Idlewild | O2 Academy, Glasgow

Name: Idlewild | O2 Academy, Glasgow
Start: 2022-12-21T17:00:00+00:00
Location: O2 Academy Glasgow

Schedule

Wed Dec 21 2022 at 05:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

O2 Academy Glasgow | Glasgow, SC

Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 2 Sep 2022 at 10:00 AM
O2 Priority : Wed, 31 Aug 2022 at 10:00 AM
With support from Voka Gentle
The Scottish alt rock group Idlewild formed in Edinburgh in late 1995, originally comprising singer Roddy Woomble, guitarist Rod Jones, bassist Phil Scanlon, and drummer Colin Newton. A year of steady touring preceded the release of the band's 1997 debut single, "Queen of the Troubled Teens," which immediately found favor with Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq. The resulting media exposure brought Idlewild to the attention of Fierce Panda, and the London-based label agreed to issue their sophomore single, "Chandelier," which doubled as their first recording with new bassist Bob Fairfoull. A mini-album, Captain, followed in early 1998, and as word spread of their chaotic live shows (described by one U.K. magazine as "a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs"), the group signed with Food Records and released Hope Is Important in late October. 100 Broken Windows followed in early 2001, with a subsequent U.S. tour launching later that spring.
The next year, Idlewild issued The Remote Part. "American English" and "You Held the World in Your Arms" were massive hits in Europe, making the album Idlewild's most successful project to date.