Happy New Year From Glasgowmusic.co.uk - Here are some Glasgow shows to look forward to in 2024

January

BRING ME THE HORIZON
14-Jan-24 OVO Hydro

Bring Me The Horizon have announced UK and Ireland arena shows for January 2024 as part of their NX_GN WRLD TOUR. BRIT and Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling quintet Bring Me The Horizon is one of the most electrifying and successful rock bands to emerge from the UK. The group kicked off their POST HUMAN era in 2020 with the release of the first of four EPs aptly titled POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR. The critically acclaimed release, which features hit singles "Parasite Eve," "Obey" (with Yungblud), "Teardrops," and "Ludens," debuted at Number 1 on the UK charts and was praised by NME for being "rooted in raw relevance for today and the cyber-punk energy of tomorrow." In 2021, the band shared their hit single "DiE4u," the most recent addition to the POST HUMAN collection.


LILY LYONS
26-Jan-24 Celtic Connections

Lily Lyons searches for truth in her music, exploring simple things that are easily forgotten - not revolutionary, but the everyday beauty and tragedy of relationships. She has recently released Spectre her first track via Fiction Records. Each track that Lily writes is a beautiful vignette capturing her experiences so far, with perceptive lyrics delivered in an elegant voice that could easily sit among the greats. Having just completed a run of UK support dates with Tiny Ruins, Lily is set to join Dan Mangan on his extensive EU tour next Spring following festival slots at Mutations Festival, Golden Slippers and Celtic Connections, as well as a performance for Sofar Sounds.

February

CRAWLERS
6-Feb-24 Assai (instore show)

In support of their debut album The Mess We Seem To Make releasing this February, CRAWLERS are embarking on an intimate record store tour. Each new release has sealed CRAWLERS reputation as one of the UKs most exciting young bands, with their debut mixtape Loud Without Noise cementing their global status and contributing to the band achieving a huge 80+ million streams to date. The bands efforts of honing their formidable live reputation has paid off over the past year, when everything has stepped up a notch or five for the band with their intoxicating live set wowing crowds at Glastonbury and Download across the summer, a period in which they also supported YUNGBLUD at Eden Project. The band also recently completed a triumphant headline tour of the UK.

THE 1975
8-Feb-24 OVO Hydro
9-Feb-24 OVO Hydro

The 1975 have established themselves as one of the defining bands of their generation with their distinctive aesthetic, ardent fanbase and unique sonic approach. Released last October, the bands fifth studio album Being Funny In A Foreign Language was met with lavish praise, with Rolling Stone vowing the album saw the band "reassert themselves at the forefront of 2020s pop-rock". It outsold the rest of the Top 5 combined to land the band their fifth Official UK Number 1 album in a row. The band were also crowned Best Rock/Alternative Act at the 2023 BRIT Awards. This winter the band will be embarking on their last leg of their extensive global tour Still... At Their Very Best.

THE MYSTERINES
11-Feb-24 Barrowlands (supporting Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes)

Riding high on the success of their critically acclaimed, UK Top 10 debut album Reeling released March 2022, the alt rock wunderkinds The Mysterines have been achieving remarkable success since the release, including two tours of the UK, two of North America and one in the EU, and a summer tour with their personal heroes Arctic Monkeys across UK stadiums. The band will now be embarking on tour supporting Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes across the UK this February. Reeling saw stellar support across the board on release, from a TV appearance on Jools Holland (which Lia herself predicted as a teenager) to glowing reviews from leading indie tastemakers and national broadsheets.

THE LIBERTINES
16-Feb-24 Oran Mor

The Libertines are excited to announce the release of their fourth studio album entitled, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade out 8th March 2024. The release marks the bands first new album in nine years and features eleven new sparkling Libertines songs with songwriting credits shared among the four band members and recorded at The Albion Rooms in Margate. Recorded in just four weeks earlier this year during February and March and finished over seven days at La Ferme de Gestein Studios in Normandy.

FOZZY
20-Feb-24 Queen Margaret Union

Following a storming headline show at Londons O2 Kentish Town Forum this summer, powerhouse band FOZZY have announced a 10-date UK headline tour. Ready to rock cities to their foundations, they will be bringing heavy melodic groove to the masses for one hell of a party. Having paid their dues with endless touring of their earlier albums, sharing the stage with a pantheon of rock icons such as Metallica, KISS and Iron Maiden, it was the release of seventh LP JUDAS that elevated the band into the rarified group of acts to cross over from the rock and metal world into mainstream consciousness. The title track from the album has been streamed over 65 million times on Spotify alone and was sung word for word by 81,000 fans when FOZZY performed at AEWs sellout Wembley Stadium show in August.

