The Lemon Tree: August - December 2015

AUGUST - DECEMBER 2015

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Discover... FRESHLY SQUEEZED ......................................................................................PAGE 4SINGER-SONGWRITERS .................................................................................PAGE 7TRUE NORTH ...................................................................................................PAGE 10BANDS ..............................................................................................................PAGE 12TRIBUTE & PARTY BANDS ............................................................................PAGE 17ROOTS ..............................................................................................................PAGE 20NEW MUSIC / SOUND FESTIVAL ..................................................................PAGE 24JAZZ & BLUES .................................................................................................PAGE 26COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD ...........................................................................PAGE 28THEATRE ..........................................................................................................PAGE 33DANCE ..............................................................................................................PAGE 38NEW VOICES: NEW TALENT: NEW THEATRE ..............................................PAGE 42ENGAGE! ..........................................................................................................PAGE 44FAMILY..............................................................................................................PAGE 46YACNE...............................................................................................................PAGE 49AT A GLANCE ..................................................................................................PAGE 50NEED TO KNOW ...............................................................................................PAGE 52

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DISCOVER TOMORROW’S LEGENDS TODAYTHE FUNNIEST COMEDYROCKING BANDSCHILLED OUT GROOVESTHOUGHT PROVOKING DRAMAFUN FOR ALL THE FAMILYSEE IT ALL AT ABERDEEN’S CUTTING EDGE CULTURAL HEART…

THE LEMON TREE - AN EXCELLENT ALTERNATIVE ARTS SCENE

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FRESHLYSQUEEZED

FRESHLY SQUEEZED

...tomorrow’s legends

Saturday 15 August doors 7.30pm

HECTOR BIZERK SUPPORT FROM THE ILL COLLECTIVEFormed by drummer/producer Audrey Tait and Scottish battle rap champion Louie, Hector Bizerk have an insatiable desire to experiment with noise, colour, rhythm and rhyme. Their live show is a crescendo of thought-provoking music that includes elements of live visual art, b-boying and improvisation. Hector Bizerk is a celebration of modern hip hop culture with a Scottish twist, combining frontman Louie’s razor sharp poetry with incredible tribal rhythms and grooving funk basslines that encapsulates audiences.

£7.70 LOUNGE (standing)

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Sunday 11 October doors 7.30pm

SWEET WHITEPLUS SUPPORTSweet White are a 5-piece indie band from Peterhead, Scotland. Things began with only 2 members writing and recording music together in a bedroom. Their sound has been described as “catchy as funk, sharp indie-rock numbers guided by pop sensibilities.” similar to bands like Foals and Peace.The band currently have a number of dates booked across Scotland this year and are currently continuing work on a second EP.


FRESHLY SQUEEZED

Sunday 6 September doors 7pm

ALKANES, EMILIO LARGO & COLD YEARSFollowing the split of his old band Purple Divide, Guitarist/Vocalist Dale Sutherland looked to challenge himself with a new project. After experimenting with his song writing, Dale set his sights on a sound heavier than Purple Divide. With a focus on big dynamic riffs and drawing influence from bands such as Arcane Roots, Biffy Clyro, Muse, Oceansize and Marmozets, the sound of Alkanes began to develop.


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FRESHLY SQUEEZED

Saturday 14 November doors 8.30pm

MIN DIESELHJEARTS & WENDELL BORTONMin Diesel are a guitar-led three-piece from the North-east of Scotland, who shamelessly plunder the best bits from their favourite late-80s/early-90s punk, lo-fi and math-rock bands’ to create music they’ve taken great amusement from dubbing “min-die rock”. Min Diesel have shared a stage with Errors, Acoustic Ladyland, Joan of Arc, Hot Club de Paris, Sky Larkin and Paws.


Friday 4 December doors 7pm

KING EIDERBOOK GROUP, THE DEPORTEES, THE WOODS & CARA MITCHELLKing Eider have gained a reputation for their energetic live performances, regularly filling venues in their hometown Edinburgh, as well as playing at established venues further afield.Their Sofar Sounds video caught the attention of BBC Radio 6 producers who booked the band for the Edinburgh Festival 2014.


Thursday 5 November doors 7.30pm

PRONTO MAMA ALPHAS & THE HARMONICA MOVEMENTPronto Mama are a past post-modern bug-eyed beatnik group from Glasgow who are just as confused as anyone else. They are soulful. They believe irreverent wordplay, clean musicianship and a dirty dedication to song-writing is how you do it. The music is built around the songs written by Marc Rooney and Ciaran McEneny, who in coughing copy-cat fashion opted for McEneny/Rooney. Keeping it alphabetical preserves good feeling and the over-arching idea you have of yourself, maybe.


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SINGER/SONGWRITERS

SINGER/SONGWRITERS

...waxing lyrical

Sunday 29 November doors 7pm

BILLY BRAGGOrator, entertainer, rabble-rouser, negotiator, pamphleteer, the fabled ‘big-nosed bard from Barking’, Billy Bragg is many things. A regular contributor to the national debate as TV pundit and newspaper columnist, he continues to sharpen his pen as a writer and songwriter. Whether it’s unionized workers, constitutional reform, bankers’ bonuses, illegal wars or the undemocratic commandeering of a portable toilet backstage at a festival, Billy Bragg will help fight your corner.

£22 LOUNGE (standing)

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Tuesday 27 October doors 8.30pm

LUCY ROSEEnglish singer-songwriter Lucy Rose heads out on tour in support of new album Work It Out. With a bolder, poppier sound the LP will surely please current fans and bring in new supporters. Having sung backing vocals for the Manic Street Preachers, toured with Bombay Bicycle Club and Noah and the Whale and appeared at many festivals including Hop Farm Festival (alongside the legendary Bob Dylan), Bestival, Leeds and Reading, this is a great chance to see a star on the way up.


Tuesday 3 November doors 7.30pm

DEAN OWENS ANDTHE WHISKY HEARTSFiltering his love of Americana through a gritty yet lyrical Scottish sensibility, Dean Owens is one of Scotland’s most acclaimed and established singer songwriters. Celtic Americana with a rootsy pop groove and undercurrents of wistful melancholy, his songs draw as much from his Scottish roots as from his US heroes. The emotional honesty shines through as he sings about people and places, love and regrets.

£9.90 LOUNGE (seated)

Wednesday 7 October doors 7.30pm

JACK SAVORETTIHaving quit music four years ago, Jack Savoretti made a remarkable return and is taking the UK by storm. 2011’s critically acclaimed album Before The Storm saw him turn a corner and rightfully recognised as an exceptional songwriter with gritty, soul-soaked vocals. Now with a CV that includes collaborations with Paolo Nutini, Jake Bugg and Faithless he comes to Aberdeen on the back of new album Written in Scars.


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Friday 22 January 2016 doors 7.30pm

AN EVENING WITH JAMES YORKSTON,WITHERED HAND & PICTISH TRAILThree of Scotland’s leading singer/songwriters on tour together, on stage together. For these special performances, all three will be on-stage throughout, sharing and joining in on each other’s songs, having a laugh and a blether. All three artists have drawn great acclaim from critics and musicians alike and are looked upon as some of the finest songwriters Scotland has produced.


Sunday 8 November doors 7.30pm

TOM ROBINSONInspired by the new music he has heard through his 6 Music show, Tom Robinson has returned with his first new album in twenty years Only The Now a record made with award-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist Gerry Diver. Coming off the back of a summer of festival appearances including Glastonbury, Latitude and Green Man this will be a chance to see him on his own tour spanning a 4-year career and ten studio albums.


Monday 9 November doors 7.30pm

RICKY ROSSIn November 2015 Ricky Ross will embark on his most intimate tour yet which will see him draw from his extensive song writing catalogue. 30 years of songs, from Deacon Blue and beyond. This will be a unique opportunity to see Ricky present some of his most famous songs as they were first written, by him, sitting at a piano. And it’s a chance for Ricky to engage the audience with the stories about the people, places and ideas that influenced his song writing.

£22 LOUNGE (seated)

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Saturday 26 September Sunday 27 September

The Lemon Tree 8pm

OPENING CONCERT

Fathersonwith The 101

£11 inc.bf

The Lemon Tree 10pmCLOSING CONCERTAidan Moffat& Bill Wells

with Kathryn Joseph£11 inc.bf

The Lemon Tree 2pmGENERATIONS OF CHANGE

Wounded Knee£11 inc.bf PLUS PIE AND A PINT

The Lemon Tree 1pm

Songwriters’Circle

with Rick Redbeard,Jo Anthony & Steven Milne£11 inc.bf PLUS PIE AND A PINT

Queen’s Cross Church 4.30pmRELAXING SUNDAY

The Unthanks &Rachel Sermanni

£16.50 inc.bf

Music HallHEADLINE CONCERT

TOM ODELLwith Siobhan Wilson

Music Hall 7.30pm

Long May You RunNEIL YOUNG CELEBRATION

Roddy Hart, Eddi Reader,Justin Currie and more t.b.c.

