Feel the vibe at the beating heart of cultural life in Aberdeen!
Welcome to a new season at the Lemon Tree, with gigs, shows and events to suit all tastes and ages! Music lovers of all genres are catered for with everything from GUN and Frank Turner to Jesca Hoop and Rachel Sermanni. The Aberdeen Comedy Festival programme provides a wide range of comedians from big names to family friendly shows and shows fresh from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The first Aberdeen Performing Arts Queer Arts Festival takes place in November, and for those looking ahead to Christmas, we have the brand new A Land Beyond Winter for family audiences, the Bloody Marys Christmas Night Out and Bahookie return with their annual rock ceilidh!
Do you like what you see? Then book your tickets and be part of the vibe!
Bands & Singer Songwriters
GUN plus Special Guests
Thu 11 December 2025 doors 7pm
Following on from their UK top 10 album Hombres, GUN are playing a select number of dates, including the Lemon Tree and Glasgow’s iconic Barrowland. The band have new music coming in 2026.
Tickets £33 Lounge (standing)
Tom McGuire & The Brassholes
Fri 5 September 2025 doors 8pm
Tom McGuire & the Brassholes are a funk soul powerhouse, combining rich arrangements with meticulous songcraft and untouchable in live performance.
Tickets £20.35 Lounge (standing)
The Little Kicks Plus special guests
Sat 13 September 2025 doors 7pm
Fresh from supporting Deacon Blue as part of the Tall Ships concerts in the city, The Little Kicks return to the Lemon Tree, showcasing new material alongside their back catalogue.
Tickets £17.60 Lounge (standing)
Tom Smith (Editors)
Tue 9 September 2025 doors 7pm
An intimate show from Editors frontman Tom Smith, playing songs from his debut solo record and his Editors catalogue.
Tickets £27.50 Lounge (seated)
SOLD OUT
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
Sun 21 September 2025 doors 7pm
THE ROAD TO LOST EVENINGS
One of the UK’s most successful artists, he released his tenth studio album ‘Undefeated’ in May 2024.
Tickets £40.15 Lounge (standing)
Fairport Convention
Sat 11 October 2025 doors 7pm
Fairport Convention have entertained music lovers for over half a century! The band has seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same, the passion for performance.
Tickets £38.50 Lounge (seated)
Emma Pollock
Tue 28 October 2025
doors 7pm
Emma’s fourth solo album ‘Begging The Night To Take Hold’ is released on Chemikal Underground Records on 26th September 2025, with a UK tour planned for October.
Tickets £22 Lounge (seated)
When Rivers Meet
With special guest Georgia Nevada
Sun 26 October 2025 doors 7pm
When Rivers Meet are gearing up for a massive 2025 with the release of their brand-new album Addicted To You—and they’re hitting the road to celebrate!
Tickets £30.25 Lounge (standing)
Hue and Cry
Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov 2025 doors 7:30pm
Following a phenomenal return to the road in 2024, Hue And Cry are bringing their wonderful Electro Acoustic show to Scotland in 2025.
Tickets £27.50 Lounge (seated)
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Lambrini Girls
Wed 26 November 2025 doors 7pm
Lambrini Girls have released their longawaited debut album Who Let The Dogs Out. It bottles everything wrong with the modern world and shakes it up.
Tickets £16.50 Lounge (standing)
Limehouse Lizzy
Fri 28 November 2025 doors 7pm
Limehouse Lizzy: Celebrating Over Three Decades of Celtic Rock Excellence. Returning in 2025, they continue to deliver their tribute to Philip Lynott and Thin Lizzy.
Tickets £24.20 Lounge (standing)
Wes Banderson: The Music of Wes Anderson
Thu 27 November 2025 doors 7pm
A musical tribute to one of the most unique and idiosyncratic directors of our generation. From the original score music to some of the amazing and obscure needle drops.
Tickets £22 Lounge (seated)
Inspiral Carpets
Sat 29 November 2025 doors 7pm
A vital component of the infamous ‘Madchester’ movement. Known for hit singles such as This Is How It Feels, Saturn 5 and She Comes in the Fall.
Tickets £33 Lounge (standing)
Tony Christie
Wed 3 December 2025 doors 7:30pm
The Great Farewell, Up Close & Unplugged. The legendary crooner continues his tour entertaining audiences around the world with incredible showmanship.
Tickets £33 Lounge (seated)
Calum Bowie
Thu 4 December 2025 doors 7pm
Taking inspiration from the likes of Sam Fender, Alfie Templeman and Maisie Peters, Calum is renowned for his charismatic onstage presence and energy.
Tickets £25.30 Lounge (standing)
Skids
Sat 6 December 2025 doors 7pm
The Skids were formed in 1977 and the band went on to record many top 20 songs such as ‘Into the Valley’, ‘The Saints are Coming’ and ‘Working for the Yankee Dollar’. Since reforming the band have continued to tour the UK and beyond to sell out crowds.
