One of the most memorable performances at Kelvingrove Bandstand was Burt Bacharach's performance there in July 2019. Speaking about the concer, The Scotsman said: "How could the crowd not respond to such beautiful music in a beautiful setting? And how many other musicians could muster an opening salvo incorporating the evergreen likes of Don’t Make Me Over,Walk On By, I Say A Little Prayer and Always Something There to Remind Me and still have plenty in reserve?"placeholder image
One of the most memorable performances at Kelvingrove Bandstand was Burt Bacharach's performance there in July 2019. Speaking about the concer, The Scotsman said: "How could the crowd not respond to such beautiful music in a beautiful setting? And how many other musicians could muster an opening salvo incorporating the evergreen likes of Don’t Make Me Over,Walk On By, I Say A Little Prayer and Always Something There to Remind Me and still have plenty in reserve?" | AFP via Getty Images

Summer Nights at the Bandstand: 12 of the best gigs to have taken place at Kelvingrove Bandstand in the past decade

Declan McConville
By Declan McConville

Digital Reporter

Published 30th Jul 2024, 13:03 GMT

These are some of the biggest bands and musicians to have performed at Kelvingrove Bandstand in the past ten years

Summer Nights at the Bandstand has returned to Kelvingrove Park for the ninth year with plenty of huge acts taking to the stage in the West End of the city.

Legends of the music industry have graced the stage at Kelvingrove Bandstand over the past decade and we think that these are some of the most memorable performances at the venue which have been organised by Regular Music.

From some of the most famous singer-songwriters of all time to bands that we absolutely love, here are our favourite bandstand gigs.

One of the most recent memorable performances to take place at the bandstand was Johnny Marr's recent sold out gig in July 2024. Speaking about the gig, our review said: "Dave Ross who has worked almost 100 gigs at the bandstand commented on how special a gig it was saying: “Popped out the car during This Charming Man - literally everyone on Kelvin Way was singing along. Nearly 100 gigs and never seen that before” as he also commented on the fact that even dog walkers were lyric perfect as they made their way into the park."

9. Johnny Marr

One of the most recent memorable performances to take place at the bandstand was Johnny Marr's recent sold out gig in July 2024. Speaking about the gig, our review said: "Dave Ross who has worked almost 100 gigs at the bandstand commented on how special a gig it was saying: “Popped out the car during This Charming Man - literally everyone on Kelvin Way was singing along. Nearly 100 gigs and never seen that before” as he also commented on the fact that even dog walkers were lyric perfect as they made their way into the park." Photo: David Jackson

Legendary singer-songwriter Van Morrison has appeared at Kelvingrove Bandstand on two occasions. The first appearance in 2018 is more memorable as The Scotsman wrote: "A closing run of Jackie Wilson Said, Brown-Eyed Girl and a rocked-out and raucous extended Gloria made it impossible to deny Morrison’s brilliance as an artist."

10. Van Morrison

Legendary singer-songwriter Van Morrison has appeared at Kelvingrove Bandstand on two occasions. The first appearance in 2018 is more memorable as The Scotsman wrote: "A closing run of Jackie Wilson Said, Brown-Eyed Girl and a rocked-out and raucous extended Gloria made it impossible to deny Morrison’s brilliance as an artist." Photo: contributed

The Jesus and Mary Chain have only made one appearance at the bandstand which came back in August in 2022. Writing about the gig, The Scotsman wrote in their review: "A career-spanning set hit the heights with the fuzzy magnificence of April Skies and the menacingly motoring Snakedriver, before landing a pair of emotional sucker punches with the dolorously anthemic Darklands and the epochal Ronettes-on-downers narco-dreaminess of Just Like Honey."

11. The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain have only made one appearance at the bandstand which came back in August in 2022. Writing about the gig, The Scotsman wrote in their review: "A career-spanning set hit the heights with the fuzzy magnificence of April Skies and the menacingly motoring Snakedriver, before landing a pair of emotional sucker punches with the dolorously anthemic Darklands and the epochal Ronettes-on-downers narco-dreaminess of Just Like Honey." Photo: Supplied

Former Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins made his most recent appearance in Glasgow at Kelvingrove Bandstand on 13 August 2022. The gig was arguably a double headliner as the support act was none other than Altered Images which was a nod to the famous 1981 NME cover as the pair appeared as the 'New Flowers of Scotland'.

12. Edwyn Collins

Former Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins made his most recent appearance in Glasgow at Kelvingrove Bandstand on 13 August 2022. The gig was arguably a double headliner as the support act was none other than Altered Images which was a nod to the famous 1981 NME cover as the pair appeared as the 'New Flowers of Scotland'. Photo: Edwyn Collins

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