Common

I had a horrible time here. The venue was nice, dimly lit and had a cosy feel; and Royal exchange square is a lovely location to have a bar but the quality of the drinks was poor.
I don’t expect much different from a bar in the city centre, but the attitude from the staff is horrendous and the bouncers are nowhere to be seen when they are needed.
I gave my jacket with my keys in it to the cloak room for safe keeping (£1) and I was given a raffle ticket, which made me wonder if that was some kind of sick joke as to whether I’d get my jacket back.
After a fight breaking out (with security nowhere to be seen) being elbowed in the face and drink thrown over myself and my friend, with our drinks being spilled in the process and not even getting offered to get a refill or apologised to by the staff who saw it all happen. I decided to leave and it was only midnight. To my surprise, I couldn’t find my cloak room ticket and without them having a copy of it or a receipt, they couldn’t look for it and wouldn’t even check. NOW I see my first bouncer. He appeared in my face, with no badge or display of proof that he worked there, threatened to throw me out if I didn’t go back to the bar then informed me that I’d have to wait until closing to see if I could get my jacket.
Oddly, someone else had my ticket and tried to take my jacket and I yet again had to have another argument to prove that it was in fact my jacket! Upon walking upstairs to leave I checked my pockets and my keys were missing and still are because they wouldn’t let me back in to ask for my keys. I’m a bit suspicious of the whole thing.
Horrible time :(

didnt like this place. its a square room with a square bar in the middle and all you feel is squeeeezing by people in a square circle! not very good place to dance as theres no room and is very sweaty as they let to many people in

‘You’re not allowed in unless you’re wearing shoes.’
‘But I got in fine earlier?
When?
I dunno, six o’clock ish?
Well, there weren’t any door staff then. If there were, you wouldn’t have got in.
Why do I have to wear shoes?
I don’t make the rules son.‘
Son?! Sigh.
‘Ok, well, can I just nip in an get them then.
What?
I came here straight from work. I got changed before I left so my shoes are in my bag, which is inside. This wasn’t a problem earlier, I just nipped out to take a phonecall.
You can’t come in wearing trainers, that’s the rules.‘
On and on this went. I get bars that enforce dress codes, I don’t particularly like them, but so long as they’re clear and you can see why they’d ask you to dress a certain way I can get behind that. This just reeked of random profiling.
Eventually I got in, escorted. Escorted! He waited while I found my bag, and just watched me change my shoes. Then he left, no apologies, just walked away.
It’s so dark inside you can barely see what people have on their feet anyway! As soon as he left, I changed back into my trainers, and nobody said a word to me.
On the other hand. oh, wait, no. There is no other hand.

So we were in The Social for a few drinks and it started raining, looking to go out but not far we got to Common, it being right next door! We got in about 10:30 which was great cause there was no entry fee! It was a bit quiet, but it got busier! the music was amazing and we all are going back this weekend too!

What has happened to this place? With a swift name change it’s turned into one of the worst nightclubs in Glasgow, in my opinion.
I was quite excited when this place got refurbished a few years ago, the toilets were disgusting and definitely needed a make-​over, but when Common opened up they still had the same old disgusting toilets.
I used to head to Belo all the time and my favourite night was the house night on a Sunday. Since changing into Common fans of this place seem to have been turning away in droves and any of the occasions I’ve been to Common it’s never been as busy as it used to be.
Last time I was here a couple of guys wouldn’t leave my friend and I alone, we tried to be polite but they just wouldn’t go away. They started telling us how one of them was just out of jail and the other one was his minder to make sure he didn’t do anything too wild before his trial, we couldn’t get out the door quick enough.
It used to be quite a studenty place but it seems more aimed at milfs and convicts nowadays.
Once you’ve had your picture taken on the «Rehab» and «Animal» chairs then it’s time to move on and never look back.

Next door to The Social, Common is a proper club with different nights on 7 days.
Wednesday is a good contender for a good Wednesday night out, at £1 a drink, targeted towards students. Polo is a friendlier more spacious Wednesday £1 a drink night in my book though.
The interior in Common is quite dark which can be good and bad, depending on how you look at it. If you can get a seat you can feel like a quasi-​VIP and tuck yourself away in a corner with cool funky seats and actually have a conversation.
Otherwise, it can get cramped. A proper sweatfest.
I remember the first time I went I asked for 3 vodka lemonade and limes. I got 3 vodka lemonades and 3 glasses of lime.
On topic, you can wait so long when it’s busy that underagers become legal drinking age before you get your glass of gin and glass of tonic or whatever drink they mix wrong.
It is one of those clubs though, especially when there are drinks promos, that serves as the perfect backdrop to a great night out (especially midweek) if you are in a good crowd.
Definitely worth a look.

