The Lemon Tree Dec 14 - June 15

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THE LEMON TREE - AN EXCELLENT ALTERNATIVE ARTS SCENE DISCOVER TOMORROW’S LEGENDS TODAY THE FUNNIEST COMEDY ROCKING BANDS CHILLED OUT GROOVES THOUGHT PROVOKING DRAMA FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY SEE IT ALL AT ABERDEEN’S CUTTING EDGE CULTURAL HEART…

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FRESHLY SQUEEZED ...tomorrow’s legends

Friday 20 February 2015

doors 7.30pm

ESPERI Esperi is Scottish multi-instrumentalist Chris James Marr. His music ranges from acoustic storytelling to colourful electronica looping and combining different sounds with his acoustic guitar. He uses a host of instruments from the conventional to the unusual including his signature rainbow-coloured bells, toys, tools and samples. Having collaborated with top Scottish songwriters such as Alex Kapranos and RM Hubbert, a bright future awaits.

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Freshly Squeezed in conjunction with the Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival

Sunday 14 December

doors 7.30pm

Two sonic stallions from the Moshi Moshi stable canter around the counties, for a seasonal co-headline tour. Lyrical singersongshapers, Stephen Black, and Johnny Lynch (Sweet Baboo and Pictish Trail, respectively), both know the power of collaboration.

For this special advent tour, the pair are reunited for a fortnight of song-swapping, thigh-slapping and local-ale gargling.

Friday 6 March 2015

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FIT LIKE RECORDS SHOWCASE Fit Like Records is a micro operation that is about using networks of like-minded creative people in the North-east of Scotland that work together, lending experience, skills and talents. The aim is to enable artists to help themselves through contributions and collaborations providing a new platform to showcase talent. 2015 will see various releases on the label of all styles.

£7.70

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MUSIC & MOVING IMAGES

PICTISH TRAIL & SWEET BABOO

£11

Saturday 31 January 2015

Thomas Hicks has been working with third year students at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen to help them create seven short films - their creative responses to the following songs of three up-andcoming bands and musicians from the North East of Scotland: SNOWFLAKE & SOLITAIRE Leanne Smith OLD TOWN & USUAL WAYS Casino Circus AT NIGHT I DREAM OF STORMY SEAS, COMMIT & TAKING A FALL FOR ME IndianRedLopez £6.60 LOUNGE (standing)

Saturday 4 April 2015

doors 7.30pm

WATCHFIRES ALBUM LAUNCH

Having written their first song together as a band in February of 2013, Aberdeen’s watchfires didn’t look back with a well-received debut EP A Captive Still (not to mention a packed-out launch gig) following in July. Quickly developing a reputation for energetic live shows their brand of bruising, emotive hard rock started turning heads landing support slots with the likes of The Winter Tradition, The Birthday Suit, The Xcerts and Broken Records.

£6.60

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SINGER/ SONGWRITERS ...waxing lyrical

Thursday 28 May 2015

doors 7.30pm

EMILY SMITH Fresh from the release of her fantastic new album Echoes earlier this year Emily Smith comes to The Lemon Tree. Echoes has been hailed as Emily’s best recording to date and features performances from special guests Jerry Douglas (Transatlantic Sessions), Aoife O’Donovan, Kris Drever and Tim Edey.

“One of Scotland’s most distinctive voices. The sincerity in Emily’s singing is simply entrancing” R2 ★★★★★

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Thursday 19 February 2015

doors 7.30pm

Thursday 5 March 2015

doors 7.30pm

BENNY GALLAGHER

ALASDAIR ROBERTS

One half of hit makers and blue chip songwriters Gallagher & Lyle; Benny Gallagher began his career as a staff writer with the Beatles Music Pub. Co. Apple writing songs for lifelong friend and Apple Records biggest Solo Artist Mary Hopkin. A huge number of artists have recorded and released hissongs including Bryan Ferry, Don Williams, Elkie Brooks, Fairport Convention, Garth Brooks - Phil Everly, Ricky Nelson, Ringo Starr and Simon and Garfunkel.

Alasdair Roberts has had a remarkable career to date, starting his music-making in the mid-nineties (under the band name Appendix Out), collaborating widely with many musicians in the intervening 20 years as well as artists from other disciplines such as film makers, poets and puppeteers. The new self-titled album is a welcome addition to a vital body of work; it should please both long-term followers and new fans alike.

£27.50

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Friday 20 March 2015

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MIDGE URE In 1995, Midge delivered his fourth solo album, Breathe, to BMG just 10 years after the phenomenal successes of Band Aid and Live Aid. Always one to ring the changes, this album had a very Celtic feel with a plethora of acoustic instruments from uilleann pipes to mandolins and accordions alongside Midge’s trademark soaring electric guitar riffs. The album went triple platinum and was a massive success all over Europe.

£19.80

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Sunday 5 April 2015

doors 7pm

ROBIN TROWER

Robin Trower has been heralded as one of the most influential Guitar players to come out of the British Blues Rock scene. Though other names may come to mind, none have the “signature sound and style” of the man who was tagged by the press with the nickname of “The White Hendrix” back in the 70’s. Robin is known for his incredible talent as a guitar player and his inspirational style of soloing, coaxing sounds from his Strat that seem to emanate from beyond this world.

£24.75

Sunday 24 May 2015

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Saturday 25 April 2015

doors 7pm

GRAHAM PARKER & BRINSLEY SCHWARZ

Graham Parker is perhaps best known as the lead singer of the Great British band Graham Parker & the Rumour. His energetic performances preceded the arrival of punk rock and new wave music and his quirky-blue-collar image is believed to be a major influence on the public persona of many British musicians. He will be joined on stage by fellow band member Brinsley Schwarz.

