Before 9pm, Music, Country

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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.

The Edinburgh Playhouse

Tue 4 Jun

£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014

Wed 5 Jun

£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014

Thu 6 Jun

£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014

…and 2 more dates until 8 Jun

His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

Mon 24 Jun

£15.50–£42.50 / 01224 641122

Tue 25 Jun

£15.50–£42.50 / 01224 641122

Wed 26 Jun

£15.50–£42.50 / 01224 641122

…and 3 more dates until 29 Jun

King's Theatre, Glasgow

Tue 13 Aug

£9.75–£45 / 0844 871 7648

Wed 14 Aug

£14.50–£45 / 0844 871 7648

Thu 15 Aug

£14.50–£45 / 0844 871 7648

…and 2 more dates until 17 Aug

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Diving for Pearls Celebration

For the past nine months, people in Govan have been taking part in creative workshops on themes of migration and shipbuilding; the project was inspired by Elvis Costello and Clive Langer's classic song 'Shipbuilding' and it comes with a ringing endorsement from the song's original singer, Robert Wyatt.

Grand Ole Opry, Glasgow

Thu 20 Jun

Over-18s only

£5 (seniors & unwaged £2.50; no income free) / 0141 445 3718

This fundraising gig features Alasdair Roberts and Friends, the Carlton Jug Band, Lorraine and the Borderlands, Big Hogg and Diving for Pearls Songwriting Group. Part of Scottish Refugee Week.

  • 19:30

Pearce Institute, Glasgow

Sat 15 Jun

Free / 0141 445 6007

A exhibition launch of the materials produced by participants, documentary short film screenings, theatre, dance, music, storytelling and more.

  • 13:00 – 19:00

Kalibre

The band plays country music.

Fred's Place, Mapperley Plains Sports and Social Club, Nottingham

Sun 23 Jun

£4 / 0115 9120735

  • 20:15

Lord Huron, Nataly Dawn

Soulful indie-folk and alternative country performed by the Californian band, in support of its debut album, Ends Of The Earth.

The Deaf Institute, Manchester

Thu 23 May

£8 adv / 0161 276 9350

  • 19:00 – 23:00

Natalie Diamond & Tony Dallas

The husband and wife two-piece performs country music.

Fred's Place, Mapperley Plains Sports and Social Club, Nottingham

Sun 26 May

£4 / 0115 9120735

  • 20:15
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The Jazz Cafe, London NW1

Thu 12 Sep

£10 adv / 020 7485 6834

  • 19:00 – 23:00

Yardbirds Rock Club, Grimsby

Sun 26 May

Phone for prices / 07771 520374

  • 19:00

Dean Owens

The Americana-influenced Scottish singer-songwriter, endorsed by Irvine Welsh and Russell Brand, playing his new album Cash Back (Songs I Learned From Johnny).

Thomas Morton Hall, Edinburgh

Sat 15 Jun

£10 / 0131 529 6185

Part of Leith Festival.

  • 19:30

The MeatMen

Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen.

Maggie May's, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

Free / 0141 548 1350

  • 18:00

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 0141 548 1350

  • 18:00

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 0141 548 1350

  • 18:00
…and 7 more dates until 27 Jul

The Searchers

The Searchers have survived multiple line-up changes as well as a schism of People's Front of Judea-style bitterness, the echoes of which twang across the internet to this day. Longest-lasting original member John McNally leads the band that gave us 'Needles and Pins' and 'Sweets for my Sweet'.

The Mill At Sonning, Reading

Sun 9 Jun

£44 / 0118 969 8000

  • 20:15

Princess Theatre, Torquay

Fri 26 Jul

£18.50–£20.50 / 0870 847 2315

Blueflint

Lady banjo players extraordinaire tour their bluegrass ballads.

Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, Edinburgh

Fri 16 Aug

£12 (£10) / 0131 346 8237

Sat 17 Aug

£12 (£10) / 0131 346 8237

Aros Centre, Isle of Skye

Thu 23 May

£10–£12 (under 16s £6) / 01478 613750

  • 19:00
  • 19:30

Carlisle Folk Club

Fri 7 Jun

£10 / 01228 541799

  • 19:45

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Dana & Susan Robinson

The North Carolina-based duo performs Americana, folk, country and old time mountain music, promoting the album American Hornpipe.

