Tag: glasgow
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Glasgow gig watch: November 2026
November means peak gigging season in Glasgow. Phoebe Bridgers and Dizzie Rascal may be heading down the M8 before long, but here’s a list of lesser known artists worth checking out this month, with an emphasis on indie folk and emo rock to soundtrack your autumn.
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RSNO/Iwabuchi review – robust Brahms upstaged by frosty Sibelius adventures
Resident RSNO violinist Maya Iwabuchi’s Brahms showed impressive attention to detail without ever grandstanding, but it was a second half of Finnish delights that brought out the best from an in-form Emilia Hoving.
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Samuelsen/SCO review – Vivaldi remix remains Richter’s gorgeous masterpiece
A vivid rendition of Richter’s ingenious tribute to the Four Seasons was the clear highlight of this forward-thinking programme of living composers in Glasgow’s City Halls. Before the interval, self-assured conductor David Brophy sounded most at home animating John Adams’ colourful The Chairman Dances.
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Turandot review – let no one sleep on this ravishing production
Think Puccini’s swan song is just a vessel for opera’s megahit Nessun Dorma? Think again. Scottish Opera’s latest Turandot revival is sumptuous from start to finish, delivering both intimate anguish and knock-your-cotton-socks-off awe in equal measure.
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Eleanor Moss live at SWG3 Poetry Club review – crystalline classical guitar songs dazzle up close
Eleanor Moss’s quietly fascinating songs about tenderness and violence inspired a stunned silence in the crowd for this powerfully intimate set at the Poetry Club. A full backing band is all that’s needed to elevate her already transfixing compositions.
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Glasgow gig watch: October 2026
Autumn is approaching in Glasgow, and with it one of the busiest months of the year for live music fans. In a new monthly series, Undertone picks out the hottest tickets in town you won’t want to miss.
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Theo Katzman live at Òran Mór review – Vulfpeck’s showman gets spiritual
On a damp and dreary night in Glasgow, Theo Katzman showcased his exemplary songwriting and impressive technique despite a set bloated with solos in one of those gigs overshadowed by my own circumstances.
