Bez In Conversation / with Vic Galloway / Oran Mor / Glasgow / 13.12.25

Schedule

Sat Dec 13 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Òran Mór | Glasgow, SC

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Bez In Conversation
‘The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday’
with Vic Galloway (BBC Radio Scotland)
Mark Berry (Bez) was born in Bolton, the son of parents from the Norris Green district of Liverpool His father was a detective inspector.
Bez first came to prominence at the turn-of-the-1990’s as the maraca-wielding dancer with ‘Madchester’ giants Happy Mondays. Neither an accomplished musician nor even a very good dancer, Bez was a prime candidate for fleeting celebrity, soon to sink into ‘Where Are They Now?’ obscurity.
That, however, never happened, nor does it show any sign of happening. Through Black Grape, the second band he co-fronted with the Mondays’ Shaun Ryder, and his ever-presence in the mass media, (Gogglebox, MasterChef, Celebrity Big Brother, and Dancing on IceBez’s popularity has grown exponentially, his star rocketing ever upwards!
When he bowled into Celebrity Big Brother in 2005, he ended up winning the series, as viewers came to understand his fundamental decency and sunny outlook. His adult life has been extraordinary: unbelievable scrapes with mortality, periods of financial ruin, and narcotic-strewn hi-jinks.
Join Bez, as he talks about his extraordinary life and career, the story of a bad lad who has turned his life good, tracing his passage from twenty- thirty-something casualty to middle-aged politician, eco-warrior, and bee-aficionado.
This is an event not to be missed!
Vic Galloway is a respected broadcaster, journalist, musician and author based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
With 23 years of experience from 1999 until now, he has presented weekly music programmes for the BBC, including over 11 years for Radio 1. He continues to broadcast and champion alternative music on BBC Radio Scotland every week and regularly on BBC 6Music, alongside programmes and podcasts for other radio and TV networks.
Over the years, he has been the first BBC presenter to exclusively play and give coverage to artists such as Franz Ferdinand, Biffy Clyro, Calvin Harris, Chvrches, Young Fathers, Frightened Rabbit, King Creosote, The Twilight Sad, Django Django, Mylo, Twin Atlantic, Admiral Fallow, Hamish Hawk and many more.
His Television CV includes years of presenting the BBC Scotland’s coverage of ‘T in the Park’, ‘RAPAL’, ‘The Music Show’, ‘10 Years of the SAY Award’ and ‘Scotland Rocks at SXSW’. As a journalist Vic has written for The List, The Times, Sunday Herald, CLASH, Gigwise and The Skinny; and he has DJ-ed at festivals and clubs across the UK, USA and Europe.
His first book ‘Songs in the Key of Fife’ (about The Beta Band, King Creosote, KT Tunstall, James Yorkston & the Fence Collective) was published 2013 and was very well received. His following book ‘Rip It Up – The Story of Scottish Pop’ was published in collaboration with the National Museum of Scotland in 2018, alongside the accompanying Radio and TV series which he helped make.
He currently plays with the band CHECK MASSES and makes regular podcasts for the ‘Scotch Malt Whisky Society’, combining his love of whisky and music. Vic is a freelance DJ, curator, speaker and event host, represented by Shane Daunt at Progressive Artists.
www.bezofficial.com
www.instagram.com/vic_galloway
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