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We’ll publish the full entry policy closer to the festival. Bring your ticket and valid photo ID where required, and check the information sent to ticket holders before travelling.

Our venues are in Glasgow city centre - all within walking distance of each other.

• The Art School20 Scott St, Glasgow G3 6RJ
• Garnethill Multicultural Centre21 Rose St, Glasgow G3 6RE
• Nice N Sleazy421 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3LG
• 1990427 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3LG

You can buy a full weekend ticket, which gets you access to all venues on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; a Saturday + Sunday ticket; or a day ticket, which gets you access to all venues on that specific day. You still have time to utilise the payment instalment plan for your tickets.

Being in the middle of Glasgow, there are an array of options to get here. If you’re coming from further afield, the venues are within walking distance of both Queen Street and Central train stations, and Buchanan Bus Station. Within Glasgow, our closest Subway station is Cowcaddens, and there are multiple bus routes that stop on Sauchiehall Street, Bath Street, Buccleuch Street and Cowcaddens Road. There are also several e-bike hire spots nearby.

For general parking, there are on-road options around the venues, and multi-storey car parks at Q-Park Bath Street and Concert Square Car Park on Cowcaddens Road.

For accessible access, there are disabled on-street parking options near all the venues.

Stage times and door times will be released closer to the festival, but in general, Friday night’s programme will run from around 6pm til 11pm, with Saturday and Sunday’s from 1pm. The main stage bands should be done by around 11pm, but there will be some bands on a bit later - and on Friday and Saturday there will be afterparties that go into the early hours. Keep an eye on our socials closer to the festival for exact timings.

Age restrictions can vary by event and venue. Please check the specific ticket listing before booking.

Each venue will have bars you can buy drinks at. We will have coffee and refreshments at the Garnethill Community stage. Otherwise, we’re bang in the middle of Glasgow city centre, and there are dozens of food options within minutes of each venue.

Each venue has its own policy, but the main rule is you can bring your own reusable water bottle, and shop-bought sealed packaged food. Medical exemptions apply.

You can bring point & shoot and disposable cameras in. If you’re looking to take in an SLR with a detachable lens, you’ll need to contact us first and arrange a photo pass.

Yes - Core is a multi-venue festival in the centre of Glasgow, so you are free to come and go from venues.

Yes - we can do upgrades for you at the festival box office.

If you want to send in your music, please do - but we genuinely get hundreds of applications every year to play the festival or shows. We try our best to listen to everyone who sends us their stuff, but we can’t promise we’ll get to your band. If we don’t get back to you, it’s no comment on your music - it’s because we don’t have enough hours in the day!

We host an independent market at the festival, where you can buy merch from the artists playing, as well as Core. festival merch, plus a whole load of other stuff from makers, artists and organisations. Info on this will come closer to the festival. The marketplace will be open to the public; you won’t need a ticket to visit. You can also buy festival merch year round on our website.

Email press@corethefestival.com with your request, your outlet, your proposed coverage, and any examples of previous work.

Drop us an email at hello@corethefestival.com with info.

It depends on the venue. We’ll include cloakroom details in the information we send before the festival.

For event questions, contact us through our official social channels. For ticket-order questions, use the support details in your confirmation email.