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1 VISUAL ART / MUSIC Rip it Up
It’s an exhibition, a book, some gigs, a TV documentary series and a tour. Rip it Up: The Story of Scottish Pop is set to dominate the rest of this year as we celebrate our musical heritage from the 1950s up to the present day. Everyone from Alex Harvey to Annie Lennox, and the Proclaimers (left) to Primal Scream will be honoured in the National Museum of Scotland exhibition, while Summerhall hosts Emma Pollock, Stanley Odd and Be Charlotte in a one-off extravaganza. See feature, page 42. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Fri 22 Jun–Sun 25 Nov; Summerhall, Edinburgh, Sat 23 Jun.
2 MUSIC TRNSMT
3 MUSIC Fiesta x FOLD
Across two weekends, Glasgow Green throbs to an astonishing array of rock and pop acts including Arctic Monkeys, Jessie J, Interpol, Liam Gallagher, Wolf Alice, Franz Ferdinand, CHVRCHES, and Queen + Adam Lambert. See feature, page 47. Glasgow Green, Fri 29 Jun–Sun 1 Jul; Fri 6, Sun 8 Jul. This magical music festival summer keeps on rolling with a brand new event which veers towards the soul / dance / funk / electronic base as Nile Rodgers, Pointer Sisters, Morcheeba, Laura Mvula (above) and Goldfrapp give it their all. See feature, page 50. Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, Sat 30 Jun & Sun 1 Jul.
6 THE LIST 1 Jun–31 Aug 2018