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About Bag o' Nails
Bag o' Nails is a live music venue in Partick, Glasgow with a standing capacity of approximately 500. PA system and vocal mics are provided; bring your own instruments and amps.
Bag o' Nails books Acoustic, Rock, Indie, Covers acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Glasgow venue directory.
Bag o' Nails is an institution of Glasgow's West End, on Dumbarton Road in Partick — a late-night bar and restaurant famous for its live music. It puts on music roughly five nights a week, anchored by the now-celebrated Open Stage every Thursday, a key night for unearthing and developing local talent, plus regular gigs and DJ sets. The award-winning kitchen serves locally sourced homemade pub classics, burgers and pizzas daily from 11am to 1am, and the bar carries an unusually broad range of bottled beers and spirits. Family-friendly by day and a buzzing music room by night, it's one of the most reliable grassroots stages in the West End.
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165 Dumbarton Rd, Partick, Glasgow, G11 6AA
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Bag o' Nails has a standing capacity of approximately 500, classed as a large venue. See all Glasgow venues for size comparisons.
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165 Dumbarton Rd, Partick, Glasgow, G11 6AA. See the map below for directions. Browse more Glasgow venues nearby.
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