26 . Glasgow Busines August 2016
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t’s way beyond most of our bedtimes. Indeed, it’s aſter 2.00 am, in a balmy bar in central Glasgow. Tree Card Trick, a trio of Jam-like power rockers, are cranking up the
volume with an AC/DC classic towards the end of a ratling good set. Te venue is Te Howlin’ Wolf, bar, kitchen and juke joint voted Best Live Music Venue in the Glasgow Music Awards 2016, which is open until 3.00 am. On this early morning, this joint is jumpin’
with happy punters. Te Howlin’ Wolf is just one of several hundred great venues that play their part in Glasgow’s astonishingly rich night-time economy. Stu Martin and his colleague Hugh Davis,
who work as contractors in the railway industry, are among the revellers looking a litle bleary- eyed but obviously enjoying the venue. “We work shiſts and weekends, so we like to
go out midweek. We’ve both been to the gym earlier and we’ve stayed out late for a few drinks.
It’s brilliant having the choice of venues and things to do in Glasgow. It all fits much beter with the way we live today,” said Mr Martin. Bar owner Mark Lappin, who also owns
Maggie May’s in the Trongate and Slouch in Bath Street, is one of the business figures benefiting from the extended hours. He is currently working on opening up a new venue in Glasgow. Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
commissioned the research, on behalf of Glasgow City Council, on the impact of the night-time economy. It has been fed into the five-year City Centre Strategy aimed at ensuring that Glasgow remains one of the best city centre destinations in Europe. Te study found the night-time economy – defined as activity from 6.00 pm until 6.00 am – generates £2.16 billion per annum for the city, supporting 16,600 full-time jobs. Added to this, the retail sector generates more than £3.3 billion and supports 17,000 full-time jobs. Combined employment
from the sectors represent more than a fiſth of the city-centre working population. Glasgow has always had a cornucopia of
night-time choices. While the traditional staples are the Italian pizzerias, the Chinese and Indian restaurants, now there are some new tastes and flavours, including gourmet burger kitchens, Mexican eateries and oriental Asian cuisines. While rock and blues in the Howlin’ Wolf
satisfies one type of client, at the top end, there are refined international eateries where Glaswegians and visitors are indulging in their cosmopolitan tastes. Chaophraya, the elegant Tai restaurant which opened in the Townhouse, the former RSAMD building, in 2012, in Nelson Mandela Place, is now the largest Tai restaurant in Europe. Rachael Clarke, Chaophraya’s Brand
Manager, said: “Busy footfall and evening traffic through Glasgow is of utmost importance to Chaophraya, especially as we are located on Buchanan Street, a great city thoroughfare. “A distinctive food and drink scene and the
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