What’s On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more.

Finding Fela! Friday 5–Sunday 7 September GFT

Finding Fela!15 Friday 5–Sunday 7 September GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Prolific and much-lauded documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Darkside, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) returns with this portrait of one of the most electrifying musicians and political activists ever; Fela Ransome Kuti. Using the recent Broadway production Fela! as […]

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The Keeper of Lost Causes Friday 5–Thursday 11 September

The Keeper of Lost Causes GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Friday 5–Thursday 11 September When detective Carl Mørck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas from The Killing) is put in charge of a department of cold cases, he begins investigating the case of a prominent politician, who committed suicide five years earlier. Convinced that the evidence does […]

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Before I Go to Sleep Friday 5–Thursday 18 September GFT

Before I Go to Sleep15 Friday 5–Thursday 18 September GFT 12 Ros Street, G3 6RB Starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth, Before I Go to Sleep tells the story of Christine (Kidman) who suffers from amnesia. Each morning when she awakes, her husband (Firth) and doctor (Mark Strong) help her put together the pieces of […]

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Scozzesi, Winter Gardens – Glasgow Green Thursday 25th September.

Scozzesi Winter Gardens – Glasgow Green Thursday 25th September. 2014 Scozzesi, italian for Scottish men, will be holding their press launch/debut concert in the Winter Gardens on Glasgow Green G40 1AT from 6 – 8pm on Thursday 25th September. Alistair Digges (32) from Kelvindale has been chosen by Classical Musicians Scotland to be one of […]

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Paisley Film Festival, 4 – 13 September, 2014

   Re-awakening a Legacy of Cinema in Renfrewshire Paisley Film Festival was concieved to create and implement a programme of Cinematic multimedia events throughout Renfrewshire, we will provide a platform for the community to experience a varied spectrum of Contemporary, Classic, Local and International Cinematography, celebrating the moving picture through tailored experiences for all ages, […]

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2014 Dunoon Film Festival Friday 12 – Sunday 14 September

2014 Dunoon Film Festival Friday 12 – Sunday 14 September Based at Dunoon’s historic Burgh Hall and in the Studio Cinema, the second Dunoon film festival will take place from Friday 12 – Sunday 14 September, celebrating the best of Scottish and world cinema, bringing together new discoveries and revered classics. We will welcome special […]

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Charlotte Prodger Performance 19 September, 2014, Tramway

Charlotte Prodger Performance 19 September, 2014 – 8:30pm        Tramway  Microsphaeric howard hughes heaven movie Free, all welcome. microsphaeric howard hughes heaven movie is a new live event by Charlotte Prodger which reconsiders various elements of her video installations and writing. This event uses 16mm film, audio tape, ripped Youtube videos and live performance to […]

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Baz Warne The Stranglers Murray BarEast Kilbride Friday 21st November

Baz Warne The Stranglers Murray Bar Function SuiteMurrayEast Kilbride Friday 21st November Tickets £15-00fromthepiratepig.com

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Ozric Tentacles + MantisMash Saturday 8 November @ The Art School

Ozric Tentacles     Doors: 19:00    Price: £16.50    Entry: 18+    Room: Synergy Concerts presents:Ozric Tentacles+ MantisMash Saturday 8 November @ The Art School, Assembly Hall, Glasgow General Admission (e-ticket)    £16.50     £1.65      ENGLAND’S PREMIER PSYCHEDELIC-TRANCE-ROCK JAM BAND Ozric Tentacles are, simply put, legends of the UK underground.One of the most influential bands to emerge […]

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The Beatroot & Lace BAZAAR Vintage & Art & Music – Launch Extravaganza! 20 September, The Art Schoo

The Beatroot & Lace BAZAAR Vintage & Art & Music – LAUNCH Extravaganza! 20 September at 11:00am – 4:00pm         The Art School, 20 Scott Street, Glasgow The LAUNCH of The Beatroot & Lace Bazaar – Vintage & Art & Music at The Art School as part of the freshers week program. A thoroughly NEW […]

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Chris Dolan at St Louis Literary Night, Wednesday 1 October

St Louis, Cafe/Bar, 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow, Glasgow City G11 6RD www.stlouis-cafebar.co.uk/

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Magic Waves Glasgow W/ Body Mechanic, Mwx & Coco De Mer The Berkeley Suite 19 September,

Magic Waves Glasgow W/ Body Mechanic, Mwx & Coco De Mer The Berkeley Suite 19 September, 2014 11:00pm – 3:00am The Berkely Suite    237 North Street, G3 7DL

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OSCAR CORDOBA BAND + support from Delta Sinners, La Bodega, 20 September.

OSCAR CORDOBA BAND + support from Delta Sinners Lad Bodega Sat 20th Sept 2014 7pm to midnight An evening of Jazz / Rock /Fusion £5 only – tickets from venue or Tickets Scotland La Bodega,1120 South StreetGlasgow

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The Flatt River Band, Fiday 5 September, 2014, Lambhill Stables

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Festival of Ideas – Music Events! September 5 – September 7 The Glad Cafe

Festival of Ideas – Music Events!  September 5 – September 7 The Glad Cafe Scotland’s first ever Festival of Ideas, co-produced by Roanne Dods and Gerry Hassan, takes place this coming weekend, from Fri 5th Sept – Sun 7th Sept. (Full schedule below) Each night, music events take place at The Glad Cafe. Check out […]

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Cresswell Lane Street Party, Glasgow West End, Saturday 20th September

Businesses in De Courcys Arcade and on Cresswell Lane invite you all to come along to the Cresswell Lane Street Party. Saturday 20th September from Noon til 5pm! Lots happening on the day including Face Painting, Music, and so much more! There will be fashions shows where you’ll see the latest  ranges of Clothing, Bags, […]

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Sarah McQuaid Touring Schedule!!!

