Glasgow's cultural calendar this week includes cartoonish, larger than life characters, boundary-pushing drama and arenas full of screaming fans. And that's just WWE.
WWE Live – Wrestlemania Revenge, The SSE Hydro, Wed Apr 8
It’s soap opera theatrics, it’s choreographed athleticism, it’s barely a sport – it’s the most pro of pro wrestling organisations, and it’s bringing the likes of John Cena, Randy Orton and Kane to the suitably mega-sized Hydro.
Murder in Three Acts, Market Gallery, until Sun Apr 19
Asli Çavuşoğlu’s live performance art piece, originally staged at the Freize Art Festival 2012, applied the jargon and detail of a forensic police examination to explore the artistic process – now you can watch the filmed results. It’s ‘NCIS: Art’, basically.
Behaviour, The Arches, Wed Apr 8-Sun May 17
The Arches’ annual festival of live performance launches on Wednesday - this week, you can check out Tim Etchells' combative art exhibition 'Fight Posters'; Dead Centre's 'Lippy', a boundary-pushing exploration of an Irish suicide pact; and Gob Squad's 21st century satire 'Western Society'.
I Am Kloot, Oran Mor, Thu Apr 9
Long-serving Manchester indie trio consisting of vocalist/guitarist John Bramwell, bassist Peter Jobson and drummer Andy Hargreaves, whose latest album – their seventh in all – ‘From There To Here’ is a soundtrack to the BBC drama series of the same name.
Sound & Vision, Glasgow Film Theatre, from Fri Apr 10
The GFT’s strand of film-and-music events kicks off on Friday with Kurt Cobain biopic 'Montage of Heck'; keep an eye out for future events including live scores from Saint Etienne and Filed Music and screenings of ‘Empire Records’, Sarah Records doc ‘My Secret World’ and Elliott Smith biopic ‘Heaven Adores Me’.
Golden Teacher, The Old Hairdressers, Fri Apr 10
A rare but welcome headline set from Glasgow's energetic live dance music generators Golden Teacher, with support from Emotional and Sham Gate.
Dara O’Briain, SECC, Fri Apr 10 & Sat Apr 11
If you’re only aware of Mr O’Briain from his residency on ‘Mock the Week’, prepare to be pleasantly surprised – he’s much funnier, smarter and skilled at handling an audience than the telly show allows him to be.
CBeebies Live: Mr Tumble's Circus, Hydro, Sat Apr 11
Justin Fletcher aka kiddie TV icon Mr Tumble brings the latest CBeebies live show to the Hydro, with a supporting cast including Aunt Polly, Grandad Tumble, Cat Sandion, Swashbuckle presenter Gem, Andy Day, Keith Fitt, Dina Lady, Gale Force, Arthur Sleep, Robert The Robot and Little Monster.
Errors, The Art School, Sat Apr 11
Glasgow's 'post-electro' ensemble, signed to Mogwai’s label Rock Action Records, close a UK tour in support of their superb forthcoming new album ‘Lease Of Life’ with a show back on native soil at The Art School.
Nicki Minaj, SSE Hydro, Sun Apr 12
The larger-than-life hip hop performer comes to the suitably oversized Hydro arena with The Pinkprint Tour (a canny nod to both Jay Z’s 'Blueprint' series and her preferred fashion statement). We've assembled a selection of her finest moments for the occasion.