The Glasgow Cathouse (also known as the Cathouse Rock Club) is a long-established alternative music
nightclub
A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is an entertainment venue during nighttime comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who plays recorded music.
Nightclubs gener ...
on Union Street in
Glasgow
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. It is well-known for hosting live gigs, with globally successful, mainstream bands such as
Oasis,
Pearl Jam and
Fall Out Boy
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having played there in their fledgling years.
The club has also been host to acts such as
DragonForce
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,
Lordi
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,
Zebrahead,
SOiL
Soil, also commonly referred to as earth or dirt
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Common types of dirt include:
* Debri ...
,
Mr. Bungle
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,
Jayne County
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and
Glenn Hughes.
History
The Cathouse was founded by Donald MacLeod and was launched in 1990 in the now demolished Hollywood Studios building in Brown Street. The club moved to its current home on Union Street in 1997, and forms part of Hold Fast Entertainment Ltd who also own
The Garage.
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.
Club Nights
The Cathouse currently hosts a variety of weekly club nights from Wed-Sun
-
* 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
External links
Cathouse website
Company website
Nightclubs in Glasgow
Music venues in Glasgow
1990 establishments in Scotland
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