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GLASGOW COMIC FESTIVAL KELBURN GARDEN PARTY
A week of comic exhibitions, i lm screening and comic artists in residence before the main weekend event, Glasgow Comic Con, returns to the city. Guest artists, authors
and indie publishers host talks and workshops as well as signings and a popular cosplay competition. Tue 28 Jun– Tue 5 Jul. This independent music and arts festival in the fairytale setting of Kelburn Castle offers a myriad of musical genres and creative happenings. There’s interactive art installations, cabaret and waterfall plunge pools, with Hiatus Kaiyote, Souljazz Orchesta and Admiral Fallow supplying the sounds. Kelburn Castle, Largs, Fri 1–Mon 4 Jul.
BUTEFEST The weekend festival returns for a second year, enticing people over to the isle of Bute to see music headliners Idlewild (pictured), The Magic Numbers and Skerryvore. For younger festival goers there’s entertainment including storyteller Ian Douglas and explosive fun with Professor Pumpernickel. King George’s Field, Rothesay, Isle of George s Field, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Fri 29–Sun 31 Jul. ute, Fri 29–Sun 31 Jul.
BELLADRUM TARTAN HEART It’s up against Scottish music fest giants like T, but Belladrum hits back pretty hard. This year’s lineup is a lot of fun, and sees Madness, The Darkness, Two Door Cinema Club, C Duncan and Circa Waves embracing the tartan heart. Belladrum, Inverness, Thu 4–Sat 6 Aug.
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HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL Returning to the secret courtyard on King’s Stables Road, Hidden Door once again offers up a varied lineup of gigs, art, theatre, i lm screenings and spoken word in 2016. This year’s festival opens with music from NZCA Lines, Meilyr Jones, Bossy Love and Apostille, and closes with sets from Luke Abbott, This is the Kit (pictured) and Rozi Plain. Among the other musicians making an appearance are Tinderbox Orchestra and Law Holt, plus there’s performances across the festival from emerging theatre-makers and spoken word artists. As always, there’ll be an exciting collection of art exhibits too, including one from Heather Lander (see preview, page 100). • Edinburgh, Fri 27 May–Sat 4 Jun.
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EDINBURGH FESTIVALS LOOPALLU
Arrive hungry to this celebration of gastronomic delights, featuring an artisan producers market, street food avenue, pop-up restaurants and local Michelin starred chefs
cooking up their signature dishes. Enter the Chilli-Eating Challenge or take a masterclass in the Drinks Theatre. Inverleith Park, Edinburgh, Fri 5– Sun 7 Aug.
Back at the Kelvingrove Bandstand, Summer Nights returns with eight nights of open air gigs this August, kicking off with Van Morrison and ending with Will Young. Among the tasty morsels sandwiched in between are Idlewild, C Duncan, Primal Scream and the always excellent Super Furry Animals. Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, Thu 4–Sun 7 Aug & Thu 11–Sun 14 Aug. August might be taken over by the biggies – see the Fringe (5–29 Aug), the International Festival (5–29 Aug) and the Tattoo (5–27 Aug) – but the fun gets started in July, with the Jazz and Blues Festival (15–24 Jul) and the Magic Festival (1–8 Jul). Plus, don’t forget the wee gems, like Fringe by the Sea (8–14 Aug), Just Festival (5–28 Aug) and new for this year, the digital festival at the Assembly Rooms. Check out our full Edinburgh festival coverage in July and August.
The intimate Ullapool festival boasts a lineup belying its teeny status (the village regularly doubles in population when it rolls round each year). Feeder (pictured), The Wonder Stuff, The Selecter and Lucy Spraggan are all set to head northwards this September. Broomi eld Holiday Park, Ullapool, Fri 30 Sep–Sat 1 Oct. (Written by: Scott Henderson, Rowena McIntosh, Kirstyn Smith and Yasmin Sulaiman)
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