Supported by PRS Foundation and Creative Scotland, four Scottish Acts have been selected by a panel of local and international industry professionals to take party in a year-round package of support, mentoring and showcasing.

We’re back in Groningen this January at one of Europe’s largest showcase festivals, ESNS (Eurosonic).

Four brilliant artists from Scotland will showcase across the festival lineup, and on Thursday we will be hosting our annual Scottish reception where you can meet the delegates and showcase artists over a warming bowl of Scotch broth!

We’re excited to be presenting previous Wide Days showcase artists Goodnight Louisa, Her Picture, Quiet Houses and SLIX as part of Edinburgh Hogmanay’s First Footin’ Festival.

We’re in Quebec this week for M Pour Montreal, where we’re pleased to be presenting Scottish duo KuleeAngee as part of the official programme, following three years of hosting M Pour Montreal showcases at Wide Days.

Scotland’s Music Convention returns for its 16th edition, from 30th April - 1 May 2026. Taking place in Edinburgh, the event will present a curated line-up of artist showcases, a conference programme and host of networking activities.

Applications for the Wide Days 2026 Talent Development Programme and Showcase Festival are open now!

We’re pleased to announce the eight acts who will feature in the Made In Scotland Gigs showcase, which takes place on 15 August at Edinburgh’s La Belle Angele and Sneaky Pete’s.

Following its successful launch last year, Made In Scotland Gigs returns in 2025, and artist applications are open now!

Hosted by Wide Days and Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, Made In Scotland Gigs is a music strand of the Made in Scotland showcase, taking place on Friday 15 August at La Belle and Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh.

Scotland At The Great Escape is set to return to Brighton on 15 and 16 May, with a snapshot of some of the nation’s best-emerging talent presented over two afternoons, at the UK’s largest showcase festival.

New From Scotland will showcase a selection of new artists over two nights at much-loved independent venues La Belle Angele and Sneaky Pete’s, as well as some daytime pop-up shows (more details to come on those…)

We are sad to announce that for the first time since its launch in 2010, our Wide Days convention will not go ahead in 2025. This decision has been extremely difficult, but to maintain the level and quality of the event, we believe it is better to take a year out.

Applications are now open to emerging acts of any genre based in Scotland to showcase at Wide Days 2025.

We’re back in Groningen flying the flag for Scotland at Europe’s leading showcase festival.

We’re pleased to announce the eight acts who will feature in the first Made In Scotland Gigs showcase, which takes place on 14 and 15 August at Edinburgh’s La Belle Angele venue.

Made in Scotland Gigs is a new music strand of the Made in Scotland showcase.

Hosted in partnership with the Wide Days music convention, it takes place on 14 and 15 of August at La Belle Angele, Edinburgh. Each night, four acts based in Scotland, from across the genre spectrum, will showcase to a public and industry audience.

With Wide Days only a few weeks away, we’re excited to share our full 2024 showcase line up, which features three nights of emerging Scottish talent as well as a selection of acts programmed by guest festivals M For Montreal and FOCUS Wales.

We're pleased to announce details of the first conference sessions, speakers and artists for Wide Days 2024!

Scotland’s Music Convention, Wide Days is set to return to the USA’s leading music industry conference South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, hosting an official showcase of Scottish talent, supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.

Scotland is set to be the spotlight country at Swedish music convention, Future Echoes, with six acts showcasing at the international event which takes place in Norrköping from 21-23 March.

UK Music recently published their ‘Here, There And Everywhere’ report reflecting on Music Tourism throughout the 12 regions of the UK throughout 2022. We’re delighted to have been featured in their report as a contributor to Scotland’s thriving music scene.