Beautiful Bones Finale
Revel in a celebration of your own existence!
| FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| George Square | |
| 4.45pm - 6 | 4.45pm - 6 |
Embrace the exhilaration! Join us in casting aside all fear. Witness the spectacle as the ominous Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the Dogs of Doom are rendered powerless by your sheer abandonment. At this momentous event, we invite you to revel in a celebration of your own existence led by our trombone orchestra and the Newtongrange Silver band. Release your inhibitions and dance until your bones rattle.
It’s Your Funeral
Our irreverent, yet approachable funeral directors invite you to arrange your very own life party!
| FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| George Square | Argyle Street |
| 1.00pm - 1.45 | 11.00am - 11.45 |
Our irreverent, yet approachable funeral directors invite you to arrange you very own life party. Tailor your own buffet, from the gourmet to sausage and mash. Set the rhythm and dance along to your favourite soundtrack. Write your own eulogy in the form of a limerick. And yes, don’t forget to take a coffin selfie!
Dogs of Doom
A pack of wild, rhythmical, mischievous, thieving dogs will bring fun with some very raucous behaviour.
| FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| George Square | Argyle Street |
| 2.15pm - 3.00 | 11.45am - 12.30 |
The Dogs of Doom will seek you out wherever you are. A pack of wild, rhythmical, mischievous, thieving dogs will bring fun with some very raucous behaviour. These untamed canines are the masters of groove but don’t be too distracted, your pint might go missing!
Brass Spectacular - Scottish All-Stars Brass Band
Come listen to the band! – Players from many of Scotland’s thriving Brass Bands get together to entertain you.
| FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| George Square | Argyle Street |
| 3pm - 3.30 | 2.30pm - 3 |
Come listen to the band! – Players from many of Scotland’s thriving Brass Bands get together to entertain you. Stepping out of their day-jobs these superb brass players, members from many of Scotland’s thriving brass bands, got together to present an exciting programme of music for Glasgow summer afternoon.
Apocalypse Right Now
Prepare yourselves, for the apocalyptic spectacle is about to unfold right on your very own high street.
| FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| George Square | Argyle Street |
| 3.30pm - 4 | 4pm - 4.30 |
Prepare yourselves, for the apocalyptic spectacle is about to unfold right on your very own high street. The ominous Four Horsemen will descend upon the town, spreading fear and showcasing their unique specialties. Brace yourselves, for their carts will race through the streets, showing no mercy to those in their path. But amidst the chaos, there is a surprising twist. Who knew these harbingers of doom could play the trombone so well
Shrill (18+)
An immersive cabaret of the female voice in a Glasgow nightclub
| TUES | WEDS | THURS | SUN |
| Revolution Bar | |||
| 84 Mitchell St, Glasgow G1 3NA | |||
| 7.30pm – 8.30 PREVIEW |
7.30pm - 8.30 | 7.30pm - 8.30 | 7.30pm - 8.30 |
What’s your greatest fear?
Losing someone?
The figure in the darkness?
That the thing living inside of you will get out?
Three sirens find each other on the edge of the world. They don’t know it yet, but this is the beginning of the end.
Shrill is an urgent, theatrical response to the silencing and belittling of female and femme voices across time and place. A show; a bouffon cabaret; a call to embodiment of the female voice.
Written by Amy Conway and directed by Melanie Jordan, Shrill is an immersive and emotive experience in a Glasgow nightclub. Welcome to the Cabaret de Shrill, serving rebellion and subversion with a heavy dollop of escapism.
Produced by Scissor Kick
Beach Barrage by Those Two Idiots
Two idiots! Acrobatic Anarchy! A bonkers battle for beach bliss...
| SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum | City of Glasgow College (Cathedral St) |
| 11.30am – 12:00 & 4.30pm – 5.00 |
12pm – 12:30 & 3:30pm – 4 |
Two Idiots arrive at the beach, both have their own perfect day in mind, but their ideas of the ideal beach trip couldn’t be more different. What could possibly go wrong? Watch personalities clash, tempers ash and petty pranks spin out of control. It’s acrobatic anarchy when they literally climb over, under and around each other to gain the upper hand! This family friendly fiasco will have you cheering, screaming and laughing at these bonkers beach buffoons.
This show is part of a Four Nations Bursary Programme supporting artists to create new outdoor work.
