Indian Summer

Indian Summer is a new high-class two-day party bringing together all the best bits of a festival experience, calling it a weekender, and hosting in it in the prettiest little park in Glasgow.

The line-up rocks with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Antony and the Johnsons, Yo La Tengo, The Fall, Gang of Four, Hot Chip, Tapes n Tapes, Ben Kweller, The 1990's, Broken Social Scene, the Guillemots, Tilly and the Wall and Scissors For Lefty all booked for the main stage. There's a tonne of proven talent here that has been picked and put together to form a wild brethren of musicians. There are no weak links, they're all strong acts that have credibility and showmanship and good current sounds and it's the kind of festival that people who are in bands will go to, because the acts have been booked with time and taste, and it shows.

The Scottish music scene is thriving and this event reflects the taste for lo-fi, dirty, indie rock and roll, but proves that this isn't confined to popular play lists by including established acts from the past. The Fall and the Gang of four (their first Scottish gig for twenty five years) will make a showing, adding raw attitude and experience, and all the other bands have earned their followings doing time on the gig circuit.

Drawing on a mellow theme, the Southern Comfort Fat Tuesday dance tent features Optimo Espacio (original, unconstrained classics) and Melting Pot (proper disco), two mighty Glasgow favourites, as well as an unbelievable A-team of guests. Matthew Herbert (boundary pushing modern electronica) is riding high with his new album 'Scale', and has just been announced as the latest edition, and he will be joining the likes of Maurice Fulton, Amp Fiddler (sweet sounds from soul's heyday), the Butch Cassidy Sound System, Bill Brewster and Quiet Village (cosmic disco). They represent some of the most eclectic and skilled electronic live acts in demand right now, pushing out disco, reggae, funk, samples, jazz, hip-hop, early soul, underground and rare breaks. In the cosy confines of a souped-up little tent in Victoria Park, this seems too good to be true.

The promising thing about this is that it'll be a world away from the dirty, scummy and increasingly tedious big festivals, where you can be sure that there'll be some bangers to ruin your day, or a million pieces of rubbish strewn around because the organisers can't be arsed to provide bins. Victoria Park in the West End is a hidden gem, considered the best in town, and the area earmarked for the event is cosy, and as such hopefully the relaxation part of the day will come true. It's everyone's pet hate to end up cruising around all day at a festival, always looking for the next good thing. Here there are nice little wooded areas to meander through, and some solidly-made picnic tables where you can casually munch your lunch within sight of the main stage; where all the good things have been rounded up for your listening delight.

The Fat Tuesday Tent should be a crazy, surreal and enjoyable experience. They are helping to make the crossover from crazy festivals to more stylish jubilees: more fields and hills than raves and pills. We visited the Fat Tuesday events in Glasgow and Ibiza, and both were wildly original pleasures to attend. This new version is lined up to be as mellow and magical, and freshly rearranged for summer. With bands and tunes which are quite offbeat and underground it's not exactly going to draw a populist crowd, and Antony and the Johnsons is sure to scare away any chav contingent.

It looks set to be a top class weekend of mellow partying, and compared to the other bigger, badder festivals in Scotland, it looks cool, clean and cutting edge. The founders of this event wanted to host "an outdoor event that captured the vibe of the mid 60s" - let's hope they succeed. The Skinny will see you in the park for some free loving.