Hollywood Star To Perform In Aberdeen

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Sep 062013
 

A Hollywood star is set to top the bill at an Aberdeen variety show on Wednesday 11 September 2013. The Drummond Varieties will welcome Scott Land, lead puppeteer on Team America: World Police, to Belmont Street’s Cafe Drummond later this month.

Scott LandScott Land will be travelling to the UK in September and will be performing at monthly variety showcase The Drummond Varieties. Having worked on a number of high profile Hollywood films – including Team America: World Police, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and The Princess Diaries – Scott is one of the world’s most in-demand puppeteers.

Scott said:

“I really love performing in the UK so I can’t wait to get on stage at the Drummond Varieties and show the people of Aberdeen what I have to offer. I’ll be taking some of my favourite marionettes with me, and hope to show the audience something they might only have previously seen on television or in movies.”

Also performing at The Drummond Varieties in September is Aberdeen magic duo Fifth Dimension. Blending magic and humour, Fifth Dimension were the first act from the North East of Scotland to be invited to appear at Hollywood’s prestigious Magic Castle. Expect the unexpected as they perform impossible feats right in front of your very eyes, while making you laugh along the way.

Completing the line-up is top local singer-songwriter Davy Shanks, one of Aberdeen’s most popular musicians, and comedian William Bradshaw, whose slick delivery has seen him grow from strength to strength.

The show will be hosted, as ever, by Aberdonian magician and performer Eoin Smith.

He said:

“We’re moving into our fourth month now, and each month the shows are getting stronger and stronger. I was lucky enough to see Scott Land perform earlier this year and I know the audience is in for a real treat!”

The Drummond Varieties is a monthly showcase of amazing variety and cabaret acts held in Aberdeen city centre. Entrance to the show also includes a delicious meal and the chance to win brilliant prizes. Previous acts include comedian and radio DJ John McRuvie, magician Garry Seagraves and ventriloquist Tiffer Robertson.

The Drummond Varieties takes place in Cafe Drummond, Belmont Street on Wednesday 11 September 2013 and is suitable for over 18s. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets for The Drummond Varieties cost £6 and are available in advance from Cafe Drummond and Cavern Records. Tickets are also available on the door. Entry includes a one-course meal.

For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/thedrummondvarieties

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The Spice Of Life: Spectacular Midweek Variety Show

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Aug 152013
 

A new monthly variety show aims to bring old school variety back to Aberdeen. The Drummond Varieties will be held in city centre venue Cafe Drummond, Belmont Street, on Wednesday 21 August 2013.

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Now into its third month, The Drummond Varieties sees a diverse range of talent take to the stage every month including magicians, ventriloquists, comedians, dancers, musicians and more.

Throughout the night members of the audience are also treated to a delicious candlelit meal, and are able to compete in an interactive competition for a fantastic prize.

Topping the bill in August is the Pied Pyper Freak Show, a group of trained professionals who will risk life and limb to entertain their audience.

Re-enacting stunts first seen in Victorian side shows, this is a unique act in the North East of Scotland that mixes humour with amazing feats of strength and bravery.

Also appearing is improvisational comedy troupe Wildly Unprepared, who will perform for the first time in Aberdeen since their successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe. Taking cues from the audience, these masters of comedy can turn any suggestion into a startlingly funny sketch.

Completing the line-up are two up-and-coming student acts that are guaranteed to dazzle the crowd. The Aberdeen University Juggling Society will appear to defy gravity with their amazing displays of dexterity, balance and coordination, while comedian Mitch Skilling will have the room howling with laughter at his hilarious take on the world around him.

Each month, The Drummond Varieties is hosted by local magician Eoin Smith ( pictured ). A regular at variety and comedy nights around the city, Eoin will guide the audience through the evening with a little magic and a whole lot of energy.

Eoin said:

“The first two shows have been fantastic, and I think we’ve raised the bar again this month. It’s been great to see so many people coming out to support variety in Aberdeen.

“There’s a lot of talk about variety and cabaret undergoing a revival at the moment, but the truth is that it never really went away. There’s a great variety scene forming in Aberdeen, and I hope that the public really get behind it and help it grow.”

The Drummond Varieties is a monthly showcase of amazing variety and cabaret acts held in Aberdeen city centre. Previous acts include comedian and radio DJ John McRuvie, magician Garry Seagraves and ventriloquist Tiffer Robertson.

The Drummond Varieties takes place in Cafe Drummond, Belmont Street on Wednesday 21st August 2013 and is suitable for over 18s. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets for The Drummond Varieties cost £6 and are available in advance from Cafe Drummond and Cavern Records. Tickets are also available on the door. Entry includes a one-course meal.

For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/thedrummondvarieties

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Upcoming Events 30th Oct to 6th Nov.

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Oct 292010
 

Miscellaneous

Mon 1st Nov.

7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Woodend Barn, Banchory

Climate Change and Scotland – What can we do about it ?

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An illustrated presentation by our local member of the IPCC Professor Pete Smith FSB FRSE

Pete lectures on Soils and Global Change at Aberdeen University. Since 1996 he has served on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. He was the Convening Lead Author of the Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Mitigation chapter of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (Working Group III). He has coordinated and participated in many national and international projects on soils, agriculture, greenhouse gases, climate change, mitigation and impacts, and ecosystem modelling. He is a Fellow of the Society of Biology, a Research Fellow of the Royal Society (London), and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

All welcome FREE ENTRY
Organised by Banchory Energy Reduction Initiative (BERI). BERI is a Climate Challenge Fund project working with the Banchory community to conserve energy in the home and through travel.
Information online at www.banchory.org

Tues 2nd Nov.

