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Nobody’s Empire: An Evening With Stuart Murdoch

Join Stuart Murdoch for an evening of reading, songs and a live Q&A at Summerhall, in celebration of his debut novel, Nobody's Empire.

Nobody’s Empire: An Evening With Stuart Murdoch

About Nobody’s Empire: An Evening With Stuart Murdoch

17th October 2024
7pm
Summerhall
1 Summerhall , Edinburgh South EH9 1PL
£20 + BF
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Stuart Murdoch is a Scottish musician, composer, writer and filmmaker, and the lead singer and songwriter for the iconic Glasgow-based band Belle and Sebastian.

Since forming in the mid-1990s, the band has released twelve studio albums to high acclaim, including, ‘Tigermilk’ and ‘If You’re Feeling Sinister’. The band enjoys a faithful worldwide audience, filling such venues as The Hollywood Bowl and Radio City Music Hall.

In 2010 his online diaries were collected into his first book, ‘The Celestial Café’. In 2012 Murdoch scripted, composed and directed the movie, ‘God Help The Girl’, a musical coming-of-age drama starring Olly Alexander from Years & Years.

An outspoken advocate for sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Murdoch is an Ambassador for the Open Medicine Foundation working to promote awareness of ME/CFS.

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