Dartford Folk Club, Dartford Working Mens Club

Tue 18 Jun

£6–£8 / 01322 222553

  • 20:30 – 23:00

Lyceum Folk Club, Newport

Thu 14 Nov

£2 / 07966 754366

  • 20:30

The Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons 40th Anniversary Celebration

A celebration of the music of Gram Parsons, marking 40 years since the country rock pioneer's untimely and, according to rock'n'roll legend, unseemly death, which features Canadian duo Madison Violet, Roddy Hart, Ben Glover, country choir The Parsonage and The City Sinners.

Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow

Sun 6 Oct

£15 / 0141 357 4000

Part of Glasgow Americana.

Hayden Allen Duo

Country covers twosome.

Fred's Place, Mapperley Plains Sports and Social Club, Nottingham

Sun 16 Jun

£4 / 0115 9120735

  • 20:15

Solid Gold Country Legends

A must for all straw-chewin', hoe-downin' country nuts, with a mix of old and new country hits, all of which have achieved gold sales.

Gaiety Theatre, Ayr

Sun 29 Sep

£18.50 (£17.50) / 01292 288235

  • 19:30
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Stacie Collins

The American blues-rock vocalist performs rock'n'roll with a bluegrass influence alongside her band.

Bootleggers, Kendal

Sun 26 May

£10; £8 adv / 01539 723824

  • 18:00

The Diamond, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Mon 27 May

£7 ( £6) / 01623 456617

  • 19:00

Talking Heads, Southampton

Fri 31 May

£8 adv / 023 8067 8446

  • 20:00

Steve Earle & the Dukes

Over-14s show. A welcome return for the talented troubadour and sometime actor, most recently seen performing in post-Katrina drama Treme.

Colston Hall, Bristol

Fri 24 May

£29.50 / 0117 922 3686

  • 19:30

The Limelight, Belfast

Sun 2 Jun

£33 / 028 9032 5968

  • 20:00

O2 Academy, Glasgow

Thu 30 May

£27.50 / 0844 477 2000

Support from The Mastersons.

  • 19:00

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Stewart MacLennan

Guitarist and singer-songwriter from Texas with a collection of eclectic tunes.

Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

Free / 0131 225 2131

  • 18:45 – 21:30

Tony Clark's Jazz Sunday

Tony Clark plays jazz, blues country and Americana.

The Spotted Cow, Bristol

Sun 26 May

Phone for prices / 0117 963 4433

  • 15:00 – 19:00

Sun 2 Jun

Phone for prices / 0117 963 4433

  • 15:00 – 19:00

Sun 9 Jun

Phone for prices / 0117 963 4433

  • 15:00 – 19:00
…and 7 more dates until 28 Jul

Congress Theatre, Cwmbran

Fri 31 May

£16 ( £14; £14) / 01633 868239

  • 19:30

Kings Theatre, Southsea

Thu 13 Jun

£18.50 (Children £16.50; £16.50; £16.50; £16.50; £15.50 OAP) / 02392 828282

  • 19:30

Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield

Tue 11 Jun

£17.50 (£15.50) / 01246 345222

  • 19:30
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American Routes

Country covers band.

Fred's Place, Mapperley Plains Sports and Social Club, Nottingham

Sun 25 Aug

£4 / 0115 9120735

  • 20:15

Ann Breen

Irish country music by the singer from Downpatrick.

Pavilion Theatre, Great Yarmouth

Fri 18 Oct

£16 / 01493 662832

  • 19:30

Princess Theatre, Hunstanton

Sun 6 Oct

£12.50–£16.50 / 01485 532252

  • 19:30

Anna Coogan, Dennis Ellsworth, Mc Hansen

Americana, country and roots singer, originating in Seattle, Washington.

Institute, Colchester

Fri 12 Jul

£12.50; £11 adv / 01376 571775

  • 20:00

Anushka Jagtiani, Rachael Sage, Mallie, Zoe Hazel

Folk and country by the singer-songwriter who comes from Mumbai.

The Troubadour, London SW5

Tue 9 Jul

£6 / 020 7370 1434

  • 20:00 – 00:00

Arthur Gun, Stone Thieves, The Distant Skies, Liam Rowlands

Alternative rock with an element of country by the four-piece band from London.

The Horn, St Albans

Thu 20 Jun

£6; £4 adv / 01727 853143

  • 20:00
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