First time in here last night for the band Glasville for their sell out show. We were upstairs in the top room for the show and it was a pretty decent sized space. There were a few seating areas dotted around the outskirts of the room but we were down on the main floor. The sound was great and although I wasnt drinking the bar prices looked decent. £2 for a vodka and mixer! Overall I was pretty impressed with the classic grand as a gig venue and i would happily see more gigs here! read more

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I don't mind the Classic Grand as a gig venue. It's not one of my faves but it's decent enough. My friend is a huge Nashville fan and got tickets to Glasville so although I'm not a fan of the show (and can usually be found head banging at a heavy metal gig) I did my good friend deed and went with her. Showed our tickets at the entrance and headed up the stairs. The venue itself was a decent size. A few areas with tables/chairs and of course, the main floor, stage and bar. Not a huge venue, but a decent size. The bar was pretty busy but we got served really quickly. £1.80 for a can of diet coke? I'd have been better off ordering a vodka + mixer for £2.00. Anyway, we found a place to stand and waited for the band to come on. Sound quality if's not the best I've heard at a gig bit it was okay! Music wise, not bad but not really my cup of tea. They did put on a good show though and the crowd seemed to enjoy it! Not sure why 6ft tall men insist on standing infront of women who are barely over 5ft but don't get me started on that... Anyway, I'm not here to review the band or the ignorant habits of others. Toilets were clean and we managed to leave pretty quickly after the mad rush to the exit. My friend had a great time and I'm now looking for a head banging gig to take her too. Time to introduce her to my sort of music!! read more

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Not the the best place for concert sound. But allows you to get very close to the stage. It's a ,real club too this venue. To wrap it up, I got a drum stick. Andreas Kisser put his guitar plectrum into my hand from stage, I got the bass plectrum, the song set list from the floor, and met the band. Great night. It was mental with crowd surfers and mosh pits. But that made it a funny night. read more

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A good nightclub and music venue that has pinched some of Cathouses regulars, offering a refreshing alternative with the same sort of music (metal, industrial, punk, emo yada yada). Been here for a few concerts and it's ideal, being right next to Central Station. The club nights are decent and I regret not going to their Halloween one. The photos looked amazing, with some really creative constumes on the go. It's a great place to have a good night out, depending on what sort of music you are into. I only wish I had more money to go out to places like here as much as I used to. Sob. read more

The Classic Grand - Dance Clubs Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

I love The Classic Grand as a gig venue - I've seen many bands here, and everytime I've had a good experience. The larger gig venue itself is amazing - it's got a great atmosphere, and the decor makes it feel like you're in a very intimate club. Decent, yes? I have only been to one of their club nights - unfortunately I don't remember much except a very low ceiling, lots of smoke, and heavy music) but I obviously had fun (or so the photos say). I feel I'm not really qualified to judge them on this alone, however, the descriptions of music for the weekends sortof put me off (Metal, Emo, Industrial) BUT saying that, several of my friends have been on a weekend night and have only said good things. So far so good, I might have to try it out on a weekend, as long as I'm feeling good enough to brave the music... read more

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The ClassicGrand is brilliant for a night out. I've even had a fun night here when sober!!! I'm a very annoying sober person - I stand in the corner of a club and judge people (especially YOU!!) with a scowl. Going in here, you have to climb an impossible number of stairs to get to the actual club, and begin to wonder if it's all just a lie. But emerging short of breath at the top reveals a smoky, sweaty pit of revellers and your faith is restored. The atmosphere is good and a memorable night is sure to be had by all. It says it all if moany git Liz can have fun here when sober! read more

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A couple of years ago i came to a concert at the Classic Grand (Julie Roberts & Jace Everett) (see pics!) and i was pleasently surprised when i got inside. It doesn't look too nice from the outside but inside the seating is very comfy and it has a great atmosphere. Don't be put-off by the outside of it as its really nice inside! It is also very central which is good as it is near restaurants and public transport, etc read more

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Good, solid venue with two areas for bands to play. I've seen acts in both and they're both OK but acoustics are better on the top floor. Staff are generally very good to excellent from the friendly bar staff to the security at stage front who engage well with the crowd - firm but fair and there for safety, not to bully and intimidate. read more