DIVORCE
22-Feb-24 Barrowland (supporting The Vaccines)

Nottingham indie sensations Divorce have just released their second EP Heady Metal, via Gravity/EMI Records and are newly-confirmed to support The Vaccines on their mammoth spring 2024 UK tour. The alt-country figureheads thrilling ascent continues to show no signs of slowing, with the first singles from their extended release (Birds and Scratch Your Metal) landing on the BBC 6 Music playlist, and current single Eat My Words already becoming a fixture on the airwaves. Spearheaded by enigmatic songwriting duo Tiger Cohen-Towell and Felix Mackenzie-Barrow, Heady Metal signals a closer collaboration than ever between the two bandmates, providing a striking portrayal of insecurity and questioning whether to trust oneself or your new surroundings.

STONE
24-Feb-24 Garage

Having spent the Summer sharing bills alongside international heavyweights, including Glastonbury Festival, Mad Cool, and BST in support of Bruce Springsteen, STONE released their second EP Punkadonk 2 this October. The release of their debut EP Punkadonk late last year capped off a breakout 12 months for STONE, showcasing the bands knack for fusing thrilling, frenetic rock with more intimate explorations of the Gen-Z experience. Punkadonk 2 elevated the foundations of its predecessor to new heights, emphasising their command of light and shade with raw authenticity and fervent determination. The band are striking a chord beyond just the mosh pit and into the digital world by way of their flourishing online community, which has almost doubled in the last 6 months alone.

RENEE RAPP
25-Feb-24 O2 Academy

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Reneé Rapp launched her new era of music this year with the stunning debut album Snow Angel. The album perfectly captured Rapps poignant ability to spin painful memories into songs meant to soundtrack her journey toward inner strength — the thread that holds her impressive discography together. Rapps 2022 debut EP Everything to Everyone, firmly established her pop-staying power, while her new debut LP, Snow Angel, showcased the hitmakers vulnerable approach to songwriting and stunning vocal range. Her hit Bruises arrived in February on the deluxe edition of Rapps debut EP, Everything To Everyone — the culmination of a breakout 2022 that included selling out all of her headlining shows, netting over 200 million global streams, and earning MTV Global PUSH Artist honours.

March

THE STRANGLERS
8-Mar-24 Clyde Auditorium

In 2024, The Stranglers, one of the most iconic and influential bands in British music history, are celebrating their 50th year anniversary with the following UK & Irish tour. The band have decided to embark on a short tour visiting some truly special and iconic venues to mark their golden anniversary. First formed in 1974, The Stranglers uncompromising attitude was embraced by the punk movement of the late 70s but their musicianship and menace transcended the genre. They created their own unique sound and achieved over 25 Top 40 singles and 18 Top 40 albums, with their most recent release Dark Matters reaching number 4, their highest UK chart position since Feline in the early 80s and being acclaimed as their best in decades.

YARD ACT
15-Mar-24 O2 Academy

Leeds quartet Yard Act have become one of the great indie success stories of the decade so far. Along the way, theyve ticked off milestones ranging from a Number Two chart placing and Mercury Prize nomination for debut album The Overload, to a co-sign from Elton John who joined the band to guest on a string-laden reworking of album closer 100% Endurance. The band opened the main stage at Reading & Leeds Festival this summer as well as making appearances at Latitude (headlining the BBC Sounds stage, no less), Fuji Rocks, and Boardmasters. To continue their live momentum the band have announced a huge run of shows in the UK and EU for spring 2024 in support of their upcoming album Wheres My Utopia?, a co-production between Yard Act and Gorillaz member Remi Kabaka Jr.

April

CAITY BASER
3-Apr-24 O2 Academy

Caity Baser is one of the UKs fastest-rising, unique and in-demand pop acts of today. She is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, and pop provocateur with an endearing, larger-than-life personality which has helped forge her huge legion of die-hard fans in such a short space of time. Only 12 months ago Caity was playing in front of 100 people a night and now the highly-acclaimed rising star has announced her biggest tour to date: the Still Learning tour, where Baser will perform eleven shows across the UK in support of her upcoming mixtape of the same name. Maintaining her pledge to her fans during the cost of living crisis, Caity has ensured tickets for the forthcoming Still Learning tour have also been made available at a capped, reduced price.


OLIVIA DEAN
25-Apr-24 SWG3

2023 was huge for Olivia Dean, it saw the release of her acclaimed debut album Messy, which debuted at #4 in the UK Official Album Charts and was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize. She recently completed her first headline tour of the US and Canada, which included three nights in New York, two nights in LA and concluded at Corona Capital in Mexico. The Summer saw Olivia play to packed audiences across the UK and beyond, at festivals including Glastonbury (with headliner Elton John singing her praises: "I think shes a big star ... shes a fabulous singer, shes beautiful, shes got that personality that really shines through") All Points East, Montreux Jazz festival and many more, as well as a sold out outdoor show at Somerset House, which was the fastest selling of the whole series.


