CONTENTS

7 - 21 June

Cover story: Festivals Special Summer’s here which means only one thing: it’s festival season. There are hundreds of them happening in one corner of the globe or other over the coming weeks. But how do you distinguish the good ones from the bad? And what is that special ingredient that transforms an event into a festival? We have trawled the world to bring you a definitive guide to the best, biggest, barmiest and most intriguing offerings around, both at home and abroad. Pull on your wellies, lather on the sun lotion, and get out there and have fun. See page 12. Cover image: Jannica Honey

1 O I I Also in this issue 10 Armistead Maupin Nearly 20 years after the publication of the last Tales of the City novel. the

author reveals what made him decide to revisit his much-loved characters in Michael Tol/i'ver Lives.

93 Eat Our reviewer checks out Palmerston‘s in the genteel setting of Morningside in Edinburgh.

94 Get out more

Holidaying at home needn't be boring. Kirstin Innes has consulted with experts all over the country and come up with a list of the best offbeat adventures around.

96 Rising stars We talk to some of the top graduates with work on display and for sale at this years art school degree shows.

I 2 A bottle of Sailor Jerry for the Letter of the Issue I 3 Subscribe and get two FREE Cineworld tickets I 6 Win tickets to the Outsider Music Festival

I 6 Win tickets to T in the Park

I 6 Win tickets to the Connect music festival

Agenda

2 LETTERS

4 15 DAYS TO LIVE 7 NEWS

8 NEWS EXTRA

I What'sOn

25 AROUND TOWN

28 BOOKS 3O COMICS

31 CLUBS 37 COMEDY 39 FILM

57 KIDS

58 LGBT

59 MUSIC 62 RECORDS

80 THEATRE 87 TV 88 VISUAL ART

Life&Sty|e

93 EAT & DRINK 94 TRAVEL

96 SHOP

98 CLASSIFIED

Rear View

104 ANSWER MACHINE: DARIUS

AND FINALLY . . .

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