I The Bay Gelato Giants Vegas. Barrowland. Gallowgate. 552 4601. 9pm- 2am. £12 plus booking fee. Las Vegas-style swing from this Florida-based outfit. playing originals and covers at the popular easy listening club.

I The Olympic Lifts CCA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 9pm. the. See Fri 9.

I Police Chief and Maxi 5 King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4 plus booking fee. Driving beats from this impressive local dance outfit.

I Amy Rigby, Amy Allison and Fran Schoppler The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Three singer/songwriters - the two Amys are American. while Schoppler was the vocalist with indie charmers Jesse Garon & the Desperadoes.

I Raar Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1 120. 9pm. Ex-members of Toaster break away.

I Real Easy The Ferry. Clyde Place. 429 8676. 9pm. £5.

I The Few and High Riser Strawberry Fields. Oswald Street. 221 7871. 7.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club.

I Sydney Devine Pavilion Theatre. Renfield Street. 332 1846. 2pm/7.30pm.

£1 1/£9/£7. See Thu 8.

I Madonna Tribute Bourbon Street. George Street. 5520141. 7pm. £5 (£16.50 with dinner).

band who released the smoochy classics ‘Betcha By (iolly Wow‘ and ‘You Make Me Feel Brand New". memorably immortalised in a Lenor ad.

I American Analog Set, Sputniks Down and Tacoma Radar The 13111 Note Club. Clyde Street. 243 2177. 8pm.

£5. L’S indie group with local supports.

I Barkl, Hassle Hound and Brian Lavelle The 13th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £4. Experimental sounds. I The Blues Poets The Scotia. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 4pm. Free. Fortnightly residency.

I Sunday Session LTisge Bcatha. Woodlands Road. 564 1596. 5pm. Free. Bring your own instrument.

I Jam Session Studio One. Byres Road. 341 6516. 6pm. Free.

Edinburgh

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Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7.30pm. £5. Triple bill featuring some of the cream of local indie talent. headlined by the ballboy in support of their fantastic new album Club Anthems 2001 .

I LA. Doors La Belle Angele. llastie's

I Open Stage The Halt Bar. Woodlands .

Road. 564 1527. 4-8pm. Free. Weekly session for local musicians.

I Rithamutha The Halt Bar. Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 8.30pm. Free.

I Boogaloo Investigators McChuills. High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free.

I Rush Hour Samuel Dow‘s. Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free.

I Rab Noakes 8: Fraser Spiers Bellshill Cultural Centre. John Street. Bellshi11.01698 267 515. 8pm. £6 (£4). Rootsy R&B. country and suchlike from the Scottish veteran and regular sidekick.

Edinburgh

I The Proclaimers Corn Exchange. New Market Road. Gorgie. 443 2437. 7.30pm. £17.50. See Tue 6.

I Big Hand, Midnight Swimmer and Pseudofunk Crags. 58 Dalkeith Road. 667 4518. 7.30pm. Free. Headlined by local ska favourites Big Hand.

I Chollo, Guernica and Choccyamo The Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 7.30pm. £3. Featuring indie rock from local boys Choccyamo and experimental sounds from Edinburgh four-piece Guemica.

I Mike Moran Whistlebinkies. 4—6 South Bridge. 557 5114.9pm. Free; £2 after midnight. Classic rock and blues covers with a second act still to be confirmed.

C1osc.225 7536. 8pm. £9—£1 1. Capitalising on Jim Morrison and co‘s enduring popularity. this group recreate hits from ‘Hello I Love You' to ‘Riders ()n The Storm'.

I Amy Rigby, Amy Allison and The Sunshine Delay The Village. 16 South Fort Street. 478 7810. 8pm. tbc. Blues and country edged songs from this double bill of American Amys with local act Sunshine Delay as support.

I John Watson and Nobody Jones Whistlebinkies. 46 South Bridge. 557 5114. 9pm. Free. Rock and blues covers.

I Geno Washington Citrus Club.

4042 Grindlay Street. 622 7086. 9pm. £8. The funk soul legend and lead singer with the Ram Jam Band.

Glasgow

I Diamanda Galas (‘(‘:\. Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 8pm. £15 (£12.50). See feature.

0 Smog (irand()1e()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 429 5396. See preview.

I Hawkwind The (iarage. Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 7.30pm. £12.50 plus booking fee. Like (iong. Hawkwind continue to fly the flag for Glastonbury- friendly hippy prog rock. Fire-eaters and naked dancing women a possibility.

I Ugly Duckling and New Flesh King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8 plus booking fee. See Sat 3.

I Slobberbone The Ferry. Clyde Place.

. 429 8676. 8pm. £8.50.

I Be: Citrus Club. 40—42 Grindlay Street. '

622 7086. 11pm. £5. Not strictly a live music event. but Bez (Happy Mondays‘ freaky dancer) turns up to do what he does best. dance about in a funny way. to help Teaseage celebrate their 10th birthday.

Glasgow

I Zero 7 The Arches. Argyle Street. 0901 022 0300. 8pm. £10 plus booking fee. See preview for the sub-Air politeness of Zero

I Jimi Tenor King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut. St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8 plus booking fee. Inspired electro and space jazz from the Finnish keyboard whizz who has been known to ride to the stage on a white stallion. But probably not tonight.

I David Cassidy Clyde Auditorium. SECC. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £25 plus booking fee. The immaculately-dentured former teen star who was the biggest pop star of his day (iatgy/mid-Wls) with the world‘s largest fan

I The Stylistics Pavilion Theatre. Renfield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm. £13.50/£12.50. Smooth 70s soul front the

I The Selecter The 13th Note (‘luh. Clyde Street. 243 2177. 8pm. £9. 2-'1'onc veterans come round again and it's still the same old show on their radio.

I Catfish Keith The l3th Note Cafe. King Street. 553 1638. 8pm. £6. Blues guitarist.

I I Rev Doc 8: The Congregation

Studio One. Byres Road. 341 6516. 9pm. Free. Trad R&B.

I Acoustic Jam Nice ‘n' Sleazy. Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. Weekly session with free booze for performers.

Edinburgh

I ABBA Forever Brunton Theatre. Ladywell Way. .VlUsselburgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £9.50. 'I‘tribute to the Swedes. I Acoustic Underground Whistlebinkics. 4- 6 South Bridge. 557 5114. 10pm~2.30am. Free. See Mon 5.

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Glasgow

I Goldfrapp and Nerina Pallot The Beat Room. The Arches. Argyle Street. 0901 0220300. 7pm. Free. but cal! box office to reserve your ticket. Recording of the BBC2 music show featuring the trip- hoppy soundtracks of (ioldfrapp and the winsome tunes of Nerina Pallot.

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