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PLATINUM: Alloa Musical Players celebrated 70 years of musical theatre with a party in Sauchie at the weekend

Alloa Music Players mark 70 years with birthday bash
A BIG birthday bash on Saturday marked 70 years since the birth of Alloa Operatic Society.

GUN: The iconic rock band will be in Stirling in October to celebrate the release of The Calton Songs

GUN to perform at Stirling HMV to mark album release

ON STAGE: AMP brought their production of Urinetown to life in 2019

Alloa Musical Players to celebrate 70-year history with Sauchie Hall bash

FOLK: Gnoss will be playing in Muckhart this weekend - Picture courtesy of Elly Lucas

Menstrie musician prepares for hometown show this weekend

NOMINATIONS: Fergus McCreadie and his trio are up for two awards with their third release Forest Floor

Wee County musician nominated for SAY Award

The Darkness delivered a killer headline set at Vibration Festival 2022. Pictures by Iain Smith/The Weekender

Vibration keeps Falkirk at forefront of Scottish festival scene

Swim School on the Guitar and Other Machines stage at Connect Festival.

PICS: Relive the return of Connect Festival in Edinburgh

The Coach House's performance of Hamlet will feature a fresh and modern take on the classic play

Hamlet stage show set for Alloa this October

Callum Beattie at Party at the Palace 2022. Picture by Iain Smith/The Weekender

Party at the Palace – a welcome return for jewel of West Lothian scene

Joesef is among those set to play the Tiny Changes X Gardeners Cottage at Connect later this month

Tiny Changes stage announced for Edinburgh's Connect festival

PERFORMANCE: Honeyblood, peforming at Doune the Rabbit Hole recently, will be back in the area later this month. Picture by Iain Smith/The Weekender

Honeyblood to play Stirling as part of Scotland on Tour

The Rain Experiment performing at Bute Fest. Picture by Iain Smith/The Weekender

Bute Fest 2022 now among the heavy hitters of Scottish festival scene

New wave of acts announced for Edinburgh's Connect festival

New wave of acts announced for Edinburgh's Connect festival

POET Donna Ashworth will be at Waterstones in Stirling this weekend with an opportunity to get books signed

Tillicoultry poet becomes bestseller ahead of Stirling appearance

AUTHOR: Robert Ferguson is set to release more books following his successful debut novel

Clacks author looks ahead to his follow-up release this year

Corin on stage at Doune the Rabbit Hole. Picture by Iain Smith

Doune the Rabbit Hole comes thumping back for 2022

Tenement Trail returns with Vistas, Baby Queen and Dead Pony

Tenement Trail returns with Vistas, Baby Queen and Dead Pony

Pitch on the hunt for artists to perform at conference

Pitch on the hunt for artists to perform at conference

The 2022 ceremony takes place at The Albert Halls in Stirling this October.

Final call to enter Scottish Album of the Year

NEW BOOK: Garry Scobie delves into the frightening world of cyber crime with the release of his new book recently. Picture by Jan van der Merwe

Clackmannanshire author releases killer new novel

The Hug and Pint to host birthday night celebrations

The Hug and Pint to host birthday night celebrations

TOP PERFORMANCE: Emme Woods on stage with The Joy Hotel at Doune the Rabbit Hole last weekend. PIcture by Iain Smith

Wee County artists light up Doune the Rabbit Hole

ON SONG: Anna on stage with Medicine Cabinet at TRNSMT last Saturday.

From Alloa to TRNSMT: Medicine Cabinet frontwoman charts her course

FAIR FRIGHTIT: The cemetery was blieved to have been haunted

A Walk in the Past: The Haunting of Alloa's Greenside Cemetery

LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY: The Gator is raising £5,000 to perform the gig in Mississippi next year and is pictured at a recent Record Store Day performance in Stirling

Alloa's The Gator kickstarts fundraiser for 'dream gig' in Mississippi

Dress rehearsals for Chicago - Picture by Leslie Drury

Alloa Musical Players to run free summer workshops

Author Pat McTaggart hopes the poems will help others on a similar journey

Clackmannan family's dementia struggles inspires book of poems

Artists and creatives from Clacks, Forth Valley and further afield are set to appear on stage for One Weekend In Alloa - Pictures from the 2017 Stirling event courtesy of Sweet P Photography

One Weekend in Alloa: Free arts festival comes to Clacks

Matt Hickman, of Brownbear, ahead of shows in Dundee, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Paisley and others.

