Tom Jones Tour Glasgow

Tom Jones Tour Glasgow

Tom Jones fans can see him in Glasgow on the 14th October at the SECC Glasgow.
Tom Jones born in 1940 is a welsh singer from Pontypridd. Since 1965 he has sold over 100 million records He married in 1957 at the age of sixteen Tom Jones left school with no qualifications and had a variety of jobs including a builder's labourer and a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman. Decca rekindled their Tom Jones recorded his first single, "Chills And Fever" in late 1964 and although this didn't chart, the follow-up, "It's Not Unusual," was an instant hit. He sang the theme song to the James Bond film Thunderball and was awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist for 1965. Tom’s most successful single ever was "Green Green Grass of Home" 1965), and he has had a string of hit singles and albums including "What's New Pussycat?", "Help Yourself," "Delilah.", "Kiss" "Sex Bomb", “Daughter Of Darkness," "She's A Lady," "Till" and "A Boy From Nowhere"'.
If you are coming to see Tom Jones on tour at the SECC and require accommodation look no further than our hotels in Glasgow – the Argyll Hotel and the Argyll Guest House which are within a short walk of the venue.

Billy Connolly Tours Glasgow

Billy Connolly Tour Glasgow

Billy Connolly tour dates in Glasgow are from Thursday 1st October - Monday 12th October.
If you are coming to see Scotland’s favourite stand-up comedian and need accommodation look no further than our hotels in Glasgow. Billy Connolly also known as the 'Big Yin' is a larger-than-life manic Glaswegian sometimes sporting a purple beard. Billy was born in Anderson and later lived in Partick. Both areas are close to the Argyll Hotels in Glasgow. His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder in the Glasgow shipyards. He then pursued being a folk singer in a band and subsequently as a soloist folk singer with a comedic persona. In the early 1970s he became a fully-fledged comedian. He also became an actor, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal and Mrs. Brown.Billy Connolly has an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow
If you are coming to see Billy Connolly on tour at the SECC, Clyde Auditorium and require accommodation look no further than our Glasgow Hotels which are within a short walk of the venue.

Glasgow Walking Tours

Glasgow Walking Tours - ARRIVE IN GLASGOW AS A TOURIST LEAVE AS A FRIEND !

Dear Dougie,"Thank you very much for the so hospitable city walking tour in Glasgow. It’s very true we arrived in Glasgow as Tourists and left as friends – have a great summertime...........................Theodora, George, Dimitris – Athens, Greece

We left the Argyll Hotel at 17.30 with quick introductions as we walk along Glasgow`s main Sauchiehall street .
Our first main stop was Charing cross where we learned about Glasgow City centre and what it was like to grow up in the city of Glasgow. This was a chance to get our bearings and ask a few questions about the city of Glasgow.
We continued walking up towards woodlands area passing the Trinty Tower, Old Headquaters of Scottish Football and to the Granite staircase. After a slow walk up the Staircase we stop to admire the view. We now headed along Park circus to enter Kelvingrove Park. This Sir Joseph Paxton designed park is a classic example of a Victorian Park. Its design and setting on the banks of the River Kelvin. As we continued walking through the park we learned about the famous monuments and heard about Glasgow`s party park .We stopped at the bandstand to find out about the famous singers and groups who played there.
Crossing the beautiful Kelvin walkway we walked under Glasgow University and learned about it`s famous students . From here we got great views of Glasgows famous Art Galleries . We stopped walking here to find out whats good about the Kelvingrove Art Galleries and Museum and also it`s history . We then went on towards the Transport museum and the Kelvin hall. We learned about what`s there and what famous events happened here.
Now on to the main reason Glasgow has turned into a world famous city. The river Clyde. An easy stroll along the riverbank towards the SSEC . Seeing the Science centre , BBC studio`s and the Glasgow tower. Here we heard about shipbuiding on the Clyde. The Walk now heads passed Big Bertha . The crane built for lifting trains on to ships. The final stop is the Squinty bridge where you can take great photographs of the river .
We then headed back to the Argyll Hotel and Sutherlands Restaurant for 19.30 for a well deserved drink and some great Scottish food .