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The Summer Set
19:00 – 23:00, £10O2 Academy, 11-13 Hotham Street, Liverpool, L3 5UFArizona-based five-piece making breezy pop rock – often seen touring with the likes of Yellowcard and Hey Monday, but heading out on their own for a UK-wide tour.
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Steve Earle
19:00 – 22:00, £17.50O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, Glasgow, G5 9NTThe stellar country-rocker tours his new album, Burnin' It Down, backed by his electric live band The Dukes.
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Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash
19:30 – 23:00, £13.50Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1NQFounding original member Martin Turner performs a selection of Wishbone Ash favourites. Rescheduled date.
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Rush
19:30 – 22:00, From £60SECC, Finnieston Quay, Glasgow, G3 8YWCanadian prog rock/metal trio that lag just behind the Beatles and the Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band – out and touring their latest album, Clockwork Angels.
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Camp Stag
19:30 – 23:00, £4The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1LEFollowing on from their gig supporting Adam Green and Binki Shapiro at the Ruby Lounge, Stoke-on-Trent's Camp Stag return with their indie flecked alt-rock.
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Allister
19:30 – 23:00, £10Sound Control, 1 New Wakefield Street, Manchester, M1 5NPPunk rock four-piece from Chicago, one of the first bands to sign up with Drive-Thru Records.
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RNCM Live Sessions: Part 1
19:30 – 23:00, £5Band On The Wall, 25 Swan Street, The Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 5JZShowcase performance for students from the RNCM popular music degree.
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Sugarmen
20:00 – 23:00, FreeThe Dovedale Towers, 60 Penny Lane, Liverpool, L18 1DGNew wave, electronic pop outfit hailing from Liverpool.
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Coasts (Mt. Wolf)
20:00 – 02:00, £6Night and Day Cafe, 26 Oldham Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M1 1JNBristol-based five-piece line-up, touring with their new EP, Paradise – as this title suggests, they make shimmery pop sounds that probably go well with cold cider and a sunny day. We just haven't tested this theory yet, give us time.
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Lucy Spraggan (Frank Hamilton)
20:00 – 23:00, £8King Tut's, 272a St Vincent Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G2 5RLLil Lucy Spraggan, of X Factor fame, now a fully fledged touring musician making 'flop' Ð that's folk meets hip-hop for the uninitiated.
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Tom Paxton
20:00 – 22:00, £24.50The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, Manchester, M50 3AZClassic Americana folk singer/songwriter, a stalwart on the scene since the early 60s Greenwich Village scene.
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The Computers (The Dead Poets, Cuddly Shark)
20:00 – 23:00, £tbcBroadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G2 3LGVisceral and hardcore bluesy punk from the Exeter four-piece, touring with their new album, Love Triangles Hate Squares.
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Mr G's Blues Band
21:00 – 00:30, FreeMatt and Phred's Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1LWPerforming an eclectic mix of instantly recognisable songs that charts the influence of blues on contemporary music.
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Polar Bear Club (Me Vs Hero, Landscapes)
18:30 – 22:00, £10Sound Control, 1 New Wakefield Street, Manchester, M1 5NPAmerican post-hardcore punk bunch formed back in 2005, currently led by vocalist Jimmy Stadt.
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Cosmic Riot (Recovery)
19:00 – 22:00, £6The Cabaret Voltaire, 36-38 Blair Street, Old Town, Edinburgh, EH1 1QREdinburgh-based producer (aka Richard Kennedy) on the house and electro soundscapes.
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Electric Honey Records' Showcase (Young Aviators, Alex Hynes, Harry and The Hendersons, Albert Shakespeare, Wake The President)
19:00 – 22:00, £6Oran Mor, 731-735 Great Western Road, West End, Glasgow, G12 8QXElectric Honey host a special 20th Anniversary showcase, with Young Aviators, Alex Hynes, Harry and The Hendersons, Albert Shakespeare and Wake The President all on the bill.
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Neu! Reekie! (Krystelle Bamford, Stevie Jackson, Admiral Fallow)
19:00 – 22:15, £7Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, The Meadows, Edinburgh, EH9 1QHStellar night of avant-garde poetry, music and film, this time taking in musical performances from Belle and Sebastian's Stevie Jackson alongside the rousing collective rabble of Admiral Fallow, plus myriad other lyrical and literary lovelies.
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Billy Lockett
19:00 – 22:00, £6 adv.Electric Circus, 36-39 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DFNorthampton singer/songwriter skilled on the ol' piano, which he taught himself to play in a basement, aged 8. As you do.
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Lou Hickey (Sisa)
19:00 – 22:00, £8O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JAThe ex-Codeine Velvet singer does her retro-pop thing, celebrating the release of her latest LP, True Love Ways.
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Catalyst
19:00 – 23:00, £6O2 Academy, 11-13 Hotham Street, Liverpool, L3 5UFClassic rock five piece playing tributes to all the classic rock era greats.
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