CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR EVENT

Swing/Pop Mash-Ups: The Background Sounds

The Background Sounds bring their unapologetic genius combinations of vintage jazz and perfect pop mash-ups to Blackfriars!

Swing/Pop Mash-Ups: The Background Sounds

About Swing/Pop Mash-Ups: The Background Sounds

25th April 2025
9pm - 11pm
Blackfriars Of Bell Street
36 Bell Street, Glasgow City Centre G1 1LG
This is a free event
Visit the event website here
Facebook information can be found here
Follow thebackgroundsounds on Instagram

The Background Sounds - expect unapologetic genius combinations of vintage jazz and perfect pop mash-ups as surprising, uplifting and as energetic as a wild night out on tequila!

Dr Dre, Irving Berlin and Star Wars? Sure!
Blondie on a Blind date with Stevie Wonder? Of course.
Harry Styles and Nina Simone? You're curious, right?

See you on the dancefloor, Glasgow.

Sponsored Links

Glasgow Science Centre
Headline PR
Renfrewshire Council
WSS Media Scotland
The Quay
Glasgow City Council
Glasgow Music City Tours

Other Events at Blackfriars Of Bell Street

Definitely Not Goblins: A Live Dungeons and Dragons Show

Selected dates between 16th February 2025 - 19th October 2025

Definitely Not Goblins is a live Dungeons And Dragons show in the heart of Glasgow. Come join us, for a full length game, where no one knows what will happen!

READ MORE

The Comedy Cabaret

Selected dates between 8th March 2025 - 7th June 2025

Three or more Top UK Comedians perform in The Comedy Cabaret's back-to-back variety show at Blackfriars Of Bell St on Saturdays!

READ MORE

Looking For Laughs - A Real Blind Date With A Kiss Of Comedy

Selected dates between 22nd March 2025 - 15th November 2025

If you like dating shows like Love is Blind or Married at First Sight, you're going to love Looking For Laughs, a hilarious mash-up of your favorite dating show and Whose Line Is It Anyway?

READ MORE

Scott Agnew: The Silver Jubilee Show

3rd May 2025

Join Scott Agnew as he marks 25 years in stand up - serving up a mixture of his favourite tales, untold backstage stories and answers questions about a quarter of a century on stage and off it!

READ MORE

Lauren Pattison: Big Girl Pants

24th May 2025

Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Lauren Pattison is back with a brand-new show, catch her live at Blackfriars on Saturday 24th May with Big Girl Pants!

READ MORE

Amelia Bayler - WIP

4th June 2025

Amelia Bayler brings a work-in-progress of her new show 'I am a pop star but I'm working in burger restaurant for research purposes' to Blackfriars Basement on Wednesday 4th June!

READ MORE

Dead Men Talking Live

18th September 2025

The UKs most delightfully disgraceful comedy podcast, Dead Men Talking, is hitting the road in 2025, don't miss it live at Blackfriars on Thursday 18th September!

READ MORE

Mark McCarney: No Better Man

16th October 2025

Hailing from the rural heart of Northern Ireland, Mark McCarney brings his unmistakable wit, charm, and a dash of countryside chaos to Blackfriars on Thursday 16th October!

READ MORE

Paddy Raff: Here’s One For Ya!

14th November 2025

Following the success of his last show, Paddy Raff is hitting the road again in 2025! Don't miss 'Here's One For Ya!' at Blackfriars on Friday 14th November!

READ MORE

Sponsored Links

Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
Fayre Play
RSPB
Napier Uni
City Of Glasgow Chorus
R-CADE
City Sightseeing Glasgow

Similar events you might like...

St Bride’s Organ Recitals

St Bride’s Organ Recitals

Selected dates between 6th October 2024 - 1st June 2025

St Brides beautiful William Hill organ, nearly 160 years old, has been restored to its former glory! Join them for a monthly recital from a selection of experienced and talented organists.

