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							Jesus! It’s Nazareth						
						
							Some people may be surprised to know that vintage Scottish rockers Nazareth are still going strong but, as previously noted on Dear Scotland, the band are currently on a tour of Canada. Later this summer the Fifers will visit Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic. Tour dates below.						
												
																					
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								July 10, 2009							
							
						
						
				
 
			
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							The Vaselines – Gig in Japan too						
						
							After a 20 years hiatus, The Vaselines reformed last year playing shows in Scotland, London and New York with members of Belle and Sebastian backing up Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee. Next month the band will play on the same stage as Teenage Fanclub, Grizzly Bear, Sonic Youth and The Flaming Lips in Tokyo and Osaka at […]						
												
																					
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								July 9, 2009							
							
						
						
				
 
			
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							Teenage Fanclub – Gig in Japan						
						
							Bellshill’s Teenage Fanclub are probably most known for their critically acclaimed albums Bandwagonesque, Songs from Northern Britain and Grand Prix. As with Manda Rin, Japan has remained especially faithful to The Fannies, and the band will return there again in August for the Summersonic festival in Tokyo and Osaka.						
												
																					
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								July 7, 2009							
							
						
						
				
 
			
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							Camera Obscura European Festival Dates						
						
							Having just completed a coast to coast tour of North America, Camera Obscura are taking a short break before hitting the festival circuit in Europe this summer. Camera Obscura will be bringing their “heartfelt, bittersweet, cerebral pop music”, as Vic put it, to Ireland, France and Sweden.						
												
																					
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								July 6, 2009							
							
						
						
				
 
			
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							Vic Galloway Previews This Weeks Scottish Gigs Around the World						
						
							For the week of July 6 – July 12, 2009. Calvin Harris in Ireland As well as most of the acts that I mention here, I supported Calvin right from the start as he launched his ever-so-slightly-tongue-in-cheek club anthems on the unsuspecting public.						
												
																					
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								July 6, 2009							
							
						
						
				
 
			
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							Somewhere in Summertime : Simple Minds are on Tour						
						
							Though they have never really been away, Simple Minds are most definitely back. With a top ten album and a major European tour ahead of them this summer, the band are, quite rightly, ensuring that they will never be forgotten.						
												
																					
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								July 4, 2009							
							
						
						
				
 
			
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							Broken Records in Holland, Ireland and Germany						
						
							After a couple of years as Scotland’s best unsigned band, Broken Records finally released their debut album on the legendary 4AD label in June. The band play in Rotterdam this weekend and will visit Ireland and Germany later this summer.						
												
																					
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								July 2, 2009							
							
						
						
				
 
			
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							Dollskabeat in Croatia						
						
							Belarusian Scot Lucy Ross aka Dollskabeat has been lazily compared to current buzz acts Little Boots and La Roux, but her stylish electronica  looks more to the future than the past. Based in Edinburgh, Dollskabeat will be playing in Croatia later this summer.						
												
																					
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								July 1, 2009							
							
						
						
				
 
			
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							Frightened Rabbit North American dates						
						
							Selkirk’s Frightened Rabbit will be hopping over the Atlantic this summer to play a free show in front of tens of thousands of fans at NYC’s Siren Festival. The next day, the Rabbits will find themselves in Chicago, playing before another massive crowd at the annual Pitchfork Festival. They’ll also be playing a few east […]						
												
																					
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								June 30, 2009