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liglinton Street. 0844 477 3000. 7pm. £36.50. Second generation rockabilly chart favourites of yore. back to rock this town on their farewell tour. I The Would Be Kings, The Trade and Mindset (’lassic (irand. 18 Jatnaica Street. 8470830. 7pm. £6. Indie rock with a .\Iansun/.\Itise edge from WBK plus a gentle. melodic sound from Nlllltlsc‘l. I The Felt Tips and The Martial Arts ()ran .\lor. 731 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6300. 7.30pm. £4. Indie pop. I Roulette and Spirals .\'ice’n’Slea/y. 43l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 7.30pm. See 'I‘hu I l for lloulette. I Mesquite 'I‘chai ()\ na. 43 ()tago l.ane. 357 4534. 8pm. £3. Acoustic guitar dtio. FREE Nationale The Hall Bar. I60 Woodlands Road. 353 9996. 8pm. I Root System, Dead Sea Souls, B Raymond & the Voicettes and Southern Remedy ('apitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 331 I040. 8pm. £5. Ska headliners. Sec Thu 1 I for B Raymond. FREE Guilty Sanitiel I)ovv 's. 67 7| .\'ithsdaIe Road. 43.3 0107. 8.30pm. Live music. I Me My Head, The Ghosties and Castaway King 'I‘ut's Wah Wah Ilut. 373a St Vincent Street. 33| 5379. 8.30pm. £5. ‘Songs for killing and weeping to' from the headlining live- piece. I Rollor l3t|i .\'ote (’afe. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638.9pm. I’ow er trio informed by the strut of The Stranglers and ('aptain Beellieart. FREE The Easy Orchestra lllL‘ Butterfly & the Pig. 15.3 Bath Street. 331 771 1. 9.30pm. SL‘L‘ I'AI‘I 5. I The Stone Roses Experience Ivory Blacks. 56 ()swald Street. 348 4114. llprn. £10. Mani-endorsed tribute It) IIIL‘ kings 01. the Madchestcr \L‘L‘llc. I Manda Rin, Barn Owls and Stroszek Stereo. 30 38 Renlield 1.ane. 333 3354. See 'I‘hu I I for .\1anda Rin. Joy I)iv ision and Werner llct'log influences from Stros/ek.

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I Platinum Pied Pipers (ilasgow School of Art. 167 Renfrew Street. 353 453 I. I-‘orward thinking hip hop and expansive R&B from Waajeed tSIum Village) and rnulti-instrumentalist Saadiq.

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I Alex Cornish (‘abaret Voltaire.

36 38 Blair Street. 330 6l76. 7pm. £tbe. Indie pop from singer-songwriter ('ornish.

I Sans Trauma Ilenry's ('ellar Bar.

8 16a Morrison Street. 338 9393. 7.30pm. £4. lidinburgh epic-indieists tutore acts the).

I The Bucky Rage, The Fnords, Acid Fascists and Thee Phantom Herd Meridian. I38 l.eith Walk. 554 4338. 8pm. £5. An evening of filthy garage punk rock'n'roll.

I The Flavours and The Offenders The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 336 4380. 8.30pm. £5. See I‘ri 5.

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FREE Alt-w Closing Party (‘(‘..\. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 353 4900. 7pm. A series of audio-\ isual performances from artists vs ho have produced work since the early years of digital culture. including l"iS’I‘/radar. 'I‘hrob. (ilow .\Iore Nails. ablah. Vitascope. Window 8 and Jay go Bloom. The Alt-w awards will also be announced.

I Gym Class Heroes ‘l‘he (iarage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 333 l 130. 7pm. £13. ()ver- 14s show. (‘artoony hip hop band from New York promote their new album .'I\ ('I'Iu’l (Is .St‘llrm/ ('ltf/r/I‘t'lt.

I Hue 8: Cry (’Iassic (irand. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0830. 7pm. £30. Soulful pop. ja/xy influences and urban grooves from Scotrock veterans Pat and (ireg Kane.

I JMC, Kronahaarin and Firebrand 'I’he 'I‘w isted Wheel. 73 Queen Street. 33I 4351. 7pm. 93.3. (.Cllll'lll Belt l'ttc‘kct's J.\1(‘ promote their new albtun (iart't‘ms/i Ilu' Ila/v (tint/mign.

I The Nixsons, The Digzys, Japan 4, Local Tour Guide and The Skitten Barrowland 3. 344 (iallowgate.

553 4601. 7pm. £6. ()ver- 14s show. Indie and alternative rock bands from round and about.

I The Rabble, Prairie Dugz and Wasted Nation Nice'n'Slea/y. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 7.30pm. The headliners are a soulful punk trio from .\'ew Xealand. currently resident in the 1K.

FREE Alex Cornish, The Viragos, Acrylic lqon and Peri Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 333 5431. 8pm. Indie pop with hints of ('oldplay. Radiohead. Rufus Wainwright and Van Morrison from the headliner.

I Dirty Suits, Paper Planes and The Motives I’ivo l’ivo. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8l00. 8pm. £5. Indie rock‘n'roll action at this Information I.ibre night.

