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Welcome to MacArts!
MacArts is run by the Duncan MacKinnon Music and Arts Trust - a charitable organisation inspired by the visionary spirit of Dunc Mackinnon, a prominent Borders promoter who brought high profile acts to the Scottish Borders in the 1960s. The Trust was formed to fulfil an ambition to create a state-of-the-art music and arts venue and community space in a disused listed building of historic and architectural significance in the centre of Galashiels with an emphasis on involving everyone in the community ; this space is now known as MacArts. |
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thursday 23rd june
Hit the Road Tour
Three Out Four + Fraser McLean + The Sun Day
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Initiated and run by Scottish Music Centre and funded by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) and PRS Foundation, Hit The Road provides early-stage musicians age 14-19 the opportunity to learn about the live industry before embarking on a professionally managed tour.
Ahead of each tour, musicians attend expert masterclasses, sessions and workshops covering everything from production to performance, royalties and marketing. Hit The Road equips young musicians with the knowledge, contacts and tools necessary to work and crucially, tour within the modern live sector. The initiative has acted as an early stepping-stone in the careers of Scotland’s emerging musicians and songwriters. Three out of Four Three out of Four, from the Scottish Borders town of Galashiels, consists of Sam Johnston and Ryan Hutchison, with a revolving group of session musicians completing the lineup. They’ve supported the likes of wrest and FOREIGNFOX, performed at Stowed Out Festival, Maroon’d Festival, The Belhaven Sessions, Radio Rooms, Marmions Place, MacArts, and collaborated with Borders Youth Theatre. The Sun Day The Sun Day, are a promising young quartet from Aberdeen. They’ve been championed by Amazing Radio, had their music featured on numerous new music playlists on Spotify and released debut EP Sometime Tomorrow earlier this year. Performing across Aberdeenshire including intimate DIY gigs, they’ve support Hit The Road favourites The New Routines as well as These Smiths and The Luka State. Fraser McLean Hailing from Bathgate in West Lothian, Fraser McLean is young songwriter and multi-instrumentalist crafting edgy-pop gems. He’s payed festivals such as Party at The Palace, Pumpherston Music Festival and Live In Livi and supported acts like Callum Beattie and Mark Sharp & The Bicycle Thieves. His brand new single, Air’s Getting Thinner, will be released on 10 June (pre-save HERE). Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £5 TICKETS HERE | Facebook Over 14s (14-17s must be accompanied by an adult over 18) |
FRIDAY 24th june
BROWNBEAR
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Part of Scotland on Tour
Hailing from Ayrshire, in just a few years Brownbear have taken themselves from a band tipped to do big things to selling out headline shows, sharing the stage with the likes of The Libertines, The View, Reverend & The Makers and Michael Kiwanuka. With their debut album 'What is Home?' and a string of sold out headline shows already under their belt, Brownbear are getting ready to hit the live circuit again with brand new material. The first new offering since 2018, ‘Retro’, dropped in March 2020. The band's second album will be released late 2022. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £10+bf Buy Tickets 14+ (14-17s accompanied by an adult 18+) |
SATURDAY 25th JUNE
DRESSED TO KILL (KISS TRIBUTE)
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DRESSED TO KILL go to the nth degree in terms of attention to detail - ALL 4 members are dressed in exact replica costumes, play authentic make and model or exact replica instruments (and have received endorsements from KISS' instrument manufacturers), and spend 2 hours before the show perfecting the look of their respective member - that’s BEFORE spending the following 2 hours moving and sounding exactly like KISS (including the between-song chatter, in character and with authentic New Yorker accents).
COME ALONG IN YOUR BEST KISS FANCY DRESS, PRIZE FOR BEST DRESSED! Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £13+bf ( £15 on the door) Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-16s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
Thursday 30th June
NEW word order - A festival of Words
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New Word Order is a festival of spoken word/literature/ lyrics . Held in an intimate setting this festival will bring you the best of Scottish wordsmiths .
First event will feature: Imogen Stirling Stina Marie Claire (Honeyblood) Vitimin G (aka Gregor McGill) Time: 7.30pm Doors: 7:00pm Tickets: £8+bf General Admission £5+bf Concession / Student Buy Tickets 14+ (14-16s accompanied by an over 18) |
SATURDAY 2nd JULY
CARLA J EASTON + support from Raveloe
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Carla J. Easton is an award nominated singer-songwriter, releasing 4 critically acclaimed albums, writing for Belle & Sebastian and BMX Bandits. Championed by BBC6 Music, she has performed at festivals across the UK and internationally (Pop Montreal, The Great Escape, Celtic Connections, Indiefjord and Pop Cologne) touring the UK with Camera Obscura, The Vaselines and Aidan Moffat.
