Since Riverside Festival was cancelled last year due to the pandemic, organisers promised they would make up for lost time, and by the looks of things, they have kept to their word.
Earlier today, day one of the festival kicked off and ravers certainly were making up for last time as they eagerly turned up to the Riverside Museum for the event opening.
Over the weekend, music lovers will enjoy sets from headline acts Jamie xx, Disclosure, Amelie Lens and Skream as well as a string of the world’s most "cutting-edge" DJs.
Organisers are said to be expecting over 6000 revellers each day of the festival and to make their first festival back in over a year even more special, they by added an extra day and turning the event into a 3-day weekender.
Festival Co-Director, Dave Clarke, said: "It feels like a long time in the making with the stop, start nature of operating in such an uncertain environment this last 12 months.
"So we are absolutely delighted to finally be closer to our creation of a massive open air dance floor in the city where everyone can celebrate being back together again."
Ben UFO, Hunee, Call Super, Jayda G, Paula Temple, Ellen Allien, Palms Trax, Leon Vynehall, Éclair FiFi, AFRODEUTSCHE, and Anz will all feature while co-curators of the event, Slam, will debut with their brand new Hybrid Live concept.
Floating Points will play live in Scotland for the first time, Maya Jane Coles goes back-to-back with Mella Dee for a world exclusive, while Dax J and Kobosil will perform together in another Scottish first.
A new addition to this year’s event is the Satellite Stage, which will be showcasing some of the finest up and coming talent from the electronic music scene in the city.
This week, organisers also announced that they have teamed up with a mental health focussed charity for a very special partnership.
Turn The Tables are a homelessness and mental health social enterprise who will be taking over one of the stages this weekend.
The organisation is founded on providing support for people who are affected by homelessness across Scotland, this includes asylum seekers and refugees and at risk youth.
Through an inclusive and accessible programme, the project gives participants the opportunity to learn to mix and perform their own DJ sets, while building mental health resilience through a holistic approach to wellbeing.
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