“Only the armed or the funny make it out alive,” croons Father John Misty, as a packed-out Tramway watches in hushed reverence. On this evidence, the former Fleet Foxes drummer-cum-singer-songwriter should have nothing to worry about.

His set contains a procession of archly ironic quips and observations that sum up the silliness of the music industry and the modern world. Ballad of the Dying Man is about a condescending critic who, as he’s about to take his final breath, “first checks his news feed to see what he's about to miss.” On the ambitious, 15-minute-long new song Leaving LA, he second-guesses his fanbase’s reactions upon hearing it: “I used to like this guy… but these new songs really kinda make me wanna die.”

It’s that last line that gets the biggest laugh of the afternoon, before the gorgeous Real Love sends a stream of happy hipsters smirking and squinting in the late afternoon sun.

It was the end to a glorious couple of days in Pollokshields. The takeover of the Tramway was one of the highlights of the BBC’s 6 Music Festival, which flooded the city with gigs from Friday through to Sunday. It kicked off on Friday night as Goldfrapp and Sparks caused a whirlwind of storming synth-pop and high camp to the Academy. Bonobo’s lush, introspective electronica had hairs standing on end at the Barras on Saturday, before Optimo and Simian Mobile Disco brought raucous raving to SWG3 later that night.

St Luke’s, the smallest of the festival’s venues, was reserved for the more chin-stroking indie of Cate Le Bon and Anna Meredith’s innovative, ambient-tinged pop, although Car Seat Headrest’s emotive, singalong indie rock did see a contingent of grown men shaking off their inhibitions and pogoing along on Saturday night. You couldn’t blame them for getting carried away: it was just that kind of weekend.

Who’s your favourite band?

Thomas Sloan (27), Trongate - "The Kills - I liked them when I was 16, and all these years later I've come back to them".

Michael Garbiner (44), Glasgow Green - "Pink Floyd. Roger Waters is a genius. I'm going to see them this year for the fourth time".

Leanne Baker (48) (left), Cumbernauld - "Goldfrapp - great music, and we got married to a Goldfrapp song".

Richard Hanning (60) (right), Cumbernauld - "New Order. At the time they were out, that was a good time for me".

John Devlin (34), Rutherglen - "Primal Scream - they've got it all, from rock and roll to dance music".

Joe Aitken (49) (left), west end - "Depeche Mode - they take me back to my youth in the 1980's".

Robert Hicks (45), (middle), Ullapool - "The Wonderstuff - they make me feel 16 again".

Gillian Henderson (33) (right), west end - "Ryan Adams - I adore his heartfelt lyrics".

Zara Ashun (22), Rutherglen - "The Strokes - they've got a good energy".

Rob Baer (32) (left), Dublin - "The Smiths - musically and lyrically the perfect band".

Annie Gormley (30) (right), Dublin - "The Libertines - I can sing along with them, but they're still an alternative band".

Tom Parsons (26), Hyndland - "Dinosaur Junior - I love their messy guitars and improvisations".

Greg Waddell (34) (left), west end - " Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - they're dark and powerful".

Jo Walsh (34) (right), west end - "Björk - she's the queen of everything, and a proper artist".

Pat Merrick (28), CLUBBER OF THE WEEK

Q: Favourite club?

A: The Cathouse

Q: Favourite pub?

A: The Three Judges

Q: Favourite DJ?

A: Joe Elliott

Q: Favourite band?

A: Def Leppard

Q: What are you drinking?

A: Baillies

Q: First club you ever went to?

A: The Cathouse

Q: Describe your dancing in three words or fewer?

A: Smooth mover

Alannah McGinley (25), with her dog Dara - "Biffy Clyro - they're just good Scottish rockers"