The Red Bull Music Academy UK Tour - a month long programme of gigs, club nights, radio broadcasts and workshops, taking place around the country - has announced the line-up for its Glasgow run, which will take place at various venues from Thu Mar 26-Sun Mar 29. Atlanta rapper Danny Brown, disco producer Dimitri From Paris, Detroit techno pioneer Derrick May and American rapper/performance artist Mykki Blanco will represent international talent, while Glasgow itself will be repped by the likes of Numbers, Optimo, LuckyMe, Astral Black and Koreless.
Here's how the programme looks:
Thu Mar 26
11pm - Sui Generis: Artists on to Their Own, The Art School
Glasgow's own Koreless heads up a night of future electronica, with support from Pional, Romare, Mo Kolours, Cain, Uraki Riddim and OL.
Fri Mar 27
8pm - Loops with Numbers, Gallery of Modern Art
An immersive art-and-sound project from Glasgow techno house Numbers, incorporating visual projections and audio loops reacting to real-world stimuli.
9pm - Optimo Pequeno Espacio, The Panther Milk Bar
Twitch and Wilkes turn their eclectic approach to the super-small scale, with a fine-tuned two-hour set in a 30-capacity venue.
11pm - From Disco to Disco, The Berkeley Suite
Dimitri From Paris, Prins Thomas and a secret third guest explore the furthest reaches of future-disco.
Sat Mar 28
2pm - A Conversation with Danny Brown, SWG3
The gap-toothed, shock-haired and never boring Detroit rapper sits down for a three-hour discussion event ahead of his gig later on.
10pm - Astral Black featuring Danny Brown
Brown will join forces with Glasgow/London party starters Astral Black for an SWG3 takeover, featuring grime duo Mumdance & Riko Dan, Astral Black head honcho Jon Phonics and label upstarts DJ Milktray and Jaisu.
11pm - Subculture, Sub Club
Residents Harris and Domenic wlcome Detroit techno progenitor Derrick May to the Subbie basement, with live support from Paranoid London.
Sun Mar 29
Noon-5am - RBMA Radio Live in Glasgow, Sub Hub, Argyll Arcade
If you haven't heard already, the Sub Club is launching a month-long loft residency above Buchanan Street, welcoming creative types to do creative things in a new space. Kicking off the venue is this 17-hour live broadcast session featuring Nightwave, Optimo, Harri and Domenic, Inkke, Rebecca Vasmant, Joe Howe and Mermaids.
9pm - A Night with LuckyMe, The Glue Factory
It wouldn't be a Glasgow club event without some mention of LuckyMe, the promotion/label outfit that - via artists like Hudson Mohawke and Rustie - has taken the world by storm. Rapper/performance artist Mykki Blanco heads up this party, with support from Naked and Eclair Fifi.
The Red Bull Music Academy UK Tour will visit Glasgow from Thu Mar 26-Sun Mar 29 - find out more at their website.