NIGHTLIFE LIST
I Kangaroo Club at The Mission. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Still going after all these years. Youthful atmosphere with easy dance music.
I Red Hot at the Red Hot Pepper Club. £3 before 11.30pm. £4 after. Hot dance chart favourites keep the crowds busy in this plush uptown venue.
I Rock Club at the Venue. lllpm—4am. Live rock bands and disco attracting large crowds to this popular night. Expect an older crowd. Sec rock listings for details.
SUNDAYS
Glasgow I Bennets l 1pm-3.30am. 75padmission and for beer and spirits. Mainly gay with Hi-NRG soundsto fit. I Bete Noir at Knightsbridgc SW 1. Gay night at SW1 . £1 with aticket;£1.50 without. I Brag at the Cotton Club. 1 1pm—3.30am. £2. ‘lfit's worth talkingabout. Brag.‘ All drinks £1. I The Canary Murder Club at Peggy Sues. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Different venue. same old sounds. Fortnightly from 22 Oct. I Club Fantasy at The Choice. llpm«3.30am. £3. Organised by the same people that ran Clttbleu. Expect ‘upfront heavy dance music'. I Follies l 1pm—3am. £3. Cheapdrinks. I Fuddruititers 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 1 1pm—3am. £2. Sunday is the live band night at Hollywood studios I Hustle at Sub Club. 1 1pm—3.30am. £1.50. Hustle is still attracting the punters with cheap entry and drinks and good dance sounds. but the music could still be more adventurous. I Kick Crass at Henry Afrika's. l0.30pm—3.30am. £1 before 1 lpm; £2 after. Four DJs run KC. so there's a wide variety of sounds to dance to. I The Legend at the Warehouse. llpm~3.30am. £2. All drinks 70p. I Manchester. South of Glasgow at Rooftops. £2. 2‘) ()ct: ‘Manchcster. so much to answer for . . .' 'I'here'sbcen so much talent coming otit ofManchcster recently it makes you envious (808 State. Guy Called Gerald. Happy Mondays. King of the Slums). .‘vlix these with the more established sounds ofThc Fall. Smiths. and New Order. and you should have a very groovy club. I Mr D’s £3 (£2 with ticket). l0pm—2am. Look out for the Happy 1 lour 1 1pm—midnight. I Palamlno 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 Raffles 10.30pm—2am. £2.50. Disco sounds with DJ Roddy Stewart. Vodka and lager 60p. [A] I Savoy l 1pm—3am. £2. Sundays at the Savoy with lager only 85p and vodka 65p. [Al I Sln at the Warehouse. 11pm—3.30am. £2. Houscy-llousey night! I Underground at Fury Murrys. 1 1pm—3.30am. £ 1 . Wide variety ofall genresofdancc music from the Brown Paper Bag boys. Check it out. even just for the Sol at only 50p!
Edinburgh
I The Amphitheatre 10pm till late. £1 before i lpm‘. £2 after. Femalesfree before midnight. Over 25s Jeansand T-shirts night.
I Buster Browns l0pm—4am. £2.25. Half price admission and drinks before 1 lpm. Worth a visit on Sunday if you've not been before.
I Cinderellas Rockenellas9.30pm—1am. £1.50. Dress. along with atmosphere. is relaxed for this end ofwcekendouting. I Melting Pot at The Red Hot Pepper
Club. 10pm—3am. £1.50 before 11.30. £2.50 after. Aiming for an internalelub night. the Melting Pot offers heavydance to an enthusiastic regular crowd.
I Moshpit at the Venue. 10pm-3am. Regular live bands and supporting Thrash/Speed disco make for an abrasive end to the weekend — not a bad place to find yourselfofa Sunday.
MONDAYS Glasgow
I The Alhambra 31 Waterloo Street. 221 3260. 8.30pm—midnight. Free. 60s and 70s sounds. Cheap spirits.
I Club X at the Warehouse.
1 1pm—3.30am. Hip 1 louse and Garage grooves for those of you who can't get enough.
I Freewheelin' at Fury Murrys. 11pm—3.3()am. £1.50. A genuinely wide variety ofcult music from the 60s. 705 and 80s. breathing life into Glasgow‘s notoriously dull Monday nights.
I Jeans and T-shlrt Night at Cleopatras. 10.30pm-3am. £2 (£1 with ticket). The popular Jeans and T-Shirt night makes its way west from the Cotton Club toCleo's. I Palomino Club 9pm—3am. £ 1.
I Savoy 1 1pm—3am. £2. Over 25s‘ night with cheap drinks to entice you along: lager 85p and vodka 65p. [A]
I Warehouse Over 25s Night. 50p admission and drinks£l.
