Flipping The ‘V’ Down Under – Tour Dates Confirmed
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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A Stirling Gig and Antipodean Travels Abound
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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Flipping The ‘V’ To The (Monkey Wanking) Fans
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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Goodbye Uni, Hello … ?
My four years of Open University studies has come to an end. It ended with such an anti-climax. I hadn’t foreseen that I would not be melancholy about my study days being over. I thought that I would desire continuing on. But this final module (AKA academic year) has been such a hurdle I am…
Hamish Hawk – Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0 – Oran Mor – 10/05/2026
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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The Twilight Sad (+ Theo Bleak, Deary) – Barrowland Ballroom – 06/05/2026
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…
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Saint Sappho – Between The Lines Album Launch – Assai Records, Glasgow – 02/05/2026
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…
Substack Baby!
I’m just placing this here, just to let people know. It’ll be for “writing” and more generalised stuff rather than the music and gigs frontage that we have here on this blog. So, if you’d like, check it out. If not, that’s totally okay too. See you over there maybe? (Also – please worry not!…
Craig Ferguson – Pants on Fire – 02 Academy, Glasgow – 26/04/2026
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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