A Celebratory Cultural Encounter 1—12 August glasgow2018.com/festival Welcome to 3 Festival 2018 GLASGOW’S status as a global sporting city is matched only by its reputation as a creative powerhouse and a home to extraordinary art, culture and entertainment. glasgow2018.com/festival Our city can boast rich, historic art and architecture alongside cutting-edge contemporary movements. Opera and ballet jostle for space on Glasgow’s many famous stages with the biggest names in music, theatre and comedy. Our music heritage is renowned and we are proud to be a UNESCO City of Music, an WELCOME to Glasgow for what is sure to be an accolade we have held for over a decade. incredible 11 days of fun and excitement for everyone Glasgow is also a gateway to the rest of Scotland and Festival 2018 will put both our involved. As well as the incredible sporting action city and our whole country’s world-class creative contribution in the spotlight. happening around Scotland, the inaugural European The programme you hold in your hands showcases everything from music, visual art, Championships are also an excellent chance to street art and dance to theatre, literature, digital art and comedy. showcase the very best of Scottish culture. It has been shaped by our city and its people – and it is also the catalyst for a truly We’re delighted to be running an action-packed groundbreaking cultural partnership between Glasgow and our co-hosts Berlin that will programme of cultural events alongside the highlight the vital and vibrant creative scenes in two great European cities. Championships. This will capitalise on Scotland’s Whether you call Glasgow home, or are visiting from near or far, there is something world-renowned reputation for creative excellence "With Festival 2018 we here for everyone. and will allow everyone to play their part in the fun. Glasgow’s iconic George Square will form the continue to build on Glasgow Councillor Susan Aitken beating heart of these celebrations with the action and Scotland’s international Leader of Glasgow City Council spreading to other sites right across the country. 2018 is also the Year of Young People in Scotland – cultural reputation. In creating the first of its kind in the world – which is dedicated the programme we have to celebrating the amazing achievements and contributions that young people make to Scotland. worked side by side with There are opportunities for young people to engage local communities, artists in sporting and cultural events throughout Glasgow 2018, showcasing their talents across this exciting and cultural organisations to programme of activity. bring their ideas and creative We welcome sharing these Championships with Berlin who are hosting the Athletics. We have ambitions to the fore, delivering strong ties with our German neighbours and these a large-scale spectacular event Championships are yet another chance to strengthen the cultural links that bind us in close friendship. with a truly international and accessible programme." B Berlin Glasgow UNESCO City of Music Fiona Hyslop Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and Jill Miller OBE External Affairs, Scottish Government Director of Cultural Services, Glasgow Life FF Festival Fund Year of Young People The Great Big 5 Opening Party! 1 Aug, Doors 16:00 £15/£7.50 + booking fee Join us in the spectacular setting of George Square to Sacred Paws, Glasgow/London duo, write instantly welcome the 2018 European Championships and our infectious songs, fitting perfectly between uplifting friends from across Europe to the beating heart of the indie-pop and intricate post-punk. city. Glasgow’s prodigious talent C Duncan released A new era in sport gets underway with the start of his critically-acclaimed second album ’The Midnight an exciting new multi-sport event bringing together Sun’ last year. Recorded and produced entirely in elite athletes in Athletics, Aquatics, Cycling, Golf, his Glasgow flat, it blends electronic elements and Gymnastics, Rowing and Triathlon. sweeping synth sounds with his signature layered The big stage programme features some of the vocals and dreamy instrumentation. most exciting names in Scottish music today. Classic Brit and Global Award nominees, Infinitime Nina Nesbitt’s recent tracks ‘The Best You Had’ and Music and Young Scot Award winners, Scottish- ‘The Moments I’m Missing’ are a huge leap forward Egyptian multi-instrumentalists The Ayoub Sisters are from her Top 15 debut album ‘Peroxide’. With her fast becoming the sound and faces of a truly exciting character-filled voice, the heartfelt, easily-relatable new generation of classical and crossover artists. lyrics demonstrate a command of modernist pop and Featuring alongside a celebration of the European R&B-tinged sounds. Championships sports and the people who have been Winners of 2017 BBC Scots