Callum Beattie

When: 22nd November 2025
Location: OVO Hydro

Callum Beattie is Edinburgh-born singer-songwriter. Coming to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 22nd November 2025.

Callum Beattie rekindles the blue-collar, working-class pop torch lit by Scottish strummers of yesteryear, yet gives it a contemporary sheen.

Born in Edinburgh but raised in Musselburgh, East Lothian by his single-parent dad who grind away each day to put food on the table for Callum and his two siblings, Beattie was brought up listening to classic albums from the greats like Rod Stewart, Elton John, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, and Bruce Springsteen.

It sparked an ambition in him to become a musician like them, so pestered his dad to buy him a guitar at the age of 14. He did, and Beattie began writing songs. Music became his primary focus after leaving school with no qualifications, so gigged around local pubs and busked on the street, building a word-of-mouth reputation. Taking his hard graft to T In The Park one year, Beattie wore the hi-vis jacket and pretending to be security to sneak in, handing out demos and even crashing the stage during R.E.M.’s headline performance in front of 70,000 people.

But his heart-on-the-sleeve, salt-of-the-earth song writing connected with his fans, who shared similar life experiences. Releasing his first single ‘We Are Stars’ in 2017, Beattie relocated to London then Berlin, gaining more and more experiences to put into song. 2019’s ‘Boris Brexit Song’ went viral, with Beattie going on to perform at Glastonbury Festival that year.

Callum’s debut album

In 2020, Beattie’s debut album People Like Us broke into the Scottish album charts, with his stories of ordinary people’s struggle and strife resonating around the country. ‘Salamander Street’ – a personal story of a friend that turned to prostitution – reached number six in the Scottish charts and broke Beattie through to the top 50 of the UK download charts too.

‘Heart Stops Beating’ was the first offering from Beattie’s sophomore album Vandals which came out in 2023, topping the Scottish album charts and establishing Callum as one of Scotland’s premiere talents – maintaining his status as an independent artist all the while.

Beattie’s effortless blend of emotional storytelling and indie folk with a tinge of rock propelled him towards his biggest show yet. In 2025, the singer-songwriter announce an enormous show at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro for November that year. After the announcement was made, Beattie admitted on social media: “I’m an emotional wreck – I just have no words.”