Communal Leisure
Glasgow/Edinburgh DIY Event Listings
Glasgow/Edinburgh DIY Event Listings
£8/£10 on the door **B.Y.O.B**
Radclyffe Hall, 2/2 7 Newark Drive, Glasgow
TFEH laughs in the face of mundanity with a bill of Central Belt experimental excellence this May. THURS 8TH MAY 2025. Doors= 8pm. Cost= £10. Fruitmarket, 45 Market St., Edinburgh, EH1 1DF. Fruitmarket is fully accessible, with an elevator for those who require it.
Fruitmarket, 45 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DF
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/tfeh/tfeh-presents-shona-macnaughton-skull-jacket-juniper-lai-off-brand/e-kzvpeg
Live, improvised music from The Playgroup with support TBA. Encouraging connection and group liberation through play! Tickets on the door. £7/pay what you can. Doors 7.30, music from 8
St. Ninian's, Pollokshields
🐘 a party to celebrate a full decade of parties. dj python back and forth w dj table table all night plus live RAMZi intermission. wee pre celebrate in chinaski 9-12 w friends polyterror aluminium anniversary poster by calum shawlands 🦏
The Berkeley Suite, 237 North St, Glasgow, G3 7D
https://buytickets.at/healthy/1663493
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser Fred Frith has been making noise of one kind or another for more than 50 years, starting with the rock collective Henry Cow, which he co-founded with Tim Hodgkinson in 1968.
The Old Hairdresser's, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH
http://www.theoldhairdressers.com/?events=fred-frith-glasgow-improvisors-orchestra
£8 - £12
The Berkeley Suite, 237 North St, Glasgow, G3 7D
https://ra.co/events/2120383
Unannounced Lineup - £5 Entry Support DIY spaces X
Exit, 96 Maxwell St, Glasgow, G1 4EQ
https://ra.co/pro/events/2157128
An evening of informal harmony singing to celebrate the spring, including the chance to learn a couple of easy seasonal songs along with Voicebeat, Voicemale and Steven Clarke. Free, donations towards costs welcome.
The Clockwork, Battlefield, Glasgow
https://muldoonspicnic.weebly.com/
Sonic adventurers, punk rock fundamentalists, exuberant luddites, willing outcasts. “The Mekons are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock ‘n’ roll” – wrote rock critic Lester Bangs
Stereo, 22 Renfield Ln, Glasgow, G2 5AR
https://www.stereocafebar.com/events/2025-05-11-mekons-stereo
Celebrating the first year of DN screenings and performances, featuring a new line up of artists and a special live audio/visual headline set from Semispecific Ensemble. £6.
The Rum Shack, 657 - 659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2AB
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/deptcontemporary/1671274
Electronic Experimentations is back on May 13th @ the Flying Duck on Renfield Street! Join us for a night where DJ sets, sonic improvisations, live poetry, and noise art collide to form a new kind of listening experience. Ticket s start from £6.50
The Flying Duck, 8 RENFREW COURT, Glasgow, G2 3BW
https://ra.co/events/2150083
Experimental/Folk/Electronic/Ambient. Performances to celebrate the opening of Polly Burnay's exhibition Flickering. Free entry + perhaps even free drinks.
Cass Art Space, 63-67 Queen St, Glasgow, G1 3EN
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJCOVMOIpHx/
nonclassical heads north to present a mix of eclectic sounds coming from three Glasgow-based, Scottish artists. Harry Górski-Brown, Isa Gordon and Norman Willmore will each perform solo sets featuring electronics, bagpipes, saxophone, vocals + more. £6/£8
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://ra.co/events/2129225
+ Baked Bean on the Doorstep + Rhodri Davies is a harpist, improviser, composer and multidisciplinary artist. He plays harp, bray harp, horsehair harp, electric harp and builds wind, water, ice, dry ice and fire harp installations and has released eight solo albums. His regular g
The Old Hairdresser's, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH
http://www.theoldhairdressers.com/?events=baked-beans-on-the-doorstep-may-2&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacwg93nDRCwNl-CQbGofJf4nsGDiYArPRu0srK1_uZjwvlG18DzCxDG9SyzWQ_aem_MOwuxPvjnkdtdnlG9zHaLQ
The last of 3 events as part of Han's EXIT residency: feat. talks, screenings, workshops, live performances, and DJ sets from people involved in DIY music/recreation/organising/health/publishing £5 suggested donation NOTAFLOF
Exit, 96 Maxwell St, Glasgow, G1 4EQ
Shag Nasty - Glasgow Hardcore SMIRK - Brass fuelled doom noise 6 piece. Forever Machine - Local sludge death metal 3 piece. TRILL - slimey metal 3 piece
The Flying Duck, 8 RENFREW COURT, Glasgow, G2 3BW
Quade are a four-piece from Bristol. Signed to AD 93 label the group semi-jokingly describe their sound as “doomer sad-boy, ambient dub, folk, experimental post-rock”. Milkweed are a London-based 'slacker trad' duo.
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/873fabc3-ef29-43da-b503-bc9693302a32
Glasgow's longest-running LGBTQ+ goth/italo-disco night, flooding with smoke, bisexual lighting, and drum machines. £5/3/0 advance, £7/5/0 OTD.
The Flying Duck, 8 RENFREW COURT, Glasgow, G2 3BW
https://buytickets.at/dansemacabre
Belle Époque reignites The Vic Bar with raw punk, 7-piece live Hip-Hop, a zany Goblin Rock act & pet-friendly Indie Rock. With wall-shaking sound from the The Holy Loch Soundsystem & warped sculpture art installations by Iris JP May. £8 Adv/ £10 OTD.