Edinburgh
I Rhythm 'n' Booze at the Venue. 10pm-3am. £1 £2. Superb music selection as an accompaniment to the rocking Big George and The Business. ifyou think Texas have a neat slide guitar. get down here and enjoy. The residency is a bit erratic’ it may be worth phoning before you do down.
TUESDAYS Glasgow
IThe Alhambra 31 Waterloo Street. 221 3260. Free. 80s‘ disco sounds. Some spirits 60p.
I Loveclub downstairs at Peggy Sue‘s. l0.30pm—2.30am. £1.50. Wide variety of predictable and unusual cult sounds from the 60s. 70s and 80s.
I Palomino Club 9pm—3am. £1 .
I Rhythm 'n‘ Booze at the Cotton Club.
1 1pm—3.30am. £1 with ticket: £2 without. I The Shimmy Club at Bennets. 10.30pm—3am. £1 . Quite simply. the Shimmy Club is an institution. Foryears the straight night has been attracting anyone and everyone (you'll see what 1 mean ifyou go!). with its unique (if predictable) blend ofdance music— Sixties' soul and R&B. The ska spot is still as popular as ever and expect some house as well.
I Streelbeai at the Warehouse.
1 1pm—3.30am. £4. David Walters with the latest chart and beat sounds.
I Reggae Dance Hall at the venue. l0pm—4am. £2. Excellent reggae to put a smile on anyone's face. with live toasting and relaxed atmosphere. the Dance Hall is just dandy.
I The 0 Zone at ('inderellas Roekerfellas. 7,3(1-1030pm. £1 .50 (50p with ticket). Alcohol-free disco for the 14-18 year-olds. 50p tickets should still be in circulation for this classy teen disco.
WEDNESDAYS Glasgow
I The Alhambra 31 Waterloo Street. 221 3260. 8—l2pm. Free. Club and chart night. Some spirits 60p.
I Go West at Cleopatras. 10.30pm—2.30am. £2 (£1 with ticket). Go West young man . . . deep into the heartof bedsit land and discover this great midweek club. [A]
I Club Nuovo at Knightsbridge SW1 . £2.50. 75p lager. heavy. spirits. Mainly
gay. playing largely house.
I Expansions at the Warehouse. 11pm—3.30am. £2. Promoting the best in hip-hop and house in Glasgowon Wednesdays.
I Jeans and T-shirt Night at the Cotton Club. 1 1pm—3am. £3.50. One of the best clubs on a Wednesday. specially designed for solid dancing.
I Libra at Hollywood Studios. 1 1pm—3am.
£2.50. Over 255' disco.
I Mayfair 1 1pm—3am. £2. 60s‘ night -but sneak along earlier (7.30-1 1pm for traditional ballroom dancing!)
I Panama Jax 10pm—3.30am. £1 . A gay night. playing house and Hi-NRG.
I Palomino Club 9pm-3am. £1 .
I Sixties' Night at Henry Afrikas. 10.30pm—3.30am. £1 before 11pm: £4 after. Look out for drinks promotions through the night.
Edinburgh
I Breathless at Potterrow. 8pm—lam. [S] 50p with matric card; £1 .50guest. Considering that this is a student venue club. and that the bar prices are lessthan in other clubs. Breathless has established a good. although mainly ‘freshers' crowd. This hasn‘t hampered their music policy. which can be best described as MORelub sounds. Good crowd. good atmosphere. decent music.
I The Deep at the Mission. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Deep. with its roots in deep house. hard hip-hop and the odd techno track. gives the Edinburgh diehard clubbersa good start to the weekend.
THURSDAYS Glasgow
I The Alhambra 31 Waterloo Street. 221
3260. 8—l2pm. Free. Party Night.
I Bennets 1 1pm—3am. £1. Mainly gay. mainly Eurobeat.
I Blackmaritet at Sub Club. 1 1pm—3.30am. £2. Many a punter‘s weekend begins at Blackmarket on Thursdays with one ofthe best playlists of any club around.
I Bloomers at Cleopatras. l0.30pm--2.30am. £2 (£1 with student matric card).
I Dis-Order at the Warehouse. llpm—3.30am. £2. Hip-Hop in a friendly. frantic atmosphere. featuring the best of Scotland's scratch and mix DJs.
I Freestyle at Joe Paparazzi.
1 1pm—3.30am. New Thursday dance club at Joe's to give us a bit more choice.
I Fury Murrys l 1pm—3.30am. Live music sessions with disco. Check Rock listings for band details.
I Kaleidoscope at the Mayfair (Cameo Suite). llpm—3am. ‘Alternative' sounds .. . just ask the DJ for Sonic Youth.
