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Summer Nights at the Bandstand, Glasgow Scotland’s promoters are bolder than ever in programming weather-defying outdoor concerts both within and out with the cities, and the ever-growing success of Regular Music’s Summer Nights series at the perfectly renovated Kelvingrove Bandstand demonstrates that it’s working. There will be 10 shows in the West End in late July and early August, including the Pretenders, Bryan Ferry (pictured), First Aid Kit, Jimmy Cliff, Fleet Foxes and Van Morrison. 30 July - 11 August, Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow. ticketmaster.co.uk/summernights
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Castle Concerts, Edinburgh With a huge temporary grandstand built on a hill in the centre of Edinburgh for the Royal Military Tattoo, it makes sense to put a few gigs in there as well. The Castle Concerts in July are a fixture of the concert-going calendar and as varied as ever this year, with pop opera from Il Divo (13 July), arena indie-rock from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (19 July), ‘80s fun from Bananarama (20 July) and classic Scottish rock from Del Amitri (21 July). edinburghcastle.scot/whatson/concerts
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Fringe by the Sea A short trip outside of Edinburgh, but well worth it for fans of the arts in general, North Berwick’s Fringe by the Sea has been extended to 10 days this year, and features music from the Sugarhill Gang (pictured) and the Furious Five, Withered Hand and Mica Paris singing Ella Fitzgerald; comedy from Jerry Sadowitz, Mark Steel and Marcel Lucont; talks with Judy Murray, Sally Magnusson and David Steel; and more. 03 - 12 August, various venues, North Berwick. fringebythesea.com
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