BBC RADIO 6 is set to saturate Glasgow with its unique eclectic music mix when its own music and conversation festival is staged in the city in March.
The 6 Music Festival 2017, which runs from March 24-26 and features 36 acts playing over four venues.
Radio Six presenter Lauren Laverne, prior to broadcasting her show live from Glasgow School of Art, revealed the full weekend festival line-up. The former musician declared the 6 Music Festival to be an audience grabber with bands such as Goldfrapp, The Jesus and Mary Chain and appearing.
“I’m really excited about coming back to Glasgow,” she maintained. “I’ve been coming here since I was a teenager and you couldn’t get a more vibrant music scene to plug into.
“I’ve grown up listening to music from this city from bands such as Orange Juice and being a musician myself in the Nineties I’ve hung out with lots of bands such as Mogwai.
“I think this is a fantastic project.”
Gigs are being staged at venues across the city, including the O2 Academy, Barrowland Ballroom and St Luke’s.
Lauren Laverne also announced the line-up for 6 Music Festival By Day, "a celebration of live music, conversation, comedy and spoken word."
The event takes place at Glasgow’s Tramway on March 25 and 26.
Councillor Frank McAveety, Leader of Glasgow City Council is effusive about the project.
“As the UK’s first ever UNESCO City of Music, Glasgow lives and breathes music 365 days a year,” he said.
“Since Radio 1’s Big Weekend came here in 2014 - when a fantastic local crowd showed the world that Glasgow knows how to party - we’ve been working with the BBC to bring another event here.
“This reinforces our position as a must-play destination, with great people, great music and a hugely ambitious events industry.”
Tickets for all the events go on sale at 10am on February 24. Full details are available at bbc.co.uk/6music.
Highlights will be screened on BBC Scotland and on BBC Four.
BBC 6 Music Festival Line-Up
Friday
Barrowlands: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Ride, Warpaint, Sleaford Mods
O2 Academy: Goldfrapp, Sparks, Future Islands
St Luke's: Cate Le Bon, Dutch Uncles, Girl Ray, Duds
Saturday
By day
Sinkane, Temples, Craig Charles (DJ set), John Lydon in conversation with Mark Radcliffe, Optimo Words and Music with Nemone, Making Music in Glasgow: Paul Buchanan (Blue Nile), Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai), Emma Pollock, Happy Meals, Edwyn Collins in conversation with Stuart Maconie and acoustic session, BBC Radio 5 Live's Fighting Talk, Comedy with Shaun Keaveny: Fern Brady, Scott Gibson, Limmy,
By night
Barrowlands: Bonobo, Songhoy Blues, Thundercat, Loyle Carner
O2 Academy: The Shins, Grandaddy, Honeyblood
St Luke's: Car Seat Headrest, The Lemon Twigs, Haley Bonar, Sacred Paws
Late
SWG3: Optimo, Nightwave, Simian Mobile Disco (DJ Set), Nan Kole (GQOM OH!), Dusky, Jungle (DJ Set), Andy Butler (Hercules & Love Affair - DJ Set), Rebecca Vashmant, Lindstrom, MWX, K4cie, Femme Fresh, Junglehussy
Sunday
By day
Father John Misty, The Wedding Present, Baloji, Film Screening: Lost in France and Q&A with Nial 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, Folk at the Festival with Mark Radcliffe: Yorkston, Thorne, Khan, King Creosote, Jesca Hoop, Holly Macve
By Night
Barrowlands: Depeche Mode, James, Lavelle (Unkle) (DJ Set)
O2 Academy: Belle & Sebastian, Whitney, Julia Jacklin
St Luke's Anna Meredith, Gaika, Forest Swords, Kadhja Bonet
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