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What's On in Glasgow

Q: What's on in Glasgow this weekend?

42 gigs in Glasgow this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Trad Friday Sessions at Blackfriars Of Bell Street (Friday), Feels Like Friday with John Rush at The Noble Public House Glasgow (Friday), Riviera at The Poetry Club SWG3 (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.

Q: What live music is on in Glasgow over the next four weeks?

We currently list 305 gigs in Glasgow between 5 Nov and 3 Dec, across 50 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Glasgow in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Q: Are there free gigs in Glasgow?

Yes — 4 of the 305 Glasgow gigs listed right now are free entry (about 1%). Use the Free filter above to see only those. Glasgow open mic nights are almost always free too, both to watch and to play.

Q: What is the busiest night for live music in Glasgow?

Friday, with 70 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Friday: 70 gigs · Saturday: 70 gigs · Thursday: 52 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Q: Which Glasgow venues have the most on?

Right now: Bluedog, King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Galvanizers SWG3. In total we track 168 grassroots venues in Glasgow, of which 50 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Glasgow venue directory.

Q: Where can I find open mic nights in Glasgow?

Glasgow has 44 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Glasgow open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

5 Nov – 3 Dec

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All Glasgow gigs This month

Updated 5 November 2026

At a glance

305

Gigs in
4 weeks

in Glasgow, 5 Nov – 3 Dec

In detail

Venues with something on	50
Venues tracked	168
Open mics	44
Free entry	4 gigs
Busiest night	Friday · 70 gigs

305 gigs listed in Glasgow over the next 28 days across 50 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 70. 4 are free entry. In total we track 168 grassroots venues and 44 regular open mics here.

01 — This weekend

42 gigs

This weekend in Glasgow

Only Friday to Sunday: the 42 gigs on in Glasgow this weekend. Among them: Trad Friday Sessions at Blackfriars Of Bell Street (Friday), Pablo Jones at Bluedog (Saturday) and The Dunwells at The Poetry Club SWG3 (Sunday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.

Fri6Nov Starts16:00 Trad Friday SessionsBlackfriars Of Bell Street · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow

Feels Like Friday with John RushThe Noble Public House Glasgow · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow 18:00Fri 6 Nov

RivieraThe Poetry Club SWG3 · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow 18:30Fri 6 Nov

Future PalaceSLAY · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow 18:30Fri 6 Nov

Ward 1 This One Goes Out To You Album Release Gig1990 · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Heatseeker and The Dead FlowersCharlies Loft · Milngavie · Glasgow 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Crush MouseAudio · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Gentleman's Dub ClubSaint Luke's · Calton · Glasgow 19:00Fri 6 Nov

The RubiconsThe Bungalow Bar · Paisley East and Central · Glasgow 19:00Fri 6 Nov

Alabama 3King Tuts Wah Wah Hut · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow 19:30Fri 6 Nov

02 — Compared

#1 of 7

How Glasgow compares

Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 872 gigs listed in and around Glasgow - first of 7 against its nearest places with live music. Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.

#	Place	Gigs
01	Glasgow area This page 168 venues · 44 open mics	872
02	Edinburgh area 118 venues · 34 open mics	383
03	Belfast area 77 venues · 18 open mics	292
04	Newcastle area 76 venues · 25 open mics	289
05	Carlisle area 19 venues · 9 open mics	111
06	Dundee area 35 venues · 20 open mics	52
07	Inverness area 29 venues · 11 open mics	32

03 — Gigs

305 gigs

Gigs in Glasgow

The whole four weeks, 5 Nov to 3 Dec: 305 gigs across 50 venues, busiest on Fridays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.

Thu5Nov Starts18:00 A Noble Night Of Jazz with Steve ClarkThe Noble Public House Glasgow · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow

Paul GallagherBluedog · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow 18:00Tonight

Carpenter Brut, HEALTH, VOWWSGalvanizers SWG3 · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow 19:00Tonight

Daisy VeacockThe Poetry Club SWG3 · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow 19:00Tonight

Slow for a Poet, Cailean Campbell, Met After DarkThe Bungalow Bar · Paisley East and Central · Glasgow 19:00Tonight

Greg MendezMcChuills · Calton · Glasgow 19:00Tonight

GirliG2 (Glasgow Garage) · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow 19:00Tonight

Cat PowerBarrowland Ballroom · Calton · Glasgow 19:00Tonight

Ryan BeattySaint Luke's · Calton · Glasgow 19:00Tonight

BoyzlifePavilion Theatre Glasgow · Anderston/City/Yorkhill · Glasgow 19:30Tonight

Search every Glasgow gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks

04 — This week

10 rooms

Where it's on this week

The venues doing the most in Glasgow over the next seven nights, ranked by gigs listed. Use it to spot the rooms worth a walk-in when you have not planned ahead.

