A free Glasgow festival with top music acts will celebrate the opening of a new bridge.
The Govan-Partick Bridge will be open to the public from Saturday, September 7 and to celebrate the city milestone, a one-off event is being held.
From the team behind the Govan Music Festival and Govan’s regeneration orchestra The Glasgow Barons, the Govan Footbridge Festival will bring local grassroots performers and huge Scottish acts together in a day of musical celebration.
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The multi-genre, unticketed event will take place on Saturday, September 7 between 10am and 8pm at Govan Cross and the Footbridge Plaza next to the entrance of the bridge.
Well-known names have been announced to play at the festival including The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Horse McDonald, Colonel Mustard and the Dijon Five, Shooglenifty and Ben Walker who will perform across two outdoor stages.
Local school choirs, The Gilded Lilies singing group, Govan Allsorts Community Choir, and Musicians in Exile will also perform.
Rappers from Up2Standard and CCTV, Sunny G FM community DJs, musicians from Brass, Aye, FIVO, and Govan Community Pipe Band will also take to the plaza stage, while a community cèilidh is also being held on Govan Road.
In a true celebration of the area's heritage, local assets such as the Govan Stones, The Pearce Institute, Fairfield Heritage Museum and Elder Park will be signposted.
Festival organiser Paul MacAlindin said: “The opening of the new Govan-Partick Bridge is a fantastic opportunity for the communities on either side of the Clyde to come together.
"Historically, you could wade across the Clyde at low tide, before the ship-building industry widened and deepened the river. Now, folk from both sides can explore each other’s neighbourhoods once more.
“This is a great day for Govan, for Glasgow and for Scotland, and we’re delighted to mark the occasion with live music for everyone.
"We’ll have some incredible local grassroots musicians performing side by side with big-name acts in the heart of Govan, showcasing everything the area has to offer which is now even more accessible to those in other parts of the city.
"We’re very thankful to all of our supporters in making this possible, and we can’t wait to celebrate this momentous occasion with everyone very soon.”
Depute council leader and Govan councillor Ricky Bell said: “7 September will indeed be a great day for both Govan and Partick, and I am delighted that the public opening will be marked on the Govan side by the Footbridge Festival.
"The festival has a fantastic programme of music and events on Govan Road, at Govan Cross and the Plaza beside the bridge that the people of Govan and our visitors can look forward to.”
Govan Footbridge Festival is supported by Glasgow City Council, Glasgow University, Govan, Elderpark, Linthouse, Trust and Wheatley Housing Associations.
The event will see the closure of Govan Road for the entire day.
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