List of entertainment events at The SSE Hydro

Rod Stewart officially inaugurated the arena on 30 September 2013 with an opening concert before performing a further three shows the following days. He was the first major act to take the new stage at The SSE Hydro.

The SSE Hydro has been the busiest entertainment venue in Glasgow and Scotland since its opening in 2013. Many local, regional and international artists have performed at the venue, spanning a wide range of MusicAL genres. A list of notable concerts are given in the table below, with other non-concert entertainment events also included. All events are arranged in an chronological order.

Entertainment events

2013–present

Entertainment events held at The SSE Hydro

Date

2013

30 September

2 October

4 October

5 October

6 October

22 October

11 November

21 November

26 November

27 November

2014

14 January

20 February

21 February

4 April

5 April

12 May

17 May

18 May

20 May

22 May

31 May

2 June

17 June

18 June

19 August

25 August

26 August

27 August

19 September

20 September

21 September

22 September

23 September

24 September

25 September

26 September

27 September

28 September

29 September

30 September

1 October

2 October

3 October

4 October

5 October

6 October

7 October

8 October

9 October

19 October

30 October

9 November

14 November

16 November

2015

14 January

19 February

20 February

6 March

20 March

31 March

1 April

2 April

3 April

4 April

27 April

28 April

30 April

1 May

2 May

1 June

8 June

16 June

17 June

19 June

23 June

8 July

25 September

26 September

2 October

3 October

6 November

7 November

15 November

20 December

2016

5 February

6 February

7 February

15 March

18 March

19 March

25 March

26 March

5 April

17 April

18 April

19 April

20 April

3 May

24 September

6 October

14 October

20 October

21 October

22 October

24 October

27 October

29 October

30 October

9 November

19 November

21 November

24 November

25 November

26 November

27 November

29 November

8 December

10 December

11 December

13 December

16 December

2017

24 January

27 January

28 January

29 January

4 February

5 February

6 February

7 February

8 February

9 February

10 February

11 February

12 February

13 February

14 February

15 February

16 February

3 March

10 March

29 March

30 March

31 March

1 April

2 April

7 April

12 April

13 April

27 April

11 May

12 May

13 May

16 May

20 May

11 July

5 August

23 August

26 October

20 November

27 November

29 November

5 December

16 December

2018

20 January

6 March

23 March

12 April

24 June

21 September

TV and award shows

Apart from entertainment events, the arena has also been a recording location for the musical competition The X Factor and hosted the MOBO Awards in 2013.

Festivals

Starting in 2018, the Hydro will host the Scotland leg of the C2C: Country to Country festival. The event, one of Europe's most popular country music festivals, takes place simultaneously in Glasgow, London and Dublin and features a host of successful American artists, many of whom are giving rare UK performances. In 2016 and 2017, the festival was hosted by the Clyde Auditorium.