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If you love jazz and the idea of enjoying jazz sipping a mug of beer excites you, then Glasgow falls second to none in offering the city break visitor, venues where you can enjoy the same. There are a quite a number of places in Glasgow where a jazz and beer lover can hop in. The Griffin on Bath street, Mono on king's court, the Beer Cafe tucked away in Candleriggs and finally the 78 on Kelvinhaugh Street are a few of the places where you can hear jazz. The Cafe Source at the basement of St.Andrew's square hosts a jazz super club monthly and is very popular among both tourists and locals. Book in advance.
Monorail Music is another shop where music freaks would enjoy hanging out. The cool record shop has a carefully picked and rare collection of CDs ranging from rocking European jazz to the eastern Japanese music. The restaurant and bar adjacent to it, hosts live music shows and witnesses the launch of albums. You can also shop for music related fanzines.
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut is one of Glasgow's leading concert venues, renowned in Scotland as an exciting showcase for new and emerging bands and as the venue that supported some of the UK music industry's biggest names at the start of their careers.It is owned and managed by Scotland's foremost music promoters DF Concerts. King Tut's Wah Wah Hut borrowed its name from a venue in New York and opened it in basement premises in Glasgow's St Vincent Street, aiming from the outset to offer Scotland's best line up of new and established bands, as well as being a relaxing place to enjoy good food and drink.
This finest jukebox in Glasgow should be enough to tempt you through Sleazy's door. If not, you may be enticed by the cheap food and some stellar live music. Sleazy has gone from strength to strength and plays host to a smorgasbord of musical styles on an almost nightly basis. Expect the clientele here to be painfully well dressed, beautiful and knowledgeable about rare Smith's b-sides - none of those are bad things,by the way.
Situated in a former stable and coach house in Glasgow's West End, Brel bar/restaurant aims to provide quality Belgian food and drink reflecting the best of what's available on the Continent. Brel was voted Glasgows 3rd best live music venue this year by Guardian Travel. Brel conducts free Live Jazz on Saturday afternoons, campfire on thursadays and DJs at weekends too.
Brel has loads of beers - especially Belgian ones. Draught and bottles (big bottles or normal ones), lots of lagers and dark beers too, as well as various fruit beers from blackcurrant to banana.Brel also offers a compact yet eclectic quaffable selection of wines in affordable prices.
No musical tour of Glasgow would be complete without a trip to the incomparable Barras.The Barrowland Ballroom is a major dance hall and concert venue in Glasgow. You can always expect a pack of crowds during all nighrs being entranced by perfect acoustics and the best live music on offer. Homegrown talents like Primal Scream and Teenage Fanclub have all delighted home crowds at the Barras in the past. Bands seem to adore the place and mega-dome performers regularly take a sizable pay-cut for the chance to play here. In a fit of ecstasy after a gig there in 1996, Metallica labelled it the best performance of their career.
Hidden in the depths of the West End is a teahouse which offers over 80 kinds of teas from many different countries such as India, China, Japan, Nepal, Turkey, Russia, Vietnam and Iran. A hungry customer can choose from a variety of vegetarian and vegan dishes, and sweet or savoury snacks from simple cheese and biscuits and cakes to turkish delight and baklava. You can sip your tea sitting in the garden, if the weather outside is fine. Inside the tea-house tables are arranged in sections for groups of people, although you may have to share tables when it is crowded. There's often live music in the evenings, and since it's close to Glasgow University there are a lot of students. If you are not in a hurry and have time to sit relaxed..this is the place!!
Address: 42 Otago Lane (off Otago Street), Glasgow G11 9PB
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Glasgow's 13th Note Cafe is one of the hubs for music lovers. This is an independent music venue which hosts performances of arts groups who stage various activities like drama, singing, .etc. The gigs are in full swing at night and contribute a lot to th vibrant nightlife of Glasgow. You can catch hold of a bit of everything from Rock and Jazz to Pop. The 13th Note is one of the cities best jukebox. Get to the basement to catch hold of some real entertainment.
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Glasgow ABC is not a very large venue. However the gigs are worth the visit on your Glasgow city break night out. Concerts are short and sweet. The music selection is one of the best in Glasgow. You can also get affordable drinks at the moderately sized bar area. The venue hosts performances by bands who are on the way up. In addition to the small bands, the venue also witnesses performances by bands belonging to the superior league.
In a relaxed atmosphere all encompassing with a holistic musical experience, Mono is all set to give you a true and original feel that you can not miss during your short break in Glasgow. Tucked underneath a dingy railway line, the minimalist room of Mono is a bar, restaurant, record shop, specialist grocery shop,micro brewery as well as being one of the best places in town to see new and established bands. The record shop, Monorail, is the shop to get lost in vinyl and search for releases from bands who wouldn't know what the mainstream was even if it started flowing through their living room.
The restaurant is committed to organic produce and caters for the meat shirking vegans and vegetarians of the city. This is a relaxed place to go and make a welcome musical discovery in the heart of the city.
Deep down in the city centre, The Sub Club has been hosting bands and DJs since 1987. The intimate basement is the place to go for a hedonistic blow-out and could be considered the spiritual home of subculture in Scotland's biggest city. All music lovers are welcomed. On sundays, the club plays host to one of Glasgow's most uproarious club nights, the internationally renowned Optimo.
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The Cathouse in Glasgow is one of the favourite venues of Gigger's. It has been established for quite sometime now. The venue chiefly plays rock and alternative music, so, if you are looking out for the same, check out the Cathouse. The venue often hosts parties and live gigs. Ion short, this live-music venue is meant for gig-goers.
Located in the middle of the business district, this modern building is stylish and friendly bar. This bar and restaurent is popular with everyone- especially for sober-suited office workers checking in for some hearty sandwiches and students in search of hangover cures. There is a restaurent downstairs from where you can eat or in the bar. With a mix of Asian fusion and the laskas, food is something that will tickle your taste buds.
Breakfast choices range from traditional filled rolls (and not so: there's also haggis) to potato scones and porridge. The most popular sandwich is the Stoofa: a roast in a toast (or rather a ciabatta) with chicken, sage, thyme, balsamic, lemon juice and red onion. Added with live music beats from backgound this place is a perfect escape from the Friday evening crowds.
Glasgow's award winning family theatre is located at the top of Renfield Street, towards the northern end of the city centre. It is a short walk from Cowcaddens and Buchanan Street Subway stations, and is served directly be numerous bus routes. One of Glasgow's oldest theatres, the Pavilion opened on 29 February 1904 as a music hall theatre.The Pavilion Theatre is now the only privately run theatre in Scotland and one of a few unsubsidised independent theatres left in Britain outside London. The theatre mainly runs populist productions and pantomimes, as well as comedians and touring bands on the 'nostalgia' circuit.
Address: 121 Renfield St Glasgow, G2 3AX, United Kingdom