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The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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Festivals
Introducing The Besties! – New Awards at the Edinburgh Festivals
We're announcing a new awards series – produced by Capital Theatres, Premier Scotland, The Skinny and Fest – which promises to celebrate the best of the Edinburgh Festivals Read more »| 28 May 2024 -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 23-30 May: Falastin Film Festival & more
Following a west coast tour, the inaugural edition of Falastin Film Festival makes its way to Edinburgh. Elsewhere, DJ Haram plays The Flying Duck and landmark exhibition Women in Revolt! opens at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Read more »| 23 May 2024 -
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What's On Scotland 16-23 May: Knockengorroch & more
Charming Galloway music festival Knockengorroch kicks off next week with a gorgeous lineup of local and international acts. Elsewhere, Porridge Radio's lead singer puts on a solo gig, and DJ Surusinghe heads to La Cheetah Club Read more »| 16 May 2024 -
Art
Summerhall: Edinburgh arts venue to go up for sale
The owners of Edinburgh’s vital multi-arts hub Summerhall have announced plans to sell the historic building by the Meadows Read more »| 14 May 2024 -
Festivals
Kelburn Garden Party 2024: The Pyramid Stage lineup
Our 2024 Pyramid Stage lineup for Kelburn Garden Party is complete, with Bikini Body, LVRA and rEDOLENT set to headline Read more »| 13 May 2024 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Film Festival will open with Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun
The much-anticipated adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s The Outrun will open EIFF, and the festival also announced that its short film prize will be named in honour of Oscar-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker Read more »| 09 May 2024
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Festivals
Summerhall share 2024 Edinburgh Fringe programme
Summerhall will be bringing another eclectic selection of theatre and performance to Edinburgh this August, as well as some of the coolest club nights around Read more »| 09 May 2024 -
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What's On Scotland 9-16 May: Hidden Door Birthday Party & more
Hidden Door host a 10th birthday bash in the St James Quarter car park this weekend. Elsewhere, there's Arabic pop at Stereo and a new exhibition by Iraqi artist Sukaina Kubba at the DCA Read more »| 09 May 2024 -
Music
Hen Hoose launches Beldina Odenyo bursary
Songwriting collective Hen Hoose is launching the Beldina Odenyo Bursary, created in honour of the musician, singer, poet and Hen Hoose member who passed away in 2021 Read more »| 17 Apr 2024 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Book Festival reveals first events for 2024
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has corralled some hugely popular authors for its new programme The Front List, with Richard Osman, Salman Rushdie and Dolly Alderton among the best-sellers due to appear at McEwan Hall Read more »| 16 Apr 2024 -
Film
How Cinema for Gaza channels cinephilia into activism
More huge names from the film world – including Olivia Colman, Paul Mescal, Tessa Thompson, Spike Lee and Susan Sarandon – join the Cinema for Gaza campaign, which has raised over £90,000 so far Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
Film
GFT's 50th Anniversary Screenings: What to See
The much-loved Glasgow Film Theatre celebrates its 50th anniversary with a wide-ranging programme of screenings, including double bills, modern classics, arthouse favourites, late-night cult movies and special 35mm and 70mm presentations Read more »| 03 Apr 2024 -
Film
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2024: The Award Winners
Annabel Moodie’s empathetic Friends on the Outside takes the top prize in Glasgow Short Film Festival’s Scottish Competition while Saleh Kashefi's And How Miserable is the Home of Evil won the Bill Douglas Award for Best International Short Film Read more »| 26 Mar 2024 -
Art
Scottish cultural workers announce their boycott of Israel
Many of the biggest names in Scotland's cultural community – Young Fathers, James Kelman, Darren McGarvey and Kathryn Joseph – have united in opposition to the ongoing atrocities in Gaza with a boycott of Israel Read more »| 22 Mar 2024 -
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What's On Scotland 29 Feb-7 Mar: Under the Olive Tree & more
This week we look ahead to the Palestinian solidarity event and fundraiser Under the Olive Tree, anniversary exhibitions at Fruitmarket and Collective, and creative moving image work at Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival Read more »| 29 Feb 2024