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Glasgow/Edinburgh DIY Event Listings
Glasgow/Edinburgh DIY Event Listings
"A festival of immense heart, courage and invention. A programme that taps the ultra local and the global with equal respect. I love its sense of community, its sense of artistic inquisitiveness and dialogue between artists and audiences." Kate Molleson, writer and broadcaster.
various venues, Glasgow
https://counterflows.com
World of Twist’s vinyl dance party returns to The Rum Shack in Southside on Saturday, 5th April, with guest selector Santa Leticia, who will be making her Scottish club debut. Join us for a night of global groove heaters, shoulder shakers, and distant rhythms.
The Rum Shack, 657 - 659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2AB
https://ra.co/events/2110392
Donation
Glasgow Project Room
Film, field recordings, and moving-image work from FieldARTS residency, screening at the ARC (G11 6EW), 18.00-20.00, April 7th. Free but ticketed, drinks provided. The space is wheelchair accessible and masks will be provided. Not all works are captioned.
Advanced Research Centre
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cinemarc-fieldarts-tickets-1232919528499
Singing in the pub, sing or don't sing, you prolly won't like it. Free entry, all welcome.
Dram, Woodlands Rd, Glasgow
Electronic Experimentations is back on April 8th @ the Flying Duck on Renfield Street! Join us for a night where DJ sets, sonic improvisations, live poetry, and noise art collide to form a new kind of listening experience.
The Flying Duck, 8 RENFREW COURT, Glasgow, G2 3BW
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/electronic-experimentations-tickets-1299544816529?aff=oddtdtcreator
Braw Gigs is chuffed to welcome back our old pals from Michigan, the mighty Wolf Eyes (Nate Young, John Olson). It's been over 6 years since they last played the capital at BG's 10th birthday bash, so here's a rare chance to catch
Legends (Edinbrugh)
https://wegottickets.com/event/645024/
Still Exists, a new Glasgow club night that celebrates the enduring spirit of club culture, focusing on dance floor shared experiences and community. Leave behind all your worries and anxieties, focus on the music in the here and now. Come as you are.
The Poetry Club
https://ra.co/events/2115571
Door time: 7:30pm Start time: 8:00pm £12.50 Join new Glasgow-based trio Alma for the launch of their first single Magpie, featuring full band! The night will be opened by the wonderful local singer songwriter Nicky Murray.
The Rum Shack, 657 - 659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2AB
https://wegottickets.com/event/648793/
Opn Tble is a creative artist-focused supper club. Come along share an idea or piece of work over a meal and chats with other creative folk. Tickets are Pay What You Can donations of £15-£0.
Rumpus Room, Langside Ln, Govanhill, Glasgow G42 8BH
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/opn-tble-april-creative-supper-club-tickets-1301849289269?aff=oddtdtcreator
Back again! Big Speakers, big tunes. OPEN DECKS 7pm-9pm: Bring your mp3s or vinyl to play through a rig! The Weirder the better! Pay what you can, £5 suggested All welcome! Bring your mum, your nemesis, your crush, your pet, but most importantly, your skanking legs <3
McNiells
Gizeh Records and Frosti present… A-SUN AMISSA www.slowsecret.bandcamp.com A-Sun Amissa are a group in a permanent state of metamorphosis, existing on the fringes of some kind of avant-rock, relentlessly searching out new angles and new directions to push the noise they create. A
The Old Hairdresser's, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH
http://www.theoldhairdressers.com/?events=gizeh-records-and-frosti-present-a-sun-amissa-sulk-rooms-r-loomes
The feeling that it all might come to an end. ҉ (Special guest TBA 11/04/25), Scott Gordon (Live), Benedict Drew (Live & Film) & DJ sets from Alliyah Enyo and DJ Eliot late into the night. Tickets on RA - NOTAFLOF
Exit, 96 Maxwell St, Glasgow, G1 4EQ
https://ra.co/events/2122949
£10 (£8 advance) - If cost is a barrier for you but you still want to come please email and we'll sort you out :) Access info: flat access to the main party space, with an accessible toilet behind the main party space.
The Ivory Hotel, 2/4 Camphill Avenue, Glasgow, G41 3AY
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hottowel1/1638183
TFEH delivers a Sunday service so divine that you'll forget all about the impending Easter celebrations. SUN 13TH APR 2025. Doors= 8pm. Cost= £10. Fruitmarket is fully accessible, with an elevator for those who require it.
Fruitmarket, 45 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DF
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/tfeh/tfeh-presents-audrey-chen-ego-depletion-han-off-brand/e-egadqb
Singing in the pub, hosted by Govanhill Voices, free entry, all welcome, nae bams.
