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Concert The Flaming LipsVenue: Glasgow Kelvingrove Bandstand Dates: 27 July 2026 Some concerts begin with a bang. The Flaming Lips began theirs in another dimension. Rather than opening with a familiar anthem, Wayne Coyne and company drifted into the closing passage of minor hit single It Overtakes Me, a deep cut from At War with The Mystics. It was […]

Concert Pulp Venue: Paris Zenith – La Villette Dates: 6 July 2026 Fourteen years is a long time to leave a city waiting. Having last played at the city’s L’Olympia venue in 2012, it was no surprise that this show had been sold out for months. There was an electric vibe pulsing through the room that had nothing

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,

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,

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

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