£27.50 inc.bf

12pm onwards Various City VenuesOUT AND ABOUT

VARIOUS ARTISTS FREE

7pm - 11pmPUB CRAWL VARIOUS VENUES

VARIOUS ARTISTS

The Lemon Tree 11pm

FESTIVAL CLUB

RM Hubbertwith James Blackshaw

£5.50 inc.bf

The Lemon Tree 11pm

FESTIVAL CLUB

RM Hubbertwith Malcolm Middleton

£5.50 inc.bf

SUNDAY PASS£49.50 inc.bf

Includes all Sunday events

Both passes include deals with local restaurants & hotels

(details to follow)

WEEKENDPASS£75 inc.bf

Includes all events marked PLUS Priority booking

for Tom Odell

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BANDS

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BANDS...hot to rock!

Sunday 13 September doors 7.30pm

PINEY GIRPiney Gir hails from the American Midwest, home of wide-open plains with sunflowers that go on as far as the Earth curves. Perfectly-formed indie-pop with tuneful riffs and Piney’s lovely voice unifying it all, there is a lyrical rhyme/reason that you can’t quite put your finger on; it’s pleasing, charming and poetic.


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Wednesday 16 September doors 8.30pm

THE VIEWThe View rose out of Dundee back in 2007 and were second only to Franz Ferdinand in terms of popular Scottish indie-rock bands from that decade, with debut Hats Off to the Buskers topping the UK album charts and since then going on to release another three records. The band are now preparing their latest effort, with iconic guitarist of The Strokes, Albert Hammond Jr. offering production.


BANDS

Saturday 3 October doors 8pm

BIG COUNTRYBig Country was originally formed in 1981 by guitar playing founder members Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson both native of the band’s hometown Dunfermline in Scotland. The band broke massively worldwide with the release of the album’s classic singles Fields Of Fire, Chance and signature song In A Big Country, which went on to become massive worldwide hits, selling over 2 million copies and driving The Crossing to 3 prestigious Grammy nominations in the USA.


Friday 4 September doors 7.30pm

THE NEVILLE STAPLE BANDThe original rudeboy and former member of The Specials comes to Aberdeen this September. Having performed with and managed the ska legends Neville has also collaborated and worked with some top names in a glittering career. Now touring with his own band you can expect to hear the classic tracks along with songs from his 2014 album Ska Crazy.


Thursday 24 September doors 7.30pm

ORKESTRA DEL SOLGlobally inspired; but distilled in Scotland, Orkestra del Sol’s explosive reinvention of global brass band music has captured imaginations, set pulses racing and left a trail of pummelled dance floors across continents. Ska, porro, Balkan brass, klezmer and funk combine to create a living, breathing, polka-ing, pogo-ing honkstep for the 21st century, their legendary live shows bursting with anarchic humour, wildly skillful musical arrangements and a roguish sense of theatre.


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BANDS

Thursday 15 October doors 8pm

FROM THE JAMFrom The Jam, featuring original bass player Bruce Foxton, have gained a reputation for the kind of incendiary ‘live’ performances that sealed the reputation of The Jam all those years ago. Audiences can expect to hear classic The Jam hits such as Down In The Tube Station At Midnight, Going Underground, Town Called Malice and The Modern World as well as some live favourites and songs from Bruce’s solo career.


Friday 16 October doors 8pm

RUTS DCThe Ruts DC live show consists of songs representing their many phases - the more recent Rhythm Collision 2 - the critically acclaimed Animal Now and of course, classic versions of Ruts songs Babylons’ Burning, Staring at the Rude Boys, Jah War and others. Sounding fresh and with the songs still proving to carry an important message in these current times. The Ruts DC show is a must see.


Saturday 17 October doors 11.30am

INDEPENDENTLABEL MARKET57° North and the Scottish Music Industry Association, alongside Comprende Records and Aberdeen Performing Arts present the second Independent Record Label Market event in Aberdeen. Building on the success of last year’s event, the market will again see some of Scotland’s best independent record labels gathering to sell their wares, all under one roof. The event will also feature DJ sets, a bar, and a few surprises. Start saving!

FREE ENTRY LOUNGE

Sunday 4 October doors 10.30am

OFF THE RECORDA series of one-day events for 14-25 year olds interested in a career in music, or the music industry, providing the basic knowledge to get started. Featuring seminars, workshops and advice sessions from key figures in the business covering essential subjects such as organising/getting gigs, promotion and releasing.Off The Record is organised by Born To Be Wide. It is supported by the Scottish Government’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) programme, which is administered by Creative Scotland.

£2 STUDIO

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BANDS


THE CHRISTIANSRenowned for an endless string of soulful yet socially aware hits ...Forgotten Town, Ideal World, Born Again, Harvest for the World, Whats in a Word, Hooverville, Words and many more The Christians enjoyed huge acclaim in the late 80s and early 90s both in the UK and Europe and often confused people with their band name (in fact just the brothers surname with absolutely no religious connotation!)


Wednesday 11 November doors 7.30pm

BEANS ON TOASTWith his career being anything but an uphill struggle this last year, everyone’s favourite irreverent drunk-folk singer, Beans On Toast, returns from his most successful year to date with a plans for a full UK headline tour and new album at the end of the year. An international man of music these days, it is no surprise that Beans has turned his world wide credentials into tunes, telling his rambling stories about the people and places visited with the help of his trademark wit and side splitting humour.


Wednesday 4 November doors 7.30pm

VIGO THIEVESVigo Thieves became the first unsigned band to sell out two consecutive nights in Glasgow’s famous King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. After this they were hailed as ‘Scotland’s hottest unsigned act’ by Geoff Ellis DF Concerts CEO, which led to them packing the 3000 capacity Transmission stage at T in the Park. Having supported the likes of Status Quo, The Fratellis, The View, Glasvegas and The Twang, the band has gained a massive fan base of their own.


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Saturday 12 December doors 7.30pm

NAZARETHScottish rockers Nazareth hit the road and will be bringing the hits to The Lemon Tree this December. With a history stretching back to 1971 and includes over 20 albums, a string of singles and even being covered by Guns N Roses this is going to be a gig to delight all fans.


BANDS

Friday 13 November doors 7.30pm

COCKNEY REJECTSCockney Rejects were formed in the late seventies in East London as an answer to the art school punk that had dominated the scene up until then. Fiercely working class in stance and attitude, the band shunned the political ramblings of punk’s first wave and sang about the circumstances that surrounded them. Spotted by Sham 69’s Jimmy Pursey and signed by EMI after playing four local gigs they found themselves playing sell out tours the length and breadth of the UK.



ALABAMA 3Alabama 3 is a pop band, a punk rock, blues and country techno situationist crypto-Marxist-Leninist electro band. We never went on X Factor or Pop Idol or Stooge Quest. We did it the old fashioned way; Back in 1996, we threw a big old party, invited all our friends. Geffen records bought it..! for a million dollars! We never needed a self-appointed quango of jaded vampires to tell us how to sing the blues...we got MOJO. We have the power to raise the dead.


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TRIBUTE & PARTY BANDS

...waxing lyrical

Saturday 5 December doors 8pm

THE BLOODY MARYS CHRISTMAS SHOWAberdeen’s first, favourite & funniest tribute act The Bloody Marys celebrate their 20th anniversary of their first sell out Christmas show at Aberdeen’s legendary Capitol Theatre. As is now something of an Aberdeen Christmas tradition, the ‘monsters of frock’ will once again revive their risqué Christmas set to delight their loyal following of fans. As well as their usual off the wall Yuletide classics, the band will of course pay tribute to the classics from Abba, The Rocky Horror Show to their legendary Take That routines (dance moves included!).


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TRIBUTE &PARTY BANDS...a crackin’ night out

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Friday 18 December doors 8.30pm

MACFLOYDMacFloyd (Scottish Pink Floyd) return to The Lemon Tree in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s classic “Wish you were here” album which will see them perform this masterpiece in its entirety. The show will also include a varied mix of Floyd classics including material from The dark side of the Moon, The Wall, Animals and the newly released The endless river albums amongst others.


