Primal Scream

New Order, Primal Scream and Spiritualized to headline Festival No. 6

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24 Apr 2012

New Order, Primal Scream and Spiritualized will headline Festival No. 6. The bands are to play in the Welsh village of Portmeirion - famously used as the setting of cult TV series 'The Prisoner' - which takes place from September 14 to 16. As…

Bob Dylan to return to Hop Farm music festival

Peter Gabriel, Suede, Damien Rice and Primal Scream also announced

27 Mar 2012

This year's Hop Farm festival has again attracted huge acts to the fifth annual no branding, no sponsorship festival running from June 29th to July 1st.

Primal Scream unaffected by Mani's departure

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7 Feb 2012

Primal Scream's new album won't be affected by the departure of bass player Mani. The band are recording for the first time in over ten years without the musician - who has returned to his first band The Stone Roses - but frontman Bobby Gillespie…

Primal Scream won't write love songs

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14 Jan 2012

Primal Scream will not write any love songs for their new album. The 'Higher Than the Sun' group are currently in the studio working on their tenth LP, and frontman Bobby Gillespie said his lyrics will be "emotional" but not in a sentimental…

Primal Scream in studio without bassist

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12 Jan 2012

Primal Scream are recording their new album without a bass player. The 'Kill all Hippies' group recently lost their bassist Mani, as he left to rejoin his first band The Stone Roses, and they aren't planning to find another one until after finishing…

Mani leaves Primal Scream

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3 Jan 2012

Bass player Mani has left Primal Scream to concentrate on The Stone Roses. The musician played his final gig with Primal Scream - who he joined in 1996 when his original band split - at New Year and will now concentrate on the forthcoming reunion…

Primal Scream blast 'conformist' rock

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23 Dec 2011

Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie thinks modern rock music for is "not very artistic". Although he fronts the 'Swastika Eyes' rockers, Bobby has criticised modern musicians for their "lack of ambition" and thinks intelligent young people are…

Bombay Bicycle Club and Friendly Fires join Primal Scream at Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2012

Mark Ronson and Kassidy also set for New Year in Scottish capital

28 Oct 2011

Bombay Bicycle Club and Friendly Fires have been confirmed as joining Primal Scream on the bill at Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2012. Fresh from their European tour, Bombay Bicycle Club will be performing at the Concert in the Gardens, the music and…

5 Things: what to expect from Primal Scream at this year's Hogmanay celebrations

The Screamadelica crew announced as Edinburgh party headliners

19 Sep 2011

As the mighty Primal Scream prepare to whip up a storm in the capital for Hogmanay, The List wonders what’s in store for the festive season’s hottest ticket A heroes’ welcome As if holding the world’s (okay, Scotland’s) biggest New Year shindig…

Primal Scream recording new material

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13 Sep 2011

Primal Scream will release a new album next year. The group have been performing the whole of their iconic 1991 record 'Screamadelica' in full on tour for almost a year, but still managed to find time to record new material, although they admit it's…

Primal Scream confirmed to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay concert

First name announced for 2011/2012’s Hogmanay celebrations

30 Aug 2011

Bobby Gillespie and co will be heading to Edinburgh to see in 2012 as Primal Scream are confirmed as the headline act for this year’s Hogmanay celebrations. Bringing their Screamadelica tour to Princes Street Gardens as they play the classic album…

Review - T in the Park 2011

All the rain, mud and rock action from Scotland's biggest music festival

8 Aug 2011

Saturday Ke$ha proves trashy entertainment with a set that refuses to take itself seriously. A party up glam stomp though a series of electro pop hits that while low on art is high on glitter and cheap thrills (and inexplicably includes a six-foot…

Primal Scream close Camp Bestival

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1 Aug 2011

Primal Scream closed Camp Bestival last night (31.07.11). The 'Can't Go Back' dance rock band played their breakthrough album, 'Screamadelica', in full to close the four-day family friendly festival at Lulworth Castle in Dorset. The band - led by…

Primal Scream volunteer for concert

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18 May 2011

Primal Scream have signed up to headline an exclusive concert for community volunteers. The 'Can't Go Back' band will be joined by 'Price Tag' singer Jessie J and 'Pack Up' performer Eliza Doolittle at the Orange RockCorps show, held on July 12 at…

Eight Scottish acts set for T in the Park 2011

Big Country, Jon Fratelli, Twin Atlantic and Emma’s Imagination added to bill

4 May 2011

Scottish music festival T in the Park has added Big Country, Jon Fratelli, Roddy Woomble, Twin Atlantic, Emma’s Imagination, The Phantom Band, Found and Jack Townes to the 2011 bill. Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble will be performing solo, coinciding…

Primal Scream avoid festival partying

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30 Apr 2011

Bobby Gillespie turns up to concerts at the last minute because he worries about getting too drunk to perform. The singer's band Primal Scream were previously famed for their wild ways and though they have curbed their partying lifestyle, the singer…

Primal Scream plan new album

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15 Mar 2011

Primal Scream plan to release a new album next year. The group are currently touring the UK, performing the whole of their iconic 1991 album 'Screamadelica' in full, and while they enjoy showing how well they have developed as musicians sine the…

Screamadelica: A scientific examination

To commemorate the album's 20th birthday, we examine the elements that made it great

3 Mar 2011

As described in the recent Creation Records rockumentary Upside Down, Screamadelica’s story began in 1989 after Creation boss Alan McGee relocated from London to Manchester for a year to be at the epicentre of one of the biggest youth culture phenomena…

GFF blog: Danny O’Connor on documentary Upside Down: The Creation Records Story

New film stars McGee, Noel Gallacher and other Creation alumni

22 Feb 2011

When I talk to Danny O’Connor on the phone, he manages to answer my first question (‘Tell me a little bit about yourself’) with an extensive 16-minute history, covering his radio roots on the BBC’s Evening Sessions and Lamacq Live, to his television…

Kylie Minogue hoped for Primal Scream collaboration

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8 Jan 2011

Kylie Minogue wanted to work with Primal Scream. The Australian singer - who has previously collaborated with artists including Nick Cave and Manic Street Preachers - approached the 'Loaded' hitmakers to write a track for her, but the group were…

The best upcoming events in Scotland in 2011

Highlights of the 2011 cultural calandar from Film, Music, Comedy, Theatre and Visual Art

3 Jan 2011

Huge gigs, inspiring theatre productions, comedy legends and two cute little waving bears – just a few of the things coming up in ‘11 that we can barely contain our excitement about

Bobby Gillespie backs Beady Eye

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28 Nov 2010

Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie hopes Liam Gallagher's new band Beady Eye is a huge success. The singer is yet to hear the band's first track 'Bring The Light' but insists he is a big fan of the 'Songbird' singer and is confident he will make…

A Splash One Happening resurrects influential Glasgow indie club

How cult Glasgow indie club Splash One hosted Sonic Youth, Primal Scream and Wire

6 Oct 2010

Track back over the last decade or so, and the Scottish clubs which have truly captured their times are still familiar names to most: Optimo, Manga, Pure, etc. Yet head back two and a half decades, and the scene is like a foreign country. Still, anyone…

T in the Park - Saturday

13 Jul 2009

Having utterly failed to 'tweet' from T in the Park, Brendan Miles is given a second chance to voice his thoughts on some of the best acts to grace Scotland's biggest music festival

Scotland The Great - Alternative Anthems

22 Jan 2009

For a country with such a fine musical heritage and tons of songwriting talent, Scotland has piss-poor candidates for a national anthem. ‘Flower of Scotland’, ‘Scotland the Brave’ and ‘Highland Cathedral’? Really? Even worse, a poll to find an…