Gorbals Sounds

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O2 Academy Glasgow

Music venue

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The O2 Academy Glasgow is a music venue on Eglinton Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. It holds 2,500 people. It was one of two Academy Music Group venues in Glasgow, until the O2 ABC Glasgow closed due to fire damage in 2018. O2 Academy Glasgow is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Gorbals Sounds.

Citizens Theatre

Theater building

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The Citizens Theatre, known locally as the Citz, is a major producing theatre in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. Built in 1878 as Her Majesty's Theatre and designed by James Sellars, then later renamed the Royal Princess's Theatre, the venue gained its current name in 1945 when the Citizens Theatre Company relocated there. Citizens Theatre is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Gorbals Sounds.

Glasgow Central Station

Railway station

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Glasgow Central, usually referred to in Scotland as just Central or Central Station, is one of two principal main line rail terminals in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow Central Station is situated 4,100 feet north of Gorbals Sounds.

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Gorbals

Suburb

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The Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and former burgh, on the south bank of the River Clyde. By the late 19th century, it had become densely populated; rural migrants and immigrants were attracted by the new industries and employment opportunities of Glasgow.

Laurieston

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Laurieston is a district in the Gorbals area of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. It derives its name from James Laurie who, along with his brother, developed a large part of the district in the early 19th century.

Hutchesontown

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Hutchesontown is an inner-city area in Glasgow, Scotland. Mostly residential, it is situated directly south of the River Clyde and forms part of the wider historic Gorbals district, which is covered by the Southside Central ward under Glasgow City Council.

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