Saturday 5 September doors 8pm

FUNK CONNECTIONContinuing Aberdeen’s tradition of large and horny soul and funk tribute bands Funk Connection are a 10 piece outfit established in 2004 with personnel from a long line of local Funk, Soul and R&B bands. From Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5 and James Brown to the Temptations, Sister Sledge and Chic, their musical influence is drawn from Funk and Soul classics that fill the dance floors of every venue they play. Get down on the dance floor and don’t miss the chance to boogie down memory lane.


Friday 6 November doors 7.30pm

HELLS BELLSHells Bells are an accomplished AC/DC Tribute Band who have performed all over the UK as well as Portugal, Austria, Russia, Belgium, Czech Republic and the Middle East. If you love AC/DC then you’ll love our high energy performance - a show not to be missed.“Never go on after Hells Bells. They’re lethal”Don Airey (Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Deep Purple)


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TRIBUTE & PARTY BANDS

Genre-defining, ground-breaking artists from Scotland collaborate with the best roots talent from across the Northern hemisphere in these unique, exclusive Music Hall sessions. Explore the contemporary folk music of Scotland, Canada,

Scandinavia, the Baltic region and more with the very best musicians from these regions.

Thursday 31 December doors 8pm

HOGMANAYWITH THE LIMITWith a strong reputation as one of the North East’s premier function bands, The Limit are a professional, dynamic five piece unit that cover everything from Elvis to the Eagles, The Killers to the Kings of Leon. An experienced function band, The Limit play both Scottish set dances and a wide variety of classic tunes from every era they know how to keep the dance floor busy all night!


Saturday 17 January 2016 doors 7.30pm

MOVING PICTURESA welcome return for this trio from Edinburgh performing over two hours of select classics from Rush’s repertoire, using an array of authentic instruments. A fine tribute to the iconic Candadian band best known for its musicianship, complex compositions, and eclectic lyrical motifs drawing heavily on science fiction, fantasy and philosophy.


Sunday 13 September 7.30pm

Julie Fowlis with Le Vent du NordSaturday 13 February 2016 7.30pm

Duncan Chisholm withLindsay Lou & The Flatbellys

Tickets £16.50

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ROOTS

...waxing lyrical

Tuesday 18 August doors 7.30pm

GORDIE MACKEEMAN AND HIS RHYTHM BOYSIf ever someone was deserving of the nickname ‘Crazy Legs’, it is Gordie MacKeeman. His thrilling dance style, while simultaneously playing the violin, mixes with great close-harmony bluegrass vocals, Peter Cann’s blistering guitar solos, and the lively multi-instrumental talents of Thomas Webb and Mark Geddes. Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys are an international sensation causing standing ovations wherever they go. Not to be missed.


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ROOTS...folking fantastic

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ROOTS

Monday 17 August doors 7.30pm

BLAZIN’FIDDLESOver the last 15 years, no other band has quite managed to capture the excitement, passion and sensitivity of Scottish music all at once. With a Blazers performance comes the rare opportunity to hear the regional expressions and individual style from each fiddler – Inverness’ Bruce MacGregor, Shetlander Jenna Reid, Nairn’s Rua Macmillan, and Orcadian Kristan Harvey – in a blend of ensemble and solo sets


Thursday 3 September doors 7.30pm

PEATBOG FAERIESHailing from the Isle of Skye, the Peatbog Faeries are the figurehead trailblazers of the Celtic Dance Music renaissance. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influences from traditional jigs and reels through jazz, hip hop, reggae and more, they take traditional Scottish music and bring it fresh-faced and breathless into the 21st century.


Monday 7 September doors 7.30pm

SESSION A9Session A9 are delighted to be able to include a performance at The Lemon Tree in their one and only tour of 2015! As previous winners of Best Live Act at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards you are guaranteed an evening of outstanding musicianship and entertainment. Featuring members of Capercaillie, Treacherous Orchestra, Fiddlers Bid and many others.


Sunday 4 October doors 7.30pmTHE HIPPODROME FESTIVAL OF SILENT CINEMA - ‘SALT FOR SVANETIA’ FILM SCREENING WITH LIVE SOUNDTRACK BY

MOISHE’S BAGELAcclaimed world/folk 5-piece Moishe’s Bagel unveil their brand new score for Mikhail Kalatozov’s remarkable 1930 silent film Salt for Svanetia. The film tells the story of the harsh and occasionally disturbing way of life of the Svan people and is one of the most visually stunning pieces of the Soviet silent era.


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ROOTS

Wednesday 14 October doors 8pm

HAYSEED DIXIEHayseed Dixie began in the summer of 2000 in the fertile valley of Deer Lick Holler, deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee USA. In this area which was completely isolated from outside cultural and musical influence, the boys grew up playing the traditional music of their forefathers on banjo, fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar and acoustic bass.


Friday 30 October doors 7.30pm

THE SHEEIf variety is the spice of life, then The Shee’s live show has a flavour to suit every palate. Full of zest, zing and zip, unlike many of their folky contemporaries this all-female Scots-English sextet have a lot more going for them than just high-level musicianship and the ability to play fast. Subtlety, stagecraft and an inner confidence are also strengths. Whether it’s Scots, Gaelic, Bluegrass or Scandinavian music – once a tune has gone through the “Sheemachine”, it’s theirs.


Friday 9 October doors 8.30pm

SKERRYVOREWhen Skerryvore first formed in 2005, little did they know they’d be in a position to celebrate a decade together in 2015. Along the way, the band brought out their second album, On the Road in 2007, but it was with the release of self-titled third album, Skerryvore, that the band found themselves catapulted into the musical limelight winning a string of prestigious awards, including SNMA Record of the Year 2011 and STMA Live Act of the Year 2011, and garnering much critical acclaim.


Monday 12 October doors 7.30pm

THE SHIRESThe groundswell of interest in country music in the UK is now officially unstoppable. But one of the acts helping to make country cooler than ever on this side of the Atlantic aren’t from Tennessee or Texas, they’re from Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. They look and sound great, and they’re all set to take their country-influenced music to the world. Step forward, The Shires.


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ROOTS

Friday 11 December doors 7.30pm

TREACHEROUS ORCHESTRATreacherous Orchestra are a powerful force in Scottish music; a huge eleven strong, folk big band that delivers epic, incendiary live performances night after night. On stage the players are hugely entertaining, mixing their original tunes up with theatrical anarchic rock attitude. Here is a band that is playing at the next level, technical, impressive and yet impossibly raw, whose shows are always vital and make the audience feel truly alive and in the moment.


Thursday 12 November doors 8pm

SHOOGLENIFTYShooglenifty’s sound springs from traditional Scottish dance music, energised by the beats and bass line of something altogether more contemporary. It is not a sit-down kind of music, it’s a join-in, and get on your feet kind of vibe.Their latest album The Untied Knot will be released in 2015 and is the first to feature song, for the most part supplied ‘puirt a beul’ vocalist Kaela Rowan, but watch out for other members of the band showing off their vocal abilities.


Wednesday 25 November doors 7pm

THE HIGH KINGSFor centuries, Ireland was ruled by High Kings. As their reign came to an end, their deeds and stories merged into the world of legend and myth and the High Kings of Ireland were no more except in story, music and song. The High Kings are continuing to live up to their reputation as a phenomenal live band, serving up laughter, good times and even the odd sing along.


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NEW MUSIC

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Saturday 24 October 8pmABERDEEN PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS THEATRE CRYPTIC’S

THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION in association with soundJS Bach Jesu, meine Freude (Motet No. 3 in E minor, BWV 227)David Lang The Little Match Girl Passion for four voices (SATB) each playing simple percussion (2008)Josh Armstrong director and designerNicola Corbishley, Anna Crookes (Bach only), Lucy Goddard, Christopher Watson & James Holliday singersCryptic presents David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize winning The Little Match Girl Passion, combining Hans Christian Andersen’s heart-breaking tale with J.S. Bach’s setting of the St Matthew Passion. In a unique presentation of this previously un-staged masterpiece, the tragic story of the little match girl is brought to life by vocal ensemble and percussion. Reverent and gracious, J.S. Bach’s commemorative masterpiece Jesu Meine Freude acts as a poignant precursor to the fragile beauty of the little match girl.

£13.20 STUDIO

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NEWMUSIC...sounds sensational

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Friday 23 October 10pm

RED NOTE ENSEMBLENOISY NIGHTS In association with New Music Scotland

Noisy Nights are the place to hear emerging new musical ideas and voices: a place to meet music-lovers, curious minds, musicians, composers and artists in an informal space and hear some of the best examples of brand new music. They’re fun, free and your chance to listen to (and compose for!) the musicians of Red Note.

