The Arches (Glasgow)

The Arches
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LocationCity Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
OwnerArches Retail Company Limited
TypeBar, Theatre, Music venue, Nightclub
Genre(s)Multi-genred
Seating typeSeating/Standing
Opened1991[1]
Closed2015

The Arches was a bar, arts venue, theatre, live music venue and nightclub in Glasgow, Scotland, which first opened in 1991. It was a not-for-profit organisation, and was situated in the City Centre under Glasgow Central station and the West Coast Main Line in the brick arches of the viaduct leading into the station, with entrances on Midland Street, and (since 2001) an entrance underneath Hielanman's Umbrella on Argyle Street.[2][3] The venue had 7,800 square metres (84,000 sq ft) of floor space which was spread over two floors and seven arches. In June 2015, The Arches announced on their website that the company would go into administration and had no choice but to close down the facility, after its licensing hours had been curtailed.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference archesabout was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Find us". The Arches. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "The Arches: main venue". Data Thistle. Retrieved 25 November 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. ^ "Press Release: The Arches "left with no other choice" than to go into administration". The Arches. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Henderson, Scott (10 June 2015). "Dark day for the arts in Scotland as The Arches goes into administration". The List. Retrieved 25 November 2020.