Clubs
I DJ Vance at Niassa. ll) 30pm 3am. L5 l£4l. Weekly. (ilasgrm layourile DJ Vance spinning the best in lunky scoUse dance anthems.
I Happy Mondays at l’o Na Na. llpiii-3am. £3 tlreei. Weekly. (‘luh night lusing new and classic indie. rock. lunk. hip hop and Motown.
I La Clique at the l-amoUs Spiegeltent. l 1.30pm lam. U5 LIX. Weekly. See 'l‘hu.
I Latin Quarter at Medina.
lllpm lam Free. Weekly. D] James ('oriihe Wllll real deal salsa and world music. now in its third year and still going strong. lake a line ysme. iiiiproying Willi age.
I Trade Union at (‘aharet Voltaire. lllpm Sam. £2. Weekly. New night to giye something hack to the bar and club yyoi‘ket's. so they don't itiiss otil on the cluhhing experience while trapped heliirid the bar. lt's home and techno all the way in the main room lrom (irant Paterson. while roorii (Wt) is all hip hop and R828 lrom |)J lleel. l)J Kunal and [)1 Fresh. Vaudeville ill the Bongo (‘ltilt
llpiii Sam. tilt) (£5). Weekly. See Tim. I You Control at Subway (‘owgate
l lprii 3am. Free. Weekly. The residents take requests all night leading to an eclectic lake tilt the but indie. rock and chart platters.
Chart 8 Party
I Espionage at lispioriage. 7pm 3am. Free. Weekly. See Fri.
I Siglo at Siglo. 4.30pm 3am. Free. Weekly. See 'l'hu.
Club
I Antics at Suhway (‘ovy gale.
| lpm 3am. Free. Weekly. Rock. erno and punk.
I Club Gayola at the Famous Spiegeltent. I230 73am. Free. Weekly. See Mon.
I Club Spiegel at the FamoUs Spiegeltent. l33l) 3am. Free. Weekly. See 'l'hu.
I Code Blue at ()pium. ll)ptti-~ 3am. Free. Weekly. Punk rock classics with listl'uls ol‘ emo and ska chucked into the pot for good irieasure.
I La Clique at the Famous Spiegeltent. l 1.30pm lam. L‘lS LIX. Weekly. See 'l'hu.
I Motheriunk at ()pal Lounge.
lllpmv 3am. Free. Weekly. (lino and Fryer are back with their Tuesday institution as
EDINBURGH pre-club venues
club venues
"5 pi... I. 4 The Soul Jazz Records Soundsystem roll back
‘ ‘ into town for more attitude-free reggae, soul,
jazz, ska, dancehall and roots. DJs Pete Reilly and Abi Clarke dish out the party-up tunes while MC Oxman keeps the energy positive. Not forgetting local crew DJRed6, Decoy Roy and Robigan.
ii? The Bongo C/ui‘), .558 7604, 5 Aug, l turn—Sam, {‘4 boron) nailing/it; to after.
they split rare and classic ltinky assed. floor-shaking (i()s' and 70s grooy es, deep l'unk. Latin. soul and so much more.
I Split at (‘aharet Voltaire.
l l.3l)piii—-5am. Free. Weekly. l)rum & bass. electro and break heat yy ith Shadow-skill. the Dropout Dis. Dogma and a smattering ol‘ very talented local guests.
3:1 Vaudeville at the Bongo (‘luh llpm» 5am. L'lt) (£5). Weekly. See Thu. I Vibe at Iigo. l lpm-Sam. £4. Weekly. (lay night with James Longworth on the
decks. pills The Dancing Stud Mullins. The Singing Hairy Bloke and The .‘ylimiiig .\'un. l)oii't say u e didn't \sarii
Chart 8 Party
I Funky Monkey at lispioiiage. 9pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Nets student ttlgltl across the liye llririt‘s ol lispionage. ranging l'rom cheese to luiiky house tall drinks l.’l..5lli.
