Long Arm Weekender 2024
Long Arm Promotions presents...
LONG ARM WEEKENDER 2024
Three nights of alternative music in Glasgow featuring a host of Scottish talent.
Friday April 26th:
A Ritual Spirit
Deadfire
Jeanicelee
Pandacar
Fallen Ashes
Altered
Ramanan Ritual
Saturday April 27th:
Catalysis
The Head of the Traitor
Drekavac
Bastyon
Unhallowed Void
From Tyranny
GTF
Celtic Beast
Sunday April 28th:
Rend Them Asunder
Bloodthread
Necrocracy
Dal Riata
At Their Mercy
Expectorating Sputum
Maraigh
Elephant Stone / Tibetan Miracle Seeds
With a remarkable journey spanning 15 years, Elephant Stone has established itself as a vanguard in the psych-pop universe. Under the inspired leadership of Rishi Dhir, the band has ceaselessly pushed the boundaries of musical storytelling. Fueled by Dhir's initial forays into music and elevated by his virtuosity on the sitar, Elephant Stone's compositions transcend mere melodies; they serve as profound meditations on loss, rebirth, and existential wonder.
The band first caught the public's imagination with their 2009 Polaris Music Prize-nominated debut album, "The Seven Seas," a deeply introspective work reflecting Dhir's spiritual sojourns in India. This artistic journey only gained momentum, with subsequent albums highlighting the band's ever-evolving sound. Their 2013 self-titled release was a tour de force of psychedelic rock, while 2016's "Ship of Fools" swayed audiences with its pulsating synth rhythms.
With a keen sense for narrative, Elephant Stone has consistently tackled poignant themes.
"Hollow" cast a stark, haunting gaze upon a planet on the brink of collapse, while 2022's “Le Voyage de M. Lonely dans la Lune” provided an intimate, French-language homage to their hometown of Montreal, capturing the pervasive solitude engendered by the pandemic.
Set for release February 23rd, 2024, "Back Into the Dream" teases a fantastical voyage, promising a tapestry of ethereal dreamscapes and introspective quests that bridge the waking and dreaming worlds. Anticipated singles from the album like "Another Year Gone,"
"Pilgrimage," and "History Repeating" offer glimpses into the album's diverse soundscape, blending compact psych-pop, introspective free-jazz elements, and melancholic themes, indicating an exciting evolution in the band's sound and narrative depth.
Praise from international critics and collaborations with industry giants such as Beck and The Brian Jonestown Massacre have affirmed Elephant Stone's standing as a unique powerhouse in musical creativity and emotional depth. Echoing this sentiment, Dhir insightfully remarks, "As long as there's Rishi, there's Elephant Stone." Embark on an enthralling journey with them, where celestial visions and grounded realities converge in a captivating harmony.
Support from Tibetan Miracle Seeds.
Near Field x The Flying Duck: Deli Girls + Comfort + more tba
Near Field x The Flying Duck present: Deli Girls
+ Comfort
+ more tba
Blush Club (FINAL SHOW) | Teose | Leanover
With Hamish's upcoming departure to the states Blush Club have reached the end of the road for now. Join us at the Flying Duck on Friday 3rd of May for one last show to send us off. Support from our friends Teose and Leanover.
Basement 108 presents: Bob Jeffries
Bob really doesn’t need an introduction having been such a huge influence on the scene both locally here in Scotland and further afield as a longstanding Southport Weekender resident.
Hot off the heels of his knockout set at the Scottish House & Disco festival, we hope you'll join us in welcoming Bob to the 108 decks. ❤️🏚️🎵
Opal Nights: Lugas Europ | Ron Yonder | Gaspard Casanova
🌷!!! SATURDAY 11TH MAY !!! 🌺
🚨🦎 ! CLUB ALERT ! 🪲🚨
@lugas_europ
@ron.yonder
@gaspardcasanova
@theflyingduckglasgow
11pm - 3am
ADV £7 / OTD £10
Tickets available on RA.
Link in bio 🖇️
✍️ poster: @ron.yonder
DAIISTAR / Support
DAIISTAR is an Alt-Indie band formed in Austin, Texas in the spring of 2020. The band takes their inspiration from the neo-psychedelic era of the 80s and 90s (The Jesus and Mary Chain, Spacemen 3, early Primal Scream) and pulls it into the future with modulating synthesizers, heavy guitars, bouncing bass lines, and spiraling hooks, creating a narcotic blend of noise and melody. DAIISTAR recorded their first studio album produced by Alex Maas of The Black Angels and engineered by James Petralli of White Denim in the summer of 2021. The band signed to UK based label Fuzz Club Records with their debut album GOOD TIME released on September 8th 2023. The album is available on vinyl including a Levitation Exclusive Edition pressing, as well as CD and digital. DAIISTAR has performed at Levitation, Desert Daze (Daze In The City), Austin Psych Fest, Freakout Fest, SXSW, and has toured with The Black Angels, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and The Dandy Warhols. Since the release of 'GOOD TIME' the band has performed on KUTX, KEXP and has spent 8 weeks on the NACC Top 200 Chart peaking at #26.
Near Field x The Flying Duck: Holy Other + 96 Back
Near Field x The Flying Duck present: Holy Other
+ 96 Back
+ more tba
Tidal End - Some Kind of Love Song single launch | Antyphia | Only You
Tidal End play The Flying Duck Glasgow on Friday 17th May to celebrate the release of their latest single "Some Kind of Love Song". Support comes from the excellent Antyphia & Only You.
