When Dimitri From Paris dropped the needle at SWG3 on Easter Sunday, the Galvanizers room erupted in a single, sequinned roar. Five years on from its scrappy debut, the Scottish House & Disco Festival has grown up — and Glasgow danced until midnight to prove it.

The fifth-anniversary edition took over SWG3's industrial sprawl on Sunday 5 April, running from 2pm to midnight with an 18+ crowd packed shoulder-to-shoulder across the venue's cavernous spaces.

A lineup built for a love letter

Topping the bill was disco royalty Dimitri From Paris, the French selector whose remixes of Chic and Sister Sledge are gospel on any self-respecting dancefloor. He was joined by Good Times legend Norman Jay MBE, Glasgow's own edit master Al Kent, and a deep bench of contemporary heat: Natasha Kitty Katt, Austin Ato, Michael Gray and Melvo Baptiste.

It was a programming flex that reflects how far the festival has come. Past editions have hosted Danny Krivit, Greg Wilson and The Reflex — names that explain why house and disco obsessives now treat the date as a pilgrimage.

From basement party to Easter institution

The festival launched as a modest affair, banking on Glasgow's appetite for proper four-to-the-floor warmth. Five years later it's commandeering SWG3's full footprint, with multiple rooms, food trucks threading smoke through the crowd and a queue that reportedly stretched halfway down Eastvale Place by mid-afternoon.

The festival's own messaging has barely shifted since year one: this is, in essence, the party the founders themselves wanted to attend. On the evidence of Easter Sunday, plenty of Glaswegians wanted to attend it too.

What it's like inside SWG3

If you've never been: SWG3 is a converted galvanising works on the Clydeside, all exposed steel and Brutalist romance. The Galvanizers room takes the headliners; the Warehouse handles the heavier, sweatier business. Outside, the Yard turns into a sun-trap — or, this being Glasgow, a stoic drizzle-trap — where the disco kids regroup between sets.

Tickets for the fifth-anniversary edition were issued via Skiddle and sold out ahead of the door. Year-six tickets typically go on sale in the autumn, and seasoned attendees recommend grabbing the early-bird tier the moment it drops.

Why it matters

In a year when independent festivals across the UK have folded under rising costs, the Scottish House & Disco Festival hitting five — and selling out — is a small civic win. It's also a reminder that Glasgow's dance heritage, from the Sub Club to the Arches to SWG3, isn't just history. It's still being written, one Easter Sunday at a time.

Year six, organisers have hinted, will be bigger, weirder and warmer. Bring comfortable trainers. And maybe glitter.

Practical info

  • Venue: SWG3, 100 Eastvale Place, Glasgow G3 8QG
  • 2026 edition: Sunday 5 April, 2pm–midnight (sold out)
  • Age: 18+
  • Tickets and updates: skiddle.com and the festival's official channels
  • Watch out for the year-six on-sale, expected autumn 2026