Riverside Festival 2023: What to expect as techno music festival takes over Glasgow museum

Riverside Festival is set to return to the banks of Glasgow’s River Clyde this weekend for its tenth birthday.

The techno mecca draws thousands to the city’s Riverside Museum every year with a fusion of homegrown and globally renowned names taking to the stage.

Patrick Topping, Mall Grab and Denis Sulta are among a raft of acts taking over the decks on Saturday along with a b2b set with Eclair Fifi and Big Miz.

On Sunday, Berlin-based Patrick Mason and Brutalismus 3000 are bringing the party with Spanish vinyl-only selector Hector Oaks before Riverside curators Slam host their b2b set with Fraz.ier to close out the Square Stage.

Street food collective The Big Feed will be on site across the whole weekend serving globally-inspired food to keep guests fuelled.

Entry details

Riverside Festival is taking place at the Riverside Museum, 100 Pointhouse Road in Partick.

Gates open at 1pm each day with the curfew for entry at 5pm.

Set list

Riverside promise “an exciting mix of established international artists, groundbreaking new talents and underground heroes.”

Venue layout

There are three stages at Riverside – the Square Stage, Waterfront Stage and Satellite Stage.

There will be a number of toilet areas available, bars and water stations throughout the festival site.

Getting there

The festival is a ten minute walk from Partick train station and subway in Glasgow’s west end. If you are travelling into Glasgow, both Glasgow Central and Queen Street have connecting trains to Partick.

The official afterparties

Once the main festival closes each day, afterparties are being held at nightclub SWG3 at 100 Eastvale Place, which is a ten minute walk from the site.

Saturday June 3: SOSA, Eclair FiFi, Nightwave, All U Need, Plantainchipps, plus special guest Mella Dee

Sunday June 4: Slam, Outflight, Patrick Mason, Vendex, TAAHLIAH, Neoma