Pre-club
I Immersed in Music at Pivo. ()pmv-latn. Free. Weekly. ‘Monkey Boy‘ Mark [idmondson plays funky phatback grooves for all the playaz otit there.
I Salsa Experience at Baracoa. l()pm-lam. Free. Weekly. Latino grooves to make you salsa. with dance classes for beginners and intermediate from £3.50.
I Tango at Fl Barrio. 6~9pm. Free. Weekly. Free. informal tango tuition with seasoned professional Steve McKay. For more info call Steve on 478 2218.
I UrbannHangSuite at Bann's.
l lpm-—-3am. Free. Weekly. Light vegetarian snacks served to a mellow hip hop and breaks soundtrack from assorted guest DJs.
Club
I Bar 101 at La Belle Angele.
l lpm-—late. Free. Weekly (dttring Attg). Late night club cafe with an electro break], soundtrack served up by the Chameleon Project. comprised of Sublime back room boys Beany and Gary Mac.
I C.C. Blooms at C.C. Blooms. 10.30pm~3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. Take a step back in time with 60s. 70s. 80s and early 90s tunes at this gay club.
I Flava (formerly Motherfunk) at The Venue. l lpm—late. Free. Weekly. Now re-natned funk and soul night. hosted by OH. Beany and Felix. with booze promos a plenty.
I Nameless at Teviot Row Union (Club Festival). I lpm—late. £3. 14 Aug only. Brainstorm (Pure). Rob Dylan (Camel Beats) and Roan Prankster (Radio Babylon/Orbital Tour DJ) unleash their astounding blend of hard- edged electro at this rare and not—to-be- missed Festival-induced shindig.
I Motherfunk at The Honeycomb. 10.30pm—4am. Free. Weekly. ()ne of the capital's most popular haunts (cold. hard evidence that we party like animals even on week nights). this is. as the name suggests. the mother of all funk clubs and the resident DJs Gino and Fryer wouldn't stand for it any other way.
I Oaxaca at Po Na Na. 1 lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Latino funk night with a name that makes you sound like you're choking on your own vomit. Geared towards pleasing the student market.
Jo Malik shacks up
Edinburgh Tuesdays
)1 E )T Ain't,
in the Wendy House, Sun 12 Aug
I Radio Babylon at La Belle Angele. Monthly. Next date 2l Attg with the Festival Special.
Chart & Party
I Shagtag at (iaia. l0pm- 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Alcohol—fuelled flirting (aided and abetted by drinks promos) via the infamous number-based introductions system. Please note there's free tequila and champagne for the lloo/ie with the most requests.
I Smarty Pants at The Subway West lind. 7pm ~3am. £2 (£l with student ll) or llyer). Weekly. Shameless chart and party mix-up with DJ Aka.
I The Subway at The Subway. 9pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card: £l otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Pre-club
I The Departure Lounge at PopRokit. 9.30pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Captain Harry Ainsworth and his kooky cabin crew invite you to hop aboard an interstellar excursion into qui/land.
I Electrobank at Batn Bou. 9pm--late. Free. l5 Aug. Fortnightly. Dark dance and block rockin‘ booty frotn the lilectrobank All-stars.
I Excursions at Iguana. 9pm~lam. Free. Weekly. Rotational residents Ci-Mac (Manga). (iary Mac (Sublime). Colin Millar and Adam Bray (Headspin) demonstrate their amazing decksterical versatility in the fields of drutn 8; bass. hip hop. funk and breaks.
I Flashback at Flashback. 8.30pm-—latn. Free. Weekly. DJ Randy Andy shows no shame in playing top tunes from the 60s. 70s and 80s. Drinks promos a bonus.
I Headzeint at liHl. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Hip hop. fttnk and electrobeats courtesy of Michael and Gary.
I The Merry Pranksters at The Meadows Bar. Fortnightly. Next date 22 Aug.
I Nocturnal at Bam Bou. Fortnightly. Next date 22 Aug. ‘ '
I Oxygen at ()xygen. 8pm—lam. Free. Weekly. The popular pre-club plays host to rotational residents (iino. Fryer and Chris Flexon and the musical styles of funk. hip hop and soul Arrive early to capitalise on two-for-one drinks offers.
I Salsa Variations at Baracoa. 8pm—lam. Free. Weekly. DJ Mikayel plays the Latino grooves to make you
salsa with dance classes in either a Colutnbian or Cuban style.
I Son de Rumba at Cellar Bar .\'o l. l()pm lam. Free. Weekly. ()ne of the pioneering Latin music nights and still the best selection of non-comtnercial grooves courtesy of DJ linrique.
I Tango at The ()uthottse (upstairs). 7.30 l lptn. Free. Weekly. lnfortnal tango night with free beginners class from 7.30pm.
I UrbannHangSuite at Bann‘s.
I lpm» 3am. Free. Weekly. Light vegetarian snacks served to a mellow hip hop and breaks soundtrack frotn assorted guest DJs.
Club
I Arakataca! at Teviot Row House (Club Festival). l2.30am~5am. £5. l5 Aug only. l)Js Jaffer (Senegal) and Xtippa lnglese (Bogota) providing a fiery mix of salsa. African. Latin and Caribbean dance.
I Bar 101 at La Belle Angele.
l lpm-—late. Free. Weekly (dttring Aug). Late night club/cafe with a hip hop and fttnk soundtrack served tip by the ‘D— Break' crack commando team. this week featuring Dolphin Boy and Unkle Fawal.
