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Music👋 Meet peopleThu 17 – Sun 20 Sept · Tarland
Tarland Food & Music Festival
A free village-square food market and folk music festival in the heart of Aberdeenshire's Cromar valley.
Tarland Square, Tarland, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire AB34 4YNFree entry (market and square events)
Music👋 Meet peopleFri 18 – Sun 20 Sept · Durham
Durham Folk Festival
A new city-wide folk festival across Durham's cathedral, market place and miners' hall, with singing sessions, ceilidhs and river-cruise gigs.
Multiple venues across Durham City — Redhills Durham Miners Hall, Durham Cathedral, Palace Green & the MarketplaceTickets vary by event/day pass — see tickettailor.com/events/durhamfolkfestival
Music👋 Meet peopleSat 19 Sept · Exeter
Altered Images — Happy Birthday
Original singer Clare Grogan leads the band through their 1981 debut album in full at Exeter's much-loved independent arts centre.
Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LSFrom £30
Music👋 Meet peopleSat 19 – Sun 20 Sept · Lincoln
Lincoln Folk Festival
Two days of traditional and contemporary folk music, food and beer at a much-loved Lincoln pub venue.
The Jolly Brewer, 27 Broadgate, Lincoln LN2 5AQTicketed — see venue listing for current prices
Music👋 Meet peopleSun 20 Sept · Brighton
Sylvan Esso: Ow ∞ Album Launch In-Store
An intimate in-store performance from electronic duo Sylvan Esso marking the release of their new album, on the shop floor of Brighton's Resident Music.
Resident Music, 27-28 Kensington Gardens, North Laine, Brighton BN1 4ALFrom £20 (ticket includes the new album)
MusicMon 21 Sept · Gateshead
Death Cab for Cutie
US indie-rock veterans play the Glasshouse's main hall on their 'I Built You A Tower' tour.
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, St Mary's Square, Gateshead NE8 2JRFrom around £41
Music👋 Meet peopleTue 22 Sept · Edinburgh
Café Ceilidh
A free, drop-in afternoon of traditional Scottish song, tunes and stories in the Storytelling Court on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SRFree, non-ticketed
Music👋 Meet peopleTue 22 Sept · Glasgow
Pacific Avenue at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
Chart-topping Australian indie-rockers play the 300-capacity room that broke Coldplay, Blur and Biffy Clyro.
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, 272A St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5RLSee kingtuts.co.uk for current price
MusicTue 22 Sept · Cardiff
The Tubs at Clwb Ifor Bach
Welsh power-pop favourites The Tubs play Cardiff's best-loved grassroots venue on their UK tour, in the heart of the city centre.
11 Womanby Street, Cardiff, CF10 1BRFrom around £16
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