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What's On in Glasgow

Live music in Glasgow over the next four weeks — 5 Aug – 2 Sept. 178 gigs listed in Glasgow over the next 28 days across 51 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 46. 30 are free entry. In total we track 124 grassroots venues and 43 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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Updated daily · 178 gigs in Glasgow over the next four weeks

Last updated: 5 August 2026

Support grassroots music in Glasgow

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Glasgow still has 124 of them.

From the Barras to the West End, Glasgow's live music scene is legendary.

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 178 gigs across Glasgow over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily — alongside the 124 grassroots venues and 43 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 — 5 Aug – 2 Sept. Updated daily.

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David Duffy
Bluedog·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Saturday, 29 August 2026 · 23:45–02:30
  • EntryFree
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Blues, Soul
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30
Miss Rachel Tribute & JJ (CoComelon)
Princess Bar·East Centre, Glasgow
Sunday, 30 August 2026 · 11:00–13:00
  • Entry
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreTribute Act
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30
Big Duffy and The Goods Live @ Blackfriars
Blackfriars Of Bell Street·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Sunday, 30 August 2026 · 15:00–18:00
  • Entry
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Soul, Funk
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30
Scissor Sisters, Summer Nights On The Southside
Queen's Park Recreation Ground, Glasgow
Sunday, 30 August 2026 · 16:00
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Alternative Rock
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30
Colm O'Sullivan
The Blue Dog·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Sunday, 30 August 2026 · 17:00–20:00
  • EntryFree
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreSinger-Songwriter, Celtic / Irish, Rap
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AUG
30
The Poetry Club SWG3
The Poetry Club SWG3·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Sunday, 30 August 2026 · 19:00
  • Entry
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreHip-Hop, Rap
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31
Josh Ross
Saint Luke's, Glasgow
Monday, 31 August 2026 · 19:00
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreCountry
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AUG
31
The Poetry Club SWG3
The Poetry Club SWG3, Glasgow
Monday, 31 August 2026 · 19:00
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreCountry
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1
Slow Pilot
Saint Luke's·Calton, Glasgow
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · 19:00
  • Entry
  • Tickets
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
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SEPT
1
Saint Luke's
Saint Luke's, Glasgow
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · 19:00
  • Entry
  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Pop
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Venues in Glasgow

Where live music actually happens in Glasgow.

