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]

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] -

• 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'.