I ShagTag at Stereo. lllpni 3am. £5 ltd). Weekly. Insanely stlc‘c‘L'Wltll night
hased on a coriiple\ riuiiierical tlirting system It someone catches your eye. you \yrile their ntiiiiher on ilie hoard nest to your own. the idea heiiig that they then rush up to you and get a hit l'f-‘i—‘N
ISiglo at Mglo ~1 zllpiii “.lllt l'iee “t't‘lsly St‘t' llltl
Cltib
I Apocalypse at ()pruiii lllprii ‘Mllll Free Weekly .\li\ or goth. metal. industrial and priiik
I Club Spiegel at me I .iiiioiis Spiegeltent l3 ill iaiit l'iee Weekly SL‘L‘ Hill
I Fat Wednesday at the t ‘axes llillpiii 3am (5 Weekly l-riiik iiiainstays Departure l ouiige and 'l'rouhle ioiri loices through the l’t'\ll\.ll lor' the hest rii ilaiicellooi i.i// ltrgital .lones are the liye guests to kick things till
I Indi-Go at the l itiuid ls‘ooiii “hillle 3am U itl i. Weekly l’he latest indie night to liil the capital With the hest iii new music land the Ills are happy to take retitiestsi
I Juice at .\lassa lll. illpiii iaiii t5 Weekly. The original lieshly siiuee/ed lllls and (Ms student high! returns
I La Clique at the l~.iiiioiis Spiegeltent. l 1.30pm laiii t' l 5 t l.\ \VL‘L‘H). St't' ill”
I The Pit at Stihysay (‘oyy gate
llpiii 3am. l‘lt't‘ Weekly. New rock and metal shindig with a gioxsiiig lolloyyilig ol deyolees arid plenty ol liye gtlesls.
I Tease Age at (‘itiiis ( ‘liili
llpiii 3am. Free heloie ll illpiii. U itllt‘l‘. \Veekly. See Sill.
3:1 Vaudeville at the Bongo ('Iiih. llpiii Salli. { Ill iL'M Weekly See 'I lltl 3:3 We are . . . Electric ill (‘alraier Voltaire. llpiii 5am. £5 lt'i irieiiihei'si. Weekly. llig hii’thday hash liorii the electro-punks as they welcome the iiiaster'lul Aridreys Weatliei‘all. See
prey ieys, page 74.
Chart & Party
I Espionage at laspioriage 7pm iaiii Free. Weekly. Sec ill.
I Shark at (‘ityj laliiihtiigh.
lllpm 3am. H. Weekly. 'l'lie iiilaiiioris student night at (‘ity Wllll a selection ol L'litit‘l. cheese illltl Roz“.
I Siglo at Siglo. -1. illpiit iaiii. l'iee Weekly. See 'l‘liti.
as well as a dash of punk, new wave and 805
7733. Chart and party
night with plenty of drink for details.
other sounds. See listings
tunes and drunken dancrng.
I Assembly
41 Lothian Street,
220 4288
l Balm
30a Chambers Street, 624 4545
I The City Cate Blair Street. 220 0125 I Cuba Norte
192 Morrison Street, 221 0499
I The Human Be-ln 2/8 West Crosscauseway. 662 8860
I The Meadow Bar (Moo Bar) Buccleuch Street. 667 6907
I The Outhouse Broughton Street Lane. 557 6668
I The Pond
22—24 Bath Road. 467 3825
I 0 Bar
5/11 Leith Street, 557 5830
I The Street
2 Picardy Place. 556 4272
I The Wash
The Mound. 225 6193
I Berlin 3 Oueensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.
I The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
I Cabaret Voltaire 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6176. Mixed bag from house to drum 8 bass. See listings for details.
I 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. I The Cellar Bar
1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble's unique take on jazz. See listings for details.
I The Citrus
Grindlay Street. 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe
classics. See listings for selected highlights.
I City: Edinburgh
1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights.
I Club Pivo
2-6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night. for free.
I 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.
I 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.
I El Barrio
104 West Port, 229 8805. Spanish fiesta every night of the week.
I The Establishment 3 Semple Street. 229
on offer to wash rt all down with.
I Espionage
4 India Burldings. Victoria Street. 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
I Gig
31 Lothian Road. 229 7670. Huge indie club venue.
I The Honeycomb 15-17 Niddry Street. 530 5540. Big nights and big guests from Manga to Audio Deluxe. See listings for details.
I The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live musrc. See listings for details.
I Massa
36-39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop and R88 on a Sunday With Tipsy.
I Medina
45-47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back Vibes wrth cool hip hop and
I Mood
Omni, Greenside Place. 550 1640. Chart and party tunes, not forgetting gay night Poly Super on Mondays. See listings for selected highlights.
I Opal Lounge
51 George Street. 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
I Opium
71 Cowgate. 225 8382. Rock. punk and metal, no messing.
I Po Na Na
43b Frederick Street. 226 2224. Student nights. funky beats and more. See listings for selected highlights.
I Potterrow
Bristo Square. 650 9195. Student heaven.
I RED Vodka Club
73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details. I Stereo
King Stables Road. 229 7986. More big party
I Studio 24
Calton Road. 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights. speCIalismg in techno and goth. See listings for details.
I 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.
I The Subway West End
Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after Office crowd.
I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details.
I Time
24a Frederick Street. 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.
I Why Not?
14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 803 to last week.
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