Paterson. \yhile room No is all hip hop and Rtfill l'roni DJ Beel'. DJ Kunal and DJ l'il‘Csll.
I Vaudeville Cabaret Club at the Bongo (‘luh l().3()pin 5am. £5 £9.50. Weekly. See Thu.
Chart 8. Party I Espionage at lispionage. 7pm 3am. Free. Weekly. 506 l'it'l.
Club
I Audio Tourism at l’iyo Bar ('ltth. 9pm 3am. Free. Weekly. .-\rgy tll'tips chilled out house and allet'natiy e heats. I CC Blooms til (‘(' Blooms.
l().3()pnt 3am. l‘ree. Weekly. See Thti. I The Establishment at (‘.
9pm 5am. I’ree. ‘) Aug. See Thu.
I Frunt at the Liquid Room.
l().3()pni 3am. Free. Weekly. l-‘till ‘liruntal' house music all tiight long from Stuart Johnston.
I Metalhedz at ()piuni. 8pm 3am. Weekly. Night of metal mayhem.
I Motherfunk at the Honey comh. ll).3()ptn 3am. l-‘ree. Weekly. In the trout rootn DJs (iino and My er spin rare and Classic l'unky itsscd. floor-shaking (ills and 70s gt'om es. deep lunk. Latin. soul and so much more. In the hack t'ooni DJ Spectrtun and l'riends rock real hip hop and block party anthems.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. lllpni 3am. £3. Weekly. .-\ ttii\ed hag ol l'unked up \‘ocal house. Rtkll and classic disco from D] Oh.
I Split at ('aharet Voltaire.
l l.3l)ptn 5am. l‘ree. Weekly. Drum N hass. electro and hreatkheat \\ ith Shadoxy skill. the Dropout DJs. Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests. Drum & bass and breaks collectiye lidinhurgh Bassed take care in er the main room ex ery other week 1‘) :\tlgl.
I Vaudeville Cabaret Club at the Bongo (‘luh ltl.3(lpni 5am. £5 £0.50. Weekly. See Thu.
I Vibe at ligo. llpni 3am. £3. Weekly. (iay night with James l.ong\\orth oti the decks. plus the Dancing Stttd Mullins.
the Singing llairy Bloke and the Mitning Nun. Don’t say we didn‘t \yarn ya.
Chart 8 Party
I Espionage at lispionage. 7pm 3am. l'Il'L'L'. Weekly. SL‘L‘ Hi.
I ShagTag at Stereo. lllpni 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. lnsanely successltil night based on a cotnple\ ntttnerical llirting sy stein; you all get a nunihet'. then. il‘ someone catches your eye. you \\ rite their number on the hoard ne\t to your out]. the idea being that they then l‘tlsll tip to you and get into a hit oliiggy ~
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Club
I Audio Tourism at I’iyo Bar ('luh. 9pm 3am. l‘ree. Weekly. :\|e\ .’\\ery \\ ith edgy house attd hreaks.
I CC Blooms at (‘(’ Blooms.
ll).3l)pni 3am. l‘ree. Weekly. See Thu.
I The Establishment at ('. 9pm 5am. liree. ll) Aug. See Thu.
I Low Gravity at the Liquid Room. ll).3(lpni 3am. £3 t£2 students). Weekly. :\ l'unky tnidneck party down in Victoria Street. no“ in its l'ourth year atid continuing to blast otit the lunky hig heats and groo\y house music l'ot' the regular up-lor-it ct'o\\ d who turn out eyery Wednesday. rain or shine. DJ Beany \\ ill he joined by \VI‘L'L‘kttgL‘. Silyer Sitil'lt‘. l'eli\. .v\rge. Kc\ Wright. Jacek [anioiski on rotation.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal lounge.
lllpni 3am. £3. Weekly. Midweek session from Tohy Saltonslall and his disco. Rtkll. tank and house inash tip.
I Rude at .\lood. Upnt 3am. £3. Weekly. Night ol l'unky. llirty. glilllltllll‘~llllt‘tl house l'roin residents .v\le\ .v\\ery and Kerr “ith a smattering ol' local guests.
I Tease Age at (‘itrus ('luh.
l lpni 3am. liree hel‘ot'e 1 1.30pm: £3 tllilt‘t‘. Weekly. SL‘L‘ Stll.
I Vaudeville Cabaret Club at the Bongo('|uh. ll).3l)pni 5am. £5 £‘).5ll. Weekly. See Thu.
