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The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 6-13 Aug: Fringe by the Sea & more
After a year away the Fringe is back, with Fringe by the Sea kicking off a ten-day programme of music, performance, and art. In Glasgow, meanwhile, a new exhibition opens at Tramway and Govanhill International Festival and Carnival is underway. Read more »| 06 Aug 2021 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 30 Jul-6 Aug: Fringe of Colour & more
Fringe of Colour is making a long-awaited return to our small screens, with a bursting programme of performing arts gems packed into two weeks. Elsewhere, Edinburgh Art Festival takes over the city, and HANG brings live hip hop to Glasgow. Read more »| 30 Jul 2021 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 16-23 Jul: Cryptic's Signal-on-Sea + more
Soak up some wild soundscapes along with the sun as Cryptic presents a new sonic installation at Irvine beach called Signal-on-Sea. There's also the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival to look forward to this week and plenty more Read more »| 16 Jul 2021 -
FestivalsFringe mainstays unveil new MultiStory venue
Gilded Balloon, Zoo, Traverse Theatre and Dance Base will join together this August to programme a new open-air festival hub called MultiStory Read more »| 13 Jul 2021 -
FestivalsEIFF 2021 will close with Billy Crystal comedy
The Edinburgh Film Festival will come to a close with a few laughs this year with Here Today, the new comedy written, directed by and starring the legendary Billy Crystal Read more »| 09 Jul 2021 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival reveals 2021 programme
Edinburgh Book Festival returns this August with a hybrid online-offline programme of 250 events featuring authors from around the world Read more »| 06 Jul 2021
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Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 2-16 Jul: Merchant City Festival & more
Merchant City Festival hits the streets of Glasgow once more, bringing gravity-defying circus, physical theatre, and dance to Merchant City's public squares. Elsewhere, SHHE brings their new soundscape to the CCA, and the Alternative Degree Show begins. Read more »| 02 Jul 2021 -
FestivalsFringe of Colour reveal 2021 film programme
Fringe of Colour are back for 2021 with an online programme of films from Black artists and artists of colour Read more »| 01 Jul 2021 -
FestivalsSummerhall unveil 2021 Edinburgh Fringe programme
The independent arts hub have pulled together a programme of live music, theatre and dance for the August festivals Read more »| 01 Jul 2021 -
MusicThe Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award returns
Submissions to The SAY Award are now open and a brace of new categories have been added to the annual music prize Read more »| 30 Jun 2021 -
FestivalsJupiter Rising reveals 2021 lineup
Arts and music festival Jupiter Rising returns to Jupiter Artland with bbymutha, Free Love, Fimber Bravo, Pictish Trail and Lady Neptune included in its music lineup and moving-image work from Alberta Whittle, April Lin and Fastwürms among others Read more »| 24 Jun 2021 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 18 Jun-2 Jul: Dardishi Festival & more
Summer festival season is well and truly upon us, with Arab and North African women's festival Dardishi kicking off today. Elsewhere, there's a subversive ecological programme with Unfix Festival, and the Guerrilla Girls come to Dundee. Read more »| 18 Jun 2021 -
MusicHANG hip-hop & grime conference reveals full programme
HANG – Hip-Hop Aimed Networking with Grime – reveals the lineup for its inaugural event in Glasgow, and announces an open call looking for two emerging artists to perform at its live showcase Read more »| 09 Jun 2021 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 4-18 Jun: Glasgow International & more
The next couple of weeks see Glasgow International finally hit the city's galleries and museums, with over 60 exhibitions and events on. Elsewhere, Buzzcut Festival goes online and there's real life theatre in Pitlochry. Read more »| 04 Jun 2021 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival returns for 2021
Edinburgh Art Festival returns to the city's art spaces this summer with exciting new work (Isaac Julien, Emeka Ogboh, Sean Lynch), retrospectives (Ian Hamilton Finlay, Christine Borland, Karla Black) and the annual Platform showcase Read more »| 03 Jun 2021