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Opinion: does the Royal Lyceum's new season display a gender bias?
17 May 2013
Critic Hannah McGill takes a look at the theatre's 2013 programme and finds it lacking
Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, Scotland’s largest producing theatre, just announced its 2013–14 programme. Artistic Director Mark Thomson is proud to have mounted ‘in tough times… a season of work that celebrates the inspiration of great thinkers…
The cream of Scottish music to play goNORTH 2013
17 May 2013
The creative industries festival features performances from Alarm Bells, Roman Nose and Fat Goth
Important figures from across the creative industries - and more importantly, a heap of great bands - are once again flocking to Inverness for the annual goNORTH festival. There are over 70 live acts already on the bill, many of whom have already caught…
Disney Pixar’s Monsters University announced for Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013
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16 May 2013
The family film will screen at the festival three weeks before release in the rest of the UK
Edinburgh International Film Festival audiences will be among the first in the UK to see Disney Pixar’s latest offering, Monsters University. The Family Gala 3D screening will take place on Sun 23 Jun in the Festival Theatre, with an exclusive schools…
Travis, Johnny Marr and Hurts announced for T in the Park 2013
26 Apr 2013
Day splits also announced - see which acts are playing when from Fri 12-Sun 14 Jul
Glasgow band Travis have been announced as performers at T in the Park 2013. Having played at the very first T in the Park in 1994 as Glass Onion, they will return to Kinross to take part in the festival’s 20th anniversary, playing on Sat 13 Jul. Travis…
Cannes Film Festival 2013 highlights
25 Apr 2013
Hannah McGill tells us what's worth caring about in this year's Cannes Film Festival line up
What is the Cannes film festival, apart from a beach resort shindig where starlets model frocks, Lars Von Trier winds people up, and headline writers are driven to terrible Cannes/can puns? The film festival was set up in 1946 as a free world rival to…
Admiral Fallow, Emeli Sande and Django Django nominated for Scottish Album of the Year Award 2012
25 Apr 2013
Dam Mantle, The Twilight Sad and Lau also in running for best Scottish album of the last year
Admiral Fallow, Emeli Sande and Django Django are among the artists who are in the running for the Scottish Album of the Year Award 2012. They are part of a longlist of 20 albums, whittled down from over 270 titles by a selection of journalists…
The Cat Empire add UK dates to 2013 World Tour schedule
23 Apr 2013
The ska-jazz collective are touring their fifth studio album, Steal the Light
Melbourne-based ska-jazz collective The Cat Empire will visit the UK on their biggest world tour to date. Celebrating the release of their new album, Steal the Light, the genre-defying band will visit a total of four continents and perform a total of 70…
Fergus Linehan appointed new director for Edinburgh International Festival
22 Apr 2013
The former Director of the Dublin Theatre Festival and Sydney Festival will begin in May
Following much speculation, Fergus Linehan has been appointed as the new director of the Edinburgh International Festival. Linehan has considerable experience in the arts having worked very successfully at the Dublin Theatre Festival in his native…
James and Twin Atlantic announced for Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2013 line-up
18 Apr 2013
The fest will also host The Straits, Noisettes, Admiral Fallow, The Horrors and Dougie Maclean
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival’s 10th anniversary with be headlined by Manchester indie rock band James and Glasgow rockers Twin Atlantic. James, formed in 1982, produced one of the Bella’s most celebrated performances in 2007. 12 studio albums…
Edinburgh Art Festival launches for 2013
16 Apr 2013
Packed programme features talents such as Robert Montgomery, Peter Liversidge and Christine Borland
It’s no small coincidence that as the sun finally appears, the Edinburgh Art Festival has launched its programme for 2013. Colourful and smile-inducing, the programme features great venues, major new solo exhibitions and some enticing new commissions…
Misadventures in Wonderland: All Night Horror Madness
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22 Mar 2013
Our columnist Alice, a self-confessed movie hater, attends a ten-hour horror film marathon
For God’s sake. There are two things I don’t do. One is eat cereal (because pouring milk on things that are crispy is disgusting) and the other is watch films. I’ve never got it. Owning a short attention span but never a DVD player hasn’t…
Rita Ora and Frank Ocean join T in the Park 2013 line-up
22 Mar 2013
Additions include Frank Ocean, Rita Ora, Tyler, The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt
Rita Ora and Odd Future rappers Frank Ocean, Tyler, The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt are among the latest acts announced to perform at T in the Park. Bringing a decidedly hip hop flavour to this year’s festival at Balado, Kinross over the weekend of…
Programme for the Edinburgh International Festival 2013 puts artists and technology centre-stage
12 Mar 2013
