978 - East Kilbride

Series 10 Episode 8 - EAST KILBRIDE (# 978 Visited 24/02/2025)

Lanarkshire, Scotland : Population 75,120 (Rank # 122)

We chart the development of our largest previously unvisited town via the music of habitually underappreciated local band, The Jesus & Mary Chain.

MUSIC

Deep One Perfect Morning - The Jesus & Mary Chain

April Skies - The Jesus & Mary Chain

Happy When It Rains - The Jesus & Mary Chain

Halfway To Crazy - The Jesus & Mary Chain

Just Like Honey - The Jesus & Mary Chain

Something's Wrong - The Jesus & Mary Chain

Vegetable Man - The Jesus & Mary Chain (orig. Pink Floyd)

Surfin' USA - The Jesus & Mary Chain (orig. The Beach Boys)

THANKS

First Bus

The staff of Hudsons, East Kilbride

Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org