Eight new acts have been added to this year’s TRNSMT festival lineup, including BRIT Critics Choice award winner Jacob Alon and Falkirk punk-folk band Brogeal, who will open the Main Stage on the Saturday.
The festival, running from June 19 to 21 at Glasgow Green, already had a strong card with headliners Richard Ashcroft, Kasabian, and Lewis Capaldi, along with Wolf Alice, Sonny Fodera, Amy Macdonald, CMAT, PERRIE, The Snuts, Loyle Carner, and The Fratellis. The new additions bolster the undercard with a mix of Scottish and international emerging talent.
Rockers Keo, led by brothers Finn and Conor Keogh, will make their first TRNSMT appearance on Saturday, alongside Glasgow indie band The Rooks and award-winning Irish trio Chasing Abbey. Friday gets eight-piece sensation Beluga Lagoon, and Sunday adds Jacob Alon, fellow Scots singer-songwriter Billy Reekie, and Finn Forster, who previously supported Stereophonics at the OVO Hydro.
Festival Director Geoff Ellis said: “TRNSMT has always been about discovery. Sam Fender, Lewis Capaldi, Gerry Cinnamon, Becky Hill, and Little Simz all debuted early on one of our stages. It’s great to see some breakthrough Scottish artists added too, for example the wonderful Jacob Alon who recently won a BRIT award, showcasing some incredible upcoming homegrown talent.”
TRNSMT has settled into a comfortable rhythm as Glasgow’s flagship summer festival. The lineup leans towards the accessible end of things, which is exactly what a festival of this size needs to do. The addition of Brogeal opening the Main Stage is a nice touch for a band who have been earning their stripes on the Scottish circuit for a while now.