Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ venues, listening bars and late-night dives in Glasgow.
Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Glasgow, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Sub Club on Jamaica Street in Glasgow is a basement club running since 1987, a 3,500 square foot room for up to 410 people on house and techno nights.
TipDoors open at 23:00 and close at 04:00; Friday and Saturday (Subculture) are the fixed nights, with Thursday and Sunday often added.
SWG3 in Glasgow is a multi-room warehouse arts venue on Eastvale Place, hosting club nights and gigs across its Warehouse and Galvanizers rooms.
TipIt doubles as a daytime gallery and studio space; check the events page for which room is running a club night.
La Cheetah Club is a basement dance club below Max's Bar on Queen Street in Glasgow, running house and techno nights from Thursday through Sunday.
TipMost club nights run 23:00 to 03:00, a few to 04:00, and the entrance is shared with the bar upstairs.
Nice N Sleazy is a Sauchiehall Street bar and gig venue in Glasgow, a long-running institution with an upstairs bar and a basement stage open until 03:00.
TipThe downstairs venue opens at 19:30 for gigs and club nights; the upstairs bar serves food until 21:00.
Òran Mór is a bar and arts venue in a converted church at the top of Byres Road in Glasgow's West End, known for its lunchtime plays and painted ceiling.
TipA Play, A Pie and A Pint stages a new lunchtime play every week, and every ticket includes food and a drink.
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut on St Vincent Street in Glasgow is a 300-capacity live music venue that hosts touring and new bands most nights of the week.
TipGigs run most nights; with 300 capacity, even a well-known touring act plays to a club-sized room.
Red Sky Bar in Finnieston is Glasgow's rooftop bar above the Radisson Red hotel, with views over the River Clyde and the Finnieston Crane.
TipIt keeps the same hours every day, noon to 01:00, with live music and DJs some weekend nights.
Kong Bar and Roof Garden overlooks Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow, opposite the Gallery of Modern Art, open daily from 12:00 to 03:00.
TipIt sits opposite the Gallery of Modern Art; the roof garden is the draw over the ground-floor bar.
The Absent Ear is an award-winning cocktail bar on Brunswick Street in Glasgow's Merchant City, a Van Gogh-themed speakeasy entered through a hidden door.
TipReservations are strongly advised; book through the bar's own site, since it takes no bookings on DesignMyNight, and note it is closed on Mondays.
Polo Lounge on Wilson Street in Glasgow's Merchant City is a gay club set over two floors with four rooms, playing pop, disco and chart hits.
TipSaturday opens earliest, from 14:30, and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday run to 04:00.
Delmonica's on Virginia Street in Glasgow's Merchant City has been the heart of the city's queer community since 1991, with a weekly drag show called GAG.
TipGAG, the weekly drag show, runs on Wednesday nights; the bar opens at 12:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Boteco do Brasil is a late-night Brazilian bar and grill on the Trongate in Glasgow, serving petiscos, caipirinhas and live music, with DJs until 03:00.
TipIt turns into a bar and club later on, so come earlier in the night to eat before the dancing.
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