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Glasvegas
19:00 – 22:30, £15The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HEBoom-voiced James Allan and co do their thing ahead of the release of their new LP: cue glacial guitars, heavyweight lyrics and mass audience singalongs.
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Danzig
19:00 – 22:00, £22.50Manchester Academy, Manchester University Students Union, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PR25th anniversary tour for heavy metal bunch, led by the Misfits and Samhain founder, Glenn Danzig.
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KT Tunstall
19:00 – 22:00, £20Oran Mor, 731-735 Great Western Road, West End, Glasgow, G12 8QXMore singalong pop with substance, via Tunstall's trademark earthy melodies and folky guitar, mixed to great pop effect with disco stomp and clever keyboards.
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Poor Things
19:30 – 23:00, £tbcNice 'n' Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G2 3LGThree-piece indie mob in exile from their Perth homeland.
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David Thomas Broughton (Rachael Dadd, Ichi)
19:30 – 23:00, £6 adv.Mono, 12 King's Court, 103 King Street, Merchant City, Glasgow, G1 5RBLoop-based experimental folk singer/songwriter pondering the the difficulties of relationships and emotional awkwardness via song.
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Doldrums
19:30 – 23:00, £tbcBroadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G2 3LGTipped for the top in 2013 by Grimes, Canada's latest electronic sensations combine anthemic indie rock and techno-influenced improv electronics to suitably bloody lovely effect.
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Arcane Corps (The Manic Shine)
20:00 – 23:00, £4Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1NQEdinburgh brutal metal lot, with a heavy twist and a penchant for noisemaking.
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Daniel Bachman
20:00 – 23:00, £5The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1LEThe 22 year old Daniel Bachman will be wandering into town, and likely breaking a few hearts along the way with his mesmeric, psychedelic Appalachia.
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Loom
20:30 – 23:00, £6King Tut's, 272a St Vincent Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G2 5RLScuzzy and invigorating punk rock, just how we like it.
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Fall Against Fate (Kaoss Theory)
21:00 – 01:00, FreeBloc+, 117 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 2SZThe up-and-coming metalcore mob and pals bring maximum riffage, as per.
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James Walsh (Jack Rowberry)
19:00 – 22:00, £12.50 adv.Electric Circus, 36-39 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DFThe Starsailor frontman plays it solo, his enormous yet fragile vocals all well and in place.
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Hugh Laurie
19:00 – 23:00, From £32.50O2 Apollo, Stockport Road, Manchester, M12 6APAKA Dr House, touring on the run up to his second album, Didn't It Rain, which sees the actor/comic/musician ditch New Orleans but stick with the blues.
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Northern Noise Live (Loom)
19:00 – 02:00, £5Trof Fallowfield, 2A Landcross Road, Manchester, M14 6NAThe Northern Noise series returns with the very, er, noisy grunge four-piece, Loom. Complete with DJ sets til 2am.
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Ron Sexsmith
19:00 – 22:00, £25Royal Northern College of Music, 24 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RDThe prolific Canadian singer/songwriter performs songs from his much-admired back catalogue of elegant melancholic pop songs.
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The Minister's Cat (Aaron Wright, Erin Todd)
19:00 – 22:00, £5Sneaky Pete's, 73 Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1JWThe acoustic Edinburgh duo showcase their debut EP, Tales Of You, built on quirky songwriting, flamenco influenced instrumentals and tight vocal harmonies.
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Bags of Rock
19:00 – 22:00, £12Oran Mor, 731-735 Great Western Road, West End, Glasgow, G12 8QXThe former Red Hot Chilli Pipers frontman tours with his band, deftly mixing bagpipes with modern rock'n'roll.
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Pet Shop Boys
19:30 – 22:00, £30Manchester Arena, 21 Hunts Bank, Victoria Station, Manchester, M3 1ARPlaying songs from their latest album, Elysium, and other hits from their 20 year career.
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David Thomas Broughton
19:30 – 22:30, £tbcHenry's Cellar, 8 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BJLoop-based experimental folk singer/songwriter pondering the the difficulties of relationships and emotional awkwardness via song.
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Communion
19:30 – 23:00, £tbcNice 'n' Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G2 3LGBen Lovett (of Mumford & Sons) brings his touring night Edinburgh-way, featuring acts from around the UK.
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