NIGHTLIFE
NIGHTLIFE LIST
I Nightlite is listed as a diary lirst by day(in this section each at the two particular days or the lortnight are treated as one). then by city and then by venue. Special Club nights are listed under their club name tollowed by their venue. A separate venue list lollows the diary listings. with addresses and phone numbers. MB In order to be as accurate as possible, only those discos able to conlirrn their prices and days are listed in the diary. The venue list may be consulted tor more nightlife locations- but check with venue. Please send inlormation ten days betore pubncauon.
KEY: [ND] — Nodenims
[NT] — No trainers [A] — Available for Private Hire on certain nights
Glasgow
I Bennets 11pm—3.30am. £2. Mainly Gay with Hi-NRCr music.
I Cleopatras 10.30am—2.30pm. £3. Disco sounds.
I Cotton Club 1 lpm—3.30am. £3. Special drinks promotion night each Friday.
I Disco Viva 10.30pm-3am. £3.50. The Disco Viva house disco in full swing.
I Follies 10.30pm—3.30am. £3.50. [ND] 1er
I Henry Atriltas 10.30pm—3.30am. £3. With DJ Harvey Okran from Vidcodrome.
I Hollywood Studios 9pm—3am. £3.50. House disco.
I Mayfair 1 lpm—3am. £3.50. Over 25s night disco.
I Mardi Gras 1 1pm—3.30am. £3. House music night.
I Panama Jax 10.45pm—3.30am. £3.50. Soul and mixed chart music with resident DJs. Tommy Arnold or Raymond Dauren.
I HAD Club at Fury Murrys. 11pm—3.30am. £3.50. Dance music from Black reggae sounds to Fifties‘ surfing with Radio Clyde DJ. Segun.
I Battles 10.30—3am. £3. Disco sounds with DJ. Roddy (no relation) Stewart.
I Singles Club Vamps Floor at Disco Viva. 9.30pm—2am. Admission by membership — contact venue for details.
I Souled Out at The Warehouse.
1 1pm—3.30am. £3. Soul and Reggae music with DJ Eddy Bahama.
I Sub Club 11pm—3.30am. £3.50. Non-stop Hip Hop and Soul.
I Tin Pan Alley 10.30pm—3am. £4. ‘January Sale' — special prices on Beers and Spirits together with the house disco. I U Club at Joe Paparazzi. Ham—3.30pm. £3. Mixed sounds to dance to.
I Zico's 10pm—3am. £3. Chart based disco sounds.
Edinburgh
I The Amphitheatre 10pm—4am. The Friday Night Spectacular. £3.50. Half price before 11pm. DJ Ross Keddic at the controls presiding over the classy split level danccfloor. Possible appearance of Cleo Roccos either 22 or 24 Jan adding bouncy good fun. [A] [ND]
I Buster Browns 10.30pm—4am. £2.50. Halfprice admission and drinks before 11pm. Chart and dance music. Aims at over 20s atmosphere. [A]
I Cinderellas Bockertellas 8pm-1am. Free before 9pm: £1 . 9—1 1pm1£l .50after 11pm. Music steppin‘ up tempo for a faster foot-tappin‘ Friday. [A] [ND] [NT]
I Dillingers 10pm—4am. £2 before 11pm. ‘Fizz‘ Slave to the Rhythm. Special night
of good contemporary dance music and offers on bottles ofbubbly.
I Edgars 10pm—4am. Conventional weekend disco.
I Finsbury Park's Night Club 9.30pm-2am. Sec Thurs. [A] [NT]
I Fire Island 11pm—3am. Pop pink triangle Underbox.
I Goombay Beat at Barbados Suite (Coasters). 10pm-3am. £2. Well established club but has a Sham 69 reggae pick up atmosphere and a bland music selection.
I Madlsons at the Playhouse. 10pm—4am. Free before 11.30pm. £2.50 after. Popular disco music in this renewed venue.
I Outer Limits at Coasters. 10.30pm—4am. £2 till 11.30pm. £3 after. American sprung dancefloor gives added boost to the sounds put out by Stu Lewis and Tam among others. [A] [NT]
I Reggae Club at Shady Ladies. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Best conventional reggae selection in town complements a good skank atmosphere.
I Shake at The Mission. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Same crowd as the Kangaroo Club playing similar music but not as hip to be as popular. Funk. soul. hip-hop formula. I Strangeways at Wilkie House. 10pm—late. £1.50. Indie chart and well worn classics.
I Toltyo Joe's Home Street. 229 1444. 9pm—2am (bar opens at 6.30pm). Edinburgh‘s newest gay venue. Hi-NRG music.
