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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Kirsty Feerick

Legendary singer confirmed for Glasgow’s Summer Nights at The Bandstand

A LEGENDARY singer has been confirmed for Glasgow’s Summer Nights at The Bandstand.

Billy Ocean will perform in the city as Regular Music has today announced this year’s line-up for the award-winning event - which is returning for the tenth year.

Singers Natasha Bedingfield and Anastacia are also on the bill for the popular experience which takes place over July and August.

Billy Ocean will performBilly Ocean will perform (Image: Sourced)

Meanwhile, Elbow, Stiff Little Fingers, Public Service Broadcasting, Teenage Fanclub, The Sisters of Mercy, and Public Image Ltd will all take the stage at Kelvingrove Bandstand in the West End.

The packed programme for 2025 is expected to see revellers take over the park from Tuesday, July 29 until Saturday, August 15.

Tickets for the concerts are available on Ticketmaster from 9am this Friday.

Natasha Bedingfield Natasha Bedingfield (Image: Sourced) John Stout from Regular Music said: “We are thrilled to announce who will be performing at our 10th year of Summer Nights at the Bandstand.

“It has been a privilege to have so many brilliant artists perform at the bandstand over the years.

"Keeping up to that high standard is a challenge we always relish so it’s great to be able to celebrate our tenth edition with such a great line-up.”

Regular Music’s annual Summer Nights festival has become a firm favourite with music fans and scooped the Unesco City of Music Best Live Event at the Scottish Music Awards in 2017.

Steve Earle was the opening concert at the first Summer Nights at the Bandstand in 2014.

Since then, there have been more than 100 concerts hosted as part of Summer Nights at the Bandstand.

The artists and dates for Summer Nights at the Bandstand in 2025 are:

  • Public Image Ltd - Tuesday, July 29
  • Anastacia - Wednesday, July 30
  • Teenage Fanclub - Thursday, July 31
  • Natasha Bedingfield - Friday, August 1
  • Hue & Cry - Saturday, August 2
  • Karine Polwart with Band - Tuesday, August 5
  • Public Service Broadcasting - Wednesday, August 6
  • Elbow - Thursday, August 7
  • Elbow - Friday, August 8
  • Stiff Little Fingers - Tuesday, August 12
  • Billy Ocean - Wednesday, August 13
  • The Sisters of Mercy - Friday, August 15
  • Big City Festival - Saturday August, 16
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