Events for June 29, 2012

Whatever Gets You Through The Night

The Arches

June 26 at 6:00pm until June 29 at 11:00pm

Featuring words and music by Errors, Alan Bissett, Rachel Sermanni, Withered Hand, Annie Griffin, Meursault, David Greig, RM Hubbert, Wounded Knee, Alan Spence, Ricky Ross, Isabel Wright, Conquering Animal Sound, Emma Pollock, Kirstin Innes, Swimmer One, Bigg Taj, Stef Smith, Eugene Kelly, Talkingmakesnosense, David Ireland, Skye Loneragan, Kieran Hurley

Some of Scotland's most distinctive songwriters, novelists, poets and playwrights, and you: a nation of people, awake in the dark, waiting for the light to come....

Whatever Gets You Through The Night is an ambitious new multi-disciplinary live event featuring actors, visuals by Kim Beveridge, aerial work, new writing by some of Scotland's top novelists, poets and playwrights, and a whole album's worth of original music by acclaimed Scottish musicians, some of whom will perform live in the show.

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27th June - 2nd July 2012

This is the 26th year of the Festival, and once again it's aiming to offer something for everybody.
Highlights include:

Ginger Baker - Described as "Rock’s first superstar drummer". Baker combined 50s and 60s jazz drumming with African rhythms and has influenced generations of jazz and rock performers.

Grammy nominated keyboardist Robert Glasper will play at the Old Fruitmarket on the 28th of June.

One of the world’s top saxophonists, Pharoah Sanders possesses one of the most distinctive tenor saxophone sounds in jazz.

Jon Fratelli, Ian Shaw, Todd Gordon and Grahame Skinner (Hipsway) will be choosing their favourite Beatles tracks to perform in the Ryan Quigley Big Band Tribute to the Beatles gig on Sat 30 June.

Various venues

Including McChuills, The Old Fruitmarket, 02 ABC, OranMor, The Rio Cafe, Pivo Pivo., CCA.

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