Arcadia Scotland

Welcome to Scotland! This blog post is going to give you the low-down on events happening that are local to you. There is loads happening in your cities and towns around Scotland! This blog post is just some of the highlights of the events happening in September.. Below are lists of music venues and inclusive/queer spots to hang out in the city. I’ll be updating you throughout the semester on different events on in October and November so stay tuned. A pro tip is to also follow the music/queer spaces I’ve listed below on Instagram so you can stay up to date on what their events are.

SEPTEMBER

Edinburgh!

Live music venues:
Sandy Bells
Captain’s Bar
Stramash
Jazz Bar
Sneaky Pete’s
Bannerman’s Bar
Usher Hall
O2 Academy (Formerly the Corn Exchange)

Queer Spaces:
Paradise Palms-queer cabaret and poetry nights.
Drag nights at Subway, CC Blooms, The Street, Planet Bar.
HOT MESS at Sneaky Pete’s.
Kafe Kweer.
Lighthouse Bookshop

Music

Ryan Adams, Usher Hall, Sep 22nd.
Rockinburgh, La Belle Angele, Sep 27-29th. 

Theatre and Comedy

Bianca Del Rio, Usher Hall, Sep 13th.
Nish Kumar, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Sep 14th. 

Blood Brothers. Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, Sep 24 - 28. 

Markets

Edinburgh Farmers Market, Castle Terrace every Sat.
Grassmarket Weekly Market, Grassmarket, every Sat.
Leith Market, Dock PLace, every Sat.
Ocean Terminal Market, Ocean Terminal, every Sat and Sun.
Stockbridge Market, Saunders Street, every Sun.

Art

El Anatsui: Scottish Mission Book Depot Keta, Talbot Rice Gallery, till Sep 29th. 

Adam Bruce Thompson, The quiet Path, City Arts Centre, till Sep 6th..

Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK, 1970-1990, Modern Gallery, till Jan 26th. 

Glasgow!

Queer Spaces:
Aye-Aye Books
Category Is Books
Speakeasy
The Waterloo Bar
Delmonica’s
The Gallery

Music Venues:
King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
Ovo Hydro
Howlin’ Wolf
The Garage
O2 Academy Glasgow
SWG3

Music

Chapell Roan ,O2 Academy Glasgow, Sep 15th.
The Last Dinner Party, O2 Academy Glasgow, Sep 20th.

Melanie Martinez, Ovo Hydro, Sep 23rd.

Boston Manner, SWG3 Glasgow. Sep 22nd.

Barns County and the Struts, Barrowland, Sep 27th.       

Theatre and Comedy

Nish Kumar, Theatre Royal Glasgow, Sep 12th.

Fern Brady, Theatre Royal Glasgow, Sep 21st.

Markets
The Barras Market- Gallowgate, Glasgow, every Saturday and Sunday.
The Forge Market, Duke Street, Thursday-Sunday 10-5.

Art

Delaine Le Bas - Delainia: 17071965 Unfolding, Tramway, til Oct 13th. 

Cathay Wilkes, Hunterian Art Gallery till Sep 29th..

Aberdeen!

Queer and Queer Friendly Spaces
Cheerz

Sabotage Clubbing
The Market Arms

Music and Theatre/Comedy

Bill Bailey, P and J Live, 15th Feb.

Swiftogeden: The Taylor Swift Club Night, The Lemon Tree, Sep 21st.

Art

Sir William Gillies and Scottish Landscapes, Aberdeen Art Gallery, till Dec 1st.
Look of Love, Aberdeen Art Gallery, till Sep 17th. 

St Andrews and Dundee

Queer Pub:
The Salty Dog

Music

Swiftogedden: The Taylor Swift Club night, Church, Ward Road,  Sep 14. 

Theatre

Ando Glaso Collective, Carid Hall, Sep 13

John Bishop, Caird Hall, Sep 21.

Art

Kimono: Tokyo to Catwalk, Dundee V and A, till Jan 5th.
Claudia Martínez Garay, Dundee Contemporary Arts, till 17th Nov.