PREVIEW OF THE YEAR Clockwise from top left: Brighton Rock; Deerhunter; Richard Ayoade in Submarine, showing at the GFF; Lykke Li; Manipulate Festival; Russell Kane; Martin Creed at the Scotsman Steps.

ELEVENTH heaven

Huge gigs, inspiring theatre productions, comedy legends and two cute little waving bears just a few of the things coming up in ‘11 that we can barely contain our excitement about Contributors: Brian Donaldson, Lauren Mayberry, Nicola Meighan, Anna Millar.

14 THE LIST 6–20 Jan 2011