Glasgow’s George Square will host one of four free
concerts to commemorate the visit of the Olympic Torch on Friday, 8th
June.
The gig, presented by Coca-Cola will feature
Scottish-born Emile Sande, singer-songwriter Eliza Doolittle and indie rockers
General Fiasco. The concert is part of a 66-day long celebration as the Olympic
Torch tours the UK and Coca-Cola are encouraging Glaswegians to get involved
and celebrate the Olympics with friends and family at the gig.
Playing in Glasgow will be particularly special for
Emile Sande, who studied at Glasgow University. She said: “As a proud Scot I’m
thrilled to be performing in Glasgow’s George Square and the prospect of
entertaining a home crowd as part of the Olympic Torch Relay celebrations is
incredibly inspiring. I can’t wait to share in the excitement and energy that
the Olympic Flame will bring to Scotland.”
I think getting some of Britain’s most exciting young
musical talent to help celebrate the 2012 Olympics is great. Hopefully the
weather will stay nice and there will be a real carnival atmosphere that Friday
when the Olympic Torch visits Glasgow. The only downside is that there won’t be
more Scottish talent on display that day – in recent years we have seen home-grown
talent such as KT Tunstall, Sandi Thom and Franz Ferdinand have success beyond
Scotland and it would be nice to see more of our young and talented musicians
given the chance to play in front of a massive crowd.
Fans can apply via ballot for up to four tickets, with
a proportion of the 16,000 allocation also being reserved for local residents.
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