Newsflash: Tigerfest '09 line-up announced

Tigerfest is always greeted by us here at UtR with the sort of delirious whooping and cheering normally reserved for American sporting events.

So, with oversized finger ready to be pointed and waggled, we’re delighted to tell you the month-long, Scotland-wide (i.e, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dunfermline) festival’s May line-up has just been announced and, boy, does it look like a cracker.

Combining an array of dazzling Scottish acts with some of the finest artists from around the globe, Tigerfest is set to be one of the most effervescent draws on the festival circuit.

Don’t believe us? Take a look at this stellar roster of talent:

Edinburgh
Wed 6 May: Amusement Parks On Fire , The Gothenburg Address, Cabaret Voltaire. 7pm, £8
Thur 7 May : Meursault , Inspector Tapehead , The Japanese War Effort (Song:bytoad):, Bowery. 8pm, £5
Fri 8 May: Aberfeldy , Ex Lion Tamer (17seconds , ZekePromotions), Cabaret Voltaire. 7pm, £10
Sat 9 May: Ordinary Allstars , SupersonicSims , B-burg DJset (Fallen Apple Events), Cabaret Voltaire. 7pm, £7
Sun 10 May: The Stantons , The Gillyflowers , Le Reno Amps (Duty Free) , Cabaret Voltaire. 7pm, free

Dunfermline (all shows at Carnegie Hall)
Wed 13 May: James Yorkston , Lisa Knapp. 7.30pm, £10
Thu 14 May: Cruiser , Found , Swimmer One. 7.30pm, £6
Fri 15 May: ballboy , Audrey Sings Nico , The Rosie Thomas Project , Saint Jude's Infirmary. 7.30pm, £6
Sat 16 May: Lord Cut-Glass , De Rosa , Angil + The Hiddentracks. 7.30pm, £6

Aberdeen
Thu 21 May: Alasdair Roberts , Kitchen Cynics , Amber Wilson (IMP) Tunnels. 8pm, £8 , £6
Sun 24 May: King Creosote,The Pictish Trail , Player Piano (IMP) Lemon Tree. 7.30pm, £14

More information can be found on the Tigerfest website.

And here's a video of Carnegie Hall opener James Yorkston to keep you on tenterhooks:



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