What's On in Glasgow
Live music in Glasgow over the next four weeks — 20 Sept – 18 Oct. 266 gigs listed in Glasgow over the next 28 days across 39 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 60. 16 are free entry. In total we track 134 grassroots venues and 44 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Glasgow gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
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Last updated: 20 September 2026
Support grassroots music in Glasgow
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Glasgow still has 134 of them.
From the Barras to the West End, Glasgow's live music scene is legendary. Planning a private party instead? See [booking live entertainment in Glasgow](/gigs/live-entertainment-glasgow) for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See [corporate entertainment in Glasgow](/gigs/corporate-entertainment-glasgow) for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.
Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music — 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.
This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 266 gigs across Glasgow over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily — alongside the 134 grassroots venues and 44 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on.
The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up above sends Glasgow listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you.
Gigs in Glasgow
Every grassroots gig we hold for Glasgow in the next four weeks — 20 Sept – 18 Oct. Updated daily.
Venues in Glasgow
Where live music actually happens in Glasgow.
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- Fri22:30–03:00
- Sat22:30–03:00
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- MonClosed
- Tue16:00–00:00
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- Fri12:00–01:00
- Sat12:00–01:00
- Sun16:00–00:00
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- Mon11:00–23:00
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- Thu11:00–23:00
- Fri11:00–00:00
- Sat10:00–00:00
- Sun10:00–23:00
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- Mon08:00–23:00
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- Mon17:00–12:00
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- Fri15:00–00:00
- Sat15:00–00:00
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Open mics in Glasgow
Turn up, put your name down, play. Most are free.
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- Slots12 min
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What's on in Glasgow — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Glasgow, answered with this week's live data.
Go to one this month
266 gigs listed in Glasgow over the next four weeks, across 134 grassroots venues and 44 open mic nights. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before — it is the single most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Glasgow
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Glasgow. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.