Glasvegas are a Scottish alternative rock band from the East End of Glasgow. Glasvegas received universal critical acclaim for their debut album Glasvegas which was released in September 2008, reaching No. 2 in the UK Album Charts. Glasvegas album was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in September 2009. The NME declared, "If The Libertines defined the start of the decade and Arctic Monkeys its middle, then Glasvegas are almost certainly going to define its end and beyond." Glasvegas's second album EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \ will be released on 4 April 2011.Glasvegas announced a major UK/European Tour starting on April 23rd 2011 on their Official Website. Glasvegas will kick off the tour in Edinburgh on March 1, 2011. They have announced gigs in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Southsea, Bristol, Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Birmingham and Nottingham. Sold Out Ticket Market provides its customers with Glasvegas Tickets for all dates and venues in which the band is going to perform.Glasvegas Tickets for UK Tour 2011 - Buy HereGlasvegas Tickets for April 24, 2011 (HMV Picture House, Edinburgh)Glasvegas Tickets for April 25, 2011 (O2 Academy Glasgow)Glasvegas Tickets for April 29, 2011 (O2 Academy Liverpool)Glasvegas Tickets for May 02, 2011 (O2 Academy Newcastle)Glasvegas Tickets for May 03, 2011 (Manchester Academy)Glasvegas Tickets for May 04, 2011 (Cardiff University)Glasvegas Tickets for May 06, 2011 (O2 Academy Bournemouth)Glasvegas Tickets for May 07, 2011 (HMV Institute, Birmingham)Glasvegas Tickets for May 08, 2011 (Rock City Nottingham)Glasvegas Tickets for May 10, 2011 (HMV Forum, London)Glasvegas Tickets for May 11, 2011 (HMV Forum, London)Ticket Market for Glasvegas Tickets
Glasvegas opened 2011 with a 8 date tour of Scotland which took the band to places in Scotland that are normally missed out by touring bands. The tour took in Kirkwall, Wick, Forres, Oban, Dunoon, Troon, Hawick and Dunfermline. The band announced the tour to ensure that Scotland would be the first to hear the new music. The tour received positive critical reviews with Simon Price of The Independent on Sunday quoting that "Glasvegas are still – and we desperately need this right now – a band to believe in". The band also announced a tour in March 2011 with several dates selling out within hours of going on sale.Glasvegas's second album, titled EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \\\, was released on 4 April 2011. A free download of a track entitled "The World Is Yours" was made available on the Glasvegas official website on the 16 January 2011. The first commercial single from the album was "Euphoria, Take My Hand" which was released as a download on 7 February 2011 and will be released physically on 28 March 2011.Glasvegas Tickets are available on Sold Out Ticket Market at nominal ratesTicket Market for Glasvegas Tickets
In January 2010, Glasvegas decamped to California and set up a studio in a multi-million dollar beach house in Santa Monica where for over five months the band demoed, tracked and recorded the album EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \\\. Santa Monica and its location on Southern California's West Coast had a massive influence on the sound and feel of the new songs.During this period in Santa Monica, Caroline McKay chose to leave the band before recording began, officially leaving on 25 March 2010 citing personal reasons.The remaining band members stayed in Santa Monica until early May 2010 before returning to the UK with a full album's worth of new material. After a break over the summer, Glasvegas entered the Assault & Battery 2, a tracking and mix studio located in Willesden Green in London with producer Flood on 11 September 2010. Recording ended on 12 November 2010 and further post-production took place at the Castle of Doom studios in Glasgow through December 2010 and January 2011. The album was finally finished a year to the day that Glasvegas arrived at the Santa Monica Beach House.Glasvegas Tickets are available on Sold Out Ticket Market at nominal ratesTicket Market for Glasvegas Tickets
Glasvegas were asked to support U2 on their 360° Tour after Bono was given a copy of the band's debut album Glasvegas. In an interview with NME Bono was quoted as saying “that song; It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry, is one of the best songs I‘ve ever heard.” Glasvegas supported U2 across 4 dates in July and August 2009 which were Dublin's Croke Park on 24 July 2009, Wembley Stadium on August 15, 2009, Hampden Stadium on August 18, 2009 and the Millennium Stadium on 22 August 2009.Glasvegas were nominated for the 2009 Mercury Music Prize, however lead singer James Allan disappeared just days before the Awards Ceremony on 8 September 2009. He went missing for a total of five days before eventually turning up safe and well in New York. On 11 September 2009, Glasvegas toured the USA and Canada for a sixth time, supporting Kings of Leon. This support tour ended on 25 September 2009. On 10 October 2009, Glasvegas played the Vena Festival in Lodz, Poland. This gig in Poland would turn out to be the last performance of Caroline McKay. The final gig of 2009 was on 30 October in London where Rab and James played a special acoustic set for charity.Glasvegas Tickets are available on Sold Out Ticket Market at nominal ratesTicket Market for Glasvegas Tickets
