Festival set to go digital
CELTIC Connections has announced it will be going digital as it is set to celebrate its 29th incarnation in 2021. The team have put together a digital- first festival in response to the current global pandemic and the effect this has on the way fans must now consume live music and entertainment.
Celtic Connections 2021, in its digital format, will present concerts using an online platform every night between January 15 and February 2, next year.
Top- quality performances will be available to view online across 19 days with some of the biggest names on the Scottish music scene and beyond appearing on screens across the world as part of the festival.
With the full programme set to be announced in early December, Celtic Connections will focus on creating unique digital content from specially commissioned projects and performances filmed across many of Glasgow’s much- loved venues.
Donald Shaw, creative producer for Celtic Connections, said:
“Of course one of the hardest consequences of the Covid virus for musicians this year has been the loss of live audiences in venues, so like many festivals we have had to look to an alternative way of presenting the Celtic Connections experience.
“In a world where so much is unknown it is vitally important that as a sector, we do all we can to ensure the longevity of Scotland’s culture.
“Sharing our music and our arts is a vital part of our human existence, it connects us as a nation both at home and abroad.
“We owe so much gratitude to our funding partners who have supported our plan to put together a festival that embraces and showcases Scotland’s culture whilst supporting both the artists and the supply chain that keep this sector running.” Ticketing information and the full programme will be released in the coming weeks.
Sharing our music and our arts is a vital part of our human existence