£22

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JAMES GRANT Drawing from a broad palette of pop, folk, soul, country and blues influences, and interweaving his solo compositions with Love and Money favourites, James twins darkly literate, melodically lush songcraft with his richly potent vocals and virtuoso guitar work, leavening his performances with dashes of wickedly acerbic humour. With Love and Money also back on the road and in the studio, Grant sounds like an artist now in his prime. ”A ballsier Gram Parsons but with whisky-tinged Scottish poetry for lyrics.” The Word £13.75 LOUNGE (seated)

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BANDS ...waxing ...hot to rock! lyrical

Thursday 11 December

doors 7.30pm

THE STEVE CRADOCK BAND

Steve has a reputation of being one of the hardest working musicians in the industry obviously 24 years with OCS takes priority, but since 1992 he join Paul Weller’s band too. Cradock has released side two solo Albums Kundalini Target & Peace City West which he has also taken on the road with the Steve Cradock Band, supporting the likes of Amy McDonald, Beady Eye and Miles Kane.

£13.75

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Wednesday 10 December

doors 7.30pm

THE PHANTOM BAND Aberdeen Performing Arts and Interesting Music Promotions presents The Phantom Band. The Glasgow based indie sextet recently released their third studio album Strange Friend on Chemikal Underground whose roster also includes Mogwai, RM Hubbert, The Unwidning Hours and Aiden Moffat. A formidable live act, The Phantom Band are not to be missed!

£12.10

Tuesday 9 December

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Friday 2 January 2015

doors 7.30pm

TEMPLES

BAD MANNERS

Temples are an English rock band formed in Kettering in 2012 by singer-guitarist James Edward Bagshaw and bassist Thomas Edward James Walmsley. They have received considerable press attention during their short existence and have been cited by Johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher as the best new band in Britain.

UK ska band fronted by the larger-than-life Buster Bloodvessel, formed in the late 1970s.

Between 1980 and 1983, the band scored hits with Special Brew, My Girl Lollipop, Can Can, Lip Up Fatty and Lorraine among others.

Buster Bloodvessel and co. continue to give a crackin’ good show of highly danceable good-time ska.

£13.20

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Friday 6 February 2015

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Saturday 21 February 2015

doors 8pm

PRIDES

DJ YODA

Prides formed in 2013 out of the ashes of several local bands and quickly signed to Island Records. After a summer of playing dozens of festivals overseas, from the tiny Loopallu to the massive Reading and Leeds, and finding themselves on BBC Radio 1, Prides will made their U.S. debut at this year’s CMJ Music Marathon.

For one night only The Lemon Tree becomes DJ Yoda’s Cinema where he will take the Aberdeen audience through an incredible visual and audio journey. Duncan Beiny aka DJ Yoda is no ordinary scratch DJ. From his hip-hop beginnings, he has evolved in the past ten years, using his turntable skills and influences as diverse as funk, b-more, kuduro, reggae, drum ‘n’ bass and even big band swing and country & western, to make unashamed party music.

£11

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Friday 13 March 2015

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THE SELECTER After an amazing last couple of years culminating in 2 new albums and appearances at Coachella Festival amongst others, next year is a special year for Pauline and Gaps. The band formed in 1979 and 2014 will mark their 35th anniversary where the band present “35 Years of Too Much Pressure”. The 2-Tone legends will perform their seminal album Too Much Pressure in its entirety, followed by an extended encore of hits from their back catalogue. £18.15 LOUNGE (standing)

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Saturday 14 March 2015

doors 8pm

DR FEELGOOD

Dr. Feelgood remains one of the most popular and exciting live rhythm and blues acts in the world. The current line up features the rhythm section Kevin Morris on drums and Phil Mitchell on bass, both 29 years in the band and Steve Walwyn on guitar who has been with the band for 23 years. Vocalist Robert Kane (formerly of the Animals) is the most recent addition – joining in 1999 after the tragic death of Lee Brilleaux.

£18.15

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Sunday 15 March 2015

doors 7.30pm

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS The seminal punk band come back for a long awaited return to The Lemon Tree. With ten studio albums under their belts along with many well known singles, this show will surely delight fans new and old.

£20.35

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TOMORROW’S LEGENDS HEAR THEM HERE FIRST What have Radiohead, Emeli Sandé, The Libertines and Biffy Clyro got in common?

They've all played The Lemon Tree!

With our Freshly Squeezed series of gigs, we aim to bring tomorrow's huge acts to the stage today.

Now discover the newest legends for yourself...

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Monday 30 March 2015

doors 7.30pm

ANDREW MONTGOMERY

With a unique voice that’s equal parts choirboy and soul boy, Andrew Montgomery made waves in the Britpop era as frontman of Scottish band Geneva, scoring four emotive Top 40 singles Tranquillizer, No-One Speaks, Best Regrets, and Into the Blue.

After a decade of silence, Andrew Montgomery returns with his début solo album Ruled By Dreams, an album of seraphic modern pop that’s as sensual as it is confessional, with Andrew’s unique three octave voice placed front and centre. £8.80 LOUNGE (standing)

Monday 13 April 2015

doors 7pm

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band is a veritable who’s who in rock and blues.

Following hot on the heels of rave reviews of his recent October 2014 UK tour dates, five-time Grammy-nominated and multiplatinum-selling blues/rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd returns to the UK.

£25.30

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Sunday 3 May 2015

doors 7.30pm

FROM THE JAM From the Jam features Bruce Foxton from the original Jam line up. He also spent 15 years playing bass with Stiff Little Fingers.

From The Jam have gained a reputation for the kind of incendiary ‘live’ performances that sealed the reputation of The Jam all those years ago. Audiences can expect to hear classic The Jam hits such as Down In The Tube Station At Midnight, Going Underground, Town Called Malice and The Modern World.

