Unsigned band wrest sell out 2,000 capacity Barrowland Ballroom

Unsigned Edinburgh indie rock band wrest have sold out the legendary Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow - without industry support, a manager or label backing.

Article Source: Xfire
Last Updated: 12 September 2024 14:38

Image Credit: Sebastian Madej

The DIY band, tipped as ‘Scotland’s most exciting emerging live act’, played their biggest show to date at a packed Barrowlands in Glasgow on 31st August 2024 - two weeks after the self-release of their acclaimed third studio album Everything’s Nothing Forever Again.

Fans from across Scotland, England, Germany, France, Denmark and even the US gathered in Glasgow to watch the cult band do what very few bands can - headlining to a capacity crowd in Glasgow’s most legendary venue, a venue instrumental to the careers of so many all-time great Scottish bands.

Notably, the band has no record label, no manager and no industry support - even going as far as to set up their own promotions company, xfire.live to book their shows and tours - now a national concert promoter in its own right.

The sold-out Barrowland show has set a new bar for an unsigned band in Scotland, as a fully DIY-night in one of Scotland’s most celebrated venues, without marketing support from a traditional promoter.

wrest now prepare to tour the UK, ahead of a return to Europe in 2025. A US tour is also pencilled for 2025-26, as the band prepare to take themselves even further beyond Scotland’s borders.

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