Tickets £29.70 Lounge (standing)
Jesca Hoop & Rachel Sermanni
Sun 7 December 2025 doors 7pm
Jesca Hoop is what you’d call a musician’s musician and Rachel Sermanni is a Scottish based singer/songwriter that makes the mundane moments mystical.
Tickets £17 Lounge (seated)
Talisk
Wed 10 December 2025 doors 7:30pm
Talisk have spent the last decade redefining contemporary folk, captivating audiences worldwide with their powerful, energetic performances.
Tickets £24.20 Lounge (standing)
Mercedes Album Launch
Fri 12 December 2025 doors 7pm
With support from The Dead Shadows, The Velvet Room and talented label mate David Angus this promises to be an epic evening of the best local music!
Tickets £11 Lounge (standing)
The Complete Stone Roses
Sun 28 & Mon 29 Dec 2025 doors 7:30pm
The Complete Stone Roses play to acclaim from fans themselves, the press, and even original Stone Roses band members.
Tickets £17.60 Lounge (standing)
Showaddywaddy
Fri 30 January 2026 doors 7pm
‘The Greatest Rock & Roll Band In The World’ is a bold statement but Showaddywaddy has lived up to that title for the last 4 decades !
Tickets £27.50 Lounge (standing)
Kazik Polish Scottish Mini Festival
Sun 1 March 2026 doors 6pm
Kazimierz Piotr Staszewski, also known as Kazik, is a Polish singer and songwriter and the frontman of the band Kult. Their latest album, Ostatnia Płyta, was released in 2021.
Tickets £45
Lounge (standing)
The Watch Plays Genesis
Wed 18 March 2026 doors 7pm
The dramatic vocals, closest ever to Peter Gabriel, and the all-round instrumental excellence of the band will give you some of the group’s most celebrated compositions.
Tickets £27.50 Lounge (standing)
James Grant
Sat 16 May 2026 doors 8pm
James Grant leavens his performances with dashes of wickedly acerbic humour. Music to stir the heart and soothe the soul.
Tickets £24.20 Lounge (seated)
The Blockheads
Sun 29 March 2026 doors 7pm
Performing a large selection of their classic songs spanning over 5 decades. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick… And many more!
Tickets £31.35 Lounge (standing)
The Smiths Ltd
Sat 23 May 2026 doors 7:30pm
If you never saw The Smiths then this is your chance to experience the thrill of those great songs played live.
Tickets £19.80 Lounge (standing)
Party Bands
Bahookie
Sat 13 December 2025 doors 8pm
Bahookie are back for their annual Rock Ceilidh. The perfect pre Christmas night out with a unique mix of traditional ceilidh music and rock/pop covers.
Tickets £17.60 Lounge (standing)
Hells Bells
Fri 19 September 2025 doors 7:30pm
Formed in 1996 and hailing from Bristol, Hells Bells has evolved into perhaps the most well known and professional AC/DC tribute band in the United Kingdom.
Tickets £21.45 Lounge (standing)
Kerrang’d
Sat 22 November 2025 doors 7pm
KERRANG’D! cover all your favourite Rock, Emo, Alternative and Metal classics including some modern Kerrang! anthems with a VERY VERY lively stage show!
Tickets £18.15 Lounge (standing)
PorkPie Plus Pretty Green (The Jam) Skalloween
Sat 1 November 2025 doors 7pm
9 Piece Band performing Rocksteady, 2Tone and Original Ska. They will leave you wanting more, more and some more!
Tickets £28.60 Lounge (standing)
The Bloody Marys Big Xmas Night Out!
Sat 20 December 2025 doors 8pm
The Bloody Marys, the masters of mayhem and musical mischief, are crashing into The Lemon Tree.
Tickets £16.50 Lounge (standing)
Moving Pictures: Rush Tribute
Sat 17 January 2026 doors 7pm
A welcome return for their annual weekend of Lemon Tree shows. Saturday will cover songs from every decade of Rush’s 40 year career.
Tickets £22
Lounge (standing)
The Style Councillors
Sat 31 January 2026 doors 7pm
Our Favourite Shop 40th Anniversary Tour The Style Councillors are the world’s one and only tribute to The Style Council.
Tickets £22
Lounge (standing)
Moving Pictures: Rush Tribute
Sun 18 January 2026 doors 2pm
Sunday afternoon will feature different sets with more hits and deep cuts from the entire catalogue.
Tickets £22 Lounge (standing)
The Specials Ltd
Sat 28 February 2026 doors 7pm
Ghost Town 45th Anniversary. The Specials Ltd recreate the passion and enthusiasm of The Specials.
Tickets £22
Lounge (standing)
Roots Music
Kris Drever
Wed 1 April 2026 doors 7pm
Kris Drever is among Scotland’s most acclaimed and distinctive contemporary musicians. He will be playing some brand new songs as well as a selection from his back catalogue of originals and his storied interpretations of traditional material.
