Arab Strap

Doors 19:00 - 23:00 Ends

Arab Strap are a Scottish indie rock band whose core members are Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton.

For their 30th anniversary, Arab Strap decided to hold nothing back. Rather than leave songs behind, they embraced a fuller, more adventurous approach that captures the band’s wide creative range. Their new 14-track album - the third since reforming in 2016 - moves boldly across styles, from heavy guitar-driven tracks like “I Get Noise” to the disco-metal energy of “You You You.”

Lyrically, the album tackles anxiety, politics, masculinity, social media culture, and the pressures of modern life, but balances darkness with hope, humour, and solidarity. Moffat says optimism was important after the bleakness of the previous record. Time and mortality also run throughout the album, reflecting on ageing and making the most of life.

Blending disco, post-rock, spoken word, folk, metal and electronica while still sounding unmistakably like Arab Strap, the band see the album as proof they’re still evolving, determined to create something fresh rather than become a nostalgia act.

Over 14s / Under 16s with adult