Brownbear kickstarts Scotland on Tour dates

Aiitee will be among the performers at Pitch this summer

Pitch: A 'celebration' of hip hop and underground culture in Glasgow

Preparations are underway for Dollar Academy's performance of Me and My Girl

Wee County pupils prepare for Stirling stage show run

There are a few bands not to be missed at this year's TRNSMT

10 acts to watch out for at TRNSMT 2022

HISTORY AWAITS: Connor Fyfe's TRNSMT debut will be a clear highlight of the three-day festival. Picture by Iain Smith/The Weekender

Connor Fyfe prepares to take next big step with TRNSMT debut

WinterStorm takes place in November at Troon Concert Hall

WinterStorm gears up for its return this November

Bute Fest returns at the end of July, 2022

Bute Fest: 'It's just a special place to be'

STAGE IS SET: Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 on stage at Party at the Palace in 2019. Picture courtesy of the PATP website

Emerging acts to catch at this year's Party at the Palace

Mark Sharp and The Bicycle Thieves at Vibration Festival in 2021. Picture by Iain Smith/The Weekender

West Lothian's Party at the Palace set for 2022 return

Mason Hill singer Scott Taylor performing at Glasgow's King Tut's in late 2019. Picture by Iain Smith/The Weekender

Mason Hill begin work on second album

The crowds will flock to Doune the Rabbit Hole once again this summer. Picture courtesy of ReCompose

Doune the Rabbit Hole organisers waste no time for 2022

READY TO GO: Nina Nesbitt will open the main stage at TRNSMT on Sunday, July 10

Nina Nesbitt gears up for TRNSMT main stage set

Idlewild will perform The Remote Part in full when they play Connect in August

Roddy Woomble: Reflecting on Idlewild's The Remote Part, 20 years on

Frankie Poullain, performing on stage with The Darkness

The Darkness set for another Scottish chapter with Vibration Festival

Amy Papiransky with mentor KT Tunstall

Amy Papiransky aims to make the most of KT Tunstall support

ALMOST THERE: Luke La Volpe will finally play TRNSMT after having to miss last year due to Covid issues. Picture by Iain Smith/The Weekender

TRNSMT: Luke La Volpe's waiting game is almost over

Voodoos frontman Piero Marcuccilli performing at TRNSMT last year. Picture by Tim Craig

Voodoos gear up for 'massive' Stereophonics support show in Dundee

Dylan John Thomas returns to TRNSMT this year to play the main stage

Dylan John Thomas: From busking outside TRNSMT to playing the main stage

Fatherson will make a return to Ayrshire to perform at the Making Waves festival in Irvine. Picture by David Anderson

From the Barras to the Beachfront: Fatherson set for Ayrshire return at Making Waves

Belladrum makes its return to the festival scene in July. Picture by Paul Campbell

Tartan Hearts will beat again as Belladrum prepares for return

Memes play with Isabella Strange, The Exhales and Kilgour on Friday, August 19.

Line-up unveiled for King Tut's Summer Nights festival 2022

Sandi Thom returns to the Scottish festival scene with a main stage slot at Breakout in Kirkcaldy.

Sandi Thom edges closer to return with new album in 2023

The first-ever Otherlands will be held on August 19-21 at Scone Palace, near Perth

Be Charlotte, AiiTee, Redolent announced for Otherlands festival

Breakout Festival cancelled due to poor ticket sales

Breakout Festival cancelled due to poor ticket sales

Party at the Park cancelled, organisers confirm

Party at the Park cancelled, organisers confirm

ON SONG: The Wee County's Martin Mullady will release his new single later this week

Martin Mullady, Tonto and Deltamanic set for Wee County showcase