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Sonica: XFRMR - Robbie Thomson

Date 26th Sep 2026 7.00pm - 7.45pm Price £12 / £7 concession. Sonica Pass holders get 25% off tickets. Location Tramway View map Book tickets 0141 276 0950 0141 276 0950 Tickets are subject to transaction fees: £1.50 online, £1.75 by phone

Part of Sonica Glasgow 2026

A Cryptic Commission, developed during Cryptic’s Cove Park Residency

In XFRMR multimedia artist Robbie Thomson harnesses the sonic potential of the Tesla coil, the 19th-century invention that first made electricity visible. Thomson has composed a musical score ‘played’ on the coil: a soundtrack that turns from melodic to searing, inspired by nature patterns and radio waves. As the music swoons and pounces, it sends light signals flaring through the Faraday cage that contains it, forming ever-changing geometries. Light, sound and the reek of ozone combine in a thrilling sensory overload that feels like your brain’s being rewired.

“Bridging the technical and the spectacular, the popular and the arcane…” Aesthetica

Duration - 40 mins with no interval

ACCESS - Highly visual/ no or little text

Audience notes
Contains Strobe Effects; Flashing Lights; Loud or Sudden Noises

Photo by Tom Lane