Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! You've just gotta say it as soon as walk into this amazing world of western. I've always been a little apprehensive about entering the doors of the Opry as I used to work round the corner from it and I know exactly what the other bars are like round there. Well The Old Toll Bar's alright during the day/early evening/during the week. Anyhoo I had seen the posters for line dancing outside and I do love trying new dance styles, bollywood my favourite at the moment, but line dancing. Hmmm?! I think you know it's gonna be for the older person as it's let say a more gentle kind of dance and you're stuck in a line. Well you may ask how on earth did I end up here with my angst of line dancing? My mate had invited me to see a band called the Bad Bad Men and bad in the slightest they were not I'll have you know. As soon as I walked into the Opry I thought I had walked into a Texas social club airport. It's such a strange layout of seats that remind me of an airport but with other seating that reminds me of a local social club. Well there was plenty of rootin tootin guys and gals dressed to impress with the whole country and western thing happening but you don't get the feeling of "darn I should have made the effort and slipped on my spurs and holster before I left the house". Although with the gun slinging classes that were advertised along with line dancing and bands made it tempting to get the old holster out, that's if I had one of course, well I do but it's pink and plastic. That count?! It was a great night out with great friends and bands, one from Canada called Silver Creek and a lassie from out that way too called Sarah McClurg. I had a super night and I wasn't even drinking as I had the car. Drinks were very very reasonable priced, guess who's leaving the car next time?! I'm definitely up for a proper night out here as they even have a bit upstairs that sells food. Oh yeah!!!!! Sold! read more

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Ok so i really want to start this review with some terrible cowboy/western style comments......and so i will!! Yeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! Grab your rootin tootin ten gallon hat, yur bestest gal, saddle up your finest steed and mosey on down to the finest waterin' hole this side of the Mc Graw's Gulch!!! Confused, you will be. This place is an institution. A place where those of the cowboy shirt/boot/hat/holster(yes you heard, holster) wearing minority of Glasgow can frequent and square dance the night away with there dearly beloved, latest squeeze or even their posse of mean hombres. An institution in Glasgow running for over 30 years, the Opry offers the afore mentioned cowboys and cowgirls the chance to dance their chaps off in a welcoming, if slightly community/bingo hall esque setting. Along side the obligatory line dancing sessions, there trots a wild west "shoot out" competition with regular gun slingers shooting it out for the weekly kudos. Add to this a healthy shot of live music, mixed crowds, eclectic outfits ('coon skin hats, floral shirts, chaps, holsters, ten gallon hats, horses...actually no), roomy dance floor to strut your stuff and a bar with stupidly reasonable prices and you have yourself the mixin for a wild, wild night. Ok, so the area around the place isn't the most welcoming. When arriving it feels a bit like stepping into the Alamo, which kind of adds to the feel of the place to be honest, but once you get in and get into it, its a fine, fine night. read more

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Madness. Went here for a gig recently, which I only managed due to the good directions from the wifey at the nearby tube station. This place was an obscurity for me, but a charmer. The decor was raw Americana with a man propped against the bar sporting a line dancing outfit without so much as a hint of irony. Seemingly they do line dancing in here and other events more common to social clubs which perhaps accounts for the poor sound quality of the bands who were performing. It could have been a tragedy, but with laughably cheap alcohol at the bar, a good night was had by all! read more

Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry - Social Clubs Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

I first went to the Grand Ole Opry years and years ago. It was the proper old school country and western night: you do have to dress appropriately, they did take down the flag at the end with tears in their eyes, and they did look at me funny when I tried to line dance. More recently, The Opry has been staging gigs outside of its remit- well, they still have an Americana bent, but the venue is occupied by avant-garde hipsters who are all about the music, and don't get involved with the nostalgia. And it is a good venue: it might have been booked for the kitsch value, but it has friendly staff- if a bit bemused by this cool invasion- a good sound system and a location that is hardly in the middle of nowhere, even if it is off the beaten track. In the last few weeks, in the run up to Christmas, I noticed that many of the smokers outside the venue- I walk past more often than I go in- look a bit more fancy dress than serious. I think this underscores the shift in the Opry: it is more about fun than sentimentality these days, and is becoming a vibrant venue that attracts a variety of crowds. Not many students, still. read more

Well what can I say about The Grand old opry? Well for a start I was not looking forward to my visit. I had not long turned 30 and had hit that "I'm actually old" wall that pops up from the ground around this time for most people, the thought of what's considered to be an venue for the retired and line dancers was making me really uneasy. Thing is that once I was in the door the banter started when ordering my first drink and didn't end till I left, I had a wonderfully time. There was bingo (competitive stuff) a raffle (I didn't win) and a shoot out competition (almost the best bit of the night). My personal highlight was the cafe up the stairs selling hot rolls, chips and fry ups. If this is what retirement is like then getting older might not be so bad after all. read more

Now I have to admit that the rating is mostly for the gig. One of the best nights of my life, I saw the amazing The Twilight Sad here for their February 2012 tour in support of the third, sublime record "No One Can Ever Know". You should all totally buy it. Anyway, the venue itself is a little kooky. Decked out as a cowboy saloon, the staff themselves are all clearly local and it's this clash (Americana mixed with thick Glaswegian accents) that adds to the charm of the place. I was less enthralled with the bizarre queuing system to get drinks from the bar, which saw two rows of pissed off patrons zig-zagging amongst the main floor whilst the (terrible) support band was on. However, the drinks are DIRT CHEAP (pint of cider and a double vodka and coke and I still had change from a fiver!) so I cannot complain too much. But honestly, it was all about The Twilight Sad. F*ck yeah! read more

a nice little country and western bar, with live music most weekends. On a Saturday night they have a 'shootout' for fun. They also have bingo nights. Drinks are cheap and the staff are really nice. read more

i can remember in 1969 the opry was called The Marquee. my yet to be husband and his mates were in a band called Deep Sleep and they played the late shift 12 midnight till 4am. the rain used to be pissing through the roof and you had to dance around it lol. the names of the band members were JT Reilly, John and Robbie McMillan and their cousin Ronnie. I'm giving it a three for nostalgia...sniff read more