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Followers really feel the warmth at TRNSMT 2025 in Glasgow

Newz BabaJuly 12, 2025July 12, 202502 mins

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PA Media A man in a red suit with an acoustic guitar with his arms spread wide at a mic — Irish rockers The Script sparked a string of sing-a-longs on Friday night

The TRNSMT music competition has landed in Glasgow throughout a weekend-long heatwave.

Scotland’s greatest competition takes place on town’s Glasgow Inexperienced over three days, with as much as 50,000 folks anticipated every day.

The headliners are 50 Cent on Friday, rockers Biffy Clyro on Saturday and Snow Patrol on Sunday.

The thermometer hit 27C in Glasgow on day one with forecasts of even larger temperatures to come back over the weekend.

TRNSMT workers are available to dispense solar cream to the crowds

Getty Images A group of three young women in summer clothes talking to a TRNSMT worker, He is wearing a purple 'TLC Welfare' tabard and is spraying sun cream onto the upper arms of one of the women. It is very sunny and looks hot. — TRNSMT workers are available to dispense solar cream to the crowds

Banchory’s Calum Bowie opened the competition on Friday

Getty Images Calum Bowie, a young singer with a sunburst Gibson acoustic guitar, stands at a microphone, singing. He is wearing a cream T-shirt and light trousers. — Banchory’s Calum Bowie opened the competition on Friday

Organisers are urging followers to remain cool over the wekend

Getty Images A young woman with long blonde hair and yellow sunglasses perched on her head is holding a portable electric fan in front of her face. Her friend can just be seen beside her. — Organisers are urging followers to remain cool over the wekend

Rhian Teasdale of Moist Leg powers via the Friday warmth on the primary stage

Getty Images A woman with red hair wearing a bikini top stands at a microphone and flexes her biceps and looks sweaty with a hazy smoke filled background — Rhian Teasdale of Moist Leg powers via the Friday warmth on the primary stage

A flag held up for Irish rappers Kneecap, who had been faraway from the TRNSMT line up

Getty Images A large festival crowd in front of a ferris wheel, one holds up an Irish flag. — A flag held up for Irish rappers Kneecap, who had been faraway from the TRNSMT line up

English singer-songwriter Jamie Webster was among the many early acts on day one

PA Media Jamie Webster is a young man in a white T-shirt with dark round sunglasses on his face. He is standing before a black backdrop with a big white W visible. He is holding his arms wide and high up. — English singer-songwriter Jamie Webster was among the many early acts on day one

TRNSMT is Scotland’s greatest music competition

PA Media Four women in summer wear hide behind a Saltire with a yellow smiley face on it. — TRNSMT is Scotland’s greatest music competition

Hometown favourites Twin Atlantic took to the stage in Glasgow on Friday

PA Media A wide shot of a large stage. The lead singer is all in black, playing what appears to be a black Gibson semi-hollow body guitar. He is punching the air and singing. Dark glasses shield his eyes from the sun. There is a photo backdrop of what appears to be TV transmission aerial. — Hometown favourites Twin Atlantic took to the stage in Glasgow on Friday

TRNSMT is now an annual occasion at Glasgow Inexperienced

Getty Images A young blonde woman in a green and yellow retro Brazil T-shirt is sitting on someone's shoulders. She is having fun and holding her arms aloft. Around her, the crowd is watching the stage. There are pink and yellow flags in the background. — TRNSMT is now an annual occasion at Glasgow Inexperienced

Sugar Bones and Janet Planet of Confidence Man, who headlined the King Tut’s stage on Friday

Getty Images A man in a baggy black suit holds his arms towards the crowd. He is stood next to a woman in a white dress and white tights. The words confidence man are spelled out on a screen behind the pair — Sugar Bones and Janet Planet of Confidence Man, who headlined the King Tut’s stage on Friday

Protecting cool is a precedence within the heatwave

PA Media A woman with short blonde hair and dark glasses is wearing a white vest and eating a 99 cone. — Protecting cool is a precedence within the heatwave

Three levels host acts throughout the weekend

Getty Images A large stage with the name Arthur Hill on the backdrop. The man himself is singing on stage. There is a large crowd milling about in the sun in front of the stage. — Three levels host acts throughout the weekend

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