MacArts is a fantastic new multi-purpose arts and community venue in the centre of Galashiels
Hosting a varied programme of live music, theatre, film and community events throughout the year. Located in the centre of Galashiels, just a 4 minute walk from the transport interchange, this converted church is run by a small but enthusiastic team of individuals who are dedicated to bringing top quality acts to the Scottish Borders and beyond!
If you're looking for the perfect venue for your community, arts or special event then look no further! Mac Arts is also available to hire and we have discounted rates available for charity/ fundraising/ community events.
Call in and see us @ Bridge Street, Galashiels TD1 1SP
or speak to Kate or Chris on:
Telephone: 01896 756852
Email: info@macarts.scot
Call in and see us @ Bridge Street, Galashiels TD1 1SP
or speak to Kate or Chris on:
Telephone: 01896 756852
Email: info@macarts.scot
MUSIC: Bossy Love with support from Edwin Organ
Bossy Love
Perhaps best described by The Guardian as “Prince on a trampoline”, in two short years Glasgow-based duo Bossy Love have built an army of fans utterly captivated by their savvy, RnB-inflected pop; where deadly hooks and fearless, anthemic lyrics sit atop propulsive, rich production. It’s on stage, however, that we truly get to witness Bossy Love’s magic. With explosive, searing energy from the very first bar, they command absolute stage presence with the ease, confidence and effortless charm that only comes from years spent honing their skills at the front of the world’s stages. Described by Dummy as “even more stunning live”, The Skinny also noted “it’s a brave band who let Bossy Love open for them.”
This Independent Venues weeks show will showcase one of Scotland's top live acts.
Edwin Organ
Edwin Organ gave up a career as a prolific dance prodigy to undertake 4 years of reclusive composition, holing himself up in the remote Ayrshire country side before making his pilgrimage to the cultural hub of Glasgow. Fuelled by a predominantly potato based diet, he unleashed the fruits of his labour upon an unwitting and often uneasy general public.
Come bathe with me, it’s warm in here.” and has had numerous highly acclaimed appearances on both the festival circuit and numerous radio stations.
Friday 1 February 2019
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £8.00
Box Office: 01896756852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Perhaps best described by The Guardian as “Prince on a trampoline”, in two short years Glasgow-based duo Bossy Love have built an army of fans utterly captivated by their savvy, RnB-inflected pop; where deadly hooks and fearless, anthemic lyrics sit atop propulsive, rich production. It’s on stage, however, that we truly get to witness Bossy Love’s magic. With explosive, searing energy from the very first bar, they command absolute stage presence with the ease, confidence and effortless charm that only comes from years spent honing their skills at the front of the world’s stages. Described by Dummy as “even more stunning live”, The Skinny also noted “it’s a brave band who let Bossy Love open for them.”
This Independent Venues weeks show will showcase one of Scotland's top live acts.
Edwin Organ
Edwin Organ gave up a career as a prolific dance prodigy to undertake 4 years of reclusive composition, holing himself up in the remote Ayrshire country side before making his pilgrimage to the cultural hub of Glasgow. Fuelled by a predominantly potato based diet, he unleashed the fruits of his labour upon an unwitting and often uneasy general public.
Come bathe with me, it’s warm in here.” and has had numerous highly acclaimed appearances on both the festival circuit and numerous radio stations.
Friday 1 February 2019
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £8.00
Box Office: 01896756852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
NORTHERN SOUL/ MOD CLUB NIGHT: Kitten Casino
Kitten Casino was established in 2011 by Trisha & Bruce Wagener and since then they have been having regular events throughout Scotland with visitors coming from as far afield as Spain!
Kitten Casino is an exciting and amaaaazing club night full of fantastic people who love to dance to original sixties vinyl with a mixture of classic mod, soul, northern soul, r&b, boogaloo and original ska. With the colourful set up at Kitten Casino you will not be disappointed. And don't forget the licensed bar, open throughout the evening!
Resident DJs and guest DJs from all over the UK and beyond will keep you on your feet or you can take it easy in the chill out area that overlooks the dance floor. You will get to hear various tunes to keep you entertained and meet a real friendly bunch of people in this incredible venue!
