Glasgow is in for a treat this September as the Classic Grand hosts a festival just for the punks of Scotland, Mean City Fest.
The festival boasts an impressive number of artists spanning across Friday 19 and Saturday 20 September. Though the variety of artists is vast, they are all linked through the punk genre.
Friday kicks off with Zounds,Peroxide, Venus In The Lake, and Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies. With doors opening at 7pm that night.
The fun doesn’t end there though as Saturday boasts the largest amount of bands and runs the longest with doors opening at 2pm. Excitingly, 11 artists/bands will perform across the day, a couple of highlights being Gimp Fist, Trauma Bonds and Meryl Streek.
What sets Mean City Fest apart from many other festivals is that every ticket bought contains a small donation to Homeless Project Scotland, as well as that, all profits made across the weekend will go straight to Homeless Project Scotland as well.
Mean City Fest is the brain child of Beyond The Gap, a self described “Glasgow husband & wife punk rock promoting duo” that seek to bring punk to the masses but not for profit, instead they want everyone to enjoy themselves, and to give back to charity.
The festival takes place mostly between Friday and Saturday but there’s an exciting prospect for those that buy a weekend ticket to the event as Sunday offers up a couple of other surprises.
Those who buy the weekend pass will gain access to Survivor Sunday’s Day of Rest, which includes Mondo Gerbo’s Punk Rock Pub Quiz, DJ sets and much more.
A weekend pass starts at £45.00, but a joint ticket which consists of one adult ticket and one 14-17 ticket is also availible starting at £67.50.
Individual day tickets are also offered with Friday tickets starting at £18, and Saturday tickets going for £32.
To read an interview Brig conducted with Meryl Streek, check out this link.
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