NIGHTLIFE LIST
NIGHTLIFE
I Hightlile is listed as a diary. first by day. then by city and then by venue. Special Club nights are listed under their club name followed by their venue. A separate venue list tollows the diary listings. with addresses and phone numbers. He In order to be as accurate as possible. only those discos able to confirm their prices and days are listed in the diary. The venue list may be consulted for more nightlife locations — but check with venue. Please send intormation ten days belore publication.
KEY: [S] students and guestsonly:
[ND] no denims; [NT] notrainers;
[A] available for private hire on certain nights. please contact venue.
I In this issue we look at Claspownightlite only. For Edinburgh jigging. see the Festival Guide at the lront oi the magazine.
FRIDAY 25
I The Alhambra 31 Waterloo Street. 221 3260. 8pm—midnight. Free. The club where you get your money‘s worth.
I The Balcave at Henry Afrikas. 11pm—3.30am. £4 without ticket. House. hip-hop and . . .er.rock'.’
I Bennets 11pm—3.30am.£2.50. Mainly gay with Hi-NRG music.
I The Choice 1 1pm—3.30am. £5. House and chart music or ‘the Princes Square types‘. Well. ifyou can afford the capuccinos. the entrance fee should be no big deal.
I Cleopatras 10.30pm—2.30am. £3. Virtually the only late bar in the West End. Oh. and with accompanying disco. [A]
I Crash at the Cotton Club. llpm—3.30am. £3.50 (£2.50 with ticket). Drinks promotions every week and music as diverse as INXS and Simple Minds.
I Follies 10.30pm—3.30am. £3.50. Chart-based disco sounds. [ND] [NT]
I The Future at the Warehouse. £3. llpm—3.30am.
I The Gold Coast Club at the Revue (next to Barrowland). £3. 10.30pm—2.30am. Reggae. soul. African. ska. soca. house. funk.
I Hard Rock Calte at the Venue. 10pmtil| late. £3.50. Live music and disco.
I Hollywood Studios 1 1pm—3.30am. £3.50. Over 21 House disco. [A] [NT]
I Joy at the SubClub. 1 1pm—3.30am. £2. Guaranteed to be a good night with a generally sound crowd and music safe in the hands of DJs Orde and Stuart.
I Maytair l lpm—3am. £3.50. Over 25s night in the ballroom and Radio City at the Cameo Suite. See below.
I Mr D’s 10pm—23m. £4. Fun atmosphere and games at Shawlands‘ one and only nightclub.
I Palomino Club 9pm—3am. £3.
I Panama Jax 10.45pm—3.30am. £3. Alternative and soul by the waterfront.
I Radio City at the Mayfair. 10pm—2am. £1.50. Psychedelic sounds to match the groovy wallpaper. Largely revivalist but then it sure beats the mediocrity on offer at most other venues in town.
I Battles 10.30—3am. £3. Mediocrity on offer. [A]
I STOMP at Mardi Gras. 10.30pm—3.30am. £2.50.
I SWOS (Single. Widowed. Divorced. Separated club) at Rooftops. This runs on Fridays and Saturdays and plays 605‘ and 705‘ music. Members£1 (£5 tojoin); non-members £2.
I True Colors at Joe Paparazzi. llpm—3.30am. £2 (£1 student). With Colors now finished at Furys. Joes now do have the True Colors at long last.
SATURDAY 26
I The Alhambra 31 Waterloo Street. 221 3260. 8pm-midnight. Free. The club where you get your money‘s worth.
I Bennets l lpm—3.30am. £3. Mainly gay with Hi-NRG music.
I Brat Pack at Knightsbridge SW1 . 7pm—10.30pm. £1 .50 with ticket;£2 without.
I The Choice at Pzazz. llpm—3.30am. £4. Upfront music from Colin Barr. Segun and the other one. What more could a punter ask for?
I Cleopatras l0.30pm—2.30am. £3. A late bar in the West End with accompanying disco.
I Cotton Club llpm-3.30am. £5. The best night at the Cotton Club with house and chart music. Not breaking any new ground. but popular none the less. [A]
I Desire at Mardi Gras. 10.30pm—3.30am. £3.50 (but look out for the discount passes in bars beforehand). House and chart mix with DJ Noble.
I Follies 10.30pm—3.30am. £4.50. Chart-based disco sounds. [ND] [NT]
I Glam Rock at the Venue. 10pm till late. £3.50.
I Heller Sltelter at the Mayfair. £1.50. Cult rock sounds from the late 60$ and 705.
I Henry Afrikas llpm-3.30am. £4. Gone are the Balearic beats. house and soul music. making way for. wait for it.chart music. Oh. well.
