Glaswegians have always taken their music seriously with millions of people having attended gigs in the city over the decades.
The likes of the Barrowland Ballroom and King Tut's Wah Wah Hut have become notable venues in the city but along the way, we have had to say goodbye to some of Glasgow's best loved venues.
You can no longer hear live music in the venues where The Beatles played Glasgow or experience the legendary Glasgow Apollo where many top bands played but they will always be fondly remembered.
Scottish music journalist Billy Sloan attended many gigs at The Apollo and Green's Playhouse over the years and shared with us some of his memories, he recalls: “I had so many fantastic times there and so many great experiences there meeting and seeing bands and just being part of that whole Apollo audience. It was a bit like that song New York, New York, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.”
"The Apollo crowd and audience really knew their music and they could spot a fake a mile away. If you could cut it on that fifteen-foot high stage, you could cut it anywhere and that’s why it was such a magical special place.”
5. The Mars Bar
The Mars Bar was Glasgow’s most well-known punk pub, Just off St Enoch Square, the Mars Bar opened in 1977 and weegie punks claimed the pub as their own. Simple Minds played there in their early days, and became a regular feature at the Mars Bar, playing every Sunday night. | Laurie Evans
6. Strathclyde Students' Union
During the seventies The Union was extended across 10 levels and quickly became the ideal music venue with many huge names performing on the stage such as Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac and Blondie. The building on John Street closed its doors in August 2021 | Supplied
7. The Glasgow Concert Hall
The venue once known as the Gaiety Theatre became used as the Glasgow Concert Hall from January 1963 until 1968 when the building was demolished. The Beatles made an appearance here in October 1963. | Cinema Theatre Association Archive
8. Zhivago's
Two famous gigs took place at Zhivago's in July 1977 with Johnny and the Self Abusers and The Jam both appearing at the venue on Ingram Street. | Google Maps