Glasgow

Glasgow has many live music pubs, clubs and venues.

Some of the city's main venues include the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, the SECC and King Tut's Wah Wah Hut (where Oasis were spotted and signed by Glaswegian record mogul Alan McGee) and The Barrowlands, a historic ballroom, converted into a mecca of live music. The newest venue in the city is the ABC which, since opening in 2005, has featured bands such as The Fratellis and The Raconteurs. In the more alternative scene, the Cathouse often hosts gigs from a variety of Punk, Metal and Industrial bands. Glasgow is also home to a thriving electronic music scene, with a particularly strong reputation for techno and house music. Clubs like The Arches, The Sub Club and record labels such as Soma and Glasgow Underground have supported this strong underground movement for the past two decades in the city.

There are of course many many more. Something about this rainy city has made it the home of more top indie and alternative sounds than anywhere else in the UK.