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Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 16. AB/CD The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £12. See Mon 27. Bad Manners, Max Splodge and Big Fat Panda The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £16. See Wed 29. Barbarians, Hockyfrilla, Now Wash Your Hands and King Rib Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm–3am. £5. An evening of experimental artists, improv, electronica, post-punk and electro DJs. FREE Calum Wood, Roberta Pia & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 16. FREE Acoustic Night Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. See Thu 16. The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 16. Dundee Idlewild Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, 01382 228496. 7.30pm. £16. Scottish indie-rock royalty, fronted by Roddy Woomble, who has recently been touring as part of folk trio Drever, McCusker and Woomble.

Friday 31 Glasgow Winter Cycle Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. noon. See Thu 16. Big Country O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £20. Veteran Scotrockers reform to

celebrate the life and bagpipe guitar sound of their late founder Stuart Adamson. This is sure to be a celebratory Hogmanay affair. Support from The Law. ✽✽ Idlewild Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 6.30pm. £16. Idlewild play material from their recently re-issued album 100 Broken Windows. Frank's Wild Band The Long Way Home, 2 Byres Road, 337 1145. 7pm. £22.50. Scotland's finest (and only) Tom Waits tribute act play The Long Way Home's Hogmanay. Ticket includes a three course meal and a glass of Prosecco or Belgian beer on arrival. A deposit of £10 per head is required. FREE Washington Irving Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. Indie folk outfit wielding mandolin, piccolo, bouzouki and singing saw at the Ashton Lane Street Party. Glasgow’s Hogmanay George Square, 564 4220. 8pm–12.30am. £19 (children £9). Step into the future and join thousands in Glasgow this New Year for a traditional Scottish Hogmanay celebration in George Square. Live music, entertainment and fireworks are all on the menu to welcome in 2011, as well as one of Scotland’s biggest outdoor ceilidhs. The Mode, The Jigawotts, The Cairos and UK Reign King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Local indie rockers. The Brutes The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Garage rock sounds. Pinup Nights Hogmanay Ball 3 The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield St, 564 1450. 9pm–4am. £10 advance; £tbc on

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the door. Glasgow’s biggest indie night, with regular local, national and international guest DJs, and live bands representing the best of Glasgow’s scene. Live guests will include Over the Wall, with many more tbc. Also featuring retro night Common People playing 90s bingo in the back room. Nice’n’Sleazy Hogmanay Party Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 10pm–4am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. a bunch of live bands and DJs, representing Glasgow’s finest from the last twelve months. 2010/11’s edition features live sets from Holy Mountain, Ben Butler & Mousepad and Gummy Stumps, and DJs James Graham (The Twilight Sad), Noj (Pandemic), Fielding Hope (Cry Parrot) and Chris Buckle (Bottle Rocket). Edinburgh FREE The Beagles and Peter Michael Rowan Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 6pm. A Beatles/Eagles tribute band as well as acoustic music from PMR and a piper at midnight. Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Fri 17. Shooting Stansfield Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Catchy indie rock. Biffy Clyro, The Charlatans and Billy Bragg West Princes St Gdns, 0844 894 2011. 9pm–1am. £35 (enclosure tickets SOLD OUT). The Ayr rockers headline the official Concert in the Gardens with support from baggy survivalists The Charlatans and much- loved British political rabble rouser Bragg. Part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party Edinburgh City Centre, 0844 894 2011. 9pm. £15. Famed as one of the best New Year celebrations in the world, thousands of revellers bring in the New Year in the centre of Edinburgh. With a heady mix of live DJ sets (from Kaiser Chiefs, Booka Shade, Goldie Lookin’ Chain and Grum), live music (The Coral, Treacherous Orchestra, Michelle McManus and ‘Hog the Stage’ winners Kitty The Lion), entertainment and, of course, the spectacular fireworks at midnight, you’d be daft to be anywhere else. Part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. Nobles Hogmanay Party Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. £15. Blues from Earl Grey & The Loose Leaves with support to be announced. House of Crust End of the Decade Party Henry’s Cellar Bar,

8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 11pm–3am. £6–£7. Big punk party to see out the end of 2010 with live music from Spat, Blinza and more tbc. Dundee Bad Manners The Doghouse, 15 Ward Road, 01382 206812. 8pm. £15. Buster Bloodvessel and co persist with the comedy ska. Revolver Duke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 10pm. £tbc. A tribute to the Beatles.

Dunfermline NYE with The Draymin Velocity, 45 Carnegie Drive, 01383 721902. 10pm–2am. £8. Indie act The Draymin host this special Hogmanay party with support from Val Verde, Shanty Town and DJ sets from The Fusion Project.

Saturday 1

Glasgow Winter Cycle The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield St, 564 1450. noon. See Thu 16. Edinburgh FREE Resolution Songs Mound Square, off Princes Street. 4.45–6pm. Some of Scotland’s foremost singer- songwriters (Dougie Maclean, Roddy Hart, Roddy Woomble, Tommy Reilly and Dick Gaughan) perform specially written ‘Resolution Songs’ alongside their own work. Part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. FREE Resolution Songs Mound Square, off Princes Street. 1–2pm. See Sat 1. One Day Resolution Concert West Princes Street Gardens, 0844 894 2011. 4–8pm. £11. Special New Year’s Day concert curated by KT Tunstall (who also takes a headline slot) with support from some of her favourite Scottish acts King Creosote, Kassidy and Silver Columns. Part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay.

Sunday 2

Glasgow Winter Cycle The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield St, 564 1450. noon. See Thu 16. Dunfermline Big Country Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, 01383 740384. 7pm. £20. See Fri 31.

Winter Cycle with Jer Reid

In these days of digital downloading, the live music experience has become all the more valuable. Guitarist Jer Reid is one artist trying to make the live music experience even more special: over 31 days, he’ll be collaborating and improvising with 31 different partners, including RM Hubbert, Jenny Soep, Wounded Knee and Luke Sutherland. Stereo, Glasgow, daily until Tue 4 Jan. Performances on Sat 25 Dec, Sat 1 Jan and Sun 2 Jan will be at the Flying Duck, Glasgow. For a list of gigs, go to: wintercycle.wordpress.com/performance-list-dates