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Lewis Capaldi signed Chewbacca mask up for auction – bid on it here

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Lewis Capaldi signed Chewbacca mask up for auction – bid on it here

Following an incredible weekend of music for 150,000 TRNSMT Festival fans, organisers DF Concerts have released a bid for the signed Lewis Capaldi Chewbacca mask with funds set to go to the Scottish charity Tiny Changes. The charity, which was set up by Frightened Rabbit band members to focus on mental health and making tiny changes, will benefit from the top eBay bid which was set-up by one of the festival organisers working backstage at…

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TRNSMT festival: Day 3 round-up

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TRNSMT festival: Day 3 round-up

George Ezra, Scottish superstars Lewis Capaldi and Emeli Sandé, The Kooks, The Wombats, Circa Waves, Catherine McGrath and more smashed the third day of the sold-out TRNSMT Festival 2019. As the sun set on the sold-out festival, organisers DF Concerts confirmed dates for 2020 as 10 – 12 July with a spectacular projection on Glasgow’s McLennan Arch and Trongate Clock Tower, seen by tens of thousands of fans who exited from Glasgow Green after George…

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TRNSMT festival: Day 2 round-up

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TRNSMT festival: Day 2 round-up

After a hugely successful sold-out opening day, music fans returned to the heart of Glasgow Green on Saturday for another unforgettable day of live music in the glorious Scottish sunshine for day two of TRNSMT Festival. The second day of another sold-out TRNSMT Festival featured yet another outstanding array of international stars, with artists from the likes of Australia, Canada and Norway performing at Scotland’s biggest music festival. And, for the third consecutive year, the…

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TRNSMT festival: Day 1 round-up

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TRNSMT festival: Day 1 round-up

A sun-drenched TRNSMT Festival opened the gates to thousands of music fans on Friday as Glasgow Green played host to some of the world’s biggest acts and a sold out crowd. Stormzy, Gerry Cinnamon, Example, Years & Years, AJ Tracey, The Big Moon, Inhaler, Chlobocop and more delivered an incredible festival that even featured a hugely surprising cover of Lewis Capaldi from closing act Stormzy. Opening the Main Stage on Day 1 was American pop…

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X Factor’s Lucy Spraggan to visit Edinburgh on UK tour

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X Factor’s Lucy Spraggan to visit Edinburgh on UK tour

Singer-songwriter Lucy Spraggan will visit the Liquid Room in Edinburgh later this year as part of a 32-date UK and Ireland tour. The former X Factor star is enjoying a hugely successful year, having released fifth studio album Today Was A Good Day, played Glastonbury and SXSW, toured Europe and Scandinavia with Melissa Etheridge, and completed her own US and UK headline tours. Now she continues that momentum by announcing a tour which kicks off…

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Franz Ferdinand drummer injured by “ugly piece of art”

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Franz Ferdinand drummer injured by “ugly piece of art”

Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson has pulled out of the band’s current tour after suffering an injury caused by a falling “ugly piece of art”. The Scottish indie outfit are currently out on the road playing in Europe, but over the weekend they revealed that former Portobello High School pupil Thomson was left unable to perform after injuring his finger at a hotel in Casablanca. The Glasgow-formed band were scheduled to play the Hippodrome Casa-Anfa…

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Dawes to visit Scotland on 2019 UK tour

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Dawes to visit Scotland on 2019 UK tour

Los Angeles quartet Dawes have announced a UK and European tour with performances in cities including Glasgow, London, Manchester, Barcelona and Berlin. Fresh off their extensive North American tour supporting their latest record, Passwords, the band’s highly anticipated live return will find them performing hits and fan favorites from their catalogue for a live show that Gigwise says evokes “The Grateful Dead, and the abrasive guitar interplay of Crazy Horse at their indomitable best.” Tickets…

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Kylie Minogue heading to No.1 ahead of Edinburgh Castle concerts

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Kylie Minogue heading to No.1 ahead of Edinburgh Castle concerts

Ahead of her visit to Edinburgh, Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue is heading towards a seventh UK No.1 with her latest album Step Back In Time – The Definitive Collection. The 51-year-old is believed to be outselling her closest rival, Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi, whose debut album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent is currently atop the charts. Kylie’s new album was released only two days before she performed to a massive Glastonbury crowd in…

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Catfish And The Bottlemen add Scottish dates to UK tour

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Catfish And The Bottlemen add Scottish dates to UK tour

Welsh alt-rockers Catfish And The Bottlemen have added some Scottish dates to their November arena tour. The original four gigs were announced back in April – but now the band have added shows at Aberdeen’s P&J Live on November 7 and Glasgow’s SSE Hydro on November 8. Tickets go on general sale this Friday, July 5 at 10am. The four-piece headline TRNSMT festivals in July. Catfish And The Bottlemen tour dates: NOVEMBER 4 – Birmingham…

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Watch: Belle and Sebastian share video for latest single and announce new album

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Watch: Belle and Sebastian share video for latest single and announce new album

Scottish indie favourites Belle and Sebastian have announced a new album to be released in September. The news arrives with first single Sister Buddha and its accompanying video, which can be seen here. New album Days of the Bagnold Summer began life as a 2012 award-winning graphic novel by Joff Winterhart, was turned into a feature film and the directorial debut of Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner), and is now a wonderful, rich,…

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