Content Director of Music at Future plc. Author of the Sunday Times Bestseller, Stay Alive: The Life & Death of Stuart Adamson https://bit.ly/stayalivescottrowleyhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3mldzupo3o22tTomorrow: tickets for the Long Play Sessions this Saturday are now 2 for the price of 1. Join me and the legend that is Tony Butler for a night of conversation about Big Country and Stuart Adamson from someone who was actually there. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-long-play-sessions-scott-rowley-with-tony-butler-stay-alive-tickets-198759865508208 May 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldzupo3o22thttps://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3ml23cgrovc2wTickets for the Long Play Sessions this Saturday are now 2 for the price of 1. Join me and the legend that is Tony Butler for a night of conversation about Big Country and Stuart Adamson from someone who was actually there. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-long-play-sessions-scott-rowley-with-tony-butler-stay-alive-tickets-1987598655082?aff04 May 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml23cgrovc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3mk4cd3rfcc2sI’m so pleased to announce that I’ll be joined by Big Country’s Tony Butler for the Long Play Sessions on 9 May. Join us for an evening of Big Country chat, Q&As, book signings & more. Sat 9 May: The Long Play Sessions, The Venue, ICMP (Queens Park Campus), NW6 6PA Tickets: https://bit.ly/Stayalivelongplay22 Apr 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4cd3rfcc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3mjpqdwgoa227I went to Dunfermline and had Bruce Watson talk us through his guitars, and the guitar playing secrets of Big Country, for this month’s Guitarist magazine. Onsale now.17 Apr 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpqdwgoa227https://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3mjevapn6ic22Stay Alive London: two events celebrating the launch of Stay Alive.13 Apr 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjevapn6ic22https://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3mizcfebbj226If you’re in or near London on 7 May, why not come and see Richard Jobson and me talk about Stuart Adamson, the Skids and rock’n’roll books with Keith Cameron?08 Apr 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizcfebbj226https://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3miiti2xtv22hThis Saturday in Glasgow is the official launch of Stay Alive, with special guests Sandra and Kirsten Adamson talking about life with Stuart Adamson, with readings, chat, Q&As and book signings. Bring a book to get signed or buy one there. https://bit.ly/stayalivelaunch02 Apr 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiti2xtv22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3miem6mtyzk2wStay Alive will be a Sunday Times Bestseller this weekend. Thanks to everyone who’s supported the book, and everyone who bought, read or listened to a copy. And to everyone who’s reached out - I’ve had some incredible messages. You’re all too fucking lovely. Here’s to Stuart: back in the charts.31 Mar 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3miem6mtyzk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3mhy2yplits2oStay Alive is currently the #1 Music book on Amazon. Thank you to everyone who’s bought it and everyone who helped get it there.26 Mar 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy2yplits2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3mhg7a23j3s2j⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mojo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Record Collector ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Classic Pop magazine Audio book voiced by Mark Bonnar (sound on to listen). Available a week today: 26 March. Book launches in Glasgow and Dunfermline 4-5 April. Stay alive.19 Mar 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhg7a23j3s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3mgvfpnv6bk2l@theskidsofficial Weekender in Portmeirion this weekend will be the first time anyone has seen and is able to buy a copy of Stay Alive - I’ve only just seen one myself - two weeks ahead of onsale date and at a special price of £20.12 Mar 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvfpnv6bk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3mg5gmwky7s2dCome to the book launch of Stay Alive: The Life & Death of Stuart Adamson at Glasgow Waterstones, for readings, signings and a chat with Sandra Adamson https://www.waterstones.com/events/celebrating-stuart-adamson-with-scott-rowley/glasgow-sauchiehall-street03 Mar 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5gmwky7s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3mfvqpmx43c25I am on the new Word In Your Ear podcast, talking to David Hepworth and Mark Ellen about Stay Alive: the Life and Death of Stuart Adamson. It’s also on YouTube, but this way you avoid having to look at my fat head. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/word-in-your-ear/id1567029088?i=100075123171928 Feb 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfvqpmx43c25https://bsky.app/profile/scottrowley.bsky.social/post/3mcmu3ihnak2yComing soon: the story of Stuart Adamson, founder of not one but two Scottish post-punk bands, The Skids & Big Country. For the first time, his wives, children & bandmates tell their story: unflinching, often funny and brutally honest. https://bit.ly/stayalivescottrowley17 Jan 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:lsxsrwfepvnrnserffbda6yc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmu3ihnak2y