In 2018, she released the SAY Award Shortlisted 'Impossible Stuff’, produced by Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire/British Sea Power/Leonard Cohen) which featured singles that achieved Record of the Day, Guardian Track of the Week and BBC Scotland Single of the Week. Her third album 'WEIRDO' was released in 2020 via Olive Grove Records - a record that Bandcamp Daily described as “all volume needles buried in the red, glitter bursting from every chorus.” The Line of Best Fit praised its “maximalist” tendencies while hinting that Scotland has found its own answer to the pop titans Carly Rae Jepsen and Taylor Swift and Pitchfork called it “bubblegum pop [with] the scrappy glamour of a homemade theatrical production”. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £12+bf Buy Tickets 14+ (14-16s accompanied by an over 18) |
SUNDAY 3rd JULY
THE UNTHANKS (five-piece)
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Concise descriptions of The Unthanks range variously from “music that asks you to consider everything you know and un-think it”, to “a take on tradition that flips so effortlessly between jazz, classical, ambient and post-rock, it makes any attempt to put a label on them a waste of time”
"The Unthanks are capable of such beauty that sometimes I can hardly bear to listen to them.” Martin Freeman “There are few times when you discover a band and they stalk immediately to the heart of everything you love and hold dear.” Maxine Peak This will be seated gig Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £20+bf Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-16s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
tuesday 19th july
Feis rois ceilidh trail
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Fèis Rois is excited to bring back its Ceilidh Trail, a paid summer job and professional development opportunity for outstanding young traditional musicians. The young musicians spend the summer playing music, travelling throughout Scotland and beyond, and gain experience playing for just about every kind of gig under the sun!
Enjoy some of the most exciting up-and-coming young musicians from Ross-Shire and across Scotland as they come together to perform for the first time since 2019. This will be an afternoon event, with dancing! ALL AGES WELCOME (under 5s Free) Time: 4:30pm Doors: 4pm Tickets: £12 General Admission £8 Concession / Student £30 Family of 4 UNDER 5s FREE Buy Tickets |
friday 22nd july
Maggie bell
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Maggie Bell is a blues singer who collaborated with many notable musicians including Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, on her Suicide Sal album in 1975. Her soulful pipes earned her a reputation as the "British Janis Joplin" and she was a member of the hard rocking live blues rock bands Stone The Crows and Midnight Flyer.
Her first solo album Queen of the Night (1973) was recorded in New York with legendary Atlantic record producer, Jerry Wexler. She became the only female artist signed to Led Zeppelin's label Swan Song in the 1970's and was known for her hard rocking road band who played across the US & Europe supporting a diverse who's who of 70's acts including Humble Pie, The Who, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Earth Wind & Fire and Marc Bolan. She later assembled the UK all-star band Midnight Flyer who opened up AC/DC's 1981 world tour and played Live At Montreux in July 1981 where they jammed with Taj Mahal and Albert Collins. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £22.50+bf Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-16s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
SATURDAY 23rd JULY
Makossa
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Makossa originated from the Scottish Borders, later moved to Edinburgh where it has been since the 1980s.
The band specializes in music with varied rhythms (Afrobeat, Reggae, and others). As part of its history, the band has played as support to some well- known acts (e.g ASWAD, and CHAKADEMUS & PLIERS). Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £10 General Admission £5 Concession Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
SATURDAY 30th july
BLUE ROSE CODE
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Ross Wilson aka Blue Rose Code’s songs address universal themes of love, loss, travel, home and hard times in a deeply personal way. Embracing folk, Americana, jazz and soul, his soulful eclecticism has rightly earned comparisons to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.
His fifth album, With Healings of The Deepest Kind was released in 2020 to great acclaim. Self-produced for the first time, and taking his emotional honesty to new levels, it’s the most fully realised rendition of his singular vision to date. "One of the greatest live acts around right now so if you get a chance to see them in any of their many guises do yourself a favour and go." Americana UK Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £17.50+bf Buy Tickets www.bluerosecode.com "Seriously can't recommend Blue Rose Code enough, cannot stop listening." Ewan McGregor Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
Monday 1st august
w3l Wrestling League
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W3L are back in town! Fun for all the family!
