Notes for Expats on Scottish bands touring internationally and features on Scottish music, sport, film and the life written by and for Scots around the world. More →
The Wee Man on Friday : I Can’t Feel My Legs
They say long distance relationships don’t work. They’re right. It’s one of life’s certainties, that it’s all destined to end in uncomfortable estrangement. Yet I once thought differently about long distance love. Sure, I was young with naive dreams of open waters and shimmering sunsets, she was just a blistered cargo ship.
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Dananananaykroyd in Australia and Europe
Glaswegians Dananananaykroyd have been added to the 2009 Splendour in the Grass line-up in Byron Bay, Australia. Tickets for that festival sold out in an hour in May but you can catch the ‘Naykroyd’s incredible live show in Melbourne and Sydney in between a few European festivals.
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Mungo’s Hi Fi dates in Europe and Mexico
Mungos Hi Fi, Scotland’s number one Reggae dancehall sound-system will be playing a number of shows and festivals in Europe and in Mexico City this summer. Mungos Hi Fi have been releasing hits since 2001 when their killer track Wickedness featuring Brother Culture, released on the dubhead label, first took the world by storm getting [...]
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Billy Williamson: Jo’burg Here We Come
Publicans, prostitutes, and petty criminals across South Africa were glued to their TV screens in early June hoping for a set of results that would propel the Tartan Army south of the Equator for only the second time in history (do we all remember how good the first trip was?).
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Annie Lennox Unplugged in South Africa
Annie Lennox will be performing a one-off concert in July in at the Montecasino Theatre in Gauteng, South Africa. The event will benefit Annie Lennox’s SING campaign which helps prevent the spread of HIV in South Africa, and also supports those currently living with HIV. Talk Radio 702, together with Sony Music and Montecasino, proudly [...]
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Dont You Forget About Me : June 1965 – The Beatstalkers cause a riot in George Square
In 1965, Scottish music fans were split between the Beatstalkers and Dean Ford and the Gaylords as to who was the biggest band in Scotland. And when The Beatstalkers decided to put on a free show for a few hundred fans in Glasgow’s George Square, it became apparent just how big they had become.
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The Cinematics in Germany
Originally from Dingwall, The Cinematics are currently based in Glasgow. The band’s debut album, “A Strange Education”, was released in 2007, leading to successful tours throughout North America and Europe. They will be back on the road in Germany later this month.
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Sweet Dreams : June 1982 – Brasil 0 Escocia 1
Brazil in Seville; June 18, 9pm local time; 90 degrees (at least); Impossible is nothing for Narey and Scotland are on top of the world.
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Proclaimers Tour Dates in Canada
The Proclaimers today release their 8th Studio album “Notes & Rhymes” in North America ahead of a tour this summer in Canada that begins on July 4th in Ontario.
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- Thu May 24 2012 An Appointment
Le Bataclan, Paris, France - Fri May 25 2012 Dan Mccafferty
Malostranská Beseda, Prague, Czech Republic - Sat May 26 2012 War
The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, US - Sat May 26 2012 Rocks Tokyo 2012
Tokyo, Japan - Wed May 30 2012 Primavera Sound Festival 2012
Barcelona, Spain