7.30pm, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Room 6

PUBLIC MEETING WITH THE MAYOR OF NAGASAKI – A TALK A NUCLEAR FREE WORLD

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The long running controversial subject of Nuclear Weapons comes to the fore in Aberdeen next week when the Mayor of Nagasaki will be speaking on behalf of a nuclear free world. Tomihisa Taue, Mayor of Nagasaki and Vice President of Mayors for Peace will be talking about the effects of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945. In the initial explosion and over the succeeding years over 200,000 of Nagasaki’s men women and children died agonisingly either from blast, burns, crushed limbs and bodies and latterly of leukemia, cancers and other tumours.

Mayors for Peace has over four thousand member cities in one hundred and forty four countries world-wide – sixty two of which are in the UK.


Comedy

Tues 2nd Nov.

7.30pm, Snafu

MARK NELSON, TONY LITTLER, SEAN GRANT, ASIM ALI, ANDREW LEARMONTH
£3/4/5

8.00pm, Music Hall

SEAN LOCK
£17.50+BF

Music

Sat 30th Oct.

4.00pm, One Up (instore gig)

STEVEN MILNE

7:00pm, Snafu

LITTLE COMETS, Plus Support

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

THE COAL PORTERS
£12+BF

8.00pm, Café Drummond

AKA SKA

8.00pm, The Moorings

GOTHIC DORICS

8.00pm, Captain Tom’s
Cirque-de-Sinister Halloween Party

THE RUCKUS, BROTHERS REID, SMOKIN CATFISH, THE WETFLEX
£5

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Sun 31st Oct.

5.00pm to 7.00pm, Doonies Farm,  The Coast Road, Nigg , Aberdeen

Fire Walk Experience
An event to raise funds for future choices and Create Aberdeen ( see Article )

8.00pm, The Tunnels

GOO GOO MUCK ( Cramps tribute )

8.00pm, Carmelite Hotel, Stirling Street

Open Mic Session ( every Sunday. )

9.00pm, The Moorings

The Jam Factory ( every Sunday. )
Bands, acoustic musicians, jammers, poets etc. all welcome.

Mon 1st Nov.

7.30pm, The Tunnels

THEM:YOUTH Plus Support
£5

9.00pm, Blue Lamp

Traditional Acoustic Session. All welcome.

10.00pm, Café Drummond

Open Mic Night ( Every Monday )
Soloists, Poets, Musicians, Maniacs, and Full Bands Welcome.
( Full back line provided ) For more info, call 01224 619930

Tues 2nd Nov.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

THE DIVINE COMEDY

Wed 3rd Nov.

7.30pm, Music Hall

LEE MEMPHIS KING (Elvis Tribute )
£18.50+BF

Thurs 4th Nov.

7.30pm, Cafe Drummond

6 DAY RIOT Plus Support

7.30pm, Project Slogan, 48 Langstane Place

MARK McCABE AND FRIENDS
Donation on entry

8.00pm, Shelley Leighs

The Big Mic Up – Hosted by Dave Moir and Kenny McLeod

Big Mic Up

Get off the couch! come down to Shelley Leigh’s and hear the music, be part of the vibe, Come along folks to Dave and Kenny’s open mic night . If you like to play, or just to listen then be prepared for a night of great music at Aberdeens latest musical cultural venue.

Fri 5th Nov.

7:30pm – 8:30pm, Music Hall

THE SALSA CELTICA BIG BAND with very special guests including JULIE FOWLIS and DERMOT BYRNE.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

DAVE ACARI
£7+BF

8.00pm, Beach Ballroom

MERSAULT, THE DEPORTEES, AMBER WILSON, DEBUTANT
£7.50

8.00pm, Café Drummond

JAMES WALSH ( Starsailor ) Plus Support

8.00pm, The Moorings

DEATHWATCH, THE WRECKING BALL ( CLUB NIGHT )

Sat 6th Nov.

7.30pm, The Tunnels

FOUND, INDIAN RED LOPEZ

8.00pm, Blue Lamp

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JANI LANG BAND (Plus a Hungarian Ceilidh )

A táncház, meaning dance house, is the Hungarian ceilidh where people gather to enjoy, dance or learn traditional dances and music..
Over the years they have stunned audiences at most of the Scottish folk festivals, such as the Shetland Folk Festival, Orkney Folk Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Scots Fiddle Festival, etc.
Their táncház will start with a performance of music followed by a ceilidh of Hungarian and Transylvanian dances led by a professional dancer from Hungary.
Come along to experience a real Hungarian ceilidh and dance the night away with the band!

8.00pm, The Moorings

BAD BAD MEN, WHOLE SKY MONITOR, DIGITAL SIN

8.30pm, Tilted Wig

THE OXBOW LAKE, LUIZA STANIEC

9.00pm, Café Drummond

CANCER BATS

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Upcoming Events 22nd to 30th Oct. – Featuring sound And Oxjam

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Oct 222010
 

We used to have a festival in Aberdeen in October, seems now we have two! See below for info and links re. sound and Oxjam … and much more.

sound Festival

Ongoing until 14th Nov.

Ruth Wall
Offering more than 60 performances in over 20 venues across North East Scotland, the 6th sound Festival will run until Sunday 14 November.

