Glasgow · medium venue · Verified open
Glasgow's underground basement venue for DIY gigs and club nights
About 230 standing. Indie, Electronic, Punk.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, The Flying Duck in Glasgow is summed up below. It books indie, electronic and punk acts. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| Backline | TBC |
| Books | Indie · Electronic · Punk |
4 photos show the inside of The Flying Duck, from the stage to the bar. It books indie, electronic and punk acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Before you book The Flying Duck, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It books indie, electronic and punk acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 230 standing |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | IndieElectronicPunk |
| Website | theflyingduck.org |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 2 Aug 2026 |
| Checked against | Music directory |
The Flying Duck is at 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 3AU. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 168 rooms in our Glasgow venue directory.
Glasgow G2 3AU
The nearest station is Glasgow Queen Street (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
The Flying Duck for artists: The Flying Duck has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The stage kit at The Flying Duck is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | TBC |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
This is the background on The Flying Duck, from the venue and its listings. It books indie, electronic and punk acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The Flying Duck is a grassroots music venue in Glasgow with a standing capacity of about 230. It books Indie, Electronic, Punk.
Listing notesEstablished in 2007, The Flying Duck is a 230-capacity basement venue on Renfield Street and an integral part of Glasgow's underground music, vegan and drinking scene. Programming runs from small DIY gigs to full promotions: indie gigs, hardcore shows, club nights, comedy, raves and drag karaoke - they are down for anything. A Musicians' Union Fair Play venue.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
Nothing is listed at The Flying Duck on GigXchange right now. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Glasgow gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight.
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| 02 | King Tut's Wah Wah Hut | 25 gigs |
| 03 | Saint Luke's | 21 gigs |
| 04 | Barrowland Ballroom up3 | 17 gigs |
| 05 | The Noble Public House Glasgow | 17 gigs |
| 06 | The Garage Glasgow New | 15 gigs |
| 07 | SWG3 down3 | 14 gigs |
| 08 | The Bungalow down2 | 13 gigs |
| 09 | The Poetry Club SWG3 | 12 gigs |
| 10 | Slay Glasgow down2 | 10 gigs |
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The Flying Duck
Glasgow's underground basement venue for DIY gigs and club nights. Capacity about 230.
- c. 230
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- –
- Start time
- –
- Backline
- Indie
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Flying Duck — Quick Facts
The Flying Duck capacity: about 230 standing. Glasgow's underground basement venue for DIY gigs and club nights. Here are the key facts on The Flying Duck at a glance.
By size, The Flying Duck is the 40th largest of the 80 venues we list in and around Glasgow with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: 18 Candleriggs (about 250), Vibes Sauchiehall Street (about 250) and Drygate (about 200).
The Flying Duck's listed capacity is about 230 standing - a medium room on the scale we use for every venue. The middle-sized room we list around Glasgow holds about 230 - much the same. Rooms of roughly 150 to 500 usually book acts that can bring a crowd of their own - a local headliner, or the support slot on a touring bill - and promoters run many of these nights. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
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Inside The Flying Duck
The stage kit at The Flying Duck is not confirmed yet. The room holds about 230. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
The Flying Duck is a grassroots music venue in Glasgow with a standing capacity of about 230. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
The Flying Duck books Indie, Electronic, Punk acts. This listing is part of the Glasgow venue directory.
Established in 2007, The Flying Duck is a 230-capacity basement venue on Renfield Street and an integral part of Glasgow's underground music, vegan and drinking scene. Programming runs from small DIY gigs to full promotions: indie gigs, hardcore shows, club nights, comedy, raves and drag karaoke - they are down for anything. A Musicians' Union Fair Play venue.
There are no fixed live nights listed for The Flying Duck - the gigs in the rail below show when it actually runs shows. It lists indie among the genres it books. The stage kit is not confirmed yet - ask before you load in. The Flying Duck hasn't joined GigXchange yet; vote to bring it on, and in the meantime keep a short EPK and a live clip ready - it is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Glasgow.
By size, The Flying Duck is the 40th largest of the 80 venues we list in and around Glasgow with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: 18 Candleriggs (about 250), Vibes Sauchiehall Street (about 250) and Drygate (about 200).
Find The Flying Duck
The Flying Duck is at 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 3AU. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 168 rooms in our Glasgow venue directory.
The nearest station is Glasgow Queen Street (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. You'll find The Flying Duck in Glasgow; G2 3AU is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Glasgow this week, or book a Glasgow band for a night of your own.
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Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at The Flying Duck
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The Flying Duck is #142 of 168 Glasgow venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 – Blue Dog 43 gigs
- #2 – King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 25 gigs
- #3 – Saint Luke's 21 gigs
- #4 ▲3 Barrowland Ballroom 17 gigs
- #5 – The Noble Public House Glasgow 17 gigs
- #6 NEW The Garage Glasgow 15 gigs
- #7 ▼3 SWG3 14 gigs
- #8 ▼2 The Bungalow 13 gigs
- #9 – The Poetry Club SWG3 12 gigs
- #10 ▼2 Slay Glasgow 10 gigs
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The Flying Duck in brief. The Flying Duck in Glasgow is a mid-sized room (150 to 499) that books indie, electronic and punk. Nearby rooms: The Garage Glasgow, The Howlin' Wolf and The Keg - or browse the full Glasgow venue directory.
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More rooms near The Flying Duck: The Variety Bar, The Wee Howff, 18 Candleriggs, 1990, Airdrie Working Men's Social Club, Anchor At The Abbey, Avant Garde Music Bar & Restaurant, Barrowland Ballroom, Basement Jazz Cafe, Berlinkys, Blue Dog, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Saint Luke's, The Noble Public House Glasgow, SWG3, The Bungalow, The Poetry Club SWG3 and Slay Glasgow.
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