The milestone will be marked by a concert series featuring artists including Gabrielle, Johnny Marr, Emeli Sande, Ocean Colour Scene, Echo and The Bunnymen and Bananarama.
A special celebratory gig on Thursday will be recorded by BBC Radio Scotland for future broadcast as part of the 2024 Summer Nights at the Bandstand, which will bring music stars and bands to the Kelvingrove Park venue during its centenary year.
"It is fitting that the public will be able to enjoy more live music at Kelvingrove Bandstand and learn about the venue’s incredible history in celebration of its centenary year." For the first two decades, Kelvingrove Park was designed as a place to walk, rest and enjoy nature. That changed in 1872 when the Council decided people would also appreciate music and the 25th Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers became the first band to perform in Kelvingrove Park.
When cinema and radio arrived in the 1920s, Kelvingrove Bandstand offered new forms of entertainment to keep pace with the competition, hosting costumed concert parties, choirs and orchestras.As a result, a proposal was put to the Council in 1923 to build a new ‘super bandstand’, with seating for 4,500 and standing room for another 15,000. This plan was rejected, but a scheme to build the third, and current, Kelvingrove Bandstand was approved.
After the glory days of the 1970s and 1980s faded, the venue was threatened with closure in 1992 before being saved by a local community campaign.
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