£23.10

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TRIBUTE & PARTY BANDS ...a crackin’ night out

Wednesday 31 December

doors 8pm

HOGMANAY WITH THE SELLOUTS

Bring your dancing shoes and bring in this New Year’s eve with style! The band play an eclectic set full of well-known hits by acts such as The Beatles, The Killers, Kinks and Roy Orbison to modern classics like Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, Pharrell and much more. Over the last year the band have played outside of the UK in Europe & North America at special request and previous hometown Hogmanay shows have sold out very quickly! Book now to avoid disappointment!

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Saturday 13 December

doors 8pm

BLOODY MARYS CHRISTMAS PARTY Aberdeen’s first, favourite and funniest tribute act make a welcome return to the Lemon Tree with their popular Christmas show. The popular ‘Frockers’ promise more of their off the wall takes from the music business fraternity. With their trademark ABBA, Take That and Rocky Horror Show Tributes and of course ammunition from the current crop of artists. £16.50 LOUNGE (standing)

Sunday 28 December

doors 7.30pm

THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES One of the UK’s most well-known, most seen and most successful tribute bands, selling out venues across the UK and Ireland regularly, they have helped to carry on the music of one of the UK’s most influential bands - the Stone Roses. Famous hits like Fools Gold, I Am The Resurrection and I Wanna Be Adored are as recognisable now as were the heyday of Madchester.

£19.80 in advance £23.10 on door

doors 7.30pm

MOVING PICTURES A welcome return for Scotland’s premier tribute to Canada’s finest rock band, performing the entire Exit Stage Left album and more from Rush’s early repertoire, using an array of authentic instruments. New members singer Jillian Anderson and bassist Paul “Livvy” Livingstone will be joining guitarist Steve Brown and drummer Mark Bray.

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Friday 24 April 2015

doors 7.30pm

LIMEHOUSE LIZZY

Renowned for an action-packed pyrothechnic-fuelled explosion of a show, Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. Following the enormous success of their Live & Dangerous & Dedication tours, the band embarked upon their Into the Limelight tour to tie in with their appearance on an episode of BBC2’s Arena documentary series of the same name. £16.50 LOUNGE (standing)

Friday 8 May 2015

doors 7.30pm

Hells Bells are an accomplished AC/DC Tribute Band who have performed all over the UK as well as Portugal, Austria, Russia, Belgium, Czech Republic and the Middle East. If you love AC/DC then you’ll love our high energy performance - a show not to be missed. Check out the Gig Guide to find out when we’re playing near you and we’ll see you there!

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LETZ ZEP

HELLS BELLS

£16.50

Saturday 9 May 2015

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Letz Zep is not an exercise in nostalgia, but of revolt against the time, faithfully recreating the sights and sounds of Led Zeppelin at their awesome best. The band are gathering an international reputation, having been invited to perform, many as headline act, at large festivals in Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Venezuela, Belgium and here in the UK. They are quite simply the number 1 tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin. £15.40 LOUNGE (standing)

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JAZZ & BLUES ...waxing grooves ...stylish lyrical

Saturday 7 March 2015

doors 7.30pm

YOLANDA BROWN Yolanda Brown is the premier female saxophonist in the UK. She was winner of the MOBO award for “Best Jazz” in 2008 and repeated the achievement in 2009 also for “Best Jazz”. YolanDa Brown is a one-off, very much a woman of her time, and one of the precious few truly independent artists whose DIY ethic hasn’t hindered the progress of her career but instead has laid the kind of foundations that could endure for decades. £16.50 LOUNGE (seated)

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Sunday 22 March 2015

starts 7pm

KING KING AND LAURENCE JONES

Standing In The Shadows was selected as one of Paul Jones’ albums of 2013, for his Radio 2 show, the only British act to be chosen and is included in the Top 50 Albums of 2013 by Classic Rock Blues. A Long History Of Love a track from the above album was voted as one of the best songs for 2013.

£16.50

Sunday 17 May 2015

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doors 7.30pm

ALBERT LEE Albert Lee, by common consent one of the world’s finest guitar-players, needs no introduction to Country Music & Rock fans. He has worked with some of the world’s top artists, from Emmylou Harris to the Everly Brothers, Dolly and Parton to Eric Clapton. Albert is a double Grammy award winning musician, whose talents continue to be in demand by fellow performers the world throughout.

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ROOTS ...waxing fantastic ...folking lyrical

Friday 22 May 2015

doors 7.30pm

BREABACH

Breabach deliver a thrilling and unique brand of contemporary folk music which has earned the group international recognition on the world and roots music scene as one of the UK’s most dynamic and powerful bands. Voted ‘Best Group’ at the most recent Scots Trad Music Awards, Breabach have also received nominations in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and as ‘European Folk Group of the Year’ in the German Folk Awards.

£13.20

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Monday 16 February 2015

doors 7.30pm

MICHAEL MCGOLDRICK, JOHN MCCUSKER AND JOHN DOYLE These three members of the BBC acclaimed Transatlantic Sessions will play The Lemon Tree as part of a unique European tour. This is a rare chance to see three of the world’s finest musicians share a stage together.

£13.20

Friday 3 April 2015

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Wednesday 18 March 2015

doors 7.30pm

THE POOZIES

The Poozies began over 20 years ago, when folk music wore elaborately patterned woolly jumpers and was only seen in dingy back rooms and very late at night on BBC2. From the word “go” they were breaking out and happily exploring the musical universe. Pioneers of unusual and exciting arrangements, not only from the rich vein of traditional Gaelic culture but from any enticing genre, they take their audiences on a sparkling, spinetingling journey through a sometimes fantastical landscape.

