Glasgow has always had a vibrant music scene and produced a number of brilliant bands over the years.
The city has a number of well-know venues scattered throughout with many of the bands on the list having played the likes of The Barrowlands or Glasgow Hydro.
Glaswegian’s will all have their favourite band from the city and although you aren’t able to take a walk across the rooftoops or be young at heart in this list, these are what people are listening to on Spotify.
We take a look at the most listened to Glasgow bands on Spotify to see who have the most listeners each month and see how they line up against each other.
Glaswegian’s will all have their favourite band from the city and although you aren’t able to take a walk across the rooftoops or be young at heart in this list, these are what people are listening to on Spotify.
5. Travis
Nineties band Travis sits in fifth place averaging a total of 2,764,390 listens a month on Spotify. They are set to appear at some Scottish festivals this summer and will also release a special live recording of their album The Invisible Band this Record Store Day which was recorded in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall. Photo: Stuart C. Wilson
6. Texas
Sharleen Spiteri’s Texas is up next with a total of 1,896,712 monthly listeners on Spotify. They have appeared live a several times in Scotland in recent years but only have one gig scheduled for 2023 so far which will take place in Dublin. Photo: Suhaimi Abdullah
7. Belle and Sebastian
Sitting just ahead of Primal Scream are indie band Belle and Sebastian who average 1,702,869 listens a month on Spotify. They have already released a new album this year called Late Developers which is their second album in 12 months. Photo: Anna Crolla
8. Primal Scream
The rock band formed in 1982 by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie sits at eighth in our rankings with a total of 1,497,350 listens a month on Spotify. Their most famous album Screamadelica (1991) likely makes up the bulk of their listens which includes tracks like Movin’ on Up and Loaded. Photo: Cuffe and Taylor/The Piece Hall Trust