“Collaboration has always been at the heart of sound,” says Fiona Robertson of sound. “as we work closely with music clubs and other organisations across the North East. Our opening events form part of a Scottish celebration of Minimalism in which we are delighted to partner Glasgow Concert Halls..”

sound is the North East of Scotland’s contemporary music festival. Following a pilot event, “Upbeat” in 2004, the first festival was launched in November 2005. sound is now an annual event, which aims to make contemporary music more accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. As well as programming its own events, sound operates as an umbrella for a range of concerts, workshops, masterclasses and performances programmed by other organisations in the North East. Dame Evelyn Glennie, James MacMillan and Rohan de Saram are current Patrons of the festival.

For full details of the 2010 sound Festival and ticket information visit www.sound-scotland.co.uk and join sound on Facebook. sound events at a glance. http://www.sound-scotland.co.uk/site/2010/events.htm

Comedy

Sun 24th Oct.

8:00pm, Music Hall

JOHN BISHOP
£20+BF

Mon 25th Oct.

8.00pm, Music Hall

THE ARMSTRONG AND MILLER SHOW
£20+BF

Music

Fri 22nd Oct.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

THE FAMILY MAHONE
£10+BF

7.30pm, The Tunnels

CHANTEL McGREGOR Plus Support
£7

7.45pm, Blue Lamp, Gallowgate

Iron Broo Duo
Celtic Society Public Ceilidh with Iron Broo Duo
Aberdeen University Student Association (AUSA) Celtic Society are holding a Ceilidh with the Iron Broo Duo of Fred Wilkinson (bouzouki) and Charlie Abel (accordion). All dances will be called, no experience is necessary.
The Ceilidh is being held in the legendary Blue Lamp, on the Gallowgate in Aberdeen – Surely the most famous Live music venue and finest pubs in Aberdeen. In case you’ve not been there before just look for the actual Blue lamp on the wall above the door. The entrance to the Ceilidh is through the revolving door to the right of the lamp up the hill.
There will be a raffle during the interval. Dancing will be from 7.45/8pm till midnight. The bar usually remains open till 2 if you are in need of some lubrication after the ceilidh.
The music will be lively.  www.ironbroo.co.uk

8.00pm, Café Drummond

WHOLE LOTTA LED ( Led Zeppelin Tribute )

8:00pm, The Moorings

DARTH ELVIS AND THE TATTOINE TRIO

Sat 23rd Oct.

7.00pm, OXJAM ABERDEEN TAKEOVER

– Music festival featuring the best local bands in Aberdeen at 5 city venues

Tunnels 1

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Le Reno Amps, Turning 13, Cuddly Shark, Eric Euan & Duke.
Tunnels 2
Weather Barn (formerly Cast Of The Capital), Carson Wells, The Deportees, The Marionettes & Katerwaul.
Cafe Drummond
The Wildcards, Kashmir Red, Energy, Emerald Sunday & Talking Sideways.
Blue Lamp
The Lorelei, Gerry Jablonski Band, Oxbow Lake & Chris Carroll.
Enigma
Jo McCafferty, Kitchen Cynics, Craig Davidson, The Scandal Extracts & Sarah J Stanley.

Wristbands cost £5 and allow access to all of the venues across the whole night and also free entry to the aftershow party at Snafu. Tickets can be purchased at www.wegotickets.com, by contacting Oxjam Aberdeen and soon at selected outlets.

8.00pm, The Moorings

THE FIRE AND I, BROTHEL CORPSE TRIO (tbc), OBLIVION INCARNATE

9.30am, The Tilted Wig, Castlegate, Aberdeen

GUTTERGODZ, THE HUNGRY MONGRELS

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Sun 24th Oct.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

DAN LE SAC Vs SCROOPIUS PIP
£14.50+BF


8.00pm, Peacock Visual Arts.

PORT ROYAL, TEN, SUMISU-MI
£6

8.00pm, Carmelite Hotel, Stirling Street

Open Mic Session ( every Sunday. )

9.00pm, The Moorings

The Jam Factory ( every Sunday. )
Bands, acoustic musicians, jammers, poets etc. all welcome.

Mon 25th Oct.

7:00pm, Oxjam At The Arts Centre

FIONA SOE PAING

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An evening of film and music in the Cafe Bar at Aberdeen Arts Centre. Featuring Fiona Soe Paing, London Indie Film Festival nominee for her unique combination of electronica and animation.
Supporting her will be Ross Whyte with his film FOG and Josh McGregor
We’re raising money for Oxjam, a month long music festival throughout the UK raising money and awareness for Oxfam GB! Tickets only £5, available from me or from http://www.wegottickets.com/oxjam/event/96678

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/Oxjam/Info/Event/OxjamArtsCentre

9.00pm, Blue Lamp

Traditional Acoustic Session. All welcome.

10.00pm, Café Drummond

Open Mic Night ( Every Monday )
Soloists, Poets, Musicians, Maniacs, and Full Bands Welcome.
( Full back line provided ) For more info, call 01224 619930

Tues 26th Oct.

7:30pm, Music Hall

THE DRIFTERS

Wed 27th Oct.

8.00pm, Café Drummond

YOUNG REBEL SET, FLAXMAN, Plus Support

Thurs 28th Oct.

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

MARTIN TAYLOR
£17.50+BF

8.00pm, Shelley Leighs

The Big Mic Up – Hosted by Dave Moir and Kenny McLeod

Big Mic Up

Get off the couch! come down to Shelley Leigh’s and hear the music, be part of the vibe, Come along folks to Dave and Kenny’s open mic night . If you like to play, or just to listen then be prepared for a night of great music at Aberdeens latest musical cultural venue.

