Glasgow Music Venues
Glasgow has a vibrant music scene with all year round music festivals, live music venues, music studios and among the best venues for concerts. If you are looking for places with some great live music, Glasgow gives you Sloans Bar & Restaurant, the Butterfly & the Pig and The Old Toll Bar. The Butterfly and The Pig is a bar and restaurant serving freshly prepared homely dishes throughout the day and entertainment from a host of live bands in the evenings. The Old Toll Bar is among the oldest bars with amazing live music in Glasgow. Sloans Bar & Restaurant is among favorite Glasgow Music Venues. They host Friday Night Ceilidh every Friday, their very own band Chitterybite will have you burling round the dancefloor with all your favorite dances including the Gay Gordons, Strip the Willow and The Dashing White Sergeant! Barrowland Ballroom has become a major venue for concerts in Glasgow with a capacity of around 1950 people, with excellent acoustics and a sprung dance floor. Bowie, Oasis, U2, Foo Fighters and Snow Patrol are some of the big names who have performed here. King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, an integral part of Glasgow’s thriving grassroots music scene with a capacity of 300 has become a seminal point in the career of an impressive array of artists. Some awards conferred on King Tut’s in the past include ‘Britain’s Best Small Venue’ and ‘UK’s Best Live Venue’ three years in a row. MacMorley’s Music Bar is a legendary Glasgow Ale House offering the best live music.
Glasgow Music Festival
Celtic Connections is a winter music festival over 3 weeks with 2,100 artists and 300 events making it the largest annual music festival of its kind. It has seen performances from some big names in the past like Snow Patrol, Alison Brown, Anna Coogan, Beth Nielson, Teenage FanClub, Julie Fowlis, Alison Krauss, Seth Lakeman and many more. TRNSMT 2019 is a Scottish rock and indie music festival in Glasgow Green, it has become the quintessential event with the biggest acts in the rock and indie spectrum. Previous headliners include Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, The Killers, Kasabian, and Biffy Clyro among others. Glasgow International Jazz Festival is an annual music festival featuring home-grown and international jazz talent spreading their magic across the most iconic venues in the city like Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow City Halls, The Old Fruitmarket, Saint Luke's and Drygat among others. Glasgow Summer Sessions is an outdoor summer concert series held at Bellahouston Park, with a lineup of rock, indie, dance, and hip-hop stars. Performances in the past include N.E.R.D., Bugzy Malone, The Wombats, Twin Atlantic, DMA's and more. Glasgow Music and Film Festival celebrate innovation in music, film and the culture that unites them.
Live Music Glasgow
If you are looking for upcoming live music events, Glasgow gives you Boyzone, Snow Patrol at Autoporto Event Parking Limited, Reggae Burns 2019 at The Rum Shack, Smallvoice Sessions at The Wild Olive Tree Cafe, featuring Ellyn Oliver, Hannah Rarity; Arstioir at Audio Glasgow, DJ Vadim at The Berkeley Suite and Jazz Supper Club at Brasserie Abode. If you are looking for a little theatrical to go with the music, check out the musicals at Glasgow Academy of Musical Theatre Arts and Glasgow Music Theatre. If you are keen to pick up some music lessons check out Glasgow Music Studios, an award-winning music studio that houses facilities for Audio Production, Recording, Rehearsals as well as Music lessons. Music lessons include classes for playing guitar, piano, drum, singing lessons, electronic music production and more.
From Music Festivals to Live Music, Glasgow gives you the best places to brighten up your evening with mindblowing music!
