SAMA music takeover in Paisley

The Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMA) have announced a return to Paisley this year with two gigs later this month as they gear up for the big night.

The Bungalow will yet again host the events after having also done so in 2023 and 2022.

The SAMA Paisley Takeover returns for its seventh edition and will see some of the most exciting new artists play at the town’s most iconic venue on Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26.

Among those playing are spiritual jazz/soul band Mama Terra; neo-soul,

Latin American music inspired, Azamiah; and Paisley-based singer-songwriter Evelyn Laurie, who will be making up the bill on the Thursday.

On Friday, the line-up consists of politically outspoken Rock band, Tijuana Bibles; BRSR, a four piece Alt/ Post-Metal outfit from Glasgow and Paisley; and Saint Sappho, an alternative rock duo based in

Glasgow.

The SAMAs were established in 2010 and present awards in seven categories to the best emerging artists in Scotland.

Previous winners of SAMAs include We Were Promised Jetpacks, Lewis Capaldi, Gerry Cinnamon, Bemz, Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5, The Snuts, and Paisley’s very own Linzi Clark who won Best Acoustic at the 2022 edition of the awards and played last year at the SAMA Paisley Takeover.

As part of this year’s Takeover, a series of day-time workshops and panel discussions held at UWS Paisley will take place on Thursday from 2pm-4.30pm.

To buy tickets and find out more about the acts visit www.officialsama. com/news-blog/paisleytakeover2024