MUSIC rock & pop

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40 THE UST 8—22 Jul 1999

rock & pop listings

Gigs are listed by date, then by cit . Performances Will be listed. provi ed that details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Rock and pop listings compiled by Fiona Shepherd (Glasgow) and Rodger Evans (Edinburgh).

. Ticketinformation

tickets for most mediumllarge c'oncerts 'can be bought from the . following:

Virgin. Argyle Street. 204 5151 Credit card bookings from: Ticket Link: 287 5511.

EDINBURGH

Virgin Princes Street, 220 3234. Ripping Records South Bridge. 226 7010.

Assembly Rooms George Street, 220 4349

THURSDAY 8

Glasgow

I Al Green Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £27.50/£25 plus booking fee. Circle tickets left at time of going to press. Surrender to Al for smooth lovin' and gospel crooning from one of the most seductive soul voices of the century.

I Cay and Maxi 5 King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £3. or tree with a T in the Park ticket. Cay are fem-fronted raging rock in the spirit of Hole and Sonic Youth. The four-piece havejust released their debut album Nature Creates Freaks.

I Flumox and Transatlantic The l3th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 l638. 8pm. £2. I Sonus, Dynamo Hum and Hishanna Nice ’n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm.

I Emer and Nicotine Junkies Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 567 5023. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.

' . ,. ,. .. Good omen: Damien Jurado suppots the Handsome Family at Glasgow‘s Chambers Bar, on Wed 14 Jul

I Chain, Primary Colours, Celtic Wah Wah and Subway Strawberry Fields. Oswald Street. 221 7871. 9pm. £3.

I Greg Friel Kilkenny's. John Street. 552 3505. 9pm. Free.

I Jam Session Samuel Dows. Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.

I Sustained. Seesaw and Jimson Trance Arena. Oswald Street. 221 3021. 9.30pm. £3.50.

Edinburgh

I Celine Dion Murrayfield Stadium. Riversdale Crescent. 0131 549 8383/0141 308 8383. £25—£50. A concert of titanic proportions from the French Canadian chanteuse.

I Read It And Weep Attic. Dyers Close. Cowgate. 225 8382. 7.30pm. £3. I Andy Neate Common Grounds. 2/3 North Bank Street. 226 1416. 7.30pm. Free

I Rodeohead Whistle Binkies. Niddry Street. 557 5114. 11pm. Free.

I Yo Yo Kilili Jazz Joint. 8 Morrison Street. 221 I288. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). Contemporary jazz. breakbeat and Middle-Eastern rhythms.

I The Sonic Fruitshop Cas Rock. West Port. 229 4341. 9pm. £3. The musical grocers present Papa Kane.

FRIDAY 9

Glasgow

I John Prine Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £15.50/£13.50 plus booking fee. A belated Big Big Country event featuring this exponent of country. folk and rock st les.

I Bon's Birthday Ball Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. The AC/DC tribute band Bon‘s Balls play this gig in celebration of the late Bon Scott‘s birthday.

I Mystery Juice The 13th Note Club. Clyde Street. 243 2177. 9pm. £3.

I Fiend The l3th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £2.

I Steve James Band Grand Ole Opry. Paisley Road T011. 429 5396. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1.50 members). Country hoedown.

I Monofreak and Sundown Cavern Bar. Strathclyde University Union. John Street. 567 5023. 9pm. Free. Students and guests.