READ MORE
Taylormania

Taylormania

Selected dates between 14th October 2024 - 18th May 2025

Katy Ellis a self obsessed 'Swiftie' with an incredible live band and dancers promises to deliver the most authentic recreation of a Taylor Swift show you will ever see at The Pavilion Theatre!

READ MORE
Trad Thursdays at Sleazys

Trad Thursdays at Sleazys

Selected dates between 2nd January 2025 - 18th December 2025

Brought to you by Falasgair their resident Trad band, come along to Nice N Sleazy every Thursday for knee slapping traditional Scottish music!

READ MORE
One Night In Tennessee

One Night In Tennessee

Selected dates between 9th January 2025 - 27th November 2025

Inspired by the open mic nights of Bourbon Street, Old Bohemia and their talented friends take to the stage and cover your favourite country classics at Maggie's Rock N Rodeo!

READ MORE
Maggies Rock N Rodeo Cowboy Ceilidh

Maggies Rock N Rodeo Cowboy Ceilidh

Selected dates between 10th January 2025 - 22nd November 2025

Get ready to go buck wild at Maggies Rock N Rodeo's sellout Cowboy Ceilidh - the wildest country party this side of Texas!

READ MORE
Sloans Ceilidh

Sloans Ceilidh

Selected dates between 10th January 2025 - 21st November 2025

Sloans Famous Friday Ceilidh is back and it's bigger and better than ever... it's a must for everyone visiting Glasgow and any true weegie!

READ MORE
The Bobby Deans Big Band

The Bobby Deans Big Band

Selected dates between 12th January 2025 - 28th December 2025

Join The Bobby Deans Big Band on Sunday afternoons at the Paloma Lounge for some great live big band sounds!

READ MORE
Music Bus - Family Sunday Sessions

Music Bus - Family Sunday Sessions

Selected dates between 12th January 2025 - 20th July 2025

Music Bus Glasgow South are bringing their Sunday Sessions, designed with busy families in mind, to The Glad Cafe on selected dates through the year!

READ MORE
Divas Through The Decades Tribute Night

Divas Through The Decades Tribute Night

Selected dates between 24th January 2025 - 30th August 2025

Whether you strut like Tina Turner, can high kick like the Spice Girls or want belt out your inner Whitney Houston, Arta's Divas Through The Decades Tribute Night is sure to get you dancing!

READ MORE

Find other events in Glasgow

Sponsored Links

Glasgow Science Centre
Headline PR
Renfrewshire Council
WSS Media Scotland
The Quay
Glasgow City Council
Glasgow Music City Tours
Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust
Fayre Play
RSPB
Napier Uni
City Of Glasgow Chorus
R-CADE
City Sightseeing Glasgow

Popular Events

Fun Time Carnivals: Glasgow Green
Fun Time Carnivals are bringing their funfair to Glasgow Green between Friday 4th and Monday 21st April, just in time for the Easter Holidays!
Belter Bubbles - The Giant Riverside Museum Bubble Event
Whether you're 5 or 95, Belter Bubbles - The Giant Riverside Museum Bubble Event will leave you bubbling with joy!
A Play, A Pie and A Pint Spring Season
A Play, A Pie and A Pint's fabulous Spring Season will take you all over the world, from a gothic thriller set in the Highlands to an affecting comedy at a sun-drenched Moroccan spa!
Summer Nights at the Bandstand
The Summer Nights at the Bandstand festival returns to Kelvingrove Park for a tenth year with 13 nights of live music from elbow, Billy Ocean, Hue And Cry, Teenage Fanclub and many more!
Big Country: Hogmanay at The Glasgow Barrowlands
Big Country have announced an extra special Hogmanay show at Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom as part of their Eastworld UK tour!

Popular Listings

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum King's Theatre Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut O2 Academy Glasgow SEC Armadillo Theatre Royal Glasgow The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow The Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall The OVO Hydro