Fri 29th Oct.

8.00pm, The Moorings

WHICH WAY NOW
www.myspace.com/whichwaynowrocks

8.00pm, Café Drummond

THE ANSWERING MACHINE, RAPIDS, Plus Support
£6

7.30pm, The Tunnels

THE DRAYMIN, THE VIPER LINES

Sat 30th Oct.

4.00pm, One Up (instore gig)

STEVEN MILNE

7:00pm, Snafu

LITTLE COMETS, Plus Support

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

THE COAL PORTERS
£12+BF

8.00pm, Café Drummond

AKA SKA

8.00pm, The Moorings

GOTHIC DORICS

8.00pm, Captain Tom’s
Cirque-de-Sinister Halloween Party

THE RUCKUS, BROTHERS REID, SMOKIN CATFISH, THE WETFLEX
£5

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Upcoming Events 16th to 23rd Oct. – Featuring sound 2010

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Oct 152010
 

Less is More: minimalism at heart of 2010 sound Festival

Sally Beamish

Offering more than 60 performances in over 20 venues across North East Scotland, the 6th sound Festival will open on Wednesday 20 October with a performance by the Red Note Ensemble at Woodend Barn, Banchory, featuring the World Première of Gabriel Jackson’s new work for strings, and will run until Sunday 14 November.

This autumn sees sound joining forces with the Glasgow Concert Halls to offer a Scottish celebration of Minimalism. Following a weekend of concerts in Glasgow launching Glasgow’s Concert Halls’ three year exploration of the genre, sound picks up the baton with five days of performances under the banner Less is More including works by composers such as Bryars, Fitkin, Glass, Gordon, Nyman, Reich and Riley. The Smith Quartet makes a welcome return to sound with four concerts including a performance of the complete string quartets of Philip Glass. Other highlights of Less is More sound include the Festival’s opening concert with Red Note Ensemble.

“Collaboration has always been at the heart of sound,” says Fiona Robertson of sound. “as we work closely with music clubs and other organisations across the North East. Our opening events form part of a Scottish celebration of Minimalism in which we are delighted to partner Glasgow Concert Halls..”

sound is the North East of Scotland’s contemporary music festival. Following a pilot event, “Upbeat” in 2004, the first festival was launched in November 2005. sound is now an annual event, which aims to make contemporary music more accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. As well as programming its own events, sound operates as an umbrella for a range of concerts, workshops, masterclasses and performances programmed by other organisations in the North East. Dame Evelyn Glennie, James MacMillan and Rohan de Saram are current Patrons of the festival.

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The programme showcases the broad mix of new music for which sound has become recognised from instrumental to choral and electroacoustic, and includes no fewer than 18 World, UK and Scottish Premières. sound regulars including The Smith Quartet, Hebrides Ensemble, Edinburgh Quartet, Primrose Piano Trio, Sally Beamish and Richard Craig are joined in 2010 by an array of “newcomers” including Bibby Piano Duo, Rautio Trio, FOUND and Hoot.

For full details of the 2010 sound Festival and ticket information visit www.sound-scotland.co.uk and join sound on Facebook. sound events at a glance. http://www.sound-scotland.co.uk/site/2010/events.htm

Other Events -16th to 23rd October

Miscellaneous

Sat 16th Oct to Wed 3rd Nov.

7.00pm – 9.30, The Athenaeum

26 Collective Present …. ABERDEEN ALTERNATIVE A4 EXHIBITION
26 Collective are proud to present a selection of pictures from all across the creative scene in Aberdeen & beyond!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127661767258800&v=info&ref=ts

Comedy

Sun 17th Oct.

8.00pm, Blue Lamp

Comment Breakneck Comedy – The Joke Factory
STU AND GARY, BRUCE FUMMEY, GRAEME THOMAS, DEREK MILLAR, JON GREENAWAY

8.00pm, Music Hall

DARA O BRIAIN
£19.50+BF

Tues 19th Oct.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

ROB DEERING
£12+BF

Music

Sat 16th Oct.

7.30pm, The Tunnels

THE WOE BETIDES, LOST CITY LIGHTS, THE SIDE, SOUL CASINO
£5

8.00pm, Café Drummond

THE CLASHED  ( Clash tribute. )

8.00pm, The Moorings

THE COUNCIL, THE FLAMING MOES, GLASSMAN

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Sun 17th Oct.

8.00pm, Café Drummond

WOODENBOX, A FISTFUL OF FIVERS, KITTY THE LION, TUNGSTEN, BULLHELM
£6

8.00pm, The Tunnels

POLAR BEAR, TUT VU VU
£10/12

9.00pm, The Moorings

The Jam Factory ( every Sunday. )
Bands, acoustic musicians, jammers, poets etc. all welcome.

Mon 18th Oct.

7.00pm, The Warehouse, Windmill Brae

BOWLING FOR SOUP
£18.50 adv +bf

9.00pm, Blue Lamp

Traditional Acoustic Session. All welcome.

10.00pm, Café Drummond

Open Mic Night ( Every Monday )
Soloists, Poets, Musicians, Maniacs, and Full Bands Welcome.
( Full back line provided ) For more info, call 01224 619930

Wed 20th Oct.

8.00pm, The Tunnels

DON BROCO Plus Support

8.00pm, Shelley Leigh’s

Thurs 21st Oct.

