Shirley Manson's Edinburgh Castle Gig: Past & Present

It's April 3rd.

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Garbage is gearing up for a huge return to Edinburgh, headlining at the castle on July 11th,

with support from goodbye Mr. McKenzie.

Leadsinger Shirley Manson, who's plastered on Lothian buses promoting the gig, is opening

up about her deep roots in the city and what live music.

Still means after all these years.

She's no stranger to the stage here, having come back earlier this year for intimate charity

shows to help Palestinian kids reuniting with her old.

Angelfish bandmates from before Garbage blew up.

Manson grew up in Stockbridge and calls Edinburgh her forever home, carrying its tenacity and

family values no matter where she goes.

As the scoff-fronting in American band, she feels like an orphan in the music world,

not quite fitting on Scottish lists or claiming British or American.

Labels.

Toreng's gotten brutal too, even for a legacy act like them, with only 10 out of 40 US

shows breaking even last time.

Lately, she's been reflecting hard through personal storms, like hip surgery, long COVID,

and losing her dad, a humble church elder whose bookshelves inspired her.

One track even came together as she questioned life and aging.

That castle ramparts gig could top her career, letting her blend past and present right

above the city that made her, before a slow walk down the mound to soak it all in.