The TRNSMT Festival organisers have announced that the event will still go ahead this year but will now take place in September.
The event will still be held on Glasgow Green; however, the three-day event will now take place from 10th September 2021 – 12th September 2021. Announcing the news on Instagram, TRNSMT Festival wrote: “We’re moving from 9th-11th July to 10th-12th September! Swipe to read our statement HERE WE GOOO! #TRNSMT2021 Last remaining tickets on sale NOW.”
The opening of their statement reads: “With the possibility of some ongoing restrictions still being in place in July, we’ve taken the decision to move TRNSMT Festival to 10th-12th September for this year.”
TRNSMT Festival Director Geoff Ellis said:“We are delighted to announce our September dates for TRNSMT today. We had initially hoped for the festival to take place in July as planned, but a combination of the timetable to exit lockdown and the preparation time needed to put on an event of TRNSMT’s scale means this wasn’t possible.”
He added: “September gives us the opportunity to put on the best festival we can for our fans after such a long time without any live music, and we will, of course, work with all relevant authorities to ensure we follow any guidelines that may be in place in September.”
Due to the change in dates, some artists have been replaced speaking on this, Ellis said: “We’ve worked hard to secure a fantastic bill in September including festival heavyweights The Chemical Brothers in place of Lewis Capaldi, plus the addition of Primal Scream, Dermot Kennedy, Becky Hill and more. Although Lewis won’t be joining us this year, we’re pleased to confirm he will be back to play TRNSMT in July 2022.”
The UK Government’s ‘road map’ out of lockdown states that large-scale events, such as festivals, should be able to commence after 21st June 2021, and many festivals have confirmed they will go ahead with this date in mind. Including, Reading and Leeds Festival 2021 and Parklife Festival 2021. However, TRNSMT has announced that putting on the event will not be possible for them given the time table to exit lockdown. Under Scotland’s proposed route map out of lockdown, small-scale indoor and outdoor events will be allowed to resume in mid-May.
Earlier this week, fans took to social media to put pressure on TRNSMT festival organisers to remove Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown from the line-up. Brown sparked controversy last year after allegedly sharing coronavirus conspiracy theories and expressing a critical stance on Covid-19 vaccinations.
TRNSMT’s revised line-up is as follows:
10/09/21
Main Stage
Courteeners, Ian Brown, Sam Fender, Blossoms, KSI, Yxng Bane, Inhaler, House Gospel Choir and Sports Team
King Tut’s Stage
Little Simz, Joy Crookes, The Lathums, Holly Humberstone, Berwyn, Red Rum Club and Shambolics
River Stage
The Ninth Wave, Walt Disco, Vlure, Gallus, Another Sky, The Mysterines and One Nine
11/09
Main Stage
Liam Gallagher, Primal Scream, Keane, AJ Tracey, Twin Atlantic, Picture This, Sea Girls, Vistas and Nathan Evans
King Tut’s Stage
Becky Hill, Declan Welsh & the Decadent West, Dylan John Thomas, The Murder Capital, Georgia, Miraa May, Voodoos and Mike McKenzie
River Stage
Lucia & the Best Boys, Baby Queen, Chubby & the Gang, Charlotte Jane, The Hara, Spyres and Theo Bleak
12/09
Main Stage
The Chemical Brothers, Snow Patrol, Dermot Kennedy, Amy Macdonald, Declan McKenna, Jay1 and Lyra
King Tut’s Stage
Tom Odell, Joesef, Ash, Ryan McMullan, Ms Banks, Kawala, Luke La Volpe and Tamzene
River Stage
Saint Phnx, Pip Blom, Aaron Smith, Vukovi, David Keenan, Lucy Blue and Sara’n’Junbug
Tickets are still available via Ticketmaster.
Tickets already purchased for TRNSMT will be valid for the equivalent days in September 2021.
