~ EVENT VENUES ~

TOP ENTERTAINMENT VENUES INCLUDE:

Weddings, private events, bars and dining, it’s what they do. Perhaps what they do best is put on some of the best entertainment in the west end, in the surroundings of a stunning atmospheric building.

Easily identifiable from a distance, the Ovo Hydro is an iconic building in the heart of the city centre. Everyone and anyone that’s big in the entertainment industry will usually perform here. With a capacity to seat over 14,000 people, the OVO HYDRO in Glasgow may just pop up on your list of “must visits” at some point.

Summer nights at Kelvingrove Bandstand return in 2023. Only a short walk from the City Apartments, acts including Anastacia, Del Amitri and The Shires are lined up to play. The outdoor art deco bandstand is in Kelvingrove Park, and has amphitheatre style seating and a superb calendar of summer events.

Dance, performance, and ‘Bongos Bingo’ are part of a great line up of events happening in 2023. SWG3 is a space to work, play and everything in between. The website is where to go for the most up to date info and booking information.

Scottish Event Campus (SEC) featuring the SEC Centre – 5 interconnected exhibition & meeting spaces, SEC Armadillo and The OVO Hydro.

A Grade B listed entertainment venue and former cinema, O2 Academy Glasgow is steeping in heritage from live music, cabaret and comedy to club nights.

Hampden Park is one of Glasgow’s largest and most iconic conference, meetings and event venues.

Bellahouston Park
169 acres of loveliness is one way to describe Bellahouston Park. Sometime an afternoon of good old fashioned fun outside is all you need to switch off.

Glasgow Green (Home to TRNSMT)
A wonderful amenity, Glasgow Green is not only within easy reach of the city centre, its 136 acres is used for quite a few festivals and events to entertain and delight the public all year round Saltmarket.

Room 2
Relatively new on the Glaswegian music scene, it opened in 2019, Room 2 already has quite a following, and has hosted some great acts from Scotland and overseas. Keep an eye out on the club listings for 2023.

La Cheetah Club
Mixmag says La Cheetah Club is “Glasgow’s infamous, intimate basement venue” and they could very well be right. An advocate for local talent they attract the best acts from all over the world of electronic music. Consistently voted as one of its 25 UK Clubs, it really does deliver as a night-time venue.

King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
2023 has been a great year so far for King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. It has won the Ticketmaster award for UK Indie venue of the Year. For 33 years this venue has nurtured, curated and celebrated the very best musicians at all stages of their career. Alumni include Snow Patrol, Manic Street Preachers and Pulp no less.

Stereo
Renfield Lane succeeds in being an area in Glasgow that draws people when the sun goes down. Stereo offers all the ingredients of a good night out and also has the advantage of being housed in a Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed building.

The 13th Note
Raw music gigs are best enjoyed here at The 13th Note, where all and any genres of music sessions are happening. Most nights you’ll hear acoustic sets and punk radiating from the building. Oh and the veggie food there is also quite good.

Broadcast
A late night venue in every sense of the word. Open until 3am every night, the evenings only get started here from about 7pm with gigs and clubs run from 11pm until closing time.

Platform
Platform comes alive at night as folk enjoy the best of food and drink, music. A large indoor street food restaurant creates an ambiance where people can socialise and mingle under one roof.

The Garage
Open every day, all day, all year round. The Garage is said to be Scotland’s biggest nightclub. You’ll find it on Sauchiehall Street where every night is a club night dedicated to a different genre of music.

Mono
Accessibility is a big plus for this venue. On ground floor level everyone is welcome and there’s always a great choice of gigs, acts and events to enjoy here, located in Merchant City.

The Old Hairdresser’s
Stand up, intimate gigs including trad music and tribute acts, improv theatre and film screening are just some of what’s happening over The Old Hairdressers, located on Renfield Lane.

Nice N Sleazy
On 421 Sauchiehall Street, this Glasgow bar has been welcoming people for years. Easy to get to, it is home to a wide variety of music acts from jazz to rock n roll all year round.

Jinty McGuinty’s was established in 1991 in Glasgow and continues to be one of the most popular bars in the city.

COMEDY CLUBS

Open 7 nights a week for comedy and is the only full-time comedy club in Glasgow. Located in the west end of the city, weekend nights are premium and tend to book up quickly due to limited space.

This comedy club is located inside the north rotunda at entertainment quay, adjacent to the SEC Hydro, Glasgow. They operate a great comedy dinner show and alumni from their early days include Alan Carr and John Bishop, not bad! Disabled access at the venue.

Another comedy club relieved to be back open as we emerge from the restrictions of Covid 19, it’s located in Renfrew Street, Glasgow. Hilarious stand-up comedians perform every weekend a wide range of beverages are available to pre-book at the Glee bar.

THEATRES AND CINEMAS

As the original Citizens Theatre undergoes a major redevelopment, the Citizens Theatre is found presenting some shows at Tramway, found just off Pollokshaws Road. The theatre stepped in history and regularly presents an eclectic mix of contemporary and modern theatre productions.

This year’s line up at the Kings Theatre Glasgow includes all the big names in comedy, music and entertainment. Tickets for shows such as The Mousetrap, The King and I, and The ELO Experience are selling fast. Make sure to check out what’s on for up to date information.

Elegant, stylist and the oldest theatre in Glasgow. For opera, classical music, ballet, there is only one place to consider heading for in the city, the Theatre Royal Glasgow.

Cineworld Glasgow Renfrew Street – the tallest cinema in the world. Home to 4DX, SuperScreen, VIP and Starbucks.

See the latest films in style at ODEON Luxe Glasgow Quay Cinema.

Vue Enoch Centre in Glasgow city centre is the ultimate cinema experience.

Refurbished and restored cinema showing largely mainstream films plus unusual events and cafe patio.

Check out our What’s On page for an up to date list of things happening in Glasgow