We don't have a strict dress policy but we do dress to impress. All we ask is that you come along and enjoy yourselves.
We look forward to welcoming you if this is your bag, cats!
Saturday 9th February
Time: 7pm to 12am
Tickets: £6 (only available on door so get along early)
DRESS TO IMPRESS!
Over 18s only
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MIND READING: DNA We Know What You're Thinking Tour
Andrew and Darren, best known as mind reading double act DNA, took the nation by storm when they appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2017 with their incredible telepathic ability known as "The Gift". Wowing the judges, live audience and viewers at home, the duo went on to reach the live finals of the hit ITV talent show. Their first audition has reached almost 10 million YouTube views alone.
Performed completely live, they can ask volunteers to concentrate on the name of celebrities, telephone numbers, credit card numbers, a word in a book, the name of the street they grew up on, a relative’s name... literally anything. With devastating speed and accuracy, the pair are then able to reveal what that name, number or word is, every time.
Their unique mind reading performances have now been enjoyed by tens of millions of people around the world. Aptly named ’The Gift’, the duo have created a show that will blow minds and prove that the impossible really is possible - but only for them!
This brand new show features world exclusive, never before seen material that is being showcased for the very first time!
Now their incredible talents are being taken out to venues across the UK and will be coming to a venue near you in February and March 2019, so book your tickets now!
Sunday 24th February
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£12 (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Performed completely live, they can ask volunteers to concentrate on the name of celebrities, telephone numbers, credit card numbers, a word in a book, the name of the street they grew up on, a relative’s name... literally anything. With devastating speed and accuracy, the pair are then able to reveal what that name, number or word is, every time.
Their unique mind reading performances have now been enjoyed by tens of millions of people around the world. Aptly named ’The Gift’, the duo have created a show that will blow minds and prove that the impossible really is possible - but only for them!
This brand new show features world exclusive, never before seen material that is being showcased for the very first time!
Now their incredible talents are being taken out to venues across the UK and will be coming to a venue near you in February and March 2019, so book your tickets now!
Sunday 24th February
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£12 (*booking fee applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Indigo Velvet +support
2018 highlight for young Edinburgh quartet Indigo Velvet was playing a SOLD-OUT gig in front of 13,000 at The SSE Hydro in September. They've played BBC Introducing live sessions, toured the UK several times and featured on ITV's This Morning.
Nearly one million Spotify plays, with 36,000 listeners per month, they’ve been championed by Metro, Record of the Day, Radio X, Clash, Amazing Radio, The Scotsman, Skinny Magazine, The Sun and more and their fanbase is growing rapidly both on and offline.
Indigo Velvet will work with a new producer in 2019 and already have some international tours and festivals in the calendar. They played 23 UK festivals and were broadcast on 65 Radio stations worldwide by Passport Approved. The young Edinburgh quartet have been championed by; ITV, Radio 1, The Metro, BBC Introducing, Scotland On Sunday, Radio X, Clash Magazine, The Sun, The Skinny Magazine, Record of the Day, Amazing Radio and more.
Sunrise Tour Video
Friday 1 March
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £8.00
Box Office: 01896756852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Nearly one million Spotify plays, with 36,000 listeners per month, they’ve been championed by Metro, Record of the Day, Radio X, Clash, Amazing Radio, The Scotsman, Skinny Magazine, The Sun and more and their fanbase is growing rapidly both on and offline.
Indigo Velvet will work with a new producer in 2019 and already have some international tours and festivals in the calendar. They played 23 UK festivals and were broadcast on 65 Radio stations worldwide by Passport Approved. The young Edinburgh quartet have been championed by; ITV, Radio 1, The Metro, BBC Introducing, Scotland On Sunday, Radio X, Clash Magazine, The Sun, The Skinny Magazine, Record of the Day, Amazing Radio and more.
Sunrise Tour Video
Friday 1 March
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £8.00
Box Office: 01896756852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Blue Rose Code
A hugely revered talent and presenting a very much in-demand live show (which his loyal fans certainly travel for), Ross Wilson (Blue Rose Code) has recently released his 4th outstanding record ‘The Water of Leith’ on Navigator Records to huge acclaim.