Ages 18+
ThudLine [#10]: Roy Don All Night Long // End of Year Party
THUDLINE NO. 10
END OF YEAR PARTY
ROY DON ALL NIGHT LONG
BE THERE X
Near Field: KMRU | Dylan Henner | Noble Leisure
Near Field:
KMRU
Dylan Henner
Noble Leisure
HIDEN 003: Danger High Voltage
CJ808
KACIE FREE
BLOODYSHIELD
KIKO
LJSTNN
KICKPILL
C33J
ISO YSO
LEAHGTE
+more tba
Frankie and the Witch Fingers | Easy Peelers
If you tune your ears to the cracks in the San Andreas and listen in for the world gurgling grind, you might come close to the tectonic thunder that’s been beaming out of L.A. for the past few years under the banner of Frankie and the Witch Fingers.
Hashed and hardened in the Midwest Indy enclave of Bloomington and catching the ear of the Chicago psych contingent with their early singles, the band headed West around the same time that the crew at Permanent put up shop in the Golden State.
With records spread across labels like Hypnotic Bridge, Permanent, Greenway, and The Reverberation Appreciation Society, the band has been an ever-evolving force of rhythm-ripped rock 'n roll pummel ever since. Anchored by songwriters Dylan Sizemore and Josh Menashe, the band has kept a rotating door of friends and collaborators moving through their midst along the way, with each bringing their own particular melt to the mountain of sound the Witch Fingers maintain.
Support from Easy Peelers.
The Notwist | What Are People For?
Pop Mutations presents...
The Notwist
plus What Are People For?
Monday 20th May 2024
The Flying Duck
18+
THE NOTWIST
A Notwist concert is a Notwist concert is a Notwist concert. The band around the core trio of Cico Beck and the Acher brothers Markus and Micha usually takes its studio recordings as a mere starting point for their live performances, considering them to be possibilities that need to be explored further. This is especially true for »Live from the Alien Research Center,« a live record made under unusual circumstances. The band members rearranged songs from their ambitious 2021 album »Vertigo Days« in their studio in Weilheim to record and film a special performance. The songs took on a new life, becoming more psychedelic and intense when rearranged into a spontaneous, Krautrock-esque collage.
Helicon | Al Lover
Pop Mutations & Freakender present:
Helicon
Al Lover
Friday 24th May
The Flying Duck
18+
Helicon -
Helicon was formed in 2011 by brothers John-Paul and Gary Hughes in East Kilbride, Glasgow.
“Channeling the cosmic noise of their Scottish homeland and sitar-led, opium-tainted sounds of India with the
neo-psychedelic swoons of 90s San Francisco”. Helicon has released 6 x singles, 9 x EPs, 3 x studio albums and 1 x Fuzz Club live session album. With a new ‘Live from London’ album out in February 2023.
Helicon signed to Fuzz Club in 2017. Tony Doogan recorded and produced Their self-titled debut album at Mogwai's Castle of Doom studio in Glasgow. Last year they collaborated with Will Carruthers (ex-Spacemen 3, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Spiritualized, Dead Skeletons) for the hilariously profound, mind-melting
single 'I’m More English Than You, You C*nt!'.
‘God Intentions’, their third studio album on Fuzz Club was released 28.04.23. Their most ambitious, collaborative and psychedelic record to date. Championed by Gideon Coe on BBC Radio 6 Music and described by critics as “a masterclass in cinematic psychedelia”. Mastered by Mark Gardener (RIDE), collaborators include Lavinia Blackwall, a string quartet and French, avant-garde violinist Sotho Houle and more. God Intentions won ‘Psych Lovers Album of 2023’.
Al Lover -
Los Angeles-based experimental producer Al Lover, a
staple of the global psychedelic scene, has spent nearly a
decade fine-tuning a broken, abstracted form of electronica
that pools together a tapestry of trip-hop, world music,
synthesized krautrock, dub and dark ambient. Utilizing an
arsenal of samples, drum machine, analogue synths and
live instrumentation, Lover’s is a kaleidoscopic sound that’s
J-Dilla, DJ Shadow and Lee Scratch Perry by way of Brian
Eno, Kraftwerk and Cluster. Central to Lover’s pursuit is a
desire to explore the fringes of psychedelic music and the
common threads that run through its far-reaching styles,
drawing elements from the past and connecting them to the
future.
Through the years Al has released a number of studio
albums, toured the US and Europe supporting the likes of
W.I.T.C.H, Night Beats, The KVB, Kerala Dust, Christian
Bland & The Revelators and more, remixed the likes of
The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Elephant Stone, been
resident DJ for the Levitation and Desert Daze festivals
and collaborated with the likes of GOAT, Anton Newcombe,
Peaking Lights, The KVB, White Fence and Cairo
Liberation Front. Now, Lover returns with his latest studio
album, ‘Cosmic Joke’, on Fuzz Club Records – a series of
synthesized philosophical meditations on modern life, in all
its tragicomic absurdity.
Earth Ball | Chris Corsano
EARTH BALL are a wild ensemble from Canada, mainly based on Vancouver Island. Their inception was serendipitous, emerging out of necessity when Isabel Ford, John Brennan, and Jeremy Van Wyck needed a name for a gig. What began as a pragmatic solution blossomed into an artistically conceived project. Embracing complete improvisation, free expression and a truly psychedelic sound, the group's lineup expands for different projects and now features Kellen Maclaughlin on Guitar and Liam Murphy on Saxophone. Each member brings a diverse musical background, having been part of various bands such as Shearing Pinx, Plan Your Future, Kamikaze Nurse, Eschatons and Psychedelic Dirt. Their individual collaborations with artists like Deerhoof, Raven Chacon, Chris Corsano, William Hooker, and others enrich their collective experience, forging a powerful musical force.
