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TICKETS: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/581824 Tickets for Richard Jobson & Martin Metcalfe at FRETS on Fri 6th Oct in the Strathaven Hotel are selling fast. Ewan MacFarlane is appearing as special guest, it’s going to be a cracker.

Skids came to the fore as one of the first Scottish punk bands to release on an independent label when their Charles E.P. became a first favourite of John Peel on BBC Radio 1. The group’s singer Richard Jobson (along with guitarist Stuart Adamson) created an original and energetic sound that captured the imagination ofContinue reading “THE SKIDS – Scared To Dance”

FRETS is very excited to announce THE SCARS featuring Tam Dean Burn will be presenting a XMAS SHOW at La Belle Angele in Edinburgh on Fri 15th Dec. Special guests are SCORPIO LEISURE and PORT SULPHUR. Tickets go on sale this Friday 23rd June at 7pm, both recent concerts by The Scars sold out quicklyContinue reading “THE SCARS XMAS SHOW – Friday 15th DEC, La Belle Angele, Edinburgh”

Unfortunately the event this Friday with Darren McGarvey, Becci Wallace and Raymond MacDonald has been cancelled. We Got Tickets will contact ticket purchasers to issue refunds.

We’re delighted to announce that Ewan MacFarlane will be special guest when Richard Jobson & Martin Metcalfe play FRETS on Fri 6th Oct at the Strathaven Hotel. Tickets at this link: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/581824 Ewan made his as name as lead vocalist touring and recording with Grim Northern Social and Apollo 440. He’s been recently releasing musicContinue reading “Ewan MacFarlane – special guest re Richard Jobson & Martic Metcalfe.”

Darren McGarvey will be performing a music and spoken word set at the Strathaven Hotel on Friday 16th June. Tickets at this link: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/579569 Many of you will be familiar with Darren through his two successful books (Poverty Safari & The Social Distance Between Us) and his television appearances on political /social commentary programs .Continue reading “Darren McGarvey at the Strathaven Hotel/FRETS on Fri 16th June”

The first We Could Send Letters event takes place tomorrow night at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, tickets and details at this link: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/bob-last-malcolm-ross-and-douglas-macintyre-we-could-send-letters It features Bob Last talking about his Fast Product record label (The Mekons, The Human League, Gang of Four, The Scars, Joy Division, Fire Engines etc) and his artwork/production. Malcolm RossContinue reading “We Could Send Letters x Glasgow Royal Concert Hall x Aye Write Glasgow Book Festival.”

https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/feb/09/cult-heroes-bob-last-subversive-scottish-post-punk-label-creator We Could Send Letters #1 takes place this Saturday 27th May at Glasgow’s book festival, Aye Write. It will focus on the Hungry Beat book about the seminal Scottish independent labels Fast Product (The Mekons/ The Human League/ Gang of Four/ Scars/ Fire Engines etc) and Postcard Records (Orange Juice/ Josef K/ The Go-Betweens/Continue reading “Hungry Beat / Bob Last / Aye Write (Glasgow Book Festival) / Sat 27th May in the Royal Concert Hall.”

Tickets for this concert are now on sale at this link: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/581824 RICHARD JOBSON & MARTIN METCALFERICHARD JOBSON came to prominence as vocalist with Scottish punk group Skids, garnering plaudits as a unique lyricist through the period. The group developed their sound and released ctritical and commercially successful hit singles and albums. Recorded in 2022,Continue reading “Richard Jobson & Martin Metcalfe at FRETS, 6th Oct, on sale NOW!”

HORSE – Photo credit: Kris Kesiak MAY: Tomorrow night (Fri 19th May) we have Horse in concert, with support by Kirsten Adamson and Emma Dunlop. Doors are 7pm, it’s going to be a special night, tickets at this link: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/575709 There aren’t many tickets left. JUNE: FRETS presents a new music/literature event at the StrathavenContinue reading “FRETS May – Nov 2023”