Before 9pm, Music | Events

Southside Festival

Live music, dance, art, kid's entertainment, stalls and food.

Queen's Park Recreation Ground, Glasgow

Sun 19 May

Free

12:00 – 18:00

Celtic Fiddle Festival

Traditional fiddle music from Scotland, Ireland and Brittany by the established band consisting of Kevin Burke, Christian Lemaitre and Andre Brunet.

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The outrageous, unforgettable, legendary La Clique returns to Brighton with an array of dangerously charismatic characters. A magical show like no other, La Clique was born in 2003 and went on to scoop a host of awards, including an Olivier, before playing to sell-out houses world-wide. Funny, sexy and dangerous, La…

The Spiegeltent, Brighton

Sun 19 May

£20 (£17) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

21:00 – 22:30

Tue 21 May

£20 (£17) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

21:00 – 22:30

Wed 22 May

£20 (£17) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

21:00 – 22:30

…and 10 more dates until 2 Jun

Gordon Castle Highland Games and Country Fair

Traditional Highland games with events for all the family, from a falconry display and terrier racing to clay pigeon shooting and archery, as well as lots of kids' events and plenty of stalls.

Gordon Castle Estate, Fochabers

Sun 19 May

£7.50 (£5; under 14s £2.50; under 5s free) / 07500 879687

11:00 – 17:00

The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, Jake Bugg and The View

The reformed Stone Roses return to the scene of their legendary 1990 gig with a full support bill of kindred spirits.

Glasgow Green

Sat 15 Jun

£55

16:00

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The Electric Modern, Clubfoot, Warren Cahill

The band from London plays indie-rock.

The Barfly, Camden, London NW1

Fri 14 Jun

£5 / 0844 847 2424

19:00 – 23:00

Edinburgh Zoo Nights

There is no one among us who hasn't wanted to visit the zoo after hours. Just what do all those critters do after dark, anyway? Now's there's a way to find out! The zoo opens its gates for an adults-only extravaganza featuring dancing, music, a champagne and a Pimm's bar, tapas, sushi, BBQ (take a breath) facepainting…

Edinburgh Zoo

Fri 24 May

£20 (Members £17) / 0131 314 0340

18:00 – 22:00

Fri 28 Jun

£20 (Members £17) / 0131 314 0340

18:00 – 22:00

ListLive

Bust out your best moves guys, cos, The List is coming to The Big Smoke for the first of our new monthly nights. ListLive showcases some of the very best up-and-coming and established musical talent from the city and beyond. Tonight has a badass boxing theme and features music from rocky/poppy/bluesy Burning Beaches…

The Monarch, London NW1

Thu 30 May

£5 in advance, £6 at the door / 020 7482 2054

19:30

Happy Ears

Music group for dads and male carers and their little ones, giving mum the chance for a quiet lie in. Ages 0–3.

Calton Centre, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

£5 per session / 07778 117333

10:00 – 10:45

Sat 1 Jun

£5 per session / 07778 117333

10:00 – 10:45

Sat 8 Jun

£5 per session / 07778 117333

10:00 – 10:45

…and 6 more dates until 31 Aug

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells For Two

Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts attempt to recreate one of the most influential albums of the 20th century, live on stage, with just four hands and four feet. Those crazy cats.

City Halls, Glasgow

Tue 28 May

£18–£21 / 0141 353 8000

19:30

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

Mon 27 May

£22 (£20) / 01463 234234

19:30

Grand Opera House, York

Wed 19 Jun

£19–£21 / 0844 871 3024

19:30

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Journey/Whitesnake, Thunder

A co-headlining tour from the American band best known for the hit Don't Stop Believin' and David Coverdale's veteran Middlesbrough-formed hard rockers.