Doors: 6:30pm First Bell: 7pm Tickets: £14-£46 (please note tickets are only being sold via W3L website) TICKETS w3l.sfcq2.com/shop/ |
FRIDAY 5th AUGUST
KING CREOSOTE & BAND
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By Arrangement with Regular Music
Folk singer and songwriter King Creosote aka Kenneth Anderson from Fife, Scotland (born 1967) in his lengthy career has released over 40 studio albums and also been an integral member of the Scottish-Canadian band The Burns Unit. In the early stages of his career, Anderson played in many local Scottish bands such as Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra and Khatoum Heroes and in 1995 he launched the record label Fence Collective with Johnny Lynch where he began producing and releasing material under the moniker King Creosote. In 1998 King Creosote made his album debut with “Queen of Brush Country” featuring the tracks “Fell The Way Down, Leslie”, “Homeboy” and “Piano Crushing Back”. On many occasions Anderson has collaborated with Domino Records and Warner music on several releases. As a huge advocate for vinyl only releases, Anderson actively seeks to keep the precious format alive. In 2007 two of his tracks “The Someone Else” and “King Bubbles in Sand” featured on the soundtrack for the British drama film “Hallam Foe”. In 2011 Anderson was invited to play a couple of shows at SXSW festival in Texas, U.S. and later that year his collaborative album “Diamond Mine” with Jon Hopkins was nominated for both the Mercury Prize Award and Scottish Album of the Year. For the 2014 Commonwealth Games Anderson created the official soundtrack for the tourist film “From Scotland With Love” which was later broadcast on the BBC. This is Kenny's 2nd visit to Mac Arts and we are thrilled to be welcoming him back. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets £23+bf Buy Tickets Over 14s (14-17s accompanied by an over 18) |
saturday 27th August
MAIDEN SCOTLAND
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Maiden Scotland are one of the UK's longest running and best-known tributes to Iron Maiden and are delighted to be returning to Mac Arts.
Formed in 2003 from a burning ambition to play Iron Maiden music live, Maiden Scotland are just about to hit their 20-year anniversary and have been blasting the best of the beast throughout the UK for nearly two decades. More homage than tribute, the focus is all about the music and performance with Maiden Scotland rather than ill-fitting wigs and gimmicks! Maiden Scotland sets have all the usual greatest hits but also like to feature rarer album tracks so there is plenty to delight the most hardcore Maiden fan but also keep the more casual rock fan entertained. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £13 advance (£15 on the door) Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an adult over 18) |
saturday 3rd september
SPACE
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By Arrangement With Selective Agency...
Space have sold over 5 million records worldwide with album titles including “Spiders, “Tin Planet”, “Suburban Rock and Roll” and “Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab” along with ten top 40 singles and a host of other single releases to-date with titles including “Neighbourhood” , “Female of the Species”, “Me and You Vs. The World” “Avenging Angels” “Dark Clouds”, and “Begin Again”. Albums Spiders and Tin Planet have both been awarded double platinum disc status from the BPI. We are absolutely thrilled to be hosting SPACE as part of their 50-date “Music for Pleasure Music for Pain Tour” following the release of their album of the same name in late 2021. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £18+bf Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
SUNDAY 4th SEPTEMBER
TIME's plague with David hayman
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David Hayman returns as everyman Bob Cunninghame.
Written by Chris Dolan / Directed by David Hayman Jr Bob is in a hospital bed. A long dark night of the soul, an understaffed ward, a single room. Another stormy night. He’s on the top floor of the hospital. The Death Star. He’s broken – as is the world around him… And tomorrow morning? It sounds like a painful and risky procedure, but Bob is convinced he won’t survive it. This doesn’t stop Bob from ranting about injustice and the state of the world… laughing at everything, including himself. No way Bob’s going gently into that good night, he’ll burn and rave at close of day, raging against the dying of the light. Time: 7:30pm Doors: 7pm Tickets: £15+bf General Admission £10+bf Student / Concession Buy Tickets *recommended ages 14+* |
FRIDAY 9th september
TRUCKER DIABLO + She burns red
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Popular Northern Irish rockers Trucker Diablo return for their 3rd visit to MacArts to blow your socks off before they head to Sheffield Bowl the following day!
