The O2 Academy is a busy live venue in the Gorbals, south of the Clyde. It hosts rock, indie, comedy, touring acts, and occasional club nights in a former cinema with enough scale to feel like an event without losing the room.
It is worth checking the programme if you want a Glasgow night out built around music rather than pubs. The venue is walkable from the centre, though late at night a taxi or rideshare is the easy way back.