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Retrofest Festival organisers fuming after internet hoax.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Retrofest Festival organisers fuming after internet hoax.

The organisers of Retrofest music festival in Scotland are fuming after an Internet prankster convinced fans the event had been cancelled. The festival is due to take place in Glasgow, Scotland on 28-30 August (09) and feature headline acts including Gloria Gaynor, Level 42, Sister Sledge and Rick Astley. But fans attending the festival were [...]

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Pete Irvine defends cancelled Outsider festival

Monday, May 11, 2009

Pete Irvine defends cancelled Outsider festival

SCOTLAND’S best-known events organiser claims the country has become swamped with festivals and big-name concerts. Pete Irvine believes the summer music circuit has reached saturation point at a time when the economic downturn is beginning to bite. The managing director of Unique Events spoke out after reluctantly pulling the plug on the Outsider Festival, which [...]

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Mobo organisers confirm Glasgow as venue for this year’s Awards

Friday, April 17, 2009

Mobo organisers confirm Glasgow as venue for this year's Awards

SCOTLAND has been confirmed as the host of this year’s Mobo music awards. The Music of Black Origin Awards will take place at Glasgow’s SECC, taking the ceremony out of London for the first time since its inception in 1995. And a host of stars, including Rihanna, Beyonce, Alexandra Burke and X Factor finalists JLS [...]

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Who’s going to pay for Euro 2016?

Thursday, December 4, 2008

A joint Scotland-Wales bid for the European Championships will require the building of new stadiums, amongst other things Scotland has already bagged one top sporting jewel by securing the 2014 Commonwealth Games for Glasgow, but its hopes of getting the European Championships two years later will probably never get out of the blocks. The cost [...]

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