16th October 2012

Location:  Braehead Arena

Tickets:  £32.50 | Buy tickets

US superstar Kelly Clarkson has announced a five date arena UK tour for October, playing one night in Glasgow’s Braehead Arena.

Kelly Clarkson is also set to release ‘Dark Side’ on June 3 which is the third single to be taken from her top five album ‘Stronger’ out now.

Kelly has already achieved huge success with the release of her fifth studio album.  She performed an incredible secret gig at Borderline in London, turned on the infamous Regent Street Christmas Lights, and single ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ is still riding high in the airplay charts.

Since bursting onto the music scene 10 years ago after winning American Idol in 2002, Kelly Clarkson has released five studio albums (Thankful, Breakaway, My December, All I Ever Wanted), sold over 20 million albums worldwide, had seven top ten singles in the UK and has sold over 3.5 million units in the UK alone.

She has been awarded 2 Grammy’s, 2 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Awards and 11 Billboard Awards.  Her last album, 2009’s All I Ever Wanted debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and produced the smash singles “My Life Would Suck Without You” (which charted at number one and went platinum in the UK) and “Already Gone.”

Joining Kelly on the arena tour will be one of the biggest bands of 2012: Barbadian four piece band Cover Drive.  Cover Drive have had three top 10 singles in the UK so far including the Caribbean-infused no. 1 single ‘Twilight’ and they have recently released their debut album ‘Bajan Style’.  Amassing a huge following in their native Barbados, the UK and beyond, Cover Drive’s You Tube views are over 14 million and the band have previously supported Rihanna and Dappy on tour.

Make sure you don’t miss your chance to see Kelly in action, in Glasgow. Tickets now on sale.

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30th May 2013

Location:  SECC

Tickets:  From £60 | Buy tickets

Legendary rock band Rush have just announced their 2013 UK Arena Tour, which will include one night in Glasgow’s SECC!

The Canadian prog-rock band returns to the UK in May 2013 with their new album Clockwork Angels – their first album in five years, and single, “Headlong Flight” which is due for release on 11th June 2012.

Their new album has been produced by Grammy award winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones) who also worked with Rush on their 2007 album, Snakes and Arrows. Their single “Headlong Flight” has already been A-Listed on the UK’s Planet Rock radio.

With more than 40 million records sold worldwide and countless sold-out tours, Rush – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart – is not only one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, but remains one of the most popular.

These are the first UK dates since the band brought their 3 ½ hour Time Machine Tour in May 2011 which was met with widespread critical acclaim and  included a sold out date at London’s  O2 Arena.  Fans will be eager to get tickets to see Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart play hits from their new album, plus a few older hits for their huge fan-base.

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27th June – 2nd July 2012

Admission:  Varies depending on event

Location:  Various venues throughout the city

One of the biggest jazz festivals in Europe, the Glasgow International Jazz Festival is back for another fully packed weekend in June/July, 2012.

Back once again for it’s 26th year, the Glasgow Jazz Festival is going to be bigger than ever in 2012, wth performers travelling from all over the world to join us in Glasgow, the UNESCO City of Music.  Already a major part of Glasgow’s thriving entertainment scene, the Jazz Festival has seen significant growth each year – attracting jazz lovers from all over the world.

Glasgow has always prided itself in bringing some of the world’s top players to the City, including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson and Ray Charles.  For 25 years, the Jazz Festival has been headlining musicians from a wide range of musical styles, and this year will be showcasing more than ever before.  Particular highlights of the 2012 Glasgow Jazz Festival include one of the world’s top saxophonists, Pharoah Sanders, Grammy nominated keyboardist Robert Glasper, the all star Ryan Quigley Big Band, and the legendary jazz rock drummer, Ginger Baker.

Artists appearing at this years festival include George Benson, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, the Nova Scotia Jazz Band, Niki King & the Elements, Colin Tully (playing the Gregory’s Girl soundtrack), Helle Lund & Raymond Macdonald, Brass Jaw, YolanDa Brown and Joe Stilgoe.

