Concerts Tonight in Glasgow

Things to do in Glasgow today

For "what's on tonight" the fastest read is the live event listings on this page — they pull current Glasgow dates from the ticketing feeds and refresh through the day, so late on-sales and same-day drops show up before they hit the venues' own pages. Beyond that, the reliable weeknight bets in Glasgow are well established: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut on St Vincent Street runs new-band bills six or seven nights a week and is the default for under-the-radar touring acts; the Barrowland Ballroom books almost every night during the heavy autumn-to-spring touring run and is unmissable when it has a show on; SWG3 in Yorkhill, The Garage on Sauchiehall and the O2 Academy in the Gorbals carry mid-cap indie, hip-hop and electronic bills; and the OVO Hydro fills out the arena tier.

The Stand Comedy Club on Woodlands Road is the city's headliner stand-up room Thursday through Sunday, the Pavilion Theatre on Renfield Street handles musicals and family shows, and the Citizens Theatre (when its main Gorbals building is in residence rotation) and Tron Theatre cover indie drama. The Royal Concert Hall on Buchanan Street nearly always has either the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra or a touring chamber group on the calendar.

If the weather is good and the West End is your starting point, the Kelvingrove Bandstand programmes outdoor music through summer; if it's pouring — the usual Glasgow forecast — the Sauchiehall Street and Merchant City venue density means you can walk between three or four rooms in fifteen minutes without leaving cover for long.