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Tickets for The Bathers, The Cowboy Mouth, Sister John go on sale on Friday at 10am at this link: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/560140

TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY – DETAILS SOON

Thanks to everyone who came along to FRETS for The Pearlfishers, BMX Bandits and The Hungry Beat Group concert. It was a great night, magic was in the room. 2023 begins for FRETS with Grant-Lee Phillips on Friday 20th Jan, which promises to be another special night. Tickets are available at this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grant-lee-phillips-at-frets-tickets-107692214312 Grant-LeeContinue reading “GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS at FRETS on 20th Jan 2023”

THE PEARLFISHERS – Could Be A Street, Could Be A Saint. Here’s a BBC television performance by The Pearlfishers. There are only a few tickets left for their concert at FRETS tonight (with BMX Bandits and The Hungry Beat Group). Here’s the ticket link if you fancy coming along to the Strathaven Hotel. https://www.wegottickets.com/event/552735 ThereContinue reading “The Pearlfishers at BBC Quay Sessions / FRETS stagetimes tonight / Hungry Beat”

Here is footage of BMX Bandits performing live at the BBC Quay sessions. There are a few tickets available for the group performing an acoustic concert at FRETS tomorrow (Fri 7th Oct) in the Strathaven Hotel. Tickets at this link: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/552735

We are excited to be bringing two legends of the independent music scene in Scotland to FRETS this Friday 7th Oct. BMX Bandits and The Pearlfishers will be performing at at a joint headliner concert in the Strathaven Hotel, alongwith opening support, The Hungry Beat Group.. Both groups are long established members of the ScottishContinue reading “FRETS – this Friday/ The Pearlfishers, BMX Bandits, The Hungry Beat Group.”

Some of you may be aware I’m involved in a newly published book, Hungry Beat, which is an oral history of the two independent labels that set post-punk Scotland alight – Fast Product (Edinburgh) and Postcard Records (Glasgow). Fast released the first records by The Mekons; The Human League; Gang of Four; Scars; Fire Engines;Continue reading “THE HUNGRY BEAT GROUP – Fri 7th Oct with BMX BANDITS & THE PEARLFISHERS.”

Here are the stage times for Ricky Ross at FRETS tomorrow (Sunday 18th Sept) in the Strathaven Hotel. Please note Ricky will be on stage at 8pm. 7pm : Doors – if this is your first time at FRETS please be aware that there is usually a queue prior to doors opening at 7pm asContinue reading “Ricky Ross – Sunday 18th Sept stage times for FRETS”

The rescheduled ARAB STRAP concert at FRETS takes place this Thursday 8th Sept in the Strathaven Hotel, we’re really looking forward to it. Special guests are Port Sulphur, with Fraser MacCallum opening the evening. Doors are 7pm – first come first seated. 7pm : Doors – first come first seated http://www.fretsconcerts.com

We’ve been working away updating the website to make the videos easier to access and watch. We now have a page where all the videos for 2019 are available by concert so you can pick which gigs you want to see. Go to https://fretsconcerts.com/concert-videos/ to see them. We’ll be adding video and images from allContinue reading “New page for concert videos”