GOG's Gigs (Week Beginning 16/12/13)

Glasgow Gig Listings It’s the week before Christmas which means just one thing, lots and lots of themed christmas events! Getting in ahead of the rest is Bloc’s Slowfest. While not technically Christmas themed (that comes next week when Bloc take over George Square) Slowfest does offer up a nice (free) three day long celebration of Scottish talent, including There Will be Fireworks, Rod Jones, Honeyblood and Pronto Mama. Just the thing if you’re looking to get away from the streets rammed with office nights out. If you’re looking for something a bit more energetic, however, then you might prefer to get down to The Note on Tuesday for their annual Bastard’s Xmas, featuring the metallic punk stylings of Eddy and the T-Bolts among others.

Come the weekend you have a couple of options. First up we have The Wee Chill’s Festive Weekender, featuring a plethora of exciting things to do in addition to the usual musical suspects like Admiral Fallow and Washington Irving. For example there will be a festive market (everyone loves those right?) and a cinema room, not to mention food courtesy of Street Food Cartel. However, if you’re feeling like there’s not been enough glam this festive season you might instead prefer the wonderfully named Xmas Xtravaglamza, featuring a whole host of tribute acts, running the gamut of all your favourite glam tinged bands like Bowie, Blondie, Slade and T-Rex.

Finally Pogues fans can breath a sigh of relief, safe in the knowledge that Shane McGowan has survived another year. Their sometimes annual December concerts have become something of a Christmas ritual for their legions of Glasgow fans, comfortingly predictable but as gloriously ramshackle as you would expect. That said, this year they’re shaking things up a bit, playing their most famous (and best) album Rum, Sodomy and The Lash in its entirety, but you should also expect the double whammy of Fairytale in New York and Fiesta to close out the show in traditional style.

Oh, and on a final note you might have heard about this little band called Black Sabbath? It might have been a while since they were all together in the (almost) original line-up, but new album 13 was an unexpected return to form, and, as someone put it to me the other day, you’re unlikely to get another chance to see them live, so it might just be worth shelling out and putting up with The Hydro.

Full Listings

Monday 16 December
Black Sabbath	The Hydro \| £40 \| 6.30pm
Polar Bears in Purgatory	Ivory Blacks \| £6 \| 6.30pm
Slowfest	Bloc+ \| FREE \| 9pm
Tuesday 17 December
Bastard’s Xmas III	13th Note \| £4 \| 7pm
The Pogues	O2 Academy \| £32.50 \| 7pm
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas	Oran Mor \| £20 \| 7pm
Slowfest	Bloc+ \| FREE \| 9pm
Wednesday 18 December
Black Veil Brides	Barrowlands \| £18 \| 7pm
Red Kites	Pivo Pivo \| £6 \| 7pm
Andy Jordan	O2 ABC \| £9 \| 7pm
The View	O2 Academy \| £16.50 \| 7pm
Patrick Wolf	Oran Mor \| £16.50 \| 7pm
Status Quo	The Hydro \| £38.50 \| 7.30pm
The Rain Experiment	Nice ’N’ Sleazy \| £6 \| 8pm
From The Storm	King Tut’s \| £7 \| 8.30pm
Slowfest	Bloc+ \| FREE \| 9pm
Thursday 19 December
Brave Young Red	Pivo Pivo \| £5 \| 7pm
French Wives	Mono \| £5 \| 7.30pm
Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook	City Halls \| £21 \| 7.30pm
Wet Wet Wet	The Hydro \| £40 \| 7.30pm
Laura St. Jude	Nice ’N’ Sleazy \| £6 \| 8pm
Newlife	Bloc+ \| FREE \| 9pm
Friday 20 December
Deacon Blue	The Hydro \| £30 \| 6.30pm
Travis	Barrowlands \| £25 \| 7pm
Alesso	O2 Academy \| SOLD OUT \| 7pm
The Primevals	Stereo \| £6 \| 7.30pm
Black Sun Drum Korps	13th Note \| £TBC \| 8pm
Model Aeroplanes	Nice ’N’ Sleazy \| £12.50 \| 8.30pm
The Twilight Sad	King Tut’s \| £12.50 \| 8.30pm
Saturday 21 December
The Wee Chill Festive Weekender	SWG3 \| £15 \| 2pm
Xmas Xtravaglamza	O2 ABC \| £15 \| 6pm
Futures Fest	O2 Academy \| £10 \| 6.30pm
Travis	Barrowlands \| £25 \| 7pm
Craig White Band	Pivo Pivo \| £6 \| 7pm
Little Eye	O2 ABC \| £7.50 \| 7pm
Eugene’s Lair	Nice ’N’ Sleazy \| £5 \| 7.30pm
Green Door Studio: 6th Birthday	The Old Hairdressers \| Donation \| 8pm
Kung Fu Jesus	13th Note \| £5 \| 8pm
André Rieu	The Hydro \| £40 \| 8pm
The Twilight Sad	King Tut’s \| £12.50 \| 8.30pm
The Insider Festival Christmas Cabaret	The Glad Cafe \| £12 \| 11pm
Sunday 22 December
The Wee Chill Festive Weekender	SWG3 \| £15 \| 2pm
50s Rock’n’Roll Extravaganza	O2 ABC \| £16.87 \| 6pm
Calvin Harris + Tiësto	The Hydro \| £35 \| 6.30pm
Combichrist	Classic Grand \| £15 \| 7pm
Purple Valentino	Pivo Pivo \| £5 \| 7pm
Glasvegas	Old Fruitmarket \| £18 \| 7.30pm
How to Swim	13th Note \| £5 \| 8.30pm