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Glasgow/Edinburgh DIY Event Listings
Glasgow/Edinburgh DIY Event Listings
Glasgow's longest-running LGBTQ+ goth/italo-disco night, flooding with smoke, bisexual lighting, and drum machines. £5/3/0 advance, £7/5/0 OTD.
The Flying Duck, 8 RENFREW COURT, Glasgow, G2 3BW
https://buytickets.at/dansemacabre
Belle Époque reignites The Vic Bar with raw punk, 7-piece live Hip-Hop, a zany Goblin Rock act & pet-friendly Indie Rock. With wall-shaking sound from the The Holy Loch Soundsystem & warped sculpture art installations by Iris JP May. £8 Adv/ £10 OTD.
The Vic Bar (Art School)
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Glasgow/The-Vic-Bar/Belle-poque-VicBar-TelekinephewsSloblinBojanglesMoonsoup/40949492/
A delightful lineup of Post-punk/Anti Pop from Locals: The Victor Pope Band plus hooky Indie Punk from The Acetones and Wonky and groovy tunes from Radio Banter. Plus post gig set from Old school hip hop/atonal anti music rambler: Ian Krysis. £10 OTD/£7 ADV or free if skint.
Leith Depot, Edinburgh
https://wegottickets.com/event/647317
A Hiss of Light is the first recording made by sound artists Alanas Gurinas and Sholto Dobie. Both artists work with acoustic sound sculptures and self-made instruments made with everyday materials. In the case of Gurinas, vibrating and taught paper objects emit pulsing sine tone
The Old Hairdresser's, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH
http://www.theoldhairdressers.com/?events=alanas-gurinas-sholto-dobie-laurie-pitt-swallow-spit
DON'T FORGET TO EXIT - You're invited to join us for this very special long & dark EXIT night. Cindytalk's first Scottish appearance in 11 years, Japan's Manisdron first UK show & many more. Please come along, sliding scale tickets on RA. Support DIY spaces X
Exit, 96 Maxwell St, Glasgow, G1 4EQ
https://ra.co/events/2106082
£8/£10 Access info: the Ivory hotel has flat access to the main party space, though the adjacent glass house is up 4 stairs. There is an accessible toilet, and free parking on site for guests. If cost is a barrier to you coming along, email us and we’ll sort you out :)
The Ivory Hotel, 2/4 Camphill Avenue, Glasgow, G41 3AY
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hottowel1/1680298
Alternative angular indie punk storyteller: Puppet Midnight live at the wonderful Elvis Shakespeare on Leith Walk on a Saturday afternoon in May. Free entry. BYOB. Performance starts at half 2. Elvis Shakespeare is open from 10am to 6pm.
Elvis Shakespeare, 347 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 8SD
https://www.facebook.com/share/14xRUgF3Ev5/
(Eric) Clipperton requests… Moviegoer Trequartista Puppet Midnight the Glad Cafe Sunday 18 May Matinee show - all ages 1-4pm
The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://quitter.sumupstore.com/product/eric-clipperton-requests-moviegoer-trequartista-puppet-midnight
A barstool prophecy has come true. After years of collaborative efforts with a who’s who of the indy rap vanguard and the striking pairing with Curly Castro as ShrapKnel, it appears PremRock is ready for his closeup. The New York City-based, Pennsylvania native is widely lauded t
The Old Hairdresser's, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH
http://www.theoldhairdressers.com/?events=premrock-with-support-from-han
Entry: £10 / £15.99 Ticket & CD Bundle / £26.99 Ticket & Vinyl LP Bundle
The Old Hairdresser's, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH
https://www.errolshotwax.com/tickets/21114-the-mary-column-very-sparrow-album-launch
Weekend-long symposium highlighting the current best research in sound, music, audiovisual and performance practices. 100% FREE ENTRY. Daytime events at the ARC, Sat night gig at UofG Concert Hall, Sun night DJ sets at the Flying Duck Apollo Bar
Advanced Research Centre, UofG & The Flying Duck's Apollo Bar.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJmaHsAoRdT/
Gaelynn Lea is an American folk singer/violinist and Disability advocate. Since winning NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, Gaelynn Lea has captivated audiences around the world with her haunting original songs and new takes on traditional fiddle tunes.