I C.C. Blooms at C.C. Blooms. l0.30pm~ 3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. A spot of midweek house action at this always busy gay club.
I Double Trouble at The Honeycomb. Midnight-late. £2.50. Weekly (dttring Aug). The Three Piece Sweet girls (Wendy. Sally and Nikki) take on the Tribal boys (Simone. Harry and (ieorge) in a dance off special. featuring iloor filling gems in the realms of hip hop. house and funk. Warning: this is a White Rabbit Cowboys production.
I Fat Sam’s Swing Club at tigo. 8pm —I lpm. £7 (£5). 15 Aug. Monthly. Jump jiving action with Scotland's leading swing band plus DJ support from the Vegas crew. Please note the early start and finish to this club event. I Fiesta Diablo at The Venue (top floor). l()ptn-~5am. Free. Weekly (until 22 Aug). A brand new house and techno showcase that‘s hoping to grab lidinburgh‘s club scene by the short and cttrlies via some free parties on Sun and Wed nights throughout the Festival.
I Kero-Scene-K2 at Studio 24.
l [pm—late. £|.5(). Weekly. Increasingly popular alternative night which sees Leaf. Wally. lqy and Lil. playing death. doom. heavy metal and extreme tunes. I Low Gravity at The Liquid Room. l().30pm*5am. Free. Weekly. All new night geared towards tttrning the mid- week messy with nu-skool breaks and cheap booze. It‘s a heady combo and it comes courtesy of Felix and Beany. the back room boys from Sublime.
I Red at Po Na Na. 1 lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Harry Lets Go (Boombox) puts the eclectic into electric at this stylish souk bar.
Chart & Party
I Shark at Eros/Elite. 9.30pm—3am. £3 (£2) before I 1pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. 'Scotland's biggest student' night supplying the obligatory chart pap. I Skint at The Ark. l()pm—3am. £2 (free with proof of overdraft). Weekly. The undisputed king of student nights not only supplies the finest chart anthems but also cares enough to provide drinks at £l all night and free entry to overdrawn students.
I Smooch at The Subway West End. 7pm—3am. £2 (£l with student ID or flyer). Student soiree with tasty Sambttca £| a shot all night long.
I The Subway at The Subway. 9pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £l otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.
I Viagraah at Revolution. l()pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Pumped- up party tunes for the frisky students out there.
I The Ark 3 Setnple Street. 229 7733. I The Attic Dyer's Close. Cow gate. 225 8382.
I Bam BOLI 66/67 South Bridge. 556 0200.
I Bann UK 5 Hunter Square. 226
l l 12.
I Baracoa 7 Victoria Street. 225 5846.
I Bar Union 253/258 Cow gate. 557 2780.
I La Belle Angele I I Haslies ClUse. 225 7536.
I The Bongo Club I4 New Street. 556 5204.
I Cavendish West Tollcross, 33.‘ 3252.
I C.C. Blooms 23 24 (ireensitle Place. 556 933 I. I The Citrus (irintllay Street. 622 1 7086. I The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 0125.
I Club Java Commercial Street. Leith. 555 5622.
I The Cocteau Lounge (Ego), Picardy Place (entrance through The ()uthouse (iardens. Broughton Street Lane. 478 7434. I Cuba Norte 102 Morrison Street.
22l 049‘).
I Ego Picardy Place. 478 7434. I ehi (97 High Street. 220 5277. I El Barrio 104 West Port. 229 ssus. I Eros/Elite l-‘ountainpark. Dundee é Street. 228 I66].
I Gaia King Stables Road. 229 7986. I HOlVl‘OOd Union Holyt'ood Road. 651 6l57.
I The Honeycomb l5 )7 Nitltlry Street. 530 5540.
I The Human Be-ln 2/8 West Crosscauseway. 662 8860. I Iguana 4| Lothian Street. 220 4288. l I The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564.
I Loco 235 Cowgate. 225 54l3. I The Meadow Bar Buccleuch Street. 622 7680.
I Club Mercado 36—39 Market Street. 226 4224.
I Noa. 3 Queensferry Street Lane. 467 7216.
I The Outhouse Broughton Street Lane. 557 668. I Oxygen 3-5 Infirmary Street. 557 l 9997.
I Peppermint Lounge Blair Street. 622 68] l.
I Pivo 2—6 Calton Road. 557 2925.
I Po Na Na 26 Frederick Street. 226 2224.
I The Pond 22—24 Bath Road. 467 3825.
I PopRokit 2 Picardy Place. 556 4272.
I The Potterrow Bristo Square. 650 9195.
I 0 Bar 5/Il Leith Street. 557 5830. I Revolution 31 Lothian Road. 229 7670. I Rush 3 Robertson‘s Close. 557 3768. I Studio 24 Calton Road. 558 3758. I The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766. I The Subway West End Lothian Road. 229 9l97.
I Teviot Row House (Club Festival) Bristo Square. 650 4403.
I The Union Heriot Watt University. Riccarton. 45l 5333.
I The Venue Calton Road. 557 3073. I The Watershed 44 St Stephen Street. 220 3774.
I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College OfArt. Lauriston Place. 229 [442.
I Why Not? 14 George Street. 624 83l l.
I Wilkie House Cowgate. 225 2935.
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