I Top 0’ the Walk Club 25 Disco on Fri and Sat 8pm—lam. £1 members.£2 non-members. Membership £2. Older mix of music 1953—1986. Upmarketdisco. [ND]
I Zenatec 10pm—3.30am. £2 before 11.30pm; £3 after. Comfort with lasers. videos and the best in the current music
I Zig Zag Club at Calton Studios. 9pm—2am. Regular live bands with disco. Chart sound on disco/commercial side of the street.
SATURDAYS
Glasgow
I Bennets 11pm—3.30am. £3. MainlyGay with Hi-NRG music.
I Cleopatras l0.30am—2.30pm. £3. Disco sounds.
I Live at the Cotton Club at the Cotton Club. 11pm—3.30am.£5.
I Disco Viva 10pm-3am. £3.50. The house disco.
I Eden Club at Tin Pan Alley. 11pm—3.30am. £2.50 with ticket. £4 without. Tin Pan Alley Saturday night alternative — see also Tin Pan Alley‘s own listing.
I Follies 10.30pm—3.30am. [ND] [NT]
I Gun Club at Fury Murrys. Ham-3.30am. £3.50. Hip Hop music orientated dancing with an unpretentious studenty crowd. Why Gun Club? Because cheap American beer. ‘Shooter‘ on sale. Geddit?
I Henry Atrlltas 10.30pm-4am. £4. Chart and dance music preceded by an under 18s Disco. 6pm—10pm (£2).
I Hollywood Studios 9pm-3am. £3.50. House disco. Special £2 admission if you're wearing a Hollywood Studio badge.
I Joe Paparazzi 1 1pm-3.30am. £4. The busy. hip trendy night at JPs with DJ Nicky Koranskye - often with a theme.
I Mardl Gras 1 lpm—3.30am. £3. House Music Night.
I Maytair 1 1pm—3am. £3.50. OverZIS
disco.
I Panama Jax l 1pm—3.30am. £4. Soul and mixed chart music with resident DJs. Tommy Arnold or Raymond Dauren.
I Sub Club “pm—3.30am. £3.50. Non-stop Hip Hop and Soul.
I Tin Pan Alley 1 lpm—3am. £2.50 with ticket. £4 without. ‘Saturday Live‘ - which means look out for personal appearances! The house disco with chart sounds music. Sec ald Eden Club. above.
I Battles 10.30—3am. £3. Disco sounds with DJ. Roddy (no relation) Stewart.
I The Warehouse 11pm—3.30am.£3.50. The house disco.
I ZlCO'S 10pm—3am. £3. Chart based disco sounds.
Edinburgh
IThe Amphitheatre 10pm—4am. £4. Ilalf price before llpm. Entertain yourselfin style in Scotland‘s Ultimate Nightclub. [Al IND]
I The Backroom at Shady Ladies. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Strange crowd ranging from hard core punks to little gotbic people. but a club playing The Pop (iroup just can‘t be knocked.
I BusterBrowns 9.30pm—4am. £3.50. Half price admission and drinks before 11.30pm. Chart and dance music. [A]
I Cinderellas Bockertellas 8pm— lam. Free before 9pm; £1 .50. 9—1 1pm; £2 after llpm. Hi-energy. funk and charts. [A] [ND] [NT]
I Coasters 6.30p—10pm. £1.50. Under 18s
alcohol-free disco. Live acts most weeks. I Dillingers Videotheque 10pm—4am. £2. Youthful attitude fora large disco complex. Tonight is the most popular with chances oflivc acts.
I Edgars 10pm—4am. See Fri.
I Flnsbury Park's Night Club 9.30pm—2am. Sec Thurs. [A] [NT]
I Fire Island llpm—3.30. iii-NRO and Eurobeat sounds to suit.
I Flannigan's 10pm—4am. Strictly over 21s. Members only. application formsat door. See Thurs.
I Goombay Beat at the Barbados Suite (Coasters). 10pm—3am. £2. See Fri.
I Hit the Panic Button! at Chambers Street Union. 7pm—1am. Happy Hour 8-9pm. Free for students; guests (max of 2) 50p. Mainstream student dance tracks.
I Kangaroo Club at The Mission. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Popular club with the hip in crowd. Still packing in the bodies but possibilities of a knock back ifyou‘re not wearing the right kit. Hip hop. soul. funk.
I Madlsons at The Playhouse. 10pm—4am. Free before 11.30pm. £3.50after. Busiest night at Madisons. playing similar sort of music to Fridays.
I Outer Limits at Coasters. 10.30pm—4am. £2.50till 11pmz£4 after. [NT]
I Top 0' the Walk Club 25 Disco. DJ Ross Keddic playing more up to date music than Fridays. [ND]
I The Hooch at Coasters. 10.30pm—4am.
