The Greens want to introduce a stadium ticket levy in Glasgow for big name concerts at the Hydro and SEC.

The idea is to raise cash from fans of the big name acts who play the council owned halls to support grassroots music and up-and-coming bands through smaller venues.

Councillors are being asked to back a pilot in the city and to urge the Scottish Government to also give the council power to charge a levy on music concerts at other big venues, like Hampden, to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds a year to filter down to help smaller acts starting out.

The city could have raised more than £100,000 from gigs by Foo Fighters and P!nk at Hampden this year alone.

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The idea is borne of dismay that grassroots venues like The Shed, 13th Note and Blue Arrow closed in the city.

There are concerns that more small venues could go unless they are given help.

The Music Venues Trust backs a stadium levy and is campaigning for more support for pub and club venues.

In its Manifesto for Grassroots Music, it proposes a £1 charge on arena and stadium tickets.

Christy Mearns, Greens councillor in Glasgow, said in a motion before the council: “Many acclaimed artists have made their names here, and these venues make up a significant part of our musical output through a network of smaller venues and clubs, such as Sub Club and King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, named "UK's Best Live Venue" for three years consecutively.

“These add important value to Glasgow's music culture and have placed Glasgow at the forefront of the UK's electronic and wider music scene.”

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The councillor noted the closure of The Shed in Shawlands, the Garage reducing its operating times and the loss of the 02 ABC in Sauchiehall Street after the Art school fire.

She said there had been a reduction in nightclubs and venues in Glasgow and across Scotland

She added: “Without additional intervention, these worrying trends may continue.”

The Greens also want the UK and Scottish Governments to take action “to help stem the tide of venue closures, including reviewing VAT and non-domestic rates obligations” using their powers.

Glasgow already has an environmental levy on tickets for events in the city’s parks.

It uses a sliding scale to put between 50p to £4.50 on a ticket for big events like TRNSMT in Glasgow Green or Summer Sessions in Bellahouston Park to help with the maintenance of the parks to ensure they can continue to be used for events in the future.

The charge was increased in April.