Why you should visit Whistler on the Green ahead of TRNSMT 2025 in Glasgow

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Whistler on the Green is the closest pub to Glasgow Green.

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00:00My name's Calvin and I work here at the Whistler in the Green.

00:05So we're a wee community bar just at the bottom of the Salt Market next to Glasgow Green.

00:10We do food, like really good pub food during the day.

00:15Quite big on music, so we have DJs and stuff playing at the weekends.

00:19So it's literally just across the road, yeah.

00:21I mean, it's a good weekend for us because they close off all the roads

00:26and it's almost like a carnival atmosphere.

00:29Do you know what I mean? So it's good fun.

00:30Yeah, we can't wait, man, really.

00:32It's good and the weather's going to be good as well.

00:33It's going to be about 28 degrees, so it's shorts and taps halftime.

00:37Anyone from your old school Glaswegians, do you know what I mean?

00:41Proper characters, but then we'll have quite a lot of students

00:46and then we'll get people in on dates and things as well, do you know what I mean?

00:49So quite a collective mix of people.

00:51It's a good broad spectrum of Glasgow.

00:54Paul Heaton, so yeah, he was, what, two years ago?

00:56So obviously with the cost-of-living crisis going on,

01:00so there's a few bars around the local area,

01:02so he just came and he just put £150 behind the bar,

01:05just like anyone who wants to come and have a drink, it's on him.

01:08Do you know what I mean?

01:09So it was pretty cool, yeah.

01:11We are open from 12 till 12.

01:13We serve food from 12 till 7 during Transmit.

01:15Like, you know, we'll just do a little bit more of a reduced menu

01:18and we'll do, like, burgers and lasagna and stuff like pasta

01:21for people wanting to come and have something to eat before they go

01:23and, you know, line their stomachs sort of thing.

01:26Do you know what I mean?

01:26But then you'll get people in and out during the day, do you know what I mean?

01:28Because you'll get people coming in to, like, go see the headliners,

01:31but they don't really want to hang about too much before it in the venue.

01:33It's good for people watching as well

01:35because you've got all sorts going on out the front, man.

01:37So it's good.

01:37I'm going to see the Fontaines DC on Saturday.

01:40That's the big one for me in Underworld as well.

01:41Yeah, well, I like Dictator as well.

01:44Dictator is a good band.

01:45I think they've got something on at King Tut's as well.

01:46So I'm going to try and go down for that.

01:48And then Bems as well.

01:49I love Bems.

01:49So I think he's headlining the BBC Introductions Days

01:53and Big Miz, I think he's playing as well on the Friday.

01:59So, yeah.

02:00So we've got Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

02:02We've got local DJs playing 6 till 12.

02:05So on the Friday, we've got Dance Atmos and Carmen Bayer coming down

02:10to play some records.

02:12And then on the Saturday, we've got Chirogen and Baby Chino.

02:18And then on the Sunday to cap it all off,

02:20we've got Jace Leenot and myself.

02:23So, yeah.

02:24So just kind of like party vibe, do you know what I mean?

02:25So kind of nice and chill during the day

02:27and then we'll kind of let it loose a bit later on.

02:30Do you know what I mean?

02:30So it should be good fun.

02:32Can't wait.

02:32And it's all free.

02:32It's free entry as well.

02:33So if people aren't even going to the festival,

02:36they want to come down and they want to just experience the environment.

02:39But if they still kind of want to have a bit of fun,

02:41just come on in, man.

02:42Do you know what I mean?

02:42So, yeah, it'll be good.

02:43And then obviously we'll be serving some food as well during the day.

02:46So it'll be good.

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