Oran Mor Glasgow bar, Brasserie, Contact, Tickets, Great Western Road location, Scotland concerts

Oran Mor : Glasgow Music Venue

West End Music Venue on Byres Road / 375 Great Western Road, Strathclyde, western Scotland

post updated 15 February 2025

Tickets 08700 132652

Brasserie 0141 357 6200

Oran Mor Location: This former Kelvinside Parish Church is on Byres Road.

Date built: 1862 ; Date refurbished: 2003

Original Architect: JJ Stevenson

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375 Great Western Road music venue and bar photographs © Isaeblle Lomholt

Oran Mor Glasgow – Bar + Music Venue

Description: Formerly derelict church – 1862 by JJ Stevenson – refurbished in 2003. Oran Mor includes a painted ceiling by Alasdair Grey. Oran Mor (Oranmor) Church, Byres Road, Glasgow has a strong programme of theatre and live music. The venue opened in Jun 2004 with former Head chef at Gleneagles Hotel, Colin Bussey, as Executive chef.

A photo of this building at the top end of Byres Road:
Oran Mor
former Kelvinside Parish Church photo © Adrian Welch

Oran Mor Concerts, Byres Road / 375 Great Western Road:
for concert tickets call SECC 08700 132652

Oran Mor Brasserie – Address
731-735 Great Western Road, Glasgow

In 2002, works commenced to refurbish the building and turn it into an arts and leisure centre. The property was renamed Òran Mór. This building was opened in June 2004.

The building appeared in The Amazing Race in 2022, and was the venue for the memorial service for Derek Watson (actor and musicologist).

GIA Awards – held at this venue, Ed – I was there as one of the judges.

OranMòr : former Kelvinside Parish Church
Date built: 1862 ; date refurbished & redeveloped: 2004
Original architect: J J Stevenson

SECC Glasgow – Glasgow Concerts
Glasgow Armadillo
SECC concert venue picture © webbaviation

GIA Dinner 2004
The GIA dinner 2004, was held in the new West End Venue at 375 Great Western Road on 19 November, 2004.

The function suite at this west end venue features a ceiling mural by the acclaimed Scottish Author and artist Alasdair Gray. The quality of the Oran Mor venue combined with a excellent menu this years GIA Annual Members Dinner promises to be an event not to be missed.

Colin Bussey : Former Gleneagles Hotel Head chef

Glasgow Entertainment Venues

Strathclyde Entertainment and Music Venues:

The Hydro

Clyde Auditorium

Strathclyde visitor attractions:

Burrell Museum – contains the Burrell Collection, Pollok Country Park, south east of the city centre
Original design: Barry Gasson, Brit Andersson
Redevelopment design: John McAslan + Partners, London

Kelvingrove Gallery, West End
Redevelopment Architects: BDP

Science Centre Glasgow, located on the south side of the River Clyde

Glasgow Transport Museum
Glasgow Transport Museum
picture from architect

Glasgow Bars

Contemporary Glasgow Architectural Designs – recent Strathclyde property selection from this website:

ABC Music Venue
ABC Nightclub
photo : Paul Zanre
ABC Music Venue

Armadillo Glasgow – aka Clyde Auditorium, on the north side of the River Clyde
Clyde Auditorium
photo © Isaeblle Lomholt
Clyde Auditorium

Marks Hotel Glasgow
Marks Hotel
photo : Andrew Lee
Marks Hotel Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow Building Designs

Glasgow Architecture – recent Strathclyde properties – key shopping centres:

St Enoch Centre Shops

Fort Shopping Centre

Paisley Town Hall Transformation
Architect: Holmes Miller

Contemporary Glaswegian property designs – selection:

249 West George Street Glasgow student flats
Architect: Mosaic Architecture + Design

Passivhaus community campus in Faifley Building Design, West Dunbartonshire

St George’s Road student housing, Woodlands district

Candleriggs Square Apartments Merchant City

Buchanan Wharf Glasgow Office Development – New Student Loans Company HQ, Clydeside Regeneration

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Historic Glasgow

The 2004 Annual GIA Awards were announced on the evening and the Awards Exhibition were also on display on the night at Oran Mor.

Photos of Oran Mor welcome.

Comments / photos for the Oran Mor Glasgow Building design by Architect JJ Stevenson page welcome.

Website: www.oran-mor.co.uk