I We are . . . Electric at ('aharet Voltaire. l 1.30pm 5am. l‘t‘ee. Weekly tl'roin ll) :\tlgl. launch l‘or this new night
EDINBURGH
pre-club venues
Bam Bou 66/67 South Bridge. 556 0200.
Bar Union 253/258 Cowgate. 557 2780.
Beluga 30a Chambers Street. 624 4545.
The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 0125.
Cuba Norte 192 Morrison Street. 221 0499.
eh1 197 High Street.
220 5277.
The Human Be-ln 2/8 West Crosscauseway,
662 8860.
Iguana 41 Lothian Street. 220 4288.
The Meadow Bar (Moo Bar) Buccleuch Street. 667 6907.
The Outhouse
557 6668.
Oxygen 3-5 Infirmary Street. 557 9997.
The Pond 22—24 Bath Road. 467 3825.
PopRokfi 2 Picardy Place.
Broughton Street Lane.
The dynamic duo, Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba, AKA Herbaliser, will be doing a two-hour set at the Friday Night Social. Herbaliser perhaps best represent Ninja Tunes’ seminal sound, and guarantee a feast of ripped up, funked out hip hop jazz breaks with an anything goes attitude and a fiercely individual mix style that leaves most turntablists in the dust. Fri :3 Aug. Friday Night Socra/ at Stud/O 24, Edinburgh.
ol ctttting edge electronica l'roni punk- lunk to electt‘o to In isted disco all from the let'tile minds that brought you 1.0“ (iray it): (iary Mac. DJ Mix and Sarah
Day id.
Chart & Party
I Dirty Dancing at RliD Vodka ('Iuh.
l()pni 5am. £l before midnight; £2 after. l7 Aug. See Thu.
I Espionage at Espionage. 7pni-3am. Free. Weekly. See Fri.
I Shark at (‘ity: Edinburgh. l()pin-—3am. £4. Weekly. The infamous student night relaunches at (‘ity with a selection of chart. cheese and R&B.
556 4272. 0 Bar 5/11 Leith Street. 557 5830. The Wash The Mound. 225 6193.
Berlin 3 Oueensferry Street Lane. 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. see listings for details.
The Bongo Club Moray House.
37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. see listings for details.
Cavendish/Diva West Tollcross.
228 3252. Party nights and R88 all weekend for the after work set.
Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street. 220 6176. Mixed bag from house to drum 8 bass. see listings for details.
CC Blooms 23--24 Greenside Place. 556 9331.
One of the cities most enduring gay clubs. hi- NRG tracks nearly
The Cellar Bar
1 Chambers Street.
467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble's unique take on jazz. See listings for details.
The Citrus Club Grindlay Street. 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk. new wave and 805 classics.
City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street. 226 9560. Big house nights. see listings for details.
Club Pivo 2--6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night. for free.
The Commplex Commercial Street. Leith. 555 5622. Semi regular nights. see listings for details.
Ego Picardy Place. 478 7434. Home to some of the Capitals best loved nights as well as a selection of big gay clubs. see listings for details.
El Barrio 104 West Port. 229 8805. Spanish fiesta every night of the week.
The Establishment
3 Semple Street. 229 7733. chart and party night with plenty of drink on offer to wash it all down with.
Espionage 4 India Buildings. Victoria Street.
477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action. See listings for details.
Gaia King Stables Road.
229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
The Honeycomb 15--17 Niddry Street. 530 5540. Big nights and big guests, see listings for details.
The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street.
225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live music. See listings for details.
Massa 36--39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop on a Sunday with Choclate Sundae.
Medina 45--47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibe with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
Mood Omni. Greenside Place. 550 1640. Chart and party tunes not forgetting Gay night Poly Super on Mondays. See listings for details.
Opal Lounge 51 George Street.
226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock. punk and metal.
Po Na Na 43b Frederick Street. 226 2224. Student nights. funky beats and more. see listings for details.
Potterrow Bristo Square.
650 9195. Student heaven.
RED Vodka Club 73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details.
Revolution 31 Lothian Road.
229 7670. Huge chart dance venue.
Studio 24 Calton Road. 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights. specializing in techno and goth.
The Subway Cowgate, 225 6766.
Now more of a rock and cool indie night as well as some cheesier club nights. see listings for details.
The Subway West End Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd.
The Venue
Calton Road. 557 3073. Varied mash up club nights ranging from Optimo to techno heaven. see listings for details.
The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College Of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. see listings for details.
Time 24a Frederick Street. 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.
The Vaults (enter via Nicol Edwards). Niddry Street. 556 8642. New venue that draws together some of the coolest DJs in town and this intimate venue. See listings for details.
Why Not?
14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.
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