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

Pat ByrneI have a Jaunt round the Glasgow West End notice boards to see what’s going on in the centre of the universe but I also rely on mailing lists and you getting in touch with your events. The listings are free for charitable organisations – small charge for profit making events. Email me details if you would like me to promote your event..

Blue Ruin GFT, Friday 2–Thursday 15 May

Blue Ruin15 GFT, 12 Rose St Friday 2–Thursday 15 May Show Times: times vary [ see showings ] Buy Tickets →   This story of a vagrant’s quest for blood- spattered revenge sounds like forgettable B-movie fare, but director Jeremy Saulnier elevates familiar ingredients into something much more accomplished and appealing. When Dwight learns that […]

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Thursday, May 1, 2014 | Filed under: Cinema

The Informant GFT, Friday 2–Thursday 8 May

The Informant15 GFT, 12 Rose Street Dates Showing: Friday 2–Thursday 8 May Show Times: times vary [ see showings ] Buy Tickets →   This intense international thriller charts the travails of Marc Duval (Gilles Lellouche), a financially troubled bar owner living with his wife and child on Gibraltar in the late 1980s. Eager to […]

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Fruitvale Station GFT, 12 Rose St Sunday 4 May

Fruitvale Station15 GFT, 12 Rose St Dates Showing: Sunday 4 May Show Times: 16:15 [ see showings ] Buy Tickets →   On New Year’s Day 2009, twenty-two-year-old Californian Oscar Grant decides to get a head start on his resolutions – taking steps to become a better son, father and partner. However, Oscar’s short life […]

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A Thousand Times Good Night CCA, Friday 2–Thursday 8 May

A Thousand Times Good Night15 CCA, 12 Rose Street Dates Showing: Friday 2–Thursday 8 May Show Times: times vary [ see showings ] Buy Tickets →   How do you choose between work and family life when work is one of the things that make you feel truly alive and worthwhile? Rebecca (Juliette Binoche) has […]

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Riverside Festival Glsgow, Electric Frog and Pressure 3 – 4 May, 2014

  GLASGOW GETS SET TO WELCOME TOP NAMES IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC FOR THE ELECTRIC FROG & PRESSURE RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL THIS MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND Glasgow gets set to welcome top names in electronic music including 2ManyDJs, Jamie Jones, Felix Da Housecat and Laurent Garnier for the The Electric Frog & Pressure Riverside Festival that gets […]

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2014 A Year to Remember Helensburgh & District Writers’ Workshop in celebration of a unique year. Helensburgh Library Saturday, 24th May 10.30 a.m.

  Contents 1.  Homecoming                                    Catriona Malan         2.  Return to the Monach Isles            Robin Lloyd-Jones             4.  An Island Memory                           Catherine Lockie                5.  Serendipity                                        Lynn Henderson      6.  Grey Wolf Haunting                        Robin Lloyd-Jones    7.  The Craggs                                        Saskia Tepe               8.  Oor Country                                     Ann MacKinnon                                  9.  A Sodger’s Tale                            […]

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Glasgow Commonwealth Games – Be a Host City Volunteer

Want to be a part of Glasgow’s Commonwealth history? Be a Host City Volunteer! Join the army of people already signed up to provide the warmest of welcomes to visitors to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Host City Volunteers will bring passion and pride to Glasgow’s streets providing information on the sports programme and […]

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Writing Workshop Wholefoods, Giffnock Fundraiser for MS Revive Glasgow Tuesday 6th May

Writing Workshop Wholefoods, Giffnock Fundraiser for MS Revive Glasgow Tuesday 6th May 7.30 p.m.   Looking forward to delivering this Writing Workshop next Tuesday in the lovely Café area of Wholefoods. Only 20 places, so if anyone is interested, book a place by contacting Wholefoods – Giffnock directly.  Telephone: 0141 621 2700 www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/giffnock 124-134 Fenwick […]

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Head for the Edge by Kate Tough Book Launch, 16th May Waterstone’s Argyle Street, Glasgow

Head for the Edge by Kate Tough Book Launch, 16th May, 2014 6.30 p.m. Waterstone’s 174 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8BT Join us in Glasgow to celebrate the launch, the hilarity and the heartbreak of Kate Tough’s Head for the Edge, Keep Walking. With a book launch in Waterstones Argyle Street followed by an after […]

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Stay and Play Sessions Glasgow – for children 0 -3 years