Tickets £19.80
Lounge (seated)
Breabach
Fri 24 October 2025 doors 8pm
Ranked among Scotland’s most skilled and imaginative contemporary folk acts, Breabach unite deep roots in Highland and Island tradition with the innovative Scottish music scene.
Tickets £22 Lounge (seated)
Afro Indie Series 4.0
League of the Extraordinary
Fri 21 November 2025 doors 7pm
We are back with Afro Indie Series 4.0, a celebration of music, culture, and creativity! A dynamic blend of rhythm, artistry, and powerful storytelling
Tickets £13, On the door £15 Lounge(standing)
Neil Selbie and the Keltic Kru
Fri 31 October 2025 doors 8pm
10-piece band established in 2019. Their style is an eclectic mix of Americana, blues and soul with the odd smattering of country! All original music.
Tickets £16.50 Lounge (seated)
Lindisfarne
Sun 14 December 2025 doors 7pm
A classic five-piece line-up of long-time members, guaranteed to get the crowd on their feet and singing along.
Tickets £35.20 Lounge (seated)
Chris Stout & Catriona
Mackay with Norman Wilmore & Corrie Dick
Fri 6 February 2026 doors 7:30pm
This concert showcases two of Shetland’s leading contemporary duos, with a special guest appearance from renowned Orkney singer songwriter Kris Drever.
Tickets £20 Lounge (seated)
Workshop
Kevin Henderson
Sat 7 February 2026 starts 11am
Kevin Henderson gives his unique insight into Shetland fiddle music, passing on tunes he’s been performing for many years of an amazing career in music.
Tickets £10 Studio
Weekend Ticket Offers available, please see website for details
Workshop
Ross Couper
Sat 7 February 2026 starts 12pm
Fiddle wizard, Ross Couper, grandson of renowned fiddler Lell Robertson from ‘Da Herra’ in one of Shetland’s ‘North Isles’ of Yell will teach tunes from Yell.
Tickets £10 Studio
An Afternoon of Words and Music
Sat 7 February 2026 doors 12:30pm
Christie Williamson in conversation with Jen Stout. Plus Jenny Keldie and Brian Cromarty perform. Traditional Shetland bannocks available between 12 and 1pm.
Tickets £12 Lounge (seated)
The Rugged Island: A Shetland Lyric (1933)
Sat 7 February 2026 doors 3:30pm
Silent film screening with new live score by Inge Thomson and Catriona Macdonald. This performance was originally commissioned by HippFest.
Tickets £12 Studio
The Chair with Ross & Ryan Couper
Sat 7 February 2026 doors 8pm
Featuring special guest Kevin Henderson. The ultimate Orkney party band with their exhilarating brand of Orkney Stomp, blues and rock infused traditional music.
Tickets £20 Lounge
Weekend Ticket Offers available, please see website for details
Workshop
Anya Johnston
Sun 8 February 2026 starts 11am
Anya Johnston is one of the rising stars of the Shetland fiddle scene. She will be sharing her own repertoire of Shetland tunes in this hour long workshop.
Tickets £10 Studio
Haverin
Sunday Stramash!
Sun 8 February 2026 doors 12:30pm
Orkney six-piece Haverin with their signature blend of indie folk and countryinfused charm. Featuring special guests from the Delve weekend.
Tickets £20 Lounge
soundfestival Zubin Kanga - The Art of Sinking
Fri 31 October 2025 starts 6pm
Pianist, composer and technologist Zubin Kanga performs new solo works created out of his Cyborg Soloists project that combines the piano with malleable keyboards, interactive visuals, motion sensors, AI-assisted motion tracking and other cutting-edge technologies.
Tickets £13.20
Studio
soundfestival Laura Bowler and Jérôme Combier
Sat 1 November 2025 starts 6pm
soundfestival composer portraits: Laura Bowler and Jérôme Combier. Musicians from five distinguished French new music ensembles come together to perform works by Laura Bowler (UK) and Jérôme Combier.
Tickets £13.20
Studio
Comedy and Spoken Word
Sat 18 April 2026 starts 8pm
Fresh off the success of her critically acclaimed show Slinky, multi award-winning comedy star Laura Lexx is back with her brand new show Yo-Yo. Tickets £19.80
Josie Long: Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Fri 12 September 2025 starts 7:30pm
A new show about extinct gigantic, charismatic, megafauna from 3-time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominated Comedian.
Tickets £24.20 Lounge
Lou Conran: GOOCH
Thu 25 September 2025 starts 7pm
After a UK sell out run in 2024, and New Zealand in 2025, award winning comedian Lou Conran returns with her new show Gooch.
Tickets £16.50 Studio
Murder: A Search for the Truth with David Swindle
Sun 14 September 2025 starts 7:30pm
With over 30 years in policing, including his groundbreaking work on the Peter Tobin case, David changed how Britain solves cold cases and tracks serial killers.
