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.”
Here are eight gig venues in Glasgow we wish we could still visit for a gig today.
5. O2 ABC
The O2 ABC was transformed into a music venue between 2002 and 2005 after Regular Music spotted a gap in the market. The building was extensively damaged by fire in 2018 and was partially demolished in 2024. | O2 ABC
6. The Plaza Ballroom
The Plaza Ballroom at Eglinton Toll/St Andrew's Cross was once the place to be in Glasgow's Southside. New Order are pictured here at one of their very earliest gigs in 1981. It was closed during in the 1990s and demolished in 2006. | Martin McClenaghan
7. 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
8. Night Moves
The likes of Aztec Camera, The Cult and R.E.M. played live at Night Moves on Sauchiehall Street with the building being destroyed by fire in 2018 and being torn down. | Google Maps