Remembering Glasgow's Jumpin Jaks nightclub after fire erupts at iconic venue

It was very popular in the 2000s.13:03, 01 Sep 2026The former Jumpin' Jaks nightclub in Glasgow caught on fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning. As reported by the Daily Record, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were called to the three-storey derelict building on Sauchiehall Street at approximately 1.36am on September 1.‌Nine fire appliances and one height appliance, as well as three specialist resources, appeared on the scene at the once-bustling music venue to put out the blaze. There are no reports of injuries, but local roads were locked down and the public were told to avoid the area while police investigate the fire.‌The history of Jumpin' Jaks began in the late-1960s, when the ABC 2 was constructed next to the old ABC Regal. It spent the next few decades as a cinema, and wa