Hot Ticket of the Month: Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Barrowland, 22 July

The downside of a band achieving greatness is most usually to be found in the legions of mediocre imitators that spring up in their wake. Yet despite the so-called post-rock scene having been stagnant for an age, the name Godspeed You! Black Emperor is still enough to make us bristle with excitement.

Sure, the band’s aesthetic may have dated over the years, but there’s only a handful of acts that have the conviction and the control to nail the kind of emotional crescendos that have made GY!BE’s live performances so legendary. With a handy knack for using video projection to underscore the drama of their compositions, we anticipate this being the month’s most intense and cathartic gig experience by a comfortable margin.