Counterflows Festival
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A bit of news! After a bit of demand we've decided to do some one-off events that'll take place outside Counterflows Festival in April.
The 1st of these welcomes 2 legends we love: Beijing's Yan Jun and Glasgow's Sue Tompkins on the 4th of March at Listen Gallery.
counterflows.com/event/yan-ju...
The 1st of these welcomes 2 legends we love: Beijing's Yan Jun and Glasgow's Sue Tompkins on the 4th of March at Listen Gallery.
counterflows.com/event/yan-ju...
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
A bit of news! After a bit of demand we've decided to do some one-off events that'll take place outside Counterflows Festival in April.
The 1st of these welcomes 2 legends we love: Beijing's Yan Jun and Glasgow's Sue Tompkins on the 4th of March at Listen Gallery.
counterflows.com/event/yan-ju...
The 1st of these welcomes 2 legends we love: Beijing's Yan Jun and Glasgow's Sue Tompkins on the 4th of March at Listen Gallery.
counterflows.com/event/yan-ju...
“Counterflows 2026 volunteer recruitment is now live!
Shifts are short and in return for your time you will receive a full festival pass.
If you think you’d like to get involved, drop us an email at [email protected]
📷 by Brian Hartley
Shifts are short and in return for your time you will receive a full festival pass.
If you think you’d like to get involved, drop us an email at [email protected]
📷 by Brian Hartley
January 27, 2026 at 11:52 AM
“Counterflows 2026 volunteer recruitment is now live!
Shifts are short and in return for your time you will receive a full festival pass.
If you think you’d like to get involved, drop us an email at [email protected]
📷 by Brian Hartley
Shifts are short and in return for your time you will receive a full festival pass.
If you think you’d like to get involved, drop us an email at [email protected]
📷 by Brian Hartley
It gives us great pleasure to reveal the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival, 9-12th April 2026 in Glasgow ❤️
The final allocation of festival passes are now on sale
www.counterflows.com
The final allocation of festival passes are now on sale
www.counterflows.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
It gives us great pleasure to reveal the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival, 9-12th April 2026 in Glasgow ❤️
The final allocation of festival passes are now on sale
www.counterflows.com
The final allocation of festival passes are now on sale
www.counterflows.com
Seasons greetings from Counterflows HQ! 🎄
We'll be launching the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2026 in early January. Get early access to it and the final allocation of full festival passes by joining our mailing list: counterflows.com/newsletter/
We'll be launching the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2026 in early January. Get early access to it and the final allocation of full festival passes by joining our mailing list: counterflows.com/newsletter/
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Seasons greetings from Counterflows HQ! 🎄
We'll be launching the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2026 in early January. Get early access to it and the final allocation of full festival passes by joining our mailing list: counterflows.com/newsletter/
We'll be launching the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2026 in early January. Get early access to it and the final allocation of full festival passes by joining our mailing list: counterflows.com/newsletter/
Scotland’s longest running festival of experimental and marginal music is back. We return on the 9 - 12 of April 2026 in Glasgow ♥️
Full Festival passes are now on sale in standard, solidarity and pay what you want tiers:
counterflows.com/festival/cou...
Full Festival passes are now on sale in standard, solidarity and pay what you want tiers:
counterflows.com/festival/cou...
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Scotland’s longest running festival of experimental and marginal music is back. We return on the 9 - 12 of April 2026 in Glasgow ♥️
Full Festival passes are now on sale in standard, solidarity and pay what you want tiers:
counterflows.com/festival/cou...
Full Festival passes are now on sale in standard, solidarity and pay what you want tiers:
counterflows.com/festival/cou...
Diaries out! We're pleased to say we'll be returning on the 9-12 of April 2026 for another edition of Counterflows Festival in Glasgow ❤️
Festival passes and further information will be revealed in early November.
📸 by Brian Hartley
Festival passes and further information will be revealed in early November.
📸 by Brian Hartley
September 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Diaries out! We're pleased to say we'll be returning on the 9-12 of April 2026 for another edition of Counterflows Festival in Glasgow ❤️
Festival passes and further information will be revealed in early November.
📸 by Brian Hartley
Festival passes and further information will be revealed in early November.
