Twee in the Park

The Glasgow West End Festival has come and gone, and I unfortunately did not get to catch anywhere near as much of the music and theatre that I’d of liked. However, I did finally get to see Belle and Sebastian in concert as part of their free Festival gig in the Botanic Gardens. While not the best venue acoustically, the positive energy of the band’s music was the perfect accompaniment to a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon. 12,000 people showed up to watch the show, and it was good vibes all around.



Recently caught Ash at the Carling Academy. I normally quite enjoy the Academy as a venue, but since we were late in buying our tickets this year we were forced to grab balcony seats. Not only was the sound up there terrible, but it was an especially warm day so the rising heat from the folk below us was particularly stifling. Ash was great as always though, and it turned out I’d be seeing them again much sooner than expected as they announced they would be joining the T in the Park line up.

Speaking of said line up, take a look at it. Should be a good one this year. The biggest challenge will be choosing who I am going to see on Sunday. That day is particularly full of amazing bands, and there are bound to be conflicts.