The BBC 6music Festival takes place in Glasgow this weekend and Musos’ Guide will be there bringing you updates on social media and day-by-day reports in the aftermath. There’ll be news, reviews, and interviews from the likes of Goldfrapp and Belle & Sebastian. Dark synthpop legends, and Vince Clarke castoffs, Depeche Mode will play Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom venue on Sunday 26 March as part of the three-day BBC 6 Music Festival. They will perform tracks from their new album Spirit along with classic hits. The full festival line-up, which includes Goldfrapp, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Bonobo was revealed by 6 Music presenter Lauren Laverne.
Other performers booked for the festival are Belle and Sebastian, Anna Meredith, Ride, Cate Le Bon and The Shins. Depeche Mode, who formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, have not played at the 2,000 capacity Barrowland Ballroom for more than 30 years, when they performed as part of their Some Great Reward tour. They’ll be supported on the night by DJ and UNKLE founder James Lavelle.
Festival events will also be held at the O2 Academy, St Luke's and SWG3. There will be a "celebration of live music, conversation, comedy and spoken word" at Glasgow's Tramway on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March from 11:00 to 17:00, with appearances from Father John Misty, Edwyn Collins, Sinkane, Temples, Emma Pollock, The Wedding Present, John Lydon, Anna Meredith and Ian Rankin.
This is the fourth year of the festival and the first time it has moved north of the border. Tickets for the event go on sale at 10:00 on Friday.
6 Music Festival 2017 Line Up At A Glance;
:: By Night ::
Friday 24 March
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN // RIDE // WARPAINT // SLEAFORD MODS - Barrowland Ballroom
GOLDFRAPP // SPARKS // FUTURE ISLANDS - O2 Academy
CATE LE BON // DUTCH UNCLES // GIRL RAY // DUDS - Saint Luke's
Saturday 25 March
BONOBO // SONGHOY BLUES // THUNDERCAT // LOYLE CARNER - Barrowland Ballroom
THE SHINS // GRANDADDY // HONEYBLOOD - O2 Academy
CAR SEAT HEADREST // THE LEMON TWIGS // HALEY BONAR // SACRED PAWS - Saint Luke's
:: Late ::
OPTIMO // NIGHTWAVE // SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO (DJ SET) // NAN KOLÈ (GQOM OH!) // DUSKY // JUNGLE (DJ SET) // ANDY BUTLER (HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR - DJ SET) // REBECCA VASMANT // LINDSTRØM // MWX // K4CIE // FEMME FRESH // JUNGLEHUSSY
Sunday 26 March
DEPECHE MODE // JAMES LAVELLE [UNKLE] (DJ SET) - Barrowland Ballroom
BELLE & SEBASTIAN // WHITNEY // JULIA JACKLIN - O2 Academy
ANNA MEREDITH // GAIKA // FOREST SWORDS // KADHJA BONET - Saint Luke's
:: By Day ::
Saturday 25 March
CRAIG CHARLES (DJ SET) // SINKANE // TEMPLES // EMMA POLLOCK // JOHN LYDON IN CONVERSATION WITH MARK RADCLIFFE // OPTIMO WORDS & MUSIC WITH NEMONE // MAKING MUSIC IN GLASGOW: PAUL BUCHANAN (THE BLUE NILE), STUART BRAITHWAITE (MOGWAI), EMMA POLLOCK, HAPPY MEALS // EDWYN COLLINS IN CONVERSATION WITH STUART MACONIE + ACOUSTIC SESSION // COMEDY WITH SHAUN KEAVENY: FERN BRADY, SCOTT GIBSON, LIMMY // BBC RADIO 5 LIVE'S FIGHTING TALK
Sunday 26 March
FATHER JOHN MISTY // THE WEDDING PRESENT // BALOJI // FOLK AT THE FESTIVAL WITH MARK RADCLIFFE : YORKSTON/THORNE/KHAN, KING CREOSOTE, JESCA HOOP, HOLLY MACVE // FILM SCREENING: LOST IN FRANCE + Q&A WITH NIALL MCCANN // THE PASTELS IN CONVERSATION WITH GIDEON COE // ANNA MEREDITH IN CONVERSATION WITH MARY ANNE HOBBS // SPOKEN WORD SESSIONS - LITERARY: IAN RANKIN WITH STUART MACONIE // SPOKEN WORD SESSIONS - POETRY: MURRAY LACHLAN YOUNG, VICTORIA MCNULTY, KEVIN P GILDAY & CAT HEPBURN, KOBI ONYAME & RANSOM FA // BELLE & SEBASTIAN IN CONVERSATION WITH CERYS MATTHEWS
