Glasgow's Southside Fringe hosts virtual event to support artists who have lost work in lockdown

Comedian Viv Gee joins host of acts for Plugged In & Wired 2021

Over 50 acts are set to perform for Glasgow’s Southside Fringe as part of the festival’s first ever virtual event, Plugged In & Wired.

The event, which aims to support creatives in the area, will be free to watch on their YouTube channel from 8pm on Friday March 26.

It will feature a mix of comedy, music, spoken word, cabaret, literature, food and drink and more, offering artists a vital platform to perform the work they have produced over the past 12 months of lockdown.

Headliners include comedian Viv Gee, cabaret entertainer Gabriel Featherstone and musician Becci Wallace alongside acts like folk-pop brother due Braw, spoken word performer Sean Wai Keung, author Moira McPartlin, and a cocktail master class with Andrew Mundy.

Last year saw the cancellation of Southside Fringe Festival, resulting in more than 200 creatives losing income, and refunds given to 45 events and 26 venues across the area.

To show support to performers, viewers can donate via their ‘tip jars’ or purchase merchandise which will be available in the description of each show on YouTube.

Plugged in and Wired goes online tomorrow (if we can get it all on youtube by then 🙃)

We are totally blown away by what everyone involved has created in this project has done.

Can't wait for you to see it. https://t.co/jD17OZ7zaO pic.twitter.com/RgUdVhED6w

— Southside Fringe (@KeepItSouth) March 25, 2021

The virtual festival will be hosted by five industry creatives, each at the helm for a different category of the event, including The Creative Martyrs known for their cabaret songs and satirical shenanigans, Glaswegian comedian and one of the founders of the Southside Festival Bruce Morton, writer Shirley Whiteside, partner venue The Icebox Arts and Music Centre and performer and event organiser Angela Legg, a.k.a. Miss A Legg.

Well-known bloggers Foodie Explorers will also be contributing a feature to the programme with a focus on what’s hot and who to watch out for as the Southside comes back to life over the next couple of months.

To donate to Southside Fringe Festival, visit www.southsidefringe.org.uk/donate