‘PERFECT’ ADDITIONS TO HOMECOMING LIVE LINE UP!

The amazingly talented Mike Scott will bring his stunning mix of Celtic, rock and folk to Homecoming Live – The Final Fling, leading the first names to be announced for the Clyde Auditorium on Saturday 28th November. Scott will be performing solo material as well as ‘The Big Music’ of The Waterboys. The Waterboys count U2’s Bono and The Edge as fans and this performance will be a wonderful reminder of anthemic hits such as The Whole of the Moon.

Three times Brit Award nominee Eddi Reader, who sang with The Waterboys early on in her career, will be joining Scott on the bill. Eddi has enjoyed a flourishing career over the past two decades, both as a member of Fairground Attraction and as a solo artist. She is the perfect addition to the Homecoming Live line up, having proclaimed her love of our nation in 2003 by recording an album of material by Robert Burns, with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra – made even more fitting considering that Homecoming Scotland celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of our great Bard.

Evelyn Glennie & Philip Smith will bring the strong, indigenous musical traditions of North-East Scotland to the Clyde Auditorium. Despite being profoundly deaf, Glennie is a virtuoso percussionist who has performed at the Grammy Awards, named Best Studio and Live Percussionist from Rhythm Magazine 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 & 2004 and Scotswoman of the Decade in 1990. Playing alongside Glennie is classical pianist Philip Smith, making for the perfect accompaniment. Glennie and Smith have been performing together since 1989 when Smith made his BBC Promenade Concert recital debut. Their partnership has continued with appearances worldwide, including recitals at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and the Hollywood Bowl.

Next up is singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean who is one of Scotland’s most internationally respected musicians. Dougie has released five albums since 1981 and his tracks have been adapted by many artists over the years, most notably by composer Trevor Jones, making MacLean's most famous piece The Gael the main theme song for the 1992 film The Last of the Mohicans. One of MacLean’s most iconic recordings is the much-loved Caledonia – one of the most rousing songs in the Scottish canon which has been synonymous with the Homecoming Scotland celebrations.

Across the other Homecoming Live venues, the line-ups are continuing to grow as Codeine Velvet Club – Jon Fratelli’s new outfit with Lou Hickey- is added to the line up in the SECC Hall 3. Together with singer Lou Hickey, the band is fast becoming one of Scotland’s hottest new acts and their recent gig at The Classic Grand received rave reviews. Also joining them will be Cumbernauld’s favourite brothers The Dykeenies who since signing to King Tut’s Recordings in 2006 have enjoyed continued success. The four piece played the NME/Radio 1 stage at this year’s T in the Park and will be playing tracks from their much anticipated second album for the first time at Homecoming Live.

As one of the UK’s most legendary venues, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut will be part of the Homecoming Live activity all weekend playing host some of Scotland’s most celebrated and hotly-tipped acts. The highly inspirational indie legends The Pastels will take to the stage along with feel-good indie-rock three-piece 1990’s on Friday 27th November. Sergeant were chosen to support Oasis before their debut album was even released and have receive much praise from former Creation Records label boss Alan McGee, making it significant that they will be headlining the very venue where Oasis were discovered by McGee, on Saturday 28th November. The following night, indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks will represent the East Coast performing tracks from their highly acclaimed debut album, These Four Walls.

Previously announced for Homecoming Live – The Final Fling in Hall 4 are Deacon Blue, Hue & Cry, Midge Ure, Lloyd Cole, The Bluebells, James Grant, Kevin McDermott and Tommy Reilly.
Acts already announced for Hall 3 are The View, Idlewild, The Vaselines, King Creosote and The Law.
Says DF Concerts Promoter Geoff Ellis: “Homecoming Live – The Final Fling displays some of the most interesting and varied line-ups that Scotland has seen in years, making for a truly unmissable event for fans of music across all genres. This will be a unique celebration of Scotland’s fantastic musical output from the past few decades.

Homecoming Live is also about creating a great indoor festival atmosphere and bringing together friends and family together.

Further Homecoming Live line-up announcements will be made when the full programme of the Homecoming Scotland Finale Celebrations are launched on 23rd September.

Homecoming Live - The Final Fling is created and produced by DF Concerts with support from Homecoming Scotland and the Glasgow City Marketing Bureau

TICKETS

Tickets for the concerts in SECC Hall 3, SECC Hall 4 and at King Tuts are on sale now while tickets to the Clyde Auditorium go on sale Friday 18th September at 9am. To buy log onto www.gigsinscotland.com/homecominglive  or call Ticketmaster on 08444 999 990 or ticketSOUP on 0844 395 4000
Tickets for the SECC Hall 4 are priced £35.00, £30.00 and £27.50
Tickets for SECC Hall 3 are priced £20.00
Tickets for the Clyde Auditorium are priced £30.00, £27.50 and £22.50

CONTACT

For more information please contact Burt Greener Communications:
Cleo Comerford
T: 0141 248 6007

EDITOR’S NOTES

• Homecoming Live- The Final Fling is part of the Homecoming Scotland Finale Celebrations: Scotland’s Biggest Ever St Andrew’s Do.
• Join Scotland’s biggest ever St Andrew’s Do from 26th - 30th November. With more than 40 events taking place across Scotland, a full programme of activity will be available from the 24th September on www.homecomingscotland2009.com
• The Homecoming Scotland Finale Celebrations herald the start of the winter festival season in Scotland, inviting visitors to extend their stay beyond the St Andrew’s weekend to sample the sights and sounds in a range of towns and cities.
• Homecoming Scotland 2009 is a celebratory programme that began on the weekend around Burns Night and ends on St Andrew’s Day 2009
• Homecoming Scotland 2009 aims to engage Scots at home as well as motivate people of Scottish descent and those who simply love Scotland, to take part in an inspirational celebration of our culture, heritage and some of the many great contributions Scotland has given to the world.
• 2009 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns, with the programme's design guided by Scotland's unique position as the home of Burns himself, Golf, Whisky, Great Minds and Innovations, and Scotland’s culture and heritage which lives on at home and through Scotland’s global family.
• Homecoming Scotland is funded by the Scottish Government and is managed by EventScotland the national events agency in partnership with VisitScotland, the country’s national tourism agency. Homecoming is part financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.
• For more information on Homecoming Scotland please visit: www.homecomingscotland2009.com  
• The event is also being supported by Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, which is the official destination marketing organisation (DMO) for Metropolitan Glasgow, engaged in national and international activity comprising: development and implementation of the city branding campaign: Glasgow: Scotland with style; event creation, attraction, management and marketing; conventions, incentives, meetings and exhibition sales; conference and event accommodation bookings, public relations and optimisation of the website www.seeglasgow.com