£15.40

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MÀNRAN

Bringing their own unique blend of Gaelic and English, traditional and contemporary to brand new audiences over the last 12 months, Mànran impress crowds and critics alike. Mànran began their assentation into the traditional music sphere in 2010 when six friends used a powerful combination of Gaelic/English songs with Accordion, Fiddle, Flute and a delicious mix of drum and bass to create an infectious and recognisable sound. £14.30 LOUNGE (standing)

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Friday 12 June 2015

doors 7.30pm

TREACHEROUS ORCHESTRA

doors 7.30pm

PEGGY SEEGER

A Treacherous Orchestra gig is quite unlike anything else. The players set a true musical course that continues to build and build. Through their music the band take the listener on a journey that encompasses many moods, emotions and tempos, often within moments!

£13.20

Sunday 28 June 2015

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A multi-instrumentalist, she is known for her excellent renditions of Anglo-American folksongs and for her activist songwriting, especially in the fields of feminism and ecology. Her best-known pieces are Gonna Be an Engineer and The Ballad of Springhill, which is rapidly becoming regarded as a traditional song. She has made 23 solo recordings and has participated in more than a hundred recordings with other artists.

£19.25

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Genre-defining, ground-breaking artists from Scotland collaborate with the best roots talent from across the Northern hemisphere in these unique, exclusive Music Hall sessions. Explore the contemporary folk music of Scotland, Canada, Scandinavia, the Baltic region and more with the very best musicians from these regions.

Saturday 7 February 2015

Karine Polwart with Sigrid Moldestad

7.30pm

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Kicking off our new season in style, these two performers signify what the Northern Arc Sessions are all about – a loving respect for the folk traditions of their respective nations, but with a newness and dynamism which brings fresh contemporary relevance.

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COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD ...a laugh a minute!

Saturday 28 March 2015

starts 8pm

SUSAN CALMAN: LADY LIKE

Award-winning comedian Susan Calman is embarking on her first ever UK tour. If you don’t know who she is, ‘Lady Like’ will, at the very least, make you feel better about your own life. A show about being older, wiser and liking yourself whatever anyone might say.

“Confident, compact…cracking.” EVENING STANDARD

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Sunday 7 December

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STUART MacBRIDE

PAUL SINHA You might have watched Paul Sinha on the telly, as ‘The Sinnerman’, on ITV’s quiz, The Chase. But what many people might not know is that for well over a decade Paul Sinha has been making his name in the world of stand-up comedy. He’s had great gigs, he’s had horrific gigs, he’s performed at gigs from Aberdeen to Auckland and from Sheffield to Singapore. Paul Sinha is many many things but first and foremost, he is a stand-up comedian.

£14.30

Tuesday 13 January 2015

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THE MISSING AND THE DEAD Stuart MacBride has been writing bestselling novels for over ten years, achieving the number one Sunday Times bestseller position on publication for the last four years in a row.

January will see the release of his ninth Logan McRae novel - an ambitious attempt to convey realistically what divisional Scottish policing is like on the ground; whilst creating a page-turning plot centred around the murder of a young girl. £5.50 LOUNGE (seated)

ADD SOME CULTURE TO YOUR LUNCHTIME Enjoy an hour of top writers talking about their work or lush classical musicians reciting some of the best pieces of work.

Events start at 1pm, doors will open an hour early for soup and sandwich

★Tickets £8 inc. bf CG Add £4 for lunch

SPECIAL OFFERS Book for 4 people £20 inc. bf £36 inc. lunch Book for 2 events £10 inc. bf £18 inc. lunch

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Friday 30 January 2015

Saturday 14 February 2015

starts 8pm

CRAIG HILL - GIVE HIM AN INCH...

PATRICK

starts 7pm

MONAHAN

ADVENTURES IN MONAHAN LAND

Strap yourself in for a Craig Hill thrill! Hot on the heels of last year’s hysterically funny, sold out national tour, don’t miss the chance to see Scotland’s favourite kilted treasure - live and unleashed. The Scotsman called Craig “PRICELESS!” and we absolutely agree!

“Absolutely hilarious!… A laugh-out-loud performance from beginning to end… Irresistible!”★★★★(List) £17.05 LOUNGE (seated)

Saturday 14 March 2015

Energetically witty, charming family show from the Irish/Iranian festival favourite renowned for his superb anecdotes. Playful audience interaction. Recently seen on ITV’s Splash!, Fake Reaction and Celebrity Squares. “The same mix of control and on-stage charisma as a young Alan Davies” **** The Herald ”Supremely engaging performer, adored by his audiences” The Scotsman

£13.20

STUDIO (seated)

starts 7pm

JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH A WEE KEN TO REMEMBER Versatile singer/organist, John Shuttleworth, wants to share fond memories of his favourite past weekends. However, a typo on the poster (“weekend” has become “wee Ken”) means John is obliged to spend the evening paying homage to his next-door neighbour and sole agent - the diminutive Ken Worthington. “Punch the air to character comedy in a class of its own” (The Sunday Times)

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Monday 20 April 2015

starts 8pm

ANDREW LAWRENCE: REASONS TO KILL YOURSELF Returning from his critically acclaimed, sell-out Edinburgh 2014 show, Andrew Lawrence, heads back onto the road. He’s been on BBC1’s Live at the Apollo and BBC3’s Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live a regular on Channel 4’s Stand-Up For The Week. He’s had three series of his own show on BBC Radio 4. He’s a double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. Yet none of that rubbish has brought him any joy. Come and laugh in his stupid face at his disappointing life and some amusing thoughts he’s cobbled together about how awful the world is.

