I Vaudeville Cabaret Club at the Bongo Club. l().3l)pm—5am. £5»—£‘).5().
Weekly. See Thu. Chart & Party
I Espionage at lispionage. 7pm—‘3am.
Free. Weekly. See Fri.
Club
I Audio Tourism at Pivo Bar (‘lub. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Argy drops chilled out house and alternative beats. I CC Blooms at (‘C Blooms. l().3()pm~3am. Free. Weekly. See Thu. I El Barrio at El Barrio. |()pm—r3am.
Free. Weekly. See Thu.
I The Establishment at (‘. 9pm—5am. Free. Weekly. See Thu. I Frunt at the Liquid Room. l().3()pm~3am. Free. Weekly. Fttll ‘Fruntal‘ house music all night long
from Stuart Johnston.
I Metalhedz at ()pium. 8pm ~3am. Weekly. Night of metal mayhem.
I Motherfunk at the Honeycomb. l().3()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. In the front room his (lino and Fryer spin rare and classic ftmky assed. floor- shaking (i()s and 70s grooves. deep funk. Latin. soul and so much more. In the back room 1)] Spectrum and friends rock real hip hop and block party
anthems.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. £3. Weekly. A mixed bag of funked up vocal house. R&B and
classic disco from DJ Oh.
I Split at (‘abaret Voltaire.
l l.3()pm—5am. Free. Weekly. Drum & bass. electro and breatkbeat with
Shadowskill. the Dropout l).ls. Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests. Drum & bass and breaks collective lidinburgh Bassed take care over the main room every other week. I Vaudeville Cabaret Club at the
Bongo Club. 10.30pm 5am. £5 £9.50.
'eekly. See Thu.
EDINBURGH pre-club venues
Assembly 41 Lothian Street, 220 4288
Bam Bou 66/67 South Bridge. 556 0200
Beluga 30a Chambers Street. 624 4545
The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 0125
Cuba Norte 192 Morrison Street. 221 0499
The Human Be-In 2/8 West Crosscauseway. 662 8860
The Meadow Bar (Moo Bar) Buccleuch Street. 667 6907
The Outhouse Broughton Street Lane. 557 6668
Oxygen 3-5 lnfirrnary Street. 557 9997
The Pond 22-24 Bath Road. 467 3825
0 Bar 5/11 Leith Street, 557 5830
The Street 2 Picardy Place. 556 4272
I Vibe at ligo. Ilpm 3am. £3. Weekly. (iay' night with James Longwortli on the decks. plus the Dancing Stud Mullins. the Singing Hairy Bloke and the \liiiting .\'tln. Don‘t say we didn't warn ya.
Chart 8 Party I Espionage at lispionage. 7pm 3am. lTCC.\VCCkl}.SCC Fri
An Edinburgh favourite that really captures the spirit of the Festival. If it’s glam fun you’re after you cannae go wrong with rocking out to the Vegas crew’s top tips of the big band swing sound. Rat Pack cool is their speciality and to help things go off with a bang they have the Big Buzzard Boogie Band (pictured) on hand for a live set of Latin-flavoured big band funk and jazz. Vegas at the I /(]ll/(/ Room. 13 Aug. 10pm. .l‘ l() (Ff).
I ShagTag at Stereo. l()pm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Insanely successful night based on a compch numerical flirting system. You all get a number. then. if someone catches your eye. you write their number on the board next to your ow n. the idea being that they then rush tip to you and get into a bit of jiggy-
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I Audio Tourism at Pivo Bar (‘ltib 9pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Ales Avery with edgy house and breaks.
I CC Blooms at (‘(‘ Blooms. 10.30pm -3am. Free. Weekly. See Thu. I El Barrio at til Barrio. lllpm-Sam. Free. Weekly. See Thu.
I The Establishment at (‘. 9pm 5am. Free. Weekly. See Thtt.
I Low Gravity at the Liquid Room. ll).3()pm--3am. £3 (£2 students). Weekly. 1)] Wreckage pumpin' ottt the essential funky breakage. this week joined by the legendary 1)] Kev Wright (Sublimel laying down the phat proggy sound he is now famous for. ('hocs away.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge.
lllpm 3am. £3. Weekly. Midweek session from Toby Saltonstall and his disco, R&B. funk and house mash tip.
I Tease Age at (‘itrtis (‘lub.
l lpm 3am. Free before I l.3()pm: £3 after. Weekly. See Sat.
I Vaudeville Cabaret Club at the Bongo('lub. l().3()pni 5am. £5 £9.50. Weekly. See Thu.
I We are . . . Electric at ('abaret Voltaire. l l.3()pm»~5am. Free. Weekly. lidinburgh's newest midweek party continues at the (‘ab. lixpect to hear upfront. new and exciting electro-hotise music from his Flis & (iary Mac (Sublime/Low (iravity). with the emphasis on cutting edge electronic sounds with energy. (‘heck out the
lleadspin sound-system in the back-room with Dava and Allan Dunbar.
Chart 8 Party I Dirty Dancing at Rlil) Vodka (‘lub.
lllpnt 5am. £l before midnight; £3 after.
l7 Aug. (‘heesy 80s theme night rolled tip suit sleeves and shoulder pads a go-go.
I Espionage at lispionage. 7pm 3am. Free. Weekly. See Fri.
I Shark at (‘ity: lidinburgh.
lllpm 3am. £4. Weekly. The infamous student night relaunches at (‘ity with a
selection of chart. cheese and R&B.
The Wash The M0und. 225 6193
club venues
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.
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 city's most enduring gay clubs. with hi-NRG tracks every night of the week.
The Cellar Bar 1 Chambers Street. 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble‘s unique take 0n jazz. See listings for details.
The Citrus 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. See listings for selected highlights.
City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights.
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 in this old church from lesbian club Velvet to techno and house. See listings for details.
Ego Picardy Place. 478 7434. Home to some of the capital‘s 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 Sample 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.
The Honeycomb 15—1 7 Niddry Street. 530 5540. Big nights and big guests from Manga to Audio Deluxe. 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 Chocolate Sundae.
Medina 45—47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
Mood Omni. Greenside Place. 550 1640. Chart and panytunes.not forgetting gay night Poly
Super on Mondays. See listings for selected highlights.
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. no messing.
Po Na Na 43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights. funky beats and more. See listings for selected highlights.
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.
Stereo King Stables Road. 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
Studio 24 Calton Road. 558 3758. Down and dirty club
nights. specialising in techno and goth. See listings for details.
The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766. Now more of a rock and cool indie night as well as some cheesier club nights. See listings for selected highlights.
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.
Why Not?
14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.
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