The Bees by Artizani
An installation of multiple hives each hiding a unique, unexpected interior world
| SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum | |
| 11am – 12:30 & 3.30pm – 5 |
11am – 12:30 & 3:30pm – 5 |
An installation of multiple hives each hiding a unique, unexpected interior world. Audiences wander amongst the honey-perfumed Bee Colony, occasionally cloaked in smoke, finding a variety of ways of viewing, and interacting with the contents. In each there is a surprising conceptual twist, which challenges, charms and confounds expectations.
Big Mob by Bedlam Oz
Giant slinkies are on the move!
| SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| City of Glasgow College (Cathedral St) | |
| 11:15am – 12 & 4:15pm – 5 |
11:30am – 12:15 & 4pm – 4:45 |
Slinkies are on the move! BIG MOB is a majestic slinkie walkabout featuring 2 slinkies. Mini shows pop up fusing highly choreographed performance art and bewitching and often hilarious audience interactions. This captivating walkabout act combines bursts of comic energy with gentle fun audience participation.
FETCH by George H. Wale
Explore the ways in which we move in, on and through a weather-world
| SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| City of Glasgow College (Cathedral St) |
City of Glasgow College (Cathedral St) |
| 11am – 11:45 & 3:30pm – 4:15 |
11am – 11:45 & 3:30pm – 4:15 |
FETCH utilises costume, sound, movement, and inflating sculpture to explore and draw attention to the ways in which we move in, on and through a weather-world and how these forces shape our lives. FETCH is part game, part measuring device, part attempted partner dance with the wind. FETCH is by George H. Wale, performed with Ed Myhill and with Composition and Sound Design by Morgan Hickinbotham
This show is part of a Four Nations Bursary Programme supporting artists to create new outdoor work.
Lobster à la Cart by Artizani
A truly arresting sight as it rumbles towards you - filling your field of vision and tickling you with its tentacles.
| SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| Argyle Street | |
| 3:30pm – 4 4pm – 4:45 |
11:15am - 12 3.30pm – 4.00 |
A truly arresting sight as it rumbles towards you - filling your field of vision and tickling you with its tentacles. A spectacular performance made with the greatest attention to detail from the superb sculptural inflatables to the costumes and authentic antique carts they drive.
Miss B. by Gaia Cicolani
Miss B. is in town. You can't Miss her!
| SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum | Argyle St |
| 12pm – 12:30 & 4pm - 4.30 |
12pm - 12.30 & 3:30pm – 4 |
Miss B. is a playful character who is curious about the environment and its inhabitants. She was first spotted doing her thing in her living room, but it is now time to come off the screen! She is out and about looking to make connections, learn about the world, and share some iconic moves with lucky people she meets on her way. You can't Miss her!
This show is part of a Four Nations Bursary Programme supporting artists to create new outdoor work.
[ON AIR] Super Flares Radio
Pirate radio exploring fantasy, masculinity and blacksploitation
| SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum | |
| 11am – 11:30 & 3:30pm – 4 |
11.30am – 12:00 & 3:30pm – 4 |
Gliding through the sun-soaked streets of the UK this summer, pirate Radio hosts Barry Badass and ‘The Pussy Tamer’ aka Uncle Pete attempt to find the perfect vibration, connect to the sweet spot and get [ON AIR]!
Featuring big ego’s, local psychedelic reporters, and Uncle Pete's magical belly - the crew surf the airwaves and try not to lose. the. siiigggnaaaaal!
[ON AIR] is a visual radio show that explores themes of fantasy, masculinity and blacksploitation. It is co-created by Drag King performer’s Symoné and Porcha Present in collaboration with scenographers MHz.
This show is part of a Four Nations Bursary Programme supporting artists to create new outdoor work.
Repaired by The Doing Group
The Doing Group are carrying out repairs to your festival
| SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| City of Glasgow College (Cathedral St) | Argyle Street |
| 11:30pm – 12:30 & 4pm – 5 |
11:30pm – 12:30 & 3:45pm – 4:45 |
Concerned at the current situation, The Doing Group are undertaking repairs to the festival site as best they can with their limited knowledge. No repair too small, no repair too big, no repair too ethereal, no repair too outside the box. Be prepared to be sub-contracted during this process, they need all the help they can get and they absolutely must use up all of the budget.
To have your voice heard, or show some repairs of your own, be sure to follow @repairedbythedoinggroup on Instagram and @thedoinggroup on TikTok.
This show is part of a Four Nations Bursary Programme supporting artists to create new outdoor work.
