This weekend, Music

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Fantoosh!

The light-hearted dinner show celebrates Scottish history, told through live music, performance and film.

The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

Sun 23 Jun

£55 including four-course dinner (Children £30; under 3s free) / 0131 556 4270

  • 20:00 – 22:30

Headingley Enterprise And Arts Centre, Leeds

Sat 22 Jun

Phone for prices / 0113 275 4548

  • 11:30 – 13:00

Forget The Down, Chinese Missy, Kinky Wizzards, I Am Super Ape

Indie-rock by the four-piece band who come from London.

Dublin Castle, London NW1

Sat 22 Jun

£7; £5 adv (£5) / 020 7485 1773

  • 19:30 – 02:00

The Glitter Band, Paperlace, White Plains, Tony Burrows

Classic glam and pop-rock from the band famous in the 1970s.

King George's Hall, Blackburn

Sat 22 Jun

£20–£22 (£18–£20) / 01254 582579

  • 19:30

A History of Jazz in Under an Hour

A whirlwind trip through the story of jazz, blues and swing from Richard Michael on piano, Colin Steele on trumpet and Gordon Mcneil on sax performing live exerts to bring the history alive. To be broadcast on BBC's Radio Scotland's The Jazz House.

City Halls, Glasgow

Sat 22 Jun

Recital Room

Free (but ticketed via City Halls) / 0141 353 8000

Part of Alive With Music!.

  • 18:00
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Krunk Fiesta 2013

A one-day event of alternative and experimental music. Acts appearing include, Renegade Brass Band, Bobby Conn, Melt Yourself Down, Dogshow and Lunar Module.

Kazimier, Liverpool

Sat 22 Jun

£10 adv / 07718 933164

  • 15:00

Limehouse Lizzy: Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy Tribute, The Formula

Glam-rock and metal covers in tribute to the band.

The Robin 2, Wolverhampton

Sat 22 Jun

£14; £12 adv / 01902 401211

  • 19:30

Magic of Motown

Tribute to the sweet soul sounds of Motown starring the supremely-talented Magic of Motown band, with hits made famous by the Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves and more.

Lighthouse: Poole's Centre for the Arts

Sat 22 Jun

£17.50–£22.50 / 0844 406 8666

  • 19:30

Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

Sun 23 Jun

£22.50 / 023 8071 1811

  • 19:30

Melt Yourself Down

Exciting new jazz punk combo featuring ex-members of the supreme Acoustic Ladyland.

Kazimier, Liverpool

Sat 22 Jun

£10 / 07718 933164

  • 15:00

Moxters Of Rock

A weekend of 15 rock cover bands ranging from Greendate to Mentallica to Led Into Zeppelin.

The Victoria Bikers Pub, Coalville

Sat 22 Jun

£30 weekend; £10; £30 weekend; £25 / 01530 814718

  • 12:00
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Peter Mylett

The singer-songwriter and musician from Newport, County Mayo, now based in Manchester, performs country and folk songs.

Irish World Heritage Centre, Manchester

Sat 22 Jun

Phone for prices / 0161 205 4007

  • 21:30

The Primitives, BMX Bandits, Brilliant Corners, Popguns, Blue Orchids Mighty Mighty, 14 Iced Bears, The Wolfhounds, Yeah Yeah Noh

The Coventry-founded group, now reformed as a four-piece, performs its new wave and indie-pop hits including Crash and Way Behind Me.

229 The Venue, London W1W

Sat 22 Jun

£20 adv / 020 7323 7229

  • 18:30 – 03:00

The Proclaimers

The brothers Charlie and Craig Reid and their band, best known for the songs I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) and Letter From America, play folk rock and pop from the album Like Comedy.

Embassy Theatre, Skegness

Sat 22 Jun

£26 / 0845 674 0505

  • 19:30

The Quickfires, Points Inaudible, Flicker, The Lunar Pilots

The three-piece based in Chelmsford performs lively indie-rock songs.

Chinnery's, Southend-on-Sea

Sat 22 Jun

£3 / 01702 467305

  • 20:00

RCS Junior Conservatoire Orchestra

The RCS Junior Conservatoire maintains a group of ensembles of younger players, which give regular concerts.

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow

Sun 23 Jun

Stevenson Hall

£9.50 / 0141 332 5057

  • 19:30
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Rhiannon & Harry

Acoustic covers from the duo.

The Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich

Sat 22 Jun

£2 / 01473 601902

  • 20:00

Rose Royce, Crown Heights Affair, Sugarhill Gang, Fonda Rae

Classic soul and R&B by the American band, famous for the songs Car Wash and Wising On A Star.

The Coronet, London SE1

Sat 22 Jun

£39.50–£46.50 adv / 020 7701 1500

  • 19:00 – 03:00

Sankara, Noterminus, Ryan James

The four-piece band plays psychedelic folk-rock, power pop and 1970s influenced rock'n'roll with soulful vocals.

The Tunnels, Bristol

Sun 23 Jun

£10 adv / 0845 177 0801

  • 19:30

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

Sat 22 Jun

£15–£47.50 / 0844 847 2325

St Magnus International Festival

A prestigious music festival that brings international orchestras, recitalists, theatre and literature to the Orkney Islands for a week around Midsummer and is renowned for its unique blend of world-class performance and community participation. 2013 promises folk tales, myths and legends and a celebration of the explorer…

Various venues, Orkney

Sat 22 Jun

Times & prices vary (£6–£20) / 01856 871445

Sun 23 Jun

Times & prices vary (£6–£20) / 01856 871445

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Stuart Michael Burns

New Yorker who began playing during the great folk revival of the 60s.

Wee Folk Club, Edinburgh

Sun 23 Jun

£5 / 0131 557 2976

  • 19:30

The Valkarys, Frantic Chant and The Green Tambourine Band

Sixties style rock'n'roll from The Valkarys.

Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh

Sat 22 Jun

£5 / 0131 229 1442

  • 19:00

The West End Men

  • Directed by: Mitch Sebastian

Some of the West End's most popular male performers, Lee Mead, Glenn Carter, Stephen Rahman Hughes, David Thaxton and Matt Willis star in this musical theatre concert which features a number of well-known songs and show tunes. Special guest star Kerry Ellis, of Wicked and We Will Rock You fame, also performs. Directed by…

Vaudeville Theatre, London WC2R

Sat 22 Jun

£20–£65 / 0844 412 4663

The Who

Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend lead the seminal rock and mod band, known for Pinball Wizard, Magic Bus and My Generation, as it plays the double album Quadrophenia in its entirety.

Manchester Arena

Sun 23 Jun

£60–£70 / 0844 847 8000

  • 18:30

York Youth Music Festival 2013

A showcase of the musical talents of young people in York.

Grand Opera House, York

Sat 22 Jun

£6 / 0844 871 3024

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