Scotland Trending Series

From Monday 24 to Saturday 29 May 2021, Perth Festival of the Arts will showcase the rising stars in music in Scotland in this brand new cross-genre music series. 

We've selected the best up-and-coming solo artists, bands and ensembles across jazz, indie/rock, folk, electronic music and classical performance. Our online series will broadcast late-night sessions recorded in Perth Theatre Studio over six nights during the Festival. 

Chart-toppers The Snuts will headline the new series on 29th May. The Scottish band released their raucous, hook laden debut album, W.L. on 2 April and went straight in at Number 1 on the Official Album Charts; the first Scottish band to do so in 14 years.

With artists including the exuberant jazz-funk-folk collective Fat-Suit, singer-songwriters Beth Malcolm and Angus Munro, alt-rock electronic three-piece Cloth, cellist Hugh Mackay, soprano Lauren McQuistin and one of the most exciting young groups in European Jazz Fergus McCreadie Trio, the line-up is as exciting as it is diverse. 

Here's the line-up:

Mon 24 May: Fat-Suit

Tue 25 May: Angus Munro and Beth Malcolm 

Wed 26 May: Cloth

Thu 27 May: Cross Trust Artists of the Year

Fri 28 May: Fergus McCreadie Trio

Sat 29 May: The Snuts

Support acts include Kate Kyle, Hector Shaw and Sophie Penman via 'Hit The Road/ Scottish Music Centre'.

For £20 you can pick up a pass to the full Scotland Trending series and enjoy a weeklong festival experience of new music being created in Scotland. Concerts will be available to view on demand for a further 9 days after broadcast.

Or click through to each gig page to buy a ticket for an individual show (£5).