Dear Scotland

This weeks listings feature international dates including Belle and Sebastian in Japan and Mogwai in Germany, while Vic has more on the triumphant return of Glasvegas who kick of a European tour in Denmark next weekend. More below:

Glasvegas in Denmark
by Vic Galloway

With the huge weight of expectation lumped upon their shoulders after the success of the debut album, James Allan and cohorts return to the fray with an extremely ambitious sophomore effort. ‘Euphoric///Heartbreak\\\’ takes it up a notch or two with an even larger stadium rock influence combined with state of the art production courtesy of influential knob-twiddler ‘Flood’. The emotive vocals are there, and the guitars are turned up, but they’ve also added more synthesized sounds and beats textures into the mix. It’s going to appeal to existing fans, but quite possibly help them up another rung of the rock’n'roll fame ladder too.

They’ve not been shy about hitting the road either. Since January they’ve been busy, playing a string of intimate venues across Scotland and further afield across the UK more recently. They now take to the air, hit some other parts of the globe and start their continual quest for World domination. Take this chance to catch them live with their new drummer Jonna Lofgren, a set of new songs and James Allan taking to the stage, resplendent in white rather than trademark black… although the shades are still there, of course!

I had them in session and they sounded great - full of good humour and laughter. This is a band who divide opinion at home and abroad, but they certainly have a hunger and desire to reach bigger and bigger audiences. The new songs, 2 of which you can download now, are epic in size and stature and it looks like the band’s profile is set to do the same. Next stop Copenhagen… get involved!

Also on tour this week: The Phantom Band, Broken Records, Mogwai, Fran Healy, Edwyn Collins and Belle and Sebastianl.

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Glasvegas - Euphoria, Take My Hand

“Lonesome Swan” Glasvegas (Benicassim International Festival 2009)

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Scotland on Tour this week

Artist	Date	City	Country
Phantom Band in Europe 2011
Phantom Band	28 Feb 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Hamburg	Germany
Phantom Band	01 Mar 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Cologne	Germany
Phantom Band	05 Mar 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Ghent	Belgium
Broken Records in Europe & USA 2011
Broken Records	02 Mar 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Seattle, WA	United States
Biffy Clyro in North America 2011
Biffy Clyro	28 Feb 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in San Francisco, CA	United States
Biffy Clyro	01 Mar 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in West Hollywood, CA	United States
Mogwai in Europe 2011
Mogwai	06 Mar 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Frankfurt	Germany
Fran Healy in Europe and Japan 2011
Fran Healy	28 Feb 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Vienna	Austria
Edwyn Collins in Europe 2011
Edwyn Collins	28 Feb 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Linz	Austria
Belle and Sebastian in Japan and Australia 2011
Belle and Sebastian	03 Mar 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Osaka	Japan
Belle and Sebastian	04 Mar 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Tokyo	Japan
Glasvegas in Europe 2011
Glasvegas	06 Mar 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Copenhagen	Denmark
Dam Mantle in Europe
Dam Mantle	03 Mar 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Hamburg	Germany
Dam Mantle	04 Mar 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Leipzig	Germany
Dam Mantle	05 Mar 11	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Darmstadt	Germany

Photo Credit: Fraser Stephen