What's On Events in Inverness December 2013

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every Sun/Mon/Tues & Wed until: 31 Dec 2013 Hootananny - Scottish Traditional Sessions 67 Church St Inverness IV1 1ES Join us evenings for some Scottish Traditional Music!

Featuring a variety of musicians it’s always a great night for locals and visitors alike!

Visit our website for further details: http://www.hootananny.co.uk Sunday 1st December 7.30pm GLENN TILBROOK @ The Ironworks 122b Academy Street Inverness IV1 1LX Clearly, for Glenn Tilbrook playing is about enjoying the moment, and it’s that desire and enthusiasm that sets him apart from so many of his peers.

Whether he’s playing to a room of 50 people or to a festival crowd, either with Squeeze or solo, Glenn Tilbrook still gets the buzz from playing and making music that is all too rare among his peers or those he has inspired, and marks him out as a performer to be cherished.

Artist Website: www.glenntilbrook.com Ticket Price: £15.00 Please note: ticket prices may be subject to booking fee. Ticket prices shown reflect the lowest price tickets available.

To book tickets please contact the box office on 0871 7894173 http://www.ironworksvenue.com/

Tuesday 3rd December 2013 until: 5th Jan 2014 Sleeping Beauty Pantomime Eden Court Theatre Bishops Rd Inverness 1V3 5SA Filled with fun, laughter, mishaps and magic, the Pantomime has become an essential part of Christmas celebrations for families across the Highlands & Islands, and this year’s Panto-spectacular is the fairytale-favourite... SLEEPING BEAUTY! To book tickets Tel: 01463 234 234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk Thursday 5th December 7pm BLACK STAR RIDERS @ The Ironworks 122b Academy Street Inverness IV1 1LX + Dead Daisies Ricky Warwick, Scott Gorham, Damon Johnson, Marco Mendoza, Jimmy DeGrasso New Band - New Album The new band formed by Thin Lizzy alumni Ricky Warwick (vocals), Scott Gorham (guitar), Damon Johnson (guitar), Marco Mendoza (bass) with new addition Jimmy DeGrasso on drums (Alice Cooper, Megadeth, David Lee Roth, Suicidal Tendencies). The set list will consist of material from the new album and classic Thin Lizzy material. Artist Website: www.blackstarriders.com + Dead Daisies Please note: ticket prices may be subject to booking fee. Ticket prices shown reflect the lowest price tickets available. Ticket Price: £22.50 To book tickets please contact the box office on

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What’s On Inverness 0871 7894173 http://www.ironworksvenue.com/

a responsible adult. Please note: ticket prices may be subject to booking fee Ticket Price: £18.00 To book tickets Saturday 7th December 7pm please contact the box office on 0871 DANCING QUEEN @ The Ironworks 7894173 122b Academy Street Inverness http://www.ironworksvenue.com/ IV1 1LX Calling all Dancing Queens and Super Tuesday 10th December 1pm Troupers - get ready to dust down your Classical Guitarist - Ian Watt platforms, put on your flares and sing Inverness Town House High Street along with all of your favourite ABBA Inverness IV1 1JJ songs as Dancing Queen The Show Give your arms and legs a break from presents the ultimate Christmas party!!! Christmas shopping and spend an hour Now in their 10th year of sell-out thea- being entertained by Ian Watt, a guitre performances, ‘Dancing Queen The tarist making his Inverness debut after Show’ has entertained the nation for completing his studies with maestro longer than ABBA did in the 1970s and Allan Neave at the Royal Conservatoire have become known as the UK’s most of Scotland. spectacular ABBA Tribute theatre show.

Artist Website: www.dancingqueenThursday 12th December 7.30pm theshow.co.uk ICM Concert Series: PHILIP CONPlease note: ticket prices may be sub- TINI AND HIS BE HAPPY BAND ject to booking fee. Ticket prices shown Town House High Street Inverness reflect the lowest price tickets available IV1 1JJ Ticket Price: £18.00 STANDING UNInverness Chamber Music (ICM) ConDER 16s MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BE cert Series 2013 RESPONSIBLE ADULT To book tickets We’re happy to continue to support please contact the box office on 0871 the Inverness Chamber music society 7894173 by selling tickets on their behalf for http://www.ironworksvenue.com/ the wonderful concert series held each month at the Inverness Town House.

Saturday 7th December 2013 For further information please visit 9:00am - 3:30pm www.invernesschambermusic.com The Independent Inverness Farm- This event has the following perforers’ Market mances: Eastgate Precinct Inverness BOOK ONLINE: http://www.edenThe Independent Inverness Farmers’ court.co.uk/whats-on/shows/icmMarket is held in Inverness city centre concert-series-philip-contini-and-hison the Eastgate Precinct on the first be-happy-band. Seat prices: £13.00 / Saturday of every month. It is a well U18s, Students & Benefit Holders £4.00 stocked Market with a variety of stalls / Eden Court Friends £12.00 selling quality, local produce including baking, cheese, fruit, vegetables, meat, Friday 13th December 7.30pm eggs as well as crafts and much more TORRIDON @ The Ironworks 122B Academy St, Inverness, IV1 Sunday 8th December 7.30pm 1LX ALABAMA 3 UNDAground 4 Life In the few years since their inception, Tour @ The Ironworks Torridon have built up a reputation for 122b Academy Street Inverness rocking Festivals throughout Scotland, IV1 1LX including Barrafest, Runrig’s Beat The Were you a fan of The Sopranos?