📸 by Brian Hartley
Open Call: Scottish Sculpture Workshop x Counterflows Caregivers Residency
2025 marks the 5th year of the collaboration between SSW and Counterflows Festival offering vital residency opportunities to Scotland based artists who are also caregivers.
Info & how to apply: ssw.org.uk/open-call-ss...
2025 marks the 5th year of the collaboration between SSW and Counterflows Festival offering vital residency opportunities to Scotland based artists who are also caregivers.
Info & how to apply: ssw.org.uk/open-call-ss...
September 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Open Call: Scottish Sculpture Workshop x Counterflows Caregivers Residency
2025 marks the 5th year of the collaboration between SSW and Counterflows Festival offering vital residency opportunities to Scotland based artists who are also caregivers.
Info & how to apply: ssw.org.uk/open-call-ss...
2025 marks the 5th year of the collaboration between SSW and Counterflows Festival offering vital residency opportunities to Scotland based artists who are also caregivers.
Info & how to apply: ssw.org.uk/open-call-ss...
Thanks so much to @thewiremagazine.bsky.social & Claire Biddles for the lovely review of Counterflows Festival this year 🥂✨
Here's the first bit of it: read the full thing in the current issue!
Here's the first bit of it: read the full thing in the current issue!
May 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Thanks so much to @thewiremagazine.bsky.social & Claire Biddles for the lovely review of Counterflows Festival this year 🥂✨
Here's the first bit of it: read the full thing in the current issue!
Here's the first bit of it: read the full thing in the current issue!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us under the Glasgow sun's warm glow for 4 days of music, discussion, hanging out and partying 🥰
This was one of our favourite editions of the festival yet.
Pictures courtesy of Brian Hartley. Plenty more to come!
BIG LOVE X
This was one of our favourite editions of the festival yet.
Pictures courtesy of Brian Hartley. Plenty more to come!
BIG LOVE X
April 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us under the Glasgow sun's warm glow for 4 days of music, discussion, hanging out and partying 🥰
This was one of our favourite editions of the festival yet.
Pictures courtesy of Brian Hartley. Plenty more to come!
BIG LOVE X
This was one of our favourite editions of the festival yet.
Pictures courtesy of Brian Hartley. Plenty more to come!
BIG LOVE X
Pleased to announce that you (probably) won't get too soggy moving between each venue at Counterflows this year 😎
April 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Pleased to announce that you (probably) won't get too soggy moving between each venue at Counterflows this year 😎
The time is here! Counterflows 2025 kicks off tomorrow 😮
Below in the slides we've included some key information for everyone attending. Have a read over and we look forward to seeing you all soon ❤️
Below in the slides we've included some key information for everyone attending. Have a read over and we look forward to seeing you all soon ❤️
April 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The time is here! Counterflows 2025 kicks off tomorrow 😮
Below in the slides we've included some key information for everyone attending. Have a read over and we look forward to seeing you all soon ❤️
Below in the slides we've included some key information for everyone attending. Have a read over and we look forward to seeing you all soon ❤️
Fresh from the printers …a peak inside COUNTERFLOWS ON PAPER 2025
Pick up a copy from Thursday at the festival!
Edited by Joel White, Helen Charman & Emmie McLuskey
Printed by Sunday's Print Service
Illustrations by Project Ability
Design by Oliver Pitt
Pick up a copy from Thursday at the festival!
Edited by Joel White, Helen Charman & Emmie McLuskey
Printed by Sunday's Print Service
Illustrations by Project Ability
Design by Oliver Pitt
April 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Fresh from the printers …a peak inside COUNTERFLOWS ON PAPER 2025
Pick up a copy from Thursday at the festival!
Edited by Joel White, Helen Charman & Emmie McLuskey
Printed by Sunday's Print Service
Illustrations by Project Ability
Design by Oliver Pitt
Pick up a copy from Thursday at the festival!
