Nas: O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street

Multi-platinum selling Brooklyn rapper, producer and part-time actor Nas takes his debut album Illmatic on tour for its 21st anniversary, with only three headline dates in the UK along with a festival appearance at Wireless in London.

Support from Glasgow grime up-and-comer Shogun.

Blink-182: The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way

American pop-punk masters who, despite the juvenile approach, have become elder statesmen of the scene, helping many a now grown-up musician through the teenage years.

Now featuring Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio after Tom DeLonge's departure.