The Big Mic Up – Hosted by Dave Moir and Kenny McLeod

Big Mic Up

Get off the couch! come down to Shelley Leigh’s and hear the music, be part of the vibe, Come along folks to Dave and Kenny’s open mic night . If you like to play, or just to listen then be prepared for a night of great music at Aberdeens latest musical cultural venue.

Fri 22nd Oct.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

THE FAMILY MAHONE
£10+BF

7.30pm, The Tunnels

CHANTEL McGREGOR Plus Support
£7

7.45pm, Blue Lamp, Gallowgate

Iron Broo Duo
Celtic Society Public Ceilidh with Iron Broo Duo
Aberdeen University Student Association (AUSA) Celtic Society are holding a Ceilidh with the Iron Broo Duo of Fred Wilkinson (bouzouki) and Charlie Abel (accordion). All dances will be called, no experience is necessary.
The Ceilidh is being held in the legendary Blue Lamp, on the Gallowgate in Aberdeen – Surely the most famous Live music venue and finest pubs in Aberdeen. In case you’ve not been there before just look for the actual Blue lamp on the wall above the door. The entrance to the Ceilidh is through the revolving door to the right of the lamp up the hill.
There will be a raffle during the interval. Dancing will be from 7.45/8pm till midnight. The bar usually remains open till 2 if you are in need of some lubrication after the ceilidh.
The music will be lively.  www.ironbroo.co.uk

8.00pm, Café Drummond

WHOLE LOTTA LED ( Led Zeppelin Tribute )

8:00pm, The Moorings

DARTH ELVIS AND THE TATTOINE TRIO

Sat 23rd Oct.

7.00pm, OXJAM ABERDEEN TAKEOVER

– Music festival featuring the best local bands in Aberdeen at 5 city venues

Tunnels 1

oxjam-gig

Le Reno Amps, Turning 13, Cuddly Shark, Eric Euan & Duke.
Tunnels 2
Weather Barn (formerly Cast Of The Capital), Carson Wells, The Deportees, The Marionettes & Katerwaul.
Cafe Drummond
The Wildcards, Kashmir Red, Energy, Emerald Sunday & Talking Sideways.
Blue Lamp
The Lorelei, Gerry Jablonski Band, Oxbow Lake & Chris Carroll.
Enigma
Jo McCafferty, Kitchen Cynics, Craig Davidson, The Scandal Extracts & Sarah J Stanley.

Wristbands cost £5 and allow access to all of the venues across the whole night and also free entry to the aftershow party at Snafu. Tickets can be purchased at www.wegotickets.com, by contacting Oxjam Aberdeen and soon at selected outlets.

8.00pm, The Moorings

DOWNFALL, WHICH WAY NOW, RISE, REBEL THUNDER

9.30am, The Tilted Wig, Castlegate, Aberdeen

GUTTERGODZ, THE HUNGRY MONGRELS

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Upcoming Events 9th To 16th Oct.

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Miscellaneous

Sat 9th Oct
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12.00pm, Balmedie Visitors Centre

March of Menie
Click here for details

12.00, Stewart’s Hall, Huntly

GIVE AND TAKE DAY
People can take along, items such as furniture, kitchenware, books, dvds & cds, toys, and plants/gardenware between 12.00 noon and 3.30pm. From 1.30 until 5.00pm the Stewart’s Hall will be open to the public who can come along and take items they want for FREE.

Contact Aberdeen Forward.
Visit Aberdeenforward.org
Email admin@abzforward.plus.com
Tel. 01224 560360

Sat 9th Oct to Wed 3rd Nov.

7:00pm – 9:30pm, The Athenaeum

26 Collective Present …. ABERDEEN ALTERNATIVE A4 EXHIBITION
26 Collective are proud to present a selection of pictures from all across the creative scene in Aberdeen & beyond!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127661767258800&v=info&ref=ts

Sun 10th Oct.

12:30pm – 3:00pm, Union Terrace Gardens!!


37,000= events around the world on 10:10.10
This is Aberdeen’s only one in the city centre!!
Lots going on from low carbon education/information, nature events, lots for kids of all ages.
Oxjam will have a gazebo of live music & a chance to buy their wonderful wrist bands for their main event a couple of weeks later. A great day for all the family.
If the weather isn’t good come along anyway as we will transfer everything into the alcoves under Robbie Burns statue.

Music

Sat 9th Oct.

7:30pm, The Tunnels

A GENUINE FREAKSHOW, THE DEPORTEES, HEADLIGHT, CRAYONS
£5

7:30pm, Music Hall

BUCKSBURN AND DISTRICT PIPE BAND, BOGHALL AND BATHGATE CALEDONIA PIPEBAND
“Fired Up” Pipeband Concert
£15+BF

8:00pm, Café Drummond

KING KURT

8:00pm, Blue Lamp

SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION, SMOKIN CATFISH

8:00pm, The Moorings

MISS THE OCCUPIER, THE FIGHTING 69TH, TRANSMANTA

8.00pm till 3.00am, The Tunnels Room 2

A SKAndalous night out with the Granite City Roller Girls!
Come join the Granite City Roller Girls for a night of SKAndalous fun in the Tunnels! Propaganda DJs spinning out punk, new wave, rock and ska all night plus Sound System live to get ya’ll skanking about and living it up with the best quad-based roller-skatin’ team in town.
£3

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Sun 10th Oct.