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The Ferry
Glasgow Anderston Quay★★★★★ (—)
Anderston Quay venue with tribute nights.
  • PA system
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon10:00–17:00
  • Tue10:00–17:00
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  • Thu10:00–17:00
  • Fri11:00–00:00
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  • Sun12:00–17:00
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The Flying Duck
Glasgow★★★★★ (—)
Glasgow's underground basement venue for DIY gigs and club nights
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The Garage Glasgow
Glasgow 490 Sauchiehall Street★★★★★ (—)
Sauchiehall Street 900-cap club.
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  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
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  • Thu23:00–03:00
  • Fri22:30–03:00
  • Sat22:30–03:00
  • SunClosed
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The Glee Club Glasgow
Glasgow Renfrew Street★★★★★ (—)
Glasgow Glee Club with soul events.
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The Grand Hall Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock Town Centre★★★★★ (—)
Mid-size rock and live music venue in Kilmarnock
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The Howlin' Wolf
Glasgow★★★★★ (—)
blues and live music venue in Glasgow
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  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon12:00–03:00
  • Tue12:00–03:00
  • Wed12:00–03:00
  • Thu12:00–03:00
  • Fri12:00–03:00
  • Sat12:00–03:00
  • Sun12:00–03:00
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The Iris
Ayr Town Centre★★★★★ (—)
Indie and live music venue in Ayr
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The Keg
Paisley★★★★★ (—)
Gilmour Street bar and grill with live music.
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  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • Tue15:00–00:00
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  • Fri15:00–01:00
  • Sat12:00–01:00
  • Sun12:00–22:00
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The Lincoln Inn
Glasgow Knightswood★★★★★ (—)
Glasgow pub with live entertainment.
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  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon11:00–00:00
  • Tue11:00–00:00
  • Wed11:00–00:00
  • Thu11:00–00:00
  • Fri11:00–00:00
  • Sat11:00–00:00
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The Mackintosh Church
Glasgow Queen's Cross, Maryhill★★★★★ (—)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh's only church — now a Glasgow concert and events venue
  • PA system
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  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon11:00–16:00
  • TueClosed
  • Wed11:00–16:00
  • ThuClosed
  • Fri11:00–16:00
  • SatClosed
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The Marlborough
Glasgow Shawlands★★★★★ (—)
Multi-room bar and live-events space in Glasgow's southside
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  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • Wed18:00–02:00
  • Thu18:00–02:00
  • Fri18:00–03:00
  • Sat12:00–03:00
  • Sun14:00–02:00
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The Montford
Glasgow Mount Florida / Southside★★★★★ (—)
Southside bar, restaurant and function hire.
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  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon11:00–23:00
  • Tue11:00–23:00
  • Wed11:00–23:00
  • Thu11:00–23:00
  • Fri11:00–00:00
  • Sat11:00–00:00
  • Sun11:00–23:00
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The Noble Public House Glasgow
Glasgow Glasgow City Centre★★★★★ (—)
Glasgow city-centre jazz bar with live music Thu–Sat
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  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon08:00–22:00
  • Tue08:00–22:00
  • Wed08:00–22:00
  • Thu08:00–23:00
  • Fri08:00–00:00
  • Sat10:00–00:00
  • Sun10:00–20:00
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The Old Fruitmarket
Glasgow Candleriggs, Merchant City★★★★★ (—)
Atmospheric Merchant City concert hall on Candleriggs
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  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
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150
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The Old Hairdressers
Glasgow Renfield Lane, Glasgow City Centre★★★★★ (—)
Independent Renfield Lane arts bar and live-music room
  • PA system
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  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon17:00–23:00
  • Tue17:00–23:00
  • Wed17:00–23:00
  • Thu17:00–00:00
  • Fri15:00–01:00
  • Sat15:00–01:00
  • Sun17:00–23:00
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The Old Toll Bar
Glasgow Paisley Rd★★★★★ (—)
Paisley Rd's sunday-night free open mic at The Old Toll Bar — PA + vocal mic, walk-in sign-up from 2:30pm, 15-minute slots, all ages.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon15:00–23:00
  • Tue15:00–23:00
  • Wed12:00–23:00
  • Thu12:00–23:00
  • Fri12:00–00:00
  • Sat12:00–00:00
  • Sun12:00–23:00
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The Poetry Club SWG3
Glasgow Finnieston★★★★★ (—)
SWG3's intimate rock and garage room.
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The Pot Still
Glasgow City Centre★★★★★ (—)
Glasgow's Thursday-night free folk open mic at 154 Hope Street, G2 2TH — whisky bar institution, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • 2 vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon11:00–00:00
  • Tue11:00–00:00
  • Wed11:00–00:00
  • Thu11:00–00:00
  • Fri11:00–00:00
  • Sat11:00–00:00
  • Sun11:00–00:00
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The Red Door Club
Glasgow Kinning Park★★★★★ (—)
Glasgow club venue.
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon19:00–23:00
  • Tue19:00–23:00
  • Wed19:00–23:00
  • Thu19:00–23:00
  • Fri19:00–23:00
  • Sat19:00–23:00
  • Sun19:00–23:00
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The Scallion
Glasgow★★★★★ (—)
West End bar and restaurant with live music.
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon12:00–00:00
  • Tue12:00–00:00
  • Wed12:00–00:00
  • Thu12:00–00:00
  • Fri12:00–01:00
  • Sat12:00–01:00
  • Sun12:00–00:00
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The Tolbooth
Stirling Broad Street★★★★★ (—)
folk and acoustic venue in Stirling
  • PA system
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • Tue10:00–17:00
  • Wed10:00–17:00
  • Thu10:00–17:00
  • Fri10:00–17:00
  • Sat10:00–17:00
  • SunClosed
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The Ugly Duck
Paisley★★★★★ (—)
Paisley restaurant, venue hire and karaoke bar.
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon12:00–21:00
  • Tue12:00–21:00
  • Wed12:00–21:00
  • Thu12:00–21:00
  • Fri12:00–01:00
  • Sat12:00–01:00
  • Sun12:00–21:00
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The Wee Howff
Paisley★★★★★ (—)
Paisley pub with live entertainment.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon12:30–23:00
  • Tue12:30–23:00
  • Wed12:30–23:30
  • Thu12:30–23:30
  • Fri12:30–01:00
  • Sat12:30–00:45
  • Sun12:30–23:00
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Troon Concert Hall
Troon★★★★★ (—)
Troon concert hall with events.
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Open mics in Glasgow

Turn up, put your name down, play. Most are free.

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Tue
The butterfly and the pig
Glasgow, Glasgow
Starts 21:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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Famous
EVERY
Tue
BOX
Sauchiehall, Glasgow
Starts 21:30
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots10 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Wed
Nicky-Tams Bar & Bothy
Stirling, Stirling
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Wed
MacSorley's
Glasgow, Glasgow
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Wed
Ivory Blacks
Glasgow, Glasgow
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Wed
Avant Garde Music Bar & Restaurant
Merchant City, Glasgow
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Wed
Scotia Bar
Glasgow, Glasgow
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Wed
Dukes Bar
Glasgow, Glasgow
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Wed
Rumshack
Pollokshaws, Glasgow
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots10 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Wed
The Arlington
Glasgow, Glasgow
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up
  • Slots
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Wed
The Rum Shack
Glasgow, Glasgow
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • Backline
  • Open tomusic
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EVERY
Wed
The Keg
Paisley, Paisley
Starts 20:30
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryFree
  • PAProvided
  • BacklineFull
  • Open tomusic
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What's on in Glasgow — FAQs

Common questions about live music in Glasgow, answered with this week's live data.

We currently list 178 gigs in Glasgow between 5 Aug and 2 Sept, across 51 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 the Glasgow gig directory or every city we cover.
Yes — 30 of the 178 Glasgow gigs listed right now are free entry (about 17%). Use the Free filter above to see only those. Glasgow open mic nights are almost always free too, both to watch and to play.
Friday, with 46 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Friday: 46 gigs · Saturday: 45 gigs · Thursday: 30 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.
Right now: King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, The Noble Public House Glasgow, Bluedog. In total we track 124 grassroots venues in Glasgow, of which 51 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Glasgow venue directory.
Glasgow has 43 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.
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.
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 124 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.
Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Glasgow gig directory and it is verified within 48 hours. 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.

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178 gigs listed in Glasgow over the next four weeks, across 124 grassroots venues and 43 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.

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