Ross writes from the heart; eschewing any specific genre but boasting an eclecticism that has become his hallmark - and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.
Edinburgh born Ross Wilson spent his creative formative years in East London, then moved to South England “to be by the sea’s energy” but it is in his homecoming that he has found where his heart is. Life wasn’t always simple for Wilson. “I have swapped one type of chaos for another” says Wilson.
A nomad both geographically and musically, Ross writes from the heart eschewing any specific genre and the twelve songs on new album The Water Of Leith, addressing themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and embracing the future, are painted with colours of folk, jazz, soul and pop; an eclecticism that has become a hallmark of Blue Rose Code and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.
Wilson cites taking his last drink as the start of living rather than the end of the drinking. Now a committed enthusiast and creative whirling dervish, Wilson has seen the past few years produce some of his most exciting work including the album ‘THE BALLADS OF PECKHAM RYE’, which was nominated for the prestigious Scottish Album Of The Year Awards in 2014 and featured a roll-call of remarkable talent, including Danny Thompson, Karine Polwart, John Wetton, Aidan O’Rourke and Kathryn Williams.
The Blue Rose Code game has certainly changed, they are heard regularly in session for the BBC (TV and Radio), STV, Alba, TG4, Virgin Radio. Live performance is where Blue Rose Code connects strongly with their audiences, they have toured the length and breadth of the UK selling out venues wherever they go and leaving a trail of fans in their wake. Featured in festivals Celtic Connections, Edinburgh Fringe, Looe, Summer Isles, Lindisfarne, Southern Fried, Underneath The Stars.
Ross Wilson has spent most of his musical life curating; he sculpts his band to every mood and temperament in order to create the perfect happening.
As the man at the helm of Blue Rose Code, he is, part director, part sculptor...total chameleon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSOHevyk0e4
The Water of Leith is an ode to forgiveness, to letting go of the past and holding on to hope – it's an astonishingly accomplished, pure and sincere record” ***** THE SKINNY – ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2017
“ a work laden with beauty, possessed of depth, heart and soul”
AMERICANA UK 9/10
“this album deserves your undivided attention” MAVERICK
Tuesday 12th March
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£12 (*booking fee applies)
Tickets: £12
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Ross writes from the heart; eschewing any specific genre but boasting an eclecticism that has become his hallmark - and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.
Edinburgh born Ross Wilson spent his creative formative years in East London, then moved to South England “to be by the sea’s energy” but it is in his homecoming that he has found where his heart is. Life wasn’t always simple for Wilson. “I have swapped one type of chaos for another” says Wilson.
A nomad both geographically and musically, Ross writes from the heart eschewing any specific genre and the twelve songs on new album The Water Of Leith, addressing themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and embracing the future, are painted with colours of folk, jazz, soul and pop; an eclecticism that has become a hallmark of Blue Rose Code and has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.
Wilson cites taking his last drink as the start of living rather than the end of the drinking. Now a committed enthusiast and creative whirling dervish, Wilson has seen the past few years produce some of his most exciting work including the album ‘THE BALLADS OF PECKHAM RYE’, which was nominated for the prestigious Scottish Album Of The Year Awards in 2014 and featured a roll-call of remarkable talent, including Danny Thompson, Karine Polwart, John Wetton, Aidan O’Rourke and Kathryn Williams.
The Blue Rose Code game has certainly changed, they are heard regularly in session for the BBC (TV and Radio), STV, Alba, TG4, Virgin Radio. Live performance is where Blue Rose Code connects strongly with their audiences, they have toured the length and breadth of the UK selling out venues wherever they go and leaving a trail of fans in their wake. Featured in festivals Celtic Connections, Edinburgh Fringe, Looe, Summer Isles, Lindisfarne, Southern Fried, Underneath The Stars.
Ross Wilson has spent most of his musical life curating; he sculpts his band to every mood and temperament in order to create the perfect happening.