I may be slightly biased, but The Classic Grand is simply excellent. One of the best Weegie nights out I've had thus far ended in the Classic Grand. The mix of tunes they play is brilliant. Some complete CLASSICS from back in the day when I was around fourteen. The drinks were cheap and cheerful and there was a great crowd of people. Upstairs was busier than downstairs unfortunately. I like the decor of the Classic. read more

Friday and Saturdays are awesome. Fun place to blow off steam. DJs are easy to get along with and play top tunes. Looooooooove you Korin. Head up stairs for slightly heavier music, better for grown ups. Downstairs you'll find pop punk and tonnes of ska. NB. Abundancy of coursets. Wear yours - especially if you're a boy. WOOT!!! However, BEWARE! DANGER: Saturday brings out the creepy men in droves. Bring a cattleprod with you. Have Fun Honies - see you on the dance floor. xxxx read more

A good selection of cheap booze. Bangin' rock music played LOUD! Friendly cheery staff. That's about all I remember to be honest... after catching Monster A Go Go (some excellent burlesque acts!), we hung about for drinks, and some more drinks, and a few more after that. Joker IPA on tap, can of Red Stripe for £2, and two floors of heavy rock until the wee small hours. I love this place, not sure why I don't go more often! read more

Headed here after a gig at the garage and this little place was supposedly doing the after party called "Trash & Burn" which i had wanted to go to for a while anyway but never had the chance, So now was the chance! The music was just my style, but the lack of people in the place and the quality of the music (mp3's?) just brought it down and the dancers on stage really could have put a little more effort into it. So, I'm not sure if it was the fact it was a Sunday night or if this club night is usually dead but this place was awful. Everything about it was bad. I've had a better night in a local club and that's really saying something!. The place stank and nobody looked like they really wanted to be there including the staff. My first and last time to this place. read more

The Classic Grand has swiftly become my favourite place to dance in Glasgow, especially when club night Absolution is on. Maybe it's just me, but the clubbing scene in Glasgow seems to be subtly converging, with all clubs becoming one boring conglomeration of the other. Or maybe I'm becoming more jaded, I don't know. But while the Cathouse on the weekend is prone to pumping out cheesy 90s dance like fellow CPL venue the Garage, The Classic Grand genuinely serves up an alternative brew of punk, emo, grunge and hair metal on the upper floors. DJs Dec and Barry used to work for the Cathouse and Garage so they've had ample experience on the scene, but they have come into their own here and gone from strength to strength, offering a slap-up mix of music for the evening. I like the punk tunes Dec plays on the lower level because it's stuff people can enjoy if their in their 20s and early 30s (like the stuff you'll remember from school). Unlike other rock venues at the weekend, they don't just cater for the younger market of scene kids. Upstairs, you can dance horrendously to Aerosmith and Motley Crue to your heart's content and no one seems to bother you. With a good, diverse crowd ranging in ages, it's a friendly, laid back club to go skanking in (that's the dance I'm talking about, by the way) - unusually so for the weekend. I've never encountered a drunken prat in here - everyone's usually in good spirits and chatty without turning on the sleaze. It's busy but there's a lot of space to dance, loads of seats and stools littered around the dance floor, and selected drinks for £1.50. There's a lot of flyering for the club nights so the likelihood is you'll get in for free if you nab a pass off a PR dude. And you'll no doubt stick it out for the night as the DJ's keep you entertained (and the cheap booze keeps you going). For gigs, it's a classier choice of venue, and intimate if you're lucky enough to see one of your idols. Rilo Kiley famously played here a couple of years back and I hear it was the best venue for it. My friend was pretty thrilled getting (almost) up close and personal with Jenny Lewis. They also host a number of Burlesque nights. It's a great venue for them as when the lights are dimmed, there's a classy cabaret vibe about the joint. A great place to dance in Glasgow that is striving to add another dimension to the rock scene...and succeeding. Without The Classic, Glasgow's music scene would be a little more drab. read more

