The band mates of Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison have cancelled their upcoming Glasgow festival following his death.

Arts venue SWG3 in Finnieston was due to the host The First Incident festival by Frightened Rabbit on June 1.

The Selkirk band have now made the difficult decision to cancel it, following Scott's death earlier this month.

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The first year of the inaugural event was due to see Frightened Rabbit, Hookworms, Be Charlotte and Dama Scout taking to the stage along with special guests still to be announced.

Band members from Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks and The Twilight Sad were also planning to host an after show club.

A social media page dedicated to the festival was deleted earlier in the week before members announced it had been cancelled.

Writing on Twitter, the band said: "We've made the decision to cancel The First Incident on June 1st.

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"Some people have said that they'd like to donate their ticket cost to charity. If this is something you'd like to do we would ask that you donate to @SAMHtweets in Scott’s memory: https://www.samh.org.uk"

The news was met with support from fans and friends of the band.

One social media user wrote: "Grant lad; I haven’t got the words. Obviously I’ll donate the money. I’m also still coming to Glasgow on the 1st to kick my heels around the town and remember Scott.

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"Just remember, you’re very loved, as was Scott. Take care, mate."

Another added: "We love you, guys. We will always be there, no matter what."