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]

Club Nights

The Cathouse currently hosts a variety of weekly club nights from Wed-Sun [7] -

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

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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. "Cathouse Rock Club | Glasgow | Club Nights". Cathouse Rock Club. Retrieved 21 June 2022.