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Copy (live), Master H and Edit Select for a mix of dark expansive house and deep techno. Part of the Edge Festival. See preview, page 82. ■ Spank! at Underbelly. midnight–3am. £8–£14.50 (£9–£13.50). Weekly. See Thu. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. 8pm–5am. £3 (free for members after 11pm). 14 Aug. The indie club/gig crossover night teams up with The Edge with a very special surprise live guest and a DJ set of bassline house from Calverton. Part of the Edge Festival. ✽✽ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 11pm–5am. £12. 14 Aug. Hard drum & bass as Xplicit are joined by Dutch noise terrorists Noisia and Commix for their Festival party (part one). Edinburgh Saturdays
✽✽ The Bang Bang Club at Gilded Balloon Teviot. 12.30am–5am. £10. Weekly. See Thu. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £2.50 before 11.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution for those in the know after a quick fix of decent music and attitude free clubbing. ✽✽ EH1 Festival at Royal Highland Centre. noon–6am. £39.50–£59.50 (£59.50–£79.50 inc camping). 15 Aug. Big dance music festival packed with quality DJ action over nine arenas. Line- up includes Carl Cox, Orbital (live), Above & Beyond, Adamski, Nightmares on Wax, Frankie Knuckles, Derrick May, 808 State, Danny Rampling, BT, Fergie, Way Out West, Danny Howells, Public Domain, Yoji, Fabio & Grooverider, Lenny D, Lisa Lashes, Roger Sanchez and many more. See feature, page 83. ■ Fever at Faith. 11pm–5am. £8 (£7 members). 15 Aug. DJs Fisher & Price (Taste) play an eclectic mix of the best underground dance music. ■ The Foundation at the GRV. 11pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 15 Aug. Breakdance crew Random Aspekts host a mix of hip hop, funk, electro and soul. ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly. Get down early for this consistently capacity retro-disco and funky house night, featuring Po’s own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang up-to-date funky house for those in the know. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Club hits and chart favourites. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 11.30pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £6.50 after. 15 Aug. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. 10.30pm–3am. £10. Weekly. See Thu. ■ Spank! at Underbelly. midnight–3am. £8–£14.50 (£9–£13.50). Weekly. See Thu. ■ Stereofunk at City Nightclub. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. A new Saturday nighter for City as Stereofunk launches its own brand of glamorous 21st century house and electro funk from DJs Stevie Lennon and Craig Kelman. Please note dress code: ‘no effort, no entry’. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. 11pm–3am. £2 before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s hits to
baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NME chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night. ■ Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£5) after. 15 Aug. Gareth Sommerville is joined by Nick Watson and Gino for some disco, house and techno. FREE Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. 15 Aug. ‘No holds barred disco death match’ at this cosmic disco, punk and leftfield house night with special guest David Barbarossa. ✽✽ Wire at Electric Circus. 11pm–5am. £12. 15 Aug. New discotronic pop, art punk and electronica party from Craig Jamieson (Modern Lovers) with a special LuckyMe Records Festival special starring some of Scotland’s most innovative electronica and hip hop artists with Hudson Mohawke, Rustie, The Blessings, Eclair FiFi, Tiago, Respite, Dema and Mamiko Motto. Edinburgh Sundays
✽✽ The Bang Bang Club at Gilded Balloon Teviot. 12.30am–5am. £10. Weekly. See Thu. FREE Booty at GHQ. 11pm–3am. 30 Aug. Monthly. R&B, hip hop, soul and funk from DJs Dale Lush and Isla Blige. FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from residents Treason, Drummel and Paranoise. FREE Doghouse at the GRV. 11pm–5am. 16 Aug. Fortnightly. New rock and metal club night. FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. Weekly. Killer Kitsch returns to Edinburgh as Euan Neilson and David Sinclair import their mix of dance, electro, 80s synth pop, new wave and punk to the Cab. Joined by Russia’s Proxy (16 Aug; please note £6 (£5) entry for this date only). ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £4. Weekly. DJ John Hutchison presents a fun and original mash up of funky house, electro disco, club classics and R&B vocals. FREE Sections at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. A rock’n’roll journey with all the best cuts from classic metal and hard rock through to 80s glam and goth. ■ Shake at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Soulful vocals, sexy disco and funk-laced house party anthems from Leon Easter. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. 10.30pm–3am. £10. Weekly. See Thu. ■ Spank! at Underbelly. midnight–3am. £8–£14.50 (£9–£13.50). Weekly. See Thu. FREE StrangeBrew at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. Weekly. A mix of upbeat rockabilly, rock, mod, ska, reggae and soul from Argentina’s DJ Chiru- Chick and Italy’s Cecchino. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. R&B and hip hop. Edinburgh Mondays
■ Forbidden at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. R&B, hip hop, urban electro and chart tracks. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, pop and floor fillers. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. FREE Random at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. Weekly. Psy-trance night with Dark el Kante and special guests. ■ Spank! at Underbelly. midnight–3am. £8–£14.50 (£9–£13.50). Weekly. See Thu. ✽✽ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. Free before midnight; £2 (£1) after. Weekly. Night to give something back to the bar and club workers with everything except cheese
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from DJ Beefy and Wolfjazz. Joined by special guest Hostage (17 Aug). Edinburgh Tuesdays
FREE Antics at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. FREE Flux at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. Weekly. Progressive, tech and bassline house and electro from Tim James and Gus Armstrong. FREE Hybrid at the GRV. 11pm–5am. Weekly. Underground dance, techno, dubstep, bass, jungle and more featuring a mixed line-up of DJs from Noizteez, Volume!, Big’n’Bashy, JakN, Riddim Tuffa and other Edinburgh institutions. ■ Kinky Indie at Citrus Club. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. Indie music with a touch of ska, 60s and 80s. FREE Love Hurtz at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. New night of electro and indie disco tracks from Nick AKA (Sick Note). ■ Love Traffic at GHQ. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Pulling doesn’t get any easier than this. At a traffic light party everyone knows where they stand: red for no thanks, amber for maybe, green for definitely. With DJ Dale Lush. ■ Missbehave at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. New Tuesday night for Opal with B-more, 80s, disco and electro beats from DJs Rennie Rich and 3 Pieces. ■ Spank! at Underbelly. midnight–3am. £8–£14.50 (£9–£13.50). Weekly. See Thu. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. Weekly. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and a smattering of talented local guests. ■ White Noise at Electric Circus. 8pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; free after. Weekly. The finest up-and-coming Scottish acts perform live with a single launch from The Vivian, Fangs and The Hot Lips plus the Popscure DJs (18 Aug). Edinburgh Wednesdays
■ Chairmen Meow at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Eclectic chart, dance and indie. ■ Delinquents at Electric Circus. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Filthy mash- up of iconic anthems and cool beats. ■ Guilty at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. An unashamed selection of classic pop nuggets from the last five decades from ELO to Duran Duran to Snow Patrol. ■ Hark! at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £4. 19 Aug. Lovely indie and rock’n’roll night. FREE Jerk Alert at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Indie-meets-youth- club night of old rave and 90s hits. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. midnight–3am. Weekly. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. FREE The Pit at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. 10.30pm–3am. £10. Weekly. See Thu. ■ Spank! at Underbelly. midnight–3am. £8–£14.50 (£9–£13.50). Weekly. See Thu. FREE Subtext at the GRV. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Electronic showcase with DJ talent from clubs such as Split, Kapital, Touch, Compakt and Coalition. ■ We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. Free before midnight; £2 after (members free). 19 Aug. Punk-funk, electro and acid-house classics with Gary Mac joined by Sampology for the second part of their fourth birthday celebrations (19 Aug).
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