Music Festivals
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MusicBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra announce Tectonics lineup, featuring Thurston Moore, Bill Wells and more
Since the inaugural year of its Scottish incarnation in 2013, the Tectonics Festival (9-11 May) sees the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra collaborating with a... Read more »| 11 Feb 2014 -
ReviewsCeltic Connections: Bill Callahan / The Deep Dark Woods / Cath and Phil Tyler @ O2 ABC, 1 February
In contrast to the clockwork brackishness of Saturday night Sauchiehall Street, Celtic Connections winds down with a set from Drag City enigma, Bill Callahan... Read more »| 10 Feb 2014 -
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Beacons Festival announces 2014 lineup, with Hookworms, DARKSIDE, The Fall and many more
The Beacons Festival announce a strong bill, including Jon Hopkins, Hookworms, East India Youth and more Read more »| 06 Feb 2014 -
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Celtic Connections: Mogwai / RM Hubbert @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 28 January
As much a charismatic banter machine as he is an emotionally charged singer-songwriter, RM Hubbert has the vast hall completely captivated and respectfully s... Read more »| 03 Feb 2014 -
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Programme announced for the Glasgow Music and Film Festival
Glasgow Music and Film Festival (GMFF) announced its programme today, with special events and screenings featuring artists including legendary synth pioneers Goblin, Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES, indie rockers Admiral Fallow and rapper Danny Brown Read more »| 21 Jan 2014 -
MusicLost Map announce new festival for 2014
With his new imprint Lost Map firing on all cylinders, it seems life post-Fence Collective is going swimmingly for Johnny Lynch, aka The Pictish Trail. The m... Read more »| 10 Dec 2013
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Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia @ Camp and Furnace, 27-28 September
As one of the most anticipated dates in Liverpool’s gigging calendar, this year the onus on Psych Fest was to open the weekender to a bigger audience t... Read more »| 02 Oct 2013 -
ReviewsSpinning Coin / The Yawns / Orzelda @ Music Language Festival, 7 Sep
Reminders of Glasgow’s fading industrial heritage are not hard to find. Disused warehouses are plentiful in this city, which is handy if – l... Read more »| 16 Sep 2013 -
MusicDay Tripping: Liverpool Psych Fest returns for a second year
Plug in, wig out and feel the love for Liverpool Psych Fest's sophomore outing Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
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Summercamp festival, Liverpool, 24-25 Aug
It's a bank holiday weekend, and Liverpool International Music Festival and everything else that's going on seem perfectly aligned as the sun beams down on t... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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In Pictures: Sunday at Beacons 2013
In Pictures: Beacons 2013 Rolling reportage from our two intrepid photographers, running like headless chickens around Beacons festival's second outing at H... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
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In Pictures: Saturday at Beacons 2013
In Pictures: Beacons 2013 Rolling reportage from our two intrepid photographers, running like headless chickens around Beacons festival's second outing at H... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
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In Pictures: Friday at Beacons 2013
In Pictures: Beacons 2013 Rolling reportage from our two intrepid photographers, running like headless chickens around Beacons festival's second outing at H... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
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Beacons Day Three @ Heslaker Farm, Skipton, 18 Aug
We round off our three days of coverage from Beacons festival with waves of psychedelia courtesy of Moon Duo and Hookworms, star turns from Fatima, Theo Parrish and Andres, and a transcendental set from James Holden. We got the post-festival blues Read more »| 20 Aug 2013 -
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Beacons Day Two @ Heslaker Farm, Skipton, 17 Aug
In the second of our live reports from Beacons, a riotous set from Gold Panda proves the stealth highlight of Saturday, while Bicep and Bondax bring the party, and Local Natives soothe frayed nerves with their calming brand of swoon-gaze Read more »| 18 Aug 2013