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The Commonwealth Games is bursting out of sporting venues and into Glasgow’s nightlife with a series of special gigs celebrating the global gathering.

Comedian Kathleen Hughes has cancelled her Edinburgh Fringe show, Twig, after a round of chemotherapy to treat breast cancer has left her unable to perform.

‘When the work is good it’s like fuel. You get on it like a surfboard at the beginning and the play takes you’ Maureen Beattie talks to us about stepping into one of theatre's 'most punishing roles' in Finn Den Hertog’s bold, female-led reimagining of King Lear.

Maureen Beattie on Lear: 'We’re not messing around with one of the greatest pieces of literature ever written'

With Lear, Maureen Beattie takes on a character that is cruel, vain and destructive. Afreka Thomson talks to this star of stage, TV and radio about keeping audi

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Ahead of this year's Edinburgh Art Festival, we've rounded up seven exhibits you can't miss covering themes including Palestinian culture, queer identity and environmental consciousness.

7 highlights at the Edinburgh Art Festival 2026

This year's exhibitions explore themes including Palestinian culture, queer identity, and environmental consciousness

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‘It’s fair to say he has become best known for his work in more traditional styles. There was a need to redress that balance’ More than 15 years after his death, Edwin Morgan’s legacy keeps growing. A new publication uncovers the artist's visual poetry, collages and hand drawn poems.

Greg Thomas on Edwin Morgan: ‘He nudged Scottish literature into the modern world’

Sonnets and poems were the literary bread and butter of Scotland’s late Makar, Edwin Morgan. But as Allan Radcliffe discovers, a new publication shows that his

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‘I’m doing something a little bit more extreme to try and raise awareness' Neil Barker, chair of The Drinks Trust, will run six ultramarathons in six days to support hospitality workers, charting an astonishing 177 mile route from Ailsa Craig to Bass Rock. Support his cause with a donation today ⤵️

Meet Neil Barker, the man running six ultramarathons in six days

The chair of The Drinks Trust will take on the Sixtreme challenge in support of hospitality workers

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Festival season is heating up, and so it’s time to put Road To Edinburgh Festival to bed. But we’re ending on a high, with Filmhouse announcing some fun screenings, Femifringe platforming marginalised artists, Dan Tiernan going mad for quartz, and more. Hit the Road ➡️ list.co.uk/news/the-roa...

From a whisky bar on Hope Street to a Japanese sandwich craze about to hit town, Scotland’s food and drink scene is having quite the summer. Suzy Pope shares the new openings, relocations and renovations you need to know about across Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Side dishes: July and August 2026

As festival season approaches, Suzy Pope tracks new openings, relocations and reinventions across the food and drink scene

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From indie pop reunions to chaotic clowns, we've curated a list that'll help fill your Fringe calendar. Read our full preview of each show ⤵️

20 shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026

From indie pop reunions to chaotic clown shows, we've rounded up 20 Fringe shows to put in your calendars

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‘Music has been with me since the day I entered this realm’ We sat down with 21-year-old Glasgow singer and guitarist Radhika to talk musical heritage, performing with her dad, and why her debut album is a story of her life.

Future Sound: Radhika

Our column celebrating new music continues with Radhika. Raised deep in the heart of Glasgow’s dream-pop heritage, she was born to write languid indie songs. Fi

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Now in its 16th year, Surge Festival is flipping the script on what theatre can be. Taking circus acts, contemporary dance, and thought provoking performance onto the streets of Glasgow. Director Alan Richardson tells us why outdoor arts might be exactly what we need right now.

Alan Richardson on the power of outdoor arts: ‘It’s about audiences interacting with one another’

Outdoor arts are facing difficult new challenges as the availability of public spaces continues to be squeezed. Isy Santini talks to the director of Surge Festi

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‘The plantation was (and still is) a place of contradiction, a place of confinement and violence, but also the site where our community and families were forged’ At Glasgow’s GoMA, Jasmine Togo-Brisby transforms histories of colonial labour and ancestral loss into something quietly devastating.

Jasmine Togo-Brisby - Liquid Land

Part of Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art Liquid Land marks the debut European solo exhibition by Australian South Sea Islander artist Jasmine

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Tucked away in the trees on Royal Terrace, one of Edinburgh’s most interesting diners is back under new ownership and with a fresh name. From hogget shoulder to hibiscus-poached rhubarb, find out what we thought in our full review.

The Cottage At Royal Terrace restaurant review: Elegant, cosy warmth

The newly re-designed restaurant offers refined, sophisticated dishes alongside an inviting candlelit charm

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'A touching ode to the people he's lost and a tribute to the music community he's proud to be a part of' Thirty years on from Maxinquaye, trip hop pioneer Tricky is back. Reclaiming his sound, processing grief and reminding us exactly why Bristol's music scene still matters.

Tricky: Different When It’s Silent album review – A tribute to loss

Trip-hop titan Tricky returns with a collaborative and touching new album. Different When It’s Silent finds him reclaiming the sound that’s rightfully his, says

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As the Jazz & Blues Festival kicks off, we're now well into Edinburgh Festival season. But there's still plenty of chatter until August, including a host of new comedy awards, a raft of Fringe discounts, a reminiscence from Stewart Lee, and more. Hit the road ⤵️

The Road To Edinburgh Festival 2026: Friday 17 July

In which the Fringe goes discount crazy, Stewart Lee gets dewy-eyed about Fringes past, and we give a shout out to some very strange Slugs

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'When trip hop does receive its much-needed reclamation for the masses, there’s no doubt Tricky will be championed once again. Until then, Different When It’s Silent is a touching ode to the people he’s lost and a tribute to the music community he’s proud to be a part of.'

We’re taking you on quite The Odyssey in the latest edition of SFTW. But if you’re not into three-hour blockbusters, our cultural elite are recommending another barrage of music, art, theatre, food, film and activities to make your weekend a winner. 📸 Tommy Ga-Ken Wan, Ethan Doherty

The story may be more than two-thousand-years-old but this evergreen tale of male pride, folly and soul-searching remains as relevant as ever.

The Odyssey film review: An awesome Grecian spectacle

Nolan takes on Homer’s expansive epic with his trademark assurance, rendering a sprawling story with panoramic detail

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@standcomedyclub.bsky.social, in partnership with The List and The Comedy Unit, is launching a brand-new Edinburgh Fringe award for 2026. The award will champion Scottish talent and has been established in memory of Paul Sneddon, better known under his act names Vladimir McTavish and Bob Doolally.

New award established by The Stand to honour Paul Sneddon

The McTavish Award will be presented at this year’s The List Festival Awards in August

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Glasgow is set to receive a brand-new music two-dayer called Tomorrow’s Harvest, which will introduce a line-up of emerging indie talent and a few stalwarts of the music scene, including Working Men's Club and Maruja.

New music all-dayer Tomorrow’s Harvest announced for Glasgow

Tomorrow’s Harvest comes from the team who organise Cowgate Block Party, and features Working Men’s Club and Maruja as headliners

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