IT HAS finally come of age. Legendary rock club and live venue The Cathouse celebrates its 18th birthday after rising from humble beginnings and hosting a Who's Who of rock glitterati.

Since first opening its doors in Brown Street in 1990, it has moved to Union Street and showcased acts from Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson to Slipknot.

Over the years, it has served more than 1.2million customers and, says owner Donald MacLeod, made a huge impact on the city's nightlife. "Without the Cathouse there would have been no Garage, Tunnel and a host of other places.

"Also quite a few of my former and current customers would never have got hooked up and even married. I look ahead to another 18 years of rock with the Cathouse."

Here, Donald picks out 18 of his favourite memories.

1 Pearl Jam, booked before their Ten album made them superstars, honoured the booking and played to just 400 fans in 1992 for the princely fee of £300.

2 In 1994, Oasis recorded a live version of the Beatles' I am The Walrus at the Cathouse. A vinyl copy of the track now sells for more than £500.

3 At the same concert, the Manchester supergroup were supported by little known band The Verve.

4 In 2006, The Union Street venue won the SLTN Scottish nightclub of the The Year award.

5 The manager of rock legends Kiss once threatened to sue the Cathouse for advertising an official' aftershow party when they played the SECC, only for the group, which includes guitar legend Gene Simmons, to turn up at the door of the Union Street club demanding to party.

6 Donald once locked Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age in the dressing room and made him listen to his rude versions of classic songs.

7 Lemmy from Motorhead, Alanis Morrisette and actor George Wendt (Norm from Cheers) are just a few of the stars to have supped at the bar.

8 Donald told WWF Wrestling's Undertaker he didn't care who he was and he would still have to pay - he did.

9 Marti Pellow of Wet Wet Wet was once a cashier.

10 Fireworks were let off on the roof of Union Street to mark its opening and the fire brigade thought there was an explosion in Central Station. "They went nuts," says Donald.

11 "I once got locked in dressing room with Villa of Finnish group HIM when he was feeling suicidal," says Donald. "When we managed to get out he had made me feel the same."

12 "Telling Pantera where to go when they thought it would be cool to throw bottles."

13 The Cathouse has always been a place of renowned rock n' roll excess. "I remember watching Mark Yates, the guitarist of Terrorvison literally fall of the stage because I had given him too much Aftershock," says Donald.

14 Every Christmas with AB/CD the tribute band to Bon Scott. "They are an immense band."

15 "Trying to sell the old building for £500,000 when I didn't own it," recalls Donald. "I almost got away with that one. Now that was a belter."

16 Starting up Glasgow's first under 18s rock night, Voodoo, 10 years ago, which still rocks every Saturday.

17 "Having our electricity cut off because we were caught fiddling the meter," says Donald. "That was, I might add, when we just started out and were skint."

18 "Providing Scotland with a quality rock club. I'm chuffed it has lasted so long. It always manages to reinvent itself to stay ahead of snide competition that thinks staying in playing with the internet is better than going out and letting your hair down."