Triptych wrote: Hello again!
We're delighted to announce details of Triptych 08, which takes place through Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen from April 25-27. It'll revel, as ever, amidst international stars and grassroots talent - but this year will invoke a heightened sense of ceremony, as it will herald the festival's final fling: it's the last-ever Triptych.
Eight years on from Triptych's kinetic inception, Tennent's believe that the time is ripe to galvanise Scotland's music map once more: the aural landscape is undergoing seismic changes and, with this in mind, we're moving forward with a new, and truly unique, live platform for music fans: The Tennent's Mutual.
An unprecedented initiative that'll empower music lovers to shape, create and dictate gig provision across Scotland, The Tennent's Mutual will be fully unveiled in early April. You can sign up to get all the news as soon as we reveal it at www.tennentsmutual.com
By way of celebrating Triptych's excellence, meanwhile, the festival will be going out with a weekend-long cacophonic swansong: three cities over Scotland; three days and nights of the most electrifying music the world has to offer.
Many friends will return for our final fling - Candi Staton, Gilles Peterson, Mogwai and Four Tet among them; while some of popular music's most notorious figures are set to present their Scottish live debuts, including Wu Tang trailblazer The RZA and techno architects Model 500. An astral cast of grassroots stars includes The Fence Collective, Malcolm Middleton, Errors and Frightened Rabbit.
Our film programme features Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog - The Way of the Samurai (with Q&A from Wu Tang overlord The RZA); celluloid Detroit homage High Tech Soul (with Q&A from Derrick May); and American folklorist Alan Lomax's must-see The Land Where The Blues Began.
This year's artwork is a visual homage to Triptych, as captured through the eyes of fans. While erstwhile festival illustrators have included Alasdair Gray and David Shrigley, our ultimate ocular anthology is largely - and fittingly - chronicled by the snaps of gig-goers.
All that remains is to reinforce our huge gratitude for your support over the years. Here's to an awesome Triptych adieu - but here's also to a live music revolution - as we look to the future with The Tennent's Mutual.
www.triptychfestival.com / www.tennentsmutual.com
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TRIPTYCH 08 - FULL ARTIST PROGRAMME (please see website for listings)
1990s
A.Skillz
Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells
Alela Diane
Andrew Bird
Andrew Divine
Annie Nightingale
Bass Clef
Buraka Som Sistema
Candi Staton
Chris 'Beans' Geddes
Chrome Hoof
Clinic
Copy Haho
Correcto
David Shrigley
Derrick May
Dirty Hospital DJs
Dirty Projectors
DJ A'La Fu
DJ Skurge
Errors
Flying Lotus
Found
Four Corners DJs
Four Tet
Frightened Rabbit
Funky Transport
Gerard Love (DJ Set)
Gilles Peterson
Giles Walker
Grant Campbell
Harri & Domenic
Hudson Mohawke
Human Bell
Jah Shaka
James Blackshaw
Jamie Lidell
JD Twitch & JD Wilkes
JD73
Jerry Dammers
Joe Acheson Quartet
Jose James
Kinky Afro
Kitchen Cynics
Krafty Kuts
Laurence Hughes
Magik Markers
Malcolm Middleton
Messenger Sound System
Michael Hurley
Mikel Rouse
Miso DJs
Model 500
Mogwai
Mr Velcro Fastener
Mungo's Hi-Fi
Mweslee
Neil Cowley Trio
Norman Blake (DJ Set)
Octogen
Orgue Electronique
Paul Cawley
Pram
rememberremember
Rub-A-Dub DJs
Rustie
Sebadoh
Sushil Dade
Syntheme
The Fence Collective
The Bays
The Parsonage
The Pastels (DJ Set)
The RZA
Theo Parrish
Tut Vu Vu
Zilla / King Cannibal
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TRIPTYCH 08: ALL TICKETS ONSALE NOW!
Outlets as follows:
Online - www.triptychfestival.com
Glasgow: Tickets Scotland, Argyle Street, Glasgow
All relevant venues
Edinburgh:
Tickets Scotland, Rose Street, Edinburgh
Ripping Records, South Bridge, Edinburgh
All relevant venues
Aberdeen:
One Up Records, Belmont Street, Aberdeen
All relevant venues
Telephone Sales:
0870 220 1116
