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Scotland Served Cocktail Festival 2026: 14 October - 1 November 2026

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William Shatner will be at Comic Con Scotland 2026, alongside stars from shows such as Stranger Things, Supernatural, and Cobra Kai.

Comic Con Scotland 2026: 25 of the biggest stars coming to Edinburgh

Grace Petrie – humane polemic

Grace Petrie, Edinburgh review: 'a force of nature'

Tickets go on sale for Spiritualized, Rebecca Black, The Wombats, Kula Shaker and Blue Planet III Live in Concert in Scotland on October 16.

5 Scottish gigs to get tickets for this week - including The Wombats

Dirty Dancing is on at King’s Theatre in Glasgow, Edinburgh Playhouse and His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen.

Dirty Dancing Theatre Tickets: How to see hit stage show in Scotland

Blue Oyster Cult will play one of two UK shows in Glasgow next year.

Blue Oyster Cult announce Glasgow 2027 tour date - how to get tickets

Here's what those attending An Evening With Barack Obama at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on Wednesday, October 14 2026 need to know.

What to know about An Evening with President Barack Obama in Glasgow

Liberty X will join East 17, Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton and other pop favourites at Boybands vs Girlbands at a Parkdean Resorts holiday weekend, ahead of their Popstars: The Originals tour with Hear'Say next year.

Liberty X fans can see the group at weekend event before reunion tour

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Duran Duran will begin their UK and Ireland tour in Glasgow.

Setlist, stage times, support and more for Duran Duran's Glasgow gig

Nickelback will headline the OVO Hydro in Glasgow in 2027.

All about Nickelback tickets for Glasgow - with prices and presales

Ferguson Hi-Fi

Under The Radar: Ferguson Hi-Fi

Final Exhibit - the new scare maze at Scarefest, Alton Towers

Frightening Final Exhibit brings yet more screams to Alton Towers

Falkirk band Brògeal will headline Tenement Trail 2026.

What to know ahead of Tenement Trail 2026 - tickets, line-up and more

In Stop the Clock: The 25th Hour, minutes drift, clocks misbehave and the ordinary rules of reality begin to unravel as Faskally Wood is transformed through an immersive light show with a specially commissioned music and sound backdrop.

Enchanted Forest Stop the Clock 2026 In pictures

The Enchanted Forest is back in Faskally Woods, Pitlochry

What to expect from this year’s Enchanted Forest as the event turns 25

Hear’Say and Liberty X are reuniting with joint tour to mark 25 years since Popstars.

How to get tickets for Hear’Say and Liberty X's Glasgow comeback gig

Who will headline the iconic Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury next year?

Glastonbury Headliners 2027: 13 acts tipped to top the bill

The spectacular Winter Cathedral s set to be a returning favourite at Christmas at Bedgebury 2026.

Ad Feature Christmas at the Botanics is Scotland’s dazzling beacon of festive fun

Three of the stars rumoured to be appearing at next year's Wireless Festival.

Wireless Festival Headliners 2027: 8 acts tipped to top the bill

Greta Van Fleet have announced a huge Glasgow gig in 2027.

How to get Greta Van Fleet Glasgow tickets, with presales and prices

Is it time for T in the Park to make a comeback?

T in the Park 2027? 10 reasons the Scottish festival could return

The Reading and Leeds Festival 2027 will be taking place on the last weekend of August.

Reading and Leeds Headliners 2027: 13 acts tipped to top the bill

Crowds enjoy a sunny day at the Belladrum music festival.

Belladrum 2027 Headliners: Here's who will be topping the bill

Rod Stewart has added a second Glasgow gig to his 2027 farewell with tickets on sale soon.

Rod Stewart adds NEW Glasgow gig to farewell tour - how to get tickets

Four bands tipped to headline the Download music festival in 2027.

Download Festival Headliners 2027:13 bands tipped to top the bill

The first acts have been announced for 2027's Primavera Sound.

Primavera Sound 2027 Lineup: All 151 acts announced for Barcelona

First Aid Kit have a big date with Glasgow.

First Aid Kit Glasgow 02 Academy Ticket Presales and Prices

The Pussycat Dolls are set to tour the UK in 2026.

The Pussycat Dolls Glasgow setlist, stage times, support acts and more

Cumnock Tryst reviews: BBC SSO & Jess Gillam | Tryst Festival Chorus

Willia Campbell

Under the Radar: Willie Campbell

Fazer, Tulisa and Dappy will start their 2027 UK tour in Glasgow.

How to get tickets and presale for N-Dubz at Glasgow's OVO Hydro

Scotland's Barry Can't Swim has bagged a nomination at the UK Music Video Awards.

