Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes play live to a sold out mosh-pit of devoted fans at Edinburgh’s The Liquidroom, and chart-topping hero Lewis Capaldi revisits his roots with an intimate rendition of ‘Tough’ on the Bathgate Hills. TUNE also checks out Terminal V - one of Scotland's biggest dance music events - and meets the tastemakers moving things forward in Glasgow’s grime and rap scene. Also featured are Bratakus, two riot grrrl-inspired sisters from a village near Tomintoul.
Electropop powerhouse Chvrches play their biggest homecoming show to date at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro. Fatherson's Ross Leighton gives us a tour of where he first picked up the guitar, performing the band’s beautiful and appropriately named tune 'The Landscape' on the banks of Loch Lomond. Edinburgh based MC, rapper and producer Nova Scotia the Truth brings her genre-melding grime, rap, electronic fusion into the spotlight for a live session. Guided by LaFontaines' Kerr Okan, TUNE also drops in on fast-rising Irish hip-hop artist Kojaque ahead of his first-ever tour of Scotland and gets to know what drives the thriving metal scene in Dundee.
YouTuber turned popstar Dodie performs to a sold-out Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow. Rapper Darren 'Loki' McGarvey gives a powerful live performance of 'Don't Jump’ from his forthcoming and eagerly anticipated new LP. Dublin’s Dermot Kennedy takes time out from his hectic tour schedule to perform his new single, 'Outnumbered', exclusively for TUNE at the world-famous Barras Market. LaFontaines frontman Kerr Okan guides us around what’s happening in music in Scotland and chats to hip-hop artist Billy Got Waves and his collective 131 Northside in Edinburgh. TUNE also hears from the community behind the thriving grassroots Inverness dance scene.
The Vaccines play to an army of fans at the Motherwell Concert Hall and newcomer Zoe Graham - a Glasgow songwriter who is selling out the likes of King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut - takes us to admire the views from Anniesland Court and performs a song inspired by the area. Stepping into the spotlight this week for a session is fast- rising Glasgow grime artist PAQUE and TUNE host Kerr Okan stops by Edinburgh’s The Mash House to chat to Ayrshire rock powerhouse Vukovi about their return. TUNE also meets PCDJ legends DJ Rankin, Gary McF, DJ Cammy and DJ Zitkus to learn how the old-school tunes are bigger than ever thanks to their Scotland-wide I Am a Raver events.
Brit Critics' Choice winner Sam Fender plays tunes from his debut album to a sold-out Queen Margaret Union in Glasgow. Rising nu-folk songstress Lizzie Reid makes her TV debut performing at the Govan dry docks where her late grandfather Jimmy Reid made his mark. Stepping into the spotlight this week for a session is Dundee hip-hop artist India Rose, while TUNE host Kerr Okan meets Motherwell techno producer and label owner Frazier. TUNE also gets to know the community behind Edinburgh’s booming drum and bass scene.
Glasgow’s Honeyblood headline Stag and Dagger festival at the Garage. Leith-based multi-instrumentalist Callum Easter performs on the Isle of Eigg during Howlin' Fling, an annual music festival run by Pictish Trail's Johnny Lynch. Frontman of The LaFontaines and TUNE host Kerr Okan meets fast-rising Aussie talent Angie McMahon on her first tour of Scotland. Stepping into the spotlight for a session is Calton-based MC Oakzy B. TUNE also goes underground to meet the community behind Glasgow’s new punk scene which has given rise to bands like The Dunts, Baby Strange and Rascalton.