Summer Sessions in Princes Street Gardens will return to Edinburgh for a series of massive shows, with Glasgow well represented. After a hugely successful inaugural edition in 2018, the concert series returns to the Ross Bandstand in Edinburgh with another star-studded line-up of homegrown heroes, trail-blazing female talent and exciting breakthrough artists.
Taking place from the 7th-18th August in the midst of the Edinburgh Festival and set to welcome nearly 50,000 music fans to the city, the run of the concert series will feature headline performances from Florence + the Machine, Primal Scream, CHVRCHES, Lewis Capaldi, James, Courteeners and Madness as well as a strong line-up of support artists.
Primal Scream will take to Princes Street Gardens stage on 10th August, their first Scottish date since the iconic V+A opening in Dundee last summer. The constantly genre-defying band have built a career on re-invention. Fronted by the inimitable Bobby Gillespie and with a number of legendary albums behind them such as ‘Screamadelica’, ‘Vanishing Point’ and ‘XTRMNTR’.
Primal Scream will be supported by the one and only Johnny Marr in a night that will go down a storm with lovers of rock & roll. The legendary Smithsguitarist has built a hugely successful solo career in recent years, playing huge shows all over the world. Having worked with the likes of Modest Mouse, The Cribs and more over the years and now making his name as a solo artist, he is still known to pull out some Smiths classics at his rapturous live shows as demonstrated when he appeared onstage with The Killers at Glastonbury to perform the ever-lasting ‘This Charming Man’. Get tickets before it’s too late here.
Synth-pop maestros CHVRCHES will make their debut at Summer Sessions in Princes Street Gardens on 11th August, almost five years since their last performance in the capital. The Glasgow trio fronted by Lauren Mayberry, will return to Edinburgh after an incredible seven years of huge tunes and big shows around the world.
Their debut album in 2013 proved CHVRCHES were turning the Scottish music scene on its head, blending Lauren’s mesmerising vocals with catchy indie-pop hooks and lyrics and 2018 saw the band release their third album ‘Love Is Dead’, strengthening their roots as leaders of Scotland’s music community.
Support will come in the shape of Scottish indie-rock stalwarts We Were Promised Jetpacks and goth-pop duo The Ninth Wave.
Tickets are on-sale here.