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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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Tash Sultana, Summer Sessions
Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow
Wednesday, 5 August 2026 · 18:30
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Pop
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5
Miss Kaninna
McChuills·Calton, Glasgow
Wednesday, 5 August 2026 · 19:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreHip-Hop, Rap
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5
A SwagFest Joint! - Back to School JAM
Nice N Sleazy·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Wednesday, 5 August 2026 · 19:00–22:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenrePop, Rap
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5
Henry Durodola
Blue Dog, Glasgow
Wednesday, 5 August 2026 · 23:45–02:00
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Paul Gallagher
Bluedog·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Thursday, 6 August 2026 · 18:00–21:00
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  • AgeAll ages
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6
A Noble Night Of Jazz with Steve Clark
The Noble Public House Glasgow·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Thursday, 6 August 2026 · 18:00–21:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreJazz
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6
Mina Lookgood Presents: PLANET LOOKGOOD Vol.2
18 Candleriggs, Glasgow
Thursday, 6 August 2026 · 18:00–23:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreDJ / Electronic
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6
Marti Pellow, Summer Sessions
Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow
Thursday, 6 August 2026 · 18:30
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  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Pop
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6
Lucy Tay EP Launch Headline Show
Audio Glasgow, Glasgow
Thursday, 6 August 2026 · 19:00–22:00
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  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenrePop, Country
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6
The Poetry Club SWG3
The Poetry Club SWG3·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Thursday, 6 August 2026 · 19:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenrePop
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6
Fat Salami - Debut Single Launch
McChuill's·Calton, Glasgow
Thursday, 6 August 2026 · 19:30–23:00
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6
King Tuts Summer Nights, Dugout, Bodyheat
King Tuts Wah Wah Hut·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Thursday, 6 August 2026 · 19:30
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
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6
Michael Bready
Bluedog·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Thursday, 6 August 2026 · 21:00–23:00
  • EntryFree
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreBlues, Soul, Funk
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6
Reverend Cassidy & The Jackoffs
Blue Dog, Glasgow
Thursday, 6 August 2026 · 23:00–02:00
  • EntryFree
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreCountry
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7
Pablo Jones
Bluedog·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Friday, 7 August 2026 · 01:00–03:00
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  • AgeAll ages
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7
Trad Friday Sessions @ Blackfriars
Blackfriars Of Bell Street·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Friday, 7 August 2026 · 16:00–19:00
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7
Feels Like Friday with John Rush
The Noble Public House Glasgow·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Friday, 7 August 2026 · 18:00–21:00
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7
Marti Pellow, Summer Sessions
Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow
Friday, 7 August 2026 · 18:30
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Pop
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7
Room 2 Presents... Wreckless
Room2·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Friday, 7 August 2026 · 19:00–22:00
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7
U2V2 - U2 Tribute Band (Live @ Charlie's Loft)
Charlie's Loft·Milngavie, Glasgow
Friday, 7 August 2026 · 19:00–23:30
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  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreWorld Music, Tribute Act
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7
Phil Campbell
The Blue Dog·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Friday, 7 August 2026 · 19:00–22:00
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7
King Tuts Summer Nights, The Overalls, Val Mavis
King Tuts Wah Wah Hut·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Friday, 7 August 2026 · 19:30
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
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7
Esperanza
McChuills·Calton, Glasgow
Friday, 7 August 2026 · 20:00–23:00
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7
Hotel Caledonia - A Tribute to The Eagles
The Ferry·Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow
Friday, 7 August 2026 · 20:30–23:45
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  • TicketsAvailable
  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreTribute Act
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Venues in Glasgow

Where live music actually happens in Glasgow.

