Glasgow Summer Sessions

Glasgow Summer Sessions
GenreRock, Alternative, Dance, Rap
DatesAugust
LocationsBellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Years active2013 – present
Capacity35,000
Websitehttp://www.dfconcertsandevents.com/gss/

The Glasgow Summer Sessions which began in 2013 is an annual series of concerts held late June or early July at Bellahouston Park in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland. Taking place over 2–3 nights the event attracts up to 100,000 people each year and some of the biggest names in music.

History

The festival was founded in 2013 by Geoff Ellis, DF Concerts & Live Nation UK

In its debut year of 2013 crowds of 100,000 saw Avicii, Eminem and Kings of Leon over three nights with an average of over 33,000 people per night.

August 2014 saw 60,000 attend concerts headlined by French, DJ David Guetta & Las Vegas Rockers The Killers whilst 2015 saw two 35,000 sold-out shows headlined by Scottish artists Paolo Nutini and Calvin Harris.

The 2016 Summer Sessions were Headlined by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds on the Friday night in front of a crowd of over 25,000. The following evening was headlined by Scottish Rockers Biffy Clyro with a Sold-Out crowd of 35,000.

On Thursday 2 March 2017 it was announced that American hip-hop star Eminem would Headline the 2017 Summer Sessions. This would be Eminem's second Summer Sessions appearance after Headlining the event in 2013. Tickets became available on Friday 3 March 2017 and as of Tuesday 21 March 2017 the show had sold out with all 35,000 tickets being snapped up.

In February 2018, rapper Kendrick Lamar performed to a sold-out crowd at the SSE Hydro.[1] As he left the stage after the concert, he apologized for the five-year gap since his previous performance in the city and promised to return sooner rather than later. Just 24 hours later, it was confirmed that he would headline the Summer Sessions in August 2018. Tickets went on sale at the beginning of March, and all 35,000 sold out within a matter of days.

List of Headliners

Line-Ups

2013

Thursday 15 August Saturday 17 August Tuesday 20 August

2014

Saturday 16 August Tuesday 19 August

2015

Saturday 29 August Sunday 30 August

2016

Friday 26 August Saturday 27 August

2017

Thursday 24 August

2018

Wednesday 22 August Saturday 25 August Wednesday 29 August

2019

Friday 16 August Saturday 17 August Sunday 25 August

References

  1. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar to play Summer Sessions". BBC News. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2026.

See also

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