We all know that the Apollo left an impression on many of the audience members who attended concerts at the venue. This certainly applies to Gerry Pidgeon, who has a 3 ticket […]

Apollo Factoids Some interesting facts to emerge from the study … As well as requiring the requisite entertainment licences from the local council, the Apollo also had to acquire a […]

‘We Want ‘U’ In: The Story of a Glasgow Institution’ by Charles Harkins (1995) provides a brief overview of the design and construction process for the original building, including a […]

Overall, I received input from over one hundred participants during the study and received some fairly incisive reflections on the venue. The following extracts represent a few examples. One Apollo […]

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed towards the study. As can be imagined, with a venue like the Apollo being the focus, the research […]

To say the least, it’s been a while since my last post. Admittedly, the study, which has now been completed, did eat up a lot of my time and, in […]

Apollo fans will know that the most frequent venue-related item that appears on a certain online auction site are ticket stubs, some of which can prove to be illuminating – […]

As mentioned earlier, I’m in the process of heading towards the conclusion of the field research. That said, I’m still got a few interviews to undertake, and open to any […]

While the interviews with audience, artists, staff and commentators have accounted for some of the time devoted to the study, other research activities related to the thesis have also taken […]

The recent news that the Mr Chips establishment in Sauchiehall Street is due to close, links back to an earlier post where the connection between this shop and the one […]