Confidence Man made me a fan at Glasgow TRNSMT 2025
The electro-pop, synth-laden sound coupled with energetic choreography was perfect for the TRNSMT sunset crowd.
With the band raised on silver spiky inflatable platforms, the set electrified the sun-weary crowd.
Confidence Man made me a fan at Glasgow TRNSMT 2025 (Image: Newsquest/Gordon Terris)
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With vocals that remind you of every 80s pop princess and the beats to match on Does It Make You Feel Good? They had the crowd in the palm of their hand from the outset.
'How you feeling TRNSMT' was met with cheers as the duo who front the band bounded from side to side on the stage.
The band leave their platforms to perform yet more impressive choreography as they flip frontwoman Janet Planet (Grace Stephenson) head over heels, and not for the only time in the show.
All My People started a two-step that would make a Creamfields crowd jealous.
'Where you at Glasgow?' is met with cheers from a crowd rejuvenated from a day of sweating in 28-degree heat.
It felt like as the day cooled off, the TRNSMT crowd finally heated up.
(Image: Newsquest/Gordon Terris)
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A sea of hands reached for the beams of sunlight streaming towards the stage, which featured some of the most impressive productions of the day.
Air horn blasts and outfit changes aplenty kept the energy high as they genre shift seamlessly into more funky disco-esque numbers.
Aptly named It Feels Like A Different Day brought the crowd out of a sun-soaked slumber - you really will struggle to find a better act at working a crowd.
After an intergalactic interludes and costumes from Mars - they rip into Party Of The Year (COOL) where they're all hip thrusts and champagne sprays, what a party!
Stripping off to raucous cheers for Gossip, they belt out the lyric 'You only reap what you sow' and get the energy they've given out back from the enthralled audience.
(Image: Newsquest/Gordon Terris) (Image: Newsquest/Gordon Terris) Jumping down to the front of the stage before the finale, they loosened off any lethargy from the pre-50 Cent crowd.
Blending from pop to house to disco and everything in between, they're a real eclectic music fan's delight.
I genuinely did not stop dancing from the start to the finish of their set - the perfect tonic to mid-evening festival fatigue.
Do they have Confidence Man? Yes. And they certainly should have - their show will be hard to beat this weekend.
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- Daily Mirror
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Edinburgh Reporter
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- Edinburgh Reporter
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- The Herald Scotland
Why The Barras reminds me of America and days gone by
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(Image: Emily Page) It's been years since the last police raid on The Barras, which once occurred with regularity, and I'm not one to judge the provenance of various items. I turn to mention this to my girlfriend, and immediately am told to hold my tongue and avoid noting these interesting circumstances out loud. Alas. We continue our trek through rows of antiques, pausing to peer into mirrors or examine the cost of various paintings (most unfortunately out of my price range). Read more: I see a plasticine statue of Jesus, bearing a sign which reads: "Sorry. I (s)ain't for sale" and as a devout fan, I have to take a picture. It is soon 2pm, closing time, and as we walk towards the car, the sun beating down on my black t-shirt, I reflect on days gone by. It is easy to glamorise The Barras, as I did with the Italian Market of my youth. It is quirky, fun, and certainly odd. 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