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/d2477e6c-6b7f-438f-80c0-cc48080d72f1
Baked Beans on The Doorstep Present....“The two men of Matmos are living rebukes to the idea that conceptual art is somehow scary and inaccessible.” – PITCHFORK “Unlikely to soundtrack your next dinner party, but it’s hard not to marvel at Matmos’s cut-and-paste mastery” – MOJO
Exit, 96 Maxwell St, Glasgow, G1 4EQ
https://ra.co/events/2146906
Quinie with full band New Album Forefowk, Mind Me Launch Party. Support from Harry Gorski Brown And UZGANC Choir Glasgow based singer Quinie releases her third album, Forefowk, Mind Me, with Upset The Rhythm. To celebrate we are hosting the official Launch party at Mono.
https://www.monocafebar.com/events/quinie-album-launch
Carbona Not Glue are 30 year old this year - not the members, the actual band. To mark this, we have RAMONESMANIA 2025 we have gathered very different bands who are going to do mini sets of RAMONES songs in their own way. Tickets are £15.
Leith FAB Cricket Club, 1 Leith Links, Leith, Edinburgh,EH6 7QR
https://carbonanotglue.co.uk/ticket.html
RIOT GARDEN: the new age of modern DIY punk, is coming to Ivory Blacks with their first Scotland show! Bringing you music from Glasgow to Bristol ranging from QUEER RIOT GRRRL to DUB & JUNGLE to PSYCHEDELIC ROCK AND OF COURSE LOTS OF PUNK! This is not a show to missed! NOTAFLOF
Ivory Blacks
https://riotgardencollective.bigcartel.com
RIOT GARDEN: the new age of modern DIY punk, is coming to Ivory Blacks with their first Scotland show! Bringing you music from Glasgow to Bristol ranging from QUEER RIOT GRRRL to DUB & JUNGLE to PSYCHEDELIC ROCK AND OF COURSE LOTS OF PUNK! This is not a show to missed! NOTAFLOF
Ivory Blacks
https://riotgardencollective.bigcartel.com
Vocal or Version are BACK with another top night of vintage Jamaican music - reggae, ska, rocksteady, roots - all on original press vinyl. Early birds start at £6.
The Rum Shack
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vocal-or-version-reggae-dance-with-resident-deejay-shaun-galbraith-tickets-1317614804349
Nika Son is a musician, artist, film composer, curator and DJ. Influenced by Musique Concrète and the outer space of electronic music, she plays with modified and fragmented concrete sounds, interwoven with analog and digital synthesis, broken rhythms, voices and modulated tape.
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/667c6ace-4bb4-4f0e-9e58-bc627dce93cd
TENGGER is a traveling musical family, made up of Korean/Japanese couple, itta and Marqido, with son Raai, who create their brand of psychedelic New-Age drone magic through the use of harmonium, voice, and toy instruments (played by itta) and analogue synths (played by Marqido).
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/8e7a2eef-1d67-4931-9746-cd5c486532c0
5th June - FREE ENTRY - The Pearce Institute (Billiard Room) The Bubblyjock Collective is a dynamic chamber ensemble celebrating the music of neglected Scottish composers. They perform songs and music written by composers born or living in Scotland from the 19th century to the p
The Pearce Institute
https://www.glasgowbarons.com/events/billiard-room-sessions-bubblyjock-collective
Ben Vince is a composer and performer from Nottingham, known for his live improvised saxophone explorations and inventive techniques in creating new rhythms, textures and moods.
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/72448e16-4b23-451d-9e64-f752ff31d6bc
Ten Years of Invisible Inc get celebrated from 11pm-3am with antipodean party starter Dreems DJing for us, Edinburgh-based balearic acid maestro Ravelston playing live, with warm up from GK Machine plus local beat herders Wrong Party take over Room 2 from 9pm-1am. £10/£12 Tix RA
The Flying Duck, 8 RENFREW COURT, Glasgow, G2 3BW
https://ra.co/events/2155270
OPEN CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS - Follow the link for full details! Sound Thought are back at Glasgow Science Festival 2025 curating another immersive installation. Catch us at the Kibble Palace June 13th & 14th 11:00-15:00.
Kibble Palace, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, G12 0UE
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-vGFeMtQnqwVikKqW6OP9DmpLT5laqHM/view?usp=sharing
ERP presents: kopi-o (live) / iso.yso / zolf b2b spxo / han for an underground clubbing moment. Covered by an ERP membership or £8+
The Flying Duck, 8 RENFREW COURT, Glasgow, G2 3BW
Brighton-based DIY psych-punk legend Dez Dare returns to BLOC. Support comes from Edinburgh's garage/synth punk Sha Rivari & the Maybes. Local grunge giants Opium Clippers will be opening the show with their original, experimental and kaleidoscopic sounds. 9pm start. Free entry
Bloc, 117 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 2SZ
https://www.facebook.com/events/964361025864831