After thirteen years and countless performances from the best in homegrown musical talent, we bid farewell to our annual home at Eagle’s Rock at the weekend in truly unforgettable fashion. Amongst many other acts on the bill, headliners And So I Watch You From Afar, The Japanese Popstars and The Answer delivered storming performances, the latter act wrapping up our annual showcase’s final year on the main stage late on Saturday night.
Arguably our most exhilarating showcase to date – expanding to a two-day event for the first time in Glasgowbury history – the event marked our ‘Small but Massive’ transition into new territories after over a decade providing an unparalleled platform for up-and-coming and established artists throughout the country. Earlier this month it was announced that we are set to relocate to an expanded creative hub in Draperstown’s Cornstore, where the continued promotion of homegrown talent and expansion of new educational and creative enterprises will thrive.
With festival organiser Paddy Glasgow asking festival-goers “to look out for a Small but Massive stage near you” on the main stage following the Answer’s set on Saturday night, the future of Glasgowbury is very much in the process of redeveloping, rather than ending. New challenges lie ahead as well as a wider and more varied programme of arts and community development that will continue to provide year-long tuition programmes and performance opportunities. We will strive to foster local talent while developing new audiences for the arts.
To the innumerable cast of volunteers, crew, artists and all the festival-goers involved in positively ensuring that the festival’s final send off will live long in the memory, we would like to express our deepest gratitude and thanks. The next stage in Glasgowbury’s forward-thinking regeneration has only just begun.
Small but MASSIVE!
