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Sunday 9

Glasgow

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REASONS TO GO SEE

ATHLETE

1 They’re secretly massive Without anyone really noticing the London four-piece have managed a string of hit singles over the last two years. The band's debut album. Vehicles and Animals. also clocked up a healthy quarter of a million sales in the UK alone.

2 They’re all yer favourite bands rolled into one DeSpite hailing from Deptford in South London, the Athlete-sound pinches from every duality yank act going - Pavement. Grandaddy. Flaming Lips. Beck and Sparklehorse. Damn fine choices. one and all.

3 Oooh, they’ve got a side to them One of the band's first singles was 'Westside'. lt's chorus. 'Everybody wants to be part of the rock scene“. was a very thinly veiled sideswipe at the music press's tendency to create manufactured cliques. and the bands that go along with the hype. Put yer claws away. missus.

4 They’re award worthy Yet to win any biggies. but the debut album got a Mercury nomination and saw the band up for a De award the same year.

5 They invented ‘roofball’ While reCOrding the new album. Tourists. the lads managed to invent their own sport called roofball. Despite being apparently simple (kick a ball onto a roof. basically) there is an array of complex rules for scoring and penalties. They were obviously very. very bored. (Doug Johnstone) I Liquid Room. Edinburgh, Fri 74 Jan.

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Monday 10

Glasgow

I The Whisky Bandits, Kalamazoo, Nenty Eight, Templelock, Syth .intl Coven ll.tlli\. 3N) (lulu Strut-i. lix‘li mi” hwy spin tfi. Ruck illlkl inctiil hill.

I The Gary Miller Band Studio ( inc. (irmxcnni' ilnlt'i. (ii‘ii\\ciini 'it-iiat'c lull ll}rc\ Rmitii. ,i-il (filo. ‘ipin. l'i't't' Blues.

I Acoustic Jam Nut-'n‘Slt-ti/v till Siltlclht'iizill Sli'ct'l. ‘13 “Will Spill l'lt't' \Vccki} \liimmw lni‘ intuii wnguiilt'ix pct‘lni‘ining original illillL‘l'lJl.

Tuesday 1 1

Glasgow

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Wednesday 12

Glasgow I Celtic Connections .\lw \t‘L' tnlk lixllllgx.

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I The Mars Patrol liit-l, \\i1l«ill Linc. i-i.‘ l‘Nili \l‘lll lit-t' i\liill‘lil‘.'il ixiiiti

I Sing 8 Drink \lt'it'u. lxt'inniiaujgii \tit't'l. Vin Rlli\ \pin lit't- \Mxli} npt'n init‘ \L'\\li\ii

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Thursday 13

Glasgow I Celtic Connections \‘t-t- folk ll\llllf_'\

Dr John and Mr David Viner Rmai ('nnt‘cil ll.il|. I Sant’iiit'imii sir-L-t-i. 15* Minn. " ililtlll xix <ii il< lllL‘ lt‘tltllli‘ldi‘lk' \L‘u ()llk'tlli\ i'ii_\tilin‘n'ltiuc\ \infgt'i [‘l.llll\i it'ltiim \\ ill] lll\ imnilmn \tukt‘ti \tlll|l\l\. \tippnilctl it) llll l‘ill\‘\lll.lll \ii ikniti VIIICI. in! I" (i/Iii ("iiiiiii ( [IN/H JUN." I Kevin Montgomery 8. Band kin: 'iiit'x \Vuii \\'.iii llul. 31X: SI \ int't‘nl Sli't't'l. Ill 53“). X. iliplll. til 5“. \il\ii\ lllk‘ t‘iiiiiili'} lHL'le‘l Km in \ltiiilgnint‘i'} l\ a li't'tliit'nl liil'x \l\|il|l lllllllL‘llL'k‘tl it} llit‘ iikcx nl invitwn lli'imnc anti (innit l’;ll\t\ll\. \innlpnint'i} coincx linin IlllPlL'\\l\L‘ lilll\li'.tl \lnt‘k iiix \liltl. Holt. \\;i\ illl iixxtit‘mlt' nl liiitiii} iinil}. \killlL‘ ill\ llllllll. (lii‘nl. Mill“: hacking \nmix lni‘ i'.l\l\ i’it‘xlc}

I After School Special, Wyldflower, Mosh .m: Frenulum Snap il.;7"\. .‘m't "H1; \Itt't“. l'\ i" \iii ii\i\l\l \:\-~_| :ini

I Insomnia \t.;t::.\ i (i'.\\\t‘ili‘f ilwlt'i. (lawman: is" l\,l‘.‘.\i'.

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Friday 14

Glasgow

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I Velvet Revolver and The Datsuns \l ("t '. l llllllt‘\lllll (Jim. In W Hill illllll ‘pin. t..‘. lx’t'\ui\t'i. lt‘.llllllll_‘_' iilt‘llll‘t‘i\ ml (iiihx'n‘lx’mcs .llltl \lnnt- It'nipit' l’iinh in j.'.llllllli t'niliiinint'nl nntc .i;'.iin Stippnil from the i).il\nn\. \kill‘ ‘.\lll z'nt‘ liit'in .i lllll lni tilt-ii iiitit' lll tilt ixiiix lilll. int'k'n‘inli \l.li\\'\

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‘Fresh’ from touring with his original band, the Pogues, MacGowan defies all medical laws to stand before us once again, yelling, bawling and generally making a fine old racket. He’s the King of the Bop, mind. l'ii'l! mi (4 in. (int/tritium JUN".

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