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Glasgow: Going Out
The Glasgow music scene - small, but perfectly formed. Being a sma place, networks are easy to grow. We got two of the best live music venues in the whole of the UK! King Tuts Wah Wah Hut (to give it its proper title) http://www.kingtuts.co.uk... You want to see the 'next-big-thing' then you'll catch them at Tuts. And we've got the Barrowlands. http://www.glasgow-barrowland.com/... Dark, cavernous and sweaty, you can feel the spongy floor move - it's wonderfully dingy. Weegie crowds are energetic and can turn on a half-penny. It practically had the wee boy from Starsailor greeting when they played there - they sensed fear and they went for it! There's also the new Glasgow (ahem... I mean Carling) Academy (Eglington Street), Nice 'N' Sleazy's (Sauchiehall Street) and a million and one little pubs and clubs playing live music of all kinds. I don't know much about the clubbing scene in Glasgow, but even I've heard of the Sub Club http://www.subclub.co.uk/... Jamaica Street. Slam do the dance tent at T in the Park. All the cool kids hang out at the Art School - drum and bass, northern soul, hip-hop. The Liquid Lounge (West Regents Street) is always fun on a Saturday night. 'Streetlife' and 'Hi Karate' are my favourites. Another old favourite is The Barfly on Clyde Street, a mixture of indie, punk, elctro, soul. The Variety (Sauchiehall Street); The Griffen (Bath Street), Ad Lib (Hope Street); Firewater (Argyle Street); The Brunswick Cellars (Sauchiehall Street); The Universal (the lane behind Sauchiehall Street) are just some of the great bars around the toon. I'd just go exploring, you're sure to find something you'll like. For folkies, I'm informed that the Ben Nevis (Argyle Street), The Lismore (Dumbarton Road) and the Park (Argyle Street) are the best for traditional music sessions. Did you know that Glasgow has the tallest cinema-plex in Europe? ... well it has! - the UGC on Renfrew Street. The Glasgow Film Theatre http://www.gft.org.uk/... (Rose Street) is an lovely wee, art-deco independent cinema. The GFT hold film festivals throughout the year. If you're looking for a night at the theatre, there's the Citizens theatre http://www.citz.co.uk/default.asp... The Arches and The Tron (The Trongate) http://www.tron.co.uk/... Comedy clubs are fairly new to Glasgow, but two of the best clubs are The Vault (Shawlands Cross, Shawlands) and The Stand (The West End). There are all sorts of festivals going on in Glasgow. The Triptych Festival http://www.triptych04.com/... is just about to get going and the Comedy Festival has just ended. Some of St Valentine's finger bones are in Glasgow, the obvious city of love! Couldn't not mention Celtic Connections http://www.celticconnections.com/celtic/index.cfm... There's a great wee cafe called Where The Monkey Sleeps http://www.wherethemonkeysleeps.com/... (West Regents Street) - they do a fantastic range of filled bagels and their muffins and cookies are to die for. It run by some Art School graduates so it has a relaxed, funky atmosphere. No one can do ice cream like the Italians and no one runs great cafes like the Pelosi's. I've spent many, many hours sitting in the Brooklyn Cafe (Minard Road, Shawlands) watching the world go by slurping their wonderful ice-cream. The Blue Lagoon (Argyle Street, under Heilieman's Umbrella) is *the* place for post party chips and cheese. Pizza Corolla on Nelson Mandela Place is the best for late night pizza. Glasgow: Everything else. What else would I recommend. Well if shopping's your thing, then you're alright in Glasgow. There's the massive Buchanan Galleries, the glass elephant of the St Enoch Centre, the glamour of The Princes' Square or the sophistication of The Italian Centre (Ingram Street). For the ultimate experience, go to the Barras on a Sunday afternoon - you'll find the latest DVDs and computer games (all completely illegal), 80s sports fashions and a 10 set pack of towels for a fiver! The Science Centre is fun, if a little pricey http://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/... . The Museum of Transport is free and just as much fun. Couldn't talk about Glasgow without talking about football. Sadly there's still too much sectarianism with Celtic and Rangers, so why not see Glasgow's other team, Partick Thistle? http://www.ptfc.co.uk/v2/... Glasgow's not called the dear, green place for nothing. Its lovely to wander through Kelvingrove Park up to the University. You get a great view of the city from the flag-pole in Queens Park on the southside. Stroll along the Clydeside to Glasgow Green and visit The People's Palace. As well as being a massive country park with real highland cows, Pollock Park is home to Pollock House (some very fine Goya etchings) and the Burrell Collection. Its worth taking the trip out to find it. The best way to discover Glasgow is just to get out there and start living it!
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