As the man at the helm of Blue Rose Code, he is, part director, part sculptor...total chameleon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSOHevyk0e4
The Water of Leith is an ode to forgiveness, to letting go of the past and holding on to hope – it's an astonishingly accomplished, pure and sincere record” ***** THE SKINNY – ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2017
“ a work laden with beauty, possessed of depth, heart and soul”
AMERICANA UK 9/10
“this album deserves your undivided attention” MAVERICK
Tuesday 12th March
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: *£12 (*booking fee applies)
Tickets: £12
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Jim Jones and the Righteous Mind
Following on from their critically acclaimed debut Super Natural, Jim Jones and the Righteous Mind announce CollectiV, due for release in March 2019.
Front man Jim Jones’s distinctive recording history has spanned several incarnations including The Jim Jones Revue, Black Moses and Thee Hypnotics. With The Righteous Mind Jim's musical vision expands into new vistas encompassing not only the blistering garage rock 'n' rollThe Revue were lauded for but also dark cinematic soundscapes, psyche tinged country blues, gospel and "heavy lounge." Contemporary influences are also evident with a more eclectic, experimental approach giving the music dynamism and relevance. Playing from the heart and shooting from the hip, Jim remains an elemental, innovative force in rock 'n' roll.
“Volume and sheer sonic attack. Superstition, catharsis, darkness, dynamics, the ghosts of music past and pointers to a new future” - SHINDIG
“Banshee-howl of genius.” - R2
“There really aren’t enough superlatives to describe just how good 'Super Natural' is, you’ll be hard pushed to find anything as near perfect - 10/10” - VIVE LE ROCK
“Super Natural is an album that more than lives up to its name.” - THE QUIETUS
“With his latest incarnation a hefty dose of voodoo has been stirred into the pot of Jones’ own particular sonic gumbo, and it’s a heady brew.” – The Arts Desk
"Jones is clearly in the business of thwarting expectations; no bad thing when the group are as good as this…….It’s controlled chaos and The Righteous Mind deliver on all levels tonight" - Louder Than War
Saturday 16 March
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Show Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £10.00*
*booking fee applies
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Front man Jim Jones’s distinctive recording history has spanned several incarnations including The Jim Jones Revue, Black Moses and Thee Hypnotics. With The Righteous Mind Jim's musical vision expands into new vistas encompassing not only the blistering garage rock 'n' rollThe Revue were lauded for but also dark cinematic soundscapes, psyche tinged country blues, gospel and "heavy lounge." Contemporary influences are also evident with a more eclectic, experimental approach giving the music dynamism and relevance. Playing from the heart and shooting from the hip, Jim remains an elemental, innovative force in rock 'n' roll.
“Volume and sheer sonic attack. Superstition, catharsis, darkness, dynamics, the ghosts of music past and pointers to a new future” - SHINDIG
“Banshee-howl of genius.” - R2
“There really aren’t enough superlatives to describe just how good 'Super Natural' is, you’ll be hard pushed to find anything as near perfect - 10/10” - VIVE LE ROCK
“Super Natural is an album that more than lives up to its name.” - THE QUIETUS
“With his latest incarnation a hefty dose of voodoo has been stirred into the pot of Jones’ own particular sonic gumbo, and it’s a heady brew.” – The Arts Desk
"Jones is clearly in the business of thwarting expectations; no bad thing when the group are as good as this…….It’s controlled chaos and The Righteous Mind deliver on all levels tonight" - Louder Than War
Saturday 16 March
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Show Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £10.00*
*booking fee applies
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Colonel Mustard and the
Dijon 5
They are the shiny disco ball hat-wearing, genre-hopping, live stage machine that puts the emphasis on music, entertaining and laughter. A party at its most outrageous and ridiculous!
Imagine Primal Scream and Happy Mondays had children genetically fused with the DNA of Frank Zappa, Bob Marley, James Brown, George Clinton and Neil Diamond.
We are very excited to be welcoming this incredible bunch of musicians and performers to Mac Arts!
Expect the unexpected when The Dijon Family come to town!
