Tide Lines surprise Glasgow shoppers with Easter busker performance

A Scottish folk-pop group surprised shoppers in Glasgow on Easter Monday as they performed impromptu sets outside the city’s Subway stations.

Tide Lines took place in a one-day “busk crawl” by performing at stops on the city’s subway route.

They were joined by a large crowd in the rain outside Partick and Buchanan Street stations during the afternoon.

Band frontman Robert Robertson described the experience as “amazing”.

He said: “It was amazing to see so many people come out to watch us – even in the rain. We never take that kind of support for granted.

“There was such a buzz in the stations, especially with everyone singing along. We can’t wait to do it all again at The Reeling in June.

“Our new album, Glasgow Love Story, is out this Friday. It’s full of songs written for this city – about its people, its streets, the memories we’ve made here. So getting to play them right in the heart of Glasgow, where they belong, felt really special.”

The “busk crawl” was part of the build-up to the band’s biggest headline show to date – a 5,000-capacity outdoor set at Rouken Glen Park, Giffnock, on Friday, June 6, where they will open this year’s edition of The Reeling – a summer festival celebrating traditional music.

They played new tunes from their upcoming album, Glasgow Love Story, in a tribute to the city the band says “shaped them”.