Glasgow Cathouse

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]

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] -

  • Mantra (every Wednesday)
  • Unholy (every Thursday)
  • Cathouse Fridays (every Friday)
  • Cathouse Saturdays (every Saturday)
  • Hellbent (1st Sunday of every month)
  • Flashback (2nd Sunday of every month)
  • 3 Cheers! (3rd Sunday of every month)
  • Slide It In (Last Sunday of every month)

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


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