Fancy dress is highly encouraged – be it sequins, all things yellow, unicorns – anything…but don’t forget your dancing shoes, and bring everyone you know. Let’s make their first visit to The Borders a memorable one!
Friday 29th March
Time: 8pm (Support Band)
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Imagine Primal Scream and Happy Mondays had children genetically fused with the DNA of Frank Zappa, Bob Marley, James Brown, George Clinton and Neil Diamond.
We are very excited to be welcoming this incredible bunch of musicians and performers to Mac Arts!
Expect the unexpected when The Dijon Family come to town!
Fancy dress is highly encouraged – be it sequins, all things yellow, unicorns – anything…but don’t forget your dancing shoes, and bring everyone you know. Let’s make their first visit to The Borders a memorable one!
Friday 29th March
Time: 8pm (Support Band)
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
COMEDY: Simon Evans - Genius
Ever since he was a small boy, all Evans really wanted was to be recognised by the world as a man of genius. He has, until now, remained thwarted. The world seems increasingly indifferent to true genius of any kind, let alone Evans'. Endlessly distracted by the trivial, we allow the classical tools of grammar, logic and rhetoric to lie unregarded in the shed of consciousness, rusting to a picturesque hue that would actually look really great on Instagram. But which filter? Hmmm…
'Super-sharp wit' (Time Out).
'Please clap' (Jeb Bush).
A masterclass in socio-political comedy…The Show is called Genius. It comes very close’ ***** (The Scotsman)
"reliably funny and refreshingly intelligent" **** (The Times)
Thursday 4 April
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £13.00
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
'Super-sharp wit' (Time Out).
'Please clap' (Jeb Bush).
A masterclass in socio-political comedy…The Show is called Genius. It comes very close’ ***** (The Scotsman)
"reliably funny and refreshingly intelligent" **** (The Times)
Thursday 4 April
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £13.00
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
THEATRE: Faulty Dining by Dragonfly Theatre
Faulty Dining at MacArts offers an evening of chaotic dining, indigestion and entertainment. Enjoy being insulted by Basil and Sybil as you enter the splendidly appointed dining facilities. Meet other long standing suffering guests who foolishly submit themselves to the ministrations of the Borders’ most patronising hoteliers.
Expect the unexpected - if Manuel is waiting your table, the first course might end up in your lap. And please check out your plate for unannounced visitors. Basil and Manuel will create chaos. Sybil and Polly will attempt to restore order. But fail. Badly.
Friday 5 April
Doors Open at 7:00PM
Starts at 7:30PM
Ticket Price: £15.00*
*booking fee applies
Box Office: 01896756852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Expect the unexpected - if Manuel is waiting your table, the first course might end up in your lap. And please check out your plate for unannounced visitors. Basil and Manuel will create chaos. Sybil and Polly will attempt to restore order. But fail. Badly.
Friday 5 April
Doors Open at 7:00PM
Starts at 7:30PM
Ticket Price: £15.00*
*booking fee applies
Box Office: 01896756852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
SPOKEN WORD POETRY: Hollie McNish UK Tour 2019
With Benjamin Zephaniah stating ‘I can’t take my ears off her’, Kate Tempest describing her poetry as ‘welcoming, galvanising and beautiful’ and fans ranging from Emma Watson, Robin Ince, Pink and Tim Minchen, Ted Hughes Award winner Hollie McNish is a poet whose readings are not to be missed. She is an Arts Foundation Fellow in Spoken Word, has garnered over ten million YouTube views for her online poetry performances and was the first poet to record at London’s famed Abbey Road Studios.
Her collection, Nobody Told Me, for which she won the Ted Hughes award and for which The Scotsman claimed ‘The world needs this book’, has been translated into French, Spanish and German.
Here, she will be joining us to perform poems, read from and chat honestly and openly from her latest poetry collections.
Expect strong language as she talks fruit and flesh, guilt, sex, politics, death, breasts, transformers and more.
Books will be available to purchase at the event. There will be a book signing afterwards
Sunday 14th April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets £12 / £10*
*booking fee applies
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
youtube.com/holliemcnish
facebook.com/holliepoetry
Her collection, Nobody Told Me, for which she won the Ted Hughes award and for which The Scotsman claimed ‘The world needs this book’, has been translated into French, Spanish and German.
