Mogwai in Utrecht

Mogwai are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1995. Their largely instrumental music uses layered guitars, electronics and sharp shifts between quiet passages and heavy volume. Albums including Mogwai Young Team, Rock Action, Mr Beast and As Love Continues, together with tracks such as “Mogwai Fear Satan,” “Take Me Somewhere Nice” and “Auto Rock,” established their catalogue. In 2015, the band marked its 20th anniversary with concerts at Barrowland Ballroom and the Roundhouse. Six years later, after the release of As Love Continues, they played a headline concert at the SSE Hydro.

Forest Swords is the recording project of English electronic musician and producer Matthew Barnes, who comes from the Wirral. His music combines distorted guitar, dub-weight rhythms, ambient space and fragmented vocals. The project became known through the EP Dagger Paths and the albums Engravings, Compassion and Bolted; key tracks include “The Highest Flood” and “Crow.” The release of Engravings led to international club and festival concerts, including a performance at Sónar in Barcelona. Forest Swords returned to touring around Compassion, and the project’s live history also includes Unsound in Kraków.