Callum Beattie puts on pre-Christmas show for young fans

The December 21 event is part of his now-traditional Christmas tour, which runs through December weekends and also takes in shows in Aberdeen, Perth and Stirling.

With an army of young fans desperate to see him but often unable to due to in-house rules at different venues, Callum and manager Dave Rogers have been working with promoter Regular to enable youngsters to see the show too.

Callum said: “Touring at the end of the year is always really special – everyone is in that kind of celebratory spirit thinking about Christmas.

“It’s especially an exciting time for kids so it’s disappointing when they can’t come to shows – we all try but sometimes there are restrictions no one can work around. Mark at Regular and the guys at the Barrowland have been great in making this happen – we can do a matinee show with no age restriction, which I love

“Dave and I always want to welcome everyone to our shows.”

Callum has enjoyed an “incredible year” as he writes his next record in between shows.

The singer-songwriter works closely with various charities and has big plans on that front soon.

“We can’t say too much but we have a massive thing coming up – it’s really exciting and I think it will really help raise awareness for a fantastic cause,” he said.

“It’s so important to Dave and me to give back and use this platform we are building to do good in the world around us, that’s what really gets us up every day.”

Callum’s December tour kicks off on Friday, December 6, in Aberdeen’s Music Hall, then goes to Perth Concert Hall on December 14, Stirling Albert Hall on December 15 and Glasgow Barrowland on December 20 and 21 – with the matinee for all ages on December 21 from 2pm.

Callum said: “Thanks every single person who has bought a tee or downloaded a song, come to a show or festival, or even just sang along with a song on the radio – we love you.”

Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.co.uk