Here, she will be joining us to perform poems, read from and chat honestly and openly from her latest poetry collections.
Expect strong language as she talks fruit and flesh, guilt, sex, politics, death, breasts, transformers and more.
Books will be available to purchase at the event. There will be a book signing afterwards
Sunday 14th April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets £12 / £10*
*booking fee applies
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
youtube.com/holliemcnish
facebook.com/holliepoetry
MUSIC: Holy Moly and the Crackers
2017 and 2018 have been huge years for Holy Moly & The Crackers. The ever-evolving folk-alt-rock group, led by vocalist Ruth Patterson, from Newcastle Upon Tyne released their new album ‘Salem’ in July 2017 on their own Pink Lane Records label. The album received acclaimed reviews from R2 Magazine, Folk Radio UK, The Crack, Clash, No Depression, Blown Speaker and has been championed by BBC Introducing and RadioX.
Following the album release, HMATC have toured the UK twice, selling out venues across the country, and made successful debuts in The Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy as well as continuing their success on the festival circuit: They’ve pulled off an accoladed appearance at Glastonbury, appeared at Boomtown Fair, Bestival + Camp Bestival and graced the main stages at festivals such as Beautiful Days, Bearded Theory, Moonbeams and Colours of Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
'Salem's' lead single, the barnstorming indie-rock anthem ‘Cold Comfort Lane’, was included on major Spotify playlists including Fresh Finds, Fierce Femmes & New Noise, then found significant sync success, with 'Cold Comfort Lane' used by E4, BT Vision, Capital One, Ultimate Ears, KIA Sportage Cars and the end credits track for the 2018 summer blockbuster movie Oceans 8.
2019 brings Holy Moly & the Crackers back out on the world stage with a brand-new album in the Spring, an enhanced confidence and an army of growing fans. Come along for the ride - the craziest party in town always has room for one more...
****For fans of: Frank Turner, Gogol Bordello, Imelda May, Skinny Lister****
Sunday 21st April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £10* (*BF applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Following the album release, HMATC have toured the UK twice, selling out venues across the country, and made successful debuts in The Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy as well as continuing their success on the festival circuit: They’ve pulled off an accoladed appearance at Glastonbury, appeared at Boomtown Fair, Bestival + Camp Bestival and graced the main stages at festivals such as Beautiful Days, Bearded Theory, Moonbeams and Colours of Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
'Salem's' lead single, the barnstorming indie-rock anthem ‘Cold Comfort Lane’, was included on major Spotify playlists including Fresh Finds, Fierce Femmes & New Noise, then found significant sync success, with 'Cold Comfort Lane' used by E4, BT Vision, Capital One, Ultimate Ears, KIA Sportage Cars and the end credits track for the 2018 summer blockbuster movie Oceans 8.
2019 brings Holy Moly & the Crackers back out on the world stage with a brand-new album in the Spring, an enhanced confidence and an army of growing fans. Come along for the ride - the craziest party in town always has room for one more...
****For fans of: Frank Turner, Gogol Bordello, Imelda May, Skinny Lister****
Sunday 21st April
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £10* (*BF applies)
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
COMEDY: Ivo Graham - Motion Sickness
A feisty new show about facing the future, named after my fourth favourite Hot Chip song (and a beaut by Phoebe Bridgers). As seen/heard on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Live From The BBC, Jon Richardson’s Ultimate Worrier, Fighting Talk, The Now Show, It’s Not What You Know, and eating Subway sandwiches in petrol stations.
“Endlessly amusing hour from the politest man in comedy” (****, the i).
“Not an ounce of flab on his routines… a joy” (****, Telegraph).
“A self-deprecating dweeb par excellence, on the brink of comedy’s Premier League” (****, Evening Standard).
Wednesday 24 April
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £12.00
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
“Endlessly amusing hour from the politest man in comedy” (****, the i).
“Not an ounce of flab on his routines… a joy” (****, Telegraph).
