How To Spend 24 Hours In Glasgow
Here’s our list of top spots to visit during your next trip to Scotland’s party city.
Stop 1: Cafe Buena Vida
Cafe Buena Vida is an independent café complete with its very own radio station that broadcasts live every day. The community space serves up quality snacks and drinks to an ever-changing soundtrack of shows.
Head here to kickstart your morning with a coffee or enjoy a chilled evening listening to the sets complete with a Ballantine’s cocktail.
Stop 2: Some Great Reward
Looking for some new tunes? Head to Some Great Reward, an independent record store, café and shop that sells the latest releases from contemporary jazz to heavy metal, disco and everything in between.
Stop 3: The Alchemy Experiment
If you’re looking for a chilled afternoon with friends then the West End of Glasgow is where it’s at. The Alchemy Experiment on Byres Road is an inclusive arts venue and collective aiming to create a space for art and creativity in Glasgow. They host fine art exhibitions, workshops, spoken word events, live music, and pop-up shops for local artists to show and sell their pieces.
Stop 4: SubClub
Scotland’s most famous electronic music venue and the longest running underground dance club in the world! House, techno, electro, disco, bass music and many other genres are regularly found there.
This is also the spot for ButhoTheWarrior’s Jaiva club night residency, in partnership with Ballantine’s True music. Butho, real name Ngqabutho Mpofu. has been using his Jaiva platform to bring a new wave of southern African DJs and tunes to Scotland,
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