FREE ENTRY LOUNGE

Friday 23 October 8pm

LUCY BOYES &THOMAS [email protected] a shared interest in memory, documentary, time and place, this new dance/music work is based upon an assemblage of recollections and shared experiences of people from Aberdeen.

£9 STUDIO

Saturday 24 October 9.30pm

IN CAHOOTSLATE NIGHT SHOWCASEIn association with New Music ScotlandDiscover a variety of Scottish performers and composers at an informal late night event. More detail on performers will be on our website nearer the time.

FREE ENTRY LOUNGE

NEW MUSIC

Saturday 7 November 8pm

LAUREN KINSELLA& THE QUIET CLUBTHE LAST SIRENMusic by Ian Wilson Director Ksenija KrnajskiA staged work for improvising singer and sound art collective, The Last Siren is a surprising and exciting combination of myth, opera and ‘happening’ which features some of the finest talents in their respective fields.

£9 STUDIO

With the support of Aberdeen City Council’s Made in Aberdeen programme

The Last Siren was made possible with funding through Beyond Borders from the PRS for Music Foundation, Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Ireland, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Arts Council of Wales.

sound is an innovative festival of new music. From contemporary classical to electro-acoustic, improvised, experimental and jazz music, the festival brings together a wide range of musical styles in a variety of concerts, workshops, installations and talks across North East Scotland. sound encourages audiences to discover new sounds and expect the unexpected.

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JAZZ & BLUES

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Saturday 23 January 2016 doors 7.30pm

PAUL JONES & DAVE KELLYThese long standing co-vocalists with The Blues Band get a big buzz out of taking things down a level, simplifying the music a little, and plying their trade as a duo, thus imbuing their very own personal and individual approaches to a dynamic, rootsy and exhilarating set of Country Blues. Venues large and small have been hushed and then enraptured by the sense of ‘old times’ in the Mississippi Delta.


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JAZZ &BLUES...stylish grooves

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JAZZ & BLUES

£13.20 inc. bf.

£11 inc. bf. concessions

£5.50 inc. bf. students*(Unless otherwise stated)

* Booking fees do not apply if purchased on the doorh d th d

Thursday 3 September

Tina May andNikki Iles (50+ Family Festival)

(£16.50 inc. bf £13.20 inc. bf. concessions £5.50 inc. bf. students*)

Thursday 10 September

Jay Kilbride TrioTernion + Chick LyallThursday 17 SeptemberElliot Galvin TrioThursday 24 September

Jazz from DenmarkMaria Faust and Qarin Wikström

Thursday 1 October

Michael Janisch Quartet

Thursday 8 October

New FocusQuartetThursday 15 OctoberDavid Gordon TrioThursday 22 October

Iain Ewing,Colin Steele andEuan Stevenson’s “Skylark”Thursday 29 October

Philip Clouts QuartetThursday 5 November

Samuel Eagles Quartet

Thursday 12 November

Ben Macdonald QuartetThursday 19 November

BangaloreDreamsThursday 26 NovemberParapetThursday 3 December

Euan Burton QuartetThursday 17 DecemberAJO Xmas Show

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COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD

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COMEDY &SPOKEN WORD...a laugh a minute!

Friday 11 March 2016 starts 8pm

TOMMY TIERNAN: OUT OF THE WHIRLWINDNow entering his 20th year as a stand up comedian, having won every award going and still as passionate as ever about the adventure of storytelling and comedy, Irelands number one comedian is also starting to take some very exciting risks. There’s no manners on him, profound, dark, and silly too, his performance mesmerises in a way that is joyful, uplifting, inspirational and most importantly always breathtakingly funny.

£19.80 STUDIO

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Wednesday 30 September starts 8pm

JUSTIN MOORHOUSEJustin is back on the road with his brand new stand-up show for 2015 Destiny Calling doing what he does best - making people laugh up and down the country. Justin has recently appeared in the new series of Live at the Apollo (BBC1) and Coronation Street (ITV1). He is currently Champion of Champions on Fighting Talk (5Live), a familiar voice on talkSPORT as well as Radio 4’s News Quiz and winner of Celebrity Mastermind.

£14.85 STUDIO

Saturday 10 October starts 8pm

HAL CRUTTENDEN: STRAIGHT OUT OF CRUTTENDENHost of Live At The Apollo and star of Radio 4, the great Hal is back ranting about the real evils of the modern world - over sharing on social media and the 5:2 diet. The more he complains the funnier he gets. As seen on The Royal Variety Performance, Would I Lie To You? The Great British Bake Off; An Extra Slice, Live At The Palladium and Have I Got News For You.



Monday 3 August starts 8pm

LIMMY: DAFT WEE STORIESCome and join Daft Wee Limmy as he reads some you some of his favourite Daft Wee Stories. This is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in Limmy’s dark, surreal and absurd world, as he tells you some stories, and whatever else he thinks of, and gives you an insight into his hilarious and bizarre mind. Expect the unexpected.“A major cult favourite throughout the UK” Guardian


Monday 31 August starts 8pm

FRANKIE BOYLE:WORK IN PROGRESSFrankie announces a show at The Lemon Tree to try out some brand new jokes, plus support.“ Black-hearted brilliance…the chance to see him at close

quarters is not to be missed.” The Guardian


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Saturday 31 October starts 8pm

HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI:BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAINWhen you’ve a mouth this big, is it any wonder you get into trouble? The comedian, broadcaster, journalist and chef explains all in a brand new show, on the back of its premier at this year’s Edinburgh Festival.“Immensely funny” Daily Express


Sunday 1 November starts 7pm

COLIN CLOUD:FORENSIC MIND READERLook at your hands, your nails, and the heels of your shoes. What do you see? Nothing? Imagine someone who could look at those details and see everything. Everything. Only, you don’t have to imagine. Because this is precisely what Colin Cloud does. He’ll know what you’ve had for lunch, where you’ve been that day, what you do for a living, even your PIN code. He’ll read you like a book. He’s already sure you’re quite the page-turner.

£13.75 STUDIO

Monday 2 November starts 8pm

JEREMY HARDYJeremy Hardy begins his 4th decade as a stand-up this year. That’s a more dramatic way of saying he started 31 years ago and, without a lottery win, probably has at least another 31 years to go. Last year, the tenth series of Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation was broadcast on Radio 4. He is also well known for his appearances on The News Quiz and I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Indeed, Alan Bennett recently said he likes him “but he’s only on the radio”.

£15.40 Unemployed and students £5 LOUNGE (seated)

Tuesday 10 November starts 8pm

ANDY HAMILTON: CHANGE MANAGEMENTIn his 60 years on this planet, comedy writer and performer Andy Hamilton has experienced many changes. For instance, he was once a 6’4”- tall professional basketball player, until a tree fell on him. But, of course, change is an inescapable part of the human condition. Why? Is that fair? Some changes are good, some bad. Andy will teach you how to cope with the changes we have seen and the changes yet to come. Contains mild peril.

£22 LOUNGE (seated)

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Monday 23 November starts 8pm

ANDY PARSONS:LIVE AND UNLEASHED - BUT NATURALLY CAUTIOUSWith four sell out national tours, three DVD releases and a special for Comedy Central already under his belt, Andy Parsons, is back on the road in 2015 and coming to The Lemon Tree. Andy’s fifth show Live And Unleashed - But Naturally Cautious will see the star of BBC2’s Mock The Week and Live At At The Apollo hit the road again delivering more sharp comedy up and down the UK.


Tuesday 24 November starts 8pm

ANDY KIRKPATRICK:COLD MOUNTAINA unique story teller and comedian, Andy climbs in some of the most inhospitable places on earth. In this new tour, he takes up where his last finished, arriving in Antarctica dreaming of climbing the ‘hardest mountain in the world’, before further cold adventures in Alaska, Norway and Patagonia. Cold Mountain is a mash up of thoughts and experiences, good times and bad, laughter and maybe tears, but certainly out of this world.


Thursday 12 November starts 7pm

DAN CLARK:ME, MY SELFIE & IBest known as Don Danbury from BBC3’s cult hit sitcom How Not To Live Your Life and Johnny Two Hats from The Mighty Boosh, Dan Clark is back on the road with his critically acclaimed stand-up show – about love, death and crushing loneliness. Sounds like a barrel of laughs, right? With his signature style of upbeat, occasionally rude but ultimately heart-warming comedy, this show will leave you feeling good about life.

£11 STUDIO

Saturday 14 November starts 7pm

NISH KUMAR:LONG WORD...LONG WORD...BLAH BLAH BLAH...I’M SO CLEVERStand-up comedy from a clever boy. As heard on The Now Show (BBC Radio 4) and the host of Newsjack (BBC Radio 4extra), as seen on The Alternative Comedy Experience & Live at the Comedy Store, double Chortle Award nominee, a stand comedy show for people who like stand up comedy shows, great friend.