Earth Ball’s first cassette 'Fruiting Bodies', released in 2021 under Misophonia Records, was followed by the self-released album 'Go to Earth.' The creative momentum continued with the digital and cassette release of 'Have One' in 2023. Earth Ball's dynamic presence has reverberated across the west coast of Canada. The group’s live shows are ecstatic and spontaneous, offering audiences a unique experience at every performance. Notably, their appearance alongside legendary experimental duo Wolf Eyes in August 2023 underscored their standing in the experimental scene. As Earth Ball continues to push the boundaries of improvisation and sonic exploration, they remain a guiding light for those seeking a transcendental musical experience. The group’s upcoming album ‘It’s Yours’ will be released on LP / digital by Upset The Rhythm this May and marks another significant leap forward.
https://earthball.bandcamp.com/
CHRIS CORSANO is an upstate NY-based drummer who has been active at the intersections of collective improvisation, free jazz, avant-rock, and noise music since the late 1990's. Corsano is one of the greatest drummers working today, developing a percussive language of extraordinary amplitude and infinite resources. His collaborations stretch from free jazz greats (Joe McPhee, Evan Parker, Paul Flaherty & more) to noise mavens (Jandek, Bill Nace, C Spencer Yeh etc) and pop superstars (Björk). Capable of generating narrative out of permanent ecstasy, Corsano never ceases to be profoundly affirmative and imposing of his language, and being an absolute and charismatic virtuoso, he simultaneously is one of the most noble and generous improvisers of the few last decades.
A move from western Massachusetts to the UK in 2005 led Corsano to develop his solo music - a dynamic, spontaneously-composed amalgam of extended techniques for drum set and non-percussive instruments of his own making: e.g. bowed violin strings stretched across drum heads, modified reed instruments, and stockpiles of resonant metal. In February 2006, Corsano released his first solo recording, The Young Cricketer, and toured extensively throughout Europe, USA, Australia, and Japan. In 2009, Corsano returned focus to his own projects, including a duo with Michael Flower, Vampire Belt (with Bill Nace), Rangda (with Richard Bishop and Ben Chasny) and his solo work, further expanded in its use of contact microphones and synthesizers. In 2017, he received the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artist Award.
Corsano's dedication to collective improvisation has led to collaborations with many kindred spirits and his appearance on over 150 records and 1000 live performances. He's worked with, among others: Paul Dunmall (released by ESP-Disk), Joe McPhee (Roaratorio), Okkyung Lee (Open Mouth), Earth Ball (Upset The Rhythm), Nate Wooley (No Business & Astral Spirits), Jim O'Rourke & Akira Sakata (Drag City), Merzbow (Family Vineyard), Jessica Rylan (Load Records), John Edwards, Nels Cline, Heather Leigh, Ghédalia Tazartès and Sunburned Hand Of Man.
https://chriscorsano.bandcamp.com/music
Danse Macabre
GOTH / ITALO / POST-PUNK / DISCO / SYNTH
We've got a smoke machine and we know how to use it. Put on something comfy and shake your bones (or consensually those of some nearby cutie) to the most haunted party in the city.
Back down to the Flying Duck basement, with plenty of dancefloor space, seating, and a hundred other queers to try and make eye contact with. You provide the Nice Boots, we'll provide the tunes.
Good vibes only. <3
Poster collab with Lou Graves @gravelvetart
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ENTRY
Standard: £5 advance, £7 OTD
Trade Unionist: £3 advance, £5 OTD
Unwaged: £0
Tickets on the door can be paid for in cash or via contactless.
Access to the event is at the venue and cash desk's discretion, even with a ticket. Please help keep our space safe for everyone.
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ACCESSIBILITY
The venue is a basement venue, accessed down a flight of stairs. If you wish to discuss ways to access, please contact the venue directly.
We will be using mostly low lighting and smoke machines, visibility may be limited. Audio levels should be loud enough to dance to, but low enough that you shouldn't need to raise your voice to chat. If you need earplugs, please ask bar staff or DJs.
All toilets are gender-neutral. There are two sets, both to the right-hand side of the stage.
Danse Macabre operates a strict safe space policy and will not tolerate bigotry of any kind. Anyone who feels uncomfortable, harassed, or in danger, should immediately come to the DJ booth, and a member of venue staff or security will be called if required.
Our full policy is available at our website.
The nearest railway station is Glasgow Queen Street, and the nearest Subway stations are Cowcaddens and Buchanan Street. The area is served by a number of buses, with Buchanan Bus Station only a few minutes' walk away.
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HEALTH
Please do not attend if you feel unwell. Please take an LFT before attending. The DJs may have some spare FFP2 masks available on request.
DJ Haram | naafi
DJ Haram is a rap/electronic producer and DJ originally from New Jersey currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Stylistically versatile, Haram is known equally for her bass and club music heavy DJ sets, detail oriented analogue sound design, electronic-folk Middle Eastern production, and abrasive rap collaborations. She makes up half of ‘700 Bliss,’ a hip hop/noise project with Moor Mother; the two released the critically acclaimed ‘Nothing to Declare’ on Hyperdub Records in 2022. DJ Haram currently runs ‘Monday Night Raw’ monthly at Brooklyn staple the Lot Radio, curating open format DJ b2bs and live rap and experimental performances.
PINK SOUND vol. 3: Brenda | Pink Pound | The Lowest Bitter
Pop Mutations and Pink Sound present…
BRENDA
PINK POUND
THE LOWEST BITTER
Thursday 30th May
The Flying Duck
7.30pm
18+
BRENDA!
Glasgow trio Brenda released their highly anticipated self-titled eponymous debut album in Summer 2023 to raptuous reception!
