The Unusual Suspects

Welcome to the website for The Unusual Suspects, Scotland's one & only celtic big band.

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LUXEMBURG
The Unusual Suspects are delighted to be invited to perform at the Philharmonie in Luxemburg. Read more HERE

NORWAY
The Suspects are off to the land of the midnight sun for the Festival of North Norway in Harstad. Read more HERE

NEW PHOTOS
Check out some amazing new photos of the Unusual Suspects by ace photographer Lieve Boussauw HERE

5 YEARS OLD!
The Unusual Suspects celebrated their 5th birthday at Glasgow's Celtic Connections Festival on January 22nd. Back where it all started...! Read More...

THANKS!
Thank you to everyone who came to our gigs in Gateshead & Edinburgh - we had a fantastic time! Click HERE to read a review of the Edinburgh concert.

Also, a big thank you to Suspects' manager David Williams who is now moving on to new ventures - cheers for everything David and good luck!

NEW! VIDEO PAGE
Some YouTube video clips of the band are now up on the site. Go HERE to take a look!

OCT 29th: CARDIFF CONCERT CANCELLED.
We regret that due to unforseen circumstances the Unusual Suspects concert on Monday 29th October at St Davids Hall, Cardiff has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have already booked or bought tickets you will receive a full refund at the box office. You can visit their website HERE, or call 029 2087 8444.

The concerts in Edinburgh Queens Hall and The Sage Gateshead are not affected and will go ahead as advertised.
Read more on the Dates page...

LORIENT INTERCELTIQUE FESTIVAL
The band have just returned from the prestigious Lorient Festival In Brittany. Read more...

TOP GIGS OF ALL TIME !
The band's first momentous gig in 2003 has been named as one of the top 20 gigs of all time by The Scotsman newspaper in a recent article. Read more...

BERLIN SHENANIGANS...
The Unusual Suspects were invited to Berlin to play at the Brandenburg Gate for a huge concert to celebrate 50 years of the EU in March. The band were the only act representing Scotland, with Joe Cocker the only other act from the UK! The German government claimed there were half a million people there - well none of us can count that high, but it sure looked like a lot! Thankyou Berlin, we had a brilliant time.

The Unusual Suspects take Celtic Connections by storm!
The band played to a packed audience in the Old Fruitmarket at City Halls, Glasgow at the beginning of February. THE TIMES writes:
"The Unusual Suspects are the best thing in Scottish music since the Celtic Connections festival itself...This is an idea that people are currently trying to emulate all over the Celtic music world."
READ THE REVIEW

More news coming soon...

Check out a video clip from Lorient: (MORE VIDEOS HERE)

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…the performance of a lifetime, they rewrote the book on how folk music should look and sound… If you witnessed this extraordinary performance, you can look back years from now and say: "I was there." Unforgettable.'
THE SCOTSMAN

" It's big, bold, brassy, and adventurous... This whirlwind of sound takes Scottish music to unimagined heights."
THE LIVING TRADITION