The best in funk and soul. £2. With Drinks ?
Promotions most weeks. DJ's Yogi Naughton and Warren Thomson.
I Zenatec 10pm-3.30am. £2.50 before 11.30pm; £4 after. Very comfortable upmarket joint. Over 21 with fastcar accessories sitting outside. [A]
I Tokyo Joe's Home Street. 229 1444. 9pm—2am (bar opens at 6.30pm). Edinburgh‘s newest gay venue. Hi-NRG music.
SUNDAYS . Glasgow
I Bennets 11pm—3am. £2. Mainly (lay with Hi-NRG music. ‘The Sunday Club‘ — which means spirits at 50p and pints at 75p.
I Disco Viva llpm—lam. Resident Sunday night live band James Barnes and Cochise. I Fresh 88 at The Cotton Club. 11pm—3.30am. £3.50. New to the cotton club for ‘88. the club run by Colin Barr
which used to be at Joe Paparazzi.
I Fuddrultlters at Cleopatras. 11pm—2.30am. £1. A mixed sound (leaning to alternative) presented by Bennets' DJ. Craig Davis.
I Henry Atrilta's b—lllpm. £3. Under 18s evening. followed by a house disco for the longer in the tooth.
I Hollywood Studios 9pm—3am. £3.50. Band Night — no details as yet.
I Joe Paparazzi llpm—3.30am. £3.50. ‘Sunday Club' with DJ Patti Welsh. Slightly more alternative in flavour.
I The Kennel Club at Tin Pan Alley.
l 1pm--3am Soul club night Beer at bSpa pint. spirits. 40p.
I Night Shitt at the Warehouse. llpm-«3.30am. £3.50. House musicand the soul chart. All drinks under 70p; spirits Silp.
I Panama Jax 10.45pm—3.30am. £3. Soul and mixed chart music with resident DJs. Tommy Arnold or Raymond Dauren.
I Ten Bob Bop at Fury Murrys.
llpm—3am. 50p. Cheap drinks and ten bob (old money) entrance. with the new Sunday club at Furys. ()ld Soul Dance music.
I Battles 10.30—2am. £2.50. Disco sounds with DJ. Roddy (no relation)Stewart. Vodka and lager. 60p.
I Wicked Sunday at Follies. 1 1pm— 3am. Vodka. (iin. Whisky and lager — all40p. I Zico's lllpm—3am. £2. Chart based disco sounds — but watch out for the planned 70s' night.
Edinburgh
I The Amphitheatre l0pm—3am. £2. Half price before 1 lpm. Disco Night. Thrill to the best laser show in Europe. See Wed. [Al 1ND]
I Buster Browns 9.30pm—4am. £2. Half price admission and drinks before 11.30pm. Less chart music and more soul music — gentler Sunday atmosphere. [A] I Cinderellas Rockertellas 9pm—1am.
£1 .50before 11pm; £2.50 after. 50p drinks. [A] [ND]
I Dillingers 10pm-4am. £2 before 1 lpm. All draught beer and spirits bi)p.
I Edgars 10pm—4am. See Fri
I Flannigan's 10pm—4am. Strictly over 21s. Members only. application forms at door. See Thurs.
I Fire Island 10pm—2.30am. Popular gay disco grooving down on a Sunday.
I Outer Limits at Coasters. 10.30pm—3.30am. Student Special — Free entry before 11.30pm — just show your matric card — otherwise £1 all night. Sun4: Hazel Dean with Hi-NRG golden sounds of yesteryear. [NT]
I Tokyo Joe's Home Street. 229 1444. 630—1 lpm. Edinburgh‘s newest gay venue. Iii-NRC: music.
I Zenatec Super Sunday Surprize. 10pm—3.30am. £2. Nightclub disco with Holiday Raffle T-shirts and bubbly for consolation prizes. Free entry tickets can be found in various public houses and wine bars for the first month.
MONDAYS
Glasgow
I House and Garage Club at Tin Pan Alley. 11pm—3am. £2 with ticket. £3.50without. Cheap Schlitz and Vodka.
I Streetbeat at the Warehouse. llpm—3.30pm. £4. David Walters with the latest chart and beat sounds.
I Panama Jax l l .30pm—3.30am. £1.50. Mainly (iay night. DJ Raymond Dauren.
Edinburgh
I Blue Monday at Fire Island. £1 .20(70p before 1 1pm). Predominantly ‘straight' night with gothlpunk favourites and compulsory I Ii-energy. Overwhelming lighting system.
I Tokyo Joe's Home Street. 229 1444. 9pm— lam (bar opens at b.30pm). Edinburgh‘s newest gay venue. Hi-NRG music.
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