03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
ScotRail warning ahead of 'highly anticipated' Glasgow gig
The American duo will bring their Grand National Tour to Hampden Park on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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Ahead of the gig, the travel firm is urging those heading to the concert by train to purchase their tickets in advance.
Kendrick Lamar (Image: PA) ScotRail is also encouraging gig-goers heading to the 'highly anticipated' event to travel by rail.
To support travel to the show, the train operator will be running extra services and adding more carriages on trains between Glasgow Central and Mount Florida, the closest station to Hampden, before and after the show.
However, fans have been warned that queuing systems will be in operation at Glasgow Central Station ahead of the concert and Mount Florida Station afterwards.
🎤 Get ready, @kendricklamar & @sza fans! We're excited to help thousands of music fans reach @HampdenPark by train on 8 July. We're boosting services to Mount Florida pre-show & also after the gig for travel back to Glasgow Central, so take the train & let us do the driving. ✨ — ScotRail (@ScotRail) July 3, 2025
A spokesperson said: "ScotRail is encouraging customers to buy their return tickets in advance as mTickets via the ScotRail app, online, at a ticket office, or from a self-service machine.
"Concertgoers are also advised to head back to Mount Florida station as soon as the performance ends to help ensure a smooth journey home.
"Additional staff will be on hand at key stations to assist customers and keep things running as smoothly as possible."
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Mark Ilderton, ScotRail Service Delivery Director, said: 'We're looking forward to welcoming Kendrick Lamar fans on board and helping them get to Hampden for what's sure to be an unforgettable show.
'Trains to Mount Florida from Glasgow Central offer the most direct route to the stadium, and we'll have extra services and carriages in place to support travel before and after the event.