Tickets £26.40 Lounge
Elf Lyons: Horses
Fri 26 September 2025 starts 7:30pm
The first ever comedy show performed entirely by a horse. Made by award-winning Elf Lyons, performed by Treacle.
Tickets £13.20 Studio
Comedy Club
4 Kids
Sat 27 September 2025 starts 2pm
Cracking entertainment for everyone over six years old and under 400 years old (no vampires). The best comedians from the UK and world circuit doing what they do best.
Tickets £11 Studio
Late Night at the Lemon Tree
Sat 27 September 2025 doors 9:30pm
Late Night at the Lemon Tree brings a multi-bill line-up of festival favourites and surprise guests to the stage.
Tickets £13.20 Lounge
Kieran Hodgson: Voice Of America
Sat 27 September 2025 starts 7:30pm
The four time Edinburgh comedy award nominee returns. As seen on Two Doors Down, Prince Andrew The Musical and The Flash.
Tickets £22 Lounge
Ignacio Lopez: Juan Solo
Sun 28 September 2025 starts 3pm
Join Live At The Apollo’s Ignacio Lopez (Juan Solo) on a daring journey through the galaxy, in his rust bucket of a ship, the Millennial Falcon!
Tickets £15.40 Studio
Ignacio Lopez: Nada
Sun 28 September 2025 starts 7pm
Ignacio Lopez is a Spanish & Welsh comedian. His family is made up of Spanish, Welsh, Irish, Moroccan, and Germans. Family gettogethers are like a meeting of the U.N.
Tickets £22 Studio
Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us
Fri 3 October 2025 starts 7:30pm
20 years in stand-up for the Taskmaster cheeky texts icon, multi-award winner, YouTube cult figure, Radio 4 favourite and recently Baby Reindeer actor.
Tickets £24.75 Lounge
Sophie Duker: Work In Progress
Thu 2 October 2025 starts 7:30pm
Sophie Duker is a comedian whose favourite things are breaking hearts, taking names and telling jokes with the confidence of a cis straight middle-class white man.
Tickets £16.50 Studio
Marcel Lucont’s Whine List
Fri 3 October 2025 starts 8:45pm
An interactive live comedy show which has toured all over the world to great critical and commercial success and is now being turned into a podcast.
Tickets £15.40 Studio
Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles
Sat 4 October 2025 starts 2pm
A Gameshow For Awful Children
A wild family gameshow, in which kids get to be pests, politicians and pétomanes to be crowned the most awful child.
Tickets £11 Studio
Angela Barnes: Angst
Sat 4 October 2025 starts 8pm
A brand new stand-up show from Angela Barnes, star of Mock The Week and Live at The Apollo.
Tickets £18.70 Studio
Craig Hill: Wait ‘Til You See My Entrance!
Sat 4 October 2025 starts 7pm
Don ’t miss Scotland ’s cheeky, irreverent and uproarious Kilty Comedy Pleasure and join Craig as his hilarious new live tour explodes on to the Lemon Tree stage.
Tickets £20.90 Lounge
Late Night at the Lemon Tree
Sat 4 October 2025 doors 9:30pm
Late Night at the Lemon Tree brings a multi-bill line-up of festival favourites and surprise guests to the stage
Tickets £13.20 Lounge
Shelf
Sun 5 October 2025 starts 2pm
Join best friends Rachel and Ruby for a kids’ comedy show that brings sketch comedy to children of all ages – a fun way to explore emotions, friendship and shyness.
Tickets £11 Studio
Simon Yates: Pleasure & Pain
Tue 21 October 2025 starts 7:30pm
‘Touching the Void’ mountaineer, Simon Yates, is a veteran of over eighty expeditions to high/remote mountains around the globe and shows no signs of slowing down.
Tickets £21.50 Lounge
Geoff Norcott: BASIC BLOKE 2
Fri 10 October 2025 starts 8pm
There’s No Bloke Without Fire Moves beyond some of the themes of the original (while fully aware that a comedian doing a ‘sequel’ at all is a bit ridiculous).
Tickets £19.80 Lounge
Robin Ince: The Universe and the Neurodiverse
Thu 23 October 2025 starts 7pm
Expect stories of chimpanzees and astronauts, of star light and falcons. We are the neurodiversity of the universe, a place of many minds and many imaginations.
Tickets £17.60 Studio
Mark Steel: The Leopard In My House
Thu 23 October 2025 starts 7:30pm
Mark Steel is best known for his criticallyacclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel’s in Town (now in its 13th series), as well as his hit podcast What The F*** Is Going On…?
Tickets £19.80 Lounge
Brett Tippie: The Right Line
Tue 4 November 2025 starts 7:30pm
Brett Tippie is a multi-talented professional extreme sports athlete who kicked off his career competing on the World Cup circuit for the Canadian National Team!
Tickets £21.50 Lounge
Stevie Martin: Clout
Sat 25 October 2025 starts 7:30pm
Stevie is returning to live comedy with her latest show, which sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and at Soho Theatre this year.
