Slint @ ABC

My ticket says "The Barrowlands" and so will yours, but that's not the place to go. Slint's first show in Glasgow since they reformed two years ago - in which they will perform seminal math-rock album Spiderland in full - has been moved to ABC1 on Sauchiehall Street. Spiderland today sounds just like a 1991 album, knowing all that came after it and all that necessitated its emergence - but it's still a good deal more inventive than much that has been offered in the meantime. An undisputed fixture in the alt-rock canon, this is potentially a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see it being performed by its creators. At the ABC bar, glumly mumble your order under your breath, and then scream it - "Two PINTS A' TENNENTS PLEASE!" Go on, it'll be funny. Then we can nod our heads and tap our feet at different times, and be moody and manic all at once. Welcome to Glasgow, Slint! [Ally Brown]