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Glasgow-based festival dedicated to unusual underground music from the UK and beyond.

30/04/2026

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15/04/2026

A heart-felt THANK YOU to everyone who came and made the space with us at this years' Counterflows Festival 💞

This was our first year ever where we had the funding and resources to deliver the festival as full-timers. It took us 14 years to get here, and 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 in the world right now. We are feeling emotional, humbled, and completely energised.

While we reflect upon the festival, here are some snaps courtesy of Brian Hartley.

In the coming weeks we'll be sharing more photos and memories, as well as feedback forms for audience members.

In the meantime do share with us your memories. We look forward to seeing you next year!

1 - Annea Lockwood in her Piano Garden
2 - Agnes Pe's doo, who, rrrr, brrrr. A Masquerade Symphony (for kazoo players)
3 - Hexakaidecagon at The Art School
4 - Hannan jones at The Art School
5 - Remont Pomp
6 - Rhodri Davies & Áine O'Dwyer
7 - Project Ability at exhibition at Mono
8 - Michaela Turcovera at The Art School
9 - Al Karpenter at Woodside Halls
10 - Masa Nazzal at Adelaide Place Venues
11 - Seekersinternational at The Art School
12 - Garazi Navas at Woodside Halls
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10/04/2026

Escocia Mania have had to pull out of their dj set/performance at the Art School. In their place comes the morphological beast that is FORJA.

03/04/2026

Less than a week ‘til Counterflows 2026 kicks off!

Have you spotted any of our lovely posters around town? Design by .oliver.

We’re sold out, but there’s still some tickets for our opening night and club nights if you wanna join us ❤️

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 planted pianos Annea has around the world since 1969 making up her ‘Piano Garden’ series, where she plants a piano, builds a garden around it and lets it stay there forever.

- a close collaborator of Annea - will be performing some intimate shows on it at Counterflows, but as they instantly sold out we’ll be opening the Piano Garden to the public 2-4pm on Sunday 12th of April. Pop on by and have a plonk! And if you’re feeling fruity bring an instrument and have a jam with it.

Thanks to for their help and support with this project, and for the 4 strong geezers who helped move the piano!

03/03/2026

Music Space / Counterflows call-out!
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Join an orchestra of kazoos led by artist Agnès Pe to open this year’s Counterflows festival.
Woodside Hall, Friday 9 April
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Rehearsals: 3–6pm
Break/food: 6pm
Performance: 7.30–7.50pm
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Further info & sign up: https://musicspace.uk/update/music-space-counterflows-call-out/
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This opportunity is for all ages. There are 30 places (parents/carers can be a +1 if required). The performance will take place at Woodside Hall which is an accessible venue.
*No music experience is required to take part in the performance, and equipment is provided.
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‘Doo, who, rrrr or brrr. A masquerade symphony’ is a composition for multiple kazoos, which can be performed by people who have no knowledge of musical notation. The musical composition is inspired by a work called ‘Pagsamba’ by Filipino composer José Maceda, which was created for a group of 100 voices, various instruments and bamboo gongs, with performers arranged around the room.
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‘Doo, who, rrrr or brrr. A masquerade symphony’ will take place as part of a wider opening event including performances from Rhodri Davies & Áine O’Dwyer and Remont Pomp. See here for further info.
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Pizza will be provided at 6pm before the event begins!
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Please email us via [email protected] with any questions

18/02/2026

The full Counterflows Festival 2026 programme is now live! Come join us in Glasgow on the 9-12 April 2026.

Check it out for day-day-day listings and times, including details on our clubs, hangs outs, film screenings, workshops and more.

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.

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04/02/2026

This year, alongside Counterflows Festival in April, we'll be presenting some one-off events in Glasgow. We'll be keeping them intimate and strange: true to the Counterflows spirit!

The first of these is a pre-festival warm up on the 4th of March, welcoming solo sets from two legends who have graced our stages in the past; Beijing's Yan Jun and Glasgow's very own Sue Tompkins.

This will be an early event (doors at 6.30pm!) at one of Glasgow key community spaces, Listen Gallery. Listen Gallery is a dry space - there will be free tea, as well as some food on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Tickets & further details at: https://counterflows.com/event/yan-jun-sue-tompkins/

27/01/2026

Counterflows 2026 volunteer recruitment is now live!

We’re looking for a team of friendly volunteers to assist with ushering, box office, and general safeguarding of the festival. 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]

Pic courtesy by Brian Hartley.

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.

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