Coming Round for T: Week Two

Week two is upon us, promising sell-out performances, comeback tours, one-hit-wonders, one-man-bands and emergent talent. Breakthrough artists and indie and pop veterans alike grace venues as diverse as the city's largest stadia to smaller club venues.

Kasabian play Corn Exchange on the 14th, selling out the high-capacity venue, which they will no doubt storm with swagger. Counting none other than Britpop's mainstay Noel Gallagher amongst supporters, the band is comfortably anchored on the UK indie revival scene.

Loveable, Stateside-born and based The Dandy Warhols are Tennent's exports at this year's T. A cult hit since the nineties, the band have seen their international profile soar in recent years, largely due to one of the millennium's grooviest tunes Bohemian Like You. Their intimate set at the Liquid Room on the 18th provides a rare chance to see a high profile band up close and personal. Expect tickets to go underground for this one.

Relative newcomers the Fratellis are enjoying outstanding success a month shy of the release of their debut, anticipated this September. Notwithstanding this, Edinburgh's Liquid Room date (17th) is an instant sell-out. Largely banking on the success of their EP of the same name released in April, their appeal is a testament to the quality of their material. This is a band with sticking power: one to watch in upcoming tours. Also in high demand on the same day, Starsailor's four take the floor of the Corn Exchange, where Pop veterans The Beautiful South also play on the 12th. The familiar faces are back to attempt to tell us why, despite all street signs to the contrary, this could be Rotterdam or anywhere.

Also on offer are the infectious melodies of Nizlopi, who penned the Christmas 2005 hit The JCB song, kicking off week 2 with a set at The Liquid Room. This venue, along with Cabaret Voltaire, provides selected affordable concerts in a more intimate setting. Cab Vol plays host to Little Man Tate, on the 14th. If ever there was a chance to see a great band at bargain-bucket prices, this is it, school night disregarded.

So far avoiding mainstream fame, Michael Franti plays his earnest mix of socio-political acoustic funk alongside one-man-band Xavier Rudd, at the Corn Exchange on the 16th. Other hidden gems include Quinn, fresh from the Wickerman festival and riding on the success of their debut 'Luss'.

There's something for everyone at this year's fringe, with those teetolling on the Tennent's endorsed programme able to discern from a whole range of other genres, with careful survey of many compendia available on the fringe, International festival, Jazz, and Classical festivals. The Wainwrights (Martha and Loudon III) play either side of this week, though sadly no Rufus this year.

Impromptu performances are to be had nightly at the infamous Spiegeltent, making another return to its cosy site in George Square gardens. Other marquees on the Meadows are set to host a similar affair. Also, not to be forgotten are the often-underrated countless buskers and street performers you've already been tripping over during week 1, major contributors to the festival bustle. Let the magic begin.