Counterflows on Paper '26 is now available to read on line! Feat writing by Lola Olufemi, Nisha Ramayya, dundee radio club, Masa Nazzal, Lewis Cook (GLOSS), Eoin Anderson, artworks by Project Ability, & more. Edited by Helen Charman & @joeljoel.bsky.social counterflows.com/counterflows...

Tonight 10pm (BST) on BBC Radio 3 there will be a special Late Junction episode dedicated to Counterflows Festival 2026. Featuring exclusive live recordings of sets at the festival, plus studio releases by some of the artists.

FEEDBACK ! ✍ If you have a spare few minutes, we'd love to hear your feedback on Counterflows Festival 2026 by filling out a short form. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A feature in @theguardian.com on Annea Lockwood and her work at Counterflows Festival this year. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

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

I want to big up @counterflows.bsky.social, I have a lot of thoughts but I think they’re nicely summarised by the fact that this wasn’t the first time I’ve been quite moved by someone playing a roll of sellotape at this festival

quick memory drawing this morning of Becoming Air, the closing performance of @counterflows.bsky.social last night from Annea Lockwood and Nate Wooley

Haven't been updating from Counterflows because it's all been so utterly fantastic. I love sound, I love listening, I love socialising with people who love music, I love friendship and gossip and fun. Sad to miss the closing event but already looking forward to doing it all again next year.

Then on to the Art School of Hezakaidecagon's absolutely wild opera about the pervasive spiritual legacy of Glasgow's architectural heritage, stadium/arena show staging for that real OUT shit.

I had the privilege and fun of spending yesterday with Annea Lockwood ahead of her career spanning events at Counterflows this weekend. Thanks to her for being part of the Glasgow body map for vibrato, and engaging so thoughtfully with my work at Six Foot Gallery (who have a chalk removing brush)

So much fun kicking off Counterflows last night doing an orchestral work for Kazoo with Agnes Pe, harp duo from Rhodri Davies and Áine O'Dwyer and an utterly charming set from the wondrous Remont Pomp...

Two excellent drawings of #GaraziNevas by artists from #ProjectAbility (both sold!) and Toby being a good boy listening to them play at @counterflows.bsky.social this weekend. Had a blast! 🥰

First night of @counterflows.bsky.social yesterday. Amazing, no other festival like it. Interesting how the state of Glasgow historic buildings fed into this show by noise/performance artists Hexakaidecagon

"Sometimes nothing is healthier than getting angry in front of someone about the world" Ahead of their performance at this year's Counterflows festival, we catch up with sound artist Marlo De Lara (@marlodewawa.bsky.social) www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interv... @counterflows.bsky.social

This is a heids up that I'll be doing summat ridiculous this Friday at 1pm at @counterflows.bsky.social fest in Glasgow. It’s also a reminder that we treat Giant Tank's Tumblr as our website and that it’s the best place to keep up-to-date wi all our doings: gianttankeh.tumblr.com/post/8132383...

This Sunday our Small Publishers Fair returns to Civic House. Come join us 12-5pm and check out the wares of some of our favourite small publishers. MILK will be serving up some delicious food, and DJs Han and Sadsugar will be on the decks. Free entry all day long <3 Pic by Brian Hartley.

We are super excited to play in one of the best festivals that we know with an amazing program Al Karpenter + Los Thuthanaka @counterflows.bsky.social 10 April 2026 Woodside Hall 36 Glenfarg Street, Glasgow, G20 7QE Sold out counterflows.com @nightschoolrecords.bsky.social

Today we planted a beyond repair piano for Annea Lockwood in Gathering Ground’s Community Garden space! 🪏🎹🌱 The piano joins the small selection of pianos since 1969 making up Annea's ‘Piano Garden’ series, where she plants a piano, builds a garden around it and lets it stay there forever.

Join an orchestra of kazoos led by artist Agnès Pe to open this year’s Counterflows festival. Woodside Hall Thursday 9 April. Sign up -> musicspace.uk/update/music...

Tonight's Yan Jun and Sue Tompkins show is sold out. Early show! 6.30pm doors and 7.15pm start. We'll be done by 8.30pm. It's a dry event: free tea provided. It's the final event at the brilliant Listen Gallery. Let's give the space the send-off it deserves! <3

Calling people of all ages! We're looking to build a kazoo orchestra for Agnes Pe's piece at Counterflows Festival this year. No musical experience required. If you fancy joining here are some details. Spread the word! musicspace.uk/update/music...

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

A bit of news! After a bit of demand we've decided to do some one-off events that'll take place outside Counterflows Festival in April. The 1st of these welcomes 2 legends we love: Beijing's Yan Jun and Glasgow's Sue Tompkins on the 4th of March at Listen Gallery. counterflows.com/event/yan-ju...

