Glaswegians have always taken their music seriously with millions of people having attended gigs in the city over the decades.
The likes of the Barrowland Ballroom and King Tut's Wah Wah Hut have become notable venues in the city but along the way, we have had to say goodbye to some of Glasgow's best loved venues.
You can no longer hear live music in the venues where The Beatles played Glasgow or experience the legendary Glasgow Apollo where many top bands played but they will always be fondly remembered.
Scottish music journalist Billy Sloan attended many gigs at The Apollo and Green's Playhouse over the years and shared with us some of his memories, he recalls: “I had so many fantastic times there and so many great experiences there meeting and seeing bands and just being part of that whole Apollo audience. It was a bit like that song New York, New York, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.”
"The Apollo crowd and audience really knew their music and they could spot a fake a mile away. If you could cut it on that fifteen-foot high stage, you could cut it anywhere and that’s why it was such a magical special place.”
1. Green's Playhouse/ The Apollo
The most missed Glasgow venue is undoubtedly The Apollo on Renfield Street which was also known as Green's Playhouse until September 1973. It closed down in June 1985 and was the city's leading music venue with T-Rex pictured here live on stage in 1974.
2. The Odeon Theatre
The former Odeon in Renfield Street played host to may famous names such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Photo: John Devlin
3. The Mars Bar
The Mars Bar was Glasgow’s most well-known punk pub, Just off St Enoch Square, the Mars Bar opened in 1977 and weegie punks claimed the pub as their own. Simple Minds played there in their early days, and became a regular feature at the Mars Bar, playing every Sunday night.
4. Locarno Ballroom/Tiffany's
The Locarno Ballroom and Tiffany's on Sauchiehall Street where at the heart of gigs in the city with the likes of Simple Minds, Depeche Mode and U2 playing at the venue in the eighties.