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What's on Stage
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PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
About Glad Cafe
Glad Cafe is a grassroots music venue in Shawlands / Pollokshaws, Glasgow with a standing capacity of approximately 120. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
Glad Cafe books Rock, Alternative Rock acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Glasgow venue directory.
The Glad Cafe is a much-loved community cafe and grassroots music venue at 1006A Pollokshaws Road in Shawlands, on Glasgow's south side. Above is a licensed cafe-bar serving food and coffee; downstairs is an intimate basement live room with a capacity of around 120, which programmes creative music of all kinds — indie, electronic, traditional, world and jazz — alongside spoken word and community events. Run as a not-for-profit (C.I.C.), it is a fixture of the south-side scene and champions emerging and original acts in a small, atmospheric setting.
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Glad Cafe books Rock, Alternative Rock. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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Glad Cafe has a standing capacity of approximately 120, classed as a small venue. See all Glasgow venues for size comparisons.
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1006A Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands / Pollokshaws, Glasgow, G41 2HG. See the map below for directions. Browse more Glasgow venues nearby.
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