Live at Loch Lomond

Biffy Clyro headline Rockness 2009

11 Dec 2008

If all the world’s a stage, there are an impressive amount of players lining up to showcase their wares in Scotland over the coming months. Local lads, Biffy Clyro will take to the stage as one of the headliners of RockNess, setting out their stall in…

Music festival fever

15 Sep 2008

Scotland’s exciting music scene has paved the way for a plethora of music festivals, each a little different with something to suit every musical taste. T in the Park has grown from a little weekend event in Strathclyde Park into a huge three day…

Live at Loch Lomond - festival roundup

12 Aug 2008

With the sun shining and plenty of jovial moods kicking about, Stereo MC’s took to the main stage with a swagger and to a cheer. The arena wasn’t packed and you got the feeling that those who were, were there for the banter. Sure enough they did their…

The Sex Pistols - live review

Sun 3 Aug - Live at Loch Lomond

12 Aug 2008

From the offset I thought that The Sex Pistols were an odd choice to close a predominantly dance and indie orientated festival. Going to see them was something that I had to do, my dad brought me up on a diet of punk and The Sex Pistols are one of his…

The Haze - live review

Sun 3 Aug - Live at Loch Lomond

12 Aug 2008

Local heroes The Haze were a band that I had high expectations of. With so many people name checking them and countless band T-shirts being sported all over the place I wanted to see if they deserved the hype. They didn’t disappoint, wearing their…

Pete Doherty - live review

Sat 2 Aug - Live at Loch Lomond

12 Aug 2008

It’s fair to say that Pete’s a bit of a liability, there’s always a rumour flying about that he’s been arrested or that he’s cancelled the show so his performance wasn’t something I’d really thought about. However, I was pleasantly surprised and…

Roisin Murphy - live review

Sat 2 Aug - Live at Loch Lomond

12 Aug 2008

Dull is certainly a word that could never be used to describe the former one half to Moloko. Arriving on stage with an aura of serious business about her Murphy threw herself right into it with ‘Cry Baby’ from her second album ‘Overpowered’. Just as she…

Parka - live review

Sat 2 Aug - Live at Loch Lomond

12 Aug 2008

Being proved wrong can sometimes be a good thing and Parka certainly are a band that succeeded there. When I first heard their debut single ‘Disco Dancer’ I thought they sounded like a young generic indie band with much the same sound as The View.

Groove Armada - live review

Sat 2 Aug - Live at Loch Lomond

12 Aug 2008

Groove Armada were the perfect band to close the Saturday, frankly it would be rude to put them anywhere else but the main stage. Pulling in what was probably the biggest crowd of the whole event they rocked the baying audience with classics ‘I SeeYou…

The Down and Outs - live review

Sun 3 Aug - Live at Loch Lomond

12 Aug 2008

60’s inspired indie outfit The Down and Outs opened their set with Runrig’s ‘Loch Lomond’ entertaining a practically full tent. Their vibrant sound brought a real mixture of people to their set from punks to fashionable scenesters, proving they have the…

Stereo MCs - live review

12 Aug 2008

With the sun shining and plenty of jovial moods kicking about, Stereo MC’s took to the main stage with a swagger and to a cheer. The arena wasn’t packed and you got the feeling that those who were, were there for the banter. Sure enough they did their…

Zoey Van Goey - live review

Sun 3 Aug - Live at Loch Lomond

12 Aug 2008

Experimental trio Zoey Van Goey were a typically twee and quaint sounding band that kept the audience interested for the duration of their afternoon tent. It’s hard to say who’s who in the band as they all swopped roles and instruments with each new…

Live at Loch Lomond - Róisín Murphy

31 Jul 2008

A backless dress with a microscopically small pork pie hat. A sequinned black body sock topped off by a feather boa. Spray-on Lycra and a red ‘Allo ‘Allo beret. Pop chameleon and ex-Moloko frontwoman Róisín Murphy knows a thing or two about killer…

Live at Loch Lomond - The Sex Pistols

31 Jul 2008

‘No future, no future, no future for me.’ Those words, penned by John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) back in 1976, expressed not only Lydon’s feelings, not only his band The Sex Pistols’ attitude to life, not only the stance of the fearsome punk movement…

Live at Loch Lomond

31 Jul 2008

Another festival for the Scottish calendar, now in its second year, Live at Loch Lomond offers up a solid dance line-up. Subculture and Death Disco host a tent on Saturday and Sunday respectively, while names such as UNKLE, Groove Armada, Morcheeba and…

Festivals

5 Jun 2008

Until 8 June Leith Festival Various venues, Leith, Edinburgh, prices vary www.leithfestival.com Leith Festival showcases its trademark brew of home-grown talent and big name headliners with over 100 musical acts, 50 comedians and a dozen visual…

Audio Bullys, Doug Walker added to Live at Loch Lomond line-up

22 Apr 2008

New acts have been confirmed for August's Live at Loch Lomond festival, with garage-house duo Audio Bullys and self-promoted singer-songwriter Doug Walker singing up. The Bullys and Walker - shot to fame by handing a copy of his single to Chris…

Scottish music festivals announce 208 line-ups

14 Feb 2008

Some of Scotland’s most popular music festivals are announcing line-ups over the coming weeks with the likes of Rock Ness already unveiling acts Roisin Murphy and Fatboy Slim for a spring and summer of collected aural pleasures. Live at Loch Lomond…