“A self-deprecating dweeb par excellence, on the brink of comedy’s Premier League” (****, Evening Standard).
Wednesday 24 April
Doors Open at 7:30PM
Starts at 8:00PM
Ticket Price: £12.00
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
MUSIC: Surf's Up (Beach Boys Tribute)
Fans of The Beach Boys have a treat in store: the spectacular Surf's Up are making their first ever trip to MacArts for a night of fun, sun, surf and note-perfect renditions of all your favourite Beach Boys hits and brilliant classic album tracks!
Surf's Up are a 9-piece band who have been packing out venues for 11 years with their energetic and dynamic performances. This year, they will be debuting a host of hit songs from The Beach Boys' wonderful mid-sixties period, from classic albums 'Today! and 'Summer Days and Summer Nights!!'. You'll actually believe it's 1965 again!
And the rest of the show will feature literally LOADS of precious Beach Boys gems - all of their giant hits, and more. Whether it's the surfing or hot rod tunes you love, or the gorgeous ballads, or even the amazingly complex later material, there'll be lots here for you to enjoy. So bring your best dancing flip-flops for nearly two hours of fun in the sun! You'll be dancing and singing 'til you drop, guaranteed!
Saturday 4th May
Doors: 7:30PM
Starts: 8 pm & 9.30pm (two sets with interval)
Ticket Price: £10.00 advance £12 at door
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Surf's Up are a 9-piece band who have been packing out venues for 11 years with their energetic and dynamic performances. This year, they will be debuting a host of hit songs from The Beach Boys' wonderful mid-sixties period, from classic albums 'Today! and 'Summer Days and Summer Nights!!'. You'll actually believe it's 1965 again!
And the rest of the show will feature literally LOADS of precious Beach Boys gems - all of their giant hits, and more. Whether it's the surfing or hot rod tunes you love, or the gorgeous ballads, or even the amazingly complex later material, there'll be lots here for you to enjoy. So bring your best dancing flip-flops for nearly two hours of fun in the sun! You'll be dancing and singing 'til you drop, guaranteed!
Saturday 4th May
Doors: 7:30PM
Starts: 8 pm & 9.30pm (two sets with interval)
Ticket Price: £10.00 advance £12 at door
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
THEATRE: The Unspotted Snow by Peter Arnott - A Mull Theatre production
A light-hearted theatrical romp featuring starvation, scurvy, cannibalism… and some jolly tunes.
Based on the ill-fated 1845 Sir John Franklin expedition to discover the North-West passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific and it’s extraordinary 170-year legacy. Set partly on the barren ice floes of the Arctic and partly in the stultifying drawing room of Lady Jane Franklin, Unspotted Snow is a “ripping yarn” - a bold and adventurous tale of tragedy, mishap, folly, arrogance, madness and betrayal, Victorian heroism ... and ruthless news management.
Join us to explore and discover the hazy, crazy half-truths, rumours and scandals that besmirched the unspotted snow of the great white north.
Thursday 9th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions / £8 BYT / Students
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Based on the ill-fated 1845 Sir John Franklin expedition to discover the North-West passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific and it’s extraordinary 170-year legacy. Set partly on the barren ice floes of the Arctic and partly in the stultifying drawing room of Lady Jane Franklin, Unspotted Snow is a “ripping yarn” - a bold and adventurous tale of tragedy, mishap, folly, arrogance, madness and betrayal, Victorian heroism ... and ruthless news management.
Join us to explore and discover the hazy, crazy half-truths, rumours and scandals that besmirched the unspotted snow of the great white north.
Thursday 9th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions / £8 BYT / Students
Box Office: 01896 756 852
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THEATRE: A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil by Chris Brookmyre and Horsehead Theatre
“A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil” - When a double murder reunites the classmates of St Elizabeth’s Primary School, scores are settled, debts repaid and alliances forged. Twenty years have passed but will those bonds still hold fast?
In this hilarious Scottish black comedy, Horsehead Theatre takes a nostalgic look at school days, filled with psycho teachers, class jokers and playground feuds. All set to a cracking 70s/80s soundtrack!
