Jim Reid with The Jesus & Mary Chain in London. September 2016. (Photo: Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever)
BBC 6Music will take its festival up to Glasgow for 2017 with The Jesus and Mary Chain, Ride, The Shins and Belle & Sebastian among today’s confirmed acts.
“The 6 Music Festival is going further north than ever before,” DJ Lauren Laverne has said. “I love Glasgow and have so many great memories of the city, and the 6 Music Festival is sure to create some more. The music is going to be awesome!”
The city’s O2 Academy, Barrowland and St Luke’s venues will all host gigs between Friday, March 24th-Sunday, March 26th. The Jesus and Mary Chain and Ride are on the bill at Barrowland on the Friday with Warpaint and Sleaford Mods, while another highlight should be Belle & Sebastian at the Academy on the final day.
BBC 6Music Festival, 2017 line-up:
Friday 24 March
O2 Academy Glasgow: Goldfrapp, Sparks, Future Islands
Barrowland: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Ride, Warpaint, Sleaford Mods
St Luke’s: Cate Le Bon, Dutch Uncles, Girl Ray, DUDS
Saturday 25 March
O2 Academy Glasgow: The Shins, Grandaddy, Honeyblood,
Barrowland: Bonobo, Songhoy Blues, Thundercat, Loyle Carner
St Luke’s: Car Seat Headrest, Lemon Twigs, Haley Bonar, Sacred Paws
SWG3: Simian Mobile Disco, Nightwave, Optimo, Nan Kolè, Dusky, Éclair Fifi, Lindstrøm, Jungle, MWX, K4CIE, Femme Fresh, Jungle Hussy, Andy Butler (Hercules & Love Affair) and Happy Meals
Sunday 26 March
O2 Academy Glasgow: Belle & Sebastian, Whitney, Julia Jacklin
Barrowland: Depeche Mode, James Lavelle (UNKLE) DJ set
St Lukes: Anna Meredith, Gaika, Forest Swords, Kadhja Bonet