PALOMA FAITH
30-Apr-24 SEC Armadillo

Gearing up for another monumental chapter, British superstar Paloma Faith has returned with the annoucement of her 6th studio album The Glorification of Sadness. She excitedly heralds the highly anticipated album with new songs How You Leave A Man and Bad Woman, offering fans a taste of what to expect from the upcoming new album. This taste of her new music has ALL the makings of a new era of Paloma. Its confident. Its cinematic. Its empowering. Its compelling from beginning to end, all powered by the kind of anthems that transformed her into an icon. To celebrate this next era in style, Paloma will embark on the The Glorification Of Sadness Tour 2024 tour across UK & Ireland.

May

OLIVIA RODRIGO
7-May-24 OVO Hydro
8-May-24 OVO Hydro

One of the most highly awaited albums of the year, GUTS arrived September 8 via Geffen Records as the follow-up to Rodrigos 4x Platinum 2021 full-length debut SOUR. The album features her No. 1 hit vampire and the new focus track get him back!. She has received seven GRAMMY® Award nominations—including nods in each of the Big Four categories—and has taken home awards for Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 64th GRAMMY® Awards. Following the incredible success of her 2022 debut tour The SOUR Tour, the GUTS world tour will be Olivias first arena tour, taking her to iconic venues around the world including The O2.


GREY DAZE
15-May-24 Cathouse

Grey Daze announce their first ever UK tour in memory of their original vocalist and founding member Chester Bennington. Emerging from the tragedy of Chesters death, the remaining members of Grey Daze who had already begun working with Chester on a new album, unearthed original recordings of Chesters unmistakeable vocals. After much deliberation, they were inspired to finish the work so it could be celebrated for years to come. Apprehensive of filling Chesters shoes, Grey Daze recruited LA-based emerging rock singer Cris Hodges to front the band, which has cemented the current four-piece, where Hodges uses his own immense vocal talent to pay tribute to Chesters unique and unforgettable legacy in Grey Daze and ensure that fans will get to enjoy these now-unhidden gems.

june

JONAS BROTHERS
16-Jun-24 OVO Hydro

Standing out as one of the most successful groups of the 21st century, New Jersey-born brothers—Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Kevin Jonas—have sold north of 20 million albums and counting, garnered two GRAMMY® Award nominations, earned 25 Billboard Hot 100 hits, logged three consecutive #1 debuts on the Billboard 200, and generated billions of streams. Instead of holding back or walking the well-trodden path, Jonas Brothers swung for the fences on their 2023 full-length LP, The Album. The GRAMMY® Award-nominated powerhouse trio crafted skyscraping anthems with widescreen scope, wild personality, and palpable intimacy. Following arguably the comeback of the decade and the biggest season of their career with 2019s Happiness Begins and its ensuing tour, the musicians—Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Kevin Jonas—opt to challenge themselves.

THE KILLERS
25-Jun-24 OVO Hydro
26-Jun-24 OVO Hydro
27-Jun-24 OVO Hydro

Ahead of the release of their brand new compilation album, Rebel Diamonds, on 8th December, The Killers are thrilled to announce details of a celebratory UK/Ireland tour in summer 2024. The Rebel Diamonds Tour will celebrate the bands 20 years of hits in a series of arena shows. Rebel Diamonds is a curated dive into an impressive catalogue of songwriting and musicianship - one that has solidified the band as one of the most important voices in rock n roll over the last two decades, including the modern day classics Mr. Brightside, When You Were Young, All These Things That Ive Done, Human, Read My Mind, The Man and more. The new dates are the first time The Killers have played arena shows in the UK since 2017s Wonderful Wonderful tour, and follow the bands most recent stadium tour, which saw them play to 400,000 fans at sold out shows and last years standout headline shows at Reading & Leeds Festivals.

BRIAN BUTTERFIELD
25-Jun-24 Pavilion Theatre

Initially making his debut to the world through a series of short sketch-based advertisements on BBC Twos cult classic, the Bafta nominated The Peter Serafinowicz Show, Brian Butterfield accidentally charmed viewers with his forever flawed, down-on-his-luck business ideas. Brian Butterfield now makes his live stage debut, imparting all of his business knowledge from his decades spent within the business world working as everything from Lord Mayors Croupier to Circus Horse Dentist. Brian believes that every failure is just an opportunity to learn a new lesson. His popularity has grown considerably since, with clips being widely circulated to this day, notching up millions of views online.

October

BECKY HILL
12-Oct-24 OVO Hydro

British singer and songwriter, Becky Hill, is set to grace stages across the UK in October 2024 as she embarks on her biggest headline shows to date with a nationwide arena tour in support of her highly anticipated upcoming second album. With an irrefutable aptitude for writing chart-smashing dance-pop songs and a reputation as a leading force in the UK music scene, Becky Hill is without a doubt one of the UKs most exceptional talents, having secured two BRIT Awards, eighteen Top 40 singles (including the current hit Disconnect) and billions of streams. Playing arena shows across the country, this tour will mark an incredible milestone in Beckys career. The sensational live shows will once again showcase her incredible vocal prowess, captivating stage presence, and her ability to connect with fans in an unparalleled way.

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