Drum, Loopallu(fringe) & TIREE and After the recent passing of James most recently huge performances at Gandolfini, we’ve all looked back on the the Ironworks Inverness, RockNess series with even more fondness. SpeFestival and Glasgow’s O2 ACADEMY. cifically, the theme tune by Alabama 3, Artist Website: www.torridonlive.com ‘Woke Up This Morning,’ comes to mind Please note: ticket prices may be and with it comes a sense of nostalgia. subject to booking fee. Standing Artist Website: www.alabama3.co.uk under 16s must be accompanied by a + support from The Whiskys Standing responsible adult. Ticket Price: £10.00 - under 16s must be accompanied by To book tickets please contact the box

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December 2013 office on 0871 7894173 http://www. ironworksvenue.com/ Friday 13th December 6pm - 9pm Winter Wonderland Whin Park Inverness IV3 5TH The popular Winter Wonderland event will take place over the weekend of Friday 13 - Sunday 15 December.

Featuring an opportunity to meet Santa and his Reindeer in a beautifully illuminated Whin Park, the Winter Wonderland show is always popular with the younger members of the Inverness Community and is one of the highlights of the Winter Festival for toddlers.

Santa and his reindeer friends return for their annual visit to enjoy the illuminations at Whin Park. With a host of great playground rides to explore, this event provides Toddlers with the perfect opportunity to start their countdown to Christmas. Don’t forget to wrap up warm and bring your camera! : Saturday 14th December 10.30pm SISTER BLISS (FAITHLESS) @ The Ironworks 122B Academy St, Inverness, IV1 1LX As the musical force behind Faithless, world-renowned DJ and record producer Sister Bliss needs no introduction.

Ticket Price: £12.50 Please note: ticket prices may be subject to booking fee.

Standing - over 18s. To book tickets please contact the box office on 0871 7894173 http://www.ironworksvenue. com/ Sunday 15th December 7.30pm RED KITES @ The Ironworks 122B Academy St, Inverness, IV1 1LX Red Kites formed in September 2010 at The Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford. A shared love of modern folk and rock drove the direction of the sound, and the member’s very different musical backgrounds added unexpected ingredients into the mix, leading to a sound that was original while channelling the sound of hundreds of musical influences.

Artist Website: www.redkitesmusic.com Please note: ticket prices may be subject to booking fee. Ticket Price: £5.00 Standing - over 14s To book tickets

What’s On Inverness

December 2013

please contact the box office on 0871 7894173 http://www.ironworksvenue. com/

defined techno in Scotland, cultivated many artists of note on their Soma label, and remixed everyone from Daft Punk to Underworld. The legendary Thursday 19th December 7pm UK duo, comprising of Stuart McMillan THE VIEW @ The Ironworks and Orde Meikle have travelled far and 122B Academy St, Inverness, IV1 wide, leaving scorch marks on dance 1LXHere’s the deal. These days we floors worldwide, touring Australia, the bemoan the dearth of proper, deathUSA , Europe, South America and Jaor-glory, Devil-may-care rock’n’roll pan. They hold residencies at three of bands with tiresome regularity. Bands the UK’s best clubs (Pressure & the Sub that exist for the thrill of living life to its Club in their home town of Glasgow fullest and that operate entirely on in- and Fabric in London). Artist Website: stinct. Well, The View is precisely that www.slam-djs.com kind of band and they’ve been here all Please note: ticket prices may be along. Artist Website: www.thevieware- subject to booking fee. Ticket Price: onfire.com Please note: ticket prices £10.00 Standing Over 18s. To book may be subject to booking fee. Ticket tickets please contact the box office on Price: £16.50 Standing - over 14s (Un- 0871 7894173 http://www.ironworksvder 16s with Adult) 14s To book tickets enue.com/ please contact the box office on 0871 7894173 http://www.ironworksvenue. Tuesday 31st December 2013 com/ The Hogmanay celebrations @ Northern Meeting Park Arena Saturday 21st December 7pm Northern Meeting Park Arena InMEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS BANQUETS verness 2013 @ The Ironworks The Hogmanay celebrations will com122B Academy St, Inverness, IV1 mence in mid-afternoon with children’s 1LX event The Wee Hot Highland Fling Reserved seating Over 18s (16-18yrs before Comedian Craig Hill takes to the with Adult) stage at Northern Meeting Park Arena Take part in the most talked about to host a free four-hour show which Christmas Party in The Highlands! will be headlined by The Red Hot Chilli • Breathtaking full contact tour- Pipers. Since they won the UK primenament by Knights fighting with real time TV talent show, ‘When Will I Be weapons for your table’s honour.

Famous’ in 2007, The Red Hot Chilli • Mouth watering 3 course meal Pipers have become a global phenomfrom our award winning catering team enon with their unique fusion of rocked • Jaw dropping fire and acrobatic up Bagpipes and covers of popular stage show from our professional fire songs from all genres. The Northern troupe.

Meeting Park show will commence at • Medieval wenches and squires 8:30pm and the Inverness based allserving food and wine to your table in female indie-pop band Dorec-a-belle a truly interactive experience. have been given the honour of getting A dinner, stage show and much more proceedings underway. Taking th for you and your friends / colleagues at The Ironworks on the 21st December 2013. Artist Website: www.timetravellerstavern.com Please note: ticket prices may be subject to booking fee.

Ticket Price: £48.00 To book tickets please contact the box office on 0871 7894173 http://www.ironworksvenue. com/ Saturday 28th December 10.30pm SLAM @ The Ironworks 122B Academy St, Inverness, IV1 1LX In the past two decades, Slam have

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