T IN THE PARK Strathallan Castle, Perthshire, Fri 8–Sun 10 Jul, tinthepark.com The Scottish festival behemoth boasts a lineup that includes The Stone Roses, Calvin Harris, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Disclosure, Bastille, LCD Soundstyem, Courteeners, The 1975 and Chase & Status.
BELLE & SEBASTIAN GUU Debating Chamber, University of Glasgow, Mon 13–Wed 15 Jun, guu.co.uk See feature, page 80. DE LA SOUL Kelvingrove Bandstand & Amphitheatre, Glasgow, Sat 25 Jun, westendfiesta.co.uk See preview, page 79.
MBONGWANA STAR CCA, Glasgow, Thu 16 Jun, cca-glasgow.com A newly formed seven- piece band from the Democratic Republic of Congo playing traditional rhythms and post-punk bass. BEYONCE Hampden, Glasgow, Thu 7 Jul,
hampdenpark.co.uk Queen Bey arrives in the UK as part of her Formation World Tour. We are not worthy.
MOGWAI & MARK COUSINS The Edinburgh Playhouse, Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug, eif.co.uk Scottish experimentalists Mogwai provide a live
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COLONEL MUSTARD & THE DIJON 5 Òran Mór, Fri 3 Jun, oran-mor.co.uk Things get weird with Colonel Mustard’s live show. Group hugs, crowd high fiving, singalongs and yoga are just a few of things you can expect from this raucous Glasgow act.
BALKANARAMA Glasgow School of Art, Sat Jun 4, theartschool.co.uk A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats featuring live music, bellydancing, Balkan rakija brandy tasting and a live jam session. Ninth birthday special guests include Faith i Branko and Errichetta Underground. Also The Caves, Edinburgh, Fri 3 Jun, unusualvenuesedinburgh.com
COLOURSFEST Braehead Arena, Sat 4 Jun, colours.co.uk Scotland’s longest running dance festival brings together thousands of clubbers with superstar DJs. 2016’s line-up includes Blasterjaxx, Laidback Luke, R3hab, Gareth Emery, Tur, Kutski, Bryan Kearney, Darren Styles, Shades of Rhythm, K-Klass, Altern8, DJ Isaac and many more blasting out house, trance and tech across six arenas. FATHERSON O2 ABC, Sat 4 Jun, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgow Indie power pop trio from Kilmarnock.
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NELLY O2 Academy Glasgow, Mon 6 Jun, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow Rap superstar Nelly performs tracks from his latest album MO as well as favourites from his back catalogue, including his 2000 debut, Country Grammar, and his collaborations from the likes of Kelly Rowland, Lil Wayne and Justin Timberlake. BIG DEAL King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Tue 7 Jun, kingtuts.co.uk An American boy and a British girl bringing together electric fuzz and acoustics, ambitious songs woven around lyrics of adult compromise and teen angst. Also Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Wed 8 Jun, sneakypetes. co.uk
THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE Barrowland, Thu 9 Jun, glasgow-barrowland.com Psychedelic scuzz rock in the Mary Chain tradition, now internationally notorious after being chronicled in the warts-and-all rock doc Dig!.
ERRORS Òran Mór, Sun 19 Jun, oran-mor.co.uk Glaswegian synth-indie trio with a penchant for sonic adventurism. Part of West End Festival All-Dayer. MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Thu 23 Jun, kingtuts.co.uk Colin MacIntyre performs his unique brand of poignant, melodic indie folk.
RIHANNA Hampden Park, Mon 27 Jun, hampdenpark.co.uk Sassy pop and R&B packed with attitude from the multi-award-winning Barbadian singer / actress, who has topped the UK charts again and again with hits including ‘Umbrella’, ‘Only Girl (In the World)’, ‘We Found Love’ and ‘Diamonds.’ Support comes from Big Sean. KAMASI WASHINGTON Queen Margaret Union, Mon 27 Jun, qmunion.org.uk Kamasi Washington, who previously worked on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly performs with The Next Step, a big band with a modern spin.
ADAM ANT Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sun 5 Jun, glasgowconcerthalls.com The erstwhile 80s pop pin-up plays his brand of post-punk and dandy pop. ADAM HOLMES & THE EMBERS CCA, Thu 9 Jun, cca-glasgow.com BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Adam Holmes. Also Tolbooth, Stirling, Fri 10 Jun, culturestirling.org/tolbooth
ELVIS COSTELLO Barrowland, Wed 13 Jul, glasgow-barrowland.com The veteran singer-songwriter
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and guitarist, born Declan Patrick MacManus, plays from a selection of his pub rock and new wave hits including ‘Alison’, ‘Watching the Detectives’ and ‘Pump it Up’.
THE FALL Òran Mór, Sat 30 Jul, oran-mor.co.uk Gruff diehard Mark E Smith is back with the latest incarnation of the Fall, whoever that might involve. No change in musical status though – it’s iconic ramshackle indie punk all the way.
SUMMER NIGHTS Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre, Thu 4–Sun 14 Aug, regularmusic.com This festival features a series of open air gigs with Van Morrison (4 Aug), Idlewild (5 Aug), Super Furry Animals (6 Aug), Lloyd Cole and Justin Currie (7 Aug), Tom Jones (9 Aug), Primal Scream (11 Aug), Electric Honey Sessions (12 Aug), Eddi Reader (13 Aug) and Will Young (14 Aug). BIFFY CLYRO Bellahouston Park, Sat 27 Aug, dfconcertsandevents.com/ summersessions The award-winning, chart-topping Kilmarnock rockers return with their unique brand of hard alternative rock and post-hardcore. As their
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