Govan Footbridge Festival
Schedule
Sat Sep 07 2024 at 10:00 am
Location
Govan, Glasgow, G51 2, United Kingdom | Glasgow, SC
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The opening of the new Govan-Partick Bridge is to be marked with a musical extravaganza in the form of a free one-off festival on Saturday 7th September 2024. Govan Road stage:
11.30-12.45 Community Ceilidh on Govan Road
1-2pm Ben Walker, singer/songwriter
2.30-3.30pm Cololnel Mustard and the Dijon Five
4-5pm Horse McDonald
5.30-6.30pm Red Hot Chilli Pipers & Govan Community Pipe Band
7-8pm Shooglenifty
Footbridge Plaza Stage, Water Row:
10-11am local school and community choirs
11.10am The Gilded Lilies
11.45am Hawaii Fivo, Scotland's King of TikTok
12.15pm Govan Allsorts Community Choir
12.40pm Louis & Akeel, singer songwriters
1.15pm Musicians in Exile
1.50pm Lab Raps with SVG, AJ440 & Evie Waddell
2.30pm CCTV
3.30pm 12 Guitars
The multi-genre, unticketed festival will take place between 10am and 8pm, and see Govan Road closed off for the day, with performances taking place across the whole of Govan Cross, as well as at the Footbridge Plaza next to the Govan entrance of the footbridge. Well-known names including show-stopping global phenomenon The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Scottish powerhouse Horse McDonald, beloved Glasgow band Colonel Mustard and the Dijon Five, Celtic fusion legends Shooglenifty and talented singer-songwriter Ben Walker will perform across two outdoor stages.
Across the day’s programme, local school choirs, The Gilded Lilies singing group, Govan Allsorts Community Choir, and the award-winning Musicians in Exile will also perform for crowds from Govan, Partick and across Glasgow. Local rappers from Up2Standard and CCTV as well as Sunny G FM community DJs, musicians from Brass, Aye, Govan singer songwriter FIVO, and Govan Community Pipe Band will also take to the plaza stage, while a Community Cèilidh is also being held on Govan Road.
The Govan Footbridge Festival will put Govan’s best foot forward as Glasgow locals and visitors to the area walk between the subway and the bridge, telling the region’s distinctive story through music.
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Where is it happening?
Govan, Glasgow, G51 2, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
