- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: 35 New Tours Announced for 2011 by Scottish Artists As Vic has been taking a well earned break after hosting Edinburgh’s Hogmanay party with Biffy Clyro, Dear Scotland has been updating the Scotland on Tour database with almost 300 new international shows from Scottish artists as diverse as Primal Scream, Isobel Campbell, Mogwai, Eddi Reader and Nazareth. Check it out below:
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Trembling Bells in Utrecht As Matthew so sweetly wrote the other day, Vic will be passing on his Radio 1 show to Ally McCrae soon, but he will continue to bring us the best in new music each week on Radio Scotland and his pick of Scottish bands on tour here on Dear Scotland. This week – Trembling Bells.
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Biffy Clyro at Pukkelpop 2010 A wee bit of a Scottish invasion will happen this weekend in Belgium as Frightened Rabbit, Twin Atlantic and Snow Patrol join Biffy Clyro at the famous Pukkelpop Festival in Hasselt. Vic has more on Biffy Clyro along with details and ticket information for all the other Scottish bands on tour this week.
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Codeine Velvet Club in Japan This week the Codeine Velvet Club are in Japan for what may be there last ever show. BBC Radio’s Vic Galloway has more on them along with a listing of all the Scottish bands on tour this week which includes Belle and Sebastian, Simple Minds and Fran Healy.
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Snow Patrol in Berlin Snow Patrol will kick off their European tour in Berlin on Friday before heading over to Copenhagen on Saturday. Excerpts from Vic’s exclusive interview with Gary from Snow Patrol are below along with a listing of every Scottish international gig this week.
- Trembling Bells in Brazil May is looking like a good month for fans of Scottish music in Brazil. Camera Obscura will be there on the 27th and 28th and Glasgow’s Trembling Bells have just announced a couple of gigs in Ribeirão Preto and Sao Paolo. Details as always on the Scotland on Tour page. More on Trembling Bells below:
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Meursault in Europe Regular followers of Dear Scotland will already know a lot about Meursault through Matthew Young‘s articles. The band are a major part of the Edinburgh music scene and Matthew’s Song by Toad Record Label and their new album is released next month. This week they embark on their first European tour. Vic has the details.
- Video Highlights of Scottish Artists at SXSW Part 2 Last week Vic Galloway and Matthew Young joined me and 13 Scottish bands at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. Video highlights from all four days are below including new clips from Twin Atlantic, The Law, Fangs, St Deluxe, Trembling Bells, Broken Records and one of the last WOXY Sessions featuring The Jetpacks.
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: SXSW 2010 This week is almost certainly the biggest week of the year for Scottish international gigs. 14 Scottish bands are heading to the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas and Vic will be there too. Here is his preview together with a listing of more than 80 Scottish gigs around the world this week: