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Jenny Wallace: It’s nearly September, so the assumption is that the festival gear (minus the wellies, apparently they’re going to be handy for quite some...
Music | Live Review
Ally Brown: Strangely, but thankfully, the Wickerman Festival near Dumfries is a Friday-Saturday weekender, not a Saturday-Sunday affair. That's fortunate because...
Lifestyle | Heads Up | Preview
Jenny Wallace: With low-cost flights shuddering off from airports around the country, it’s forgivable – if saddening – that most of us forget the s...
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Claire Brunton: The phrase 'luxury camping' has traditionally proved to be a bit of an oxymoron. While many enjoy getting down and dirty with nature, 'roughing it' ha...
Claire Brunton: The West End, Glasgow's most fashionable address since the 1800s, may not be regarded as the best place to visit when in need of a cheap but entertain...
Music | Feature | Live Review | New Blood
Alexis Somerville & Finbarr Bermingham: The Great Escape: billed by organisers as “Europe’s leading festival for new music”. 300 bands, 34 venues, 3 days (well, it’s ...
Music | Clubs | Preview
Chris Duncan: Exit Festival celebrates its ten year anniversary this July and will host over 600 performances across 25 stages within the cobbled streets surroundin...
Clubs | Feature
Emma Kilday: Ask many folk in Scotland about music festivals in their homeland and the first response you’re likely to receive (aside from inevitable mutteri...
Comedy | Preview
Edward Whelan: Scotland might not be the biggest of countries but if you live a fair distance from Glasgow or Edinburgh you might feel a bit distanced from the centr...
Lifestyle | Music | Heads Up | Preview
Stef McLaughlin: This year, Big In Falkirk will be held on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 May, and the event has an extra special program this year in celebration of its 10th...
Stef McLaughlin: Te POOKa, the performing arts charity, will hold the April Fools Festival for the next two weeks (1 April – 14 April) at the Big Red Door in Edi...
Ali Maloney: Instal festival has become, for those in the know, one of the most important musical events in the calendar to hear thrilling music from around the gl...
Chris Duncan: Snowside Festival Nassfeld, Austria If your New Year's resolutions include the vow to enjoy yourself a little more, then let us make a suggestion. L...
Euan Ferguson: Winters in Scotland are tough. We all sometimes need something to help us through these miserable, wet months. So imagine this: waking up in rolling, ...
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Alastair Roy: The Africa in Motion festival comes to Edinburgh for its third year, showcasing film from around the continent, free from BBC news reports and ranting...