I Mayfair l 1pm—3am. £2. Reggae night at the Mayfair.
I Mr D's l0pm—2am. £3 on door (£ 1 .50 with ticket). The promotions night with cheap drink.
I Palomino Club 9pm~3am. £1 .
I Rooftops £2.50. Over 25s" night with general dance music. Look out for the complimentary tickets on Fri. Sat and Stilt. I Savoy l 1pm—3am. £2. Lager 85p. vodka 65p. The longest running Over 25s' night around town. [A]
I Seventies' Night at Henry Afrikas. l0.30pm—3.30am. £1 before i lpm. £3 after.
I Streetbeai at Cleopatras. 11pm—2.30am. £3 (£1 .50 with ticket). David Walters ‘streetbeat' club: mixed dance music.
I Terra Nara at the Mayfair. 1 1pm-3am. £2. New 'World Music' club says the ad. Calypso. Latin. Salsa. Reggae. Rumba. for anyone bored with chart and house
I The Venue l 1pm—late. £2. Thrash metal night.
Edinburgh
I The Amphitheatre lOpm—Iate. £2. Half price before 11pm. Disco inferno lights up
Lothian Road. in a trial run forthe weekend. Over 215 Jeans and T-shirt night.
I Cale St James Spm— 1 am. Free. Something slightly different from your usual discotheque. Happy Hour from 8—9pm gets you in the mood for some fave raves from the 60s. 70s and 80s.
I Chateaux Cha-Cha‘s at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. £2.50. One of Edinburgh‘s nightlife legends ‘Roxy' teams up with London‘s Republic Dreadnought Hi-Fi System for what promises to be an excellent alternative to Thursday‘s other clubs. Opens on ()Noy.
I Cinderella nockeriellas 9.30pm- 2am. £2 before 1 1pm; £2.50after. Over 25s night. [AllNDilNTl
I Red Hot Pepper Club 10pm—3am. £1.50 before 11.30pm; £2.50 after. Thursday is over 25s night and features a resident band and Seventies and Eighties pop sounds.
I Shag at the Mission and Shady Ladies. 10pm—3am. £1.50. Youthful (whiehisn't necessarily a bad thing) night on both floors of this venue. supplying easy dance sounds to a large if not tail crowd.
VENUES
GLASGOW
I The Alhambra 31 Waterloo Street. 221 3260.
I Bonnets 90 Glassford Street. 552 5761. I The Choice 21 Royal Exchange Square. 221 5323.
I Cleopatras Belmont Lane. Kelvinbridge. 3340560.
I Cotton Club 5 Scott Street. 3320712.
I Follies 193 Pitt Street. 332 73227522. I Fury Murrys 96 Maxwell Street. 221 6511.
I Henry Alriitas 13" 15 York Street. 221
6111.
I Hollywood Studios 9 Brown Street. 248 6606
I Joe Paparazzi 520 Sauchiehall Street. 331 2111.
I Knighlsbridge SW1 48 Carlton Place. 429 555‘).
I Mardi Gras 73 Dunlop Street. 221 3623. I Mayfair474 Sauchiehall Street. 332 3872.
I Mr D's Kilmarnock Road. 632 2411.
I Palomino Club 51 West Regent Street. 332 6223.
I Panama Jax Custom House Quay. 221 0865.
I Peggy Sue's 46 West George Street. 332 3000.
I Raffles 15 Benalder Street. Partick Cross. 334 5321.
I Rooftops 92 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5883.
I Savoy Savoy Centre. Sauchiehall Street. 3320751.
I Sub Club 22 Jamaica Street. 248 4600.
I Tuxedo Princess Anderston Quay. 204 1150.
I Venue 474 Sauchiehall Street. 332 3872. I Warehouse 85 Dunlop Street. 221 3623.
EDINBURGH
I The Amphitheatre 31 l.othian Road. 229 7670.
I Buster Browns 25—27 Market Street. 226 4224.
I Cafe St James 25 St James Centre. 557 2631.
I Charlie Parkers South Bridge (opp Tron Kirk). 556 6050.
I Cinderella: Rockedellas 99 St Stephen Street. 556 0266.
I Finsbury PM 3—5 South St Andrew Street. 556 1020.
I Liberty's Greenside Place. 557 3807.
I Madisons Greenside Place. 557 3807.
I Moray House The Pleasance.
I Red Hot Pepper Club 56 Fountainbridge, 229 7733.
I Shady Ladies Cowgatc. 225 6569.
I Venue Calton Road. 557 3073.
62 The List 27 October — 9 November 1989