What's On in Glasgow

Glasgow Doors Open Day: Saint Luke's and the Winged Ox — One of the most quietly thrilling things a city can do is swing open doors that are usually shut, and Saint Luke's — a converted church of jaw-dropping beauty — is reason enough to join the queue. Slots run from 12:00pm through to the afternoon, and getting inside this space for free feels like being let in on a very good secret. Check the website to book your preferred time and go with eyes wide open.

A Play, A Pie and A Pint: FEEL_GOOD — Oran Mor's legendary lunchtime formula — a brand new short play, a hot pie, and a well-earned pint — is one of Glasgow's most beloved institutions, and FEEL_GOOD sounds like precisely the midweek lift we all need. From 1:00pm, you get proper new writing in an intimate setting without any of the fuss of an evening out. Check the website for tickets, and yes, the pie is part of the deal.

Doves — If Barrowland Ballroom is on the ticket, you already know the night is going to feel electric, and Doves arriving on that storied stage at 7:00pm makes this one of the most anticipated gigs of the autumn. The Mancunian band have spent the best part of three decades crafting atmospheric, soaring rock that sounds magnificent in a room this size, where the sprung dancefloor practically hums in anticipation. Check the website for tickets — and get there early to feel that room fill up.

GCF: Event 1 / Echoes in Stone & Brass — Imagine brass instruments filling the nave of Glasgow Cathedral at 8:00pm, the sound bouncing off stonework that has stood for nearly nine centuries — that is exactly what this Glasgow Cathedral Festival opener promises. At just £12, it is the kind of concert that reminds you why live classical music in a space like this is genuinely irreplaceable, the acoustics doing half the emotional heavy lifting before a single note has faded. A special evening for anyone who wants to feel properly moved.

INSIDE OUT | Paddy Hill — McChuills is an unlikely venue for a piece of theatre that carries real weight, which is exactly why this one is worth your attention at 6:00pm for £10. INSIDE OUT tells the story of Paddy Hill, one of the Birmingham Six, and in a city with its own deep connections to miscarriages of justice, this promises to be an evening of raw, necessary storytelling. Intimate, urgent, and important — the kind of theatre that stays with you long after you step back out onto the street.

RARE Club // DJ Seinfeld — The Sub Club after 11:00pm on a Thursday night is already a rite of passage, but when RARE Club brings DJ Seinfeld into that basement, the evening takes on a whole different urgency. The Swedish producer is one of the most distinctive voices in lo-fi house and deep electronic music, and Sub Club's legendary sound system is the perfect home for his hazy, emotional grooves. At £20, it is about as good a value as Glasgow nightlife gets — get in early before it sells out.