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Grass-Roots Gigs in Glasgow

451 upcoming gigs across Glasgow's indie venues, basement bars and community stages — sorted by date.

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Glasgow has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Glasgow: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.

Looking for related Glasgow pages? Browse the Glasgow live music hub, Glasgow open mics for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Glasgow guide, or bands for hire in Glasgow. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Manchester and Birmingham.

Upcoming in Glasgow

Sorted by date. Each card shows headliner, venue, doors and entry. Click through for full details and ticket links.

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The Twilight Sad at Barrowland Ballroom

Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow

Wednesday, 6 May 2026 · 7pm

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Joshua Burnside at Oran Mor Auditorium

Oran Mor Auditorium, Glasgow

Wednesday, 6 May 2026 · 7pm

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Joshua Burnside at Oran Mor

Oran Mor, Glasgow

Wednesday, 6 May 2026 · 7pm

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James Grant at Cottiers Theatre

Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow

Wednesday, 6 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Jack Van Cleaf at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut

King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

Wednesday, 6 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Jazz Thursdays - The Noble Public House

The Noble Public House Glasgow, Glasgow

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 6pm

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7pm

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Lucrecia Dalt at Saint Luke's

Saint Luke's, Glasgow

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7pm

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Middle Class Guilt Album Launch with Smuj and Normal Service

Nice N Sleazys Upstairs, Glasgow

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7pm

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Jack Cullen at The Poetry Club SWG3

The Poetry Club SWG3, Glasgow

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7pm

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James Grant at Cottiers Theatre

Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Booshle G. at McChuills

McChuills, Glasgow

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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King Tuts Wah Wah Hut

King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Super Furry Animals at Barrowland Ballroom

Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7pm

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Saint Luke's

Saint Luke's, Glasgow

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7pm

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7pm

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XSLF, Stigmata Presents at Ivory Blacks

Ivory Blacks, Glasgow

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7pm

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Adzii Boii at The Poetry Club SWG3

The Poetry Club SWG3, Glasgow

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7pm

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Nate Bergman at Attic Bar - Glasgow Garage

Attic Bar - Glasgow Garage, Glasgow

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7pm

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Professor Elemental, Mr.b the Gentleman Rhymer at Audio

Audio, Glasgow

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7pm

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The Great Pleasure Album Launch + Azamiah

The Art School, Glasgow

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7pm

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Space Cowboy A Tribute to Jamiroquai

Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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The Rooks at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut

King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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VSS Vol. 12 | Huartan

McChuills, Glasgow

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 8pm

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Glasgow Gig FAQs

How many grass-roots gigs are coming up in Glasgow?

451 upcoming gigs listed for Glasgow. 63 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.

Are these gigs free?

None of the listed Glasgow gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.

What counts as a grass-roots gig?

Any non-major-label, non-festival show at a UK indie venue, pub, basement bar or community stage. We list the gigs other directories miss — the early-career bands, the local promoter nights, the Tuesday-evening pub residencies. Both ticketed and free shows.

How do I list a Glasgow gig here?

Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed and verified within 48 hours before going live.

Where else can I find Glasgow gigs and bookings?

For recurring weekly slots, see the Glasgow open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Glasgow live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Glasgow. To hire performers, bands for hire in Glasgow. Or browse the main UK gig directory.

How is the data sourced?

Listings are compiled from public APIs (Ticketmaster, Skiddle) and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Each listing carries a verification badge — verified means we've confirmed it independently; unverified means we sourced it from a publicly published event. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).

What other GigXchange directories are there?

Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.

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