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Events in Glasgow this weekend

Glasgow is one of the busiest music cities we index, so you can see what is actually on this weekend without opening five apps. There are currently 21 events listed, with tickets from £7.50. That includes stadium shows, 300-capacity basements, student nights and warehouse raves, sorted so the soonest and closest things appear first.

21 events listed

Polly at 1990
GigsFri 21 Aug, 19:00

Polly

1990, Glasgow · 0.8 mi

From £11
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MXTAPE Fridays at Revolution Mitchell Street
Club · R&BFri 21 Aug, 21:00

MXTAPE Fridays

Revolution Mitchell Street, Glasgow · 0.2 mi

From Price TBC
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Where to go out in Glasgow

Glasgow nightlife clusters around Merchant City, Finnieston, Sauchiehall Street and Barras, and most of the venues we list are within a short walk or a single taxi fare of each other. The rooms appearing most often in our Glasgow feed right now are Blackfriars Of Bell Street, Two Towns Down Brewing, The Briggait and The Dukes Umbrella. If you are new to the city, start with a mid-size venue on a Friday: capacity between 300 and 800 usually means a proper sound system, a real line-up, and door prices that stay under £20.

Getting home matters as much as getting in. Subway until late evening, then night buses and plentiful taxis covers most of the routes people actually use after a night out. Because our search works from a postcode, you can put in the code for where you are staying and sort every music event by distance rather than guessing which side of town it sits on.

What's on this weekend in Glasgow

The next confirmed date in our Glasgow listings is Trad Friday Sessions @ Blackfriars on Fri 21 Aug, 17:00. After that the calendar keeps filling: promoters typically announce a fortnight to three months ahead, and late releases drop on the day itself when guest lists close.

Musically the Glasgow programme leans on CLUB, Live · Rock, LIVE and Live · Classical. Weeknights skew towards student nights, open decks and touring bands, while Friday and Saturday belong to club promoters and multi-room raves. Every listing on this page links straight to the official seller — Ticketmaster, Skiddle, Fatsoma, Eventbrite, See Tickets or the venue's own box office — so you are never buying from a tout.

Cheap and free things to do in Glasgow

Not every night out needs a £40 ticket. Our cheapest Glasgow listing this weekend starts at £7.50, and you can cap the price filter on the results page to hide anything above your budget. Free entry before a certain time, student concessions and early-bird tiers are common at Sub Club, Barrowland Ballroom, King Tut's and La Belle Angele, especially Sunday to Thursday.

If you are booking for a group, buy in one transaction where possible: allocation is released in tiers, so the fourth ticket can cost noticeably more than the first. Set the date filter to a single night, compare the two or three events that look closest, then use the distance figure to decide.

How Ticket Finder UK ranks Glasgow events

We are a discovery layer, not a ticket seller. Events are ordered by start time and distance from the postcode you search, never by how much commission a seller pays us. When you tap Get Tickets you go directly to the official seller's checkout; if a sale earns us an affiliate commission it costs you nothing extra, and we say so on every page.

Listings come from official APIs and from promoters who add their own events through our submission form, which is why smaller Glasgow raves and one-off warehouse parties appear here even when they are missing from the big aggregators. Spotted something we have wrong, or promoting a night we are missing? Send it over and it goes live the same day.

Frequently asked questions

What events are on in Glasgow this weekend?
There are 21 ticketed music events listed this weekend in and around Glasgow, across venues including Blackfriars Of Bell Street, Two Towns Down Brewing, The Briggait and The Dukes Umbrella. The full list on this page updates every few hours and links straight to official ticket sellers.
How do I find events near me in Glasgow tonight?
Enter your postcode in the search bar — for example G1 — and set the date filter to Today. Results are sorted by distance from that postcode, with the mileage shown on every card, so the nearest event on tonight appears first.
How much do Glasgow club nights and events cost?
Tickets on this page start at £7.50. Most Glasgow club nights sit between £8 and £25 depending on the line-up and how early you book, while touring live shows are typically £20 to £45. You can set a maximum price on the results page.
Are there free or cheap events in Glasgow?
Yes. Free-entry-before promotions, student nights and early-bird tiers appear regularly, particularly midweek at Merchant City, Finnieston, Sauchiehall Street and Barras. Filter by price on the results page to surface the cheapest options first.
Where do I buy tickets for these Glasgow events?
Every event links to its official seller — Ticketmaster, Skiddle, Fatsoma, Eventbrite, See Tickets or the venue box office. Ticket Finder UK does not resell tickets and never marks prices up.