Hello! Edinburgh serves up a truly phenomenal feast of music this week! Haddowfest returns on Friday and Saturday with a huge number of bands playing in various venues across the city. The Rifles, The Holy Ghosts, Dry the River and We Were Promised Jetpacks are the headliners with some quality bands further down the bill including Ded Rabbit, OK Social Club, Caravan Club & Death Ape Disco. You can get all the all the info on who’s playing here at http://www.haddowfest.co.uk/
Outside of Haddowfest Johnny Marr & Ellie Goulding both play on Tuesday night at The Picture House and Usher Hall respectively. On Wednesday one of Jim Gellatly’s new favourite bands, Universal Thee, brace the stage at Bannermans where they deliver music that has been described as “reminiscent of The Pixies at their finest”, With support coming from Headshrinker and Fishing For Seagulls it will be a memorable night. Also on Wednesday the fantastic Redolent and Ruby McKinnell play The Voodoo Rooms. Furthermore Miaoux Miaoux, John Knox Sex Club, Lanterns on the Lake, Siobhan Wilson, Kathryn Williams and Victorian Trout Conspiracy are all playing this week. Rarely does any city anywhere produce such a sumptuous line-up in just one week. Happy Gigging!
Monday 7th
Blue Embrace & Neon Tetras
Bannermans Rock Club 8pm £5
Denys Baptiste
Usher Hall 7.30pm £16.50
Scholars & Copper Lungs
Electric Circus 7pm £6
Lach’s Antihoot Open Stage
Henry’s Cellar Bar 7pm Free
Nordic Giants, Vasa & Tidings
Cabaret Voltaire 7pm £5
Tuesday 8th
Johnny Marr
Picture House 7pm £19.50
Ellie Goulding
Usher Hall 7pm £19.50
Ed Muirhead
Henry’s Cellar Bar 7pm
Scott Cook
Leith Folk Club 7.30pm £7
Crosscut Saw & The Diversions
Whistlebikies 8pm
Wednesday 9th
Universal Thee, Headshrinker & Fishing For Seagulls
Bannermans Rock Club 8pm £5
Splashh, Charlie Boyer, The Voyeurs & Deathcats
Electric Circus 7pm £9
Victorian Trout Conspiracy
The Blind Poet 10pm Free
Scotia, Redolent, The Rich & Ruby McKinnell
The Voodoo Rooms 7pm £5
Chris Finn, Let Love Rule, Kings Close & Splendid Gentlemen
Whistlebinkies 7pm
Thursday 10th
Miaoux Miaoux, Jonnie Common & Cairn String Quartet
The Pleasance 7.30pm £9
The Jim Jones Revue
The Caves 7pm £14
Bat-Bike & Fats Dominion
Henry’s Cellar Bar 7pm £5
Two Wings
Wee Red Bar 7pm £6
Moderat
Picture House 7pm £19.50
Friday 11th
Haddowfest 2013 Day One
Various venues around Edinburgh (http://www.haddowfest.co.uk/)
Kathryn Williams & Alex Cornish
The Caves 7pm £15
The Ramonas
Electric Circus 7pm £8
John Knox Sex Club & Over The Wall
The Pleasance 7.30pm £6
The Spook School & Plastic Animals
Henry’s Cellar Bar 7pm £5
The Rifles & The Holy Ghosts
Picture House 6.30pm £15
Saturday 12th
Haddowfest 2013 Day Two
Various venues around Edinburgh (http://www.haddowfest.co.uk/)
Ahab, Matt Norris and the Moon & The Blind Dog
Electric Circus 7pm £7
Brown Brogues
Henry’s Cellar Bar 7pm £5
Rick Redbeard, Honeyblood, Law & Siobhan Wilson
The Pleasance 7.30pm £7
Lipsync For A Lullaby, Your Loyal Subjects & Numbers Are Futile
The Voodoo Rooms 8pm £4
The Canyon & The Scabby Queen
Bannermans Rock Club 8pm £5
Sunday 13th
Lanterns On The Lake
Electric Circus 7pm £8
Culture Shock, Roots System, Big Fat Panda & Random Scandal
Citrus Club 7pm £10
Hooded Priest, Arkham Witch, Iron Void & Atragon
Bannermans Rock Club 7pm £6
The Simon Brett Band & Bannockburn
Whistlebinkies 9pm
Warsaw Village Band
The Jam House 7pm