May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
So the somewhat bizarrely titled ‘V’ tour for 2027 begins by heading to the Antipodes in February. And as even the biggest names in music seemingly struggle to break even touring in the current climate (this is warning that tickets WILL NOT BE CHEAP – Simple Minds aren’t really known for considering their fans’ financial…
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The tour new is beginning to trickle in. Firstly, one that has been swirling about the rumour mill for the past couple of weeks now with the band headlining on Sunday 13th September for the Radio 2 in the Park weekender in Stirling. Does Radio 2 not realise how bad the weather gets in Scotland…
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It’s been a lovely first week away from not any longer stressing about uni studies and just being able to get out of bed when I want and CHILL. At this time of year I struggle to sleep well. Not because the weather is warm – fat chance in Glasgow! It’s because the days are…
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It had been almost nine months to the day since first seeing Hamish Hawk perform Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0 at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Myself and the OH enjoyed so much that we’d wish we could have gone back the following night to see it all over again. So when…
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I decided it was a good idea to head on down earlier than I normally would for a queue wait. Not too much earlier, mind. I had to be mindful of how much time I’d spend on my feet. I was hopeful that it being the second of the two shows and it not being…
Read full post “The Twilight Sad (+ Theo Bleak, Deary) – Barrowland Ballroom – 06/05/2026” »
The weather has been wonderful in Glasgow lately. It was finally feeling like spring had arrived. But nothing lasts forever, and certainly that is true of sunny, warm conditions afforded this fair city. We were back to type – grey skies and the constant threat of rain (if not actual precipitation). It was an early…
It had been a loooong wait. Firstly, because it wasn’t easy to watch episodes of The Late Late Show when Craig was hosting it. Secondly, the only gig I had ever seen him do in the UK happened during the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 and it just wasn’t possible at that time to do that…
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Glasgow has FINALLY hit on a run of warm, sunny weather. Yay! Just in time for two of the best gigs. The first of which happened last night at St Luke’s where Brooke Combe was playing the first of two nights at the venue. I think I had one of my most enjoyable queuing sessions…
Read full post “Brooke Combe (+ Alice Faye/Muireann Bradley) – St Luke’s – 23/04/2026” »
It was a dreich old day on Wednesday in Glasgow. It wasn’t much better in Edinburgh. That’s where I was headed, more specifically to Assai Records in Edinburgh for an in-store acoustic set and album signing by James and Andy of The Twilight Sad. Their new album, It’s the Long Goodbye, was released last Friday. …
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Simple Minds are performing a one-off show in the United States in November as part of the Darker Waves festival in Huntington Beach, California on 14 November 2026. There are fan pre-sale tickets available tomorrow 2 April from 10am PST, general sales commence one hour later. (That seems hardly worth the effort IMO – also,…