Coming off the back of their amazing “Tail End of a Hurricane” album, they are a must-see-at-least-once outfit, full of energy, and thoroughly nice blokes as well! Support from Edinburgh-based She Burns Red The emotions are real, the lyrics personal and attitude undeniable. Consummate musicians with a visceral live show they are an onstage whirlwind of raw energy. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £12.50 advance (£15 on the door) Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
SATURDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER
PICTISH TRAIL (part of scotland on tour)
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Pictish Trail’s critically acclaimed first pair of albums Secret Soundz Vols. 1 & 2 released in 2008 and 2013 respectively were gloriously eclectic slices of lo-fi folk-pop, later revived as a deluxe double-vinyl in 2014 by Moshi Moshi.
His third album Future Echoes was released to further critical acclaim in September 2016, and went on to be shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year Award by popular vote, before being re-issued by Fire Records in the summer of 2018. Thumb World was released on Fire Records in February 2020. Pictish Trail has toured the world both as a headliner in his own right, and as support for artists such as Belle & Sebastian, Sea Power, Slow Club and KT Tunstall. "The psychedelic sound of the Inner Hebrides...absolutely love it!" Lauren Laverne, BBC Radio 6Music "Island Family is wild, rangy and dramatic, as befits its staggering landscapes and characters through Eigg’s darker history" The Observer Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £15 General Admission £10 Students Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
FRIDAY 30th SEPTEMBER
HAYSEED DIXIE
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By Arrangement With Regular Music...
Hayseed Dixie have evolved into a proper force, one that most people either love, hate, or have never heard of. There isn’t really any middle ground, nor should there be. But fourteen albums - consisting of both original material and reinterpretations of previously rendered songs - and global physical *sales in excess of half a million copies, with over 1,200 live shows in 31 different countries testify: Hayseed Dixie are the undisputed creators of the musical genre, Rockgrass. There are many copycats, converts, and disciples out there. Accept no imitations. *These recordings have been digitally shared - legally and illegally - so many millions of times it makes the band want to laugh and cry simultaneously. Often they do. Alone. In the dark. Time: 8pm Doors: 7pm Tickets: £18.50+BF Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
SATURDAY 1st OCTOBER
THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES
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The Complete Stone Roses are one of the UK’s most well-known, most seen and most successful tribute bands. Selling out venues across the UK and Ireland regularly, they have helped to carry on the music of one of the UK’s most influential band- The Stone Roses.
The Complete Stone Roses play to acclaim from fans themselves, the press, and even original Stone Roses band members. Stone Roses bass player Mani says “they do our songs real justice. At times, they play even better than we did”. After a cracking gig at Mac Arts in 2021 the band are back! Time: 8pm (NO SUPPORT SO GET DOWN EARLY!) Doors: 7pm Tickets: £13+bf Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
sunday 2nd october
jah wobble &the invaders of the heart
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Jah Wobble’s career speaks for itself, spanning over 40 year’s he’s played on countless albums, with performers such as PIL’s John Lydon, Brian Eno, Bill Laswell, U2’s The Edge, Sinead O’Conner, Primal Scream, Bjork, The Orb, The Cranberries Dolores O ́Riordan and many more, as well as a regular on the hit TV show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
His own band Invaders of the Heart have been an ongoing project involving many great session players and incorporated many styles all with one commonality, Jah’s skilful bass playing, love of music and his smooth charisma. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets. £22+bf Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
THursday 6th october
Weegie hink ae that
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From sketches to songs aboot aw things Scottish, come see these wee comical dafties dae what they dae best! Fast-paced, witty comedy with clever twists on Scottish culture! The Weegie Boys will have ye creasing yersel from start to finish!
Starring Gregor Mackay, Conor Hardie and Elliot Hanigan, the Glasgow based comedy sketch trio Weegie Hink Ae That? have proved an undeniable hit both on stage and online, having sold out Edinburgh Fringe runs, headlined numerous comedy clubs and venues across the country and launched numerous viral sketches via BBC Scotland. "Original, and frequently hysterically funny... these are highly intelligent writers and performers." - The Reviews Hub”. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets £10 / £8+bf Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an adult over 18) |
SUNDAY 9th OCTOBER
LIVE BORDERS ARTS AND CREATIVITY PRESENT...