Tickets £22 Studio
Mike Rice: Cruel Little Man
Wed 5 November 2025 starts 7:30pm
In his show Mike talks about doing psychedelics with his brother, an entanglement with a Spanish Sausage Dog named Nino, and many other such rotten adventures.
Tickets £19.80 Lounge
Emmanuel Sonubi: Life After Near Death
Wed 19 November 2025 starts 7:30pm
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee and Best Show nominee, Emmanuel Sonubi is back on tour after soldout performances at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tickets £22 Lounge
Josh Jones: I Haven’t Won The Lottery So Here’s Another Tour Show
Fri 5 December 2025 starts 8pm
After his 2023/24 sell-out smash tour Gobsmacked, this marvellous Manc is back with his best show yet.
Tickets £16.50 Lounge
Weegie Hink Ae That Adult Panto Presents The Wizard of Aw Naw...
Sun 30 November 2025 starts 7pm
Weegie Hink Ae That? and Gary Faulds return for another year of hilarious and completely uncensored panto comedy gold.
Tickets £27.50 Lounge
Leo Houlding: Exposed
Thu 5 February 2026 starts 7:30pm
Join legendary climber Leo Houlding for his next new show, Exposed, a gripping live experience with stunning visuals, film, and storytelling from the world’s wildest places.
Tickets £21 Lounge
Ray Bradshaw: CODA
Fri 6 March 2026 starts 7:30pm
The multi award-winning comedian is back on tour with a brand-new show all about growing up as a CODA; A Child of Deaf Adults.
Tickets £22 Lounge
Tom Lucy: Golden Boy
Sat 4 April 2026 starts 8pm
Tom has toured the world opening in arenas for Jack Whitehall and as a writer he has worked on shows such as the ‘BRIT Awards’.
Tickets £22
Studio
Scott Bennett: Stuff
Fri 27 March 2026 starts 8pm
As heard on BBC Radio 4! We love stuff, it’s a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But the message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis.
Tickets £22 Lounge
Shane Todd: Hold Me Back
Sun 5 April 2026 starts 7:30pm
Armed with his signature wit, razor-sharp storytelling, and a complete inability to take himself seriously, Shane is coming to Aberdeen with his new stand up show.
Tickets £22
Studio
Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers
Thu 9 April 2026 starts 7:30pm
Namaste Motherf*ckers is the new show from Cally Beaton (QI, Live at the Apollo) – a quick-witted, unexpected and unapologetic insight into life in midlife.
Tickets £22
Tom Stade: Naughty By Nature
Fri 15 May 2026 doors 7pm
Direct from the Edinburgh festival, and his last smash-hit nationwide tour, the legendary Canadian stand-up star is back on the road with a brand-new show.
Studio
Fri 22 May 2026 starts 7:30pm
MC Hammersmith is the world’s leading freestyle rapper to emerge from the ghetto of middle-class West London.
Tickets £19.25
Tickets £24.20 Lounge MC Hammersmith: Hippity Hoppity Get Off My Property
Studio
Aberdeen Queer Arts Festival
Walt Disco
Sat 8 November 2025
doors 7:30pm
Glasgow’s Walt Disco released their second album in June 2025. Performing at Aberdeen Queer Arts Festival at the Lemon Tree, they invite listeners to embrace their vulnerabilities and join them on a sonic adventure with The Warping - an honest portrayal of life’s complexities, growth, and the pursuit of authenticity.
Tickets £16.50
Lounge
Gaze
Thu 6 November 2025 doors 7:30pm
This evening promises a unique blend of live performances from expressive dancers to “oh my gosh I LOVE this song!”
Tickets £13.20 Lounge
Dan Wye Am I Sam Smith?
Fri 7 November 2025 starts 8pm
A hilarious debut hour from one of the country’s most prominent comedy/cabaret performers.
Tickets £16.50 Lounge
Getting into DragPanel Discussion
Fri 7 November 2025
6:30pm
From their baby drag days to becoming busy stars, CJ Banks, Himish Macbeth and Uncle Tony share their journeys in crafting distinctive drag personae. 16+.
Pay what you can
Studio
Getting Into Drag Workshop
Sat 8 November 2025 10am
Join Scottish drag superstars CJ Banks and Sleepy on a whistle-stop tour of the fundamentals of drag.
Pay what you can
Studio
Queer Folks’ Tales
Sat 8 November 2025 starts 4pm
Scotland’s award-winning, multiple 5 star rated, hit LGBTQ+ storytelling show returns to Aberdeen with a fresh lineup of storytellers. 18+.
Tickets £13.20
Re-writing Queer Relationships in Literature
Sun 9 November 2025 starts 4pm
Join us for this fascinating discussion between some of Scotland’s finest LGBTQ+ writers exploring the evolution of literary depictions of queer relationships. 14+.
Pay what you can Lounge
Tea Dance
Sun 9 November 2025 starts 12pm
Presented by Sanctuary Queer Arts, this tea dance will offer a joyous afternoon of chat, dancing and community. No prior dance experience necessary! 18+.
