Hit the Road

Scotland’s esteemed youth music touring project Hit The Road will once again take budding artists to perform at venues across Scotland as it announces its tour dates for December 2024.

Run by the Scottish Music Centre and now in its 11th year, the initiative aims to nurture the next generation of music stars and give them a platform to showcase and hone their live performance skills.

Hit the Road stages an average of three national tours a year for a small number of selected artists aged 14-19, who are handpicked and whittled down from hundreds of applications. The project gives young musicians the chance to follow in the footsteps of acts like Lewis Capaldi and Be Charlotte who came up through the scheme.

December will be the first tour of the 2024-25 season and see three young Scottish acts in the form of east coast busking sensation James Low, Aberdeen singer songwriter Daisy Mack and indie-folk-soul soloist Corin, take to stages in Fife, Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

Each young musician will headline a show in their hometown and support the other acts at their local venue.

Born in Fife, James Low moved to Edinburgh last year and began turning heads in the music scene with his songwriting and passionate voice. James has been gigging and busking relentlessly since he decided to fully devote himself to his craft and will headline PJ Molloys in Dunfermline on Wednesday 11th December.

Daisy Mack has been playing music for as long as she can remember – singing with her mum in the car, singing in choirs and playing the piano and the guitar. She is set to headline The Tunnels in her hometown of Aberdeen on Thursday 12th December. Inspired by a variety of musicians, including Taylor Swift, Daisy is already making a name for herself having won a lyric writing competition for the reopening of the Aberdeen Music Hall, released 15 songs, written many more and performed at the Aberdeen Arts Centre.

The tour will conclude in Edinburgh on Friday 13th December when Corin brings her soul-infused indie-folk sound to Assai in the capital. Corin draws inspiration from the small details and big feelings in life to create relatable songs and has a fierce love of music and its many genres. 

Since its inception in 2013, Hit The Road has been instrumental in aiding the journeys of aspiring young musicians across the country, offering a platform for growth, networking and artistic expression and supporting over 300 musicians across 120 live performances and hundreds of industry sessions.

All Hit The Road gigs held throughout the touring season are hosted in safe venues across Scotland which are suitable for ages 14+. 

For more information about Hit the Road or to purchase tickets for the upcoming tour, visit www.hittheroad.org.uk.