For more information about any of these acts, visit the Glasgow Jazz Festival website.  Tickets are available from separate venues, or from the Jazz Festival website.

16th August 2012

Location:  Stereo Cafe Bar

Tickets:  £10/£8

Back by popular demand, Whisky Blitz and the boys return to Stereo Cafe Bar this August for another instalment of Whisky Blitz & The Gallus Crew!

This time around, we will be embracing all things Masquerade!  So dig out those venetian masks, the corsets, the cravats and the top hats, and join us in a showcase of fabulous Burlesque talent from around Scotland!

Tickets

• Standard: £10
• Concession/Student: £8

17th June 2012

Location:  Pollokshaws Burgh Halls

Tickets:  £5

Join us for an afternoon of excellent music, some dancing and tea and home baking.

Organist Paul Kennedy will be turning out some fabulous music from the Hall’s original Wurlitzer Organ.  Can’t dance, no problem, we will some demonstrations, so there will be something for everyone.

Tickets

Tickets are just £5 and can be purchased from Joyce at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, 0141 429 5599/9811 or joyce.ross@ppwh.org.uk

21st September 2012

Location:  SECC

Tickets:  £35

The winner of The Voice and the fellow final seven contestants from the most talked about TV programme of the year will hit the road and will be coming to the SECC for The Voice Live Tour in September 2012.

You’ve watched them in the blind auditions, seen them sing their hearts out in the battles, supported them, tweeted them, now it’s your chance to see for yourself the singer who is eventually crowned champion of the show and the 7 fellow finalists – a group of the most talented singers in the UK, live on stage.

The tour will feature performances from the shows winner and top contestants, ALL selected, trained and mentored by four of the most successful figures in the music industry: Jessie J, will.i.am, Danny O’Donoghue, and legend Sir Tom Jones.

A night of spectacular, breath-taking vocals awaits!

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20th July 2012

Location:  Glasgow Green

Tickets:  £40

Scotland’s biggest band, Wet Wet Wet have announced they are to perform a one-off concert in Glasgow to mark their 25th anniversary.

The hometown concert by the band will take place on Friday 20 July 2012 at Glasgow Green making it the Wets’ first show in nearly five years.

During the announcement at Glasgow City Chambers Wet Wet Wet performed ‘Temptation’ from their first album as well as two number ones in the shape of  ‘Goodnight Girl’, and the record breaking ‘Love Is All Around’.

It will be an emotional return to the east end of Glasgow for the band (Graeme Clark, Tommy Cunningham, Neil Mitchell, and Marti Pellow) who hosted a huge concert at Glasgow Green in 1989, an event still held in reverence throughout the country.

Exactly twenty five years ago this week in 1987, the debut single from Wet Wet Wet ‘Wishing I Was Lucky’ was working its way up the UK charts.  It would be the first of 27 massive hits throughout their phenomenal career during which they have sold in excess of 15 million records and featured in the UK official singles and albums charts for an immense 508 cumulative weeks.

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22nd June 2012

Location:  Glasgow Green

Tickets:  £30 – £50

John Barrowman will be playing one special outdoor concert in Glasgow Green this summer!

Join John Barrowman as you’ve never seen him before, in a brand new Summer Concert tour set against the backdrop of one of Glasgow’s most iconic landmarks and attractions.

This summer John Barrowman will perform at just 4 exclusive outdoor shows in his largest outdoor concert EVER!!!  Having successfully toured the UK in 2010 and 2011 these special shows will be John’s only headlining concerts of 2012.

The outdoor shows will feature John Barrowman, along with the JB Dancers, live band and a full production.

So where else is better to spend a summer’s evening this June!  The evening’s festivities will commence with gates opening at 6pm, a special support act, followed by a spectacular concert, and all complete with a very special finale!