FREE Mabel Wong, Triple School and Trout 'l‘he llalt Bar. I60 Woodlands Road. 353 9996. 8pm. Weekly llalt Bar Hijack.

I This City, Sons of the Morning Star and The Sneakypeeks Barfly. 360 ('lydc Street. (1870 907 0999. 8pm. £6. This (’ity inhabit the more danceable end of the hardcore spectrum. citing Blood Brothers and :\t the Drive-In as influences.

I Gotye, Claire Bowditch and lzo Fitzroy 8. the Royal Bastards King 'I'ut's Wah Walt Hut. 373a St Vincent Street. 331 5379. 8.30pm. £6. Belgium- born. .\lelbourne-based troubadour with a Beckiin sound.

FREE The Rogues Samuel I)ow's. 67 7I Nithsdale Road. 433 (Il()7. 8.30pm. Live music.

FREE The Souvenirs (iranuy (iihhs. I305 Dumbarton Road. 569 I038. 9pm. Live music.

I Weenliz and Air Raiders 13th .\'ote ('afe. 50 60 King Street. 553 I638. 9pm. (ilitehy plinky plonky sounds from Weenlil.

I Shelby Lynne Royal (‘oncert Ilall. 3 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 1’()S'I‘I’().\'Iil) until 33 Feb 3009.

I Suspire ’I‘ollhouse Studio. 10 l’ossil Road. £3. Soaring melodic rock from Stispire pltis art/photography exhibitions at this BYOB beano.

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ave had their big break on Fall Out Boy’s Decaydance Records label but Gym Class Heroes play up beat hip hop, earning their stripes playing mainly rock bills. Now frontman Travis McCoy has helped push the band into the big leagues with duets with the likes of Kelly Rowland and his relationship with sapphic pop star Katy Perry (of ‘I Kissed a Girl’ fame).

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I Zoey Van Goey, Burt MacDonald Quartet and The Hellfire Club Stereo. 30- 38 Renlield Lane. 333 3354. Warming pop with experimental flourishes from 7.\"(i plus country sounds from The IIelIlire (‘Iub

Edinburgh I Tombs, Planks, Black Horse, Flatlands and The Process Ilcnry‘s ('elIar Bar. 8 4 16a Morrison Street. 338 9393. .3 l()pm. £8. A suitany uncompromising bill to celebrate (‘old Dead Ilands' lifth birthday with acts front the IS. Scotland. (iermany and Sheffield. Line-up is completed by ('iti/ens. The Black (‘hain and Issues of Morality. I Dananananaykroyd and 0 Children ('abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 330 6176. 6pm. £7. lilailing noise action from the much touted I)ananananaykroyd headlining this special under 18s event. plus 1)] sets from IIostage and Med Damon. I'nder 18s only.

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I.othian Road. (I844 847 I740. 7pm. £15. Scots indie rockers. putting in a special intimate show as Iidinburgh‘s newest venue opens. I Universal You The Ark. 3 7 Waterloo Place. 338 9393. 7.30pm. £tbc. Big. classic rock. I The Flavours and Mike Kearney The Jam House. 5 Queen Street. 336 4380. 8.30pm. £5 before I Ipm: £7 after. See Sat 6.

Glasgow FREE The Souvenirs 'I'he Scotia Bar. l 13 Stockwell Street. 553 8681. 5 7pm. See Sat 13.

I Pelican and Torche ()ran Mor.

731 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6300. 7pm. £10. (iargantuan instrumental rock soundscapes.

I Voodoo Six The ('atbouse. l5 t'nion Street. 348 6606. 7pm. £7. ()ver- 14s show. (‘lassic rock live-piece from London with lovely. shiny manes.

I Malefice Ivory Blacks. 56 ()swald Street. 348 4| [4. 7.15pm. £6. (iuttural noise and distorted riffs front this l'K thrash hand.

I Madman is Absolute, Chaosphere, Blood Divine and Stabwound Soundhaus. 47 Ilydepark Street. 331 4659. 7.30pm. £5. Metal and hardcore.

FREE The Black Rand Gang and Jay Brown 8. band Bo\. 43f Sauchiehall Street. 333 543 I. 8pm. Raw urban blues from the headliners.

FREE We Do Rough Right, The Atomic Gardens and Dead Before Monday I’ivo I’ivo. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. 8pm. Ileavy melodic rock and punk line-up.

FREE Acoustic Night The Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 331 77l I. 8.30pm. See Sun 7.

FREE The Easy Orchestra Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 553 5934. 9pm. See Fri 5.

I Stand Up Guy, The Final Sigh and Black Sun 13th .\'ote (are. 50 60 King Street. 55.3 I638. 9pm. Ilardcore. slowcore. death and thrash metal.

I Disrupt The Sub (‘lub. 33 Jamaica Street. 348 4600. l lpm. £9 (£8). I)ub vibrations dispensed from a cheap laptop at this week's ()ptimo hootenanny.

I The French Quarter, The Second Hand Marching Band attd The Kays Lavelle Stereo. 30 38 Renlield Lane. 333 3354. Melodic post- rock‘ quartet headline with multi- instrumental support from SIIMB.