Largs goes Live with 127 gigs in just 54 hours!

LARGS LIVE 2017 is back, bigger and better than ever, with a FREE weekend of music and entertainment for the whole family from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th June.

‘T’ By The Sea…

…For the first time, Explore Largs BID, the organiser of the event, is delighted to announce that Scotland’s favourite pint, Tennent’s Lager, is sponsoring LARGS LIVE 2017.

The sponsorship will help to ensure that Largs is rocking across the weekend, when thousands of music lovers visit this iconic West Coast tourist town to enjoy an astonishing 127 gigs in just 54 hours.

There’s something for everyone from bands and street entertainment to kid’s shows and face-painting spread out over 20 venues across the iconic seaside town.

This year’s street entertainment offers more than ever, with some fantastic new acts, whether your preference is folk, rock, ceilidh, pop or traditional Scottish Largs Live has it all.

The Skunnered return after their hugely popular street gigs last year to bring their folk/rock sound to the stage in Tron Place; with four live shows on both Saturday and Sunday at 12.45, 13.45, 14.45 and 15.45.

Another outdoor venue, right in the centre of town, outside TSB in Largs Main Street, features the ceilidh band Celtic Soundz on the Saturday at 13.15, 14.15, 15.15 and 16.15 and Artistic Licence, a pop and rock group on the Sunday. Again, this band will perform at the same time slots.

Street Opera…

…After a successful debut last year, street opera returns for 2017 with students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, who will be performing four 30 minute stets at Largs Pier Head on both the Saturday and Sunday at 13.00, 14.00, 15.00 and 16.00.

Morrisons supermarket will be joining in too, when they host the Millport Pipe Band between 12.00 and 16.00 on Sunday 25th June.

Children’s entertainment…

…Largs’ favourites, The McDougall’s, are back with two completely different shows for the children. On Saturday it’s ‘Creature and Critters’ at 1.00pm, 2.00pm, 3.00pm and 4.00pm, why not being your little ones along dressed as animals to join in with the musical monkey business.

And on the Sunday their show entitled ‘Time Travel’, has performances at 1.00pm, 2.00pm, 300pm and 4.00pm, with kids of all ages encouraged to dress up as explorers! Their shows on Saturday and Sunday, will all be staged at The Brisbane Centre in Bath Street.

Free Face-painting…

…The Face-painting Fairies will be joining the McDougall’s at the Brisbane Centre between 1pm and 4pm on both days as they perform some magical make-up transformations.

Travelling to Largs couldn’t be easier with a direct hourly rail services from Glasgow Central Station to Largs calling at Paisley Gilmour Street and Kilwinning for connecting services from Irvine and Ayr. Stage Coach and McGills busses also run services to Largs.

Largs also has a of selection hotels, guest houses and B& B’s, plus camping and caravan sites for those who want to stay for the whole weekend.

A full list of bands, venues, times and more is available online at www.largslive.com with the latest information found on Twitter @LargsLive and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LargsLive 

GIG GUIDE:

