Local Takeover @ The Assembly, 11 Aug

We at The Skinny know how to throw a party. We’ve bagged the newest outdoor venue to hit Princes Street Gardens, The Assembly, to show the festival visitors what we do best: quality, variety and supporting the local scene. If you haven’t yet chanced an encounter with Gamma Ray’s Freaky Brides, meet a rampant performance troupe of ladies who purport to “rock the cock of the dance floor.”

Expect further flamboyance from ECA’s 2010 performance costume graduates, but don’t panic – if this succession of visual feasts leaves you feeling slightly underdressed, Gemima will be on hand to smear you in face paint. Bargain Harold and I-Tallah Disco usually stretch their repertoire from indie and electro to dubstep and 90s dance. They’ll be followed later by house and electro producer Anarkid getting serious with pleasantly uneasy fidget beats. Headliner Hostage is worth clocking for his big, bassy party tunes, but he is a man of further talent, as evidenced by his pledge to “DJ whilst juggling swords on a unicycle and doing a monologue about my fanny.” Clever guy.