Highlights | MUSIC
COUNTERFLOWS Various venues, Glasgow, Thu 5–Sun 8 Apr, counterflows. com A festival of underground, experimental and international music. Counterflows marries the local to the international with artists from around the world collaborating with homegrown talent in spaces across Glasgow. 2018’s
Counterflows features Usurper, Zywizna, RP Boo, Susie Ibarra, Russell Haswell & Sue Tompkins, Rhodri Davies and Sofia Jernberg. See feature, page 19. ARCADE FIRE SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Mon 16 Apr, thessehydro. com Headily acclaimed Canadian ensemble. Plus
special guests Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 25 May–Sun 3 Jun, hiddendoorblog. org Artists of all stripes congregate for the Hidden Door interdisciplinary arts festival. The diverse music lineup includes Nadine
Shah, Dream Wife, Dr Alex Paterson and DJ Food (25 May); Distant Voices (29 May); Young Fathers (2 Jun) and Romare (3 Jun). See feature, page 36. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM SWG3, Glasgow, Sun 27 & Mon 28 May, swg3. tv Hyper-hip New York producer James Murphy, playing indie/dance
crossover tracks from comeback album American Dream. EZRA FURMAN O2 ABC, Glasgow, Mon 28 May, academymusicgroup. com/o2abcglasgow Chicago musician and songwriter touring his most recent album, Transangelic Exodus.
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GLASGOW
SUNFLOWER BEAN Stereo, Sun 1 Apr, stereocafebar.com Lo-fi psychedelic punk from Brooklyn. KIM WILDE The Old Fruitmarket, Mon 2 Apr, glasgowconcerthalls.com Iconic 80s pop star.
EVANESCENCE SEC, Thu 5 Apr, sec.co.uk Goth- lite from the pomp rockers who had their biggest hit with the overwrought ‘Bring Me to Life’ back in 2003.
GREGORY PORTER Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sun 8 Apr, glasgowconcerthalls. com Mainstream jazz and soul from the Grammy-nominated singer and composer.
TOTO SEC, Sun 8 Apr, sec.co.uk American rock band, best known for their track ‘Africa’, formed in the 70s and still going strong after 40 years. CHRYSTA BELL Òran Mór, Sun 8 Apr, oran-mor. co.uk Singer and Twin Peaks actor. According to Lynch himself, ‘Chrysta Bell looks like a dream and Chrysta Bell sings like a dream. And the dream is coming true.’ Also Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Mon 9 Apr, thevoodoorooms.com
EN VOGUE O2 ABC, Sun 8 Apr, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgow American R&B and soul vocal group.
SHAME Stereo, Thu 12 Apr, stereocafebar. com Grungy indie punk from London. ROY ORBISON – IN DREAMS SEC, Fri 13 Apr, sec.co.uk A holographic Roy Orbison performs his biggest hits with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Creepy cash-in or the future of music? Also Edinburgh Playhouse, Thu 12 Apr, atgtickets.com/ venues/edinburgh-playhouse
HINDS SWG3, Sun 15 Apr, swg3.tv Spanish girl indie psych pop collective.
ERIC BIBB Òran Mór, Tue 17 Apr, oran-mor. co.uk Well-travelled musical hobo showing off his wide-ranging influences from the Mississippi Delta blues through Europe to Africa. Also Queens Hall, Edinburgh, Wed 18 Apr, thequeenshall.net BRYAN FERRY Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Tue 17 Apr, glasgowconcerthalls.com Super smooth Roxy Music vocalist tours his impressive back catalogue of hits. Also Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Thu 19 Apr, usherhall.co.uk.
IDLES g2, Tue 17 Apr, garageglasgow. co.uk Blues-infused indie, post-punk and rock quintet. JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN The Old Fruitmarket, Tue 17 Apr, glasgowconcerthalls.com Aka dramatic violinist/vocalist Joan Wasser who has performed with Rufus Wainwright and Antony’s Johnsons, and who named her act after the old Angie Dickinson TV show.
DUA LIPA SSE Hydro, Thu 12 Apr, thessehydro.com London pop AKALA O2 ABC, Thu 19 Apr, academymusicgroup.com/
Sunflower Bean
o2abcglasgow MOBO award- winning hip hop artist, poet and political activist. TRIVIUM O2 Academy, Thu 19 Apr, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow Trash metal with impressive support from Code Orange, Venom Prison and Power Trip. See feature, page 83.
ANDREW WK The Garage, Sat 21 Apr, garageglasgow.co.uk Demented punk metaller still on his quest for the ultimate party.
THE LOW ANTHEM Stereo, Sat 21 Apr, stereocafebar.com Folk rock trio from Providence, Rhode Island, featuring a strikingly diverse range of instruments from pump organ to Tibetan singing bowl. GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Sat 21 Apr, kingtuts.co.uk Folk-rock from the former Grant Lee Buffalo singer and multi-instrumentalist.
CALLAGHAN Òran Mór, Mon 23 Apr, oran-mor. co.uk New wave country sounds from the singer-songwriter.
NADA SURF Stereo, Mon 23 Apr, stereocafebar. com Pop melodies and skewed guitar licks from NYC outfit who sound like REM on an Americana tip.
NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS SSE Hydro, Tue 24 Apr, thessehydro.com Post-Oasis indie rock from Gallagher senior who is happy to dip into the Oasis back catalogue to bolster his set.
MANIC STREET PREACHERS SSE Hydro, Wed 25 Apr, thessehydro.com The anthemic Welsh rockers return. See album revi
SCOTLAND CALLING O2 ABC, Sat 28 Apr, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgowcom One day punk festival featuring Buzzcocks, Cockney Rejects, Angelic Upstarts, UK Subs, GBH, Ruts DC, Subhumans and Dirt Box Disco. OUTSKIRTS FESTIVAL Platform, Sat 28 Apr, platform- online.co.uk Festival featuring performance, music, art and film. 2018’s lineup includes Turntable by Michael John McCarthy and Red Bridge Arts and exhibitions from Glasgow International 2018.
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