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COMEDY Glasgow International Comedy Festival
Making its mark firmly on the international comedy scene, the Glasgow event once more attracts big names and local talent. Among the highlights are Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran, Josie Long, Simon Amstell, Bridget Christie (pictured), Jon Ronson and Bill Hicks (in a film, not in the flesh, silly). See feature, page 34 and previews, page 55. Various venues, Glasgow, Thu 12– Sun 29 Mar.
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MUSIC Sleater-Kinney
St Andrews hosts yet another dazzling array of the finest verse-writers in the event dubbed, with perfectly valid reason, Scotland’s International Poetry festival. Simon Armitage (pictured), Christine De Luca, JL Williams, Bill Manhire and Elvis McGonagall are all on the bill. See preview, page 50. Various venues, St Andrews, Wed 4–Sun 8 Mar. If ever there was an apt title for a boxset collection of a band who was out of operation for a decade until they released new material in 2014, then Start Together was it. The Washington feminist punk outfit are knocking everyone out of the park again this year. You may recognise Carrie Brownstein (far left) from cult comedy show Portlandia. See feature, page 70. ABC, Glasgow, Wed 25 Mar.
6 THE LIST 5 Feb–2 Apr 2015