The sun made an rare appearance at the 2024 - along with a crowd of 40,000 people enjoying a jam-packed day of free music, dance and arts. The annual multicultural festival at was a washout last year thanks to heavy rain, but this time thousands flocked to watch a line-up including award-winning Punjabi rapper Roach Killa, singer Abira Shah, top Scots DJs Gtown Desi and Glasgow’s own Rameet Sandhu. The legendary Apache Indian headlined the fest, and Glasgow’s original bhangra rockers Bombay Talkie also reunited for a special performance.
Food from around the world was also on offer, along with colourful market stalls, and Kelvingrove Bandstand played host to an author talk as part of the Summer Reading Challenge, as well as the first-ever Glasgow Mela Big Singalong with Glasgow Sitare. Billy Garrett, director of tourism, culture and events at , said: “The Glasgow Mela is a much-loved part of the city’s events and cultural calendar. The festival celebrates Glasgow’s diverse communities and the musical and artistic talent which contributes to Glasgow being a UNESCO City of Music.
“It is brilliant that thousands of people came together to enjoy high-quality performances, food, workshops, and activities in the beautiful setting of Kelvingrove Park.” The Scottish-Asian Creative Artists’ Network, which manages the Glasgow Mela programme, said: “The 2024 Glasgow Mela has featured exciting new collaborations as well as unique and memorable performances. It’s wonde.