7:30pm,  Lemon Tree

ABERFELDY, WEATHERBARN
£11+BF

9.00pm, The Moorings

The Jam Factory ( every Sunday. )
Bands, acoustic musicians, jammers, poets etc. all welcome.

Mon 11th Oct.

7:30pm, The Tunnels

GENERAL FIASCO, WILDER Plus Support

7:30pm, Café Drummond

FOR A MINOR REFLECTION, KATERWAUL Plus Support

9.00pm, Blue Lamp

Traditional Acoustic Session. All welcome.

10.00pm, Café Drummond

Open Mic Night ( Every Monday )
Soloists, Poets, Musicians, Maniacs, and Full Bands Welcome.
( Full back line provided ) For more info, call 01224 619930

Tues 12th Oct

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

THE SHEE
£10+BF

7:30pm, The Tunnels

THE DELAYS, STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND
7:30pm £10/12

Wed 13th Oct

8:00pm, Café Drummond

ETERNAL IDOL. DEATH WATCH, THE BEAST MUST DIE, BROCK LOBSTERS
£3

Thurs 14th Oct

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

CAVERN BEATLES

7:30pm, The Tunnels

THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE, RAGGEDY ANGRY, Plus Support
£12/15

9:00pm, Slains Castle

Acoustic Session

Fri 15th Oct

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

ANIMALS & FRIENDS with Special Guest – SPENCER DAVIS
£16+BF

7:30pm, Deeside Activity Park, Lumphanan

Public Ceilidh with CLACHAN YELL
£15 (INCLUDING STOVIES)

8:00pm, The Tunnels

TWENTY TWENTY Plus Support

8:00pm, Café Drummond

WE ARE THE OCEAN
£7.50

8:00pm, The Moorings

SHUSH, THE SCANDAL EXPERTS

Sat 16th Oct

7:30pm, The Tunnels

THE WOE BETIDES, LOST CITY LIGHTS, THE SIDE, SOUL CASINO
£5

8:00pm, Café Drummond

THE CLASHED  ( Clash tribute. )

8:00pm, The Moorings

THE COUNCIL, THE FLAMING MOES, GLASSMAN

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

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Upcoming Events 2nd to 9th Oct.

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Wed 6th Oct.

Robert Gordon Open Day
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/xev_EventDetail.asp?id=2968

Thurs 7th Oct.
exhibition-flyer-1

REFLECTIONS AND VISIONS
– THE WORLD THROUGH DIFFERENT EYES

Launch of an exhibition of photographs from young people who have had experiences of care. They were supported in the project by SIRCC (The Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care) and the exhibition was launched at the SIRCC annual conference in June to celebrate 10 years of the organisation.There will be a civic reception on Thursday the 7th of October to launch the exhibition in Aberdeen, where it runs in different venues for the next month.
( Click pic to enlarge. )

Fri 8th Oct.

10.00am, Faculty of Health and Social Care, RGU, Garthdee Campus

Donald Trump’s ‘Graduation’
Contact RGU for further details

Sat 9th Oct
12.00pm, Balmedie Visitors Centre

March of Menie
Click here for details

12.00, Stewart’s Hall, Huntly

GIVE AND TAKE DAY
People can take along, items such as furniture, kitchenware, books, dvds & cds, toys, and plants/gardenware between 12.00 noon and 3.30pm. From 1.30 until 5.00pm the Stewart’s Hall will be open to the public who can come along and take items they want for FREE.

Contact Aberdeen Forward.
Visit Aberdeenforward.org
Email admin@abzforward.plus.com
Tel. 01224 560360

Comedy

Sat 2nd Oct.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

HOWARD MARKS
£12+BF

8:00pm, Blue Lamp

Breakneck Comedy Club
£5/7

Sun 3rd Oct.

8:00pm, Music Hall

ARDAL O’HANLON
£18+BF

Tues 5th Oct.

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

GREG DAVIES – FIRING CHEESEBALLS AT A DOG
£12.50+BF

Fri 8th Oct.

10.00am, Faculty of Health and Social Care, RGU, Garthdee Campus

Donald Trump’s ‘Graduation’
Contact RGU for further details

Music

Sat 2nd Oct.

7.30pm, The Tunnels

THE JOY FORMIDABLE, CHAPEL CLUB, & More tbc.
NME Radar Tour
£9.50

8.00pm, Café Drummond

BOMBSKARE, THE HOSTILES, THE WILLIE G TRIO

8.00pm, The Moorings

MAYBESHEWILL, TOUR SUPPORT & GLASSMAN

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Sun 3rd Oct.

7:30pm Lemon Tree

KIERAN GOSS
£12+BF

7:30pm, Snafu

SPARROW AND THE WORKSHOP, THE JOHN KNOX SEX CLUB, STEPHEN WINTON

7:30pm, Tunnels

THE DELANEYS & Support

8:00pm, Café Drummond

AVOID THE MORNING, DUKE, WE ARE HEROES

9.00pm, The Moorings

The Jam Factory ( every Sunday. )
Bands, acoustic musicians, jammers, poets etc. all welcome.

8.00pm, Café Drummond

HEALTHY MINDS COLLAPSE, KASHMIR RED, Plus Support

Mon 4th Oct.

7:00pm, Music Hall

LEVEL 42
£25+BF

7:00pm, Lemon Tree

JERRY HARMON, LAURA LOCKYER
£7+BF

7:30pm, Snafu

THE XCERTS

9.00pm, Blue Lamp

Traditional Acoustic Session. All welcome.