Stay & Play programme YWCA, 4th Floor, Albert Chambers, 13 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 1HY Registration Day – Thursday 8th May from 9.30am – 12.30pm. •Stay and Play sessions can be themed, can be messy, but they’re always fun and interactive.  •Children and their parents and carers can sing, dance, play, and have fun together […]

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WEST END FESTIVAL LAUNCHES EXTENDED PROGRAMME, 28th April, 2014

West End Festival launch

The 19th West End Festival programme was revealed today, (Monday, 28 April), extending the dates from Sunday, 1 – Sunday, 29 June and confirmation the not-to-miss Byres Road parade will go ahead on Sunday, 8 June. The local favourite, Gibson Street Gala, which was founded by the West End Festival 10 years ago and is […]

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Monday, April 28, 2014 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, West End Festival 2014

Glasgow Southside Fringe Fundraiser Saturday 3rd May, 7.30 – 11.30 p.m.

Southside Fringe Fundraiser Saturday 3rd May, 7.30 – 11.30 p.m. Southside Fringe HQ Join us on Saturday night for a fun-packed fundraiser and knees up at Fringe HQ! With Ace Comedy, Art, Live Music, Drinking & Dancing! Comedy comes in the shape of Glasgow stars Des Clarke and Bruce Morton (Greater Shawlands Republic) Live music […]

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Glasgow Gigs: The STC Presents…One Last Secret, The Iqons, The Nex-Tide & 1 more Sat 3rd May 7.30 – 11 p.m. Nice n Sleazy

The STC Presents…One Last Secret, The Iqons, The Nex-Tide & 1 more TBA Saturday 3rd May 7.30 – 11 p.m. Nice n Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3LG One Last Secret have stormed the Scottish music scene over the past two years with their unique blend of Rock and Pop. They have played festivals, sold […]

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Good Parenting Show Scotland Hampden Park 17 and18 May 2014, 9:00 a.m.

Good Parenting Show Scotland Hampden Park 17  and18 May 2014, 9:00  a.m. So have you booked your tickets yet for Scotlands ONLY ORIGINAL parenting exhibition at Hampden Park this May! Come along for a fun filled family day out, organised for families by family, see whats fabulous in your area! Information, shopping and entertainment – […]

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Sunday, April 27, 2014 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people

Bookbug Session Langside Halls 15 May 2014, 10:00 a.m.

Bookbug Session Langside Halls 15 May 2014, 10:00 a.m. Rhymes, stories and songs for under threes.      Langside Halls 5 Langside Avenue Shawlands, Glasgow, G41 2QR

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Atropa Nights, Southside Fringe, Wednesday 14th May 2014 8.30pm, Govanhill Baths

  Atropa Nights     Wednesday 14th May 2014 8.30pm.   Govanhill Baths http://southsidefringe.org.uk/   Bookings now open click there < For one night only               Govanhill Baths http://www.govanhillbaths.com/  Atropa Nights Wednesday 14th May 2014 8.30pm. Govanhill Baths Limited number of tickets available at a very special never to be […]

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Ewan Morrison CCA, Glasgow 13 May 2014, 6:00 p.m.

Ewan Morrison CCA, Glasgow 13 May 2014, 6:00 p.m. In 2013 Ewan Morrison became the winner of the SMIT Scottish Book of the Year Fiction Prize 2013 (for the novel Close Your Eyes) . He is also winner of the Glenfiddich Writer of the Year Award 2103. The ‘erudite purveyor of filth’ talks about his […]

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St Mungo’s Mirrorball 1st and 8th May 2014, 7:00 p.m. CCA

St Mungo’s Mirrorball 1st and 8th May 2014, 7:00 p.m. CCA A showcase of the finest poetry talent on the Glasgow scene. Thu 1 May 7 p.m. Free / 0141 352 4900 Tonight’s verse comes courtesy of Gerrie Fellows (Window for a Small Blue Child) and Jacob Polley (The Havocs). Thu 8 May 7 p.m. […]

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HAMLET by William Shakespeare, Southside Festival, Glasgow 9th May

HAMLET by William Shakespeare 9 May 2014, 7:30 p.m. Govanhill Baths http://southsidefringe.org.uk/ Ticket prices:     £10, Concession £8 Govanhill Baths Calder Street, Glasgow, G42 7QR

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Ann Donovan and Leela Soma 21 Revolutions Thursday 15th May Clydebank Library