£15.40

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CRACKING COMEDY HIGHLIGHTS

Monday 9 February 2015 MH

NOEL FIELDING Saturday 13 June 2015 MH

REGINALD D HUNTER Sunday 14 June 2015 MH

LET’S TICKLE THOSE FUNNY BONES

DAVID SEDARIS Wednesday 12 - Saturday 15 August 2015 HMT

ALAN CARR

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Your Hall Your City Your Story

The Music Hall has been at the heart of cultural, community and civic life in Aberdeen and the North-east for more than 150 years. Now you can help to secure its future for generations to come. Let us know If you would like to find out more, join our mailing list and get involved in shaping plans for the Music Hall.

With pledges already of £5m, we’re nearly there!

To find out more about donating or discuss corporate sponsorship opportunities please call Lauren Taylor, Director of Marketing and Communications on 01224 337640 or email lauren.taylor@aberdeenperformingarts.com 26 LT Brochure Dec 14-June 15.indd 26

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THEATRE ...the story of our lives

Saturday 28 February 2015

starts 7pm

Bard in the Botanics presents

ROMEO & JULIET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTED BY GORDON BARR “Violent delights have violent ends” An ancient feud between the Capulets and Montagues rips apart the city of Verona. When Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love, they set in motion a chain of events that will ultimately destroy them. Bard in the Botanics retell Shakespeare’s enduring story through the eyes of a young generation struggling to make sense of their emotions in a world they haven’t created.

£13.20

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Saturday 24 January 2015

starts 7.30pm

FRESHLY SQUEEZED THEATRE

Enjoy a taste of new work being created in the north east in this evening of script in hand performances written by new voices in Scottish theatre and produced by The Lemon Tree. Freshly Squeezed Theatre is your chance to experience new work and have your say. A must for those who enjoy A Play, A Pie and A Pint.

This event is the first in a programme of new work planned by The Lemon Tree over the course of 2015. Join us to find out more... £5.50 STUDIO (seated)

Wednesday 11 - Friday 13 February 2015

starts 7pm

Present Tense Productions presents

100

You must choose one single memory from your life. Everything else will be erased forever. Choosing this most treasured memory is your only way of passing through to eternity and you have one hour to choose. What would your choice be?

Our 5 performers from Present Tense Productions re-enact each of these powerful stories as their characters try to capture the perfect memory to last for their eternity.

£13.20

STUDIO (seated)

Supported by

Wednesday 18 February 2015

starts 7pm

BY MELANIE JORDAN & CAITLIN SKINNER One woman alone in her bathroom; a private sanctuary and unusual venue for self-expression. But there is something dark living beneath the bath and as her inner and outer life is revealed we discover a woman torn between fantasy and fear. A playful and original production without words combining physical theatre, dance, music and multimedia to explore our most intimate insecurities and questions. Scotsman Fringe First winner 2014.

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starts 7pm

Stellar Quines and Marilyn Imrie present

SANITISE

£13.20

Thursday 26 February 2015

STUDIO (seated)

THE FAIR INTELLECTUAL CLUB BY LUCY PORTER

A funny, challenging, moving, true tale of teenage love, friendship and betrayal set at the dawn of the Scottish Enlightenment. This is a new play by award winning stand up Lucy Porter, inspired by the original notes and constitution of the club. First presented by the Fair Intellectuals at The Assembly Rooms 1 August 2014.

£13.20

STUDIO (seated)

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Friday 20 March 2015

starts 7pm

Friday 27 March 2015

starts 7pm

Sleeping Warrior Theatre Company presents

Fire Exit presents

LOVE 2.0

LONG LIVE THE LITTLE KNIFE ★★★★ Herald, Scotsman

A hilarious new comedy about modern dating, and how social media is messing it up for everyone…

On Facebook, Gary seems like Susie’s perfect match. He’s smart, funny, profound, well read – he even loves Simply Red. When the two meet in real life, things don’t go quite as well as they had online… Love 2.0 is an outrageous new comedy about dating in the age of social media.

£13.20

STUDIO (seated)

Written and directed by ‘theatrical maverick’ (Sunday Times) David Leddy Long Live the Little Knife is an uplifting caper about forgery, castration and drunkenness. Liz and Jim are small-time con artists who need £250,000 fast. They decide to become the world’s greatest counterfeiters. There’s only one problem. They can’t paint. £13.20 STUDIO (seated)

Friday 10 April 2015

starts 7pm

Random Accomplice and Horsecross Arts present

AND THE BEAT GOES ON

With a string of hits and a successful American variety TV show, Sonny and Cher were one of the most playful and likeable, mismatched, camp married couples in the world of pop. Decades later Peter and Lily have started their own tribute act. As deeply dark truths start to pop their bubblegum act, it becomes clear not everything is quite as it seems… A new play from Olivier Award Winning playwright Stef Smith in a brand new creative partnership between Random Accomplice and Horsecross Arts. £13.20 STUDIO (seated)

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Aberdeen Performing Arts and Oran Mor present

Tuesday 24 - Saturday 28 February 2015 Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm

Netting

by Morna Young Tuesday 24 - Saturday 28 March 2015 Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm

Fat Alice

by Alison Carr Tuesday 28 April - Saturday 2 May 2015 Tue - Fri 6pm, Thu & Sat 1pm

No Nothing

You loved it so much last season, that we just had to bring it back, this time with an extra Thursday lunchtime performance of each play!

A Play, A Pie and A Pint returns - a tasty bite, your favourite tipple and top new theatre.

