CALLUM BEATTIE
SHARES THE NEW SINGLE ‘ALWAYS RAINS IN GLASGOW’
LISTEN HERE / WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
FROM THE NEW ALBUM ‘INDI’, OUT JANUARY 23RD – PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE HERE
HEADLINES GLASGOW’S OVO HYDRO NEXT SATURDAY
“Callum Beattie matches grit to a heart of gold – and no small degree of lovelorn melody, too.” – Clash
Just a few short years ago, Callum Beattie remembers playing multiple gigs where he would only sell 30 tickets in advance. But those days are long behind him as his mammoth 14,500-capacity headline gig at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro is now just a week away – and is very close to selling out. Callum marks the occasion in style by sharing a new single – set in the city, ‘Always Rains In Glasgow’. It is the closing song on his new album ‘INDI’ which follows on January 23rd. Listen HERE.
‘Always Rains In Glasgow’ is a beautiful piano ballad which reflects Callum’s admiration for Leonard Cohen. It’s a song that best represents the raw honesty that Callum explores throughout the ‘INDI’ album. It was written shortly after Callum moved to Glasgow, and summarises how he struggled with being away from a long-term relationship. While it evokes specific images of the area – Buchanan Street, Kelvingrove Park, street-drinking teenagers – its pained separation will speak to anyone struggling with a long-distance romance.
Callum says, “Well, it DOES rain, and rain A LOT in Glasgow. The song itself is about missing someone so much that it’s painful. It’s a true love song about being with the person you are destined to be with.”
The song was written solely by Callum and was produced by Joe Cross (Courteeners, The LaFontaines, Louis Tomlinson).
While Callum Beattie has enjoyed prior success with two #1s on the Scottish Album Charts, ‘INDI’ is shaping up to be his biggest moment to date. It is both his first fully independent album, and also the first record in which he plunges into the depths of his soul to reveal his real voice. Its lead single, ‘Two Pretenders’, was launched with an ambitious narrative video and landed on Radio 2’s playlist as well as being named as Virgin Radio’s Track of the Week. The massive OVO Hydro show is no one-off either – he recently announced details of a similarly huge summer show at Edinburgh Castle.
‘INDI’ is available to pre-order HERE. His official store offers three vinyl variants: a picture disc, a signed yellow and orange swirl, and a coke bottle green.
Callum has also created a special ‘INDI’ black vodka, which is now available to pre-order HERE. The vodka reflects an artist who built his own path: no major label rules, no watered-down sound, just raw honesty and fearless individuality. Random bottles feature a label that entitles the buyer to a prize. Whoever reveals the one gold label means will be able to welcome Callum to their house to play an acoustic gig. Ten silver labels win a +1 invite for the ‘INDI’ vodka launch party, and twenty bronze labels win a limited edition signed print.
Callum starts 2026 with an intimate album release tour before embarking upon a tour of England in March. His Edinburgh Castle show follows on July 10th. Remaining tickets are available HERE.
NOVEMBER
22nd – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
JANUARY 2026 – INTIMATE ALBUM RELEASE TOUR
24th – Dunfermline, PJ Molloys (EARLY AND EVENING SHOWS – SOLD OUT)
25th – Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree (SOLD OUT)
26th – Dundee, Fat Sams (LOW TICKETS)
27th – Glasgow, Oran Mor (EVENING SHOW SOLD OUT – LOW TICKETS FOR EARLY SHOW)
28th – Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms (EVENING SHOW SOLD OUT – LOW TICKETS FOR EARLY SHOW)
MARCH 2026
20th – Manchester, Gorilla
21st – Newcastle, Northumbria University
26th – London, Scala
27th – Bristol, Thekla
28th – Birmingham, O2 Institute 2
JULY 2026
10th – Edinburgh, Castle (JUST ADDED)
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