What's On Scotland 26 May-2 Jun: Hidden Door & more

Every year, Hidden Door takes over an abandoned Edinburgh building for several days of music, visual arts and sneaking around creepy corridors and basements. This year, they’re setting up shop in the old Scottish Widows building (you know, the sinister looking one next to the Royal Commonwealth Pool): things kick off on Wednesday with a headline set by Brighton punk outfit Porridge Radio and an opening night party with Blue Giant Orkestar and Paradise Palms Records' Jacuzzi General and the Jets, with more music through the long weekend by Highlands art pop artist Josephine Sillars, Edinburgh artist Becky Sikasa and a closing night with Pillow Queens.

Elsewhere there is more late-night performance from the likes of Maranta and Free Love, visual art from Chell Young and Soorin Shin, and spoken word poetry from Andrés N Ordorica, Zaki El-Salahi, Bibi June, and even a market by Creative Edinburgh Makers Market. You can get a festival pass for the whole five days, or tickets for individual days here.  

Owning It
Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh. 26 May, 6pm
Head to Talbot Rice for a special cabaret style evening celebrating Lubaina Himid’s artwork Naming the Money, which responds to the anonymity of the black servants depicted in European art history, with performances from the likes of Sekai Machache and Saoirse Amira Anis. Image: Lubaina Himid, Naming the Money. Courtesy of Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh. Photo: Sally Jubb

Harry Styles
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh. 26-27 May, 5pm
The boy is back in town. Catch Harry Styles on his Love on Tour, uh, tour, celebrating his most recent two albums Fine Line and Harry's House. Expect sequins, open shirts, and hordes of adoring fans (we can't say for sure but it sounds like a safe bet). Image: Lillie Eiger.

Miss Cabbage: Goth Jafar
Stereo, Glasgow. 27 May, 11pm
This week, queer Glasgow club night legend Miss Cabbage and Stereo platform the Scottish debut of Goth Jafar, a rising star in the global DJ scene who emerged during the pandemic and is known for their genre-bending approach, melding pop, trance, techno and k-pop with abandon. Image: Courtesy of artist.

The Beths
Garage, Glasgow. 30 May, 7pm
Charming New Zealand outfit The Beths are known for their simultaneously sunny and surprisingly subversive brand of indie rock, with bright, pop-laden riffs and unapologetically frank and wittily dark lyrics that take in everything from heartbreak to loneliness. Image: Mason Fairey.

↪ GSA MFA Degree Show
5 Florence Street, Glasgow. 1-10 Jun
It's that time of year again, as Scotland's art schools showcase the most cutting-edge and contemporary (literally) of Scottish art. This week sees the opening of the GSA MFA degree show, with stunning sculpture, painting, photography, installation and performance. Image: James Epps.

→ Chloe Petts: Transience
The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh. 28 May, 7:30pm
Fresh(ish, I mean it was ten months ago) off the success of an incredible Fringe run, deadpan and deliriously funny emerging comedy star Chloe Petts is embarking on her first ever UK tour.

→ PPL Presents Tais-Toi
Church, Dundee. 27 May, 10:30pm
Edinburgh techno legends Tais-Toi undertake their first ever Dundee headline show on Saturday. Expect a mix of fast-moving techno and electro, with opening on the night from Dundee DJ and producer P P L.