The Jayhawks will bring their long-running alt-country and country-rock catalogue to Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket on 18 September 2026, with the band’s Glasgow Life listing confirming that the event has been rescheduled from The Garage. Tickets already purchased for the original venue remain valid for Old Fruitmarket, according to the event page.
Glasgow Life’s announcement places the concert in the city’s Concert Halls programme and lists the price at £35.10, including booking fee and restoration fund. The performance is scheduled for 7pm, with the event marked for over-14s only; under-16s must be accompanied by an adult. The venue information also notes standard access provisions, including lift access to all floors, accessible toilets and spaces for wheelchair users.
The event page presents The Jayhawks as a band that has spent more than forty years making music rooted in classic American songwriting. Emerging from Minneapolis in the post-punk era of The Replacements, Hüsker Dü and Soul Asylum, the group is credited on the listing with helping pioneer the Americana movement through albums that mixed country, folk, soul, Britpop and rock 'n' roll. The same source says the band has played many major festivals, including Farm Aid, Primavera Sound, Pinkpop and Wilco’s Sky Blue Sky.
Glasgow Life’s text also situates The Jayhawks in a broader touring tradition, noting that they have toured with and served as a backup band for artists including Ray Davies, Roger McGuinn and Johnny Cash. The current lineup on the listing is Gary Louris, Marc Perlman, Karen Grotberg and Tim O’Reagan, all described as continuing to record and tour worldwide.
The concert comes as the band prepares to release a new album, 'Sanctuary Park', which the Glasgow Life page says was made with producer Bob Ezrin. The listing identifies Ezrin with credits including Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel and Lou Reed, and says the album is set for release on 28 August 2026 via Thirty Tigers.
Alongside the main event page, Glasgow Life’s email newsletter framed the booking as part of a wider week of on-sale announcements for its venues and ticketing platform. In that roundup, The Jayhawks appear under “New & On Sale Now!” with the same venue, date and genre tags, while a separate “You May Also Like” feature highlights 'Drawing Inspiration' at The Burrell Collection. The Jayhawks’ Glasgow date itself remains fixed to Old Fruitmarket, where the band is due to play on the evening of 18 September.