Doors will open an hour early at which point the pie and the pint will be available

Tickets ÂŁ11 inc. bf (Includes a pint, a glass of wine or soft drink and a pie (inc. veggie option))

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Saturday 24 January 2015

7pm

Freshly Squeezed Theatre Excerpts from new scripts from North East writers

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MANIPULATE VISUAL THEATRE FESTIVAL

Friday 30 January 2015

INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL THEATRE - STUNNING OPENING WEEKEND IN ABERDEEN

TRISTISSIMO/ WELCOME MY SON

Tickets £11 STUDIO (seated) Buy two shows for £19.80 Buy three shows for £23.10

Saturday 31 January 2015

starts 7pm

Ramesh Meyyappan presents

UK PREMIERE

BUTTERFLY

A beautiful and striking adaptation of Madame Butterfly, exploring themes of love, disappointment, loss and hope, created by Ramesh Meyyappan (Snails & Ketchup). This modern, fantastical piece uses visually poetic narrative and movement, and exquisite, handcrafted puppets to tell the tragic tale of Butterfly, a kitemaker, whose lover has left her alone and isolated. “absolutely breathtaking... utterly delightful” InkPot Reviews. “equal parts gorgeous and gutting” Straits Times.

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CEC/Spotted Stripes Circus present

starts 7pm UK/WORLD PREMIERE

A double bill of tantalising new work. Italian company CEC presents the UK premiere of a contemporary elaboration of Tristan and Isolde’s tragedy – a perfect day, a perfect world, but suddenly it all gets twisted. Then, new Scottish contemporary circus company Spotted Stripes retells the classic horror of Frankenstein from the point of view of the monster in this dynamic and challenging multi-media theatre spectacular.

Sunday 1 February 2015 Velo Theatre presents

starts 7pm UK PREMIERE

AND THEN HE ATE ME

The house is the story...

A little fragile house, a potent symbol of welcoming hearth and home, becomes an arena for all our fears when the wolf waits threateningly outside.

A theatre of images and emotions, an illustrated book, a visual theatre piece which explores the poetry and symbolism of house and home. A show about time, about love, about the everlasting fears that lurk within us all.

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FAMILY ...one for the kids

Monday 8 - Wednesday 31 December

(previews Sunday 7 December)

starts 10.30am & 1.30pm (Sat - Thu), 4pm (selected dates)

FROZEN CHARLOTTE PRODUCTIONS AND ABERDEEN PERFORMING ARTS PRESENT Yes

No

Are you a Robin?

Do you have some spare time on your wings?

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ROBIN

With more Christmas mail than ever before we need Robins like you who can get the job done!

This Christmas, Robin (not so reliant) will be getting his feathers a twist, But we guarantee first class fun and seasonal cheer will be delivered (on time).

A new show for everyone aged between 3 and 6 and their families and friends from the makers of A Million Miles Away… and Too Many Penguins? £8.80 (previews £5.50) Nurseries & schools £5.50 STUDIO (seated)

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Saturday 21 February 2015

starts 1.30pm & 3.30pm

macrobert and Fish & Game present

THE POLAR BEARS GO WILD

If you’re aged 5 or under, then here’s the show for you! Get here on your skis/snowshoes/tractor - Or paddle your canoe…

Brave explorers wanted to join two friendly (but slightly naughty) Polar Bears on the adventure of a lifetime. Where are they going? What will they get up to next? And have they got enough sandwiches (Polar Bears love sandwiches, everyone knows that)?

With music, laughter and quite a lot of cheekiness, The Polar Bears Go Wild is the perfect treat for young audiences. Remember to keep hold of your ice cream - Polar Bears are always hungry!

£7.70 Family of 4 £26.40

STUDIO (seated)

FAMILY SHOWTIME!

Friday 13 - Sunday 15 February 2015 MH

Wednesday 8 - Thursday 9 July 2015 HMT

THE SINGING KETTLE

BEN AND HOLLY’S LITTLE KINGDOM

Friday 10 - Saturday 11 July 2015 HMT

SING-ALONG-A FROZEN Monday 10 - Tuesday 11 August 2015 HMT

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GIVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THE CHANCE TO BE TRANSPORTED TO MAGICAL WORLDS OF MAKE-BELIEVE. Tickets £7.70 Family of 4 £26.40 Buy four shows for £5.50 per ticket Monday 6 April 2015

starts 2pm

Lempen Puppet Theatre Company presents

LITTLE FRANKENSTEIN

Semi-famous puppeteer Frank Stein has had enough with his badly made puppets. Taking inspiration from the scientist Dr Frankenstein, and with the help of the audience he creates a new real live puppet that is destined to change this life forever! A gentle horror for little horrors...and a treat not to be missed!

Thursday 9 April 2015

starts 2pm

Puppetstate Theatre Company presents

THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES

This tells the inspiring story of a shepherd who plants a forest, acorn by acorn, transforming a barren wasteland. As much a touching tale as it is a hilarious puppet show, making us see the difference one man (and his dog!) can make to the world.

Saturday 11 April 2015

starts 2pm

Puppet Lab presents

TWITAWOO

Twitawoo is a brand new show from the Puppet Lab, which brings to life a host of fabulous Scottish woodland creatures. Funny and mischievous, the forest friends share their adventures and invite you to help them look after their home.

Tuesday 14 April 2015

starts 2pm

Crooked Timber Theatre presents

LIANG AND THE MAGIC PAINTBRUSH

Liang dreams of being a painter but is too poor to buy himself a paintbrush. Join him on a magical adventure to find out if dreams really can come true. This inventive and gentle show for all the family combines charming wooden puppets, shadow theatre, origami, live painting and video images.

Thursday 16 April 2015

starts 2pm

Norwich Puppet Theatre presents

RED RIDING HOOD

We have all heard the tale of Little Red Riding Hood, but which story do you know? Stay alert as events will unravel in ways you may not expect, bringing a fresh twist to a well-loved tale – a feast of visual innovation and extraordinary puppet theatre with original music and song.

Saturday 18 April 2015

starts 2pm

Komedia presents

PITSCHI, THE KITTEN WITH DREAMS

Pitschi the kitten lives with her brothers and sisters on a farm high up in the Swiss Alps. She dreams of being something else – a chicken, perhaps, or a goat, or a bunny. Pitschi goes on an exciting adventure around the farm to meet the other animals, but finally discovers that she can be happy by being exactly what she is.