Rising folk star Sarah McQuaid sets out on tour across the USA and UK — see details of dates below. With a new single due out in October and her fourth solo album set for release in February 2015, it’s already a busy time for Sarah McQuaid — and now she’s gearing up for a […]

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Mireia Sallares Las muertes chiquitas / The Little Deaths Thu 4 September — Sat 6 September 2014 CCA

Mireia SallaresLas muertes chiquitas / The Little Deaths Thu 4 September — Sat 6 September 2014 CCA Workshop: Thu 4 September, 6pm, Free, Theatre, Ages 16+ / Screening: Sat 6 September, 3pm, Free, Cinema, Ages 16+Book online: Workshop / Screening / 0141 352 4900 CCA is pleased to present Las muertes chiquitas (The Little Deaths), […]

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Maryse Lariviere Under the Cave of the Winds, CCA, Wed 3 September 2014

Maryse LariviereUnder the Cave of the Winds CCA Wed 3 September 2014 This event features works-in-progress by Maryse Larivière that were initiated through her residency at the CCA earlier this spring. After presenting an excerpt from her latest publication project, Larivière will premiere her 16mm B&W short film, Under the Cave of the Winds. Informed […]

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The African Queen, Sunday 31 August, Tuesday 2 September GFT,

The African QueenPG Sunday 31 August, Tuesday 2 September GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn star in this classic tale of romance and daring on the grand Technicolor waters of the Ulanga-Bora River. In September 1914, at the outbreak of WWI, British Methodist missionaries find themselves at the mercy of […]

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The Notorious Mr Bout, Monday 1–Wednesday 3 September GFT

The Notorious Mr Bout12A Monday 1–Wednesday 3 September GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Known to many as ‘the Merchant of Death’, Viktor Bout thought of himself as an amiable family man and entrepreneur who simply transported goods. Currently languishing in prison for a minimum sentence of twenty-five years (something he sees as a gross […]

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Mystery Road, GFT, Friday 29 August – Thursday 4 September

Mystery Road15 GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Friday 29 August – Thursday 4 September When detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) returns to the remote Queensland town that is still home to his estranged wife and daughter, his first case is the murder of a teenage Aboriginal girl. However, the locals are unwilling to cooperate […]

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Night Moves, Friday 29 August – Thursday 4 September GFT,

Night Moves15 Friday 29 August – Thursday 4 September GFT, 12 Rose Sgreet, G3 6RB Kelly Reichardt’s elegant, eco-terrorist thriller follows the fate of three activists who embark on a dangerous plot to blow-up a hydroelectric dam. Josh (Jesse Eisenberg), Dena (Dakota Fanning) and Harmon (Peter Sarsgaard) have come together for this one act of […]

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From Scotland with Love Sunday 31 August – 5 p.m. GFT,

  From Scotland with LoveU Sunday 31 August – 5 p.m. GFT, 12 Rose St, G3 6 RB Made entirely of Scottish film archive, From Scotland with Love is a feature film by award-winning director Virginia Heath with a transcendent score by Scottish musician and composer King Creosote. A journey into our collective past, the […]

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The Grand Seduction Friday 29 August – Thursday 4 September GFT,

The Grand Seduction12A Friday 29 August – Thursday 4 September GFT, 12 Rose Street G3 6RB On the brink of economic depression, the townspeople of Tickle Cove hope to attract a new factory to town that will bring with it much-needed jobs. However, the town also needs a doctor. Led by mayor Murray French (Brendan […]

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Obvious Child, Friday 29 August – Thursday 4 September GFT

Obvious Child15 Friday 29 August – Thursday 4 September GFT  2 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RB In this unique, daring and hilarious romantic comedy Jenny Slate plays Donna Stern, an aspiring New York stand-up comic who finds herself without a boyfriend and without a job in quick succession. Consoling herself in a bar one night, […]

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Light up the Sky, September 10. In memory of those lost to suicide

              The Whole World Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 10:00pm We the Help Team suicide prevention and mental health awareness and Le Chéile Suicide Awareness and Healing together are asking people from all over world to let of chinese lanterns, balloons or light a candle x at 10 pm on the 10th […]

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Casino Night Calman Cancer Support, Fundraiser, 13 September

Casino Night Calman Cancer Support 13 September, 2014 – 7.30 p.m.  Calman Cancer Support Centre, 75 Shelley Road, Glasgow G12 0ZE. Tickets: £20 To purchase call 0141 337 8199 The money raised from this event will be used to provide counselling and complementary therapies for those affected by cancer including family, friends and carers. Tickets cost […]

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CC Music Summer Music Event 30th and 31st August, 2014

CC Music Summer Music Event 30th and 31st August, 2014 – 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. (Instore) 33 Otago Street, Glasgow G12 8JJ

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Hope’s Beautiful Daughter’s Album Launch, Sunday, September 14, The Old Hairdressers

Hope’s Beautiful Daughter’s Album Launch    Sunday, September 14, 2014at 7:30pm        The Old Hairdressers Just two years after their highly-praised debut record Selivke (Migratory Birds), Slovenian singer/ songwriting duo Katarina Juvančič & Dejan Lapanja have released a stunning new album: Hope’s Beautiful Daughters (Stray Cat Tunes, 2014). The 9 tracks focus on stories about women and […]

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