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18 Candleriggs
Glasgow★★★★★ (—)
DJ and electronic music bar.
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1990
Glasgow★★★★★ (—)
Rock and pop venue in Glasgow.
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  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • Tue19:00–03:00
  • Wed19:00–03:00
  • Thu17:00–03:00
  • Fri17:00–03:00
  • Sat17:00–03:00
  • Sun19:00–03:00
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Airdrie Town Hall
Airdrie★★★★★ (—)
North Lanarkshire civic hall hosting tribute acts, gigs, comedy and cinema.
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Albert Halls Stirling
Stirling Dumbarton Road★★★★★ (—)
800-cap hall for rock, indie and comedy.
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  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
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  • Thu10:00–16:00
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  • Sat10:00–16:00
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Alloa Town Hall
Alloa Clackmannanshire South★★★★★ (—)
Historic Clackmannanshire civic hall hosting concerts and shows.
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Anchor At The Abbey
Paisley★★★★★ (—)
Restored traditional pub opposite Paisley Abbey.
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  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon12:00–00:00
  • Tue12:00–00:00
  • Wed12:00–00:00
  • Thu12:00–00:00
  • Fri11:00–01:00
  • Sat11:00–01:00
  • Sun12:30–00:00
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Audio
Glasgow Anderston/City/Yorkhill★★★★★ (—)
Electronic and live music venue in Anderston.
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  • In-house engineer
  • Mon10:00–03:00
  • Tue10:00–03:00
  • Wed10:00–03:00
  • Thu10:00–03:00
  • Fri10:00–03:00
  • Sat10:00–03:00
  • Sun10:00–03:00
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Avant Garde Music Bar & Restaurant
Glasgow★★★★★ (—)
Merchant City music bar with jazz, ceilidhs and open mic.
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • Wed11:00–00:00
  • Thu11:00–00:00
  • Fri11:00–00:00
  • Sat11:00–00:00
  • Sun11:00–00:00
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Ayr Town Hall
Ayr★★★★★ (—)
Civic hall with rock, blues and soul nights.
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon08:45–16:45
  • Tue08:45–16:45
  • Wed08:45–16:45
  • Thu08:45–16:45
  • Fri08:45–16:00
  • SatClosed
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BAaD
Glasgow Calton★★★★★ (—)
Barras Art and Design: beer garden, gigs, weddings.
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  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
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  • WedClosed
  • Thu16:00–00:00
  • Fri12:00–00:00
  • Sat10:00–00:00
  • Sun10:00–22:00
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500
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Bag o' Nails
Glasgow Partick★★★★★ (—)
West End music pub with a Thursday Open Stage.
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  • In-house engineer
  • Mon11:00–01:00
  • Tue11:00–01:00
  • Wed11:00–01:00
  • Thu11:00–01:00
  • Fri11:00–01:00
  • Sat11:00–01:00
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Barclays Hampden
Glasgow Mount Florida★★★★★ (—)
Scotland's national stadium and stadium-rock arena.
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Barrowland Ballroom
Glasgow★★★★★ (—)
Glasgow's iconic 1,900-cap neon-signed venue.
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Behind The Wall
Falkirk Town Centre★★★★★ (—)
Rock and live music venue in Falkirk
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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
  • Fri11:00–03:00
  • Sat11:00–03:00
  • Sun12:00–00:00
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Bellahouston Park
Glasgow Bellahouston★★★★★ (—)
Glasgow park with outdoor festival concerts.
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Blackfriars Of Bell Street
Glasgow Merchant City★★★★★ (—)
Bell Street pub with rock and country nights.
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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
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  • Sat12:00–00:00
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Bloc+
Glasgow City Centre★★★★★ (—)
Independent basement live-music bar on Bath Street — free gigs 7 nights a week
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • 3 vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon11:00–03:00
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Blue Dog
Glasgow★★★★★ (—)
New York-style piano bar on West George Street with nightly live jazz and blues
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
  • Tue17:00–03:00
  • Wed17:00–03:00
  • Thu17:00–03:00
  • Fri13:00–03:00
  • Sat13:00–03:00
  • Sun15:00–03:00
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BOX
Glasgow Sauchiehall★★★★★ (—)
Sauchiehall's tuesday-night free open mic at BOX — full backline, in-house sound engineer, walk-in sign-up from 7:30pm, 10-minute slots, all ages.
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  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • 3 vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon18:00–03:00
  • Tue18:00–03:00
  • Wed18:00–03:00
  • Thu18:00–03:00
  • Fri17:00–03:00
  • Sat17:00–03:00
  • Sun18:00–03:00
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Glasgow Sauchiehall Street★★★★★ (—)
160-cap Sauchiehall Street indie and electronic.
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Buzz Bingo Irvine
Irvine Irvine, North Ayrshire★★★★★ (—)
Irvine bingo club with live entertainment nights.
  • PA system
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon10:30–00:00
  • Tue10:30–00:00
  • Wed10:30–00:00
  • Thu10:30–00:00
  • Fri10:30–01:00
  • Sat10:30–01:00
  • Sun12:00–00:00
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Carlton Studios
Glasgow★★★★★ (—)
Studio space with live events.
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  • Keys / keyboard
  • Vocal mics
  • In-house engineer
  • Mon09:00–00:00
  • Tue09:00–00:00
  • Wed09:00–00:00
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Cathouse
Glasgow★★★★★ (—)
Scotland's original rock club since 1990.
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  • In-house engineer
  • MonClosed
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  • Wed23:00–03:00
  • Thu23:00–03:00
  • Fri22:30–04:00
  • Sat22:30–03:00
  • Sun23:00–03:00
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CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts
Glasgow★★★★★ (—)
Glasgow's contemporary arts hub with a year-round music programme
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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.

Go to one this month

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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