mxdwn.co.uk » TRNSMT Festival 2020 https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Fri, 01 May 2026 17:03:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival 2020 Still Set to “Go Ahead” Despite Coronavirus Outbreak https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/glasgows-trnsmt-festival-2020-still-set-to-go-ahead-despite-coronavirus-outbreak/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/glasgows-trnsmt-festival-2020-still-set-to-go-ahead-despite-coronavirus-outbreak/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:56:59 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=15862 TRNSMT Festival is confirmed to proceed on July 10-12 regardless of the global widespread of COVID-19 or Coronavirus. The festival announced its intention to move forward, with health and safety of everyone involved as its “main priority”. Read the full statement below.

“TRNSMT is still scheduled to go ahead as planned and we look forward to welcoming everyone to the event in 16 weeks. The health and safety of festival goers, staff and the surrounding community is our main priority and we are constantly monitoring the situation in accordance with advice from the World Health Organisation, Health Protection Scotland, UK and Scottish Government and local public health authorities. Love, TRNSMT x“

Currently, every corner of the world is undergoing such difficult time because of the outbreak of coronavirus. Apart from economy and politics, music industry has been equally affected by the pandemic. Numerous artists who planned to drop new music and musical events around the world have announced their postponement and cancellation in order to prevent the spread.

Glastonbury, for example, is one of the major music festivals that had to call off this year. In the long list of already cancelled events appear The Great Escape Festival, Download, Isle of Wight, Snowbombing, and even Eurovision, not to mention a plethora of concerts by many artists.

Amidst such tragedy and chaos in the music scene, TRNSMT decided to persevere in holding its third festival this year. Taking place in 16 weeks, the festival confirmed to kick off from July 10 to 12 in Glasgow Green, the huge park in the east end of the city.

The Courteeners are booked to headline the festival at the main stage on the first day, supported by Ian Brown, Sam Fender, and Blossoms. Meanwhile, the ex-Oasis Liam Gallagher will perform on the main stage as a headlining act on the second day, with Foals, Keane, and Vistas. Scottish sensation Lewis Capaldi will end the festival as the headline on the last day, joined by Rita Ora, Snow Patrol, and Dermot Kennedy. Check out the complete line-up here.

TRNSMT first happened in 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. With about 120,000 attendees, the festival was crowned “Best New Festival” in December 2017 from the UK Festival Awards in London.

In 2019, the festival faced a backlash for its gender-unbalanced line-up, with only 20% of the performers being female. However, in spite of the aspiration to achieve 50-50 gender-balanced line-up, TRNSMT’s director Geoff Ellis said “it will be a while” because “there’s far, far less female artists”. Read the full story here.

Since the festival has determined to go on, those who wish to attend can get tickets from its official site. Standard tickets for Sunday 12th are now sold out.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/glasgows-trnsmt-festival-2020-still-set-to-go-ahead-despite-coronavirus-outbreak/feed/ 0 TRNSMT Announce First Wave of Artists for 2020 including Headliners Lewis Capaldi, Liam Gallagher and Courteeners https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/trnsmt-announce-first-wave-of-artists-for-2020-including-headliners-lewis-capaldi-liam-gallagher-and-courteeners/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/trnsmt-announce-first-wave-of-artists-for-2020-including-headliners-lewis-capaldi-liam-gallagher-and-courteeners/#comments Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:27:15 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=13789 TRNSMT Festival have revealed their 2020 line-up and fans are in for a great show, with the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Liam Gallagher, and the Courteeners. The city replacement for T In The Park, will be returning to Glasgow Green from 10 July to 12 July 2020. Tickets are on sale now and are available here.

As the Courteeners prepare to release their sixth album, ‘More. Again. Forever.’, they are set to take to the main stage, on the opening night, Friday 10 July 2020, of the festival – which will be their first major festival headline performance. The band’s performance will follow their hotly anticipated Glastonbury 2020 sunset performance and their upcoming UK arena tour.

Courteeners frontman, Liam Fray, said: “Scotland took us straight to their hearts, right from the very start. Starting with playing the ABC with The Coral back in 2007, we’ve always had an amazing connection with the people of Scotland. Feels like a 2nd home. To headline TRNSMT is a serious honour and we’ll be bringing a serious party. What a line-up.”

Meanwhile, Liam Gallagher is set to be on a high with his critically acclaimed second album ‘Why Me? Why Not?’, when he takes to the stage to headline Saturday (11 July) night of TRNSMT, with him set take to the stage after Foals and Keane.

“I love Scotland and It’s an honour to be going back to headline TRNSMT Festival. P.s. Have I told you lately that I Love You?”, said Gallagher.

After his successful year, at the festival last summer, Lewis Capaldi will receive a very Scottish homecoming as he’s set to close next year’s festival with his Sunday, 12 July 2020, night headline set. Speaking about his performance, Lewis Capaldi, said: “Yaaaaaas! I’ve been lucky enough to play TRNSMT every year since it’s inception and to be a headliner is absolutely wild. Things are about to get chubby and sexy, fast. See you up the road next year!”

The first wave of artists were announced by fans, who took part in a digital treasure hunt which revealed the first wave of acts. Joining the already stellar trio of headliners will be Foals, Snow Patrol, Keane, Sam Fender, Blossoms, Aitch, Little Simz, Twin Atlantic, Ian Brown, and Rita Ora – who will be taking to the TRSNMT stage for the first time.

The line-up announcement comes after festival bosses teased fans with a digital treasure hunt, on the streets of Scotland, were fans had to figure out who was playing at next year’s festival. Hopeful festival goers were given tips about venues and locations, with correct answers taking them to find interactive badges and artist names. Once they identified the artists the next step was to share their theories on social media to be in with a chance of winning free tickets, to next year’s festival.

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