Edited by Joel White, Helen Charman & Emmie McLuskey
Printed by Sunday's Print Service
Illustrations by Project Ability
Design by Oliver Pitt
Oh heck, Counterflows Festival 2025 is just a week away now! 😮
Ticket update: we've still got a small handful of tickets to the opening night and the Art School clubnight on the 5th. We also just had a small amount of festival passes returned.
www.counterflows.com
Ticket update: we've still got a small handful of tickets to the opening night and the Art School clubnight on the 5th. We also just had a small amount of festival passes returned.
www.counterflows.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Oh heck, Counterflows Festival 2025 is just a week away now! 😮
Ticket update: we've still got a small handful of tickets to the opening night and the Art School clubnight on the 5th. We also just had a small amount of festival passes returned.
www.counterflows.com
Ticket update: we've still got a small handful of tickets to the opening night and the Art School clubnight on the 5th. We also just had a small amount of festival passes returned.
www.counterflows.com
It's just over 3 weeks now until Counterflows Festival kicks off!
For the opening of the festival on the 3rd of April at the beautiful Woodside Halls The Handover, Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh & Weston Olencki and Laura Cocks.
Still some tickets left:
counterflows.com/event/the-ha...
For the opening of the festival on the 3rd of April at the beautiful Woodside Halls The Handover, Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh & Weston Olencki and Laura Cocks.
Still some tickets left:
counterflows.com/event/the-ha...
March 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's just over 3 weeks now until Counterflows Festival kicks off!
For the opening of the festival on the 3rd of April at the beautiful Woodside Halls The Handover, Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh & Weston Olencki and Laura Cocks.
Still some tickets left:
counterflows.com/event/the-ha...
For the opening of the festival on the 3rd of April at the beautiful Woodside Halls The Handover, Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh & Weston Olencki and Laura Cocks.
Still some tickets left:
counterflows.com/event/the-ha...
Recommended in Glasgow tonight! Ailie Ormston launches their wicked new album on Akashic Records.
Also on the bill: Kieran Daly, one of the most interesting and bizarre new guitarists on the block, & our dear friend on drums, Laurie Pitt.
www.theoldhairdressers.com?events=ailie...
Also on the bill: Kieran Daly, one of the most interesting and bizarre new guitarists on the block, & our dear friend on drums, Laurie Pitt.
www.theoldhairdressers.com?events=ailie...
March 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Recommended in Glasgow tonight! Ailie Ormston launches their wicked new album on Akashic Records.
Also on the bill: Kieran Daly, one of the most interesting and bizarre new guitarists on the block, & our dear friend on drums, Laurie Pitt.
www.theoldhairdressers.com?events=ailie...
Also on the bill: Kieran Daly, one of the most interesting and bizarre new guitarists on the block, & our dear friend on drums, Laurie Pitt.
www.theoldhairdressers.com?events=ailie...
A quick ticket update:
20 tickets left for Klein & others at The Ferry on 5 April
Still a decent amount of tickets left for the Thursday opening event & Saturday club at The Art School
Available at: counterflows.com
All other shows as part of the festival are sold out
20 tickets left for Klein & others at The Ferry on 5 April
Still a decent amount of tickets left for the Thursday opening event & Saturday club at The Art School
Available at: counterflows.com
All other shows as part of the festival are sold out
March 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A quick ticket update:
20 tickets left for Klein & others at The Ferry on 5 April
Still a decent amount of tickets left for the Thursday opening event & Saturday club at The Art School
Available at: counterflows.com
All other shows as part of the festival are sold out
20 tickets left for Klein & others at The Ferry on 5 April
Still a decent amount of tickets left for the Thursday opening event & Saturday club at The Art School
Available at: counterflows.com
All other shows as part of the festival are sold out
As part of the announcement we're pleased to share 2 additions to the festival:
Sonic Bothy
John Wall
www.counterflows.com
Sonic Bothy
John Wall
www.counterflows.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
As part of the announcement we're pleased to share 2 additions to the festival:
Sonic Bothy
John Wall
www.counterflows.com
Sonic Bothy
John Wall
www.counterflows.com
We're delighted to unveil the full detailed day-by-day programme for Counterflows Festival 2025, taking place across various venues in Glasgow on the 3-6 of April.
Tickets for individual events and Friday/Saturday Day Passes are now on sale 🚀
www.counterflows.com
Tickets for individual events and Friday/Saturday Day Passes are now on sale 🚀
www.counterflows.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
We're delighted to unveil the full detailed day-by-day programme for Counterflows Festival 2025, taking place across various venues in Glasgow on the 3-6 of April.