Award winning author Chris Brookmyre is a fan of the show, “an utterly brilliant adaptation” (fb livestream).
Warning – this play contains very strong language and scenes of a sexual nature. Suitable for age 14yrs+ only.
Saturday 11th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
In this hilarious Scottish black comedy, Horsehead Theatre takes a nostalgic look at school days, filled with psycho teachers, class jokers and playground feuds. All set to a cracking 70s/80s soundtrack!
Award winning author Chris Brookmyre is a fan of the show, “an utterly brilliant adaptation” (fb livestream).
Warning – this play contains very strong language and scenes of a sexual nature. Suitable for age 14yrs+ only.
Saturday 11th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
THEATRE / CABARET: The Dark Carnival: Unplugged by Vanishing Point
Who’d have thought, that when we died, we didn’t die completely?
Our consciousness goes on a bit. It lingers on, discreetly.
The Dark Carnival: Unplugged is an informal, rousing music and theatre show. With songs, spoken word and a free (though not compulsory!) glass of whisky for everyone, it tells the story of newcomers to the afterlife who are surprised to discover that death is not actually the end. Incredulous at their continuity, they form their own necropolitan community where every night is party night.
But a mysterious event throws the lives of the dead into uncertainty. When news reaches the cemetery, an underground revolution begins, led by the stoical Mrs Mark and her band of necropolitans.
Inspired by Weimar cabaret, danse macabre and classic songwriters of musical theatre such as Kurt Weill and Lionel Bart, the songs find themselves in a musical space somewhere in between Leonard Cohen and The Muppets. Come in, have a drink and join us for an intimate, celebratory and heart-warming night of storytelling and song.
Sponsored by The Famous Grouse
Sunday 19th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
Our consciousness goes on a bit. It lingers on, discreetly.
The Dark Carnival: Unplugged is an informal, rousing music and theatre show. With songs, spoken word and a free (though not compulsory!) glass of whisky for everyone, it tells the story of newcomers to the afterlife who are surprised to discover that death is not actually the end. Incredulous at their continuity, they form their own necropolitan community where every night is party night.
But a mysterious event throws the lives of the dead into uncertainty. When news reaches the cemetery, an underground revolution begins, led by the stoical Mrs Mark and her band of necropolitans.
Inspired by Weimar cabaret, danse macabre and classic songwriters of musical theatre such as Kurt Weill and Lionel Bart, the songs find themselves in a musical space somewhere in between Leonard Cohen and The Muppets. Come in, have a drink and join us for an intimate, celebratory and heart-warming night of storytelling and song.
Sponsored by The Famous Grouse
Sunday 19th May
Time: 7:30pm
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
COMEDY: Jim Smith- Back to the Teuchter
Back to The Teuchter is the 3rd solo show from "comedy farmer" Jim Smith. It's Countryfile meets The Only Way Is Essex as Jim hits the stage using characters, regional accents and impressions to help explain to city slickers what the outside world looks like through the eyes of those that 'bide up the glen'. Hot topics will include internet dating for farmers, village nightlife and how to pimp your Land Rover. Suitable for both country bumpkins and dead trendy city folk.
With two sell-out Fringe runs under his belt, Jim is in demand as a performer all over Scotland when he’s not on the farm. TV and radio credits include BBC Radio Scotland's Breaking The News, Scot Squad and The Farm Diaries.
‘He is nothing short of superb’ Scotsman
‘Scotland’s funniest farmer comedian’ Guardian
‘Amusing, charming man’ Three Weeks
Saturday 25th May
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
With two sell-out Fringe runs under his belt, Jim is in demand as a performer all over Scotland when he’s not on the farm. TV and radio credits include BBC Radio Scotland's Breaking The News, Scot Squad and The Farm Diaries.
‘He is nothing short of superb’ Scotsman
‘Scotland’s funniest farmer comedian’ Guardian
‘Amusing, charming man’ Three Weeks
Saturday 25th May
Time: 8pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions
Box Office: 01896 756 852
www.ticketsource.co.uk/macarts
