Lulu gets a shoutout in Glasgow as city honours her hometown beginning
Glasgow has honoured local singer Lulu with a commemorative plaque marking the site of The Lindella Club on Union Street, where she was discovered performing at just 14 years old. The tribute forms part of a new initiative called the Nordoff and Robbins Music Heritage Trail, which celebrates the city's musical legacy and has been launched by the consortium behind a proposed Scottish Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame. Lulu, who has ten top 10 singles including her breakout hit "Shout", a Eurovision win, an OBE and a CBE to her name, attended a special event at the City Chambers alongside her sister Edwina.
The trail will feature ten plaques across Glasgow at sites of musical significance, honouring acts including Lewis Capaldi, Simple Minds, Belle and Sebastian, Texas and Wet Wet Wet. Other locations include Renfrew Street, where Simple Minds played their first gig, Osborne Street, where Wet Wet Wet recorded "Love Is All Around", Bentinck Street, linked to Belle and Sebastian's debut album, and Bain Street, where Capaldi played his first headline show. The honour comes months after Lulu revealed a brief affair with David Bowie following her divorce from Maurice Gibb, which strained her subsequent relationship with hairstylist John Frieda.
- Glasgow honours Lulu with a plaque at her discovery site, The Lindella Club
- Part of new ten-plaque Nordoff and Robbins Music Heritage Trail
- Trail also honours Lewis Capaldi, Simple Minds, Wet Wet Wet and others
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Glasgow has an informal claim to being one of Britain's most influential music cities, having produced acts ranging from 1960s pop stars to modern chart-toppers. Lulu, born and raised in the city, is one of its best-known musical exports, having found fame as a teenager in the 1960s before going on to a long career marked by hits, a Eurovision Song Contest win, and royal honours.
The plaque forms part of a new trail set up to mark places around Glasgow linked to notable musicians and bands, some stretching back decades and others far more recent. It sits alongside a separate, ongoing effort to establish a Scottish Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, reflecting a broader push to formally recognise the city's contribution to music.
Beyond the trail itself, Lulu has also been in the news recently after speaking publicly about aspects of her personal life, including past relationships, which has kept her in the spotlight alongside this latest civic honour.