Brenda are Litty Hughes on guitar, Apsi Witana on drums and Flore de Hooge on synths. They’ve created a buzz with their synth-punk, dream-pop by gigging across Glasgow - their energetic sets described as the type that “end up seared onto your brain after a single viewing” (The Scotsman).
PINK POUND!
The larger than lyfe drag demoness, charming coquette, and acerbic artiste persona of Andrew Milk (Current Affairs, Shopping) summoned as solo performance work and an electronic music project. Milk creates a kaleidoscopic landscape of fist pumping Hi-NRG gay disco and introspective bedroom pop. The music was best described by a fan recently as “The Yassification of New Order”💅.
THE LOWEST BITTER!
Glasgow-based catastrophe The Lowest Bitter makes messy synth-pop songs about mortality, technology, and homosexuality.
Possibly more to be announced (a DJ??) but certainly already looking like the greatest night of your life, get tickets now!
xo
Redstone Press presents Livity Sound: Peverelist | mi-el | Lewis Lowe
Redstone Press Presents Livity Sound
Peverelist, mi-el & Lewis Lowe at The Flying Duck
No muss, no fuss. This one speaks for itself.
Two people that continually inspire us, playing under the banner of a record label that has directly shaped the way in which we operate and whose influence on the wider dance music scene can be tracked from it’s inception to current day.
PEVERELIST
Peverelist’s sharp, ear-catching style as a DJ and producer has placed him at the vanguard of forward-thinking club music.
His unique take on the soundsystem tradition draws on techno, jungle, dub, grime and garage in pursuit of a sound that’s uplifting and innovative.
From his early releases and first label Punch Drunk through to the establishment of Livity Sound in 2011, Pev’s helped represent Bristol’s ever-evolving independent electronic music scene internationally. More than a decade in, Livity Sound now stands as one of the key global benchmarks for a hybridised dance music which draws on inventive approaches to rhythm and melody.
Through successive albums and EPs Pev’s developed a singular production style which balances delicacy and spaciousness with maximum presence, while his DJing teases the edge between horizon-expanding new music and a keen instinct for what makes people move. If there is such a thing as a ‘Livity’ sound, it stems from this artistic approach.
Unbound by genre, exploring percussive patterns and holding true to the fundamental principles of great soundsystem music, Pev’s trajectory continues to bring us untold surprises from the cutting edge.
MI-EL
If you have so much as a little finger on the pulse of south London’s unfuckwithable club scene, chances are mi-el needs absolutely no introduction.
Emerging as co-booker and the brains behind the reliably incredible design of south Bermondsey institution Venue MOT, mi-el’s impeccable sonic and aesthetic tastes have been instrumental in setting the tone throughout the pandemic and post-plague celebrations. All these following stints in Leeds, where she had her first radio show on Sable Radio, and Leipzig, where she fell in with the Music Of Color collective, playing on Radio Blau, at the Institut fuer Zukunft, and at various queer and BIPOC squat collectives across the city.
Following a host of exceptional sessions at Panorama Bar, Boiler Room, Keep Hush and HÖR Berlin, mi-el has joined the roster of incredible selectors on NTS Radio with her new monthly show 'Pulling Threads'.
Having recently released her first music, the upward trajectory continues unabated.
LEWIS LOWE
As co-owner/manager of Redstone Press, a recurring fixture at places like Field Maneuvers Festival & Sneaky Pete’s and with recent appearancess at Venue MOT, Le Sample (Paris), Fitzroy (Berlin) & Kaiku (Helsinki) Lewis is establishing himself as a regular in the UK & abroad underground club scene.
The Flying Duck - Friday May 31st - 11PM
Tickets: £7/10/13 RA £15 OTD
System Exclusive | special guests
System Exclusive are Ari B and Matt Jones – a Pasadena, CA originated duo, balancing the hard edged electronic pulse of old school synthwerks against hot-under-the-collar live drums and slashing post-punk guitar. Ari’s melismatic alto completes the triangle, crowning the cyborg-rock compositions with a torn and vulnerable human edge. Faced with the near-impossible task of making a living in California while working as touring musicians, they put their life in storage, put a bed in the van, and have been living wherever the shows take them. On a mission to make strangers misty in the disco throughout the US, UK, and Europe...and wherever else fine records are sold.
Fievel Is Glauque | Bernice
Pop Mutations presents:
Fievel Is Glauque’s rising popularity has been as organic as it has been accidental. An international band composed of American bandleading keyboardist Zach Phillips, French singer Ma Clément, and a rotating cast of musicians spread out across the globe, they released a Bandcamp compilation album of live mono cassette recordings titled God's Trashmen Sent To Right The Mess on New Years Day of 2021 with only a single Instagram post to promote it. Similar to most releases you might find from Zach Phillips’ former label OSR Tapes or his approximately fifty other albums under various names (see Blanche Blanche Blanche), it received some cult fandom, but Fievel Is Glauque was pushed to a larger audience through a Bandcamp Daily article and Needle Drop coverage. Gradually, through word of mouth, God's Trashmen Sent To Right The Mess has gone on to sell thousands of copies, and the band’s reach has continued to grow.
Near Field: Richie Culver | Sockethead | Annabel Fraser | Shell Company | Heat
Some of the UK's most vital noisemakers and experimentalists gather at the Flying Duck.
eve - late
Tickets £10 from RA / More OTD
Sandyvision
Marie St. Sandy returns with her second audiovisual drag show. SandyVision makes use of projection visuals and live performances to tell beautiful and wacky stories through the art of drag. With special guests Azura Saint, Juniper Lovelace, and Stefani Banks it is not one to be missed!
SandyVision will take place at 7pm on Thursday 13th June at The Flying Duck.
18+
This show contains flashing images.
