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Arab Strap switch up their live shows to finish with a happy ending

TO celebrate their 30th anniversary, Scottish band Arab Strap will mark the occasion with their ninth album, Half-Told Tales.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 22

The most miserable night for Glasgow's most miserable band? Count me in

YOU might associate summer music festivals with sunshine, cocktails and "sound of the summer" type pop tunes ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 7, 2025

Arab Strap on Kneecap, free speech and gigging in Glasgow

It's been eight months since Arab Strap last performed in Glasgow – and their return comes at quite a time for the city's music scene

The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2025

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Arctangent 2025 announces headliners Wardruna and Tesseract, adds over 50 bands to the lineup

Arctangent Festival 2025 is stacking up their bill with over 50 names, including Clown Core, Leprous, Mew, Slift, Green Lung and many more

Metal Hammer · Feb 4, 2025

REVIEW: Arab Strap impress at sold-out Barrowlands show

AS instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton slinks and frontman Aidan Moffat swaggers onto stage with supporting band in tow, the crowd and band are raring…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22, 2024

'People don’t go to gigs to be happy': Arab Strap on chips, Beyonce and eight pints

ARAB Strap’s lyrics are so raw and honest that fans may feel they know frontman Aidan Moffat and instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton without ever…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 8, 2024

"I have no need of paradise": If your dream Good Friday involves watching a tormented priest spraying Holy Water on a werewolf's face, we have an early Easter treat for you

Arab Strap have outdone themselves with their brooding, horror-tinged video for Strawberry Moon

Louder · Mar 29, 2024

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Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: ‘It’s even easier for weirdos to find each other now than in the 90s’

The guitarist recalls how Arab Strap gave Scottish musicians a sense of national pride, the excess of his band’s early years and why he’s still fighting for independence• Read an exclusive extract of Stuart Braithwaite’s autobiography: ‘We had Iggy Pop on our side’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022

Post your questions for Arab Strap

As they prepare to play this year’s Green Man festival, the duo are ready to answer your questions with their usual lugubrious candour

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2022

Indie legends Arab Strap to play intimate 'stripped back' set in Strathaven this summer

Tickets for the As Days Get Dark acoustic set by Frets events go on sale tonight (Friday, February 4) at 7pm

Daily Record · Feb 4, 2022

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