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Live Gigs in Glasgow

702 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Glasgow. Browse, filter, submit your own.

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702 upcoming gigs, sorted by date
58 in the next 7 days
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Across 102 Glasgow venues
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Grass-Roots Gigs in Glasgow

702 Upcoming 58 This Week 10% Free 102 Venues Updated 03 Aug 2026

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 mic nights 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.

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Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams by Mystery Ensemble

Saint Luke's, Glasgow

Sunday, 9 August 2026 · 18:00

World Music

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Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams

Saint Luke's, Glasgow

Sunday, 9 August 2026 · 18:30

Saint Luke's, Glasgow

Sunday, 9 August 2026 · 18:30

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Bungalaff! Stand Up Comedy Night

The Bungalow Bar, Glasgow

Sunday, 9 August 2026 · 19:00

Comedy / Spoken Word

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King Tuts Summer Nights, Clay Rings, Mankover

King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

Sunday, 9 August 2026 · 19:30

RockAlternative RockPop

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Anne Gair and Daria Kulesh

The Glad Cafe, Glasgow

Sunday, 9 August 2026 · 19:30

The Blue Dog, Glasgow

Sunday, 9 August 2026 · 20:00

Free

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John Grant, Summer Sessions

Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow

Monday, 10 August 2026 · 18:30

RockAlternative RockPop

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Slaughter To Prevail, Crypta, Chained Saint

Galvanizers SWG3, Glasgow

Monday, 10 August 2026 · 18:30

King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

Monday, 10 August 2026 · 19:30

Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow

Tuesday, 11 August 2026 · 18:30

RockPop

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Ein/Goodbye Viking/Best. Tuesday. Ever/ Agemaazubaa NiceNSleazy

Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow

Tuesday, 11 August 2026 · 18:30

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James Johnston

Galvanizers SWG3, Glasgow

Tuesday, 11 August 2026 · 19:00

TV Studio SWG3, Glasgow

Tuesday, 11 August 2026 · 19:00

Country

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The Wombats, Summer Sessions, Cherryholt

Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow

Wednesday, 12 August 2026 · 18:30

RockAlternative RockPop

Wednesday, 12 August 2026 · 19:00

The Blue Dog, Glasgow

Wednesday, 12 August 2026 · 20:45

Wednesday, 12 August 2026 · 23:45

Free

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A Noble Night Of Jazz with Steve Clark

The Noble Public House Glasgow, Glasgow

Thursday, 13 August 2026 · 18:00

Thursday, 13 August 2026 · 18:00

Free

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Idlewild, Summer Sessions

Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow

Thursday, 13 August 2026 · 18:30

Attic Bar - Glasgow Garage, Glasgow

Thursday, 13 August 2026 · 19:00

PopSinger-Songwriter

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King Tuts Summer Nights, Alas De Liona, No Bad News in Heaven

King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

Thursday, 13 August 2026 · 19:30

RockAlternative RockPop

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King Tuts Summer Nights, Alas De Liona, angelface

King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

Thursday, 13 August 2026 · 19:30

RockIndie RockAlternative Rock

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Manchester

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Birmingham

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Liverpool

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Edinburgh

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Newcastle

248 gigs · 45 venues · 219 artists

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Belfast

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Leeds

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Bristol

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180 gigs · 38 venues · 170 artists

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Sheffield

160 gigs · 35 venues · 151 artists

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35 gigs · 15 venues · 33 artists

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Dundee

34 gigs · 20 venues · 34 artists

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Maidstone

33 gigs · 15 venues · 32 artists

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Basildon

32 gigs · 15 venues · 32 artists

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Inverness

32 gigs · 10 venues · 30 artists

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Rawtenstall

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Hastings

31 gigs · 15 venues · 31 artists

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31 gigs · 12 venues · 29 artists

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Lincoln

31 gigs · 11 venues · 31 artists

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Portsmouth

30 gigs · 13 venues · 29 artists

View Portsmouth gigs

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29 gigs · 11 venues · 28 artists

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28 gigs · 8 venues · 27 artists

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Newquay

26 gigs · 9 venues · 26 artists

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Plymouth

26 gigs · 18 venues · 25 artists

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High Wycombe

25 gigs · 6 venues · 25 artists

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Woking

24 gigs · 11 venues · 22 artists

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Watford

23 gigs · 5 venues · 22 artists

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Luton

20 gigs · 9 venues · 20 artists

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Oxford

18 gigs · 6 venues · 18 artists

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Cheltenham

15 gigs · 11 venues · 14 artists

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Chelmsford

13 gigs · 8 venues · 13 artists

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Swansea

13 gigs · 7 venues · 13 artists

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Stockton-on-Tees

12 gigs · 4 venues · 12 artists

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Blackburn

11 gigs · 6 venues · 11 artists

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Epsom

11 gigs · 6 venues · 10 artists

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Boston

10 gigs · 4 venues · 10 artists

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Derry

9 gigs · 8 venues · 7 artists

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Hereford

9 gigs · 9 venues · 9 artists

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5 gigs · 2 venues · 5 artists

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5 gigs · 5 venues · 5 artists

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5 gigs · 3 venues · 4 artists

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4 gigs · 4 venues · 4 artists

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4 gigs · 3 venues · 3 artists

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4 gigs · 1 venue · 4 artists

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3 gigs · 3 venues · 3 artists

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3 gigs · 2 venues · 3 artists

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3 gigs · 2 venues · 3 artists

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3 gigs · 3 venues · 3 artists

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2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

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Billericay

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

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Broxbourne

2 gigs · 2 venues · 2 artists

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Grimsby

2 gigs · 1 venue · 2 artists

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1 gig · 1 venue · 1 artist

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Glasgow Gig Directory FAQs

Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Glasgow, answered with live data.

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

702 upcoming gigs listed for Glasgow. 58 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.

Are these gigs free?

72 of the 702 listed Glasgow gigs have free entry. The rest charge entry — see the price badge on each card.

What counts as a grass-roots gig?

A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park). Major-artist 'World Tour' / 'Arena Tour' / 'Greatest Hits' shows are also excluded — this directory is for the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.

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 ticketing-platform APIs 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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