We Were Promised Jetpacks
Nov 20
DREAMING, NOT SLEEPING When: 15 November 2018 Where: Saint Luke’s Support: Fiskur WWPJ are one of the many very good Scottish indie rock bands and one of the best – if only we had more than four albums in ten years to enjoy. Not surprisingly the show is sold out. The setting is dramatic: the band are dwarfed by the huge WWPJ banner hanging behind them and which the lighting...
Nada Surf
Apr 24
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY – HEAVEN IS A SMALL VENUE SPACE IN GLASGOW When: 23 April 2018 Where: Stereo Support: none This gig was part of the ‘Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Let Go’ tour and we got a lot of Nada Surf! Their first set was the Let Go album in full and then they took a short break and came back and played another set. It is one of their best albums, capturing all...
Elbow
Mar 07
“SORRY WE’RE LATE” Where: SSE Hydro When: 5 March 2018 Support: John Grant This gig was supposed to happen three days earlier on Friday night but snow intervened; however, the venue was free on Monday night, which as Guy Garvey pointed out was very lucky as normally you have to book a year in advance for the Hydro. So we gathered (or rather about, Guy estimated, three-quarters of the original...
Sway
Jan 15
FOUR TO THE FLOOR Where: King Tut’s When: 14 January 2018 Support: Plastic Poetry; Pretty Villain; The Vanities This was part of the ‘King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution 2018’ where the venue showcases the Scotland’s best emerging artists’ over 16 days. Tonight there were 4 bands. The nature of these night is that the crowd, other than a small core, tends to change with each band as family and...
Idlewild
Dec 22
HOPE IS IMPORTANT Where: O2 ABC When: 20 December 2017 Support: Scribe Pederson and Owl John One of the best gigs I have ever attended was Idlewild at the Hammersmith Palais in 2007 and so was very excited about this evening and while this show did not quite hit the 2007 heights I was not disappointed. This was the second of two shows at the ABC to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of The Remote...
Public Service Broadcasting
Oct 21
See how they wheel and bank and glide – perfect Where: Barrowland When: 18 October 2017 Support: Palace PSB on paper seem to be the epitome of nerd music – their albums and EPs are based around historical events (Second World War, The Race For Space, the rise and decline of the South Wales coal industry) and use extensively historical recordings, including propaganda and public information...
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