Green Day on a budget: Dog Eared | Around 7
A night of Green Day tunes from pop punkers Dog Eared and Around 7. The latter will bring their Angus-fuelled alternative punk rock (with some Green Day covers for good measure) and Dog Eared will be performing Dookie in full.
Thursday June 20th, 7pm, Flying Duck, Glasgow
Near Field presents: Stroom with Voice Actor | Nosedrip | Susannah Stark | Fergus Clark
Near Field invite Ziggy Devriendt's influential and constantly outward looking Stroom label to The Flying Duck.
Nosedrip is joined by creator of one of the finest and most quietly revelatory albums of recent years: Voice Actor as well as Glasgow's Susannah Stark who's Stroom release showcased her stunning brand of skewed folk pop and 12th Isle's Fergus Clark.
Eve (8pm - 11pm)
Voice Actor / Susannah Stark {sountracked by Nosedrip}
Late
11pm - 3am
Nosedrip & Fergus Clark
Kelley Stoltz | support
Pop Mutations & Freakender present:
During the 2010’s Kelley played live as a sideman with Rodriguez and Echo & the Bunnymen, as the 2020’s dawned he was invited to support Pavement on their big reunion tour. He’s also been heard playing drums live with Robyn Hitchcock as well as adding sitar to Hitchcock's last two albums. In 2022, Stoltz was championed with a live appearance on Marc Riley’s BBC6 show. As producer, he has recorded the new album by Brigid Dawson formerly of the Ohsees.
Between these outside musical projects, pushing past 50 years old and becoming a father for the first time, he has been steadily writing and recording new songs of his own. The result is “La Fleur”, his 18th album, a dazzling collection of 12 tracks chosen from the last two years of songwriting. It will be released in May by Agitated in Europe/UK and Dandy Boy Records in the USA.
“La Fleur” again finds Stoltz plays nearly all the instruments on the album, though a new friendship with pop guru Jason Falkner has led to Falkners appearance on 2 songs. There’s the requisite 60’s meets 80’s pop rock confections that Stoltz favors with a new focus on out front vocals and perhaps a bit shinier production. Pandemic era blues, politics and fatherhood are lyrical touchstones throughout. “Reni’s Car” is the jangle rock lead single based on an actual event of Kelley riding around Manchester in the Stone Roses drummers car. “About Time” marries Twin Peaks synths, to Fleetwood Mac and Avalon era Roxy Music in a cautionary tale to Stoltz's young daughter. “Human Events” puts revolutionary prose to a Moody Blues strum that floats off into Osees territory ... and do I hear a nod to Gershwin in there? In my ears, Stoltz rarely does any wrong, and these comparisons are only just that little fruit to get you curious - he is still one of a kind. An under the radar hero to a few, and still after all these great songs, deserving of more.
Climb on the bandwagon - as ever it’s quite pleasing here.
Blasphemer | Death Collector | Repulsive Vision | BrainBath | Tymvos
A night of UK old school death fucking metal!!!
Five bands that play old school death metal the way it was meant to be played.
Blasphemer - OSDM act from Yorkshire, plying their trade since 1990. They are playing their best OSDM to date recently, so join the pit and welcome these Yorkshiremen to Glasgow.
Death Collector - Supergroup of individuals from Bolt Thrower/Zealot Cult/Ashen Crown and Severe Lacerations. Enough said!!!
Repulsive Vision - Old school death metal from Cumbria coming back to The Flying Duck. Listen to their last album Necrovictology as well as new material.
BrainBath - What else there to be said about this band. Making a noise wherever they go, this will be another blistering show from these all round good guys!!
Tymvos - After releasing their stunning debut album s entitled World of Abominations. If you like Morbid Angel, you will like these guys!!!
Jade Helliwell | Katie Rigby
Jade Helliwell announces ‘How Love Goes’ Acoustic Tour, promising an Intimate journey of stories and song, and giving her fans an up-close and personal experience!
Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Jade Helliwell is thrilled to announce her highly anticipated "How Love Goes" Acoustic Tour, set to kick off on October 9th, 2024. The tour will showcase her forthcoming EP, providing fans with a unique opportunity to experience her music in an intimate setting.
Spanning across 8 vibrant cities, including London, Nottingham, Bristol, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, and Manchester, the tour promises to be a memorable journey through Helliwell's enchanting melodies and sincere, emotionally resonant lyrics. Fans can expect stripped-down renditions of her songs, offering a raw and authentic glimpse into her creative process.
Expressing her excitement for the tour, Jade Helliwell shared, "I’m so excited to heading out on the How Love Goes Tour. Not only do I get to play the songs from my new EP live for the first time but it’s my first fully Acoustic tour. I’ll be stripping my songs back to the bare bones of how they sounded in their infancy, indulging in lots of storytelling and celebrating the intimacy of an Acoustic show with audiences. This year I’m going to be visiting some of my favourite cities as well as visiting some Cities for the first time ever! I can’t wait to spend the night with audiences taking them on a song writing journey on How Love Goes."
Joining Jade Helliwell on the road and opening every night will be cosmic cowgirl Katie Rigby, adding an extra layer of charm and magic to each show.
In addition, there will be very limited VIP tickets available for purchase. The VIP experience includes a pre-show Meet & Greet with Jade, where she will perform some unreleased music and engage in a Q&A session, an exclusive piece of merchandise not available to the public is included, and premium seating in the front two rows. Fans are encouraged to act quickly to secure these coveted VIP packages.
This event is strictly 18+ - no refunds will be issued for tickets purchased for anyone under the age of 18
NORTHERN UNFEST PRESHOW: IKHRAS | DIVIDE | BLEAKS | HARD STARE | WARNIN' SHOT
Energy Dome, one of Glasgow's new collectives for putting on DIY/Hardcore shows, brings you a pre-show for Northern Unfest.