PEATBOG FAERIES
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Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the legendary Scottish trailblazers have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance-floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influences from jigs and reels through Dance music, Jazz, African, and more, they bring the sound of Scotland fresh-faced and breathless to the new audiences around the world. Their mainly instrumental music allows the band to develop exciting themes and soundscapes, as well as locking into their trademark hypnotic ‘Celtic Dance’ sound that no-one can resist moving to!
From the moment they take to the stage, the mood is set for a no-nonsense feel-good atmosphere, each number sounding like an encore itself. The traditional styles that influence the musicians are still to be heard and when an unexpected drop-down to those glorious core melodies sneaks in the result is spine-chilling! In short, it rocks, and the audience becomes part of the experience. Peatbog Faeries have become firm favourites at festivals and venues across the UK and have toured the world with their inventive and unique brand of music never failing to fill the floor and delight crowds. Ages 14+ (14- 17s must be accompanied by an adult over 18) Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £17.50 PLEASE NOTE THAT MAC ARTS ARE NOT SELLING TICKETS Ticket link here: https://uk.patronbase.com/_LiveBorders/Productions/MA01/Performances |
Wednesday 12th OCTOBER
Jerry sadowitz: Not for Anyone Tour 2022
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Regular Music Presents... Jerry Sadowitz returns with his whacky impressions of Greta Thunberg, Frankie Boyle and deep vein thrombosis. He also promises to do less hate fuelled swearing and focus more on faux liberal pish in order to appeal to the middle class and their disposable income and personalities. “Please note that I might just do card tricks and say NOTHING for a whole hour or I might just do the usual 'screaming fascist' schtick. Or both. Patrons may wish to drink alcohol pre-show to avoid boredom, embarrassment and guilt. “ STRICTLY OVER 18s Time: 7:30pm Doors: 7pm Tickets: £22.50+bf Buy Tickets |
sATURDAY 22nd october
Another mnd big night oot
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Join us again for "Another Big Nite Oot" More comedy and Music to support MND Scotland. Raffle and auction, licensed bar, good times- all for a brilliant cause.
" I nearly choked on my nuts it was so funny" " Bring out the gimp, Batman was the highlight for me" " A fantastic night for a great charity, will be back next year" Time: 7:30pm Doors: 6:30pm Tickets: £10+bf Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14s- 17s accompanied by an over 18) |
SATURDAY 29th october
Voodoo Room: A Night of hendrix, clapton and cream
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Celebrating the incredible music of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Cream- Voodoo Room are a stunning, high energy ‘Power Trio’ featuring some of the U.K.’s finest musicians whose credits include:
Steve Winwood, Massive Attack, Arthur Brown, Fish, Thunder, Lulu etc. "INCREDIBLE MUSICIANS!" - Neneh Cherry “SUPERB” - Time Out "OUTSTANDING” - Blues in The South Magazine Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £12+bf advance (£15 on the door) Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an adult over 18) |
Friday 11th november
FUNKDozer
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Funkdozer are an 8-piece Edinburgh based collective, playing an inspired combination of Funk, Soul, Jazz, Gospel, Blues and Afrobeat.
With several lead vocalists, diverse instrumentation, and tunes old, new, borrowed, and blue (s), road-tested to work the dance floor, Funkdozer are a highly adaptable unit that love to play together, with a palpable sense of mischief, fun and joy to spark any audience, any time, any place, anywhere! Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £12+bf General Admission £8+bf Concession / Student Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s accompanied by an adult over 18) |
SATURDAY 12th November
PYGMY TWYLYTE: AN EVENING OF FRANK ZAPPA + South of Sanity
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So prolific was Frank Zappa’s output, that it is nearly impossible to present a representative sample of his work in just one concert. Nevertheless, Pygmy Twylyte present you with an unmissable evening of Zappa ‘classics’, if indeed such things exist.
Zappa’s 70’s and 80’s work is the main showcase, though there is the occasional foray into 60’s material. Expect some well-known tunes such as ‘Cosmik Debris’ and ‘Montana’, interspersed with instrumentals like ‘Black Napkins’ and ‘Chunga’s Revenge’. The seven-strong band will surely bring something to suit everyone’s tastes (and maybe even a little of Zappa’s trademark wit on the side…). photo credit: Johnston Montgomery Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £13+bf advance ( £15 on the door) Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14- 17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER
JUST RADIOHEAD
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Respectfully performing the best tunes from Britain's most influential alternative rock band... we are Just Radiohead!