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CREATING A SPARK

Did you know Aberdeen Performing Arts was the FIRST and remains the ONLY arts organisation in Scotland to have the Customer Service Excellence award?

This rigorous customer standards scheme is a hallmark of quality and is a trademark of the Cabinet Office.

What’s your point of view?

Aberdeen Performing Arts is committed to delivering the highest quality service for our customers to enjoy their experience in our venues. Our customer service team are continually working towards improving the service and would be delighted to hear about the service you encountered during or after your show.

Please simply pick up a feedback form or email feedback@aberdeenperformingarts.com We will respond when requested within five working days or we will acknowledge your feedback within three working days and give a full response within 14 working days.

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SPACELS STIL LE AVAILANBUARY FOR JASSES CLA If you want to be part of the creative life of APA, if you want to start a lifelong relationship with our venues - His Majesty’s Theatre, the Music Hall and The Lemon Tree and if you are aged between 2 - 19, then Engage! is for you.

APA Youth Theatre APA Youth Theatre gives young people aged 5 – 18 the opportunity to get involved in drama, nurtures young creative talent and helps build creativity, confidence and communication skills.

We run our youth theatre with the same ethos as a professional company and we work with professional theatre artists in a supportive environment.

In addition to our weekly drama classes you can get involved in other projects.

Our young actors have performed nationally and internationally from San Francisco to Stavanger.

APA PLAY (Primary 1 – 3)

INTERMEDIATE YOUTH THEATRE

Saturday mornings – Creating a spark of fun by introducing children to the world of theatre through fun and engaging games and stories.

(Secondary 3 - 4) Wednesday evenings – Creating a spark of understanding by honing performance skills and learning how to stage a production.

APA CREATE (Primary 4 – 7) Saturday mornings – Creating a spark of confidence by developing acting skills and a love for the performing arts!

JUNIOR YOUTH THEATRE

SENIOR YOUTH THEATRE (Secondary 5 - 6) Tuesday evenings – Igniting the sparks by challenging skills, learning how to work with scripts and producing high quality theatre performances.

(Secondary 1 - 2) Thursday evenings – a spark of creativity by developing theatre making skills through creating short plays and performances.

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INSPIRING | EXPLORING | ENGAGING APA Youth Music From an early age, music can play a huge role in our lives - for enjoyment, stimulation, creativity and learning. Our youth music programme offers a range of opportunities to introduce musicmaking, hone skills, create with others and learn from the best.

TEENY TINY TUNES (2 - 4 years) Creating the first spark through a fun, colourful and interactive music experience for wee ones and their grown ups.

JUNIOR GLEE (Primary 4 – 7) Pick a song you love, add a harmony or two and perform it with style. Singing is an excellent way for aspiring young musicians to get to grips with harmony and musical choices.

SENIOR GLEE (Secondary 1 – 6) Using song and singing to develop musicianship, arrangement choices of a range of music and a slick and professional performance style.

CREATIVE MUSIC INDUSTRIES (Secondary 3 – 19 years) Creating a spark of initiative with aspiring songwriters and bands. Write a song, record it, release it and play a gig at The Lemon Tree – with the help of some top musicians.

Creative learning is at the heart of everything we do, engaging and inspiring young people of all ages and abilities to explore and participate in music making and drama.

Our programmes and projects are led by experienced industry professionals in a safe and friendly environment. We offer you art form skills and techniques to a high level, performance opportunities on our stages and the chance to have fun and make friends.

All classes cost £50 per term and there are three 10 week terms per year.

Your chance to get involved and be creative.

Come and create a spark with APA Find out about our classes, about our workshop programme, how our programme can help you achieve Arts Award accreditation or any other query about creative learning email

creativelearning@aberdeenperformingarts.com or call 01224 337664.

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DISCOVER THE LEMON TREE...

JANUARY

WHAT ABOUT...

Fri 2 Jan Bad Manners Tue 13 Jan Stuart MacBride Book Launch

Lounge

10

Lounge

23

Wednesday 14 Saturday 17 January 2015 Scottish Ballet

The Nutcracker

Sat 17 Jan Moving Pictures Lounge Sat 24 Jan Freshly Squeezed Theatre Studio Fri 30 Jan Craig Hill Lounge Tristissimo/Welcome my Son (manipulate) Studio Sat 31 Jan Music and Moving Images Lounge Butterfly (manipulate) Studio

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If you want to be part of the creative life of APA and if you are aged between 2 - 19, then Engage! is for you.

Fri 6 Feb

And Then He Ate Me (manipulate) Prides

Studio Lounge

Northern Arc

Karine Polwart with Sigrid Moldestad

Wed 18 Feb Thu 19 Feb Fri 20 Feb Sat 21 Feb Tue 24 Feb Wed 25 Feb Thu 26 Feb

100 100 100 Patrick Monahan Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle Sanitise Benny Gallagher Esperi DJ Yoda The Polar Bears Go Wild Netting (PPP) Netting (PPP) Netting (PPP) The Fair Intellectual Club

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Studio Studio Studio Studio

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Lounge Studio Lounge Lounge Lounge Studio Lounge Lounge Lounge Studio

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Lounge Lounge Studio

30 30 27

Lounge

7

Lounge

5

Thursday 26 February 2015 Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company

Park

Fri 27 Feb Netting (PPP) Sat 28 Feb Netting (PPP) Romeo & Juliet

SPACES STILL AVAILABLE FOR JANUARY 2015 CLASSES! Sun 1 Feb

Saturday 7 February 2015

Wed 11 Feb Thu 12 Feb Fri 13 Feb Sat 14 Feb Mon 16 Feb

WHAT ABOUT...

FEBRUARY

WHAT ABOUT...