Trad Awards 'ALBUM part of the Glasgow 2018 journey. OF THE YEAR' and Nominees 2018 BBC Radio 2 Other highlights include performances by CREATE Folk Awards 'BEST GROUP', Elephant Sessions have Voice Factory, Behind the Noise present Bowie, Pivot, exploded onto the indie folk scene with unparalleled Beats Per Minute, Bonnie and Her Splashmob, Nevis effect; transcending boundaries and shaking the very Ensemble and Mischief La Bas, all culminating in a foundations of expectation. spectacular fireworks display! Supported by Glasgow UNESCO City of Music. Book tickets at glasgow2018.com/festival George Square 7 2–12 Aug The iconic George Square will be the beating heart of Festival 2018 during the Glasgow 2018 European Championships, creating a carnival atmosphere through a spectacular lineup that will delight all ages and put Glasgow and Scotland’s renowned creativity in the spotlight. Open daily 10:00–22:00* Beats Per Minute Sonica presents Pivot Joanne Tatham & Tom O’Sullivan Pivot: a playground of semi-intelligent seesaws Beats Per Minute BPM Showdown 'A Glasgow Spectacular (or the experience being an Sonica Raw Material & Pachamama Productions FF Raw Material & Pachamama Productions FF experience like the experience you just had)', 2018 2–12 Aug, 10:00–18:00 2-9 Aug, 10:00–21:30, every 30 mins, Free Sat 11 Aug, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00, 21:00 2–12 Aug From the amazing Australian artists who brought 10 Aug & 12 Aug, every 30 mins 10:00–15:30, Free Sun 12 Aug, 17:00, 18:30, 20:00, 21:15 For Festival 2018 Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan you Megaphones at Sonica 2017, Madeleine Flynn & Inside a geodesic dome in George Square, in the heart £12.50 + Booking Fee, Age 10+ have been commissioned to create a large-scale Tim Humphrey present Pivot, a playground of semi- of the city, this immersive 30 minute audio-visual Over the final weekend of Festival 2018 join us inside gateway structure into George Square and to design intelligent talking seesaws. Equipped with built-in event invites you to get inside the beating hearts and the geodesic dome in George Square for a high-octane, the Festival’s logo and brand. Their commission voice communicators with a mind of their own, this heads of athletes who dedicate their lives to their audio-visual showdown dance party. adopts familiar or amusing motifs, and makes specific chattering apparatus will poke, probe, question and sport at incredible cost. As the audience gathers, mingle and dance inside reference to the context of Glasgow and the European counsel you as you seesaw your way to equilibrium. Wearing headphones and vibrating Subpacs the immersive dome surrounded by mind-blowing, Championships. Tatham and O’Sullivan have worked in Consider this an opportunity to join the conversation, attached to your body and surrounded by projections colourful video projections, pop-up live performers will collaboration for over 20 years and their artworks often as Pivot helps unleash your inner child whilst playfully you will enter into the world of the athletes and appear on raised platforms. Dancers, singers, acrobats consider the ways in which art may be expected to pondering the role of peaceful, shared dialogue in our experience their hopes, their dreams and their and DJs combine in a symphony to endurance. perform in public. modern world. Giving the people of Glasgow a voice, adrenaline-fuelled victories. Featuring stunning live performances from Patricia Pivot will help balance things out. Panther (Glasgow Girls), Chisato Minamimura (London A new work commissioned by Melbourne Fringe Suitable for all ages and fully accessible. Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony), DJ Letitia and City of Melbourne, September 2017. Pleiades, Jamie Rea and some of Scotland's most Created by Cora Bissett (Glasgow Girls) and Leonie brilliant young acrobats performing jaw dropping Supported by Australia Council for The Arts, Rae Gasson, with Garry Boyle, Emily James and moves, this exclusive finale event is the perfect way to Creative Scotland, Glasgow City Council & Cryptic Jamie Wardrop. celebrate reaching the festival finish line with friends. presents Sonica. Supported by GEO3, Black Light, Slate Room Recording Studio, National Theatre of Scotland, Solar Bear, Tramway, Silent Events and The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. *Venue closes to general public at 16:00 on 10 August. Gates reopen at 18:00 for Orbital ticket holders. Venue closes at 22:30 on 10 August and 22:15 on 11 August. Book tickets at glasgow2018.com/festival George Square 9 Thu 2 Aug Fri 3 Aug Image Required Kathryn Joseph glasgow2018.com/festival Citizens of Everywhere! National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland Behind The Noise Citizens of Everywhere! Sonic Youths Mix the City Live Piping