What's On Scotland 2-9 Jun: Riverside Festival & more

Glasgow's biggest electronic music festival returns to the city's waterside this weekend. Running 3-4 June, Riverside Festival takes over the Riverside Museum for two back-to-back days of dance, techno, house and electronica.

Heading up the dazzling lineup are global electronic music legends Slam, going back to back with Scottish techno wunderkind Frazi.er for a debut collaboration. Also appearing through the weekend are Berlin electronica duo Brutalismus 3000, Glasgow-based Iranian dance DJ Farnaz and afrobeats, house and dancehall producer Plantainchipps (pictured). Weekend passes and day tickets can be bought here.

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Don’t miss Made in Scotland showcase 2023 - an incredible programme of world-class theatre, dance and music from Scotland on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This year, the showcase will feature 18 shows across art forms and genres: from classical, experimental and folk music to new writing, storytelling, gig theatre, contemporary dance and performances for young audiences. To find out more, visit the Made in Scotland Showcase.

Photo: One of Made in Scotland 2023 companies, Tinderbox Orchestra, at their Fringe venue, Edinburgh Central Library. Image. Colin Hattersley

Architecture Fringe
Various venues, across Scotland. 2-18 Jun
Examining how our built environments intersect with ideas of political and social change, this year's Architecture Fringe is themed around (R)Evolution, from an exhibition on queer night spaces in collaboration with Femmergy to a core programme looking at radical planning. Image: Nick Green/Greig Pirrie

EHFM Presents: Finn + Nina Stanger
Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh. 3 Jun, 11pm
Manchester-based DJ, radio wizard and head of record label 2 B REAL Finn heads over the border for his debut in Sneaky’s wee box. Known for his eclectic, wide-ranging taste, expect a mixture of 90s house, garage, and hardcore - everything to get you moving fast. Image: Courtesy of EHFM.

Glass Beams
The Hug and Pint, Glasgow. 3 Jun, 7:30pm
Deliciously strange psychedelia band Glass Beams blend Indian classical influences with eastern scales and kraut, crafting a hypnotic electronica. Their live show vibe is just as trippy and immersive, featuring the quartet donning beaded masks. Image: Courtesy of artist.

ECA Graduate Show 2023
Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh. 2-11 Jun
Spanning across photography, painting, textiles, sculpture, digital media and installation, this year's ECA Degree Show unveils the newest cohort of Scottish artists. As well as the exhibition, there's gigs, an animation screening, and live fashion show. Image: Neil Hanna.

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↪ Haru Nemuri
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. 2 Jun, 7:30pm
Tokyo rocker Haru Nemuri pushes the bounds of musical genre, experimenting with hardcore, rap, and punk to craft a baroque kind of J-pop. Treading the line between nihilism and optimism, her music stays true to the roots of riot grrrl pop.

→ BODYWORK with OOFT! & David Barbarossa
La Cheetah Club, Glasgow. 4 Jun, 11pm
OOFT! and David Barbarossa return to La Cheetah Club for their regular fortnightly Sunday night party, diving deep into their record collection for an eclectic mix of 80s pop, disco and house to get you moving.

→ Motionhouse: Nobody
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. 7 Jun, 7:30pm
Acclaimed dance-circus spectacle Nobody makes its Scottish premiere this week. Seven characters set out on a journey to discover who they are, shadowed by seven crows who voice their inner doubts.