What's on in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Paul Carrack

English singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist 'Paul Carrack' has seen major music success as a band member and solo performer since the 1970s. Playing with 'Ace', 'Roxy Music' 'Squeeze', 'Mike and the Mechanics' he has also released 15 solo albums between 1980 and 2010. His latest release was 'A Different Hat' which featured his solo performance alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.…

Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher is an English musician and singer songwriter famous for his backing vocals and song writing for the band Oasis, which was formed with his brother Liam Gallagher in 1991. Noel’s time with Oasis had always been turbulent especially during the Britpop scene in the 90’s. In 2009 just before a gig, a fight began between the brothers and Liam was reported to have broken Noel’s guitar and stormed off. This concert and their European tour was cancelled and a statement was released saying the “band doesn’t exist anymore”. Noel has now formed a new band called Noel Gallagher’s High Flying…

Achieving second place on ITV's The X Factor in 2009, Olly Murs debut single named Please Don't Let Me Go' hit the top spot on the UK's Singles Chart, and his second single Thinking of Me reached number four. Of Latvian descent, Olly signed a joint deal between Epic Records and Syco Music in 2010, and will shortly be co-presenting the eighth series of The Xtra Factor, the companion show to the X Factor.…

Band of Skulls

Band of Skulls is an alternative garage rock band from England. They originally performed as Fleeing New York before becoming Band of Skulls in 2008. The band formed when Russel Marsden, Emma Richardson and Matt Hayward met in college and connected over their shared love of music. Though they’ve only released one full album (and an EP in 2010), they have had a great deal of commercial success. Their music has been featured in advertising, TV series, and video games. They are planning to release their latest album, “Sweet Sour” in February, 2012. Like their first album, “Sweet Sour” is fi…

As far as boy bands go one of the newest and most talented groups on the scene is The Wanted, a group of British guys who have taken the pop genre by storm. Their debut self-titled album came out in 2010, and ever since then Capitol Records has been encouraging the group to continue to produce great music. The next album to be released was Battleground, which was a slight departure from their earlier pop formula that appealed to the younger generation. This has been a real recipe for success for the group who has continued to make some amazing strides toward an emerging sound that is now ma…

Dog Is Dead

Breaking news: the Dog is Dead. He died of overindulgence in Indie pop. But that is where the bad news ends. The good news is that the five-member band named Dog is Dead is out on a mission to prove to the United Kingdom that the genre of Indie pop is the best thing that ever happened after the invention of music. From February 18 through March 17, the band -- whose core ambition is to play pop music that appeals both to those who love jazz and choir fanatics -- will be performing in the UK and Ireland. Bearing in mind that a three of the band members met at the West Bridgford School, watching…

The heavy metal music scene has seen the entry of various bands recently and it has become really difficult for bands to sound fresh and keep the fans interested. If there is one band that has been able to deliver that constantly over the years it has to be Chimaira. These boys from Cleveland are part of the burgeoning heavy metal scene in America and they know their metal well. Formed in 1998, Chimaira has come a long way from recording their first EP ‘The present Darkness’ to their latest album ‘The Age of Hell’. The band has gone through a lot of changes in their li…

Russell Kane

English Comedian Russell Kane has become known and loved as an established TV personality, writer and actor also. He is currently the 'face' of Channel Five US and recently won the 2010 Edinburgh Comedy Award. He presented 'Freak like Me' on TV in 2010 and also hosts his own Q Radio show on Sunday afternoon. He has been guest presented on 'Big Brother's Big Mouth' and continues to gather large audiences to live stand-up shows also.…

Black Stone Cherry

The swaggering rock band, “Black Stone Cherry” has become infamous for packing each of their songs with the kind of energy that brings AC/DC to mind. They will be riding this train of head-banging momentum all the way to the U.K. this March. The seven-year-old band now has tacked up four full-length albums to their name, and has been enjoying the fruits of their labor by building a loyal fan base and enjoying loads of quality radio air-time. Their southern hard-rock style was born in 2001, straight out of Kentucky - a birth location their band shares with Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey. Like Jim…

Doug Stanhope

American stand-up comic Doug Stanhope brings to audiences his hilarious comedy material that ranges from 'true-life graphic perversion to volatile social criticism'. Vulgar, opinionated and brutally honest, his material shocks but entertains, and is certainly not for everybody. Doug was selected by both Variety and the Hollywood Reporter as one of the Top Ten Comics To Watch.…