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What's On in Glasgow

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

We currently list 266 gigs in Glasgow between 20 Sept and 18 Oct, across 39 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.

Q: Are there free gigs in Glasgow?

Yes — 16 of the 266 Glasgow gigs listed right now are free entry (about 6%). 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?

Saturday, with 60 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Saturday: 60 gigs · Friday: 56 gigs · Sunday: 46 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Q: Which Glasgow venues have the most on?

Right now: b2b1ca9d-ee6f-4bce-bc2b-4b5316645c4c, 12f06802-6bd4-4a42-931d-f7c5b41bcdd4, 3e557427-9a0f-4e80-aa89-8e613e114458. In total we track 134 grassroots venues in Glasgow, of which 39 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.

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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Every grassroots gig we hold for Glasgow between 20 Sept and 18 Oct.

Saturday is the busiest night — 60 gigs
16 free to get into
Saturday: 60 gigs
Friday: 56 gigs
Most listed genres: Rock (89), Pop (54), Alternative Rock (44), Indie Rock (26)
Average ticket price: £12.00
Imported daily from Ticketmaster, Skiddle and direct submissions

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

Blue Dog — 44 gigs
Saint Luke's — 18 gigs
King Tuts Wah Wah Hut — 17 gigs
Glasgow Garage — 15 gigs
95 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

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Updated daily · 266 gigs in Glasgow over the next four weeks

Last updated: 20 September 2026

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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.

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SEPT

Big Duffy and The Goods Live @ Blackfriars

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

Sunday, 20 September 2026 · 15:00–18:00

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AgeAll ages
GenreRock, Soul, Funk

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