Glasgow Music Venues - Barrowland Ballroom

The Barrowland Ballroom was Scotland’s principal dancehall and is also famous as it is believed to be the place where Scotland’s serial killer “Bible John” met all of his victims back in the 1960’s.

The venue soon however reformed with the decline of ballroom dancing and the rise in popularity of rock and pop music. The dancehall has now become a huge concert venue with its interesting acoustics it has become a favourite for most artists.

Simple Plan filmed their music video for famous single “Waterfront” which put the venue back on the map for the UK touring scene for artists such as U2 and Marillion. The venue is also quite popular with the police, having played host to a lot of Irish Rebel bands the building is often visited by the police once trouble breaks out.

Amy MacDonald’s song Barrowland Ballroom she states that:

 “nothing beats the feeling of the high Barrowland ceiling when a band begins to play”

This venue is one of the few venues beloved not only my audiences but also by artists. Many believe that the small venue gives it much more personality than that of a huge stadium with the atmosphere being really relaxed allowing the performers to talk to the crowd more.

The venue continues to play for huge artists such as:

• Christy Moore
• The View
• Swedish House Mafia
• The Wolfetones

This is a great concert venue for those wanting to have a more intimate concert.