Glasgowbury add BBC stage

The July festival has announced a partnership with BBC Radio 1 Introducing NI, who will showcase some of the most promising rising acts from Northern Ireland. The acts will join an already impressive festival bill including And So I Watch You From Afar, Fighting With Wire (pictured), Henry McCullough, The Kinetiks, The Mighty Stef and many more.

DJ Rory McConnell, who presents Radio 1's BBC Introducing... show, will work alongside festival organisers to promote local talent on the stage, as he says:

"BBC Introducing is about the best new unsigned, undiscovered and under the radar music and the real gems are always the real DIY artists.

"With Glasgowbury being a DIY festival, showcasing predominantly DIY bands, the atmosphere and the sense of accomplishment from bands and festival goers alike really makes for an amazing day.

“The best way to describe it is that Glasgowbury is basically the live version what we do on BBC Introducing in N.I on Radio 1."

Festival organiser Paddy Glasgow agrees, saying the pairing is a match made in heaven: “Glasgowbury and BBC Introducing have long shared a common bond for new music right across Ireland. With the help of Rory and his Radio One team we are putting Glasgowbury, and the acts which make it so famous, up on a higher stage for a much wider audience to hear.
“The strength of the music scene here is clear for all to see so it’s time we opened up the window for the rest of the UK to come and have a look in too.”

Tickets for the July 25 festival, which takes place in Draperstown, Derry, are available from www.wegottickets.com, priced £25 (gig only) and £30 (camping).

For more on Glasgowbury, check out the new Hot Press – in shops tomorrow, where we've got a 'small but MASSIVE' special on the festival, including a playlist of the top acts to check out.