Tickets £13.20 Studio
Community Open Stage
Sun 9 November 2025 doors 7pm
Hosted by Uncle Tony, Aberdeen’s karaoke king, the community open stage provides a space for you to share a five minute performance. Want to sign up? 16+.
Pay what you can
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Written by Katy Nixon. Directed by Brian Logan.
Death Of An Influencer
Written by Matt Anderson. Directed by Edoardo Berto.
Theatre and Dance
BATSH*T is a wildly theatrical, darkly comic, and deeply intimate reckoning with the myths and misconceptions of female madness created by psycho-siren Leah Shelton (AU) and directed by Olivier award-winning Ursula Martinez (UK). It draws on personal stories, indepth research and pop culture to unpack how psychiatry has been shaped by gender bias.
Winner of Scotsman Fringe First & Mental Health Foundation Fringe Awards at Edinburgh Fringe 2024, this renegade feminist, dark comedy tears apart the labels used to control and undermine women through razor-sharp wit, raw storytelling, and unflinching performance. Tickets
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Best Friend
By Douglas Maxwell Directed by Jemima Levick
Tue 16 & Wed 17 September 2025 starts 7pm
Walking his neighbours’ dogs kept Ronnie together after a very difficult lockdown. But when a series of mishaps result in the dogs slipping their leads and disappearing off into the woods, Ronnie is forced to take chase and confront some hard truths.
Man’s Best Friend is Douglas Maxwell’s hilariously heart-warming story about the give-and-take of companionship.
Tickets £16.50
Studio
Wonderfools presents Òran
Wed 8 October 2025 starts 7pm
Combining spoken word, lyrical storytelling and a pulsating electronic live score, this is the thrilling story of Òran and his journey to rescue his best friend from the Underworld. Should he arrive there, Hades might grant him the chance to lead his friend home…but at what cost?
This award-winning visceral piece of contemporary theatre is a collaboration between Wonder Fools, ‘A blazing powerhouse of invention and activity’ (Scotsman) and the acclaimed hip-hop artist Owen Sutcliffe with music by VanIves. Originally staged in Edinburgh Fringe 2024 for a sold-out run.
Tickets £14.30
Studio
Peapod Productions presents Uncle Vincent
Thu 9 October 2025 starts 7:30pm
I didn’t ask to be born amongst all those paintings, but like it or not, I had to deal with the collection.
A young man stands in front of us, trying to persuade us to fund a museum to honour his uncle. He is visibly uncomfortable: he wasn’t meant to be giving this presentation. It was supposed to be Jo, his mother.
When Vincent van Gogh dies at the age of thirty-seven, shortly followed by his brother Theo, it is left to Theo’s widow Jo to carry on his legacy.
Through the words of the artist, his brother, his sister-in-law and nephew, discover the genius that the world almost forgot…
Tickets £15.40 Studio
Sensory theatre for audiences with profound and multiple learning difficulties
Frozen Light presents The Ancient Oak of Baldor 16+
Mon 20 - Wed 22 October 2025 starts 11am & 1:30pm
A folk tale of love, loss and the interconnectedness of all things.
The Ancient Oak stands strong in the Forest of Baldor, in the land of Earten. There it has stood for millennia, rooted deeply to both the land and people of the forest. On this day at the cusp of winter, the people of Baldor are celebrating The Great Cracking of the Ancient Oak.
Elspeth hoped this was the day that Lars would return. But when he doesn’t, she is taken on an unexpected journey. One that she will never forget.
Tickets £13.20 Studio
Alan Bissett’s When Billy Met Alasdair
Sat 28 February 2026 starts 7pm
Alan Bissett, award-winning creator of Fringe hit The Moira Monologues, takes on the dual roles of two Scottish cultural giants, speculating what (might’ve!) happened when Billy Connolly attended the launch for Alasdair Gray’s 1981 masterpiece, Lanark. Bissett unearths the origin stories of these Glasgow geniuses, exploring their struggles and their art in an ultimately uplifting tale of triumph against the odds.
Derived from a commission by the Alasdair Gray Archive and Glasgow International Comedy Festival and directed by Kirstin McLean.
Tickets £19.80
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Raw Material, Perth Theatre & Aberdeen Performing Arts in association with Citizens Theatre presents
Saint Joan
Thu 12 - Sat 14 March 2026
Thu-Sat 8pm, Sat 2pm
Saint Joan will reimagine George Bernard Shaw’s classic play for the 2020s, in a stripped-back, close-up staging, directed by Stewart Laing (formerly Untitled Projects), with a film sequence written and directed by Adura Onashile. Based on the extraordinary true story of a sixteen-yearold girl who led France to victory in the Hundred Years War, Saint Joan explores power, gender and youth-led change.
As today’s world faces political unrest and war, Saint Joan speaks powerfully to a new generation challenging authority.
