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Glasgow Music Scene
Live music venues, gigs, festivals and the UNESCO City of Music designation in Glasgow.
9 guides
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Glasgow Bands: A Music Fan’s Pilgrimage Around the City
The real Glasgow places behind Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand, Simple Minds, Primal Scream, Postcard Records, Glasvegas and Mogwai — what you can see, what is private, and how to plan the day.
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Classical Music in Glasgow: Royal Concert Hall, City Halls and Scottish Opera
Where to hear the RSNO, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet, what tickets cost, the £5 and free options, and when to go.
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Best Record Shops in Glasgow
The independent record shops worth crossing Glasgow for — Monorail, Rubadub, Love Music, Mixed Up, Oxfam Music and Some Great Reward — with prices, a one-day crawl and tips for getting vinyl home.
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The Glasgow Music Trail: A Self-Guided Walk
A free 6km walk through Glasgow's music history, from the Barrowland neon and the lost Apollo to the Sub Club, King Tut's and the tenement flat where Postcard Records began.
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SWG3 and Glasgow’s Warehouse Venues
Inside the former galvanising works that became Scotland's key warehouse venue — its rooms, club nights, BODYHEAT and street art — plus the Old Fruitmarket and BAaD.
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OVO Hydro Glasgow: Seating, Getting There and Tips
Scotland's biggest arena explained: which seats are worth it, the bag rule that turns people away, the train from Central, and how to beat the crowds on the way home.
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King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut: Where Oasis Were Discovered
The 300-capacity St Vincent Street venue where Oasis were signed and Blur played their first Scottish gig: its story, what a night there is like, the January season, tickets and getting there.
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Barrowland Ballroom: Glasgow’s Most Famous Music Venue
How a 1934 dance hall above the Barras became Britain's best-loved gig venue, what makes the sprung floor and neon sign famous, and how to get tickets, get there and get home.
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The Glasgow Music Scene: Venues, Gigs and the UNESCO City of Music
What the UNESCO City of Music designation actually means, the venues worth knowing from basement to arena, the festival calendar, what tickets cost, and how to build a weekend around live music in Glasgow.