10.00pm, Café Drummond

Open Mic Night ( Every Monday )
Soloists, Poets, Musicians, Maniacs, and Full Bands Welcome.
( Full back line provided ) For more info, call 01224 619930

Wed 6th Oct.

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT
£12+BF

7:30pm, The Tunnels

FLASHGUNS, MALFUNCTION
£5

8:00pm, Café Drummond

KASSIDY & Support
£7

Thurs 7th Oct.

7:00pm, Lemon Tree

WALTER TROUT
£17.50+BF

7:30pm, The Tunnels

LAUREL COLLECTIVE, BELGRADE, & Support
£5

9:00pm, Slains Castle

Acoustic Session

Fri 8th Oct.

7:30pm,The Tunnels

MUDHONEY

8:30pm, Lemon Tree

MACFLOYD
£13+BF

8:00pm, Cafe Drummond

RANDOM HAND & Support

Sat 9th Oct.

7:30pm, The Tunnels

A GENUINE FREAKSHOW, THE DEPORTEES, HEADLIGHT, CRAYONS
£5

7:30pm, Music Hall

BUCKSBURN AND DISTRICT PIPE BAND, BOGHALL AND BATHGATE CALEDONIA PIPEBAND
“Fired Up” Pipeband Concert
£15+BF

8:00pm, Café Drummond

KING KURT

8:00pm, Blue Lamp

SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION, SMOKIN CATFISH

8:00pm, The Moorings

MISS THE OCCUPIER

8.00pm till 3.00am, The Tunnels Room 2

A SKAndalous night out with the Granite City Roller Girls!
Come join the Granite City Roller Girls for a night of SKAndalous fun in the Tunnels! Propaganda DJs spinning out punk, new wave, rock and ska all night plus Sound System live to get ya’ll skanking about and living it up with the best quad-based roller-skatin’ team in town.
£3

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen


If you have a public event you would like us to include,
please email details to…  articles@aberdeenvoice.com

Upcoming Events 18th To 25th Sept.

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Sun 19th Sept

2.00pm, Rubislaw Church, Queen’s Cross

Victorian Aberdeen Photo Walk ( Hidden Aberdeen ) Join our guide, Allan Paterson, former director of the Aberdeen Urban Studies Centre, educator and expert in Aberdeen’s built environment as he takes us on a journey between Rosemount and Rubislaw in Victorian Aberdeen Sadly no tea – bring a flask! 🙂 Meet outside Rubislaw Church which is across the roundabout from Queen’s X Church

Fri 24th Sept

6.00pm, Peacock Visual Arts, 21 Castle Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5BQ

WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? a video installation by Oliver Reesler “What is democracy?” is not one question, but two. On the one hand, the question relates to conditions of the current, parliamentary representative democracies that are scrutinized critically in this project. On the other hand, the question traces different approaches to what a more democratic system might look like and which organizational forms it could take. The project asked “What is democracy?” to activists and political analysts in 18 cities around the world, resulting in a multiplicity of different perspectives and viewpoints. Exhibition runs 25 September – 30 October

All over the UK

Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning … find one near you and help raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Support. http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/Home.aspx See Article

Comedy

Sat 18th Sept.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

DANNY BHOY – By royal Disappointment £15+BF

Tues 21st Sept.

7.30pm, Snafu

Scottish Comedian Of The Year Heat £3/4/5

Music

Sat 18th Sept.

7:00pm, The Warehouse, Windmill Brae

THE DRAYMIN Plus Special Guests £5.00adv + bf

7.00pm, Dyce Scout Hut, Pitmedden Road, Dyce, Aberdeen

Ceilidh for the Visayans A fundraising ceilidh in aid of volunteer for the Visayans, a charity organisation in the Philippines helping communities out of poverty. http://www.danceforthevisayans.weebly.com

7.30pm, The Tunnels

ELLIOT MINOR, MAKE THIS RELATE, AUTUMN IN DISGUISE.

8.00pm, The Moorings

LED ASTRAY, RISE

8.00pm, Elizabethan, Fraseburgh

THE THREATS, ALL AGES

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!! ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB. http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Sun 19th Sept.

9.00pm, The Moorings

The Jam Factory ( every Sunday. ) Bands, acoustic musicians, jammers, poets etc. all welcome.

8.00pm, Café Drummond

HEALTHY MINDS COLLAPSE, KASHMIR RED, Plus Support

Mon 20th Sept.

8.00pm, Café Drummond

OCEANSIZE

9.00pm, Blue Lamp

Traditional Acoustic Session. All welcome.

10.00pm, Café Drummond

Open Mic Night ( Every Monday ) Soloists, Poets, Musicians, Maniacs, and Full Bands Welcome. ( Full back line provided ) For more info, call 01224 619930

Tues 21st Sept.

7.30pm, The Tunnels

AMY SAWERS My return to the stage after the beautiful Heidi came along nine months ago! Also joining me on stage is Andrew Duhon ( all the way from New Orleans) and Kenneth Clark. Doors at at half seven and it will be a sharp start so come along early if you can!

8.00pm, Café Drummond

TRAPPED IN KANSAS, CAST OF THE CAPITAL, MIN DIESEL

8.00pm, The Tunnels, Aberdeen

RECKLESS LOVE, JETTBLACK, DIRTY ZENNA, GUTTERGODZ £10 … get in touch with either of the bands for tickets!

Wed 22nd Sept.