Ann Donovan and Leela Soma 21 Revolutions Thursday 15th May Clydebank Library, Dumbarton Rd, Clydebank, G81 1XH 7:30 pm To celebrate its 21st anniversary this year, Glasgow Women’s Library commissioned 21 artists and 21 writers to produce artworks, poems and stories inspired by the library’s archives for their beautifully illustrated anthology 21 Revolutions. These new […]

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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Wed 14th Of May 2014 – Live Music @ The Venue, OranMor

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Wed 14th Of May 2014 – Live Music @ The Venue, OranMor, Top of Byres Road £15 Telphone 08444 77 1000ticketweb.co.uk HBE are eight brothers from the south side of Chicago. They come from an extraordinary musical family. Other sisters and brothers are professional musicians, their mothers are singers, and Philip Cohran, […]

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Brian Kennedy Fri 9th Of May 2014 The Venue, OranMor

Brian Kennedy Fri 9th Of May 2014 7 p.m. Live Music @ The Venue, OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Celebrating 22 years in the music industry this year, Brian Kennedy is one of Ireland’s ultimate live performers. With a ‘voice to charm the angels’ Kennedy has captivated audiences across the globe with such classics […]

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Helen, OranMor, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Mon 28th Apr – Sat 3rd May

Helen Written by Thomas Eccleshare Directed by Valentina Ceschi OranMor, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Top of Byres Road, G12 Monday 28th Apr – Saturday 3rd May Buy tickets online Featuring Timothy X Atack and Charlotte Melia This play is a co-production with the Tobacco Factory.  A reclusive children’s writer becomes wildly successful. […]

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PCL presents Stag and Dagger CCA Sun 4 May 2014

PCL presentsStag and Dagger CCA Sun 4 May 2014 Times tbcAges 18+ Visit PCLpresents.com for further details This one-day, one-ticket festival has firmly established itself in Glasgow’s annual music calendar. Returning for a fifth year, expect more international names, hyped acts from around the country as well as the cream of local talent at various […]

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Biding Time (remix) Wed 7 May — Thu 8 May 2014 CCA

Biding Time (remix) Wed 7 May — Thu 8 May 2014 CCA 8pm, Theatre, £10 (£8) + 60p booking feeAges 14+Book online / 0141 352 4900 A multimedia collaboration between musician Louise Quinn (A Band Called Quinn), Grid Iron Theatre Director Ben Harrison & Scottish film maker Uisdean Murray in response to international shared story […]

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Swans With special guest Jenny Hval The Arches, Sat 24 May 2014

Synergy Concerts and Cry Parrot present Swans With special guest Jenny Hval The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, G2 8DL Sat 24 May 2014 | 7pm-10pm  £18 + £1.80 booking fee Book online     New York no wave/post-punk group Swans come to The Arches on Sat 24th May, as part of a large scale US […]

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Mac DeMarco The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, G2 8DL Tue 20 May 2014 | 7.30pm doors

Synergy Concerts presents Mac DeMarco  The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, G2 8DL Tue 20 May 2014 | 7.30pm doors  £10 + £1 booking fee Book online Canadian “slacker rock” musician Mac DeMarco plays The Arches on Tues 20th May. N.B. This gig has been moved from its original venue, Mono. All original tickets are still […]

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STUART MACFARLANE / CALUM GILLIGAN / ABBI RAJASEKHAR (usa) 13th Note 8th May

Thursday 08 STUART MACFARLANE / CALUM GILLIGAN / ABBI RAJASEKHAR (usa) 13th Note 50 King Street, G1 5QT 8th May Stuart Macfarlane: Experienced musician with a background in hair metal, folk and prog rock. His solo material is best described as folk/rock/pop. / Calum Gilligan: Stirling based acoustic writer. Charming sounds of an acoustic/ folk nature […]

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Folk Showcase: MIKE HASTINGS / MICHAEL McGARRY / PADDY COYLE AND ADAM HODES 13th Note, Tuesday 29th April

Folk Showcase: MIKE HASTINGS / MICHAEL McGARRY / PADDY COYLE AND ADAM HODES 13th Note 50 King Street, G1 5QT Tuesday 29th April Mike Hastings is a guitarist and songwriter from Glasgow who also plays with Trembling Bells. A wonderful acoustic guitarist and songwriter. A limited 7” ep of his solo material was released on […]

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Jimi Goodwin, 10th May, 2014 King Tuts Wah Wah Hut

Jimi Goodwin   10th May, 2014   King Tuts Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street, G2 5RL   Doors | 20:30 Price | £ 15.00 + Tea Street Band Tickets | Buy tickets >> Jimi Goodwin :

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