What's On in Glasgow
Friday 07 August 2026 · This weekend · City guide
Glasgow has always known how to do a Friday properly, and this one is no exception. From late-afternoon traditional sessions warming up the cobblestones to all-night hardcore raves that will still be rattling the walls long after midnight, the city is absolutely stacked with reasons to get out the door. Whatever your flavour — folk, tribute bands, hard dance, or something gloriously in between — tonight has your name on it.
Highlights

Trad Friday Sessions @ Blackfriars — There are few better ways to ease into a Glasgow Friday than with a pint and some proper traditional music at Blackfriars of Bell Street, one of the city's most beloved old-school haunts. Kicking off at 4:00pm, this is the kind of session where the fiddles and flutes do the talking and the whole room slowly melts into the weekend. Check the website for entry details — chances are it will cost you nothing but your full attention.

Chris Stussy Scotland | Lost, Found & Forgotten... — Dutch house maestro Chris Stussy touches down at the legendary Galvanizers Yard at SWG3 for what promises to be one of the most talked-about club nights of the summer. Starting at 4:00pm and sprawling into the evening, this is a serious gathering for serious dancers — the kind of open-air industrial space that turns good music into something genuinely transcendent. Tickets are £56–£61, so book ahead and clear your Saturday morning diary entirely.

Hotel Caledonia - A Tribute to The Eagles — Sailing into The Ferry at 8:30pm, Hotel Caledonia brings the sun-soaked, country-rock majesty of The Eagles to the banks of the Clyde — and honestly, what a pairing that is. Expect lush harmonies, timeless anthems, and an audience ranging from devoted Eagles obsessives to people who realise mid-show just how many of these songs they know by heart. Tickets are £8–£15, making this one of the most effortlessly enjoyable evenings on the calendar.

INTRA: Miss K8 ALL NIGHT LONG — Belgian hard techno and hardcore icon Miss K8 takes over The Classic Grand from 10:00pm for a genuinely rare all-night-long set — the kind of booking that makes Glasgow's nightlife reputation entirely justified. If you have ever wanted to understand why hardstyle devotees talk about this stuff with the fervour of a religious experience, tonight is your education. Tickets are £20–£25, and every penny of that will feel well spent somewhere around 3:00am.

Park Drive Debut Tour Glasgow — Catch a band at the very beginning of their story — there is nothing quite like it. Park Drive bring their debut tour to The Garage Attic at 7:00pm, a compact and characterful venue that is perfect for the kind of urgent, up-close live music that reminds you why gigs exist in the first place. At just £11, this is the affordable flutter that might just have you telling people you saw them first.

Hardology - hardcore classics — Out in Paisley, Club 69 hosts Hardology from 10:30pm — a night dedicated to the golden era of hardcore with all the breakbeats, rave stabs, and euphoric energy that phrase implies. It is unapologetically loud, unashamedly nostalgic, and absolutely wonderful for it. Tickets are £17–£22, and if the words 'hardcore classics' made your pulse quicken even slightly, you already know you need to be there.
Full listings
| Event | Venue | Time | Price | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Music | |||||
| Pablo Jones | Bluedog | 1:00am | Free | Tickets | |
| Trad Friday Sessions @ Blackfriars | Blackfriars Of Bell Street | 4:00pm | Check website | Tickets | |
| Feels Like Friday with John Rush | The Noble Public House Glasgow | 6:00pm | Check website | Tickets | |
| Park Drive Debut Tour Glasgow | The Garage Attic | 7:00pm | £11 | Tickets | |
| Phil Campbell | The Blue Dog | 7:00pm | Free | Tickets | |
| U2V2 - U2 Tribute Band (Live @ Charlie's Loft) | Charlie's Loft | 7:00pm | £10 | Tickets | |
| Room 2 Presents... Wreckless | Room2 | 7:00pm | £6 | Tickets | |
| Esperanza | McChuills | 8:00pm | £12 | Tickets | |
| Hotel Caledonia - A Tribute to The Eagles | The Ferry | 8:30pm | £8–£15 | Tickets | |
| Nightlife | |||||
| Chris Stussy Scotland | Lost, Found & Forgotten... | The Galvanizers Yard SWG3 | 4:00pm | £56–£61 | Tickets | |
| I Am A Raver: DJ Zitkus | Seventy Three | 8:00pm | Check website | Tickets | |
| MXTAPE Fridays | Revolution Mitchell Street | 8:00pm | Check website | Tickets | |
| THE SIEGE - Second Strike | Slay Nightclub, Glasgow | 10:00pm | £5–£8 | Tickets | |
| INTRA: Miss K8 ALL NIGHT LONG | The Classic Grand | 10:00pm | £20–£25 | Tickets | |
| Fiver Fridays | Vienna's Nightclub | 10:00pm | £0–£60 | Tickets | |
| Hardology - hardcore classics | Club 69 | 10:30pm | £17–£22 | Tickets | |
| Demolition Pres: Detailed, Umbra + More | Room 2 | 11:00pm | £7–£10 | Tickets | |