The UK’s finest Radiohead tribute! Featuring a collective of highly experienced and well-known performers from around the Liverpool and North Wales scene, Just Radiohead were brought together by their mutual love for one of the Globe's most influential and respected alternative rock bands of recent years. Formed during the COVID 19 pandemic of 2020/21, the lockdowns and time for study and practice enabled each member to fine tune and perfect their own demanding parts before finally coming together to create their live set ready for the masses. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £13 advance // £15 on the door Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
saturday 26th november
niteworks
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Childhood friends and long-term fellow musicians from the Isle of Skye, Niteworks blur the lines between Scottish traditional, folk and Gaelic music with contemporary electronica, creating a unique and exhilarating sound.
Their spellbinding show combines musical collaboration and visual spectacle, which has won them legions of fans and seen them perform at venues across the UK including a sold out show at the iconic Barrowlands in Glasgow. “Niteworks offer a tight, groovy, mesmeric dance performance that leaves you exhausted and dripping in sweat when it’s all over” The Skinny Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £16+bf Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
SATURDAY 11th February 2023
READy steady 60s show
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Join us for a night of sixties nostalgia from the ex members of Pilot, Hotel California, Albert Hammond Band, Blues n Trouble- their new touring show.
Ready Steady 60’s Show presents a showcase of the great bands of this unforgettable time. The fantastic music of The Small Faces, The Kinks Beatles, The Animals, The Hollies, The Who, Dave Clark Five, Spencer Davis Group... – to name but a few – all recreated in this fabulous live show. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £17+bf Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14- 17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
SUNDAY 30th April 2023
The tannahill weavers
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Born of a session in Paisley, Scotland, and named for the town's historic weaving industry and local poet laureate Robert Tannahill, the Tannahill Weavers have made an international name for their special brand of Celtic music, blending the beauty of traditional melodies with the power of modern rhythms. As one of the world's premier traditional Celtic bands, their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, original ballads and lullabies, and humorous tales of life in Scotland.
“The music may be pure old time Celtic, but the drive and enthusiasm are akin to straight ahead rock and roll.” - Winnipeg Free Press "An especially eloquent mixture of the old and the new." - New York Times "Formed from a Paisley pub session in 1968, seminal trailblazers the Tannahill Weavers now also rank as national treasures." -Glasgow Celtic Connections 2018 Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £13 advance (£15 on the door) Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14-17s must be accompanied by an over 18) |
saturday 13th may 2023
The springsteen sessions
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After their epic gig at MacArts in May 2022. the gang are back by popular demand!
Dougie Robertson, the singer/ front man, founded the SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS in 2014 and they have gone from strength to strength ever since. Back to playing to large and enthusiastic audiences up and down the UK The SPRINGSTEEN SESSIONS have now totally re-branded - retaining the all-important “front-man” - and have added a complete revamp of the entire band introducing some of the best experienced musicians around. These guys are all huge fans of “The Boss” and their devotion to replicating the authentic sounds of the “Main Man” and the E-Street Band is obvious. Time: 8pm Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £15 in advance (£17 on the door) Buy Tickets Ages 14+ (14- 17s must be accompanied by an adult over 18) |
sunday 4th june 2023
Gary meikle 2023 tour
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“Most blurbs are written in the 3rd person so they’ll be like ‘Gary is this, Gary is that, you can expect this from Gary’ well I’m writing this myself so, this will be MY 3rd show, or 2.5 as I’m calling it.
I’ve had several top professionals and industry people tell me over the years that I shouldn’t swear as much on stage, that I shouldn’t be as crude or as edgy as I am but guess what, they likely don’t know that as a kid growing up in the care system I was told that I’d be either dead or in jail by the time I was 30 so I tend not to listen to others and do things my way, it’s gotten me this far after all. So, this show will be a continued celebration of me being me which in the current climate of cancel culture we find ourselves in could be seen as risky but f*** it. My targets as always will be my girls and me as well as life observations on things like, new laws on unsolicited dic* pics, how equality between the sexes has a clear definitive line, all medication side effects, my loathing of stupid questions, how our ancestors were idiots and much, much more. I’m going to remain to be playfully dark and as always do what I do best which is to be relatable, honest and give you an insight to what it’s like to be me, a young single grandad who’s passionate about making his audience laugh and then be available for hugs at the end if anyone needs or wants one. See you all soon enough, Gary” Time: 8pm Doors: 7pm Tickets: £22+bf Buy Tickets Over 18s only |
