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Ben Pope: The Cut
Ben Pope (‘a total delight’ – Fest) brings his brand-new stand-up hour to The Old Hairdresser’s, Glasgow.
Look, there’s no easy way to put this. Last year, Ben got circumcised. On purpose, and as recommended by medical professionals. This show is a 55min inventory of his ensuing masculine panic. Expect jokes and stories on: the male ego, pillow talk, charity shops, the sublime mystery of having a father, and also exactly one pig.
It’s a show about losing a part of yourself. A very specific part. See you there. Chop chop.
“Consistently funny and deceptively thoughtful” – The Scotsman
“Always spot-on” – The Skinny
“Excellent” – Joe Lycett
Writer for the News Quiz
Show: 1hr plus local support act
Leo Middea (BRAZIL)
For the first time in Glasgow, the rising Brazilian star presents his globally acclaimed solo concert, which has sold out in many venues in the UK.
Leo Middea was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1995 and currently resides in Barcelona, Spain. He is a singer, composer, and instrumentalist. Over his 10-year career, Leo has released five studio albums, each reflecting different phases of his life and career: Dois (2014), A Dança do Mundo (2016), Vicentina (2020), Beleza Isolar (2020), and Gente (2023), and has given over 300 performances in 16 countries – with 100 of them taking place in 2024 alone.
Leo is reinventing Brazilian music by blending traditional genres with influences from diverse cultures. His music has garnered over 10 million plays on Spotify, and his captivating performances have sold out concert halls across Europe and Brazil. In 2024, he achieved second place in the traditional Portuguese Song Festival, becoming the first Brazilian to reach the final. Leo is currently working on his sixth album, featuring songs recorded live in different parts of the world.
In February 2024, he toured the UK for the first time, stopping in London, Bristol, and Frome. He performed three consecutive sold-out shows in London and also sold out in Frome. In September 2024, he continued his tour in London, Manchester, Oxford, Brighton, Bath, and Weston Super-Mare. Each of his shows once again achieved sell-out status, drawing more than 1,000 attendees.
Oliver Coates and Joanne Robertson
A double headline show for these two extraordinary solo artists.
Oliver Coates is a cellist, a composer for film and an electronic music producer.
Oliver releases music on RVNG Intl, exploring improvisation, dark ambient music and intimate melodic cello with distortion and tape modulation. His most recent record for RVNG is Throb, shiver, arrow of time: a portal into somatic chiaroscuro.
He writes and records music for film and TV, including the scores for The Stranger, Aftersun and Steve McQueen’s Occupied City. Oliver moves continuously between the roles of composer, performer, experimental musician and record producer. He performed a headline set at the 2019 Manchester International Festival curated by David Lynch, and has collaborated with Mica Levi, Arca, Dean Blunt, Jonny Greenwood and Malibu on live and recorded projects, including the lauded LP Remain Calm (Slip) with Levi.
Joanne Robertson is a musician, painter and poet. Joanne collaborates regularly with her friends, most recently with Dean Blunt on ‘Black Metal 2’, and Sidsel Meineche Hansen on ‘Alien Baby’. She moved to Glasgow in 2018, after having lived in London. Her painting and music both form from improvisatory moments of expression. ‘Blue Car’, is a collection of songs from her archive of unreleased solo recordings, similar to ‘Painting Stupid Girls’, these tracks attempt to record the moment, and where she was at emotionally that day, similar to diary entries. The dates she wrote these songs is unknown, they span roughly a ten year period. Photo credit Nis Bysted
The Upper Strata
Dive into the indie-sci-fi universe of The Upper Strata, a US/Swiss duo that blends music and storytelling for an immersive odyssey. Their latest project is more than an album – it’s the soundtrack to their own graphic novel. An homage to classic sci-fi, anime and noir pulp. It features tales of galactic freedom fighters, an ill-fated detective, and mystical warriors.
Their genre-defying sound fuses dream pop and shoegaze, with ethereal vocals, spacey guitars, and bold synth melodies. On stage, Johnny (vocals, guitar) and Regula (bass, synth, vocals) bring this universe to life. They perform alongside vivid projections from their graphic novel to create a captivating audiovisual experience.
The Katet Vs. 1995
Tearing up the dancefloor with non-sto, high octane mashups of Take That, Seal, Scatman, Pulp, Sheryl Crow, Coolio, Green Day and many more…
All your favourite 90s pop chart-toppers like you’ve never heard them before!
Gaz Brookfield, Waiting For Wisdom 2025 tour
Following the release of his tenth studio album, Waiting For Wisdom, Gaz Brookfield takes to the road once more.
Folk/Punk festival favourite, Brookfield has been at this for a while now. Since winning Acoustic Magazine Singer/Songwriter of the year way back in 2010 he has continued to tirelessly tour the length and breadth of the country, building a strong and loyal following where he goes.
His last album, Morning Walking Club, saw Gaz achieve his first top 40 record, and it even got number 1 in the UK Official Folk Charts. Not a bad result for this fiercely independent musician, with no record label, no manager, and no agent – just a guitar, a van, and a steadfastly belligerent refusal to give in.