Scottish Live Music Highlights: June 2022

In the world of live music, June quite literally has something for everyone, from festivals in fields to huge stadium and arena shows via local artists launching their debut albums in 100 capacity venues. The festivals this month are plentiful, with the family-friendly Eden and Solas festivals taking place on the second and third weekends respectively. Hidden Door’s arts and music festival returns to Edinburgh this month too, taking over the Old Royal High School on Calton Hill (9-18 Jun), while creeping into July, Kelburn Garden Party comes into full view (1-4 Jul). Once again, we’re programming the Pyramid Stage this year – pick up this month's magazine to find out about our 20-strong lineup made of up and coming Scottish acts, from Bemz to Kapil Seshasayee via Maranta and Free Love.

Local shows are in abundance this month. The undeniably talented Lizzie Reid plays three nights at The Glad Cafe (1-3 Jun), while Theo Bleak celebrates her gorgeous debut EP Fragments with shows at Sneaky Pete’s (2 Jun) and SWG3’s Poetry Club (4 Jun). Also in Glasgow, rapper Tzusan plays a free show at Bloc (14 Jun), with support from the excellent Philomenah. Back at Sneaky’s, Broken Chanter plays on 9 June while Katherine Aly launches her debut album on the 17th. Staying in Edinburgh, Aberdeen’s The Little Kicks play Voodoo Rooms (18 Jun), Nicole Cassandra Smit launches her debut album at La Belle Angele (26 Jun) and Andrew Wasylyk plays Summerhall (30 Jun).

Huge shows are in abundance this month, too, with Harry Styles talking over Ibrox Stadium on 11 June. Billie Eilish (14 Jun) and Alanis Morissette (19 Jun) play the OVO Hydro; 50 Cent (14 Jun) and Biffy Clyro (25 Jun) play The Big Top at Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre; Green Day finally play That. Show. at Bellahouston Park (29 Jun) before Red Hot Chili Peppers bring a ridiculous lineup (support comes from Thundercat and Anderson .Paak) to the same park a couple of days later (1 Jul).

On 3 June, there's Bloc Party at the Barrowlands. Also at the Barras, catch hip-hop heavyweights Killer Mike and El-P, aka Run the Jewels (4-5 Jun), quirky New Yorkers Parquet Courts (15 Jun), and Sharon Van Etten (21 Jun). Riot grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill land at Glasgow’s O2 Academy on 12 June, a venue which later in the month also welcomes Nine Inch Nails (15 Jun), Jessie Ware (22 Jun) and TLC(!!) (26 Jun); in Edinburgh’s O2 Academy catch Beck (14 Jun).

Back in Glasgow, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah play CCA (2 Jun), Yama Warashi plays The Hug & Pint (14 Jun) and Mannequin Pussy play Broadcast (26 Jun). The Avalanches (20 Jun) and Snail Mail (24 Jun) both stop by QMU, while Peaches (13 Jun), Battles (21 Jun), Tirzah (23 Jun) and Injury Reserve (29 Jun) all play SWG3, all the while Edinburgh welcomes the likes of Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever to The Liquid Room (5 Jun), The Damned to Assembly Rooms (15 Jun) and St Vincent to Usher Hall (28 Jun). [Tallah Brash]