Ryans Bar, Allison Street
Ayup Humans! We got some hot stuff coming up on April 16th with local superstar digital hotshots Network Music Glasgow + 1st ever 2nd appearance by Nic Krog + mouldy nihilistic duo EGO DEPLETION will be joined by an amazing secret guest whose identity can only be revealed a coupl
The Old Hairdresser's, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH
https://www.instagram.com/p/DHp7YSlIXz3/
The second of 3 events as part of Han's EXIT residency: feat. talks, screenings, workshops, live performances, and DJ sets from people involved in DIY music/recreation/organising/health/publishing £5 suggested donation NOTAFLOF
Exit, 96 Maxwell St, Glasgow, G1 4EQ
Gnash is an experimental event series which explores the relationship between art and comedy. Inviting artists, musicians, writers and performers to share their practices, Gnash incorporates a blend of performance art, storytelling, clowning and stand-up, championing the art of c
The Old Hairdresser's, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH
http://www.theoldhairdressers.com/?events=gnash-2
KUUNATIC is a thrilling tribal / experimental / rock trio bolstered by diverse global sonics and powerful female vocals. Drawing on the members’ different musical and cultural perspectives, their music explores ritual drumming, pulsing bass lines, atmospheric keyboard sounds...
Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, Glasgow, G1 5RB
https://www.citizenticket.com/events/pop-mutations/kuunatic/
April's Fuzz Bat show sees another jaunt to the lovely Home Bar and features a cracking lineup of angular indie quartet Cuttings, Psychedelic garage rock from Dragged Up and new wonky punk from Pony/Ponies/Pony's. Doors at 7:30pm £10 OTD/£7 ADV or free if you're skint
Home Bar, 69 Home St , Edinburgh, EH3 9JP
https://wegottickets.com/event/652306
Gender Chores. Northern Ireland, UK. just some heavily caffeinated punks with a double dose of DIY riot-grrrl SEER Glasgow hardcore Pink Pound Synth and bass
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/2025-04-26-gender-chores-plus-pink-pound-plus-seer-the-glad-cafe
Revelatory, unaccompanied, francophone traditional song by candlelight. Tartine de Clous are a trio who travelled to, collected from, and sang with, many of the singers and tradition bearers of the “Revival Folklorique”.
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/2025-04-27-tartine-de-clous-with-alasdair-roberts-and-neil-mcdermott-the-glad-cafe
co:clear returns to reimagine the Apollo Bar with a deeply immersive and multi-sensory affair with guests from Germany and the U.S.A.
The Flying Duck, 8 RENFREW COURT, Glasgow, G2 3BW
https://ra.co/events/2113227
For over a decade, artists from around the world have gathered in Glasgow with a shared goal – to push the boundaries of their art form, often challenging its basic ground rules. An earthquake, while destructive, also brings renewal and change. Despite being a beautiful, old-fash
Glasgow City Halls & Old Fruitmarket
https://www.tectonicsfestival.com/
Melbourne dream-pop outfit plus local loves. 18+
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.citizenticket.com/events/pop-mutations/hachiku/
Live, improvised music from The Playgroup with support TBA. Encouraging connection and group liberation through play! Tickets on the door. £7/pay what you can. Doors 7.30, music from 8
St. Ninian's, Pollokshields
Sonic adventurers, punk rock fundamentalists, exuberant luddites, willing outcasts. “The Mekons are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock ‘n’ roll” – wrote rock critic Lester Bangs
Stereo, 22 Renfield Ln, Glasgow, G2 5AR
https://www.stereocafebar.com/events/2025-05-11-mekons-stereo
The last of 3 events as part of Han's EXIT residency: feat. talks, screenings, workshops, live performances, and DJ sets from people involved in DIY music/recreation/organising/health/publishing £5 suggested donation NOTAFLOF
Exit, 96 Maxwell St, Glasgow, G1 4EQ
Quinie with full band New Album Forefowk, Mind Me Launch Party. Support from Harry Gorski Brown And UZGANC Choir Glasgow based singer Quinie releases her third album, Forefowk, Mind Me, with Upset The Rhythm. To celebrate we are hosting the official Launch party at Mono.
https://www.monocafebar.com/events/quinie-album-launch
5th June - FREE ENTRY - The Pearce Institute (Billiard Room) The Bubblyjock Collective is a dynamic chamber ensemble celebrating the music of neglected Scottish composers. They perform songs and music written by composers born or living in Scotland from the 19th century to the p
The Pearce Institute
https://www.glasgowbarons.com/events/billiard-room-sessions-bubblyjock-collective