Thursday 25th April, The Flying Duck, Doors 7pm
IKHRAS - Hardcore from Brighton/London
DIVIDE - OG Glasgow hardcore
BLEAKS - Fast Glasgow hardcore Punk
HARD STARE - Central Scotland Crossover
WARNIN' SHOT - New Glasgow Beatdown
Tickets: £10 adv, £12 otd
Infectious: April Open Stage
Infectious is BACK in The Flying Duck with their April Open Stage, and they are coming with an absolute blinder of a cast for you!
Hosted by Scout with performances from:
BRANDI BARRCODE
DEPECHE CHODE
EJ
GLORIA
KERRI OOT
MOLLY CODDLE
PATRICIA DELICIA
SPACEY LACEY
THE SCARLET PLEATHER
YUNA
SUNDAY 21ST APRIL
DOORS 7PM
SHOWTIME 7:30PM
£5 ENTRY
Pure Bliss: Planet Pleasure
↻ 𝙇𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜... ↻
Welcome, earth angels…
…You are now entering a world where everything is perfect. ପ (๑´ ˘ ` ๑) ଓ ♡
The water is crystal clear, the summer is crisp and the spring is bountiful. Snow never melts and winter never lingers. Today you will see your friends and tomorrow you might fall in love.
(˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)ノ ♡ ~ 𝓌ℯ𝓁𝒸ℴ𝓂ℯ to my world… you are now entering planet pleasure
Planet pleasure is the first instalment of the summer of bliss, a summer long euphoric club event that will take place at a different venue each month! Including indoor and outdoor vibes.
Planet pleasure will kick everything off and welcome everyone back, and on international weed day no less! Stoner baddies snatch your tickets… we have 3 of the best trance DJs to show u what it’s all about
♡✧˚ moistbreezy ⋆。♡˚
creator of planet pleasure and resident dj of hulaHOOP! straight from nyc, she’ll be playing a high energy blend of trance, europop, and euphoric dance!
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/ づ♡ Trancey Beaker
Queen of planet fun, Trancey Beaker is one of the most underrated djs in trance music. Expect true rave and bouncy trance.
𐙚˙⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 Princess Elf Bar 𐙚˙⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩
Taking Leeds by storm, booty shaking bestie Princess Elf Bar plays wall to wall party anthems and she looks cute while doing it!
୧(•ᴗ•)(•ᴗ•)୨ Resident angels ୧(•ᴗ•)(•ᴗ•)୨
This summer, pure bliss will welcome a regular crew to every party! This time DJ Tinyhandz and angel.world will be on support!
♫⋆。♪ ₊˚♬ ゚. Open decks ♫⋆。♪ ₊˚♬ ゚.
Have you ever wanted to play a pure bliss? Or maybe you just want to DJ? Now’s your chance! Queen of hardcore and famous bingo presenter pureg1rl fka poog1rl will be presenting open decks to kick the night off
Pop Mutations x Near Field : Hyperdawn / bunny hoova / Lupini / Junglehussi / Adamantine Chains
From 7,30pm:
Hypedawn
Bunny Hoova
Adamantine Chains
From 11pm
Lupini
Junglehussi
xfire.live: Chameleon Lady | support
Chameleon Lady headline The Flying Duck in Glasgow, April 2024.
xfire.live: Reaction Music Showcase
3 day event featuring some of Reaction Music's best acts.
FRIDAY
Sean Findlay & Adam Smith
Hard To Explain
Around 7
The Lines
SATURDAY
Dirty Slippers
Foreignwolf
Stay For Tomorrow
Human Renegade
The Rhubarb
SUNDAY
Allan Purvis
Our City Fires
Since 2000
Aluk Todolo | Cwfen | Caverns Measureless
The Flying Duck and Swamp Booking present:
Psychedelic occult rock powerhouse ALUK TODOLO return to Glasgow! Combining black metal atmospherics, the darker side of krautrock, and trance-like ritual, they deliver a transcendent live show that is not to be missed. Previously seen in Glasgow supporting the likes of Stephen O'Malley and Wolves In The Throne Room, they now return for an intimate headline appearance.
https://aluktodolo.bandcamp.com/
Support comes from witch doom cult CWFEN!
https://cwfen.bandcamp.com/album/embers-demos-3
Opening the show are dark avant-garde newcomers CAVERNS MEASURELESS!
https://cavernsmeasureless.bandcamp.com/album/caverns-measureless
THE FLYING DUCK
FRIDAY THE 5TH OF APRIL
7PM
£13 ADV
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM TICKETS SCOTLAND AND SEETICKETS
18+
VACUOUS / INIQUITOUS SAVAGERY / RANCID CADAVER
£8 ADV
DEATH METAL AT THE DUCK!
London death metal crew VACUOUS make their first trip north of the border. Since forming in 2020, they've kept up a steady stream of releases, most notably the crushing 2022 full-length DREAMS OF DYSPHORIA. It's brutally heavy, but still with plenty of atmosphere. They've built up a solid reputation on the live circuit, with particular highlights being their recent performance at Oslo Death Fest and Necropolis in London.
Glasgow masters of brutality INIQUITOUS SAVAGERY are back on the case! With a recently solidified and revitalised lineup and a new album on the way, it's full speed ahead. This is brutal death metal done right. Blasts, riffs that hurt, guttural sickness. You can't beat it.
You want some old school? RANCID CADAVER have you covered. They've been tearing it up on stage at home and further afield, and the recent release of their new demo MASS OF GORE proves that there's no chance of them taking it easy!
