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Live music in GLASGOW

Forget London and Manchester: gigs in Glasgow are second-to-none. Malcolm Jack introduces some of the city’s leading venues

SSE HYDRO

THE BARROWLAND BALLROOM KING TUT’S WAH WAH HUT

SECC, Exhibition Way, 0141 248 3000, 244 Gallowgate, 0141 552 4601,

272a St Vincent Street, 0141 221 5279,

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Simply the best music venue in Scotland and Let’s get that little King Tut’s Oasis legend out

With a capacity of 13,000, Glasgow’s newest and biggest live music venue opened in 2013. Ofi cially launched with a Rod Stewart concert, Prince,

Fleetwood Mac, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus all played here during its i rst year. If the bands you love have

grown arena-big, there are few better places to watch them than in the Hydro’s satisfyingly sight-

possibly the world. With its sprung dancel oor and dusty old don’t-go-changing demeanour, the famous 2100-capacity Barrowlands is the ultimate place to commune with your favourite bands; just ask some of its famous fans, from Oasis to Metallica. Simply seeing that iconic neon sign glowing into view on a

and-sound optimised mega bowl. gig night is enough to get you buzzing.

of the way i rst, for famously it was here in 1993 that Creation Records’ Alan McGee discovered the Gallaghers, and the rest is history. But this

300-capacity hub of the local scene thrives on much more than past reputation. With a near-constant stream of up-and-coming bands passing through every year, new Tut’s legends are made all the time.

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MONO STEREO / THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS

300 Sauchiehall Street, 0141 332 2232, 12 King’s Court, 0141 553 2400,

22–28 Reni eld Lane, 0141 222 2254,

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St Vincent, Mogwai and Robyn have all had their Not just one of Glasgow’s best music venues but

names appearing on the ABC’s retro marquee overlooking Sauchiehall Street since this old art also among its best vegan café-bars, and home to a fantastic record store (Monorail) and art gallery (Good

Part of the same family as Mono, café-bar and gig / club venue Stereo, and bar and gig venue / gallery space The Old Hairdressers sit adjacent to one

deco cinema became a music venue in 2005. With two rooms, at 1362 and 350-capacity apiece, it’s Glasgow’s busiest mid-sized venue. In the main ABC1, crowds spectate from beneath Europe’s largest disco ball.

Press). Gigs aren’t especially frequent at Mono, but they tend to be discerningly booked from the genuinely independent end of the spectrum. Crystal Stilts, Parquet Courts and Perfect Pussy are just a few among several memorable recent acts here.

another on Reni eld Lane. Stereo is the bigger of the two, hosting hip touring acts such as Ariel Pink and Black Lips in its industrial-feeling basement. The Old Hairdressers is predominantly a haunt for DIY-minded local artists, of both the audio and visual variety.

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