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17th – 21st April 2013

Admission:  £25 – £45

Location:  SECC | Buy tickets

After 65 million years, dinosaurs are once again roaming the planet!

The brilliant TV series, Walking With Dinosaurs, has finally come to life in this spectacular theatrical event.

Based on the award-winning BBC television series Walking with Dinosaurs, the show originated in Australia in 2007, and has since taken the world by storm.  Walking With Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular sees Tyrannosaurus Rex and his awe-inspiring life-size pals return to stalk UK shores once more, as these pre-historic giants get set to astound, thrill and educate a brand new generation of budding palaeontologists nationwide.

Audiences will marvel at this production of unprecedented size and quality, as pre-historic beasts of unmatched realism roam the stage and capture the imaginations of young and old alike.  Watch the story of their 200 million year domination unfold as you see them walk, hear them roar and come face to face as they fight for survival and supremacy.

A landmark in family entertainment, Walking with Dinosaurs has been seen by over 7m people in a staggering 206 cities across the world.  Ranked No.4 in Pollstar’s Top 100 Worldwide Tours, their phenomenal global success is credited to the pioneering work of its long-serving and passionate production team.  Bringing to life 20 to-scale dinosaurs night after night, this technological feat is of epic proportions.

Be bowled over by their 200 million year old story, or marvel at the £10 million spectacle.  But whatever you do, prepare to be amazed, enthralled and thrilled as the greatest creatures ever to have walked the earth are brought to life before your very eyes, from the glint in their eyes to the ripple of their skin.

This spectacular event is only in Glasgow for a few days in April 2013, so don’t miss it!

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20th June – 28th July 2012

Location:  Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Admission:  £15/£10 concession

As has been proven in outdoor festivals in many cultural capitals around the world, Shakespeare plays work very well in the open air.  Glasgow’s beautiful Botanic Gardens provide the perfect backdrop for just such an event.

In these spectacular, historic and fragrant grounds, King Lear, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing and Henry V have been performed to enthralled audiences and critical acclaim.

Glasgow Repertory Company’s annual outdoor Shakespeare festival is the only one of its kind in Scotland.  2012 will see the Bard celebrate their 11th year with an exciting programme of productions.

Bard in the Botanics returns in 2012 with a host of new productions that see some of Shakespeare’s most vivid creations embark on physical and emotional journeys that lead them into a new world and change their lives forever.

This year, the Bard will be performing The Tempest (directed by Jennifer Dick), Romeo & Juliet (directed by Gordon Barr), and As You Like It (directed by Gordon Barr).

• The Tempest Sometimes merry, sometimes melancholy, Bard in the Botanics’ exciting and theatrical new outdoor production of The Tempest promises magic, music and mystery…
• Romeo & Juliet This brand new production of Shakespeare’s most famous title retells this enduring story through the eyes of a younger generation betrayed by their elders and struggling to make sense of their emotions in a world they haven’t created.
• As You Like It Beautifully romantic and enchantingly funny, As You Like It is one of Shakespeare’s most enjoyable comedies and features, in Rosalind, one of drama’s greatest romantic heroines.

Some outdoor performances can involve a lengthy walk through the grounds, but picnic baskets are available to sustain the hungry theatre-goer.

Performances in the main botanic gardens

Performances of both The Tempest and As You Like It start at 7.45pm; performances of Romeo & Juliet begin at 8pm.  There are no performances on Sunday or Monday evenings throughout the festival.

• 20th June – 7th July:  The Tempest
• 21st June – 20th July:  Romeo & Juliet
• 13th – 28th July:  As You Like It

Tickets

You can buy tickets by calling 0141 429 0022, or in person at the the Citizens Theatre box office (119 Gorbals St, Glasgow, G5 9DS).  Alternatively, tickets can be purchased online via the Bard in the Botanics website.

Further information

If you would like more information on any of this year’s shows, please ring the bard’s information line on 0141 334 9016, or visit their website.