The OVO Hydro hosted its first concert on September 30, 2103, and in the decade since has hosted a string of the world's top musical stars - from Kylie to Slipknot.
There's also been landmark events like the MTV Music Video Awards and the Commonwealth Games, along with history-making comedy residences from the likes of Still Game and Kevin Bridges.
Such is the popularity of the venue that, in 2019, it was named the the second busiest venue in the world, behind Madison Square Garden in New York.
Over one million people buy a ticket for a show at the Hydro each year, bringing huge amounts of money into Glasgow and the hospitality businesses in the nearby Finnieston area of the city.
Such is the popularity of the venue that, in 2019, it was named the the second busiest venue in the world, behind Madison Square Garden in New York.
![Back in 2015 Taylor Swift was just a superstar - rather than the megastar she is today. Next year she'll play three nights at Murrayfield and it was almost impossible to get tickets. Back then she played just one night at the Hydro...and it was almost impossible to get tickets. It was part of her tour to support her album '1989', due to be given the 'Taylor's Version' teatment later this year.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/19/11/GettyImages-1677021298.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. Taylor Swift
Back in 2015 Taylor Swift was just a superstar - rather than the megastar she is today. Next year she'll play three nights at Murrayfield and it was almost impossible to get tickets. Back then she played just one night at the Hydro...and it was almost impossible to get tickets. It was part of her tour to support her album '1989', due to be given the 'Taylor's Version' teatment later this year.
![It's always an event when the Queen of Pop tours, and Scottish fans were delighted when Madonna's Rebel Heart tour stopped off in Glasgow in December 2015. The set wasn't one for casual fans, with nearly half the songs taken from her new album, but there was still room for the likes of 'Material Girl', 'Holiday', 'Like a Prayer' and 'True Blue'.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/19/11/GettyImages-516483660.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. Madonna
It's always an event when the Queen of Pop tours, and Scottish fans were delighted when Madonna's Rebel Heart tour stopped off in Glasgow in December 2015. The set wasn't one for casual fans, with nearly half the songs taken from her new album, but there was still room for the likes of 'Material Girl', 'Holiday', 'Like a Prayer' and 'True Blue'.
![Stars don't come much bigger than Bette Midler. She made a rare visit to Scotland to play the Hydro in July 2015. Many agreed with The Scotsman's reviews that said it was "as slick and sassy a spectacular as has ever graced the Hydro stage".](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/19/11/GettyImages-458468358.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
7. Bette Midler
Stars don't come much bigger than Bette Midler. She made a rare visit to Scotland to play the Hydro in July 2015. Many agreed with The Scotsman's reviews that said it was "as slick and sassy a spectacular as has ever graced the Hydro stage".
![Few bands embody the idea of stadium rock quite like Irish outfit U2. It meant it was a special couple of evenings for fans when they downsized to play two nights at the Hydro for their Innocence + Experience Tour in 2015.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/19/11/GettyImages-1191886620.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
8. U2
Few bands embody the idea of stadium rock quite like Irish outfit U2. It meant it was a special couple of evenings for fans when they downsized to play two nights at the Hydro for their Innocence + Experience Tour in 2015.