Music, Indie

Affectionately known as 'Mo Fest', this annual event in the colourful town of Montrose offers band nights, ceilidhs, big names on stage and a campsite.

Mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night hosted by Chris FAST (FASTpunkclub) and Big Gus (the Go-Go).

Pop, rock and indie showcase featuring Saturday headliners The Wanted with Union J and topping the bill on Sunday is Jessie J and Lawson.

Ghosts of the past and present collide through video and sound technology in this evening-long project from the internationally renowned Brooklyn-based Bang on a Can All-Stars, an electric chamber ensemble that brings together some of the world’s most adventurous musical thinkers. The Field Recordings project looks back…

Acoustic punk troubadour and band, described as 'Billy Bragg meets Lemonheads'.

Rock, indie and electro festival with headliners Basement Jaxx, Primal Scream and The Charlatans, plus Public Enemy, I Am Kloot, Mystery Jets, Lightning Seeds, Seasick Steve, British Sea Power, Johnny Marr and many more. The festival also features The Academy in association with the University of Cumbria – a series of…

Indie rock trio from Glasgow.

The current line-up of The Charlatans comprises vocalist Tim Burgess, guitarist Mark Collins, bassist Martin Blunt, keyboardist Tony Rogers and drummer/percussionist Jon Brookes. The line-up has changed since their formation in 1989, with former members including guitarist John Baker and vocalist Baz Ketley, who both left…

The award-winning four-piece from Manchester performs indie-rock from the third studio album, Anna.

Lovelorn acoustic laments from the Milton Keynes-based singer-songwriter.

Folk rock and indie showcase headlined by Vampire Weekend on Friday and hosts Mumford & Sons on Saturday, with performance over the weekend from The Vaccines, Mystery Jets, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit and The Very Best Soundsystem.

The band plays indie covers.

The multi-platinum selling four-piece from Las Vegas, led by vocalist and keyboard player Brandon Flowers, plays anthemic indie-rock in support of the album Battle Born.

Heriot-Watt students present the fruits of their Natural Selection Brewing project: a new beer called Origin. Also featuring live music.

Over-15s show. Ramshackle indie godheads The Pastels play songs from their new album Slow Summits. With support from fellow indie veterans The Wake.

London's rock'n'roll mod night comes to Scotland.

The band plays rock and indie covers.

The ban performs indie and alt-rock covers.

Lo-fi torch songs from Chicago songwriter Owen Ashworth, formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.

Indie, emo and screamo line-up from the States and Scotland.

The four-piece from Yokohama, Japan, performs alternative rock and indie-rock to promote the album Landmark.