LISTINGS CLUBS
admission and £1 all drinks. Thursdays
I Kopykal Club at Rain. 375 Sauchiehall Street. 11pm—1ate. £2.50. L'pfront dance night for the beautiful people with the ever-busy Slam crew. Ordc. Stuart and Harri. Promodrinks.
I Trinity Ragga at Rooftops. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Reggae from the
(ioid-Ten posse.
I The Tunnel 11pm-3.30am. £1 .50 with matriculation card. £3.50 witiiout. Student-orientated music from indie to funk that packs ‘em in.
I Wanda at Papa Docs. Cumbernauid.
10pm-2am. Yet another attempt at getting a decent. regular club goingin Cumbernauld. with Trevor Price and lain Patterson playing Iiuro house and Balearic sounds. 5 Sept only: Lisa Loud of London‘s Flying posse.
I The Alhambra Rpm—midnight. Free. Pub with live DJ.
I Bloomers at Cleopatra‘s. 10.30pm—2.30am. £2 (£1 student).
I 808 Night at Mardi (iras.
10.30pm—3.30am. £2 (£1 with ticket). I Genes and T-Shirt at Club Xchange. Midnight—late. 75p.
I Karaoke Kapers at 1 iollywood Studios. 10pm—3am. £2 (£1 with ticket). I Paradise Loop at The 147 Cltib. llpm—late. £2 before 12.30am. £2.50
after. I Bitt Raft at Fury Murry's. 10.30pm—3am.
£2. Rock night. I Strathclyde University Union 9pm~2am. Free.
EDINBURGH Fridays
I Bliss Network 3. 10pm—4am. £5. From
31 Atig. New. new. new! A rave night
kicking off with PAs by Evolution and the much-lauded Friends Of Matthew. pltis guest DJs Scooby and Nipper. All-nighters. all-daycrs and much. much more are. as they say. in the pipeline.
Listen up for more details when we get
‘em.
I Blue Oyster Club 10.30pm—4am. Taking tack to the extreme with non-stop high-camp hi-NRG.
I BusterBrowns 10.30pm—3.30am. £1.50
before 11.30pm £3 after. Mainstream centre-of—town disco.
I Cathouse at Shady Lady's. 10.30pm-3am. £2.50v£2 with flyer. Glam rock extravaganza. aimed at those with yearnings for the decade that taste forgot.
I Century 2000 10pm-4am. £5. Over 21s
only. Don‘t call us ‘glitzy‘. they beg. Sol won't. State-of-the-art club featuring Radio Forth‘s ‘Steppin‘ Out‘ DJ Tom Wilson. with the Bacardi Dance Chart. I Chapllns at Finsbury Park. 11pm—4am. £2. Another centre-of-town disco. You know the score.
I Cola-Club at the Designer Frames Gallery. 7pm—11pm. £2.50. Under-18s only. Coming from the same stable as Tattoo. a club for your hip little bruvvers and sisters. Upfront techno and European
imports. with no nasty additives. You can‘tbeat the realthing!
I Dateless/Crunchie at The Mission. 10.30pm—3am. £2.50. Yup. whateveryou like to call it. the sounds are the same—
good time bad taste party music. You really have to be in the mood. Or deaf.
I Evol at 9c Victoria Street. 10pm—3am. £2.50. The Chlorine Dream team's indie-party. featuring Curve. Cure. Cud. Chapterhouse. Charlatans. Carter . . . etc. I Fireball Club at the Complex Hotel. Penicuik. 9pm—lam. £1.50.
I Fringe Club at Teviot Row. 9.30pm-2am. 30 and 31 Augonly. Free with Fringe Club Membership. A club within a club. featuring the turntable talents of the Shag lads; a duo who have built up a considerable reputation aided and abetted by juvenile sexual innuendo.
a piayiist comprising B-movie soundtracks. and a propensity for handing out free chocolate. 1f npretentious dance music v- basically chart pop front the past fifteen yearsor so.
I Mambo Club at Network 2.
10.30pm 4am. £2. 30 Aiigonly . Around tiie world sty lee. \\ itii the inimitable Sir
( )ssie on the wheels of steel mixing African dance. 1 atiii and salsa. reggae. zoiik. socca and calypso. it's hot and iiappeiiiii' citeckitotit.
I Madisons Rock Night 9pm- 3am. £2. Pretty self-explanatory thisone.
I The Mambo Inn at the Playhouse Studio. 1 1pm--4am. £4 £3 before midnight. 30and 31 Augonly. 1.1\ e and direct front London. los ‘i'rios Mantbos funk tiptiic Festival with a totally tropical mixoi Latin. African. and jazz. Too darn hot!
I Marley‘s Reggae Klub at Network 2. 10.30pm 4am. £4 1 £3 beloi‘e midnight ). £2. i‘i'oiii 6 Sept. llk‘c‘lt) 's longest-running reggae night. with ragga. tttitts.lt~\c‘i\.ititliicui\ yyst:igliltiui\.