#	Venue	Gigs
01	Bluedog	8
02	Galvanizers SWG3	8
03	King Tuts Wah Wah Hut	8
04	G2 (Glasgow Garage)	3
05	McChuills	3
06	Saint Luke's	3
07	SLAY	3
08	The Bungalow Bar	3
09	The Classic Grand	3
10	The Ferry	3

05 — Venues

168 rooms

Venues in Glasgow

All 168 grassroots rooms we track around Glasgow, busy or quiet this month, with how many each holds, the kit it has and when it opens. A room's own page shows its upcoming nights.

250 cap 18 CandleriggsGlasgow

1990Glasgow Cap tbc

Anderson'sMerchant City · Glasgow Cap tbc

AudioAnderston/City/Yorkhill · GlasgowHouse PA 150Cap

Avant Garde Music Bar & RestaurantGlasgowHouse PA 306Cap

BAaDCalton · GlasgowHouse PA 500Cap

Bag o' NailsPartick · GlasgowHouse PA 500Cap

Barclays HampdenMount Florida · Glasgow Cap tbc

Barrowland BallroomGlasgow 1,900Cap

Basement Jazz CafeGlasgow Cap tbc

All 168 Glasgow venuesCapacity, backline and opening times

06 — Open mics

44 nights

Open mics in Glasgow

Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 44 nights in Glasgow. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.

Thu5Nov Kick-off20:00 The Pot StillCity Centre · GlasgowNo feeHouse PA

The ScallionGlasgowNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

Bag o' NailsPartick · GlasgowNo feeHouse PA 20:30Tonight

King Tut's Wah Wah HutCity Centre · GlasgowNo feeFull kit 14:00Sat

The Old Toll BarPaisley Rd · GlasgowNo feeHouse PA 15:00Sun

The Allison ArmsGlasgowNo feeHouse PA 19:00Sun

The Glad Cafe CICGlasgowNo feeHouse PA1st Sun of the month 19:30Sun

Bloc+City Centre · GlasgowNo feeFull kit 21:00Sun

McChuill'sMerchant City · GlasgowNo feeFull kit 21:00Sun

StereoCity Centre · GlasgowNo feeFull kit 21:00Sun

All 44 Glasgow open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Glasgow

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Glasgow still has 168 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 for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See corporate entertainment in 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.

Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 305 gigs across Glasgow in the next four weeks, alongside 168 grassroots venues and 44 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement. Most of it happens at Bluedog, King Tuts Wah Wah Hut and Galvanizers SWG3, and the sound leans rock and pop.

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 below sends Glasgow listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. If you have never been to an open mic, The Old Toll Bar runs one every Sunday.

Go to one this month

305 gigs listed in Glasgow over the next four weeks, with 168 grassroots venues and 44 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these. Fridays are the busiest for gigs here.

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What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Glasgow gigs for the week ahead - out of roughly 76 a week here, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Friday does not crowd out the quieter evenings. A quiet week in Glasgow widens it to the next fortnight rather than sending you nothing.

Why sign up. King Tuts Wah Wah Hut alone has 26 dates on, Saint Luke's 19 - the email is how you hear about them before the night, not after. Expect plenty of rock in Glasgow, with pop close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.

Beyond this week. Gigs in Glasgow are announced week to week; festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked sit on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for your weekends.

All Glasgow gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date
Glasgow venues168 grassroots rooms
Glasgow open mics44 regular nights
The Glasgow sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you
Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily
UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig
UK open mic finderStage time near you
UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Glasgow

What's on in Glasgow this weekend?

42 gigs in Glasgow this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Trad Friday Sessions at Blackfriars Of Bell Street (Friday), Feels Like Friday with John Rush at The Noble Public House Glasgow (Friday), Riviera at The Poetry Club SWG3 (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.

How does live music in Glasgow compare to nearby cities?

Counting every upcoming date, there are 872 gigs listed in and around Glasgow - first of 7 against its nearest places with live music.

What live music is on in Glasgow over the next four weeks?

We currently list 305 gigs in Glasgow between 5 Nov and 3 Dec, across 50 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Glasgow in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Are there free gigs in Glasgow?

Yes — 4 of the 305 Glasgow gigs listed right now are free entry (about 1%). Use the Free filter above to see only those. Glasgow open mic nights are almost always free too, both to watch and to play.

What is the busiest night for live music in Glasgow?

Friday, with 70 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Friday: 70 gigs · Saturday: 70 gigs · Thursday: 52 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Which Glasgow venues have the most on?

Right now: Bluedog, King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Galvanizers SWG3. In total we track 168 grassroots venues in Glasgow, of which 50 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Glasgow venue directory.

Where can I find open mic nights in Glasgow?

Glasgow has 44 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Glasgow open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

How much does a gig cost in Glasgow, and what should an artist be paid?

Most Glasgow venues in our listings do not publish a ticket price in advance. Grassroots entry is typically a few pounds on the door, and many nights are free. On the other side of the transaction, the Musicians' Union publishes national gig rates as the recognised floor for live engagements, and the ISM publishes guidance for self-employed musicians. Our own UK gig rate benchmarks show what artists are actually being paid by region and act type.

Why do grassroots venues in Glasgow matter?

Grassroots rooms are where every act you have paid to see learned to hold an audience. 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 for good. Glasgow still has 168 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves navigate PRS licensing and local authority licensing to keep putting music on. The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up and buy a drink at the bar.