8.00pm, Blue Lamp

CORINNE WEST, JOE PHELPS & TUNGSTEN, BULLHELM

8:00pm, Café Drummond

KEN MAYBURY ” THE HYPNOTIST ” £3 … Free Admission To All 2010 Freshers!

7.30pm, The Tunnels

MARK MORRIS (THE BLUETONES), WILSON, THE TRADE, KASHMIR RED. £7.50

Thurs 23rd Sept.

8.00pm, The Tunnels

MT. DESOLATION, STANLEY £10

8.00pm, Café Drummond

Jack Daniels’ Band Night JABLONSKI, LADY MERCEDES, THE RUCKUS £3

8:00pm, The Tunnels

Gig For Palestine GONG FEI, TRAGICAL HISTORY TOUR, SIMON GALL & FRIENDS, RAPUNZEL WIZARD Come find out about SPSC Aberdeen’s current campaigns and find out how to get involved. All profits on the door will donated for aid for the next flotilla to Palestine. See Article

Fri 24th Sept.

7.30pm, Music Hall

Public Ceilidh with CLACHAN YELL

8.00pm, Café Drummond

COPY HAHO Plus Support

Sat 25th Sept.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

THE CHRISTIANS £17.50+BF

7.30pm, The Tunnels

PEARL AND THE PUPPETS, NICKY POWELL, MYKE BLACK

8.00pm, Captain Tom’s

RIGHT HAND LEFT, TURNING 13, Plus Support £4

8:00pm, Mambo’s Peterhead

THE DRAYMIN, VELVET AUDIO, GRANT DAVIDSON, FUNKY TRANSPORT ( DJ SET ) £5

8.00pm, Café Drummond

THE VIPER LINES, TIJUANA SUN, DEVILS DISCO

8.00pm, The Moorings

APES I.Q. (tbc), DAYDREAM FRENZY, THE DIRTY TRICKS

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!! ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB. http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

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Upcoming Events 11th To 18th Sept.

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10th to 11th Sept.

Gadiefest 2010
A Festival of Storytelling and Traditional Arts in the North East of Scotland.
Details, click here. http://www.gadiefest.co.uk/

Comedy

Tues 14th Sept.

7:30pm, Snafu

DES SHARPLES, DAVID INNES, ELAINE MALCOLMSON, MARTIN McALLISTER, MIKEY ADAMS MC
£3/4/5

Sat 18th Sept.

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

DANNY BHOY – By royal Disappointment
£15+BF

Music

Sat 11th Sept.

7:30pm, The Tunnels

TALK TO ANGELS (ft Mickey Dale, Embrace ), MEET ME IN VEGAS
£5

8.00pm, Blue Lamp

GLEBE STREET BLUES BAND
£7/£5
www.glebestreet.20m.co

8:00pm, The Moorings

THE LEVEE STROLLERS, KETIMINE DECO, HIPPOCAMPUS
£3

8:30pm, Drummonds

AKA SKA

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

…to Fri 17th Sept

Northern Edge Jazz Festival
Local authority run festival with big name acts in the form of Stan Tracey,
Courtney Pine & Curtis Stigers. Lots of gigs & workshops on over a 10 day period
www.boxofficeaberdeen.com

Sun 12th Sept.

7:30pm, The Tunnels

ANGRY Vs THE BEAR, INATLANTA, THE FIRE AND I, THE MINIATURE DINOSAURS
£5

7:30pm, Music Hall

CURTIS STIGERS
£18+BF

8:00pm, Blue Lamp

GRAHAM MACKIE, TEDDY, RAY BRADSHAW, ASIM ALI and More
£5/7

9.00pm, The Moorings

The Jam Factory ( every Sunday. )
Bands, acoustic musicians, jammers, poets etc. all welcome.

Mon 13th Sept.

9.00pm, Blue Lamp

Traditional Acoustic Session. All welcome.

10.00pm, Café Drummond,

Open Mic Night ( Every Monday )
Soloists, Poets, Musicians, Maniacs, and Full Bands Welcome.
( Full back line provided ) For more info, call 01224 619930

Tues 14th Sept.

7:00pm,The Tunnels

TOMMY REILLY
Tommy Reilly is a talented Scottish singer–songwriter from Torrance, East Dumbartonshire.
He gained recognition after winning the Channel 4 TV show Orange unsigned Act.

7:00pm,The Tunnels

TOMMY REILLY Plus Support

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

THE CAVERN BEATLES
£14.50+BF

8:00pm, Café Drummond

SKY LARKIN Plus Support

Wed 15th Sept.

7:30pm, The Tunnels

MAKE SPARKS, THREE KNOTS, FAREWELL SINGAPORE, HEADLIGHT
£5

Thurs 16th Sept.

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

ADRIAN EDMONDSON AND THE BAD SHEPHERDS
£15+BF

8:00pm, Cafe Drummond

SUCIOPERRO Plus Support

Fri 17th Sept.

Music Hall

SWEET ADELINES 30th ANNIVERSARY in Aid Of Cornerstone … see article

7:30pm, The Tunnels

CURATORS, TURNING 13, SMUGGLERS RUN, MARIONETTES
£4

8:00pm, Blue Lamp

SAM CARTER, THIS HEROIC ROUTINE
£6/8

8:00pm, Cafe Drummond

WASHINGTON IRVING Plus Support

Sat 18th Sept.

7:30pm, The Tunnels

ELLIOT MINOR Plus Support

8:00pm, Elizabethan, Fraseburgh

THREATS, ALL AGES

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

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