The Spree festival returns to Paisley for tenth year in 2022

Live events will take place in the iconic Salon Perdu Speigeltent at the town’s Bridge Street from Thursday, September 1, until Saturday, September 10, promising a fantastic 10-day programme for gig-goers.

The festival kicks off with Scottish folk rock favourites Tide Lines for a rousing opening night show packed with soaring anthems.

Simon and Oscar of Ocean Colour Scene come to Paisley on Friday, September 2, for an acoustic performance of all the big hits from across their 30-year career, including The Riverboat Song, The Circle, and The Day We Caught The Train.

Simon and Oscar of Ocean Colour Scene

The opening Saturday will see the Spiegeltent host an all-day festival within a festival with local charity LNP Promotions popular ModStuff celebrations, featuring brilliant Mod and Northern Soul acts – and the famous scooter ride out.

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Grammy award-winners and ‘desert blues’ pioneers Tinariwen bring their blend of Hendrix-influenced guitar and West African music to Paisley for their only Scottish show of 2022 – and one not to be missed on Sunday, September 4.

Tinariwen

Norman Blake, Bernard Butler & James Grant are three of the most renowned and respected musicians in Britain – and you can see them all together on one stage at The Spree on Monday 5 September.

They’ll be performing a selection of each other’s songs from their exceptional back catalogues in Teenage Fanclub, Suede, McAlmont and Butler, Love and Money, and solo works.

Long-time friends Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes come together again for an eagerly anticipated evening of old songs, new songs, happy songs and blue songs on Wednesday, September 7.

Blake Butler Grant

Scottish new wave band Altered Images have announced new album Mascara Streakz will be released in August – their first release for almost 40 years – and the first date of the album tour will be at The Spree on Friday, September 9.

This year’s festival comes to a close on Saturday 10 September with afternoon comedy from Susie McCabe followed by an evening show from exciting Manchester indie outfit The Slow Readers Club.

Tickets for these shows go on sale at 10am on Friday, April 29.

More shows for The Spree festival 2022 will be announced in the coming weeks.

Organised by Renfrewshire Council, The Spree is one of the flagship events in the area’s annual programme which has made Paisley a key destination for cultural events in Scotland.

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It is programmed by Regular Music – who work with some of the biggest names in the industry as the team behind the Summer Nights at Kelvingrove Bandstand and the Edinburgh Castle Concerts.

Rab Noakes and Barbara Dickson

Louisa Mahon, Head of Events, Marketing and Communications for Renfrewshire Council, said: “We’re thrilled to announce another fantastic programme for The Spree festival and to be working with Regular Music to bring a host of top artists from across the UK to Paisley again this year.

“The Spree attracts music fans from across the country to enjoy our live events and everything that Paisley has to offer.

"It always brings a great atmosphere and real festival feel to the town – and we can’t wait to welcome gig-goers along for ten days of brilliant shows in the famous Spiegeltent.

“This year’s festival will take place in September, along with Spree for All fringe festival events in Renfrewshire’s towns and villages – but we also look forward to hosting our Wee Spree programme of activities for kids and families again during the October school holidays.

"We’ll have more exciting news to come on all of these in the coming weeks.”

For more on The Spree and ticket information, visit www.thespree.co.uk.