Concert: Mull Historical Society/ Sister John Venue: Stirling TolboothDates: 11 June 2026 As an avid gig-goer I have travelled far and wide to see live music, so when not one, but two of my favourite Scottish bands announced a show in my home city I was of course doubly delighted. Generally, Glasgow and Edinburgh are the go to cities […]
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Summer has well and truly arrived, it is bloody roasting as I type this. However, a cold glass of water (or any other beverage of your choice) and some amazing tunes is all that you need and fortunately Into Creative have another batch to recommend to our discerning readers. So, read on!!!!!!!!!!!!! Artist: Various Album: Something For The
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Concert The Countess of Fife Venue: Glasgow Glad Cafe Dates: 23 May 2026 On a Saturday night in May, in the third decade of the twenty-first century, Fay Fife was still very much a Rezillo — all quick wit, punk spirit and theatrical instinct — but this time she appeared as something else too: a Countess. Wise, funny,
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Concert: Madness Venue: Falkirk KelpiesDates: 5 June 2026 Madness and I go back a long way. The first album I ever bought with my own pocket money was One Step Beyond which happened to be forty-seven years ago (gulp). I’ve seen the Nutty Boys countless times over the years and it was also the first proper band my youngest son saw live
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Crikey, it’s June already and we have had three days of glorious weather – you really cannot beat a Scottish summer!! (I am writing this as the rain is bouncing down outside). Anyway, let’s hope for more sunshine, particularly for those outdoor gigs coming up soon. Regardless if your next concert is indoors or out,
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Concert: Proud Mary Venue: Glasgow Oran MorDate: 15 May 2026 I’d heard about Proud Mary here and there over the years, but had never properly checked them out, so when the opportunity arose to see them at Glasgow’s Oran Mor, I grabbed it with both hands. Their performance took place on the same stage as the iconic ‘A Play, a Pie
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Concert: Dave Formula & Noko Venue: Glasgow, Saint Luke’sDates: 8 May 2026 It’s 2026 and here we are, watching and listening intently as Magazine’s keyboard player Dave Formula introduces the band. With his son Max on drums, singer Peter Petersen’s progeny Tim on bass duties with guitarist Noko – who played in Magazine 2009-2011 – completing the line up,
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It’s been a while since we last did an Into Scottish Creatives interview and we can think of no one more appropriate to kick things off again than with the talent that is Colin MacIntyre who has been at the forefront of the Scottish cultural scene since the early 2000s. Colin has made and released
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The sun is shining, the tunes are on and Into Creative are back to bring you new music suggestions so please have a read through of this lot, listen to some tracks and go buy the bloody records. That’s an order!!!!!!!! Artist: Cult Figures Album: Reports of PeopleLabel: Precious Recordings of London The Birmingham band Cult Figures have quite
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Concert James Grant Venue: Glasgow Cottiers Theatre Dates: 5 May 2026 There are gigs that feel formulaic, and then there are evenings that feel ordained. James Grant at Cottiers Theatre sat firmly in the latter camp — a pairing so natural it bordered on the inevitable. A former parish church turned listening room, Cottiers lent a quiet reverence
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