How do I get a Glasgow gig or venue listed on GIGXCHANGE?

Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Glasgow gig directory and it is reviewed before it goes live. No account is needed and there is no listing fee. If you run a venue here, claim your venue page to keep its capacity, backline and contact details current. Promoters and venues booking acts can also post paid work or find artists directly.

Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages

What's On across the UKNearby: Paisley, Stirling, Ayr, Dunfermline

All 139 other cities, A–ZGigs

Aberdeen31 Accrington12 Aldershot2 Amersham Aylesbury Ayr

Barnsley Basildon15 Bath24 Bedford12 Belfast99 Berkhamsted Billericay2 Birmingham189 Blackburn5 Blackpool28 Bolton Borehamwood Bournemouth22 Bracknell Bradford40 Bridgend Brighouse Brighton85 Bristol102 Broxbourne13 Bushey

Cambridge18 Cannock Canterbury Cardiff54 Carlisle29 Chelmsford3 Cheltenham7 Chesham Cheshunt Chester Colchester Coventry28 Crawley

Derby40 Derry Doncaster2 Dundee12 Dunfermline Durham5

Eastbourne Edinburgh134 Egham6 Epsom5 Exeter20

Farnborough4 Frome

Gateshead Gloucester3 Grimsby3 Guildford

Halifax Harpenden Harrogate Hastings15 Hatfield Hemel Hempstead Hereford4 Hertford High Wycombe18 Hitchin Hoddesdon Huddersfield Hull29

Inverness15 Ipswich11

Lancaster Leeds97 Leicester21 Leigh-on-Sea Lincoln8 Liverpool175 London527 Luton12

Maidstone10 Manchester295 Margate3 Marlow Middlesbrough14 Milton Keynes13

Newbury Newcastle110 Newquay14 Newry2 Northampton21 Norwich22 Nottingham84 Nuneaton

Oxford19

Paisley Perth Peterborough13 Plymouth8 Portsmouth14 Potters Bar Preston33

Rawtenstall17 Reading15 Rickmansworth Rochdale

Scarborough19 Sheffield52 Shrewsbury Southampton57 Southport St Albans Stevenage Stirling Stockport Stockton-on-Tees9 Stoke-on-Trent13 Sunderland Sutton9 Swansea9 Swindon3

Telford6 Torquay Tring Tunbridge Wells8

Wakefield Walsall Waterlooville3 Watford15 Welwyn Garden City Weymouth2 Whitby Widnes Woking14 Wolverhampton36 Worcester Worthing Wrexham18

York11

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What's On in Glasgow

Live music in Glasgow over the next four weeks — 5 Nov – 3 Dec. 305 gigs listed in Glasgow over the next 28 days across 50 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 70. 4 are free entry. In total we track 168 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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Every grassroots gig we hold for Glasgow between 5 Nov and 3 Dec.

Friday is the busiest night — 70 gigs
4 free to get into
Friday: 70 gigs
Saturday: 70 gigs
Most listed genres: Rock (115), Pop (69), Alternative Rock (65), Metal (20)
Imported daily from Ticketmaster, Skiddle and direct submissions

See the listings All upcoming gigs

50 different Glasgow venues have something on in the next 28 days.

Bluedog — 32 gigs
King Tuts Wah Wah Hut — 26 gigs
Galvanizers SWG3 — 20 gigs
Saint Luke's — 20 gigs
118 more tracked venues with nothing listed yet
Capacity, backline and opening times on every card

See the listings Glasgow venues

44 regular open mic nights running in Glasgow. Turn up, put your name down, play.

Weekly and fortnightly nights across the city
Most are free to attend and free to play
Re-verified on a rolling cycle

See the listings Glasgow open mics

Everything the Glasgow scene has beyond tonight's listings.

City guide: Glasgow venues, promoters and bookers
Local rate benchmarks before you book or quote
Members near you on GigXchange

See the listings Glasgow scene

What’s on near you, wherever you are — the same page for every city we track.

Gigs, venues and open mics per city
One email a week with live music near you
Free to browse — no account needed

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Updated daily · 305 gigs in Glasgow over the next four weeks

Last updated: 5 November 2026

This Weekend in Glasgow

NOV

Trad Friday Sessions

Blackfriars Of Bell Street·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow

Friday, 6 November 2026 · 16:00–19:00

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At a glance

01 — This weekend

This weekend in Glasgow

02 — Compared

How Glasgow compares

03 — Gigs

Gigs in Glasgow

04 — This week

Where it's on this week

05 — Venues

Venues in Glasgow

06 — Open mics

Open mics in Glasgow

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Glasgow

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Glasgow

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Glasgow

Play or put on gigs in Glasgow?

What's On in Glasgow

Help keep grassroots venues open in Glasgow

This Weekend in Glasgow

How Glasgow Compares

Gigs in Glasgow

Where It's On This Week

Venues in Glasgow

Open mics in Glasgow

Support grassroots music in Glasgow

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Glasgow

What's on in Glasgow — FAQs

Play or put on gigs in Glasgow?