Gilla Band

Gilla Band play The Classic Grand on Saturday 13 February 2027, as part of a world tour that runs through 2026 and 2027. It's their first Glasgow date in a while, and they're touring behind new music they've put out after nearly four years of silence.

If you've followed them, you'll know the run-up to this. The Dublin quartet — vocalist Dara Kiely, guitarist Alan Duggan, bassist Daniel Fox and drummer Adam Faulkner — have been around since 2011 and built a name for trading standard indie melodies for industrial noise, abrasive percussion and fractured, surreal lyrics. They've always sat somewhere hard to pin down, not quite post-punk and not quite noise-rock, but a singular style they've made their own. That sound has rubbed off on a new wave of forward-thinking guitar bands over the last decade.

They've put out three acclaimed albums: Holding Hands with Jamie in 2015, The Talkies in 2019 and Most Normal in 2022. After that, the band went on a brief release hiatus, which they broke in May 2026 with the electronic-tinged single 'Giraffe' via Rough Trade Records. That single came with the announcement of this massive world tour, and they've since released a new album, Pugnello, which you can get as a limited edition pearl flip vinyl alongside limited edition t-shirts and hoodies.

The show runs from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at The Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street in the city centre. It's for ages 14 and over, and under-17s have to be accompanied by an adult.