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TICKETS: https://wegottickets.com/event/690752 FRETS is delighted to announce THRUM (Duo Set) will be in concert at the Strathaven Hotel this Friday 6th March, opening the show as special guest of JAMES GRANT. There are only 10 tickets remaining, better get your skates on if you fancy coming along. Unfortunately due to ill health, Fraser Spiers willContinue reading “THRUM (Duo Set) in concert this Friday 6th March at the Strathaven Hotel (as special guests of James Grant)”

Here are the stage times for the sold out Mackenzies & Land Surveyor concert this Saturday 28th Feb in Glasgow at the Glad Cafe. 7.30 : Doors open 8pm : Land Surveyor 9pm : Mackenzies We currently have ticket availability at http://www.fretsconcerts.com for forthcoming attractions: James Grant; Callum Easter; Bubbles/The Port Sulphur Group/Creeping Bent bookContinue reading “Mackenzies / Land Surveyor – stage times for Saturday”

TICKETS: https://wegottickets.com/event/693660 THRUM play their first Edinburgh concert in decades at the Wee Red Bar (Edinburgh College of Art) on Tuesday 7th July. THRUM return to the spotlight with the long-awaited re-release of their classic album Rifferama, arriving on 26th June 2026 on Fire Records. Rifferama recently featured in the Classic Album series of TheContinue reading “THRUM – Edinburgh 7th July”

FRETS stage times for Jonny / BMX Bandits tonight at the Strathaven Hotel. Doors open at 7pm (first come, first seated), BMX Bandits on stage at 7.30pm. Norman & Euros on stage at 8.40pm. 4 tickets still remaining if you fancy a Friday night in the Strathaven Hotel with some great music! Tickets at https://wegottickets.com/event/685253

TICKETS: https://monorailmusic.com/product/creeping-bent-a-leap-into-the-void-2/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQAQLlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB4dXZaSWpmRXFVOXUwWndRc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjnzhTJkweTbreSfHrN6bqG66L5MYZaA1COOAECo_rXYStPrSfKQXDIQRLI5_aem_tCcmPIZRDx7z-YlV2Irbjg Monorail Music is very proud to present an evening in association with Douglas MacIntyre’s much loved Creeping Bent label. Douglas will be in conversation with Stephen Pastel, explaining the label’s 30 year zigzag journey which is artfully mapped out in his book, Creeping Bent: A Leap Into The Void. The evening will alsoContinue reading “BUBBLES (Davy Henderson & Malcolm Ross) / THE PORT SULPHUR GROUP / Douglas MacIntyre in conversation with Stephen Pastel.”

TICKETS: https://wegottickets.com/event/692810 FRETS Concerts is delighted to present CALLUM EASTER in concert at the Glad Cafe, Glasgow, on Saturday 28th March . Callum Easter has always been a force of nature. The Edinburgh-based singer and multi-instrumentalist thrives on impulse and spontaneity, balancing that with an impeccable song writing craftsmanship that makes even the more outréContinue reading “CALLUM EASTER – Sat 28th March, the Glad Cafe”

Tickets are on sale for The Bathers at this link: https://wegottickets.com/event/692687 The Bathers will be performing a selection of songs from their Pandemonia album, originally released in 1999 (recently reissued after 25 years by Last Night From Glasgow). If you’ve previously seen The Bathers perform at FRETS in the intimate environs of the Strathaven Hotel,Continue reading “THE BATHERS – tickets on sale.”

TICKETS GO ON SALE AT 7pm THIS WEDS 11th FEB: https://wegottickets.com/event/692687 The Bathers will be performing a selection of songs from their Pandemonia album, originally released in 1999 (recently reissued after 25 years by Last Night From Glasgow). If you’ve previously seen The Bathers perform at FRETS in the intimate environs of the Strathaven Hotel,Continue reading “THE BATHERS present a selection of songs from Pandemonia.”

Katy and I will be discussing our books and 30 years of Creeping Bent at the Beacon Book Festival, which takes place at 3pm on Sunday 22nd Feb in Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock. Douglas TICKETS: https://www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/events/douglas-macintyre-katy-lironi-creeping-bent-30-years-in-the-independent-music-business This event will discuss the chronological development of a Do-It-Yourself aesthetic in the Scottish independent music environment from theContinue reading “Beacon Book Festival – 3pm Sunday 22nd Feb”