£11 STUDIO

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Thursday 26 November starts 8pm

JAMES ACASTER:REPRESENTRunning his mouth off about a bunch of stuff nobody even cares about – it’s James Acaster. Nifty. Snazzy. 30 years old. Doing his best to improve his imposture. Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee 2014, 2013 and 2012.“This is stand-up of the highest, most playful order” Guardian


Friday 27 November starts 7.30pm

DANIEL SLOSS: DARKDon’t miss the smash-hit new show from Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox! Daniel’s sold out 7 consecutive Edinburgh Fringe seasons, has made TV appearances including Sunday Night at Palladium, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Russell Howard’s Good News, Conan O’Brien, had his own BBC show, has toured extensively, won a few awards, released a live DVD and is currently working on his pilot for Warner Brothers Studios.


Saturday 30 January 2016 starts 8pm

CRAIG HILL:PLAYING WITH MY SELFIEGet snap happy with Scotland’s favourite kilted treasure for an evening of gloriously camp, no-holds-barred comedy… live and unleashed! Hot on the heels of last year’s hysterically funny, sold out national tour, don’t miss the chance to see Craig flashing his kilt pins, striking a pose and calling for ‘Lights, Camera... and, most definitely, Action!’.


Friday 5 February 2016 starts 8pm

DAVID O’DOHERTY:WE ARE ALL IN THE GUTTER, BUT SOME OF US ARE LOOKING AT DAVID O’DOHERTYDavid O’Doherty, the Lidl Enya, the broken Bublé, is delighted to present a new hour of talking and songs played on a stupid keyboard from 1986. Life is like a box of chocolates, but one where somebody else has eaten all the chocolates. And replaced them with mouse heads and dishwasher tablets.


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THEATRE

DISCOVER...

THEATRE...the story of our lives

Thursday 10 & Friday 11 September starts 7.30pmPACHAMAMA PRODUCTIONS, REGULAR & NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND PRESENT

JANIS JOPLIN: FULL TILTOn stage a woman stands, the greatest rock singer of her generation. Standing around her is the hottest band that a record company can buy. In front of her, an audience of thousands of expectant fans. She is Janis Joplin. She is utterly alone. A celebration of a sound, a scream of protest at the universe. Full Tilt Boogie. First produced at Òran Mór as part of A Play, A Pie and A Pint.


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THEATRE

Sunday 13 September starts 7pmSOLAR BEAR PRESENTS

KIND OF SILENCEDevised and directed by DANNY KRASS Design by KAI FISCHERKind of Silence explores senses and the way we communicate. This production will place sound at the heart of this performance for deaf and hearing audiences. The exploration of music in a deaf context will form the heart of this work. Danny Krass and Kai Fischer will use new technologies so that deaf and hearing performers will feel the same vibrations and rhythms that will inspire this piece of visual and physical performance.

£13.20 STUDIO

Tuesday 15 & Wednesday 16 September starts 7pmNATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND PRESENTS

OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL SUCCOURBased on The Sopranos by Alan Warner, adapted by Lee Hall. Funny, Sad and Raucously Rude. A play about singing, sex and sambuca. Six girls on the cusp of change. Love, lust, pregnancy and death all spiral out of control in a single day. A musical play about losing your virginity and finding yourself.

£13.20. STUDIO

Tuesday 22 September starts 7pmTAMASHA THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

MY NAME IS...By SUDHA BHUCHAR Directed by PHILIP OSMENTDiscover the story behind the story that hit headlines in 2006.When Gaby disappeared from her Scottish home, it was assumed that her Pakistani father had kidnapped her and the spiralling headlines were only momentarily silenced when it emerged that Gaby may have fled of her own accord. To her mother Suzy’s distress, Gaby declared, “my name is Ghazala” and turned her back on ‘Gaby’ and seemingly, the West.

£13.20 STUDIO

Tuesday 29 September starts 7.30pmCUMBERNAULD THEATRE PRESENTS

WHAT GOES AROUNDBY LIZ LOCHHEAD Directed by TONY COWNIEIt’s been day one of rehearsals of La Ronde, that sophisticated, worldly, once-forbidden hundred-year-old classic, oft called ‘a sexual daisy chain’. An actor and an actress, strangers till this morning, sit down together for a drink to break the ice. One thing leads to another... Two actors play seven characters in this sparkling contemporary sex comedy that’ll entertain and make you think.

£13.20 STUDIO

Accessible to deaf and hearing audiences

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Monday 2 November starts 7pmRAPTURE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

THE LAST YANKEETo celebrate the centenary of Arthur Miller, Rapture Theatre is producing one of the legendary writer’s last great plays. Leroy Hamilton, a descendant of one of America’s founding fathers and “The Last Yankee”, lives a modest life as a carpenter and has eschewed the pursuit of the American Dream. Humorous and ultimately uplifting, The Last Yankee is classic Miller that is not to be missed.

£13.20 STUDIO

Monday 5 October starts 7pmSOLAR BEAR PRESENTS

TRIBESBy NINA RAINE Directed by GERRY RAMAGETribes is a poignant yet biting drama about love, family and finding one’s voice. Billy is a young man born deaf into a loud opinionated hearing family who never bothered to learn sign language. When Billy meets Sylvia a young deaf woman, he suddenly feels confident – he belongs to a ‘tribe’. Accessible to all audiences. Every performance will be captioned.Recommended age 14+

£13.20 STUDIO

Tuesday 27 October starts 7pmEDEN COURT, COMAR & ED LITTLEWOOD PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

HECTORMilitary mastermind. Scottish hero. Victorian idol. Media martyr. Based on the true story of a crofter’s son who became a Knight of the Realm and Queen Victoria’s favourite general - this touching drama shines new light on the Scottish legend and fallen hero Sir Hector MacDonald. But was he guilty? Or was he the victim of a plot fabricated by an English Establishment to remove a Gaelic-speaking upstart who got above himself?

£13.20 STUDIO

THEATRE

Accessible to all audiences

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THEATRE

Tuesday 29 September -Saturday 3 October Tue-Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm

One in a Million by Cathy Forde

Tuesday 20 - Saturday 24 October Tue-Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm

The Wakeful Chamberby Rebecca Sharp & Pippa Murphy

Tuesday 17 - Saturday 21 November Tue-Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm

The Course of True Loveby David LeddyDoors will open an hour early at which point the pie and the pint will be available

Tickets £11 inc. bf (Includes a pint, a glass of wine or soft drink and a pie (inc. veggie option))

Aberdeen Performing Arts and Oran Mor present

A Play, A Pie and A Pint returns- a tasty bite, your favourite tipple and top new theatre.

Not enough drama in your life?Top up after work.

In association with

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Did you know Aberdeen Performing Arts was the FIRST and remains the ONLY arts organisation in Scotland to have the Customer Service Excellence award?

CREATING A SPARK

This rigorous customer standards scheme is a hallmark of quality and is a trademark of the Cabinet Office.

What’s your point of view?Aberdeen Performing Arts is committed to delivering the highest quality service for our customers to enjoy their experience in our venues. Our customer service team are continually working towards improving the service and would be delighted to hear about the service you encountered during or after your show.

Please simply pick up a feedback form or [email protected]

We will respond when requested within five working days or we will acknowledge your feedback within three working days and give a full response within 14 working days.

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Saturday 10 October starts 7pmJABUTI THEATRE / A BLANK CANVAS PRESENTS

IN HER SHADOWS Directed by CORA BISSETTA dance-mindscape featuring aerial and physical theatre which is supported by stunning visual projections and haunting music. Two female performers tell the story of Amy, who after being overseas for years, returns home to Scotland to face challenges. Amy is tested, pushed and thrown into her own mental turmoil.

£5, £10 and £15 tickets available (inc bf) STUDIO

DANCE

DISCOVER...

DANCE...we’ve got the moves

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DANCE

ROBBIE SYNGE

DOUGLASDouglas is a solo performance that stems from actions imagined by Robbie Synge while working and performing various daily tasks, indoors and outdoors, at home in The Highlands. One man interacts, through movement, with a roomful of everyday objects, and a kind of human, environmental and psychological ecology emerges.

£9.90 6.50pm STUDIO

ANNA KRYZSTEK

FACE ONFace On is based on the premise of waiting. Waiting, in all of its forms, is experienced by everyone, every single day. In this piece, a figure is waiting. At once both immediate and distant, her choreographed motifs are juxtaposed with the time, space, vivid soundscore and monochrome video images that surround her.


