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Edinburgh Tours Hitlist

Trainspotting: The Tour This tour steers clear of steam powered transport and instead takes you round the places featured in the iconic film, which naturally includes a fair few drinking establishments. Departs Port o’ Leith, Constitution Street…

Student guide: Clubbing hitlist - Glasgow

David Pollock selects the top ten club nights you cannot afford to miss. OPTIMO Riding the crest of a wave for the best part of a decade now, JD Twitch and JG Wilkes’ Optimo (Espacio), which borrows the aesthetic of early 80s New York nightlife and…

Student guide: Clubbing hitlist - Edinburgh

David Pollock selects the top ten club nights you cannot afford to miss. Residents Hobbes and Erik D’Viking DJ all over town, but the eclectic party night Trouble is still their biggest deal. Diversity is key; since the start of 2007, Rob Da Bank…

List picks - Music

American Music Club, Silver Apples, Meshuggah, Calexico, Stray Cats, Idlewild, Bon Iver, Islay Jazz Festival

Attractions hitlist

KELVINGROVE Kelvingrove It’s touted as ‘Glasgow’s favourite building’ and there are few who would deny the 107-year-old Kelvingrove such status. Created mainly in the Spanish baroque style and long subjected to the myth that it was ‘built the…

Eating Histlist

13th Note Café An institution among music fans due to its intimate basement venue and eclectic jukebox, the 13th Note is also popular for its vegetarian meals. Light snacks are served in the main bar area from noon to 5pm and a wider selection of…

Bars & Pubs Hitlist

The Variety Bar Variety is the spice of life for the scenesters of Sauchiehall street - this is their bar.The interiors are dark and agreeably art deco in style, while a good range of beers and spirits regularly entice post-gig drinkers from the…

Edinburgh Clubbing Hitlist

The Bongo Club One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town, covering everything from drum & bass (Xplicit) to deep dub (Messenger) and all points inbetween. A favourite no attitude club destination. Moray House (G4), 37 Holyrood Road, 0131…

Clubbing Hitlist

Sub Club Alongside the Arches,‘the Subbie’ is the other definitive fixture of Glasgow’s club scene. In many ways it’s the opposite of its much larger counterpart.The place is a sleek, atmospherically compact venue that plays host to some huge weekly…

Edinburgh Eating Hitlist

Where to eat in the capital.

Edinburgh Bars and Pubs Hitlist

Auld Reekie's best drinking spots

Edinburgh Attraction Hitlist

The Castle Museum Edinburgh Castle stands proud as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks and has more than a few historical tales to tell. Castlehill (E4), 0131 225 9846, www.edinburghcastle.gov.uk, open daily 9.30am-5pm, £12 (£9.50), child £6…

Shopping Hitlist

Situated in the east end of the city, the Barras market is a Glasgow institution.Where else on earth could you find vintage gowns jostling alongside happy hardcore CDs? The odd street hawker doing some wheeling-and-dealing only adds to the ambience…

Edinburgh Shopping Hitlist

The Fudge Kitchen Outside this sweetly twee little shop there is usually a big sign inviting you in for free fudge tasting - you probably won’t need asking twice. 30 High Street (F4), 0131 558 1517, www.fudgekitchen.co.uk "> www.fudgekitchen.co.uk…

List picks: Visual art

Arches Live!, Susan Collis, Kate Davis: Outsider, Steven Campbell: Wretched Stars Inflatable Heaven, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, The Lighthouse Architecture Series: Gareth Hoskins Architects, Sister Corita: Power Up

List picks: Books and comics

Christopher Brookmyrem, Ziauddin Sardar, Annie Proulx, Janice Galloway, David Simon, John Wagner, Alan Grant

List picks: Comedy

The Mighty Boosh They're sold out to heck, so if you have a precious ticket, hold it as tightly to you as you would were it the Ruby of Kukundu. That's a Boosh reference right there for you. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 11 & Fri 12 Sep; Pavilion…

List picks: Days out

Licence Pending Reliably good spoken word/ performance/music/live art/cabaret night run by a troupe of young Glasgow-based spoken word artists. This month, Martin O'Connor muses on masculinity, and live art duo Molly & Me make an appearance. Tron…

Hitlist: Kids

The Echo Chamber and We All Fall Down Two top notch shows from En Masse Theatre. Journey down into the dark, damp vaults beneath Edinburgh’s Old Town in The Echo Chamber or learn about the colourful characters in two plague-ridden villages in We All…

Hitlist - Music

The best gigs this fortnight

N*E*R*D Justin Timberlake guested at their Scottish debut in 2003 after the MTV Music Awards and while this night might not have the trouser-snake in tow, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams most certainly have what it takes to throw down a platinum hip hop…

Hitlist: Dance

Deca Dance 2008 A stunning retrospective of works by choreographer, Ohad Naharin and his incredible Batsheva Dance Company. Take your non-dance loving friends and convert them. Edinburgh Playhouse, 473 2000, 28–30 Aug, 8pm, £8–£28. Matthew…

Books - hitlist

Anne Enright After winning the Man Booker prize for The Gathering last autumn, the Irish author talks about her latest effort, Taking Pictures, a short-story collection about female lives. 15 Aug, 11.30m, £9 (£7). ] Chuck Palahniuk The creator of cult…