2 days ago
Snow Patrol shout out THIS Glasgow venue as they close TRNSMT 2025
Snow Patrol gave a shout out to an iconic Glasgow venue as they closed TRNSMT 2025 tonight.
Dedicating Chasing Cars to Glasgow, Gary Lightbody (lead singer) of Snow Patrol, thanked King Tut's Wah Wah Hut for helping them when they were first starting out and living in the city.
Gary told the crowd: "When we first moved to Glasgow in 1998, we would rock up to the front of King Tut's with our guitars and ask if we could play on the stage after the doors opened.
"Every time they would let us play, they would also feed us. When you're a new band who are just starting out, stuff like that means the world. So, I would like to thank every place in Glasgow that helped us like Tut's and Nice N Sleazy.
"I also want to shout out all the amazing bands from Glasgow too. There are too many to name."
(Image: Picture credit: Lesley Martin/PA Wire) The Northern Irish–Scottish rock band, who formed in Dundee back in 1994, declared that playing in Glasgow felt like coming home.
Speaking on the importance of the city to the band, Gary said: "This city was a big part of our life and is a really important part of our journey as a band."
(Image: Picture credit: Lesley Martin/PA Wire) Having lived in the city for 10 years, they wrote some of their biggest hits here, such as Run.
During their hour and a bit set, the group played their big hits as well as a song from their new album as Gary humorously told the crowd: "It was going to happen at some point. Don't panic, nobody panic."
(Image: Picture credit: Lesley Martin/PA Wire) Perhaps the best part of Snow Patrol's set though was the joy on the band's faces.
I couldn't help but smile as a huge grin spread across Gary's face every time the crowd sung the lyrics back to him.
He was buzzing, thrilled and any other positive word you could think of. But most of all, there was a look of thankfulness and gratitude to be in Glasgow, to be on that main stage and to be headlining this festival.
You could see Gary taking it all in, as if he was having his own 'I made it' moment.
There's something beautiful about seeing a globally renowned band feeling so appreciated by our city.
But, it's what we do best, isn't it? Making people feel at home, appreciating what they have to offer to us and of course, enjoying live music.
I can't say I was particularly a fan of the band before the show, nor had I ever really listened to them, but Snow Patrol's set made me want to devour their albums and immerse myself in their sound.
Though I said I wasn't particularly a fan of the band before the show, I certainly am now.
