- The Proclaimers European and US Tour Dates The Proclaimers will be travelling a lot of miles over the next few months. Probably at least 400 or so miles as they take in Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic and the East Coast of America. Details below with direct ticket links as always.
- By the Time I Get To Greenock “When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had and never will have” – Edgar Watson Howe. Having been coaxed out of ‘self imposed exile’ by Dear Scotland, this was the first of many brilliant articles by Alec Downie on the joys of Scottish music . Happy Birthday Alec.
- The Dubai Brothers – The Proclaimers in UAE The Proclaimers are currently in New Zealand with three more shows scheduled this weekend. On their way home the boys have announced a stop off in Dubai for their 94th and final gig of 2009 on Friday 18 December. Details and NPR set below.
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : Young Fathers Edinburgh trio Young Fathers are back in Germany this weekend at the On3 Radio Festival in Munich. Radio 1’s Vic Galloway tells us about hip-hop in Scotland and why Young Fathers are his pick of all the Scottish bands playing around the world this week. Full details of all the shows with ticket information below:
- Interview with John Maclean of The Aliens The Aliens have been described as “the sound of sunny Scotland” and they’ll be taking their radiant tunes to snowy Switzerland next month. John Maclean travelled the world with the Beta Band before forming The Aliens and he recently spoke to us about being on the road, and being Scottish:
- Catch a Falling Star at the Barrowland Ballroom – Part 3 For those who enjoyed reminiscing about the Barrowland Ballroom in Parts One & Two, this is a more personal look at Alec’s favourite Barrowland gigs. It was going to be a top ten before he got lost in memories of laughs, tears, hugs and flying cups of pish and it became a magical top 50. Enjoy.
- The Proclaimers On Their Way Down Under The Proclaimers will complete the West Coast leg of their US Tour this week with dates in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Charleston. The band will then head back to the UK for another month before moving on to Australia and New Zealand in November for a tour with The B52s. Ticket details below.
- The Proclaimers Returning to America Auchtermuchty’s favourite sons The Proclaimers have just completed a tour of Canada and will be returning to North America in September with a full band. No news yet on whether they will be driving around the States on the back of a red convertible again (see video), but ticket details and tour dates are below.
- Vic Galloway Previews This Weeks Scottish Gigs Around the World Fresh from presenting BBC Scotland’s live coverage of T in the Park, Vic highlights Rustie in Amsterdam and Mungo’s Hi Fi in Mexico as the pick of this week’s Scottish gigs around the world for the week of July 13 – July 19, 2009