Glasgow Cathouse

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The Glasgow Cathouse (also known as the Cathouse Rock Club) is a long-established alternative music nightclub on Union Street in Glasgow. It is well-known for hosting live gigs, with globally successful, mainstream bands such as Oasis, Pearl Jam and Fall Out Boy have played there in their fledgling years. [1]

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The club has also been host to acts such as DragonForce, Lordi, Zebrahead, SOiL, Mr. Bungle, Jayne County and Glenn Hughes. [2]

History

The Cathouse was founded by Donald MacLeod and was launched in 1990 in the now-demolished Hollywood Studios building on Brown Street. The club moved to its current home on Union Street in 1997, [3] [4] and forms part of Hold Fast Entertainment Ltd which also own The Garage. [5]

The Union St property was leased until 2005, but was eventually purchased by Hold Fast Entertainment, and was thoroughly refurbished with a relaunch party at the end of October 2005.

The Cathouse celebrated its 25th birthday in 2015, with a special performance from Anthrax. [6]

In April 2025 it was announced that employees had raised a collective formal grievance against the venue due to issues with working conditions and health and safety. [7]

Club Nights

The Cathouse currently hosts a variety of weekly club nights from Wed-Sun [8] -

There also special themed events throughout the year, such as the famous 'Cathouse Halloween', 'Cathouse Pride', and 'Disney After Dark'.

References

  1. ↑ "Concert History of Cathouse Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (Updated for 2022) | Concert Archives". www.concertarchives.org. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Cathouse, Glasgow, Scotland Concert Setlists | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm.
  3. ↑ "The Cathouse in the 90s - memories from the early days of an iconic club". GlasgowLive. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ↑ O'Neill, Christina (22 February 2020). "Things you'll remember if you went to the Cathouse during the 1990s". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Donnelly, Brian (27 November 2022). "Glasgow nightclub owner takes over Highland campsite". The Herald. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Dingwall, John (13 November 2015). "Cathouse founder Donald MacLeod discusses 25 years of the rock venue". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Glasgow Cathouse nightclub staff in health and safety grievance". BBC News. 11 April 2025. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cathouse Rock Club | Glasgow | Club Nights". Cathouse Rock Club. Retrieved 21 June 2022.


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