Afternoon events, Music, Dance

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Meadowlands Festival

Set in the heart of the beautiful South Downs and boasting outstanding views all around, this music and arts festival will once again take place on the bank holiday weekend within the grounds of Glynde Place, featuring many outstanding international, national and local acts. Music, theatre, comedy, spoken word, art, DJs…

Glynde Place, Lewes

Fri 24 May

£95 / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

RollerStop Summer Launch Party

Get your skates on and roll on down to an extra special RollerStop disco to celebrate their summer season.

SWG3, Glasgow

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 0141 357 7246

  • 16:00 – 22:00

Simply the Best

Lossiemouth's Rock Academy Performing Arts present their summer showcase of dance.

Elgin Town Hall

Sat 29 Jun

£8 (£6) / 01343 813111

  • 14:30 – 17:00

Bananarama

The veteran group led by singing duo Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin, performs its pop and dance hits including Robert De Niro's Waiting…, Love In The First Degree and Venus.

Epsom Downs Racecourse

Thu 4 Jul

£25; £22.50 adv (Children £10; Children £9 adv) / 01372 726311

  • 16:00

Eccentronic presents: Neurovision

Electro-comedy duo Eccentronic (Miss Hypnotique and John Callaghan) enter Eurovision.It’s boom-bang-a-bang to World peace, radical choreography and avant-garde eurodisco. But will you, the jury, be wowed by award-worthy theremin and musical mash-ups from ABBA to Kraftwerk via Croydon Tram, or will they score ‘nul points’?

The Quadrant, Brighton

Sun 26 May

£5 / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Mon 27 May

£5 / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

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Highlands Survival GatheRING

Head out to the wilds of the Highlands for this tribal member gathering, which includes ashram meals, live music and dancing, healing spaces and, of course, the beauty of the north. Camping and van parking is available on site, and the whole family is welcome. Email the organisers for the secret location of this outdoor…

Ben Nevis, Fort William

Fri 21 Jun

£20–£50 for tribe membership (more expensive nearer the date) / 07909 510639

  • 12:30 – 07:00

Iron Eye, Occasional Brass Ensemble

A fusion of contemporary jazz and dance music from the unconventional trio from Cardiff.

Castle Hotel, Brecon

Sun 11 Aug

£8 / 01874 624611

  • 16:45

The London Wonderground Spiegeltent, SE1

Sun 26 May

£8 (under six months free)

  • 15:00 – 15:45

Sun 9 Jun

£8 (under six months free)

  • 15:00 – 15:45

Sun 23 Jun

£8 (under six months free)

  • 15:00 – 15:45
…and 6 more dates until 15 Sep

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

DJ Monski Mouse, brings her high-energy smash-hit parents' and children's dance event for under fives to the Spielgeltent. Monski and her team will have heads and shoulders, knees and toes bopping along to retro dance tracks, pop favorites and funky nursery rhymes. Sold out at the Adelaide Fringe. 'Children were…

Royal Festival Hall, London SE1

Sun 26 May

£8 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) / 0844 875 0073

  • 15:00

Sun 9 Jun

£8 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) / 0844 875 0073

  • 15:00

Sun 23 Jun

£8 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) / 0844 875 0073

  • 15:00
…and 6 more dates until 15 Sep

Oktoberfest

Party like you're in Bavaria, minus the plane fare. Drink the beer, eat the bratwurst, wear the lederhosen and party the night away, stein in hand. There's even a family-friendly Sunday lunch for the kinder.

Assembly @ Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh

Wed 9 Oct

Free Free entrance Wed; Thu, Fri & Sun £5; Sat £10; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032

Thu 10 Oct

Free Free entrance Wed; Thu, Fri & Sun £5; Sat £10; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032

Fri 11 Oct

Free Free entrance Wed; Thu, Fri & Sun £5; Sat £10; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032

…and 2 more dates until 13 Oct

Glasgow Green

Thu 17 Oct

Free entrance Thu, Fri & Sun; Saturday £5; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032

Fri 18 Oct

Free entrance Thu, Fri & Sun; Saturday £5; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032

Sat 19 Oct

Free entrance Thu, Fri & Sun; Saturday £5; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39 / 02032 395032

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The Rays of Sunshine Concert

Big charity pop concert headlined by Rays of Sunshine ambassadors JLS and also featuring Olly Murs, Kimberley Walsh, Angel, Charlie Brown, Flawless and Ruff Diamond.

Royal Albert Hall, London SW7

Sat 6 Jul

£25–£100 / 0845 401 5045

  • 14:15 – 17:30

Rita Ora

The Yugoslavia-born and London-based pop singer performs R&B and dance-pop from her debut album Ora, including the hits How We Do, and Hot Right Now.

Lytham Green, Lytham St. Annes

Sun 4 Aug

£22.50 / 0844 888 9991

  • 17:00

Newbury Racecourse

Sat 8 Jun

£35 / 0870 534 4444

  • 16:00

Tagore Festival

A two-day festival inspired by Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore, including music from Soumik Datta, Flux and Glorious Chorus, a talk by Nitin Sawhney on Ravi Shankar and dance performances from Aakash Odedra and his company.

The Arts at Dartington, Totnes

Fri 28 Jun

Prices vary / 01803 847 070

  • 12:00

Sat 29 Jun

Prices vary / 01803 847 070

  • 12:00

Sun 30 Jun

Prices vary / 01803 847 070

  • 12:00

Tea Dance to Benefit Maggie’s Kirkcaldy

Tea and cake, music and dancing, and all for a very good cause.

Lochgelly Centre

Tue 10 Sep

£7 / 01592 418141

  • 14:00 – 16:00

Transit

Transit is the modern tale of Samantha Applebee, an introverted Englishwoman who finds herself catapulted out of her comfort zone and into a peculiar adventure. A family friendly event (i.e. suitable for all ages).

The Old Courtroom, Brighton

Thu 30 May

£8 (£6) / 01273 917272

Friends 2 for 1 Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Fri 31 May

£8 (£6) / 01273 917272

Friends 2 for 1 Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Sat 1 Jun

£8 (£6) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Sun 2 Jun

£8 (£6) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.