Tod Machover, the Wooster Group and Oper Frankfurt among the EIF programme highlights
A crowd sourced orchestral work by boundary breaker Tod Machover is just one of the many highlights of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival programme. Set over three weeks this August, the EIF’s line-up includes an homage to Allen Ginsberg with…
Bwani Junction, Alarm Bells and Honeyblood join forces for Breakout Scotland
12 Mar 2013
The trio form the line-up at The List's first live music event
Edinburgh's Bwani Junction will travel through to Glasgow to join city natives Alarm Bells and Honeyblood for The List's first ever live event at Stereo on Thursday 21 March. London-based promoters Breakout, whose events have showcased the hottest…
Plan B, Alabama 3 and The Futureheads added to line-up for RockNess 2013
1 Mar 2013
The Temper Trap, Joris Voorn, Len Faki, Carl Craig, Nic Fanciulli and more also announced
A new batch of confirmed acts for RockNess 2013 has been announced, with Plan B leading the pack as a headliner. The Temper Trap, Alabama 3, Joris Voorn, Len Faki, Carl Craig, Nic Fanciulli, Netsky Live!, The Futureheads, Mark Henning, Alex Metric, Matt…
Nick Cave and Bad Seeds to tour UK in Autumn 2013
13 Feb 2013
The five date tour, promoting new album Push The Sky Away, will call in cities around the UK
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have announced a short but sweet five date UK tour for autumn, 2013. The band will be playing across October and November after a summer of festival appearances at California's Coachella and Primavera in Spain and…
Jean Grémillon retrospective announced for Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013
11 Feb 2013
The strand will explore the work of the French director, who was a contemporary of Jean Renoir
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced one of the festival’s retrospective subjects: French director Jean Grémillon. The festival has also announced the return of the popular Audience Award. Known for some of the most highly…
Fatboy Slim, Madeon and Steve Aoki added to RockNess 2013 line-up
11 Feb 2013
Julian Bashmore, Skream and Benga, Above & Beyond and more also confirmed
RockNess organisers have announced Fatboy Slim as their ‘very special guest’ in their latest additions to the festival’s already extensive line up. Returning to his spiritual home, he sent this message to his ‘RockNessers’: 'RockNess, I’ve missed…
Biffy Clyro, System of a Down and Fall Out Boy join Reading and Leeds 2013 line-ups
5 Feb 2013
The bands join Eminem, Alt-J, Foals, Jake Bugg, Bring Me The Horizon and Deftones
Reading and Leeds festivals 2013 have announced Biffy Clyro as their newest edition to headline acts. The rock-trio will be joining Eminem in what appears to be a colourful list of headliners so far. As well as Biffy, the festivals have announced…
Headline acts announced for Electric Frog Easter Weekender 2013
31 Jan 2013
Simian Mobile Disco, Todd Edwards and Pan-Pot top a line-up of electronica for the Glasgow mini-fest
This year’s Electric Frog Easter Weekender has confirmed Simian Mobile Disco, Todd Edwards and Pan-Pot as its headliners. The event will be held in Glasgow’s SWG3 and will span the weekend of Sat 30-Sun 31 Mar 2013, running from 6pm-2am on both…
Elton John confirmed to headline at Bestival 2013
31 Jan 2013
The singer joins MIA, Franz Ferdinand, The Flaming Lips, The Knife, Bombay Bicycle Club & The Roots
Bestival organisers have announced today that Elton John will be headlining the notorious Isle of Wight Festival in September 2013. He joins a line-up that features Bestival exclusives MIA and Franz Ferdinand. The festival is celebrating its tenth…
The Who bring Quadrophenia tour to Glasgow's SECC
28 Jan 2013
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend announce special live album tour for June 2013
The Who have announced a UK tour of their album Quadrophenia, which calls in at Glasgow’s SECC on Wed 12 Jun. The surviving members of the band, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, have announced they will be playing the entirety of the iconic mod album…
Eminem to perform in Glasgow in summer 2013
28 Jan 2013
The American rapper will be appearing as part of the new Glasgow Summer Sessions concerts
American rapper Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known as Eminem, has been announced as the first headliner of DF Concerts & Events Glasgow Summer Sessions series of concerts. Eminem will be performing on Tuesday the 20th of August at Bellahouston…
StAnza, Fife Jazz Festival and other events to continue in wake of Byre Theatre's closure
28 Jan 2013
The St Andrews theatre is set to close on Thu 31 Jan; scheduled shows will go on in new venues
The Byre Theatre, St Andrews, is being forced to shut down because of its financial difficulties. The theatre has struggled to cover its costs in recent years, with problems exacerbated with the withdrawal of funding by the former Scottish Arts Council…
Glasgow Film Festival 2013 programme announced
17 Jan 2013
Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing and Henry Coombes' Entre Chien et Loup among highlights
The Glasgow Film Festival looks set to light up the silver screen with a programme that's bigger and (arguably) better than ever before. A stonking 368 events will be showcased in 27 venues across the city, with 57 UK premieres and 6 world premieres…
