Psych Fest 2024 : Summerhall
Glasgow
March
19th : Jesus and Mary Chain : St Luke’s
20th : Echo and the Bunnymen : Barras
20th : [Baked beans on the doorstep] Alvidrez, Oliver di Placido and Fritz Welch, Jer Reid, Adriana Minu, Simone Seales : Old Hairdresser’s
22nd : Gong : St Luke’s
25th : Thundercat : O2 Academy
26th : SUNN O))) Shoshin (初心) Duo : SWG3
27th : GIOdynamics (open to all improvised music session) : Glad Cafe
28th-30th : This is memorial device : Tron
April
5th : Dry Cleaning : St Luke’s
5th : Aluk Todolo, Cwfen : Flying Duck
10th : J Mascis : Garage
11th : Shovel Dance Collective : Old Hairdresser’s
13th : Guttersnipe + C*ntroaches : Audio Lounge
13th : House of All : Stereo
19th : Still House Plants album launch show : Fairfield Working Men’s Club, 205 Crossloan Rd, G51 3QD
17th : Alasdair Roberts Library of Aethers launch : Glad Cafe
23rd : Giant Sand : Broadcast
24th : GIOdynamics (open to all improvised music session) : Glad Cafe
26th : African Head Charge : Slay
26th : Bhajan Bhoy : Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery
26th : Tara Cunningham & Caius Williams Duo, Lene De Montaigu, Rotter Otter : Old Hairdresser’s
27th : DJ Shadow : Barrowland
28th : Nadine Shah : SWG3
28th : Lonnie Holley with Richard Youngs : Old Hairdresser’s
29th to 3rd : Plug festival : RCS : https://tinyurl.com/5w5a8m7n
31st : Claire Rousay : Glad Cafe
May
4th and 5th : Tectonics : Various venues : https://www.tectonicsfestival.com/
5th : Mount Kimbie : QMU
10th : Arab Strap album launch : Mono
15th : Acid Mother’s Temple : Mono
20th : The Notwist : Glad Cafe
24th : The Mountain Goats : Barras
25th : Earth Ball + Chris Corsano : Flying Duck
29th : GIOdynamics (open to all improvised music session) : Glad Cafe
29th : Richard Thompson : Royal Concert Hall
31st : Barry Adamson : King Tut’s
June
4th : Wolf Eyes : Broadcast
7th : Smirk : Old Hairdresser’s
9th : Mike Watt & il Sogno del Marianaio : Hug and Pint
16th : Fat White Family : Garage
26th : GIOdynamics (open to all improvised music session) : Glad Cafe
August
8th : Echo and the Bunnymen : Kelvingrove Bandstand
9th : Echo and the Bunnymen : Kelvingrove Bandstand
13th : Explosions in the sky : SWG3 Galvanizer’s yard
27th : Yo La Tengo : SWG3 Galvanizer’s yard
27th : Sleater Kinney : Barrowland
31st : Bonny ‘Prince’ Billy : QMU
September
2nd : Mdou Moctar : St Luke’s
8th : Ride : SWG3
30th : Godspeed you black emperor : Barras
October
5th : King Buzzo & Trevor Dunn (Of the Melvins & Mr Bungle) : Mono
November
3rd : Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds : Hydro
December
12th : Chameleons : Garage
13th : Alcest : Garage
18th : Karate : King Tut’s
Isle of Mull
April
27th : Brìghde Chaimbeul : An Tobar
Kirkaldy
April
25th : Bhajan Bhoy : Your Space
Stirling
April
26th : Brìghde Chaimbeul : Tolbooth
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