UK Music Video Awards 2026 Nominations: Here are all the sortlists

Alex Warren will return to Glasgow next year with his Finding (More) Family on the Road world tour.

How to get tickets for Alex Warren's 2027 Glasgow Green gig

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Youngsters race in the AJ Bell Great Scottish Run Super Saturday event in 2024.

Great Scottish Run 2026: Start times, routes, can I still take part?

Debbie McGee will play Miss Lynch in Grease the Musical when it tours the UK in 2027.

How to get tickets for Grease in Scotland as Debbie McGee joins cast

Westlife will headline the Hydro on Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1.

Westlife Glasgow: Setlist, timings, tickets and more for Hydro gigs

An artist impression of Terminal V 2027 as the festival move to a new site in Glasgow.

Terminal V reveals new Glasgow riverside site as anniversary location

Westlife will headline Aberdeen's P&J Live on September 29 and November 3.

Westlife Aberdeen P&J Live setlist stage times support tickets

Erasure have announced their 20th album and a massive 2027 UK tour - which includes a show in Glasgow.

How to see Erasure in Glasgow next year - presales, tickets and prices

Every act on the Country to Country 2027 line up so far

Rod Stewart is playing Glasgow's Hydro venue next year.

Rod Stewart Glasgow Hydro Ticket Presales and Prices

Matthew Tuck of Bullet For My Valentine.

Tickets, presale & prices for Bullet For My Valentine in Glasgow

Lizzy McAlpine has announced a show at Glasgow’s O2 Academy in 2027.

How to get Lizzy McAlpine presale and tickets for Glasgow

James Marriott has announced two nights at Glasgow's Barras.

How to get tickets and presale for James Marriott's two Glasgow gigs

Emily Ann Roberts was on the Country to Country line-up last year.

When will the C2C 2027 line-up be announced?

More than 11,000 people are set to take part in this weekend's Loch Ness Marathon.

Loch Ness Marathon 2026: Race start times, event village, parking info

Niall Horan will headline Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on September 28 2026.

Niall Horan Glasgow: Setlist, times, support and more for Hydro gig

Professor Hannah Fry

Celebrity Traitors 2: Hannah Fry vows to use maths to win

The Jesus and Mary Chain & The Psychedelic Furs will play Scotland in 2027 as part of a co-headline UK tour.

The Jesus and Mary Chain & The Psychedelic Furs announce 2027 tour

Will Kennard and Saul Milton of Chase & Status are bringing their Generic Everything tour to Glasgow in 2027.

How to get tickets as Chase and Status announce 2027 Glasgow show

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Peaks

Under the Radar: Peaks

Ayr Racecourse will be packed with spectators for the Ayr Gold Cup this weekend.

Ayr Gold Cup 2026: Time, prize money, Saturday racecard, odds, TV

How to get tickets and presale for Gnarls Barkley in Glasgow

Kaiser Chiefs to headline Summer's End Angus as first acts revealed

Don McLean will hit the road in UK and Ireland for the last time next year.

How to get tickets for Don McLean's last ever Scottish show

Four of the bands tipped to join Oasis at Celtic Park.

Oasis Celtic Park 2027 Support: Here are 13 bands tipped to appear

Authors (from left) May Rinaldi, Linda Duncan McLaughlin, Denise Mina, Frances Crawford and Kirsty Lockwood launch Bloody Scotland 2026 (Picture: Paul Reich)

Festival will give crime fiction fans a bloody good time

The cast of Two Doors Down will take over the OVO Hydro with a series of live shows.

How to get tickets for Two Doors Down! Live at the Hydro

Tide Lines will play their biggest ever headline concert at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on September 19.

Tide Lines at the Hydro: Tickets, setlist, and more for Glasgow gig

Oasis playing Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium.

Oasis in Scotland: 15 photos of the band's last Scottish gig , setlist

The Gallagher brothers will return to Scotland in 2027, with huge shows set for Celtic Park in Glasgow.

Oasis to play five nights at Celtic Park - here's how to get tickets

Who will pick up an Emmy Award this evening? The bookies reckon they have a fair idea.

Emmy Odds Latest 2026: 13 favourites to win the major Emmy Awards

Here's what we know about Oasis' announcement so far.

Here's the exact time Oasis are expected to announce 2027 tour

Deacon Blue will celebrate 40 years of Raintown with a 15-date UK and Ireland tour in 2027.

How to get tickets for Deacon Blue's 2027 tour in Glasgow and Aberdeen

The musical collaboration inspired by Victoria Crowe's cloud paintings

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