I Millionaires 10pm r 6am. £2 before 2am. £3 after. iidinbtirgh's finest dance dive. where clubbers. club runners and late-night dcgciicrates mingle till the wee hours. Resident 1).]. the iuvverly Phillip. mans the dex. spinning upfront rave tunes. house and disco. See y 'all there.
I Nefworkl 10.30pm— 4am. £1 before midnight £3 after. Yup. you guessedit. Mainstream chart disco.
IThe Paradox Club at Calton Studios (downstairs). 10.30pni—-4am. £4. Out with the Vicks. folks. Bouncy balcaric beats for a large crowd.
I Pure at The Venue. llpm—4am. Members and guests only. One yearon and still doin' the biz. liigit bpm hardcore sounds. and. unusually for Edinburgh. much more sweaty danciii' titan posin'.
I Red Hot Pepper Club 1(lpm—4am. £2.50 before 11.30pm £3.50after. And again. mainstrcartt chart . . .
I The Solution 8.30pm—4am. A ‘concept' for the over-25s. with a restaurant. three cocktail bars. cabaret. live music. The fave hang-out of man-about-town John Gibson. which is really no recommendation.
I Tattoo at the Designer Frames Gallery. 11pm—4pm. £3. A small but sexyclub. where an assortment of guest DJs. plusthe resident Bootsy and Gareth. play happy music for happy people — that‘s garage. piano house and disco to you and me. And now with a chill-out jazz bartoo.
I The UN Club at the Calton Studios (upstairs). 11pm—4am. £4 £3.50. 30Aug only. The very last night by the Brighton posse. with Sister Ray‘s alternative dance extravaganza.
Saturdays
I Blue Oyster Club 10.30pm—4am. See Fri. I Buster Browns 10.30pm—4am. £2 before 11.30pm‘£4 after. See Fri.
I Century 2000 10pm-4am. £5. Over 21s dance night. 31 Aug only: PA by Lonnie Gordon.
I Chaplins at Finsbury Park. 11pm—4am. Sec Fri.
I Club Solution at Calton Studios (downstairs). 11pm~4am. On with the Armani Chevignon Soviet Chipie clobber. hip kids. Biceps and that all-important bass-line for a clued-up young crowd. Mental asanything.
I Cola-Club at the Designer Frames
Gallery. 7pm—1 1pm. £2.50. Under-18s
only. See Fri.
I Fireball Club at the Complex Hotel.
Penicuik. 9pm-1am. £1.50. See Fri. Featuring regular live bands — check Rock
listingsfordetails.
I Fringe Club Disco 9pm—2.30am. Free
1 with Fringe Club Membership. See Friday
for details. 31 Aug only.
I Katch at Shady Lady‘s. llpm—3am. £2. Loadsa indie gee-tar tunes.
I Lacuna Read at Calton Studios (upstairs). £2.50 £2. Hard left alternative sounds. ranging from Fugazi to Jonathan Richman. Tuneful or what'.’
I Madisons Rock Night l0pm—4am. £2. Guess what this is then . . .'.’ '
I Mambo Club at Network 2 8r 3. 10.30pm—3am. £2 members/£2.50 non-111embcrs.See Fri.
I The Mambo Inn at the Playhouse Studio.
llpm—4am. £4 £3 before midnight. See
Fri. 31 Augonly.
I Millionaires 10pm—6am. £2 before
2am £3 after. Sec Fri.
I Networkt 10.30pm--4am. £1 before midnight £3 after. See Fri.
I Pleasurehead at 9c Victoria Street. llpm—3am. £4 £3.50. £1 flyersin circulation. 31 Augortly. Not contentwith six nights at the Calton Studios. the UN
crew also present this Saturday night
extravaganza. featuring four decadesof fanciable dance sounds from Blue Note to Talkin' Loud tiirotigii to Stax and back again.
' I Red Hot Pepper Club 10pm—4am. £3
before 11.30am £4 after. See Fri.
1 I The Solution 8.30pm—4am. See Fri.
I Tattoo at the Designer Frames Gallery. 1 11pm~4pm. £4. See Fri.
I Wave at the Venue. 11pm—4am. Members and guests only. Another night for Pure aficionados. with DJsTwitch.
Brainstorm. Dribbler and the much more i sensibly named Carole.
I Wheels at The Mission. 1 lpm—3am. £1 .50 before midnight £2.50 after. The hairy and leather-clad come otit in force
1 forthis rock night. i'm told. Being neither l resist the temptation.
'Sundays
I Blue Oyster Club 10.30pm—4am. See Fri.
I Buster Browns 10.30pm—3am. £1 .50
before 11.30pm £3 after. Sec Fri.
I Century 2000 l0pm—4am. £3. Over21s only. Solid Soul Dance Night.