Tickets for individual events and Friday/Saturday Day Passes are now on sale 🚀
www.counterflows.com
Tickets for individual events and Friday/Saturday Day Passes are now on sale 🚀
www.counterflows.com
Big news! We are really pleased to announce that AC Projects (Counterflows & Music Space) are a new recipient of Creative Scotland's Multi-Year Funding Programme, which will enable us to sustain and develop the work we do over the next 3 years (1/3)
January 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Big news! We are really pleased to announce that AC Projects (Counterflows & Music Space) are a new recipient of Creative Scotland's Multi-Year Funding Programme, which will enable us to sustain and develop the work we do over the next 3 years (1/3)
Super happy to reveal the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2025, 3-6 April in Glasgow ❤️🔥
Festival passes are on-sale, including pay-what-you-can option. www.counterflows.com
Festival passes are on-sale, including pay-what-you-can option. www.counterflows.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Super happy to reveal the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2025, 3-6 April in Glasgow ❤️🔥
Festival passes are on-sale, including pay-what-you-can option. www.counterflows.com
Festival passes are on-sale, including pay-what-you-can option. www.counterflows.com
A huge congratulations to our friends [Ahmed], who hit the number 1 spot in @thewiremagazine.bsky.social Best Albums of the Year with 'Giant Beauty'.
'Wood Blues', recorded at their show at Counterflows Festival 2022 (📷 by Dawid Laskowski) made it into the top 50 albums in @pitchfork.com too.
🎉
'Wood Blues', recorded at their show at Counterflows Festival 2022 (📷 by Dawid Laskowski) made it into the top 50 albums in @pitchfork.com too.
🎉
December 4, 2024 at 1:09 PM
A huge congratulations to our friends [Ahmed], who hit the number 1 spot in @thewiremagazine.bsky.social Best Albums of the Year with 'Giant Beauty'.
'Wood Blues', recorded at their show at Counterflows Festival 2022 (📷 by Dawid Laskowski) made it into the top 50 albums in @pitchfork.com too.
🎉
'Wood Blues', recorded at their show at Counterflows Festival 2022 (📷 by Dawid Laskowski) made it into the top 50 albums in @pitchfork.com too.
🎉
Some photos from our event in collaboration with Arika a few weeks back at the Tramway, with Chuquimamani-Condori, Rashad Becker, Sunik Kim & Nat Raha/Ailie Ormston.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the intense sonic vibrations ❤️🔥
📷 = Alex Woodward
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the intense sonic vibrations ❤️🔥
📷 = Alex Woodward
November 25, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Some photos from our event in collaboration with Arika a few weeks back at the Tramway, with Chuquimamani-Condori, Rashad Becker, Sunik Kim & Nat Raha/Ailie Ormston.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the intense sonic vibrations ❤️🔥
📷 = Alex Woodward
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the intense sonic vibrations ❤️🔥
📷 = Alex Woodward
Great finish to the event last night from Chuquimamani-Condori! Thanks to all who attended or watched online, and also to the entire Arika and Counterflows teams. See event page for Bandcamp links to all the artists performing: counterflows.com/event/arika-...
November 18, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Great finish to the event last night from Chuquimamani-Condori! Thanks to all who attended or watched online, and also to the entire Arika and Counterflows teams. See event page for Bandcamp links to all the artists performing: counterflows.com/event/arika-...
The most sophisticated synthetic music around is made by a Syrian Communist living in Berlin, who is perhaps better thought of as a fiction writer. Rashad Becker writes narratives and then sonifies them into non-linear compositions that unpick causality in music. Live streaming now at arika.org.uk
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
The most sophisticated synthetic music around is made by a Syrian Communist living in Berlin, who is perhaps better thought of as a fiction writer. Rashad Becker writes narratives and then sonifies them into non-linear compositions that unpick causality in music. Live streaming now at arika.org.uk
Live streaming now at arika.org.uk Counterflows collaboration, with Chuquimamani-Condori, Rashad Becker, Sunik Kim, Nat Raha & Ailie Ormston. #arika #episode11
November 17, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Live streaming now at arika.org.uk Counterflows collaboration, with Chuquimamani-Condori, Rashad Becker, Sunik Kim, Nat Raha & Ailie Ormston. #arika #episode11