Welcome to SceneRadar, where we discuss the many great features of Glasgow's music scene, today we are going to be looking at three iconic venues that are ideal for someone looking to experience the true Glasgow music scene.
This post is ideal for those travelling to Glasgow and looking to just see what Glasgow nightlife has to offer, or even those who may have just moved to the city and want to get their foot in the door in regards of where to look to find some really great artists and nightlife!
Bloc+
Bloc+ is a fantastic example of a Live music pub in Glasgow that caters to a younger generation of music fanatics. The small restaurant provides a fantastic range of beer and has a dedicated fanbase for their comfort food dishes that cater to both meat lovers and the Glasgow vegan food scene. Bloc+ is also known for their free-entry gigs from 9pm, which are a must see for anyone trying to get a real look at the Glasgow live music scene.
The venue space itself provides a small area next to the restaurant that has become a home for live music promoters and record labels to host the best artists from Glasgow’s music scene and has become a staple of Glasgow nightlife with its regular club nights running from 11pm to 3am!
Get a glimpse of an average gig at Bloc+ below:
The Hug and Pint
For fans of Scottish music trivia, the iconic ‘Hug and Pint’ named after Arab Strap’s 2003 album “Monday at the hug and pint” is the place for you, however this venue is far from being stuck in the past.
The Hug and Pint, owned by one of Scotland’s largest promoters 432 Events, is one of Glasgow’s most active small venues. Hosting live music from Glasgow’s live music scene all the way to giving touring artists from the USA a place to grow their Scottish fanbase, The Hug and Pint creates a friendly atmosphere in it’s venue space located in the basement of their restaurant that provides small dishes that cater best to the Glasgow vegan food lover (but delicious enough to be loved by all) looking for a light scran before a good mosh downstairs!
Get a Glimpse of live music at The Hug and Pint here!
BLEAKS [Full Set] Live at The Hug & Pint
The Flying Duck
My final entry is for those in dire need of a dance and a good meal. The Flying Duck provides both as one of the most iconic vegan restaurants in Glasgow, whilst also operating as a nightclub/music venue after hours. This venue caters to lovers of the Glasgow Hardcore scene as well as the Glasgow Nightlife scene, which despite being at two very different ends of the music spectrum, shows that this venue is far from being uniform in the audience it caters to.
For those interested in exploring the Glasgow clublife scene, Proxima Glasgow, described as “a brand new Glasgow club night specializing in Funk, Disco and House Music”, is the organisation to look out for, with their next club night at the Flying Duck being the 20th of May 2022!
And for those interested in kicking it in the moshpit, the most active organisation in Glasgow’s hardcore music scene Northern Unrest can be found hosting shows at the Flying duck from time to time, so definitely keep an eye out!
Get a Glimpse of a night out experiencing Glasgow's Hardcore scene at the Flying Duck here!
Mortality Rate (Canada) - Live at the Flying Duck
Thanks for taking the time to read through our top picks for live music venues that will get you loving the Glasgow music scene as much as we do!
We've got another exciting post coming up very soon so keep an eye out!
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