Inhaler – O2 Academy, Glasgow
The Show Must Go On – Inhaler deliver a night to remember despite health struggles When have you “made it” as an artist? How do you know? Is it selling out a headline show? Or simply playing a headline show? Is it a headline tour? An international tour? Are venues important? Venues of a certain…
Maximo Park – Queen’s Hall
Maximo Park are thrilled to play the Queen’s Hall for the first time, even when things don’t go exactly to plan. The music of Maximo Park, the indie rock outfit from northeast England, has been called many things over the band’s 20-plus-year history, including – but not limited to – “intellectual”, “energetic”, “intense”, “political”, “optimistic”,…
The National – Edinburgh Castle
No matter how many times you’ve seen The National live before, you never quite know what their next performance will deliver: Chaos; Ecstasy; Frivolity; Indignation; the Apocalypse. Just about anything is possible. The darkly solemn lyrics of frontman Matt Berninger coupled with the delicately euphoric indie rock tones of his six bandmates are a heady…
Bleachers – Barrowland Ballroom
On their triumphant return to Glasgow, Bleachers prove that the only way from here is up – and two saxophones are better than one! Bleachers’ frontman Jack Antonoff alleges that the first and only time his band played in Glasgow there were nine people in the audience. Speaking to fans who were in attendance that…
The Vaccines – Barrowland Ballroom
No-one else does glamorous indie rock and roll quite like The Vaccines. When The Vaccines emerged onto the UK music scene with their debut album in 2011 they immediately landed themselves in no-band’s land. Pop music was in a transitional phase with the girls (Rhianna, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Adele) on top and the folk…
Gregory Alan Isakov – SWG3 Galvaniser’s
Gregory Alan Isakov may have set down roots in the US state of Colorado, both figuratively and literally, but he is very much at home in Scotland. It’s unsurprising, given this country’s traditions of crofting and folk music – vocations that still go hand in hand to this day – but he also lived in…
Far From Saints – Oran Mor
Far From Saints made their Scottish debut with an intimate, sold out show in Glasgow, giving fans a sneak preview of their live sound and forthcoming album, ahead of some high profile stadium support gigs and summer festivals this year. It may have been only their third live performance as a band but Far From…
10 Must-see shows at Celtic Connections 2023
Enduring the short, dark days of late December in Scotland deserves reward – deserves celebration, in fact – and the best way to celebrate any season in this country is with live music. In dark times, more than ever, we need this; coming together to listen and share stories, to dance, to sing, is the…
Marcus Mumford – SWG3 TV Studio
Marcus Mumford’s (self-titled) is one of this year’s best albums. However you want to qualify it – by genre, by gender, by place of origin, by personnel – it’s a stunning piece of work. The songwriting is imbued with vulnerability, integrity, joy and resolution; the performances reflect a deep respect for and cohesion with the…
Brett Young – O2 Academy Glasgow
As the shutters roll up on Glasgow’s O2 Academy at precisely 7pm there is a queue bunched along the footpath south, past the bus shelter, 150 meters to the corner of the block, and another 50 metres past the bend. The O2 priority queue runs half the width and the full length of the building…
Kaiser Chiefs – OVO Hydro
Seasoned indie rockers Kaiser Chiefs proved worth their billing at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on Friday night. The “All Together” Tour arrived in Glasgow at the end of a long week for Ricky Wilson. An exceptional off night at London’s O2 last Saturday gave fans and music press cause for concern that the Kaiser Chiefs’ singer…
Jamie T – O2 Academy Glasgow
Jamie T is back in the game! The indie punk poet kicked off his first headline tour in five years at Glasgow’s O2 Academy – the first of two sold out shows at this venue. Where it’s typical for big acts to schedule gaps in their tours for adding extra shows once the original dates…
Maggie Rogers – O2 Academy Glasgow
November this year begins, as we’ve come to expect, mild and rainy. It’s an otherwise innocuous Tuesday, perfect for doing nothing after a weekend – and Monday – revelling in our first proper Halloween celebrations for three years. Maggie Rogers has other plans though; she wants us to be together, to dance and sing and…
Maximo Park – Barrowland Ballroom
Paul Smith is selling socks at the Barrowlands. “We’ve got three-hundred pairs to shift,” the Maximo Park frontman tells his attendant audience, “and tea towels!” Hosiery and kitchen linens may not be conventional stock at most indie rock concerts but in the face of unsustainable economic structures and an industry in crisis, creative merchandising is…
Maximo Park – Boiler Shop
Maximo Park kicked off their first proper UK headline tour in four years with an exuberant sold-out hometown show at Newcastle’s Boiler Shop on Saturday night. Having been rescheduled from the early summer due to ongoing restrictions the show took place just two and half weeks since the band last performed in the city. On…
The Big Moon – Summerhall
If there was ever any question over the popularity of guitar bands in the last few years consider this; The Big Moon are on their second round of touring through the UK since releasing their sophomore record at the beginning of January. And they’ve only gone and sold the place out! Following on from a…
Bear’s Den – Newcastle University Student Union
On their second round of touring in the UK this year Bear’s Den have perfected a balance between arena rock and acoustic folk, packing out large clubs while performing with astonishing intimacy to an ever expanding and keenly devoted fan base. The second-to-last night of this run finds the band, performing as a six-piece, in…
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2019
Driving south on the A9 through heavy rain and roadworks, the euphoric sunshine of the past 3 days seems almost otherworldly. Through the misty grey comes a flood of memories; of music, dancing, food; friends, family and strangers – aliens – and did I see a polar bear? Only at Belladrum!! In its 16th incarnation…
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