Garage gig
Against The Current have announced a UK tour fresh of the back of releasing new material for the first time in more than two years.
Now they are heading back to the UK to perform at The Garage in Glasgow this September – and fans can expect to hear their two latest hits Almost Forgot and Strangers Again live for the first time.
The two tracks are followers‘first taste of Against The Current’s hugely anticipated follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed debut album, In Our Bones.
The Glasgow gig is one of a flurry of shows this September culminating with a gig at London’s O2 Forum on September 29.
Tickets can be found at http://www. atcofficial.com/#tour. Great news music-lovers – there are just 50 days to go until festival-goers flock to Drumlanrig Castle for one of the biggest music events in the country.
Electric Fields is back on August 30 for a three-day music extravaganza.
The festival, which attracts droves of Buddies each year, is celebrating its fifth birthday in style with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds as the main headline act on Friday, August 31.
The performance at the Dumfries and Galloway festival promises to be one of the most
Don’t miss out on Electric Fields intimate shows of the superstar’s career.
Elsewhere, Indie legends James will be headlining on the Thursday night, while 90s electronic group Leftfield are closing the event on the Saturday.
Paisley rising stars The Vegan Leather are also set to storm the stage, alongside other top acts such as Young Fathers, Idlewild, Teenage Fanclub and The Coral.
Nick Roberts, festival co-founder, said: “We’re full steam ahead for the fifth edition of our wee party, and we can’t wait to show everyone what we’ve got in store.
“We’ve made big changes to the site to make it an even better experience, with a huge new family campsite, a new main stage position and a whole new dance area in the woods. It’s going to be great.” And it’s not just about the tunes. Electric Fields offers a whole host of entertainment to happy campers, from comedy to cabaret.
Young Buddies can get involved too at the Our Kids Electric event, with entertainment, workshops and the legendary adventure playground.
If that’s not enough, this year there will be yoga on offer on Friday and Saturday mornings – the perfect cure for heavy heads and achy dancing feet the morning after the night before.
Remaining tickets are available from www.electricfieldsfestival. com starting at £95.
The site is approximately 90 minutes drive south of Glasgow.
For further updates and announcements follow the festival’s official social media accounts on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ electricfieldsfestival/ and Twitter @Electric_Fields or Instagram at electric.fields.festival. There is still time to get tickets for an exciting opera classic. Scottish Opera is staging Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci in a huge tent on July 26 and 28, at 7pm, at Paisley’s Seedhill Playing Fields and on July 29 at 3pm. To book, visit www. renfrewshireleisure. com/pagliacci