Tickets £18.70
Studio
THREE60 presents World’s Evolution Sat 21 March 2026 starts 7pm
World’s Evolution invites you on a visceral journey through time - from the origins of humanity to the complexities of the modern world. It will take you on a journey from the origins of humanity until modern days, highlighting the continuous growth of mankind.
Through dance, World’s Evolution explores the collective growth of humankind, and fuses a dynamic blend of street dance styles - hip-hop, popping, krump, locking - with traditional African and Caribbean dance. Experimental choreography creates an immersive, emotionally charged experience.
Tickets £14.30
Serpentine Productions Limited presents
Shotgunned
Studio
Fri 10 April 2026 starts 8pm
Equal parts hilarious and heart-breaking, Matt Anderson’s Shotgunned is a relatable and intimate piece of theatre about how the people we lose can shape who we become. Telling the story of Dylan and Roz – a couple who unexpectedly fall out of love – Shotgunned takes the audience on a non-linear journey through their relationship in a collection of fragmented scenes, like photographs in a shoebox or memories of a bygone age.
Shotgunned is a poignant and humorous reflection on the messy and the beautiful in relationships, and how we can come up against a dead end, no matter how much we care for each other.
Tickets £14.30
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The Light House
Thu 14 May 2026 starts 7pm
“Man overboard, man overboard! Call control. Blow the whistle.”
Love is a complicated business. It gets even more complicated when the person you love doesn’t want to be alive. Tender, funny and defiantly hopeful, The Light House is a real-life story of falling in love and staying in love, even when the lights go out and you’re lost in the dark. It’s a love letter to life.
Join the emergency response as we dance in the kitchen, sing in the streets and try to turn the lights back on. It gets lonely, muddling through these days and nights. So why don’t we do it together?
Tickets £14.30 Studio
ENCOURAGE BIG IMAGINATIONS
To find out more and book your child’s place scan the QR code or visit aberdeenperformingarts.com/take-part
“Beingableto enjoy so many activitiestogether with my child makes it a fun and rewardingexperience for us both.”
TUTTI TOTS | TUTTI TODDLERS | TUTTI EXPLORERS
Aberdeen Performing Arts Community Choir Pop up Performance: Aberdeen Art Gallery
Sat 20 December 2025
12:30pm & 2:30pm
The Aberdeen Performing Arts Community Choir is thrilled to return to the stunning surroundings of the Aberdeen Art Gallery sculpture court with a selection of festive favourites, guaranteed to get you in the Christmas spirit!
The Community Choir meets weekly on Tuesday evenings at 7pm in the Music Hall. Our next term starts in January.
Booking for a 10-week term is £43/£33 with free spaces available for anyone who feels cost may be a barrier to taking part.
For more information about all of our workshops, please visit: aberdeenperformingarts.com/take-part or email hello@aberdeenperformingarts.com
Early Years
TUTTI TOTS | 1- 2 year olds
Introducing you and your little one to fun activities including singing, dancing, crafting and storytelling.
TUTTI TODDLERS | 2 - 3 year olds
Enjoy workshops designed for lively little ones who like to be on their feet, and their grownups too!
TUTTI EXPLORERS | 3 - 4 year olds
Have fun together with your little one in an entertaining exploration of the creative world.
Drama Workshops
LET’S PLAY! | Primary 1 - 3
The perfect creative route to building confidence and self-expression while making new friends.
LET’S CREATE! | Primary 4 - 7
Have fun playing games and learning through storytelling and make believe.
JUNIOR YOUTH THEATRE | Secondary 1 & 2
Enjoy taking part, being creative and finding your voice.
INTERMEDIATE YOUTH THEATRE | Secondary 3 & 4
Tap into your imagination, discover new techniques and develop your skills.
SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE | Secondary 5 & 6 (or up to age 18)
Build on your skills, working collaboratively to create new work.
Music and Choirs
COMMUNITY CHOIR
Our welcoming and encouraging Community Choir allows everyone to find their voice.
BEATS & RHYMES | Anyone of secondary school age
Join us to find out how to make and record a music track!
ENCORE! SCRIPT READING WORKSHOP
A weekly sociable play reading group designed for those aged 60+.
Youth Theatre and Beats & Rhymes participants have the chance to take part in Light The Blue, our annual festival for and by young people.
Family Shows
Aberdeen Performing Arts and Curious Seed present
A Land Beyond Winter
ideal age range 3-7yrs
Commissioned by Aberdeen Performing Arts, Capital Theatres and Eden Court Highland
Sun 7 - Wed 24 December 2025 various times
Join us for a cosy, curious adventure. Two friends who live in a place called WINTER wait patiently for First Snow. A mysterious delay compels them on a journey beyond the edges of their world.
Through unknown lands, they face new challenges, encounter surprising creatures, and discover the power of wishing, friendship and home.
Will they find the missing snowflakes and bring celebration back to WINTER?
Tickets £12 (children £10, school groups £8) Studio
Starcatchers and Dirliebane Theatre Company present Laaaunch!