May 2009 saw Glasvegas once again tour across several countries in Europe which included Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and France plus their first live appearances in Italy. At the beginning of June 2009 the band embarked on their 4th tour of the United States. First gig of this showcase tour was a MySpace Secret Show at the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, followed by further showcase dates in Reno, San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, San Jose before rounding off the tour with a sold out special stripped down acoustic performance at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, Los Angeles on the 12 June 2009. On their return to the UK, played five support dates with the Kings of Leon in London and Manchester. Glasvegas also performed at the Hurricane Festival in Germany on 19 June 2009. On 20 June 2009 Glasvegas also (once again) supported Oasis at Slane Castle, Ireland. On 28 June Glasvegas made a second (and acclaimed) return to Glastonbury playing to a massive crowd on The Other Stage. This performance was filmed by (and for) the BBC.In July 2009, Glasvegas played 9 different festivals in less than 3 weeks; opening the month with a triple header at Roskilde Festival in Denmark on 3 July 2009, then Ruisrock in Finland on 4 July 2009 followed by a 5 July 2009 appearance at Eurockéennes in France. On the 11 July 2009 Glasvegas made their second consecutive appearance at T in the Park where they co-headlined the King Tut's Tent. This performance once again was filmed (and broadcasted) by the BBC. The following day Glasvegas made another appearance at Oxegen near Dublin, Ireland where they co-headlined. Glasvegas then played the Benicassim Music Festival in Valencia on 16 July 2009, Gurten Festival in Switzerland on the 18 July 2009 and the Melt Festival on 19 July 2009.Glasvegas Tickets are available on Sold Out Ticket Market at nominal ratesTicket Market for Glasvegas Tickets
Glasvegas opened 2009 with their second tour of the USA which this time included the West Coast of the USA and Canada. Arrival in Boston for their first gig on 4 January 2009 was followed by the bands first USA TV appearance on the The Late Show with David Letterman on 5 January 2009. On the 6th January 2009 the band played a sold out gig at the famous Bowery Ballroom in New York before heading to San Francisco to play their first ever West Coast gig. Further sold out gigs in Seattle, Vancouver and Portland preceded the bands second USA TV Appearance on 14 January 2009 on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson which was followed by a sold out performance that night at the world famous Troubadour in Los Angeles. On 19 January 2009 Glasvegas arrived in Japan and played two sold out gigs in Tokyo and Osaka before heading back to the UK. On 29 January Glasvegas headlined the 2009 NME Awards Tour which ended 21 February 2009 at the Brixton Academy in London. At the 2009 NME Awards on 25 February, Glasvegas performed a live version of "Suspicious Minds" before embarking on a short European Tour which included three support slots with Oasis on 27 February 2009 in Munich, 1 March 2009 in Zurich and 3 March 2009 in Paris.On 17 March 2009 Glasvegas made their first trip to the SXSW Music Festival held in Austin, Texas where they played four gigs over the course of the festival. The band were widely praised by USA press by actually delivering on the hype surrounding them before SXSW 2009. Immediately after SXSW 2009 Glasvegas embarked on their biggest tour of North America to date. Starting on 23 March 2009 and ending 18 April 2009 the band played New Orleans, Atlanta, Washington DC, West Chester, Brooklyn, New York, where Glasvegas made their 3rd USA TV Appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Salt Lake City, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco before heading to the Los Angeles to make their final USA TV appearance to date on Last Call with Carson Daly. The following day Glasvegas headed to the Coachella Music Festival but had to cancel their performance due to a combination of illness and exhaustion which came right at the end of a punishing touring schedule.Glasvegas Tickets are available on Sold Out Ticket Market at nominal ratesTicket Market for Glasvegas Tickets
