Celtic Connections is back for 2025, launching across Glasgow on Thursday 16 January.<br /><br />The city will host the best roots, world and folk music for its 32nd edition and is expected to welcome over 100,000 attendees across 18 days. <br /><br />This year’s festival will begin with an opening concert that celebrates 850 years of Glasgow with a secret lineup, and from there a myriad of performances will take place showcasing artists from Scotland and beyond. <br /><br />A new Under 26 Community scheme has launched this year which gives younger fans access to discounts.<br /><br />The Emirates Arena will also be piloted as a music venue, hosting the Isle of Lewis trio Peat and Diesel.<br /><br />2025 will also mark the beginning of a new five year headline partnership between Celtic Connections and Innis & Gunn. <br /><br />To celebrate this, Scottish trad band Gnoss performed a live gig on an open top bus that travelled through the city ahead of their gig at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 1 February, which was organised by the brewery.