COLETTE SADLER

WE ARE THE MONSTERSNo two people - or monsters - are exactly the same! Come along and meet some scratchy creatures and multi-coloured mini monsters, playing and interacting with one another, their arms and legs moving in strange and impossible ways. Followed by a one-hour workshop for children aged 4-9. Free workshop available at 1pm (booking required).


CURIOUS SEED

CHALK ABOUTA playful, funny and moving look at how we see ourselves, featuring dance, chalk, chat and one perfect scene containing everything you could wish for. We ask some BIG questions about the meaning of life. What makes us who we are? Where we are from? How we talk? Or is it the way we dance? Free workshop available at 4.50pm (booking required).


Saturday 19 September Buy tickets for two daytime shows – £11 Buy tickets for two evening shows – £16.50

PIONEERS OF PERFORMANCEA day long festival of thought-provoking, lively and fun performance and dance theatre, created by independent artists working in Scotland. The shows have been chosen based on their outstanding quality and broad appeal - this really is the best work of its kind. There’s something for all age groups, with a show for young children in the morning, older children in the afternoon, and two shows for adults in the evening. Make the most of it by taking the kids along by day and returning at night with a friend. Enjoy!

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DANCE

Friday 16 October starts 7.30pmINDEPEN-DANCE 4 PRESENTS

TRIPLE BILLA fresh, new inclusive dance ensemble creating inspirational and challenging dance!

EXTRACTS FROM THE GADFLY PROJECT featuring Step Forward

YOU ET VOUS Choreographed by George Adams

GOLDFISH Choreographed by Lucy Bennett and Chris Pavia of Stopgap Dance Company


Tuesday 13 October starts 7.30pmCULTURED MONGREL AND TAMSYN RUSSELL PRESENT

QUADRUPLE BILLIn a special performance for DanceLive 2015, Citymoves Dance Agency has commissioned Tamsyn Russell & Cultured Mongrel to re-author and re-choreograph an existing work from each others repertoire. In the Hearts of Humans by Tamsyn Russell #TRANS by Cultured Mongrel Dance TheatreIn the Hearts of Humans and #TRANS alongside the two new works will form the centre of an evening which will also see each artist choreographing a new work for Fusion Youth Dance Company.


This work is an extract from The Gadfly Project, produced by Dance House Glasgow

as part of the 2014 Cultural Programme and celebrating Get Scotland Dancing, first

performed with full live orchestra as part of Go Dance 14 at Theatre Royal Glasgow.

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Friday 9 & Saturday 10 October Fri & Sat 7.30pmSCOTTISH BALLET

Elsa Canasta andMotion of Displacement

Monday 19 October 7.30pmCOMPANY WAYNE MCGREGOR

Atomos

Tickets £23 - £17

Tickets £23 - £17

DANCE

Sunday 18 October starts 7pmCAROLINE BOWDITCH PRESENTS

FALLING IN LOVE WITH FRIDACaroline Bowditch presents her intimate and enticing show exploring the life, loves and legacy of painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).Falling in Love with Frida is the reclaiming of a disabled artist, a love like obsession, an enquiry into how we shape what we are remembered for. Affinities and parallels are drawn and the tale of ‘the great concealer’ is skillfully revealed through powerful yet fragile bodies.We recommend this piece for people ages 16+. The piece contains, themes of an adult nature, sexual references and swearing.


ALSO APPEARING AS PART OF

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:NEW VOICES: :NEW TALENT: :NEW THEATRE:The theme for Aberdeen Performing Arts’ new work strand is Northern Lights with an emphasis on astronomy and the stars. For our Lemon Tree Christmas show this year A Ladder to the Stars (see p. 35) we’ve teamed up with Scottish theatre company Visible Fictions who’ve been creating theatre for young people for nearly 25 years. Our popular A Play, A Pie and A Pint season includes a co-commission with the city’s Sound Festival - The Wakeful Chamber - based on the life of Aberdeen’s Royal Astronomer Sir David Gill. Aberdeen Performing Arts’ Senior Youth Theatre are performing a rehearsed reading of Lynsey Murdoch’s Escape Seed and you can share your dreams of stardom through our Stars In Their Eyes Scratch Night.

SCAN HERE TO FIND OUT MORE

Supported by

REHEARSED READING by Aberdeen Performing Arts’ Senior Youth Theatre Saturday 23 January 2016 3pm, The Lemon Tree Studio

Escape Seedby Lynsey MurdochA comet is coming: the drama of the cosmos and the city streets entwine in Escape Speed, a play created in consultation with the Astronomer Royal for Scotland. Escape Seed follows the fate of Emma, a tough teen with a secret and her bumbling, gang-heavy classmate Kai. When their paths collide on one eventful night, their earth-bound universe is changed forever.

£5.50

NORTHERN LIGHTS In partnership with sound, one of the autumn season of A Play, A Pie & A Pints is a co-commission with the 2015 festival that unites the talents of writer Rebecca Sharp and composer Pippa Murphy. Between them they’ve created a brand new piece of theatre and original musical score.

Tuesday 20 - Saturday 24 October Tue-Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pmA sound Festival, Aberdeen Performing Arts and Òran Mór - A Play, A Pie & A Pint co-commission

The Wakeful ChamberWritten by: Rebecca Sharp Music composed by: Pippa Murphy A woman’s chronic somniphobia (fear of sleep) leads her to develop an elaborate system of rituals in order to survive the hours of night – measuring time, light, distances, stars – until day breaks and the world around her wakes up. Inspired by the work of Aberdeen’s Royal Astronomer Sir David Gill, alchemy, fantasy and bats, The Wakeful Chamber explores what happens to our sensory perception when familiar routines are under threat.

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ARTIST EXCHANGE October

Sarah Rose Graber:Serendipity If you thought good fortune in your life is all down to chance, then we invite you think again. Performer, director, and teaching artist Sarah Rose Graber will be spending time at The Lemon Tree in October, developing a new piece of work exploring the question - is good fortune just luck, or is it a state of mind? Sarah Rose’s many studies include researching theatre for social change and she’ll be working with Mel Woods, Reader at the University of Dundee and founding member of Girl Geek Scotland who has recently completed a major research award, RCUK SerenA, investigating serendipity, through design prototypes to support information discovery, creativity and innovation.

Thursday 29 October 6pm, The Lemon Tree Studio

FREE EVENTTonight Sarah Rose will present a show of work, explain all that she has uncovered so far and invite you to test serendipity in your life. This event is free and unticketed.Simply come along on the night.

10ft TALL Wednesday 29 July 6pm, The Lemon Tree Lounge FREE EVENT10ft Tall is a brand new theatre company currently being created by actor/director Cameron Mowat and actor/playwright Adam Coutts, both based in Aberdeen and both familiar faces on the stage at The Lemon Tree. This summer we’re delighted to be working with Cameron and Adam to bring 10ft Tall together. During their time at The Lemon Tree, 10ft Tall have been working with playwright Oliver Emanuel’s Videotape, first presented as A Play, A Pie & A Pint in 2009. Join us tonight to see a work in progress. This event is free and unticketed. Simply come along on the night.

http://sarahrosegraber.com

SCRATCH NIGHTS

The Lemon Tree’s Scratch Nights showcase the work of writers based in or from the North East and beyond. Join us to hear what the writers have to say, and take part in the discussion afterwards to have yours.

Thursday 8 October 7.30pm

My AberdeenWhere’s your favourite place in Aberdeen? And what story would it tell? Tonight’s Scratch Night is inspired by the places you love in the city and the theatre you’d like to see performed in them.

£5.50Today we also invite you to join us in the kitchen at The Lemon Tree to spend the afternoon with us cooking your favourite North East recipes and sharing your stories behind the food. Bring your own ingredients or let us know in advance what you need. We’ll serve up your food and your stories as part of the evening event.Come along to The Lemon Tree anytime from 2pm onwards to take part.Or contact Lesley Anne [email protected] for more information.

Thursday 28 January 2016 7.30pm

Stars In Their EyesTonight who are you going to be? Share with us your talent show act, your superstar dreams, the person you most want to be.

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SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS to these Scratch Nights are open to anyone with each script no longer than ten minutes and written for between one and three [email protected] for details.

Deadlines:My Aberdeen, Mon 21 SeptemberStars In Their Eyes, Mon 11 January 2016

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Our programmes and projects are led by experienced industry professionals in a safe and friendly environment. We offer you art form skills and techniques to a high level, performance opportunities on our stages and the chance to have fun and make friends.Bursary places are available in each class for those who qualify for them. Please contact us for more details.