Friday 23rd June

17.30 EVOLVER McCABES

PAPA BOOCH AND THE AMIGOS

SNAGGLETOOTH

CATRIONA JONES

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

ATTICA RAGE

18.00 CALUM FRAME THE BEAN AND LEAF

20.00 ZIGGIE BATTLES ROOM

20.00 LAUREN O’DONOGHUE LOUNGE

21.00 HALEY McCRACKEN ROOM

21.00 JOHN MORGAN LOUNGE

21.00 THE URBAN FOLKERS GEORGE

21.00 CHRIS & LYALL JG SHARPS

21.30 TEN BOB SLIDERS WATERSIDE

21.30 ACOUSTIC ENERGY YE OLDE ANCHOR

22.00 LAUREN DONOGHUE ROOM

22.00 ZIGGI BATTLES LOUNGE

23.00 THE CALUM FRAME BAND ROOM

23.00 CRISIS LOUNGE

00.00 DJ GRAHAM FIDDLERS

Saturday 24th June

12.00 NoFACE – TERRACE JAZZ SESSION LOUNGE

13.00 STEPHEN DEVINE NARDINIS

13.00 LOCAL ACOUSTIC TALENT BON BON

13.00 JOE QUINN THE BEAN AND LEAF

14.00 AMELIA JOCELYN ROOM

14.00 REBECCA MADDEN LOUNGE

14.00 MR ONTLE GEORGE

14.00 GRAHAM HOLLEY 3 REASONS

15.00 SOPHIE ROGERS ROOM

15.00 THE CLAURETTES LOUNGE

15.00 MARK McCLEAN AND FRIENDS JG SHARPS

15.00 ELVIS WATERSIDE

15.00 CHANTY DYKE YE OLDE ANCHOR

15.00 WILL EASTON GEORGE

16.00 REBECCA MADDEN ROOM

16.00 ANDY K LOUNGE

16.00 STEWART ROSE THE BEAN AND LEAF

17.00 THE CLAURETTES ROOM

17.00 DREW GALT AND FRIENDS LOUNGE

17.00 RAY RASHID 3 REASONS

18.00 ANDY K ROOM

18.00 SKELMORLIE SKANKS WATERSIDE

18.30 CELTIC SOUNDZ WOODHOUSE

19.00 CHLOE MARIE ROOM

19.00 ALAN McKENZIE LOUNGE

19.00 PAPA BOOCH AND THE AMIGOS JG SHARPS

19.00 WINNER OF BATTLE OF THE BANDS

FROM PARTY AT THE PALACE McCABES

19.00 CRAIG DAWSON THE BEAN AND LEAF

20.00 ALAN HOWIE TRIO ROOM

20.00 ROBERTO KUHN TINTO

21.00 SEAN C KENNEDY ROOM

21.00 CHLOE MARIE LOUNGE

21.00 AZIZ IBRAHIM McCABES

21.00 WILD CARD WATERSIDE

21.00 MARK McMILLAN YE OLDE ANCHOR

21.00 JIMALLYWHY GEORGE

21.00 DREW & CHARLIE 3 REASONS

21.30 CRISIS JG SHARPS

22.00 JJ GILMOUR ROOM

22.00 ALAN HOWIE TRIO LOUNGE

23.00 NOVEMBER LIGHTS LOUNGE

23.30 HOUSE MEANZ HOUSE McCABES

00.00 NoFACE LOUNGE

00.00 DJ GRAHAM FIDDLERS

Sunday 25th June

13.00 DREW GALT ROOM

13.00 COURTNEY LEITH LOUNGE

13.00 McKENZIE AND McGARRITY THE BEAN AND LEAF

13.00 JAMES HOPKINS NARDINIS

13.00 LOCAL ACOUSTIC TALENT BON BON

13.30 CHARLES VERNOR YE OLDE ANCHOR

14.00 ALAN HOWIE DUO LOUNGE

14.00 ACOUSTIC COVERS GEORGE

14.00 SOPHIE ROGERS 3 REASONS

14.30 RAYMIE YE OLDE ANCHOR

14.30 STODDY’S SESSION WATERSIDE

15.00 CRISIS UNPLUGGED ROOM

15.00 ZIGGI BATTLES LOUNGE

15.00 CHRIS & LYALL JG SHARPS

15.00 CHANTY DYKE McCABES

16.00 TROUBADOUR LOUNGE

16.00 STARSKY THE BEAN AND LEAF

16.00 FOLK & AMERICANA WOODHOUSE

16.30 GRAHAM HOLLEY GEORGE

17.00 NoFACE – OUTDOOR JAZZ SET ROOM

17.00 TALISK LOUNGE

17.00 THE DADDY NAGGINS JG SHARPS

17.00 ALFIE, HARLO & EWAN WATERSIDE

17.00 ACOUSTIC SONGBOOK YE OLDE ANCHOR

17.00 LEON ‘THE SAXMAN’ JACKSON 3 REASONS

18.00 THE URBAN FOLKERS WOODHOUSE

19.00 LEMONHAZE McCABES

19.00 ARTISTIC LICENCE WATERSIDE

20.00 ROBERTO KUHN TINTO

00.00 DJ GRAHAM FIDDLERS