Glasgow scene guide
Glasgow scene guide — find your venue by sound. Techno lands at The Old Fruitmarket. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Glasgow’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- Techno — if you like FJAAK: The Old Fruitmarket, Sub Club, The Berkeley Suite
- House — if you like Bradley Zero: Queen's Park Arena, Sub Club, West Street
- Trance — if you like Kyle Starkey: SWG3, Club 69, The Classic Grand
- Experimental — if you like aya: Stereo, The Listening House | Pollok House, Venues Across Glasgow
- Disco — if you like DAR DISKU: Sísí Rooftop Glasgow, The Rum Shack, Sub Club
- Deep House — if you like Girls of the Internet: McChuills Music Bar, Lucky Strike, La Cheetah Club
- Funk / Soul — if you like DAR DISKU: The Rum Shack, The Old Burnt Barns, Chinaskis
Busiest venues
How big is Glasgow’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 2,758 club nights across 197 venues in Glasgow, featuring 1,696 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Glasgow tonight.
Which Glasgow venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Glasgow club nights actually start and end?
From the 2,758 listings publishing door times: the median Glasgow night opens at 22:00 — 42% open before 22:00, 58% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 243 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 03:00, 15% run past 04:00 and 2% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Glasgow cost?
Across the 322 listings publishing prices (12% of all nights): the median advance ticket is £9, with half of all nights between £5 and £13. 11% of listed nights are free.
When does Glasgow go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (40% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 73% of the week. The busiest month of the year is August.
What does Glasgow sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: Techno 32% · House 27% · Trance 10% · Disco 9% · Afrobeat 6% · Experimental 6%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.
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