Glasgow's Stand comedy club to move
After 25 years in its current home at Woodlands Road in Glasgow, The Stand Comedy Club has announced it is making a move to The Lansdowne Church and have signed a new 25 year lease. Situated on Great Western Road - some 100 yards away from their current venue and directly across from Kelvinbridge Subway station, the Lansdowne Church - formally Websters - is a prominent and beloved landmark in the heart of the West End.
The fit out will be starting over the next few months with the grand opening scheduled after the summer. The new venue will offer higher audience capacity, full disabled access and a permanent separate bar to the club itself.
The Stand's director, Mike Jones, says: "After 25 fantastic years in our current venue, it's the right time for The Stand to make a new move that will allow us to grow into the future. We're very excited to be moving to The Lansdowne Church which is such an iconic building in the city and will enable us to meet our future ambition, expand our programme into new areas and become a greater community hub in the West End of Glasgow."
Speaking in the current location, venue manager Fraser Milroy comments: "There is undoubtedly a lot of love for this room - there's is a lot of history here and comics and our audiences alike will tell you it has a reputation of being one of the best rooms to perform comedy - not just in Scotland and the UK but around the world. What makes it great is not the bricks and mortar but the alchemy of the staff, the acts and the audiences. We will be taking all that history, love and expertise into the new venue with us. The people of Glasgow have a strong connection with this club - we want them to have that same ownership and pride when we move."
The Stand will be revealing more about their new move and expansion as work commences over the summer months in time for a grand opening later this year.