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Virtual Celtic Connections was ‘huge success’
The Karen Matheson Band was part of this year’s virtual festival (Gaelle Beri/PA)
The first virtual Celtic Connections has been branded a huge success by organisers after selling an unprecedented number of tickets.
Audiences tuned in from more than 60 countries, with over 27,000 tickets sold to the first digital version of the festival.
Over the last 19 days, viewers watched more than 10.5 million minutes of musical entertainment.
The programme was made up of unique digital content from over 30 specially commissioned projects and performances that were filmed across many of Glasgow’s much-loved venues.
People from more than 60 countries bought tickets (Gaelle Beri/PA)
More than 27,000 people from over 60 nations tuned into the first digital Celtic Connections, finding “even without an audience there was a great atmosphere”, as one music fan from Ireland put it.
Virtual Celtic Connections was ‘huge success’
The Karen Matheson Band was part of this year’s virtual festival (Gaelle Beri/PA)
The first virtual Celtic Connections has been branded a huge success by organisers after selling an unprecedented number of tickets.
Audiences tuned in from more than 60 countries, with over 27,000 tickets sold to the first digital version of the festival.
Over the last 19 days, viewers watched more than 10.5 million minutes of musical entertainment.
The programme was made up of unique digital content from over 30 specially commissioned projects and performances that were filmed across many of Glasgow’s much-loved venues.
People from more than 60 countries bought tickets (Gaelle Beri/PA)