Belle and Sebastian walking trail

Belle and Sebastian's debut album Tigermilk was released on Electric Honey Records. The label run by the students on Stow College’s music business course. One of the students was Richard Colburn, who played drums for the band. Uncut magazine called Electric Honey "the most successful student-run label in the world". This was due to the label having helped build the careers of bands including Biffy Clyro and Snow Patrol. Stow College has closed, with the building now part of the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) campus.

The footbridge at Charing Cross connects the city centre and the west end. It features in the band’s Dog on Wheels video. The video ends with lead singer Stuart Murdoch launching a toy parachute man into the air.

Belle and Sebastian played a gig here for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. The band has a love affair with Kelvingrove Park. The video for Like Dylan in the Movies is set there, as well as scenes from Stuart Murdoch’s film, God Help the Girl. To see what's on at Kelvingrove Bandstand, visit Glasgow Life.

Stuart Murdoch and Stevie Jackson met here at the weekly open mic night. Stevie agreed to join the band as their guitarist (reluctantly) following the split of his band, The Moondials.

Stuart Murdoch ran for Student Rector in 2001 but lost out to Chewin’ the Fat’s Greg Hemphill. Stuart, Chris Geddes, and Sarah Martin all studied here. To book a tour around the university, visit the University of Glasgow.

Many of the band’s members were recruited at this hangout – aka The Celestial Café, the title of Stuart Murdoch's book. Mark Jones of Jeepster met the band here in an attempt to get them to sign to the label, offering them “anything".

'School’s Out with Belle and Sebastian and Friends' was a free gig which took place here on June 12, 2004. It was part of the West End Festival and attracted 12,000 people. The mini-festival also included Camera Obscura, The Trashcan Sinatras, and V-Twin. Visit Glasgow Botanic Gardens to find out more about the park.

This historic 5-star hotel was the place where the band met music mogul Seymour Stein. Stein was the man who launched the careers of artists including Madonna, Talking Heads and The Smiths. Stevie wrote a song titled Seymour Stein, which is about missing this meeting. To book a stay, visit Hotel du Vin.

Stuart Murdoch lived in the flat above the church hall for 9 years from late 1995. He also worked as the church caretaker. The band rehearsed and recorded here in the mid-nineties, with the church appearing in the Lazy Line Painter Jane video.

Some band members often join the Monday night pub quiz at The Sparkle Horse in the west end. They even enjoyed a winning streak before becoming parents. To see what's on, visit The Sparkle Horse.