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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Our next one-off event welcomes the brilliant Seijiro Murayama & Jean-Luc Guionnet to GLOSS on the 5th of September. A collaboration w/@radiophrenia.bsky.social Seijiro & Jean-Luc will host a workshop on the 6th of September at Civic House Details & tickets at: counterflows.com/event/seijir...

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Diaries out! ✍ Counterflows Festival returns to Glasgow on the 1-4 of April 2027. Our 15th year going. Tickets & further details will be revealed in November. We also have some non festival-based news coming soon, including details on some one-off events, workshops, community projects and more 😚

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Counterflows on Paper '26 is now available to read on line! Feat writing by Lola Olufemi, Nisha Ramayya, dundee radio club, Masa Nazzal, Lewis Cook (GLOSS), Eoin Anderson, artworks by Project Ability, & more. Edited by Helen Charman & @joeljoel.bsky.social counterflows.com/counterflows...

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Tonight 10pm (BST) on BBC Radio 3 there will be a special Late Junction episode dedicated to Counterflows Festival 2026. Featuring exclusive live recordings of sets at the festival, plus studio releases by some of the artists.

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

FEEDBACK ! ✍ If you have a spare few minutes, we'd love to hear your feedback on Counterflows Festival 2026 by filling out a short form. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

A heart-felt THANK YOU to everyone who made the space with us at this years' Counterflows Festival 💞 We're proud to have the best team, staff and volunteers, the most respectful, engaged and enthusiastic audience, and a selection of artists we think are making some of the most vital work today.

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

This Sunday our Small Publishers Fair returns to Civic House. Come join us 12-5pm and check out the wares of some of our favourite small publishers. MILK will be serving up some delicious food, and DJs Han and Sadsugar will be on the decks. Free entry all day long <3 Pic by Brian Hartley.

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Today we planted a beyond repair piano for Annea Lockwood in Gathering Ground’s Community Garden space! 🪏🎹🌱 The piano joins the small selection of pianos since 1969 making up Annea's ‘Piano Garden’ series, where she plants a piano, builds a garden around it and lets it stay there forever.

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Calling people of all ages! We're looking to build a kazoo orchestra for Agnes Pe's piece at Counterflows Festival this year. No musical experience required. If you fancy joining here are some details. Spread the word! musicspace.uk/update/music...

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The full Counterflows Festival 2026 programme is now live! Come join us in Glasgow on the 9-12 April. Limited individual tickets are now live for events on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings for the festival. If you missed out on festival passes you can come join us. www.counterflows.com

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

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...

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

“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 counterflowsvolunteers@gmail.com 📷 by Brian Hartley

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

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

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

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/

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

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...

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

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

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

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...

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

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!

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Pleased to announce that you (probably) won't get too soggy moving between each venue at Counterflows this year 😎

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

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 ❤️

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

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

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

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

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

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...

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

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...

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

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

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

As part of the announcement we're pleased to share 2 additions to the festival: Sonic Bothy John Wall www.counterflows.com

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

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

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

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)

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

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

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

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. 🎉

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

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

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

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-...

Red lighting background to the performer Chuquimamani-Condori! playing keyboards and synths and wearing a stetson.

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

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

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Live streaming now at arika.org.uk Counterflows collaboration, with Chuquimamani-Condori, Rashad Becker, Sunik Kim, Nat Raha & Ailie Ormston. #arika #episode11

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

A reminder that Arika Episode 11 “To End The World As We Know It’ is on just now in Glasgow. Counterflows has a collaboration event on Sunday with performances from Chuquimamani-Condori, Rashad Becker, Sunik Kim and a new collaboration with Nat Raha & Ailie Ormston. counterflows.com/wp-content/u...

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Counterflows Festival @counterflows.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Counterflows 2025 is on! The first tranche of festival passes has sold out. More to be released in the new year along with the full artist line up. Links in bio #experimental #music #festival #scotland

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