The Seagulls
These cheeky birds are always on the look-out for a bit of mischief and a plate of chips and will always be happy to share your lunch!
| FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| George Square | Argyle Street | Argyle Street |
| 1.15pm - 2 & 3.30pm - 4.15 |
11am - 11.45 & 3.30pm - 4.15 |
11am - 11.45 & 3.30pm - 4.15 |
These cheeky birds are always on the look-out for a bit of mischief and a plate of chips and will always be happy to share your lunch! With their fully working beaks they will be catching chips, or stealing them from your plate, all the while charming you with their endearing antics.
The Good, the Bad and the Poultry by Adrenalism
An outdoor show for wannabe gunslingers of all ages.
| FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| George Square | City of Glasgow College (Cathedral St) | Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum |
| 1:45pm – 2.15 & 4:15pm – 4:45 |
12:00pm – 12:30 & 3:45pm – 4:15 |
12:00pm – 12:30 & 4:00pm – 4:30 |
Two chickens, a turkey and ‘Hennio Morricone’ (the live poultry band) along with audience members of all ages; work together to explore being brave in the face of ‘danger’ to create the grand shootout finale of every cowboy film ever made. Join in throughout and help figure out who stole the giant golden egg... It's high noon, and the cockerels must crow... draw their guns and go and hide... Do you feel clucky, punk?
Surge Festival Site 2023
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Timetables
TUESDAY 8 AUG |
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| 19.30 - 20.30 | SHRILL - (Preview) @ REVOLUTION (84 Mitchell Street) | ||||
WEDNESDAY 9 AUG |
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| 19.30 - 20.30 | SHRILL - (Preview) @ REVOLUTION (84 Mitchell Street) | ||||
THURSDAY 10 AUG |
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| 19.30 - 20.30 | SHRILL - (Preview) @ REVOLUTION (84 Mitchell Street) | ||||
FRIDAY 11 AUG |
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| GEORGE SQUARE | ||||
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| 13.00 | IT'S YOUR FUNERAL | |||
| 13.15 | THE SEAGULLS | |||
| 13.45 | THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE POULTRY | |||
| 14.15 | DOGS OF DOOM | |||
| 15.00 | BRASS SPECTACULAR | |||
| 15.30 | THE SEAGULLS APOCALYPSE RIGHT NOW |
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| 16.15 | THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE POULTRY | |||
| 16.45 | BEAUTIFUL BONES FINALE | |||
| 17.30 | BRASS SPECTACULAR | |||
SATURDAY 12 AUG |
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| KELVINGROVE | ARGYLE STREET | GEORGE SQUARE | CITY COLLEGE | |
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| 11.00 | THE BEES [ON AIR] |
IT'S YOUR FUNERAL THE SEAGULLS |
GEORGE HAMPTON | |
| 11.15 | BIG MOB | |||
| 11.30 | BEACH BARRAGE | LOBSTER A LA CART | REPAIRED | |
| 11.45 | SHRILL | |||
| 12.00 | MISS B | THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE POULTRY | ||
| 14.30 | BRASS SPECTACULAR | |||
| 15.30 | BEES [ON AIR] |
LOBSTER A LA CART THE SEAGULLS |
GEORGE HAMPTON | |
| 15.45 | THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE POULTRY | |||
| 16.00 | MISS B | APOCALYPSE RIGHT NOW | REPAIRED | |
| 16.15 | BIG MOB | |||
| 16.30 | BEACH BARRAGE | SHRILL | ||
| 16.45 | BEAUTIFUL BONES FINALE | |||
SUNDAY 13 AUG |
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| KELVINGROVE | ARGYLE STREET | CITY COLLEGE | ||
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| 11.00 | THE BEES ON AIR |
THE SEAGULLS | GEORGE HAMPTON | |
| 11.15 | LOBSTER A LA CART | |||
| 11.30 | REPAIRED | BIG MOB | ||
| 11.30 | [ON AIR] SUPER FLARES RADIO | |||
| 12.00 | THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE POULTRY | MISS B | BEACH BARRAGE | |
| 15.00 | SHRILL @REVOLUTION (84 mitchell Street) | |||
| 15.30 | [ON AIR] SUPER FLARES RADIO THE BEES |
MISS B THE SEAGULLS |
GEORGE HAMPTON BEACH BARRAGE |
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| 15.45 | REPAIRED | |||
| 16.00 | THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE POULTRY | LOBSTER A LA CARTE | BIG MOB | |
| 19.30 - 20.30 | SHRILL @REVOLUTION (84 mitchell Street) | |||