Singer-songwriter takes to the stage at TRNSMT festival - but can you guess who her major Hollywood star brother is?
Nell Mescal, 22, is the sister of Gladiator and Normal People star Paul Mescal, 29, and she proved that he is not the only talented member of the family at the event.
She performed a set including her unreleased track Carried Away and to her delight the audience sang back the lyrics after she teased the track on TikTok.
Nell later wrote on social media: 'I'm [actually] still beaming from ear to ear thank u [Transmit]. I will think about u for a long long time.'
The Irish artist said her musical influences include the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Frank Ocean, and Bon Iver.
She has been a rising star since moving to London in 2021, where her brother Paul also lives, to seriously pursue singing and songwriting.
Nell said: 'If I can write a song that makes someone feel something in any capacity or give them some kind of release, that was always my number one thing.
'I didn't want to write a song that someone just listened to and said "oh this is nice", I want them to actually feel something and sit there and think about it.'
Also performing at the Glasgow festival was headliner Jade Thirlwall, who has found newfound success as a solo artist after rising to fame in Little Mix.
She is now the first solo artist who was once a member of a girlband to receive a Brit Award - having won the Best Pop Act at the 2025 event.
The star expressed her love of Scotland when she stepped onto the a stage in a racy tartan dress.
She also admitted that she is a fan of both haggis and Irn Bru in a backstage social media post.
Jade notably suffered a wardrobe malfunction when she performed on the main stage at Glasgow Green and had to stop her performance.
Amused by the fail, she said: 'Oh my god it is hot. I know we've just got going, but if you don't mind I'm going to take myself stage right as my t**s are literally out.
'There's a great bit of areola on show right now.'
Jade performed a set that consisted of her own songs as well as Little Mix classics like Shout Out To My Ex.
She also covered Madonna's Frozen.
Jade said: 'I'm so excited to be here in Glasgow.
'I haven't performed here for a few years.
'The last time I was here with Little Mix and it feels sometimes weird but very exciting and liberating to be here as a solo artist.'
'I'll give you everything I have.'
The festival was a hit with Scottish audiences, who enjoyed some of music's biggest acts as the city basked in a heatwave of up to 30 degrees.
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