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Review: Maggie Rogers @ O2 Academy

30th November 2022

Maggie Rogers plays the second date of her Feral Joy Tour at Glasgow’s O2 Academy. Since she was first discovered by Pharrel Williams while studying at Columbia, Maggie Rogers has become a musical force to be reckoned with – something that only becomes clearer during her live performances.  Following the release of her album Surrender ...


Review: Black Midi @ Old Fruitmarket

20th November 2022

Music Editor Otto Hampden-Woodfall witnesses the formation of a cult in a mosh pit. It was halfway through an extended jam at the mid-section of their song John L that I realised Black Midi had truly captured something special in the hearts and minds of mullet-clad 20-somethings everywhere. In anticipation of the song’s bruising, angular ...


Review: Kaiser Chiefs @ OVO Hydro

17th November 2022

Kaiser Chiefs lead in a night of indie-rock classics on their first headline tour in two years. As the lines to the Hydro filled with retired noughties indie fans, as well as couples with kids of the Employment era, support bands The Sherlocks and The Fratellis warmed up the stage. Last Friday night kicked off ...


Review: Crawlers @ Saint Luke’s

17th November 2022

Crawlers play Glasgow’s Saint Luke’s as part of their debut UK tour. The last thing my uber driver said upon arrival at Saint Luke’s was how he’d never seen such a queue outside. While the success of CRAWLERS is recent, most notably with their song Come Over (Again) and their opening of My Chemical Romance’s UK ...


Review: The Pretty Reckless @ Barrowland Ballroom

16th November 2022

Middling rock for teenage tastes, Flora reflects back on The Pretty Reckless’ “lacklustre” Glasgow gig. If you watch the 2001 adaption of The Grinch this Christmas and find yourself wondering, “I wonder where that wee girl who played Cindy Lou-Who is now?”, let me spoil the surprise early: she is the lead singer in a ...


Review: BEABADOOBEE @ Barrowland Ballroom

2nd November 2022

Singer-songwriter BEABADOOBEE takes to the Barrowlands stage as part of her sold out tour; Beatopia. Singer-songwriter and guitarist BEABADOOBEE (Beatrice Kristi Laus) created an electric atmosphere at her sold out Glasgow show at the Barrowlands. The Filipino-British artist is currently on her second UK tour, and left fans intoxicated by her set.  In July, BEABADOOBEE ...


My first post-lockdown gig: anticipation & anxiety

21st September 2021

The lifting of restrictions is not without its share of worries, for artists and gig-goers alike. The last concert I attended was in February 2020, making this my longest period of time without live music since I was seven. So, you’d be forgiven for thinking that having tickets to the upcoming Sports Team concert at ...


Memories of a gig: The 1975

9th February 2021

Our debut gig-goer is Lauren Lilley, who looks back on The 1975’s Hydro gig this year with fond memories of a show more like a gathering of a community, and a band that soundtracked her teenage years. Without a doubt, the best ever gig I have been to was seeing The 1975 for the fourth ...