AT A GLANCE

MARCH Thu 5 Mar Alasdair Roberts Fri 6 Mar Fit Like Records Showcase

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Wednesday 11 March 2015 1pm Culture Café

Christopher Brookmyre (writer)

Fri 13 Mar The Selecter Sat 14 Mar Dr Feelgood John Shuttleworth Sun 15 Mar Stiff Little Fingers Wed 18 Mar The Poozies Fri 20 Mar Midge Ure Love 2.0 Sun 22 Mar King King and Laurence Jones Tue 24 Mar Fat Alice (PPP) Wed 25 Mar Fat Alice (PPP) Thu 26 Mar Fat Alice (PPP)

WHAT ABOUT...

Lounge

Lounge Lounge Studio Lounge Lounge Lounge Studio

11 12 24 12 20 7 29

Lounge Lounge Lounge Lounge

18 30 30 30

Thursday 26 March 2015 Ensemble Season

Dunedin Consort Bach’s St Matthew Passion

Fri 27 Mar Fat Alice (PPP) Long Live the Little Knife Sat 28 Mar Fat Alice (PPP) Susan Calman Mon 30 Mar Andrew Montgomery

Lounge

30

Studio Lounge Studio Lounge

29 30 22 13

Mànran Lounge Watchfires Album Launch Lounge

20 5

APRIL Fri 3 Apr Sat 4 Apr

Friday 3 April 2015 Northern Arc

Karen Matheson Band with Erland Viko Trio

Sun 5 Apr Robin Trower Lounge Mon 6 Apr Little Frankenstein – PAF Studio

WHAT ABOUT...

WHAT ABOUT...

Sat 7 Mar Yolanda Brown

WHAT ABOUT...

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Wednesday 8 April 2015 1pm Culture Café

Maxwell Quartet (string quartet)

Thu 9 Apr The Man Who Planted Trees - PAF Fri 10 Apr And the Beat Goes On Sat 11 Apr Twitawoo – PAF Mon 13 Apr Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Tue 14 Apr Liang & the Magic Paintbrush – PAF Thu 16 Apr Red Riding Hood – PAF Sat 18 Apr Pitschi, the Kitten with Dreams - PAF Mon 20 Apr Andrew Lawrence Fri 24 Apr Limehouse Lizzy Sat 25 Apr Graham Parker and Brinsley Schwarz Tue 28 Apr No Nothing (PPP) Wed 29 Apr No Nothing (PPP) Thu 30 Apr No Nothing (PPP)

Studio Studio Studio

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Lounge

13

Studio Studio

34 34

Studio Lounge Lounge

34 25 16

Lounge Lounge Lounge Lounge

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NEED TO KNOW...

BUYING TICKETS In person: at the Music Hall or HMT (Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm) or take a chance on the door, The Lemon Tree box office opens just before every show.

On the phone: call 01224 641122 Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm.

Online: aberdeenperformingarts.com has all the latest listings and ticket info.

WHERE IS IT? You will find The Lemon Tree right behind Marischal College on West North Street – just in case you’re not sure, here’s a map:

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Bon Accord Harriet St Car Park

By bus: there is a bus stop right outside and we’re just round the corner from Union St, King St and Broad St so lots of buses By car: try the car parks at Frederick St, Marischall College and Gallowgate.

Street Union

HOW MUCH? We’ve printed the whole price of ticket in the brochure, this includes the booking fee (the only extra you’ll have to pay for is postage, but why not print your own at home?) – there could well be discounts for students, children, over 60s or APA Friends – just ask or check online.

DO I SIT OR STAND? A bit of both – we try and create the right atmosphere for each gig, some will have seats, some won’t – we’ve tried to list it where we can here.

If it says ‘doors’ then that’s when the doors open and you get inside for a drink. If it says ‘start’ that’s when the show starts. Some shows have support acts, we can’t always confirm this until nearer the time and ‘start’ can mean the start of the support act, not the main act

HOW OLD DO I HAVE TO BE? All ages are welcome, but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and under 18s can’t be near the bars.

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Aberdeen Performing Arts is a charity registered in Scotland. No: SCO33733

WHAT DO THE TIMES MEAN?

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Return address: Aberdeen Box Office, Aberdeen AB10 1QS

NEED TO KNOW...

BUYING TICKETS In person: at the Music Hall or HMT (Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm) or take a chance on the door, The Lemon Tree box office opens just before every show.

On the phone: call 01224 641122 Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm.

Online: aberdeenperformingarts.com has all the latest listings and ticket info.

t duc Via

Schoolhill

Street Union

et King Stre

St rth t No Wes

t oun em Ros

Bon Accord Harriet St Car Park

WHERE IS IT? You will find The Lemon Tree right behind Marischal College on West North Street – just in case you’re not sure, here’s a map: By bus: there is a bus stop right outside and we’re just round the corner from Union St, King St and Broad St so lots of buses By car: try the car parks at Frederick St, Marischall College and Gallowgate.

HOW MUCH? We’ve printed the whole price of ticket in the brochure, this includes the booking fee (the only extra you’ll have to pay for is postage, but why not print your own at home?) – there could well be discounts for students, children, over 60s or APA Friends – just ask or check online.

A bit of both – we try and create the right atmosphere for each gig, some will have seats, some won’t – we’ve tried to list it where we can here.

WHAT DO THE TIMES MEAN? If it says ‘doors’ then that’s when the doors open and you get inside for a drink. If it says ‘start’ that’s when the show starts. Some shows have support acts, we can’t always confirm this until nearer the time and ‘start’ can mean the start of the support act, not the main act

HOW OLD DO I HAVE TO BE? All ages are welcome, but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and under 18s can’t be near the bars.

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Aberdeen Performing Arts is a charity registered in Scotland. No: SCO33733

DO I SIT OR STAND?

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