I Madisons 11pm—4am. Disco deee-lite. I Network 1 10pm—2am. £1 before midnight/£2 after. See Fri.
I The Solution 8.30pm—4am. See Fri.
Mondays
I Ladies Night at Century 2000. 10pm—4am. £1.
I Millionaires 11pm—4am. £1. See Fri.
I The Monday Club at Madisons. 9.30pm—3am. £2. An alternative nu-wave disco. playing goth. punk. rock and indie. Demo tapes are also welcomed — bring yours along and give the crowd a laugh.
I The Solution 8.30pm—4am. See Fri.
Tuesdays
I Millionaires 11pm—4am.£1.See Fri. I Networki £1 before midnight £2.50 after. See Fri.
I The Solution 8.30pm—4am. See Fri.
Wednesdays
I Big Bird at Dandies. 10pm—3am. This will revive a few memories. 1 don’t doubt. ()tis. he ofCity Cafe fame. resurrects what was once one of Edinburgh‘s most popular clubs. A midweek groove featuring Motown classics. soul. funk. jazz and Afro-Caribbean sounds.
I Millionaires 11pm—4am.£1.See Fri.
I The Solution 8.30pm—4am. See Fri.
Thursdays
I Blitz at Madisons. 9.30pm—3am. £2. The same idea as the Monday Club — goth.
1
punk. and various demos. See Mon. I Blitzkrieg at Shady Lady‘s. 11pm—3am.
' Offers a wide range of alternative music—
1
punk. goth. indie. ad infinitum (or nauseum. depending on your tastes).
' I Blue Oyster Club 10.30pm—4am. See Fri. : I Fab at Century 2000. 10pm—4am.£3. ()ver-25sonly.
I ice at 9c Victoria Street. 10.30pm—3am. £3/£2. One ofthe city‘s finest student
dance clubs. with an arms-in-the-air
sweatbox atmosphere and bleeps all night. I Network 1 10pm—2am. £1 before
midnight£2 after. See Fri.
I Red Hot Pepper Club 10pm—3am. £2. See Fri.
1 I Shag at The Mission. 10.30pm—3am. £2. ‘ Wet walls and lack ofoxygen
I notwithstanding. this remains one ofthe
. most perenially popular student clubs.
Some truly awful records. though.
I The Solution 8.30pm—4am. See Fri.
I The Soul-Way Club at Network 2. 10.30pm—3am.
I Sugarhill at Millionaires. llpm—4am. £1. Bootsy and resident DJ Phillip. witha hot mix ofearly garage. piano house. soul and funk. ‘1)isco me to ecstacy' indeed.
VENUES
I GLASGOW
I The Alhambra 31 Waterloo Street. 221 3260.
I Bennet's 80-90 Glassford Street. 552 5761.
I Cleopatra‘s. 508 Great Western Road. Kelvinbridge. 334 0560.
I Club Xchange 23 Royal Exchange Square. 204 4599.
I Cotton Club 5 Scott Street. 332 0712.
I Follies 193 Pitt Street. 332 73227522. I Fury Murry's 96 Maxwell Street. 221 6511.
I The Cap 261 Hope Street.
I Glasgow Polytechnic 70 Cowcaddens Road. 332 0681.
I Glasgow School MM 167 Renfrew Street. 332 9797.
I Gloss Hamilton Point. Keith Street. Hamilton. 428317.
I Hollywood Studios 9 Brown Street. 248 6606.
I Joe Paparazzi 520 Sauchiehall Street. 331 2111.
I Mardi tires 73 Dunlop Street. 221 3623. I Mayfair 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 3872.
I The Network Opposite Paisley Abbey. 22 Bridge Street. Paisley. 248 5503.
I Nico's 375 Sauchiehall Street.
' I 147 Club Cheapside Street (next tothe Daily Record building). ' I Rooftops 92 Sauchiehall Street. 332
5883.
I Sub Club 22 Jamaica Street. 248 4600. I The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. I The Venue 474 Sauchiehall Street. 332 3872.
' EDINBURGH
l IThe Venue Calton Road. 5573073.
I Blue Oyster Club 96a Rose Street Lane North. 2266458.
I Buster Browns 25-27 Market Street. 226 4224.
I Calton Studios Calton Road. 556 7066. I Century 2000 31 Lothian Road. 229 7670.
I Dandies Kings Stables Road.
I Designer Frames Gallery HastiesClosc. Cowgate.
I Finsbury Park 3—5 South St Andrew Street. 556 1020.
I Liberty's Greenside Place. 557 3807.
I Madisons Greenside Place. 557 3807.
I The Mission Victoria Street. 225 3326. I Millionaires Niddrie Street. 5566050. I The Network West Tolicross. 228 3252. I 90 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564.
I Red Hot Pepper Club 3 Semple Street. Tolicross. 229 7733.
I Shady Lady's Cowgate. 225 3326.
I The Solution 12 Shandwick Place. 220 4167.
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