BBC Scotland the project was designed to give Glasgow back “one of its sleeping giants”.He said: “This project is of huge cultural significance for music in Glasgow, Scotland and beyond. Seeing the unfortunate closure of numerous venues in recent years has been hard on the industry.“The venue’s history is renowned, and it holds a special place in people’s hearts, so we know that today’s news will mean so much to so many.“Glasgow is legendary for having one of the best crowds in the world and our aim is to champion that by attracting dance music fans from all over the UK and beyond.”Established in 1991, The Arches was renowned as a “powerhouse” of Scotland’s electronic music scene and was said to have helped to launch the careers of numerous famous Scottish acts.Its initial closure was brought about when, in the space of a month, a woman was found unconscious in the venue and police officers recorded 26 separate drug and alcohol related incidents.The venue was pushed into administration by Glasgow city council’s decision to “vary” the license, meaning it had to close by midnight.
Glasgow 'young team' gang culture to be tackled in new play amid youth violence epidemic
25.08.2023 - 03:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A play that aims to depict the impact of gang culture and knife crime in Scotland is set to take to the stage amid a youth violence epidemic.
'When We Were Young' tells the story of a 'young team' who polluted street corners in Glasgow between 1999 and 2005, when the city was dubbed the murder capital of Europe. The show follows the group as they navigate through life from their teenage years and into adulthood in poverty-stuck Govan.
It portrays the challenges that the youths face as characters become involved in knife crime, drugs and anti-social behaviour. Author and co-director, Liam Lambie, penned the play in reflection of his own lived experiences with ned culture as a young man growing up in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire.
The 36-year-old, who studied performing arts, was inspired to raise awareness of the impact of gang culture, which he claims has "never gone away".
He told the Record: "I wasn't in a gang, but that culture was so prominent when I was growing up. We always heard stories about people we knew being stabbed.
"Even though that was so long ago, gang culture among youths has never gone away. The 'young team' mentality has never died."
Liam went on to explain that he has been affected by the Daily Record's Our Kids ... Our Future campaign, which aims to tackle the issue of youth violence in Scotland. Just last week, we reported on the sentencing of 18-year-old knife killer Daniel Haig.
The teenager was jailed for life for murdering 14-year-old Justin McLaughlin by stabbing him through the heart at Glasgow's High Street Station on October 16, 2021. After reading about the case, Liam was struck by the similarities between Justin's death and the story lines in his own show.
He said: "It is tragic and I couldn't
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