If you want to be part of the creative life of APA, if you want to start a lifelong relationship with our venues - His Majesty’s Theatre, the Music Hall and The Lemon Tree and if you are aged between 2 - 19, then Engage! is for you.

PRIMARY 4 - 7

Create! (P4 – P7)

Creating a spark of confidence by developing a love for performing and building acting skills. In Create! We explore performing skills and we encourage you to use your imagination and develop your creativity. Saturday 11.30am - 1pm

Sing! (P4 - P7)

Sing! offers you the chance to be part of an exciting vocal group, creating new choral reinterpretations of your favourite pop songs. Through our exciting classes, we foster a life-long love of music, encouraging you to follow your dreams and develop confidence in singing. Thursday 4.30pm - 6pm

PRE-SCHOOL

Imagine! (Ages 2-4 and 1 parent/carer)

Come and join us on an exciting adventure in our action packed music class. Our weekly classes allow young children and their grown-ups to experience new stories through music, making new friends and having lots of fun along the way.Saturday 1.30pm - 2.30pm

PRIMARY 1 - 3

Play! (P1 – P3)

Introducing you to the world of theatre through games, story and play. This class is designed to be the first step of a child’s journey with APA Youth Theatre by gently encouraging participants to enjoy performing and telling stories.Saturday 10am - 11am

Explore! (P1 - P3)

Explore! invites you to come on a journey of musical discovery. Each class gives children the opportunity to explore musical instruments, develop vocal techniques and learn performance skills in a fun filled, confidence building environment.Saturday 3pm - 4pm

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APA Engage!Your chance to get involved and be creative

SECONDARY 1 - 6

Junior Youth Theatre (S1 & S2)Creating a spark of creativity through developing theatre making skills and learning the building blocks of performance. Over the three terms you will work together as an ensemble to devise a short play which will be shared with an invited audience. Saturday 4.30pm - 6pm

A Cappella (S1 - S6)

A Cappella offers you an opportunity to be part of an exciting unaccompanied vocal group, developing vibrant arrangements of your favourite pop songs along with barbershop harmonies.Thursday 6.30pm - 8pm

SECONDARY 3 - 6

IntermediateYouth Theatre (S3 & S4)Creating a spark of understanding by honing performance skills and learning how to stage a performance. You will work with theatre professionals– directors, actors, and technical teams - to devise a production which will be fully staged in The Lemon Tree Studio for two nights at the end of term 3.Wednesday 6.30pm - 8.30pm

SeniorYouth Theatre (S5 & S6)Creating a spark of ignition by reviewing and further developing skills and working with scripts to produce high quality theatre productions. You will represent Aberdeen at national events and festivals.Tuesday 6.30pm - 9pm

Creative MusicIndustries (Age 14 - 19 years)Our Creative Music Industries programme will give you an insight into the music industry from composition to performance. This is a focused training course where you will work towards the completion of Arts Award, a nationally recognised qualification.Wednesday 7pm - 9pm

Supported by:

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Come and create a spark with APAFind out about our classes, about our workshop programme, or any other query about creative learning [email protected] call 01224 337684.

INSPIRING EXPLORING ENGAGING

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FAMILY

DISCOVER...

FAMILY...one for the kids

Monday 21 September starts 5.30pmTECHFEST PRESENTS

HOLLYWOOD SCIENCEBased on the BBC / OU TV series Hollywood Science. We ask how realistic is the science behind some of Hollywood’s classic movies and stunts? We will take a number of Hollywood Films and look in more detail to find out. Depending on time films will include; SPEED, The Score, Waterworld, UP, Moon, Angels and Demons...

£8.80 LOUNGE

Monday 21 September starts 7pmTECHFEST PRESENTS

THE SCIENCE OF BREAKING BADBreaking Bad is the story of Walter White a High School Chemistry teacher. Learning he has terminal cancer Walt decides to use his considerable chemistry expertise to make and sell crystal meth to make money fast. In the talk Jonathan will explore the use and abuse of meth amphetamine, acid bath disposal of bodies, exploding crystals, poisonous gases and much more from the series.

£11 LOUNGE

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FAMILY

Sunday 11 October starts 3pm & 6pmMOXIE BRAWL PRESENTS

WINDIBOPSWindibops is a 50 minute rib-tickling, inclusive and fun dance theatre piece for children and their families aged 5 - 100. Volta Flatulence, Caroline Windybottom and Daisy Parphead invite you into the Windibops laboratory to investigate flatulence (yes we mean farts) and if it has an impact on global warming. Three talented performers manoeuvre in this comical, fun world to combine high quality dance, humour and some strange sounds, smells and amusing characters.

£5.50 STUDIO

Sunday 25 October starts 2pmTERRA INCOGNITA ARTS PRESENTS

MY FRIEND SELMAMy Friend Selma is the remarkable real-life story of one girl’s journey from war in Bosnia to safety in the UK. It is the tale of an incredible journey, a world turned upside down, loss, friendship, courage and conkers.“It has already created that unforgettable image - of the exuberant life-force of children, facing down a terrible war.” Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman Suitable for ages 8+

£7.15 STUDIO

Saturday 7 November starts 11amSHONA REPPE PRESENTS

MAGIC SHO(W)ABRACADABRA! Magic Sho waves her magic wand and a small white rabbit suddenly appears. She saws the rabbit in half, She levitates him under a silk handkerchief, She puts him into a velvet bag and smashes him into a million pieces with a hammer before (magically) making him whole again*. It’s all going really well - so why does the rabbit look so unhappy? A new show for 5-8 year olds featuring a rabbit who never misses a trick and a magician who sometimes forgets to say the magic word..

£7.15 STUDIO

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FAMILY

Monday 7 - Thursday 24 December Sat - Thu 10.30am & 1.30pmVISIBLE FICTIONS AND ABERDEEN PERFORMING ARTS PRESENT

A LADDER TO THE STARSBy Simon Puttock, adapted by Dougie IrvineWay up in the deep blue night sky, a twinkling star hears a little girl’s birthday wish . . . she wishes she could dance with the stars.Wanting to make this wish come true, the star tells the moon, the moon tells the sun, the sun tells the wind and the rain, and together they dream up a wonderful plan.Told through a magical mix of music, light and imagination, A Ladder to the Stars is a heartfelt and humorous story of what can happen when the universe hears your dreams. Join us at The Lemon Tree this Christmas for the perfect festive treat for a young audience aged 3-7, their parents and carers.

Adults £11 Children £8.80Family ticket £33(weekend performances only)

Schools £6.60(midweek until 17 December only)

Ad lt £11 Child £8 80

DON’T MISSTHE LEMON TREEChristmas

Show!

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Youth Arts Collective North East is made up of youth, arts and community organisations from across Aberdeen city and shire. We are creating opportunities for young people aged 0-25 to shape and participate in the arts and to find, explore and develop their creative potential.

We’ll be offering opportunities for young people to explore the arts as a career path, to get involved as young directors, actors, dancers and artists. We’ll be trying to find the next generation of the world’s theatre technicians, filmmakers and young journalists interested in dance, theatre, music and art.

But to start with, we want to ask you what you’d like to see us working on. Young people are at the heart of what we do, and so it makes sense for us to ask what you need first.

Collective Noun uk/k’lek.tiv/ us -“A group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together to achieve a common objective.”

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU GETTING INVOLVED IN YOUTH ARTS VERY SOON

To join the dialogue, you can tweet us at

@YACollectiveNE with the hashtag #LetsTalkArtNE

Or you can [email protected]

Allan can talk to you about options, opportunities, and even sign you up to our mailing list.

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AUGUSTMon 3 Aug Limmy Lounge 29Sat 15 Aug Freshly Squeezed with Lounge 4 Hector Bizerk & The Ill Collective Mon 17 Aug Blazin Fiddles Lounge 21Tue 18 Aug Gordie Mackeeman Lounge 20 and his Rhythm Boys Mon 31 Aug Frankie Boyle Lounge 29

SEPTEMBERThu 3 Sep The Peatbog Faeries Lounge 21Fri 4 Sep The Neville Staple Band Lounge 13Sat 5 Sep Funk Connection Lounge 18Sun 6 Sep Freshly Squeezed with Lounge 5 Alkanes, Emilio Largo, & Cold Years Mon 7 Sep Session A9 Lounge 21Thu 10 Sep Janis Joplin...Full Tilt Lounge 33Fri 11 Sep Janis Joplin...Full Tilt Lounge 33Sun 13 Sep Piney Gir Lounge 12 Kind of Silence Studio 34Tue 15 Sep Our Ladies of Studio 34 Perpetual Succour Wed 16 Sep The View Lounge 13 Our Ladies of Studio 34 Perpetual SuccourSat 19 Sep DanceLive - We are the Monsters Studio 39 Chalk About Studio 39 Douglas Studio 39 Face On Studio 39

DISCOVER THE LEMON TREE...