Time for an update methinks. This place is very hit and miss. I've been going to rock/metal clubs for a long long time. I was able to buy Nirvana's Nevermind with the money I made on my paper round...but chose not to 'cos I was already listening to Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth, Therapy? and Metallica. So that gives you an idea of the age bracket I'm in. The Cathouse was dead to me years ago. So this is the place to go for us old buggers who aren't willing to just crawl into a corner and die quietly. Yep, I'll be upstairs with the rest of the 'grown ups' moshing to the same stuff I've been moshing to for the last 20 years (see above bands). I really do mean hit and miss tho'. I went here on a Friday night and it was dead, with a capital DEAD, seriously, 5 people in the entire building. 3 upstairs and 2 down. They eventually shut the upstairs that night. But there must have been something else on that night somewhere else in the city. Decent enough place with some drinks promos sometimes. There's one floor on a Thursday night. Both floors on Fri and Sat. Not sure what happens on Sunday nights 'cos I can't do worky hangovers anymore. On the night where both floors are open go upstairs if you can remember what a Pretty Hate Machine is or if you just want to Rust In Peace. I was going to write some bull about being young and going downstairs, but then I remembered being young and taking the piss out of the old guys who used to go downstairs at the old Cathouse. Hey, whatever floats your boat, keep it RAWK m/ (o.o) m/ read more

if you've outgrown the cathouse, this is the place to unleash your inner rock demons on a friday and saturday night. this is a great venue - i've seen bands, stand-up comedy, and masquerade balls in here, all of which have been damn good nights out. plenty of dancefloor space, and amply stocked bars with terrifyingly efficient staff make this one of the city centres best places to be. read more

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Great place to visit if you are into rock / metal music, although you might not like if your not, its still a good night if you want a new experience. Plenty of interesting looking people and there is usually a really friendly atmosphere. read more

I hate doing this, but i had a really bad experience with the CG management. We booked the place for a charity evening, spoke to their Booker on the phone and arranged to go and pay the deposit no problems so far as the Booker sounded very professional and assured us that we had the venue for the night as it was not previously booked so we informed our acts/bands who were excited about the night as we were. A couple of days later we were told that we couldn't have the venue as someone else had booked it before us. Went to see the management who were extremely unhelpful and made no attempt to help us resolve the issue. Won't be seeking to use their venue again;-( read more

If you are looking for a place with awesome music whether it's live or the Dj this is the place to be. Cheap drink, brilliant atmosphere and good people. read more

Really nice cool club. I would reccomend for sure.

Nice and chilled, great if you are veggi or have friends who are veggi and want to grab a bite to eat. Pretty cheap.

Really nice venue which has club nights and live bands on. Very friendly crowd and good layout between bar, seating areas and dance floor on both floors. Reasonably priced drinks and entry for most nights on in here also. read more

This joint had a good layout apart from the fact for the first time I have thought of quitting smoking?? You have to go down lots of stairs to have a cig??? Is it worth it yeah! The music was bang on! thee bar staff where quick in serving didnt wait for ages to get a drink! Which is always a bonus! The bar is at the side of the dance floor! which can be tricky! but it makes you dance! good,bad??? The clientele was young! But it was a good night when i could get people to stop comparing tattoos! read more

I've been to this venue a few times now for a club night called Diversion (great night by the way!) the venue is really good, it's a fair size and the bar queue is not too bad. I have been on two levels so have been in the larger hall and a smaller, more intimate room upstairs but had a great night when I've been there. Friendly staff, good crowd and never experienced any trouble. Good drinks offers on usually (vodka & Mixer, selected beers £2) Entry price is reasonable as well usually around £6 depending which night is onI think there is also a salsa night on though you might have to google this to verify read more

Given that so many of the weird and obscure bands I like play here, I'm surprised it's taken me this long to go to the Classic Grand. Finally went along last week for a trio of Folk-Metal bands from Iceland, Russia and Switzerland and my gosh, it's a lovely little venue. Small enough that you're close to the band wherever you are, but a good size that it doesn't feel cramped and you can still have a good mosh pit :-) The bar prices weren't bad for a concert venue (£3.60 a pint) and they do a good range of decent beers - we got a Joker IPA, much nicer than just the standard overpriced cooking lager. You can stand on the raised bit up the back if you want a clear view of the band or you can venture down onto the main floor and bar below. The security was efficient but nicely relaxed - we got in the venue nice and quickly and they were present but not overbearing with the crowd surfing and moshing going on. Most impressed, would definitely be happy to go to more gigs here. read more

really stylish venue. wish more nights had taken off there as the place is really nice inside.

Best rock venue in Glasgow. Top floor caters for old school rock and goth. Bottom floor caters for your Foo Fighters, Biffy Clyro type. I've had many a great nights here and more recently a sci fi themed night. Where else in Glasgow will you hear a metal version of the Imperial March? read more

never been on a nightout but only used this place for gigs. small but cute i liked this place for gigs!