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■ Edinburgh Dream Factory at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 22 Aug. Night of rave and house (details tbc). ■ 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. ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly. Get down early for this consistently at-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. Gareth Somerville, Danny T and Jon Hutchison playing club hits and chart favourites. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. £7 (£6). 22 Aug. Headspin’s Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes. ■ Noiseteez at the GRV. 11pm–5am. £tbc. 22 Aug. A rich stew of hip hop, funk, soul, electro, breaks and drum & bass. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Late night soirée featuring DJ Dave Shedan and a fusion of 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. Edinburgh Sundays
■ Bandmaker at the GRV. 11pm–5am. £tbc. 23 Aug. Looking to start a band? Perfect chance to meet and jam with other folk who are also looking to hook up with fellow musicians. ■ The Bang Bang Club at Gilded Balloon Teviot. 12.30–5am. £10. Weekly. See Thu. FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from residents Treason, Drummel and Paranoise. 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. ■ 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. The music you love remixed and re-invented as you’ve never heard it before. 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.
Festival Clubs
Devil Disco Club Sick of clean, safe clubbing and shiny superstar DJs? Top Embra duo Trouble are
back ‘in black’ and promising the perfect antidote. Their dark new night is all about the buzz of hearing great new music, be it soul, rap, disco, electro, house or boogie. They’re joined by London’s alternative club dons Horse Meat Disco (pictured) and the synths, laptop, drums, bass and guitar set up of Molly Wagger (live) for this special preview night. ■ The Bongo Club, 558 7604, Fri 21 Aug, 11pm–5am, £5–£7.
■ 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
Explosion at Udderbelly. ✽✽ Beardyman’s Unplanned midnight–1.15am. £14 (£12.50). 24 Aug. Beatboxer Beardyman mixes hip hop improv with dynamic vocal stylings mixing club beats with unique stand up. ■ 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. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. 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. FREE This is the Industry at GHQ. 11pm–3am. Weekly. New Monday nighter for GHQ created especially for those in the business (bars, clubs, pubs, hotels and restaurants). ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 (£1) after. Weekly. Night to give something back to the bar and club workers with everything except cheese.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Explosion at Udderbelly. FREE Antics at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ✽✽ Beardyman’s Unplanned midnight–1.15am. £14 (£12.50). 25 Aug. See Mon. ■ Dirty Sex at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Raunchy dance beats. FREE Flux at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. Weekly. Progressive, tech and bassline house and electro. FREE Hybrid at the GRV. 11pm–5am. Weekly. Underground dance, techno, dubstep, bass, jungle and more.
■ 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–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat. Edinburgh Wednesdays
■ Chairmen Meow at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Eclectic chart, dance and indie from Calverto and guests. ■ Chambles at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Night of sexy music and fantastic cocktails. ■ 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. FREE Jerk Alert at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. ‘Achingly uncool dancefloor fun’ at this 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. ■ 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 (free for members). Weekly. Edinburgh’s busiest midweek electro-funk disco party with Gary Mac joined by Jacek and Dava le Funk.
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