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Situated in Glasgow’s swanky Merchant City, Maggie Mays is an award winning live music venue, indie/rock nightclub, Scottish restaurant, lunch destination & late night bar.

As a live music venue Maggie Mays are proud to say that over 90% of the bands featured on the T Break Stage at 2008 & 2009′s T in the Park had played their venue in the run up to the festival.  With stunning acoustics and a dedicated sound team the basement is fast becoming one of Glasgow’s most sought after gigs.

Maggie’s regularly have Glasvegas drinking in the bar and have had Kings of Leon, Paulo Nuttini, Ocean Colour Scene, Arcade Fire, The View, Jesse Malin, The Saw Doctors, Attic Lights, The Beta Band and many more playing gigs, as special guest DJ’s or just down for a pint or two after their shows in Glasgow.

If that’s not enough their resident Friday night DJ Gordy Goudie is a member of seminal 80′s hipsters Echo & the Bunnymen and recently had time off to play the Royal Albert Hall in London and Radio City Music Hall in NYC!

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King Tut’s is an intimate live music venue and bar in Glasgow, with a capacity of just over 300.

It first opened it’s doors in February 1990, and has become an integral part of Glasgow’s thriving grassroots music scene, bringing the most exciting new talent from across the globe to the city.

King Tut’s is renowned in Scotland as a 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: from Oasis (who were famously signed by Alan McGee at the venue in 1993) to Radiohead, The Killers, The verve, Pulp, My Chemical Romance, Biffy Clyro, Manic Street Preachers and Texas plus hundreds more in between.

Check out their website to see what’s coming up.

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Home of the Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera, the Theatre Royal is one of Scotland’s leading live entertainment venues, showcasing the best West End and touring productions in the UK each and every year.

The Theatre Royal was opened as the Royal Colosseum & Opera House in 1867, changing its name to the Theatre Royal in 1869, and is the longest running theatre in Scotland.  It is the birthplace of Howard & Wyndham Ltd, owners and managers of theatres in Scotland and England during the early 20th century, created by its chairman Baillie Michael Simons who also promoted the building of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and Glasgow’s International Exhibitions of 1888 and 1901.

In the past few decades the Theatre Royal has seen an extensive refurbishment, and is now the home of both Scottish Opera and of Scottish Ballet.

Getting There

The Theatre Royal is located between Cowcaddens Rd & Renfrew St.  The Theatre Royal is a 10 minute walk from Buchanan St bus station, and a 10-15 minute walk from Queen St train station.  The closest subway station is Cowcaddens, which is a 5 minute walk away.

Parking

Metered on street parking is available near the theatre.  Closest multi-storey car parks are Concert Square Car Park & Cambridge Street Car Park, both within 5 minutes walk from the theatre.

The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre

Tel: 0870 040 4000‎

See what’s coming up at the SECC

The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), located at Finnieston Quay on the north bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, is Scotland’s national venue for public events.

Opened in 1985, the SECC occupies a massive 64 acres (260,000 m²) of land, and has five main exhibition halls, the largest of which can seat up to 12,500 people.  Then in 1995, construction began on a new building; the Clyde Auditorium, which was to become part of the SECC complex.  Designed by award-winning architect Sir Norman Foster and known as “the armadillo” among Glaswegians, this new 3,000 capacity building was completed in 1997.

The SECC hosts numerous music concerts, exhibitions and professional conferences.  Past events have included the second Eurovision Dance Contest in 2008, the Scottish Wedding Show, the Scottish Golf Show, and performers such as Elton John, Michael Ball, Cliff Richard, Tom Jones, Green Day and Pink.  The SECC also hosts the annual World Snooker Grand Prix Championship every October.

How to get to the SECC View map

• By rail:  Exhibition Centre station is SECC’s own dedicated railway station allowing easy access from the city centre and the suburbs.  Six trains an hour from Central Station (lower level) will bring you to Exhibition Centre station in a journey time of just three minutes.  Call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 for timetable and price details.
• By bus:  From the airport, First Bus 757 service operates daily (every 30 minutes) to and from Glasgow city centre or the airport from the SECC.  A single fare to or from the SECC from Buchanan Bus Station on service 757 costs £2.00.
• By taxi:  There are taxi ranks throughout the city. Main pick-up points include Buchanan Bus Station, Queen Street and Central Stations and most large hotels.  An average journey from the city centre will cost around £5.00.
• By car:  SECC is just off Junction 19 of the M8 motorway.  From the M8 take the westbound Clydeside Expressway (A8414).  Exit at ‘SECC West’ slip which takes you straight to the SECC parking.  On-site parking is available for over 2,500 vehicles at £5.00 per car per visit.
• By bike:  Cyclists can use the covered walkway from the Exhibiton Centre Station for travelling to and from the city centre.  National Cycle Routes 7 and 75 cross the SECC site at Bell’s bridge.
• On foot:  There is a covered walkway from the Exhibition Centre Station to the SECC which takes you across the Expressway.  This is around a 10 minute walk from the West End of Glasgow, and around 20 minutes from the city centre.

To find out more about the SECC, visit the SECC website.  If you would like to know what’s on at the SECC, visit the SECC ticket website.

Centre for Contemporary Arts

Tel:  0141 332 7521

Email: info@cca-glasgow.com
Website: www.cca-glasgow.com

Admission: Many of the art exhibitions are free, as are some other events.  For more information about ticketing please visit the CCA website.

Opening hours:  Events and exhibitions are on at various times, and each day is different at the CCA.  Please check the website for details.

The world reknowned Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) is an art gallery, performance space, cafe, and cinema on Sauchiehall Street, in Glasgow.

CCA is a unique contemporary arts organisation in the centre of Glasgow at the heart of the vibrant cultural community.

CCA’s artistic and educational programme primarily focuses on visual arts, contemporary music and film.  With it’s eclectic programme offering such varied exhibitions and events there is always something interesting going on at the CCA.

Housed in the restored Grecian Chambers, a category A listed building, designed by Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, the centre is established and recognised as one of Europe’s leading contemporary galleries.  It curates six major exhibitions a year, showing a wide range of Scottish and international contemporary art, as well as being home to Intermedia Gallery for emerging artists.  Fast developing a reputation for world class improvised, experimental and electronic music, CCA also screens unique independent short, dance and documentary films which can only be seen at the CCA.

For more information or to find out what’s on in the CCA Glasgow, visit the CCA website.