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.{{Cite web |title=Concert History of Cathouse Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (Updated for 2022) {{!}} Concert Archives |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/cathouse--2 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=www.concertarchives.org}}

The club has also been host to acts such as DragonForce, Lordi, Zebrahead, SOiL, Mr. Bungle, Jayne County and Glenn Hughes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/venue/the-cathouse-glasgow-scotland-3bd6c87c.html|title=The Cathouse, Glasgow, Scotland Concert Setlists | setlist.fm|website=www.setlist.fm}}

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,{{cite news |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/cathouse-memories-90s-club-glasgow-13094022 |title=The Cathouse in the 90s - memories from the early days of an iconic club |date=4 May 2019 |work=GlasgowLive |access-date=12 December 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last=O'Neill |first=Christina |date=22 February 2020 |title=Things you'll remember if you went to the Cathouse during the 1990s |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/cathouse-1990s-memories-nightclub-14634533 |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=GlasgowLive |language=en}} and forms part of Hold Fast Entertainment Ltd which also own The Garage.{{cite news |last=Donnelly |first=Brian |date=27 November 2022 |title=Glasgow nightclub owner takes over Highland campsite |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/23152674.glasgow-cathouse-nightclub-owner-takes-glenmore-campsite/ |access-date=12 December 2022 |work=The Herald |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Dingwall |first=John |date=2015-11-13 |title=Cathouse founder Donald MacLeod discusses 25 years of the rock venue |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/cathouse-founder-donald-macleod-lifts-6821450 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}

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.{{cite web |title=Glasgow Cathouse nightclub staff in health and safety grievance |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0z9y68z8ro |website=BBC News |access-date=11 April 2025 |date=11 April 2025 |archive-date=11 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411155544/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0z9y68z8ro |url-status=live}}

Club Nights

The Cathouse currently hosts a variety of weekly club nights from Wed-Sun{{Cite web |title=Cathouse Rock Club {{!}} Glasgow {{!}} Club Nights |url=https://cathouse.co.uk/club-nights/ |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=Cathouse Rock Club |language=en-GB}} -

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

[https://cathouse.co.uk/ Cathouse website]
[https://holdfastentertainment.com/ Company website]

Category:Nightclubs in Glasgow

Category:Music venues in Glasgow

Category:1990 establishments in Scotland