Capital FM Arena, Nottingham

Sat 25 May

£45 / 0844 412 4624

18:30

LG Arena, Birmingham

Tue 28 May

£45 / 0844 338 8000

18:30

Manchester Arena

Thu 23 May

£45 / 0844 847 8000

18:45

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Scottish Opera: The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance was written in a hurry so that Gilbert & Sullivan could open it on Broadway and finally taste those sweet, sweet American royalties, but in spite of its mercenary origin it's one of the best-loved operettas ever written, a crazily sparkling farce with a bumbling but patriotic pirate crew, some…

Bristol Hippodrome

Tue 18 Jun

£14.75–£47.50 / 0844 847 2325

19:30

Wed 19 Jun

£15–£47.50 / 0844 847 2325

Thu 20 Jun

£15–£47.50 / 0844 847 2325

…and 2 more dates until 22 Jun

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

Thu 6 Jun

Prices to be confirmed / 01463 234234

19:15

Fri 7 Jun

Prices to be confirmed / 01463 234234

19:15

Sat 8 Jun

Prices to be confirmed / 01463 234234

14:15
19:15

Edinburgh Festival Theatre

Tue 28 May

£17.50–£74.50 / 0131 529 6000

19:15

Thu 30 May

£17.50–£74.50 / 0131 529 6000

19:15

Fri 31 May

£17.50–£74.50 / 0131 529 6000

19:15

Sat 1 Jun

£17.50–£74.50 / 0131 529 6000

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The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular

The return of the UK's finest Rat Pack tribute night, with classic tunes including 'Under My Skin' and 'Come Fly with Me' and plenty of entertaining between-song patter.

Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay

Sat 31 Aug

£20 / 01803 328385

20:00

Blackwood Miners' Institute

Wed 9 Oct

£20 (£18) / 01495 227206

19:30

Bristol Hippodrome

Thu 25 Jul

£17–£21 / 0844 847 2325

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The Power Cut Choir

Alternative community choir, with a repertoire ranging from Ivor Cutler to Judas Priest via Sleater-Kinney and Talking Heads, gives open rehearsals. All welcome, no audition necessary.

The Roxy 171, Glasgow

Tue 21 May

£3 / 0141 331 1901

19:00 – 21:00

Tue 28 May

£3 / 0141 331 1901

19:00 – 21:00

Revere

Epic indie rock from Revere.

Cargo, London EC2A

Thu 13 Jun

£8.50; £7 adv / 020 7739 3440

With the Hall of Mirrors and Adding Machine.

19:30

King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

Fri 24 May

£6 / 0141 221 5279

With Youth & the Young and The Critters.

20:30

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The Bon Jovi Experience: Bon Jovi Tribute

Bierkeller, Bristol

Fri 20 Sep

£12 adv / 0117 926 8514

20:00

The Cavern, Liverpool

Fri 6 Dec

£10 / 0151 236 1965

20:30

Corn Exchange, King's Lynn

Sat 28 Sep

£19 / 01553 764864

19:30

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…and at 4 other places

Herbie Flowers Jazz Breakfast

Jazz session with the double bassist.

Brighton Dome

Sun 30 Jun

£6.50 inc tea/coffee / 01273 709709

11:00

Sun 28 Jul

£6.50 inc tea/coffee / 01273 709709

11:00

The Famous Spiegeltent & Garden, Brighton

Sun 19 May

£8.50 inc tea or coffee / 01273 709709

11:00

Sun 26 May

£8.50 inc tea or coffee / 01273 709709

11:00

Here And Now: 80s Extravaganza

As part of Falkirk FC's 'Rock the Stadium' weekend comes this throwback concert featuring a massive line-up of 80s groups. The night includes Altered Images, the Real Thing, Curiosity Killed The Cat, Five Star, Paul Young, Midge Ure, T’Pau, and Toyah.

The Falkirk Stadium

Sat 22 Jun

£35–£45 / 01324 618740

17:00

Georgia Mancio Quartet

Mainstream jazz by the singer and band.

Grimsby Jazz At Stamford Club

Wed 22 May

£12; £10 adv / 01472 873730

20:30

The Hawthorne Theatre, Welwyn Garden City

Sun 9 Jun

£13 (£11 on-line and; £8; £5) / 01707 357117

20:00 – 22:30

Swansea Jazzland, St James Club

Wed 19 Jun

£10 ( £7) / 01792 466535

19:30

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Wakefield Sports Club

9 to 5: The Musical

Three office workers get their own back on their lying bigot of a boss and conspire to take over the company, all while singing along to 18 classic Dolly Parton numbers.