The Vic Bar (Art School)
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Glasgow/The-Vic-Bar/Belle-poque-VicBar-TelekinephewsSloblinBojanglesMoonsoup/40949492/
A delightful lineup of Post-punk/Anti Pop from Locals: The Victor Pope Band plus hooky Indie Punk from The Acetones and Wonky and groovy tunes from Radio Banter. Plus post gig set from Old school hip hop/atonal anti music rambler: Ian Krysis. £10 OTD/£7 ADV or free if skint.
Leith Depot, Edinburgh
https://wegottickets.com/event/647317
A Hiss of Light is the first recording made by sound artists Alanas Gurinas and Sholto Dobie. Both artists work with acoustic sound sculptures and self-made instruments made with everyday materials. In the case of Gurinas, vibrating and taught paper objects emit pulsing sine tone
The Old Hairdresser's, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH
http://www.theoldhairdressers.com/?events=alanas-gurinas-sholto-dobie-laurie-pitt-swallow-spit
DON'T FORGET TO EXIT - You're invited to join us for this very special long & dark EXIT night. Cindytalk's first Scottish appearance in 11 years, Japan's Manisdron first UK show & many more. Please come along, sliding scale tickets on RA. Support DIY spaces X
Exit, 96 Maxwell St, Glasgow, G1 4EQ
https://ra.co/events/2106082
£8/£10 Access info: the Ivory hotel has flat access to the main party space, though the adjacent glass house is up 4 stairs. There is an accessible toilet, and free parking on site for guests. If cost is a barrier to you coming along, email us and we’ll sort you out :)
The Ivory Hotel, 2/4 Camphill Avenue, Glasgow, G41 3AY
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hottowel1/1680298
A barstool prophecy has come true. After years of collaborative efforts with a who’s who of the indy rap vanguard and the striking pairing with Curly Castro as ShrapKnel, it appears PremRock is ready for his closeup. The New York City-based, Pennsylvania native is widely lauded t
The Old Hairdresser's, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH
http://www.theoldhairdressers.com/?events=premrock-with-support-from-han
Entry: £10 / £15.99 Ticket & CD Bundle / £26.99 Ticket & Vinyl LP Bundle
The Old Hairdresser's, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH
https://www.errolshotwax.com/tickets/21114-the-mary-column-very-sparrow-album-launch
Gaelynn Lea is an American folk singer/violinist and Disability advocate. Since winning NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, Gaelynn Lea has captivated audiences around the world with her haunting original songs and new takes on traditional fiddle tunes.
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/d2477e6c-6b7f-438f-80c0-cc48080d72f1
Baked Beans on The Doorstep Present....“The two men of Matmos are living rebukes to the idea that conceptual art is somehow scary and inaccessible.” – PITCHFORK “Unlikely to soundtrack your next dinner party, but it’s hard not to marvel at Matmos’s cut-and-paste mastery” – MOJO
Exit, 96 Maxwell St, Glasgow, G1 4EQ
https://ra.co/events/2146906
Quinie with full band New Album Forefowk, Mind Me Launch Party. Support from Harry Gorski Brown And UZGANC Choir Glasgow based singer Quinie releases her third album, Forefowk, Mind Me, with Upset The Rhythm. To celebrate we are hosting the official Launch party at Mono.
https://www.monocafebar.com/events/quinie-album-launch
Vocal or Version are BACK with another top night of vintage Jamaican music - reggae, ska, rocksteady, roots - all on original press vinyl. Early birds start at £6.
The Rum Shack
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vocal-or-version-reggae-dance-with-resident-deejay-shaun-galbraith-tickets-1317614804349
Nika Son is a musician, artist, film composer, curator and DJ. Influenced by Musique Concrète and the outer space of electronic music, she plays with modified and fragmented concrete sounds, interwoven with analog and digital synthesis, broken rhythms, voices and modulated tape.
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/667c6ace-4bb4-4f0e-9e58-bc627dce93cd
TENGGER is a traveling musical family, made up of Korean/Japanese couple, itta and Marqido, with son Raai, who create their brand of psychedelic New-Age drone magic through the use of harmonium, voice, and toy instruments (played by itta) and analogue synths (played by Marqido).
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/8e7a2eef-1d67-4931-9746-cd5c486532c0
5th June - FREE ENTRY - The Pearce Institute (Billiard Room) The Bubblyjock Collective is a dynamic chamber ensemble celebrating the music of neglected Scottish composers. They perform songs and music written by composers born or living in Scotland from the 19th century to the p
The Pearce Institute
https://www.glasgowbarons.com/events/billiard-room-sessions-bubblyjock-collective
Ben Vince is a composer and performer from Nottingham, known for his live improvised saxophone explorations and inventive techniques in creating new rhythms, textures and moods.
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/72448e16-4b23-451d-9e64-f752ff31d6bc
Ten Years of Invisible Inc get celebrated from 11pm-3am with antipodean party starter Dreems DJing for us, Edinburgh-based balearic acid maestro Ravelston playing live, with warm up from GK Machine plus local beat herders Wrong Party take over Room 2 from 9pm-1am. £10/£12 Tix RA
The Flying Duck, 8 RENFREW COURT, Glasgow, G2 3BW
https://ra.co/events/2155270
ERP presents: kopi-o (live) / iso.yso / zolf b2b spxo / han for an underground clubbing moment. Covered by an ERP membership or £8+
The Flying Duck, 8 RENFREW COURT, Glasgow, G2 3BW
Brighton-based DIY psych-punk legend Dez Dare returns to BLOC. Support comes from Edinburgh's garage/synth punk Sha Rivari & the Maybes. Local grunge giants Opium Clippers will be opening the show with their original, experimental and kaleidoscopic sounds. 9pm start. Free entry
Bloc, 117 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 2SZ
https://www.facebook.com/events/964361025864831