Pop Mutations presents: Cende / special guests
The return of short-lived indie rock group, Cende delivered a stirring brand of power pop. Guitarist Dave Medina, Porches drummer Cameron Wisch, and LVL UP drummer Greg Rutkin were all recent graduates of Purchase College when they first moved into Brooklyn music venue and housing unit David Blaine's The Steakhouse. The trio began playing together in 2013 after discovering a shared appreciation for garage punk outfit the Marked Men. Bassist Bernard Casserly (Normal Person) soon rounded out the lineup, and with Wisch and Medina acting as main songwriters, the quartet self-released the EP Cende in early 2016. Featuring production by Ronnie Stone and guest vocals by Frankie Cosmos, Cende's full-length debut, #1 Hit Single, arrived in May of 2017 on Double Double Whammy. The band toured the U.S. and Canada with (Sandy) Alex G and Japanese Breakfast in support of its release before announcing in November that they were parting ways in order to focus on other projects. Cende played two farewell shows with Vagabon and Radiator Hospital in Philadelphia and New York City, with their final show falling on December 9, 2017 at the Bowery Ballroom.
Gibby's Rock n' Roll Confusion (GICF)
Billy ‘Gibby’ Gibson is sick of the woke-mob. Gibby will also punch a fascist. He sees no contradiction in fighting for freedom of speech and kicking your head in if you say something he doesn’t like.
Gibby tells his tale of rock ’n’ roll betrayal, with a mix of balls-out punk, ill-advised comedy and vital music industry tips.
After “Potato Artist/Sandwich” 2015 and “Plook” 2018, Brackenridge returns to GICF with his first one-man show.
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Book Shambles (GICF)
Robin Ince and Josie Long present a live version of their long running books and shambles podcast, Book Shambles. We haven't made a show for a while and we have so much to catch up on. It will be a fun, good natured and freewheeling show with a special guest too.
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
John Hegley: I am a Poetato (GICF)
Hegley has a sense of humour and a view of the world that is so delightfully off beam that anything he writes about is transformed. A zebra in his bestiary is not striped but spotted and why not? The little sketches he’s drawn are hilarious even without the words, but his skewed and fantastical vision informs even the most normal-seeming creatures. His world is ready to turn in an instant into somewhere most odd and he just goes with the flow and behaves as if this is all completely okay and not to be wondered at but rather accepted.'
'Family life would be a lot easier if you could just open the cupboard and pull out your Hegley every time things got fractious, heated or miserable'
The List
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Josie Long and Friends: Silly Jokes (GICF)
Josie Long hosts a silly night with brilliant comedians doing whatever weird stuff they can come up with!
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Joe Kent-Walters: An Audience with Frankie Munroe (GICF)
Here he is! For one night only! Can Frankie Monroe save showbiz??
Join Frankie Monroe owner and resident MC at The Misty Moon Social Club (a working men's club in Rotherham which is also a portal to hell) for a slap up feast of laughs, tricks and mucky bitter.
An audience with Frankie Monroe will be the first hour-long solo performance from Joe Kent-Walters. Joe is one of Yorkshire’s finest alternative comedy acts and winner of the 2023 BBC New Comedy Awards.
Winner - 2021 Chortle Student Comedy Award.
Winner - 2023 BBC New Comedy Award
"A mesmerising and unpredictable presence" Chortle
"Shades of The League of Gentlemen and Reeves and Mortimer" The Scotsman
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Jon & Ollie: Mime Club (GICF)
Sexy dads, vacuum cleaners, The German National State Theatre... Welcome to Mime Club. Enjoy the pandemonium.
From the minds of acclaimed idiots Jon & Ollie comes a new show packed with psychical comedy, chaos and clowning. Prepare yourself for an hour of multi award-winning sketches, each one more nonsensical than the last. Mime Club is a dream* come true for comedy lovers.
*If your dreams are about Kenneth Branagh and humous-loving fauns.
"Treat yourself to an hour of high-energy, cackling chaos" - FringeFeed
WINNER: Critics Choice Award at Fringe World 2023, Weekly Comedy Award at Adelaide Fringe 2023.
Part of the Glasgow Comedy Festival 2024.
Clown Radio (GICF)
A new solo show from acclaimed clown Oliver Fife-Nilsson - Clown Radio takes its audience on a journey into the bizarre and hysterically funny world of comedic delights.
Take part in the nonsensical radio show where ‘expecting the unexpected’ takes on a whole new meaning! Fife-Nilsson employs physical comedy, audience participation, mime and his own unique, playful brand of humour to engage and delight the audience. Using a series of scenarios and games, the result is a madcap, nonsensical joy that will leave the audience in tears of laughter.
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Old Man (GICF)
A joy-filled look at the solitary life of an old man. Turn on the radio, have a cup of tea, and don’t forget to take your pills! Get ready for an action-packed journey through the imagination of an old man. A solo show performed by acclaimed clown Jonathan Tilley.
“It is evident immediately that Tilley is a master clown... slick, silly and above all sentimental –
Sailing By delights and dazzles with clownish charm.” - Binge Fringe
WINNER: Brian's Life Comedy Award 2023, Prague Fringe.
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Jon & Ollie: Mime Club (GICF)
Sexy dads, vacuum cleaners, The German National State Theatre... Welcome to Mime Club. Enjoy the pandemonium.
From the minds of acclaimed idiots Jon & Ollie comes a new show packed with psychical comedy, chaos and clowning. Prepare yourself for an hour of multi award-winning sketches, each one more nonsensical than the last. Mime Club is a dream* come true for comedy lovers.
*If your dreams are about Kenneth Branagh and humous-loving fauns.