“Counterflows 2026 volunteer recruitment is now live! 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] 📷 by Brian Hartley

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 www.counterflows.com

Seasons greetings from Counterflows HQ! 🎄 We'll be launching the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2026 in early January. Get early access to it and the final allocation of full festival passes by joining our mailing list: counterflows.com/newsletter/

Scotland’s longest running festival of experimental and marginal music is back. We return on the 9 - 12 of April 2026 in Glasgow ♥️ Full Festival passes are now on sale in standard, solidarity and pay what you want tiers: counterflows.com/festival/cou...

Diaries out! We're pleased to say we'll be returning on the 9-12 of April 2026 for another edition of Counterflows Festival in Glasgow ❤️ Festival passes and further information will be revealed in early November. 📸 by Brian Hartley

Open Call: Scottish Sculpture Workshop x Counterflows Caregivers Residency 2025 marks the 5th year of the collaboration between SSW and Counterflows Festival offering vital residency opportunities to Scotland based artists who are also caregivers. Info & how to apply: ssw.org.uk/open-call-ss...

Check out this really nice interview and feature on Counterflows Festival. Thanks to The Bell and Henry Ivry! www.glasgowbell.co.uk/the-uks-most...

Thanks so much to @thewiremagazine.bsky.social & Claire Biddles for the lovely review of Counterflows Festival this year 🥂✨ Here's the first bit of it: read the full thing in the current issue!

"It's a festival that understands that the self-seriousness and solemnity that so often fill the world are irrelevant – it’s the giddy opportunity of the unknown that defines it..." @counterflows.bsky.social review:

Thanks to @theskinnymag.bsky.social for this glowing review of Counterflows Festival last weekend. www.theskinny.co.uk/music/live-m...

Another belter @counterflows.bsky.social, fave moments were screw-facing at The Handover, a man in a cardigan shrieking John fuckin Wall, Ash Reid’s lament for the taste of British Apples, Yan Jun’s duets with baby / hoverfly / chiff-chaff and Amina Claudine Myers blowing the cobwebs off that organ

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us under the Glasgow sun's warm glow for 4 days of music, discussion, hanging out and partying 🥰 This was one of our favourite editions of the festival yet. Pictures courtesy of Brian Hartley. Plenty more to come! BIG LOVE X

Pleased to announce that you (probably) won't get too soggy moving between each venue at Counterflows this year 😎

The time is here! Counterflows 2025 kicks off tomorrow 😮 Below in the slides we've included some key information for everyone attending. Have a read over and we look forward to seeing you all soon ❤️

Fresh from the printers …a peak inside COUNTERFLOWS ON PAPER 2025 Pick up a copy from Thursday at the festival! Edited by Joel White, Helen Charman & Emmie McLuskey Printed by Sunday's Print Service Illustrations by Project Ability Design by Oliver Pitt

We have a handful of festival pass returns here if anyone wants to join us next week! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/counterflo...

Oh heck, Counterflows Festival 2025 is just a week away now! 😮 Ticket update: we've still got a small handful of tickets to the opening night and the Art School clubnight on the 5th. We also just had a small amount of festival passes returned. www.counterflows.com

Ahead of their show Counterflows festival, Jennifer Lucy Allan speaks to Tori Kudo (Maher Shalal Hash Baz) in @thequietus.com to offer 10 points of musical entry to his extensive back catalogue 💗 thequietus.com/interviews/s...

It's just over 3 weeks now until Counterflows Festival kicks off! For the opening of the festival on the 3rd of April at the beautiful Woodside Halls The Handover, Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh & Weston Olencki and Laura Cocks. Still some tickets left: counterflows.com/event/the-ha...

Recommended in Glasgow tonight! Ailie Ormston launches their wicked new album on Akashic Records. Also on the bill: Kieran Daly, one of the most interesting and bizarre new guitarists on the block, & our dear friend on drums, Laurie Pitt. www.theoldhairdressers.com?events=ailie...

A quick ticket update: 20 tickets left for Klein & others at The Ferry on 5 April Still a decent amount of tickets left for the Thursday opening event & Saturday club at The Art School Available at: counterflows.com All other shows as part of the festival are sold out

We're delighted to unveil the full detailed day-by-day programme for Counterflows Festival 2025, taking place across various venues in Glasgow on the 3-6 of April. Tickets for individual events and Friday/Saturday Day Passes are now on sale 🚀 www.counterflows.com

This Thursday we'll be announcing the full detailed programme for Counterflows, as well as individual event tickets and some more artists. Hold tight 🤠

I wish I had the time, energy & money to go up to Glasgow for one of these nights. But attention all @synthsky.bsky.social ppl who haven't seen this mini-doc on the New Glasgow Synth Scene. youtu.be/K74MeBN5FQQ?...

Big news! We are really pleased to announce that AC Projects (Counterflows & Music Space) are a new recipient of Creative Scotland's Multi-Year Funding Programme, which will enable us to sustain and develop the work we do over the next 3 years (1/3)

Super happy to reveal the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2025, 3-6 April in Glasgow ❤️‍🔥 Festival passes are on-sale, including pay-what-you-can option. www.counterflows.com