What's On Scotland 3-10 Jun: Hidden Door & more

Another year, another stunning abandoned venue to explore. This year, Hidden Door is taking over the old Royal High School at the top of Calton Hill, with a gorgeous programme of music, theatre and visual arts ready to be unveiled in its old classrooms and grounds over two long weekends: 9-12 and 16-18 June.

Opening night sees one of Scotland's most exciting indie bands Maranta work in collaboration with visual artist Chell Young, dancer and choreographer Hannah Draper and costume design collective Vomiton, using props and intricate lighting design to take the audience on a one-of-a-kind immersive musical experience through the eyes of an insect. Also crafting immersive music, meanwhile, is electro-pop band Post Coal Prom Queen, whose choose-your-own-adventure space opera Music For Close Contact closes the festival.

Elsewhere in music, Efé, Buffet Lunch and Swiss Portrait take to the festival's various stages, while Club Sylkie and EHFM DJs spin sets. There's also ethereal dance performances from Alan Grieg and Tess Letham, drag physical theatre and puppetry, and visual art flooding the high school's corridors.

Tickets are on sale for individual nights, or you can buy an individual weekend pass or full festival pass here.

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
Lighthouse Books, Edinburgh. 7 Jun, 7pm
Based on the podcast of the same name, Bad Guys is a no-holds-barred revisionist history that challenges assumptions around sexuality by focusing on the villains and baddies of queer history. To celebrate the launch of their long-anticipated book, authors Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller head to Lighthouse Books for a sometimes funny, always fascinating deep-dive into the untold. Image: Florian Hetz.

Run the Jewels
Barrowlands, Glasgow. 4-5 Jun, 7pm
American hip-hop superduo Run the Jewels create political rap that is as unflinching as it is utterly joyous. Having made four studio albums - all released for free - their music is deft and fearless, digging into contemporary politics with a confidence that is matched only by their intoxicating live presence. The best part? You can see them twice in a row this week. Image: Jonathan Mannion.

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Russell Kane's bringing his gut-punch funny, award-winning take on the past two years.

Alan’s back with a brand-new show - nowadays, it’s all about finding happiness in the small things - why be a national treasure when you can be a Regional Trinket?!

Join Jack Dee for an evening of entertainment (food and beverages not included) in his new tour.

JAIVA: Desiree + ButhoTheWarrior
Sub Club, Glasgow. 3 Jun, 11pm
South African house star Desiree heads to Scotland for the first time for a magical set at Sub Club tonight, accompanied by Glasgow's own Butho the Warrior (pictured). Bringing a distinct soul edge to the familiar rhythms of house, her style perfectly complements Butho the Warrior's eclectic, politically infused sets: head on down for some of the best of Afro house. Image: STMC.

They Had Four Years
Generator Projects, Dundee. Until 19 Jun
A more manageable size of degree show, They Had Four Years is Generator Projects' annual celebration of the new wave of Fine Arts graduates emerging across Scotland, featuring newly commissioned work by four handpicked artists. This year, Madeleine Kaye, Gianni Esporas, Melanie Chuaiprasit and Josie Ko are in the spotlight. Image: Ben Douglas.

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After Metamorphosis
Summerhall, Edinburgh. 4-5 Jun, 7:30pm
A genre-bending, balls-to-the-wall adaptation (or continuation) of Franz Kafka’s famed tale of existential transformation, After Metamorphosis uses physical theatre, puppetry, micro-cinema and intricately crafted soundscapes to consider the ecological and political implications of the original story, and the easily collapsible boundaries between humans and their arthropodic counterparts. Image: Andy Catlin.

Scott Caruth + Alex Hetherington: Seen and Not Seen
CCA: Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow. 3 Jun-16 Jul
An exploration of ways of looking and not looking, making visible and neglecting, Seen and Not Seen brings together work by Scott Caruth and Alex Hetherington, exploring how the often voyeuristic medium of the moving image can be used to explores ideas of the gaze. Image: Alex Heatherington.

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Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. 17-19 Jun + Northern Meeting Park, Inverness. 2-4 Sep

Don’t miss Dandelion Festivals: two FREE, three-day celebrations of music, growing, community and ideas in Glasgow and Inverness this summer. Taking over Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow (17–19 June) and Northern Meeting Park in Inverness (2–4 September), the Dandelion Festivals will feature live music from a huge range of artists from Scotland and beyond, engaging talks, inspiring workshops, interactive activities for children, seed and plant giveaways, food and drink and more!

Balkanarama's 15th Birthday Extravaganza
La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 4 Jun, 10:30pm
Celebrate Edinburgh's best Balkan night turning 15 with an appropriately joyful (and chaotic) party. Think non-stop music - everything from gypsy and klezmer to Arab and Eastern European influenced DJs - dancing, puppets, fire (no, really), rakija, glitter, and immense quantities of birthday cake.