"Treat yourself to an hour of high-energy, cackling chaos" - FringeFeed
WINNER: Critics Choice Award at Fringe World 2023, Weekly Comedy Award at Adelaide Fringe 2023.
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Clown Radio (GICF)
A new solo show from acclaimed clown Oliver Fife-Nilsson - Clown Radio takes its audience on a journey into the bizarre and hysterically funny world of comedic delights.
Take part in the nonsensical radio show where ‘expecting the unexpected’ takes on a whole new meaning! Fife-Nilsson employs physical comedy, audience participation, mime and his own unique, playful brand of humour to engage and delight the audience. Using a series of scenarios and games, the result is a madcap, nonsensical joy that will leave the audience in tears of laughter.
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Old Man (GICF)
A joy-filled look at the solitary life of an old man. Turn on the radio, have a cup of tea, and don’t forget to take your pills! Get ready for an action-packed journey through the imagination of an old man. A solo show performed by acclaimed clown Jonathan Tilley.
“It is evident immediately that Tilley is a master clown... slick, silly and above all sentimental –
Sailing By delights and dazzles with clownish charm.” - Binge Fringe
WINNER: Brian's Life Comedy Award 2023, Prague Fringe.
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
RODEO! (GICF)
This is RODEO! For one night only the lawless late-night mixed-bill comedy night rides into Glasgow! Hosted by Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated Paddy Young and featuring a line up of the very best acts in town.
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Quiz Ain't a Scene: An Emo Gameshow (GICF)
Come and ‘Cheer Up’ as (No) Money in the Bank bring you a cavalcade of crazy games to test your niche general knowledge. If you love emo music, 90s tv, or lording your superior knowledge of these things over your mates then this is the show for you. We promise there’ll be prizes, shots, and maybe (probably not) t-shirts!
"Lovably chaotic" - Blizzard Comedy
"Reigning monarchs of northern emo infused alternative comedy" - How to Make Friends DIY
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Valhalla of Decadence (GICF)
(No) Money in the Bank return to Glasgow with a smorgasbord of the finest, weirdest, alternative comedians they know. Expect games, prizes, and a cavalcade of nonsense merchants who excel at the dafter side of comedy you don't get to see every day.
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Balthazar Dark: Dark Hoarse (GICF)
Balthazar Dark is dead. Well not quite but his wrestling career most certainly is. Where does he go from here? What does life have to offer him? One thing is for sure, whether in or out of the wrestling ring chaos reigns supreme in his life and he needs to vent. Join Balthazar to hear about the existential crisis he’s going through & how he intends to pay the bills now his grappling game is gone.
Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2024.
Infectious presents: March Open Stage
Infectious is back in The Flying Duck with their first open stage event of 2024, a chance for newer performers to try out new acts on stage.
Hosted by Scout and Tina Justina with performances from:
Arianna Silver
Clint Oris
Demon Dolly
Estra Doll
Lavender Menace
Lucretia Limes
Medea
Miz Gender
Poison
and
Vio Von Verona!
Sunday 17th March
Doors 7pm
Showtime 7:30pm
£5 entry
18+
Danse Macabre
GOTH / ITALO / POST-PUNK / DISCO / SYNTH
Coming out of hibernation, and our mourning period for the loss of Bonjour, we're ready for another night of queer goth disco antics, now in the venue space of the Flying Duck!
Eyeliner on, questionable fashion choices at the ready, and say a wee prayer for the smoke machine.
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ENTRY
Standard: £5 advance £7 OTD
Trade Unionist: £3 advance, £5 OTD
Unwaged: £0
Tickets on the door can be paid for in cash or via contactless.
Access to the event is at the venue and cash desk's discretion, even with a ticket. Please help keep our space safe for everyone.
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ACCESSIBILITY
The venue is a basement venue, accessed down a flight of stairs. If you wish to discuss ways to access, please contact the venue directly.
We will be using mostly low lighting and smoke machines, visibility may be limited. Audio levels should be loud enough to dance to, but low enough that you shouldn't need to raise your voice to chat. If you need earplugs, please ask bar staff or DJs.
All toilets are gender-neutral.
Danse Macabre operates a strict safe space policy and will not tolerate bigotry of any kind. Anyone who feels uncomfortable, harassed, or in danger, should immediately come to the DJ booth, and a member of venue staff or security will be called if required.
Our full policy is available on our website.
The nearest railway station is Glasgow Queen Street, and the nearest Subway stations are Cowcaddens and Buchanan Street. The area is served by a number of buses, with Buchanan Bus Station only a few minutes' walk away.
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HEALTH
Please do not attend if you feel unwell. Please take an LFT before attending. The DJs may have some spare FFP2 masks available on request.
Near Field x The Flying Duck: OJOO GYAL + Mother b2b Natalie + Conor Thomas
Near Field x The Flying Duck present
OJOO GYAL
+ Mother b2b Natalie
+ Conor Thomas
David Moore & The Fachans | Scotstown Dance Band | Oran Ra
A night of folk rock from 3 of scotlands best new folk bands in Glasgow. David Moore and The Fachans, Scotstown Dance Band and Oran Ra.
Doors 7pm
Tickets £10 - Available via Eventbrite
Smirk | Engine of Ruin | Toil
£10
Glasgow's experimental sludge noise group return for first gig of the year. Powerhouse wall of sound with brass, drums, electronics and baritone guitar.
Solventis & support
Solventis add the roughness of an electric guitar and powerful synths to their folk sounds to weave sensitive and solar music. After the release of a new single, 'Primevère’ and a solo tour in France, the duo will begin their first European tour in February 2024. Please have a listen to them below.
If you are interested in playing with them, please contact joeredcrustpromotions@gmail.com