What's On Scotland 18-24 Jun: TRNSMT & more

We love a music festival, and we also love a music festival right on our doorstep. Taking over Glasgow Green this weekend, from 19-21 June, is Scotland's biggest music festival TRNSMT, with a packed lineup of bands and musicians.

Kicking things off on the main stage on Friday are indie pop outfit Wolf Alice, with the likes of Kasabian, The Last Dinner Party, English Teacher, CMAT and Jacob Alon appearing throughout the weekend. There are still day and weekend tickets left and the weather is meant to be...good? What more could you want.

Scandal.gla x Stereo: Six Sex
Stereo, Glasgow. 20 Jun, 11pm
Glasgow queer clubbing institution Scandal.gla welcomes Six Sex to their June night. A major rising star in the dance music scene, Argentinian electronic musician and producer Six Sex draws influence from and brings new life to the Latin American perreo tradition. Image: Catalina Jacobo.

Katie Paterson: Afterlife
Collective Gallery, Edinburgh. 19 Jun-6 Sep
Originally commissioned for the Folkestone Triennial 2025, this exhibition by Katie Paterson features almost 200 amulets made from materials sourced from endangered landscapes, considering ideas of protection, ecological fragility and care. Image: Courtesy of the artist and Creative Folkestone. Exhibition Design by Zeller & Moye, fabrication by Silvan Studio. Photo by Thierry Bal.

Rotten Work + The Game of Life
Dundee Rep, Dundee. 19-20 Jun, 7:30pm
Two dance pieces premiere in this celebration of 40 years of Scottish Dance Theatre. Emilie Leriche’s Rotten Work explores intimacy through slow-burn choreography, while Edouard Hue’s The Game of Life employs frenetic movement to examine ideas of identity formation. Image: Genevieve Reeves.

Revolution Days
Studio Theatre, Edinburgh. 19-20 Jun, 7:30pm
Following Samira, a Scottish aid worker determined to make a difference, and based on real life experiences and testimonials, Revolution Days looks at the legacy of the Arab Spring 15 years on, and at the reality of war and aid work across different communities. Image: Sally Jubb.

↪ Arooj Aftab with London Contemporary Orchestra
Usher Hall, Edinburgh. 24 Jun, 7pm
Blending together jazz, minimalism and South Asian classical traditions, Pakistani musician Arooj Aftab’s compositions are presented on a brand new scale on this tour alongside the London Contemporary Orchestra, lending a cinematic quality to her intimate soundscapes. Image: Luisa Opalesky.

→ DRIP Pride
People's Leisure Club, Edinburgh. 19 Jun, 11pm
It's Pride in Edinburgh this weekend and there's an embarrassment of queer party riches to choose from. Iconic Glasgow party DRIP sets up in the capital, welcoming London techno queen Reenie to the fold.

→ Uprising: Tahmima Anam on fiction and rebellion
Lighthouse Bookshop, Edinburgh. 23 Jun, 7pm
Tahmima Anam's latest book Uprising follows a story of rage and resistance among a group of sex workers working on a floating brothel in Bangladesh. Find her in conversation with Lighthouse Bookshop's Noor Hemani.