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About Me

CARGO This is like nothing you've ever been to before. This is a GLASGOW BASED ARTS NIGHTCLUB, held every third Thursday of the month at the Flying Duck, 142 Renfield St (see Map Below). Featuring bands, dj's, emcees, writers, poets, pendragons, freestylers, painters, visual artists, sculptors, graff artists & graff writers, dancers, bboys 'n bgirls and much, much more...We have the most eclectic mix of bands, writers, poets and artists while we let people create their own art and give away free books...Subscribe to the Blog!Cargo Publishing is our new publisher, presenting fresh new writing, go add it too!Wanna keep up to date elsewhere? www.cargoartists.bebo.comWhere is the Flying Duck? This is the Flying Duck, across from The Cineworld Cinema and the Pavilion Theatre

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

We'd like to meet you if you're a:writer(of any kind, fiction or factual, poetry or play, genre and style is not important, passion is.), visual artist, musician,comedian,actor/director, an artist from a less traditional background i.e. graff artist, b-boy/b-girl, arts n crafts, dj, beatboxer.(The stuff above says it all, Cargo recognises that art is changing, we want to encourage that change by opening the possibilites) and of course, promoters/industry types/folk who wanna put us on. us a line at: [email protected]

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My Blog

What is happening with Cargo?

Basically, Cargo is going into temporary shutdown. This has taken a lot of thinking but it's the right thing to do as of now.Everyone who has come to Cargo has had a great night: yet I still feel that...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:59:00 GMT

CARGO MAY 22ND

Cargo is pleased to announce that we're moving to Thursdays now to go later, bigger and better. Check this lineup for the 22nd:THE BEINGGlasgow's own supreme hiphop collective: Loki, Marrik Layden Def...
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 09:07:00 GMT

FREE DAZE

Recently, many of you will have heard about the sentence handed down to Gary Shields aka DAZE, the graff artist in Glasgow.For a good example of rag coverage of the jailing of this 'yob', see this sto...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:39:00 GMT

Cargo February Lineup

Cargo returns! Sunday 24th February, 9pm till 1am The Flying Duck, Renfield St (near to Cineworld/The Herald Building)Brought to you by Fat Buddha, 21 Bath St, Glasgow www.fatbuddhastore.com Live musi...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:25:00 GMT

What is Cargo?

What is the ethos behind Cargo?This is Cargo. It was not formed, it just started. If you think this sounds like your kinda thing below then add us, because this is what we're about:Cargo is an artisti...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:53:00 GMT

CARGO DECEMBER CANCELLED NEWS INSIDE

Well, sad news I'm afraid: Cargo December is cancelled.There's a lot of complicated reasons behind this decision and it was taken collectively by myself and Tom Arthur. While the last Cargo was a maj...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:58:00 GMT

Upcoming Shows Recommended By Cargo

A few of the Cargo collective have some shows/releases coming up and it's more than recommended that you attend these great gigs or get hold of this new art.Sleepmode continue to do that all-out-rock,...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:45:00 GMT

Cargo's August Closedown-IMPORTANT NEWS

Basically, I'm away for the whole of August. I'm moving to Paris and since I'm the only one running Cargo, it's gonna effectively close down while I'm gone. It's unlikely that I'll have an internet co...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:13:00 GMT

Cargo One 29.07.07

Cargo One was brilliant. First of all, a major thank you goes out to all the artists who performed and really showed what Glasgow can do. Every performance was top notch and really interesting.Secondl...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:45:00 GMT

Upcoming shows recommended by Cargo

Some people who are part of the Cargo Collective have some shows coming up. Check them out:King of Reggae in Scotland is Rudy Alba, he'll be playing with Toots and the Mayalls at The Arches on the 20t...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:54:00 GMT