A to Z Music tour
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The Moonlandingz
The Classic Grand, 7 May The Classic Grand proved the perfect landing ground for the wonderful, eclectic sounds of Moonlandingz. That frontman Lias Saoudi, or Johnny Rocket to give him is stage persona, had become a dad a few days prior to the UK tour kicking off and missed rehearsals, only added to the relaxed,…
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Stag & Dagger 2025
Glasgow, 3 May Saturday evening spent in and around Sauchiehall Street for this key festival, especially for up-and-coming bands, has been a highlight over the past few years with an opportunity to try and identify who may breakthrough into the mainstream consciousness of music fans. Reading other reviews about the 2025 event, it would appear…
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James and more, Ayr Pavillion
Ayr Pavilion, 2 May Support Acts A wonderful day trip doon the water to see a host of bands in support of headliners James, some may be better known than others, but each offered a depth and breadth of music that festivals are expected to provide. It’s a chance to see bands on the way…
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Benefits
The Rumshack, 29 April Tuesday night and the sun is out in Glasgow on a very pleasant evening. The crowds are in the parks or outside on the pavements eating and drinking to their hearts and wallets are content. Meanwhile, in the darkest recesses of The Rumshack, both support act Hang Linton and headliners Benefits,…
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Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the Heart
St Lukes, 27 April As the 3rd oldest church building in Glasgow, dating back to 1836, Saint Luke’s has become one of the standout venues in the city, and it was fitting that Jah Wobble brought his band to reflect on a piece of his own musical history, that of ‘Metal Box’ which, as the…
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The Murder Capital Live
St Luke’s, with Special Guests Cusk, 19 April 2025 When James McGovern, Damien Tuit, Diarmuid Brennan, Cathal Roper and Gabriel Paschal Blake come together something special ignites the musical spectrum. Described as a post-punk band, The Murder Capital has been evolving their music and increasing their fanbase since the release of their debut album When…
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Gallus Live
Òran Mór with Special Guests Dirty Faces and Count The Days, 18 April 2025 If you’ve been keeping pace with the MyGigNight blog over the past 15 months or so, you may remember that we’ve already been to a gig by Glasgow/Clydebank band Gallus. Last time it was in the sultry confines of the Arci…
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The LaFontaines Live
SWG3 with Special Guests Glass Cheques, 17 April 2025 SWG3 witnessed the final get together of Kerr Okan, Jamie Keenan and Darren McCaughey, collectively known as The LaFontaines. Seventeen years since their first gig at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 4 albums released – Class 2015, Common People 2017, Junior 2019 and last year’s Business…
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Ocean Colour Scene Live
O2 Academy with Special Guests Kula Shaker, 15 April 2025 The O2 Academy is filled with 2,500 or so fans here to reminisce about their younger selves, back to the 90s and a time when Britpop held sway across the land. For Ocean Colour Scene it’s an opportunity to bask in the glory of songs…
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Skunk Anansie Live
The O2 Academy with support from So Good What I’ve noticed over the past 16 months or so since we started our #AtoZMusicalTour and, more importantly, the blog posts reviewing the gigs we attend, is how many of the up and coming bands or those just starting out in their musical careers appear to be…
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Primal Scream Live
The O2 Academy with support from Baxter Dury Over the years, Primal Scream gigs, primarily in or around Glasgow or Edinburgh, have always been in our diary, one of the key musical events in any year. In truth though, there have been gigs, for whatever reason, when the anticipation and expectation has exceeded what was…
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The Zutons – Live
The Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow, With The Covasettes Every Zutons gig should come with a Health Warning, a very positive health warning that is, with their music reaching parts of the body many acts can only aspire to. From the moment they strolled on to the stage at the Barrowland and launched into signature tune Zuton…
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Girobabies – Launch Party
The album launch of Dreams Are Mental. It’s Saturday night in Glasgow and I’m heading to Slay on Glassford Street for the first time to see and hear The Girobabies launch their album Dreams Are Mental. First impressions are always important, and it’s an impressive introduction to the venue with a couple of bars either…
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Butler, Blake & Grant Live at the Strathaven Hotel
What do Suede, Teenage Fanclub and Love & Money have in common? The answer is a collaborative project formed by Bernard Butler (Suede), Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) and James Grant (Love & Money). Butler, Blake & Grant to be precise. Three talented musicians as both guitarists and singers. Each with a rich back catalogue of…
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Spiritualized®, Live at The Theatre Royal Glasgow
The Theatre Royal Glasgow describes itself as: Opened in 1867, Theatre Royal Glasgow went through two fires before the turn of the century. Standing tall through thick and thin, the theatre has since presented a wide variety of productions covering all genres, including residents Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet. Featuring a Victorian auditorium, Theatre Royal presents first…
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LNFG 9th Birthday & The Cowboy Mouth Album Launch
Live gig review of The Cowboy Mouth who were promoting their latest album in conjunction with the ninth birthday party celebrating Glasgow label, Last Night From Glasgow The beautiful, converted venue of Cottiers, a building built to serve as the parish church of the Dowanhill United Presbyterian Church in the 1860s. A crowd who seemed to have followed…
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Tindersticks
Live gig review of the band who were promoting their latest album Soft Tissue. Tindersticks has been around for over 30 years, releasing a number of studio albums, the latest of which, Soft Tissue, was released in 2024. They have also been involved in a number of soundtracks for cinema audiences. The venue selected for…
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bdrmm
The Classic Grand, 9 March (Moved from the QMU) As I stood in the queue outside the Classic Grand, the most recent album release by bdrmm, Microtonic, continue to play as it had been playing regularly throughout the preceding few days. The majority of reviews have given a very favourable response to this their third…
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Yummy Fur
With Normal Service and The Mary Column The Old Hairdressers, 7 March Serendipitous connections. That’s what took me to The Old Hairdressers to see Yummy Fur. In August last year, Belle & Sebastian were the headline act at The Glasgow Weekender where bis were one of the top draws of that weekend too. bis who…
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Avalanche Party
The Flying Duck, 6 March Support act Hazel Terrace Sometimes gigs are pre-selected, you just have to make sure you get the tickets before they sell out in many instances. Music acts that you’ve followed for a while and have a reasonable fan base built over many years of playing together tend to fall into…