I Hollywood Studios 1 1pm—3.30am. £4. See Fri.
I Insomnia at the Warehouse. 11pm—3.30am. £4. Expect a bit ofevery kind ofdance music.
I Joe Paparazzi 11pm—3.30am. £4.
I Kes Club at Rooftops. 10.30pm—3am. £2.50. Twangy tunes for the anoraks. shamblers and downheads amongst you. I Kiss at SW1 . £3.50 (look out for promotional tickets in bars).
I Libra at Hollywood Studios. £3.50. Over 25s‘ disco. Also on Wednesdays.
I Mr 0': See Fri.
I Palomino Club 9pm—3am. £4.
I Rattles 10.30—3am. £3. Disco sounds with DJ. Roddy Stewart. [A]
I Savoy 11pm—3am. £3.50. OverZIs‘ night at Glasgow‘s largest disco. [A]
I SLAM at Fury Murrys. 11pm-3.30am. £4. The inflatable spaceman is back in its box and we can get back to some good. old-fashioned honest acid jigging.
I SWOS (Single. Widowed. Divorced. Separated club) at Rooftops. See Fri.
I SubClub 11pm—3.30am. £4. No fancy name. but whapping the asses ofmost other clubs on a Saturday night. all the
I Teenscene at the Savoy. 7pm—10.30pm.
£2 with ticket; £1 without. Under 185‘ disco with Radio Clyde DJ Gary Marshall. I 2 Hip and Mixed Up at PanamaJax. 10.30pm-3.30am. £3 before midnight. £4 after. ‘2 Hip‘ for garage. funk. house and hip-hop. ‘Mixed Up' for chart, soul and alternative. Two clubs running simultaneously.
I The Venue 11pm—late. £3.50. Glam rock exhumed weekly for all you closet ‘Platform‘ devotees.
SUNDAY 27
I Bennets 11pm-3.30am. 75p admission and for beer and spirits. Mainly gay with Hi-NRG sounds to fit.
I Date Nolr at Knightsbridge SW1 . Gay night at SW1 . £1 with a ticket;£l .50 without.
I Brag at the Cotton Club. 11pm—3.30am.
£2. ‘lfit‘s worth talking about. Brag.‘ All drinks£1.
I Clubleu at The Choice. 11pm-3.30am. £3. Hip hop and house for the hipsters with guest specialist DJs abounding.
I Follies l 1pm—3am. £3. Cheap drinks.
I Fuddrultlters at Cleopatras. 10.30pm—2.30am. £1 . Anything goes tonight in the West End‘s best (well. its only) nightclub. Presented by Bennets‘ DJ Craig Davis. [A]
I Hollywood Studios 11pm—3am. £2. Sunday is the live band night at Hollywood studios.
I Hustle at Sub Club. 1 lpm—3.30am. £1 . Having won their appeal. the Sub Club has successfuly managed to poach back Blackmarket and Hustle from Furys.
I Kick Crass at Henry Afrika‘s. 11pm—3.30am. £2. With DJ Dave Young. I The Legend at the Warehouse. llpm-3.30am. £2. All drinks 70p.
I Mr D's £3 (£2 with ticket). 10pm—2am. Look out for the Happy Hour “pm—midnight.
I Palamino Club 9pm—3am. £1 .
I Panama Jax 10.45pm—3.30am. £1 .50. Sunday Splash for house and requests. 75p all drinks including mixers.
I Rattles 10.30pm—2am. £2.50. Disco sounds with DJ Roddy Stewart. Vodka and lager 60p. [A]
I Savoy 11pm—3am.£2. Sundays at the Savoy with lager only 85p and vodka 65p. [Al
MONDAY 28
I The Alhambra 31 Waterloo Street. 221 3260. 8.30pm—midnight. Free. 605 and 703 sounds. Cheap spirits.
I The Breeze at Henry Afrikas. llpm—3.30am. Complicated: staggered door prices are in operation here. so let‘s just say if you come early enough you get in for nothing. and the later you come the more expensive it becomes. There will be drinks promotions and the DJ is somewhat
‘original' shall we say!
I Club X at the Warehouse. 11pm-3.30am. £2. Thankfully this new night has nothing to do with the dreadful programme of the same name on Channel 4!
I Freewheelin' at Fury Murrys.
l lpm—3.30am. £1.50. A genuinely wide variety of cult music from the 60s. 70s and 80s. breathing life into Glasgow‘s notoriously dull Monday nights.
I Heat at the Cotton Club. 1 1pm-3.30am. £2; £1 with ticket. A mix ofmainstream and alternative. provided by DJ Craig Davis.
I Jeans and T-shlrt Night at Cleopatras. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1 with ticket). The
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