AT A GLANCEMon 21 Sep Techfest presents Lounge 46 Hollywood Science & The Science of Breaking Bad Tue 22 Sep My Name Is... Studio 34Thu 24 Sep Orkestra Del Sol Lounge 13Fri 25 Sept True North – Fatherson Lounge 11 Hubby & Friends Pt1 Lounge 11 Sat 26 Sep True North Lounge 11 Generations of Change Lounge 11 Songwriters’ Circle Lounge 11 Hubby & Friends Pt2 Lounge 11Sun 27 Sep True North Lounge 11 Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat Lounge 11 with Kathryn Joseph Tue 29 Sep PPP - One in a Million Lounge 36 What Goes Around Studio 34Wed 30 Sep PPP - One in a Million Lounge 36 Justin Moorehouse Studio 29

OCTOBERThu 1 Oct PPP - One in a Million Lounge 36Fri 2 Oct PPP - One in a Million Lounge 36Sat 3 Oct PPP - One in a Million Lounge 36 Big Country Lounge 13Sun 4 Oct The Hippodrome Festival Lounge 21 of Silent Cinema Salt for Svanetia’ Off The Record Studio 14Mon 5 Oct Tribes Studio 35Wed 7 Oct Jack Savoretti Lounge 8Thu 8 Oct My Aberdeen Scratch Night Studio 43Fri 9 Oct Skerryvore Lounge 22

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Sat 10 Oct Hal Cruttenden Lounge 29 DanceLive - In Her Shadows Studio 38Sun 11 Oct Windibops Studio 47Sun 11 Oct Freshly Squeezed with Lounge 5 Sweet WhiteMon 12 Oct The Shires Lounge 22Tue 13 Oct Dance Live - Quadruple Bill Studio 40Wed 14 Oct Hayseed Dixie Lounge 22Thu 15 Oct From The Jam Lounge 14Fri 16 Oct Ruts DC Lounge 14 Dance Live - Triple Bill Studio 40 Sat 17 Oct Indie Label Market Studio 14Sun 18 Oct Falling in Love with Frida Studio 41Tue 20 Oct PPP - The Wakeful Chamber Lounge 36Wed 21 Oct PPP - The Wakeful Chamber Lounge 36Thu 22 Oct PPP - The Wakeful Chamber Lounge 36Fri 23 Oct PPP - The Wakeful Chamber Lounge 36 Sound Festival - Lounge 25 Red Note Ensemble Sound Festival - Lounge 25 Lucy Boyes & Tom Butler Sat 24 Oct PPP - The Wakeful Chamber Lounge 36 Sound Festival - Studio 25 In Cahoots The Little Match Girl Passion Studio 24Sun 25 Oct My Friend Selma Studio 47Tue 27 Oct Lucy Rose Lounge 8 Hector Studio 35Fri 30 Oct The Shee Lounge 22Sat 31 Oct Hardeep Singh Kohli Lounge 30

NOVEMBERSun 1 Nov Colin Cloud Studio 30Mon 2 Nov Jeremy Hardy Lounge 30 The Last Yankee Studio 35Tue 3 Nov Dean Owens and Lounge 8 the Whisky Hearts Wed 4 Nov Vigo Thieves Lounge 15 Thu 5 Nov Freshly Squeezed with Lounge 6 Pronto Mama, Alphas, The Harmonica Movement Fri 6 Nov Hells Bells Lounge 18Sat 7 Nov The Christians Lounge 15 Magic Sho(w) Studio 47 Sound Festival - Lounge 25 The Last Siren Sun 8 Nov Tom Robinson & Band Lounge 9Mon 9 Nov Ricky Ross Lounge 9Tue 10 Nov Andy Hamilton Lounge 30

Wed 11 Nov Beans On Toast Lounge 15Thu 12 Nov Shooglenifty Lounge 23 Dan Clark Studio 31Fri 13 Nov Cockney Rejects Lounge 16Sat 14 Nov Freshly Squeezed with Lounge 6 Min Diesel, Hjearts & Wendell Borton Nish Kumar Studio 31Tue 17 Nov PPP - The Course of True Love Lounge 36Wed 18 Nov PPP - The Course of True Love Lounge 36Thu 19 Nov PPP - The Course of True Love Lounge 36Fri 20 Nov PPP - The Course of True Love Lounge 36Sat 21 Nov PPP - The Course of True Love Lounge 36Mon 23 Nov Andy Parsons Lounge 31Tue 24 Nov Andy Kirkpatrick Lounge 31Wed 25 Nov The High Kings Lounge 23Thu 26 Nov James Acaster Lounge 32Fri 27 Nov Daniel Sloss Lounge 32Sat 28 Nov Alabama 3 Lounge 16Sun 29 Nov Billy Bragg Lounge 7

DECEMBERFri 4 Dec Freshly Squeezed with Lounge 6 King Eider, Book Group, The Deportees, The Woods & Cara Mitchell Sat 5 Dec The Bloody Marys Lounge 17 Xmas showMon 7 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Tue 8 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48 A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Thu 10 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Fri 11 Dec Treacherous Orchestra Lounge 23Sat 12 Dec Nazareth Lounge 16 A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Sun 13 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Mon 14 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Tue 15 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Wed 16 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Thu 17 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Fri 18 Dec Macfloyd Lounge 18 Sat 19 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Sun 20 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Mon 21 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Tue 22 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Wed 23 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Thu 24 Dec A Ladder to the Stars Studio 48Thu 31 Dec Hogmanay Party with Lounge 19 The Limit

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BUYING TICKETSIn person: at the Music Hall or HMT (Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm) or take a chance on the door, The Lemon Tree box office opens just before every show.On the phone: call 01224 641122 Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm.Online: aberdeenperformingarts.com has all the latest listings and ticket info.

WHERE IS IT?You will find The Lemon Tree right behind Marischal College on West North Street – just in case you’re not sure, here’s a map:

By bus: there is a bus stop right outside and we’re just round the corner from Union St, King St and Broad St so lots of busesBy car: try the car parks at Frederick St, Marischall College and Gallowgate.

HOW MUCH?We’ve printed the whole price of ticket in the brochure, this includes the booking fee (the only extra you’ll have to pay for is postage, but why not print your own at home?) – there could well be discounts for students, children, over 60s or APA Friends – just ask or check online.

DO I SIT OR STAND?A bit of both – we try and create the right atmosphere for each gig, some will have seats, some won’t – we’ve tried to list it where we can here.

WHAT DO THE TIMES MEAN?If it says ‘doors’ then that’s when the doors open and you get inside for a drink. If it says ‘start’ that’s when the show starts. Some shows have support acts, we can’t always confirm this until nearer the time and ‘start’ can mean the start of the support act, not the main act

HOW OLD DO I HAVE TO BE?All ages are welcome, but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and under 18s can’t be near the bars.

NEED TO KNOW...

Bon AccordHarriet StCar Park

Schoolhill Union StreetWest North St

King Street

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BUYING TICKETSIn person: at the Music Hall or HMT (Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm) or take a chance on the door, The Lemon Tree box office opens just before every show.On the phone: call 01224 641122 Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm.Online: aberdeenperformingarts.com has all the latest listings and ticket info.

WHERE IS IT?You will find The Lemon Tree right behind Marischal College on West North Street – just in case you’re not sure, here’s a map:

By bus: there is a bus stop right outside and we’re just round the corner from Union St, King St and Broad St so lots of busesBy car: try the car parks at Frederick St, Marischall College and Gallowgate.

HOW MUCH?We’ve printed the whole price of ticket in the brochure, this includes the booking fee (the only extra you’ll have to pay for is postage, but why not print your own at home?) – there could well be discounts for students, children, over 60s or APA Friends – just ask or check online.

DO I SIT OR STAND?A bit of both – we try and create the right atmosphere for each gig, some will have seats, some won’t – we’ve tried to list it where we can here.

WHAT DO THE TIMES MEAN?If it says ‘doors’ then that’s when the doors open and you get inside for a drink. If it says ‘start’ that’s when the show starts. Some shows have support acts, we can’t always confirm this until nearer the time and ‘start’ can mean the start of the support act, not the main act

HOW OLD DO IHAVE TO BE?All ages are welcome, but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and under 18s can’tbe near the bars.

NEED TO KNOW...

Bon AccordHarriet StCar Park

Schoolhill Union Street

West North St

King Street

Rosemount Viaduct

Return address: Aberdeen Box Office, Aberdeen AB10 1QS


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