Down time in the middle of a world tour is a luxury not afforded to many musicians.

But for post-Britpop favourites Snow Patrol, a weekend full of music awards, fish and chips, and even a few pints in their old local is on the cards in Glasgow this weekend.

The band will be back in the city where they made their name on Saturday as part of the SSE Scottish Music Awards, providing a few favourites in a short acoustic set as well as battling it out with some of the country's biggest stars for Artist of the Year.

However, alongside the glitz and glamour of Saturday night's event at the SEC, their will also be a trip down memory lane for Gary Lightbody and company as they meet up with old friends.

The frontman said: "We're very excited to be back and very honoured to have been nominated.

"It is great that the event is in Glasgow as it gives us a chance to spend the whole weekend.

"I lived in Glasgow for a long time in seven or eight different apartments, some with no heating or even a cooker.

"We spent most of our time in the west end and that's probably where we'll be this weekend, in our old local and eating some fish and chips."

This year's awards, sponsored jointly by SSE and Nordoff Robbins, will be the 20th time the events have taken place.

Snow Patrol are not the only global superstars who will be performing, with Susan Boyle and Mark Knopfler both taking to the stage while Scottish favourite Annie Lennox up for an award.

But the main takeaway is the weekend's charity element, which will see all funds raised go towards the delivery of music therapy in Scotland and provide music therapists.

Mr Lightbody added: "Bringing people music is an extraordinary thing, so while we'll be visiting friends the awards are the biggest part of our weekend.

"We were always lucky with access to music growing up, but I can't stress enough how important creativity is.

"These are the things that make people happy, and to have a chance to help with this is very important.