Tue 9 - Wed 10 September 2025 starts 10:30am & 1:30pm
An adventure of galactic proportions, made especially for tiny humans. Perfect for babies up to 12 months who truly understand the challenge, peril and pleasure of lying, rolling, stretching, sitting up and making it to standing. Join stellar adventurers Dot, Dash and Minim for an interactive and rhythmical journey of physical exploration, strength, excitement and determination that requires the expertise of your baby. With a comfortable set that babies are free to explore, Laaaunch! is a non-verbal performance, filled with musical beats and comedy, where the babies can interact with the performers.
Tickets £14.30 (Inc 1 adult & 1 child)
Out Of The Box
4+
Sun 12 April 2026 starts 2pm
Out of the Box is a family-friendly circus comedy show, which sees an unlikely character and his box bring audiences together through joyful awe, never knowing what to expect next.
With every opening of the box comes new trick shots, mini acts, and hilarious opportunities for participation – but don’t worry – Darryl only ever wants you to leave the stage feeling like the star of the show (there’s no ridicule here!).
Delivered through non-verbal clowning, ordinary objects become extraordinary in the hands of Darryl – and you won’t believe the reaction he gets from a toothbrush in the finale!
Tickets £13.20
Studio
September
Fri 5 Tom McGuire & The Brassholes Lounge 5
Tue 9 Tom Smith (Editors) Lounge 5
Laaaunch!
Wed 10 Laaaunch!
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45
Fri 12 Josie Long Lounge 23
Sat 13 The Little Kicks Lounge 5
Sun 14 David Swindle Lounge 23
Tue 16 Man’s Best Friend Studio 37
Wed 17 Man’s Best Friend Studio 37
Fri 19 Hells Bells Lounge 13
Sun 21 Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls Lounge 5
Thu 25
ABERDEEN COMEDY FESTIVAL
Lou Conran Lounge 23
Fri 26 ABERDEEN COMEDY FESTIVAL
Elf Lyons Lounge 23
Wed 8 Òran
9 Uncle Vincent
Fri 10 Geoff Norcott
27 Sat 11 Fairport Convention
6 Tue 14 PPP Cheapo
Wed 15 PPP Cheapo
35 Thu 16 PPP Cheapo
35 Fri 17 PPP Cheapo
INTERNATIONAL SEASON BATSH*T
36 Sat 18 PPP Cheapo
Mon 20 The Ancient Oak of Baldor
38 Tue 21 Simon Yates Lounge 27 The Ancient Oak of Baldor
22 The Ancient Oak of Baldor
23
Sat 27
ABERDEEN COMEDY FESTIVAL
Comedy Club 4 kids Studio 24
Kieran Hodgson Lounge 24
Late Night at the Lemon Tree Lounge 24
Sun 28 ABERDEEN COMEDY FESTIVAL
Ignacio Lopez (Kids Show) Studio 24
Ignacio Lopez Studio 25
October
Thu 2
Fri 3
Sat 4
ABERDEEN COMEDY FESTIVAL
Sophie Duker Studio 25
ABERDEEN COMEDY FESTIVAL
Mark Watson Lounge 25
Marcel Lucont’s Whine List Studio 25
ABERDEEN COMEDY FESTIVAL
Marcel Lucont (Kids Show) Studio 26
Craig Hill Lounge 26
Angela Barnes Studio 26
Late Night at the Lemon Tree Lounge 26
24 Breabach
25 Stevie Martin
Sun 26 When Rivers Meet Lounge 6 Tue 28 Emma Pollock Lounge 6 Fri 31 Neil Selbie and the Keltic Kru Lounge 17 soundfestival Zubin Kanga The Art of Sinking Lounge 20
November
Sat 1 PorkPie Lounge 13 soundfestival composer portraits: Laura Bowler and Jérôme Combier Lounge 20
Tue 4 Brett Tippie Lounge 28
Wed 5 Mike Rice Lounge 28
Thu 6 ABERDEEN QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL Gaze Lounge 33
Sun 5
ABERDEEN COMEDY FESTIVAL
Shelf (Kids Show)
Fri 7
27
ABERDEEN QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL Getting Into Drag - Panel Discussion Studio 33
BUYING TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased 24 hours a day at aberdeenperformingarts. com, which also has all the latest news and listings.
You can also visit the box office in person from 10am, Tue-Sat at His Majesty’s Theatre and the Music Hall, or phone our team on 01224 641122.
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 buses
By car: try the car parks at Frederick St, Marischal College and Gallowgate.
HOW MUCH?
We’ve printed the whole ticket price, this includes the booking fee (the only extra you’ll have to pay is postage, but most tickets are now e-tickets that can be printed at home or shown on your digital device) - there could be discounts for students, children, over 60s or Friends of Aberdeen Performing Arts - 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 be seated, some will not - but we always have a limited number of seats available at the back. For any accessibility requirements, please get in touch with the Box Office team.
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.
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