To me, Common is, like the name suggests, just an average club. Downstairs in Royal Exchange Square it somehow doesn’t manage to live up to that quirky, classy but relaxed ambience surrounding it. Perhaps I was just unlucky when I visited but a couple of my friends, who were far from drunk, were refused entry by the strict bouncers for no reason whatsoever which put a downer on things and then, when inside, it was so cramped that we could barely move. I recall spending much of my time waiting to be served at the bar as the ‘gentlemen’ customers here pushed their way in first — where have manners gone these days?
We managed to find our own little cosy (read: sweaty) corner to chill out which made things a little cheerier and some of my group had a wee boogy there since the dancefloor can barely be classed as a dancefloor.
The drink promos are what makes the place — £1 midweek and £2 at the weekend. Sipping my £2 vodka made me quite like this place despite its faults.

On the site of the old Belo, this underground hideaway is a nice little cubby hole club under merchant square. Stylish decorated to the taste of the modern day city slicker a decent selection of popular music can usually be heard and the drinks promos should help to get you in the «night out» mood
I wouldn’t exactly go out of my way to pay this place a visit, it’s another member of the social animal body and so you kind of know what to expect. The guys toilets seem allright.

Common is a basic basement club. It’s got a dancefloor, a massive square bar, and bits around the bar for seating — and a very, very low ceiling (not one for the claustrophobics amongst us).
In the cubby holes around the bar where you can sit, you might even find a throne or two, which, always makes for some good photos — the thrones match the black/​white checkered walls and floors (think, opitcal illusion).
As Liz said, if it wasn’t quite so dark, I can imagine that the place would be a bit grubby, and possibly slimy… eeew.
The music is decent — a nice mix of electro, indie, classics, and chart throughout most of the week, I believe — and the drinks come fast and cheap. Score!
The must see? The female toilet cubicles. Always good for a laugh, the stories on them walls… ahh… they have to be seen to be believed, trust me.

The main room of Common is built round a square central bar. There are lots of wee nooks and crannies to sit with your friends, some of them with thrones. The theme of the décor is quite hard to pin down — trying to be opulent, but with kind of tattoo-​y looking wall art.
I have the feeling that if it wasn’t so dark in here, you would notice that it’s kind of boggin.
On a Friday night their cocktails were only £2. Although kind of rubbishy cocktails, you can’t argue with the price. The toilets were of the usual club standard — I had to visit 3 cubicles before I found one with toilet roll AND a lock that worked. I found all the bar staff particularly friendly though, and the music was a good mix.
Not for the tall, though. The low ceiling could be a bit claustrophobic for tall folks.

This Club is awesome, thursday and friday are my favourite nights, the tallent is always brilliant, drinks cheap and music top banana. I LOVE IT!!!

This was formerly known as B-​lo but has now changed to Common. The interior is quite nice although now a little more run down looking than when it first opened, but I like the idea of the booths as it makes you feel as though you have a special area just for you and your friends. It also has a huge double bed and some thrones scattered around. Music is pretty good but can get a bit boring when they play 10 clubland tracks in a row instead of mixing things up a bit. Drink is always very cheap which is a bonus and if you manage to get passes beforehand then it makes it a great cheap night. One downside for me is the dancefloor, it gets quite crowded but also because the roof is so low at this part of the club it can become very claustrophobic so I prefer not to dance at this bit. Overall not a bad club.

Anciennement ‘b-​lo’, Common est maintenant l’un des clubs populaire de Glasgow, malgrès lui.
Connu pour sa salle trop petite, sa chaleur intense et son style musicale un peu trop commercial, Common est toujours une bonne solution de rechange si votre premier choix de club s’avère impossible pour une soirée.
Lieu de siège permanent des Etudiants erasmus de l’Université de Strathclyde le mercredi soir, le club est un peu plus à majorité Ecossaise pendant le weekend.
Le prix attractif des boissons ainsi que sa proximité du centre ville et des taxis font de Common un endroit sympa pour une soirée de fun entre amis.

Formerly called Babaza then Blo this venue has been around for a while, fundamentally it hasn’t changed. They still do great drinks deals! However the place can get a little bit too crowded and although it is called a club the dancefloor only just passes as a dance floor. It has a low roof which means it can get pretty sweaty and theres not much of a air conditioning unit around the dance area.
Good point being the great seating, from thrones to double bed type sofas. If you get there in time then you get a private little booth to yourself if you give dirty enough looks to anyone who approaches. Music includes Hardcore dance tunes to RnB.
But if your looking for somewhere to carry on the party without too much emphasis on dancing then Common is a good place to go.
The bouncers can be very picky about who they let in, any sign of drunkenness and chances are your not getting in.

This club is awesome, gets the balance of trendy and a great atmosphere just right, the drinks promos are nice and cheap and there are great seating areas inside, they also have a double bed you can lie on, it also opens nice and early even on weekdays. great place for a night out

This is a great, fairly new place. Cheap drink and a fun atmosphere! worth a look,

Found in royal exchange square right in the centre of Glasgow this is one of my favourite clubs! Open from about 8 you can start your night here and party all night. Large booths to sit in and also a big double bed. Drinks promotions on nightly — £1.50 for vodka and mixer on friday at the moment.