Regular weeltly clubs plus one-on events are listed by city. than by day. then alphabetically by title. Clubs will be listed, provided that up-to-date details reach our offices at least seven days belore publication. Clubs Listings compiled byAvril Mair and Andrea Baxter.
GLASGOW Fridays
I The Art! at the Tunnel. llpm-3.30am. £4. New DJs with attitude Duncan Reid (ex ofJoy). Oscar (of Rain). Mel (ofthe Tunnel) and the infamous Steven Sleepman on PR eventually take over after several delays — watch for explosions. Rap. ltalo house. techno and upfront dance music in well-trendy atmosphere. Meanwhile in the smaller room a more laid-back (but not soul) atmosphere prevails.
I Crash at the Cotton Club. 11pm—3.30am. £3 (£2 with matric card). Now officially completely unpretentious. long-running and well respected indie crossover/dance/groove night with a loyal crowd. Don‘t forget there‘s a pound off the entry price if you bring back one of their old flyers to be recycled.
I Devotion at the Art School. 9.30pm—2am. £1.50(£1 students). ‘Student music‘. soul and house. apparently. so there you go. And drinks promos.
I Earth at Rain. 375 Sauchiehall Street. 11pm—3am. £3.50 (£2 with matric card). Rare groo've. soul and bass dance night building up quite a following. with DJs Nick Peacock and Harri. Watch out for drinks promos.
I loan at the Sub Club. 11pm—3.30am. £4. The Slam boys manage to fit in Icon between all their other commitments. playing the latest house and dance to the trendy with big-name guests. still holding its own in the depressed club scene though numbers are down.
I The Network 10.30pm—2.30am. £3 (£2 before 11.30pm). Radio Clyde‘s grooviest DJ — well. let‘s face it. their onlygroovy DJ apart from Cap‘n George — Paul Welsh. playing a mix ofdance tunes.
I Radio City at the Mayfair (Cameo Suite). 10pm—2.30am. £2. Now more or less entirely 90$ rave and indie dance.with the odd 60s rock toe tapper too.
I Rumble at Joe Paparazzi. 11pm—3.30am. £3.50 (£1 .50 student). Sadly looking a little lost now in the cavernous expanses of Joe Papps. but still an excellent night for just the right balance between indie dance. rap and techno. Not too hot. not too pricey. plenty of seats and brilliant music — go on. fill it up!
I Shag at Fury Murry‘s. 11pm—late. £3. Enjoyable mish-mash of indie-dance. pop. classic chart hits and silly singalongs.
I Smile at Hollywood Studio 3. 11pm—3.30am. £2.50. Late 60$. mid 80s and modern indie is the recipe including 808 State. 1000 Homo DJs. DAF. MCS. REM. AAAK, YMCT. KLF. New FADS. Clock DVA. Psychic TV. BAD. BDP. KMFDM. and possibly even EMF. I Temptation at Strathclyde University. 9pm—Zam. Now free till further notice. Students and guests only. Tam Coyle‘s indie-dance bonanza.
I Time Warp Rock Club at The Venue. 10pm—3am. £2.50 (£6 for weekend ticket). They‘re amenable to requests. but basically it‘s a mixture of rock. tnetal.
thrash. punk. goth and ‘good indie sounds‘
rather than heavier stuff— ie you can probably dance to it as well as nod your head a lot. All drinks£l.
I The Alhambra 8pm—midnight. Free. Pub with live DJ.
I Bennet's l 1pm—3.30am. £2.50.
I Cathouse at Hollywood Studios. 11pm-3.30am. £2.50 (£1 .50 with ticket). Rock club.
I Cleopatra's 10.30pm—2.30am. £3.
I Follies 10.30pm—3.30am. £4. (£1.50 before 11.30pm).
I Panic at Glasgow College Student Union. 9pm—2am. Free. Students and guests only.
I Rooftops Rock 10.30pm—3am. £2.
I Stomp at Mardi Gras. 10.30pm—3.30am. £3.50.
I Xposed at Club Xchange. 1 1pm—late. £2.50.
Saturdays
I Atlantis at the Sub Club. 11pm—3.30am. £6. House and techno sounds in an underwater atmosphere — actually. that‘s a complete lie. there isn‘t a strand of seaweed to be seen. but nevertheless still crowded. still trendy. and still pullingin the numbers.
I Club Classics at Glasgow University Union. 9.30pm—1.30am. £2. Students and guests only. Mainstream music to chat up by. mostly chart dance and techno.
I Detect at Fury Murry‘s. 11pm—1ate. £3.50. Dance music and 80s pop forthe medium-hip student types.
I Dream Sequence at Rooftops (Secrets lounge). 10.30pm—2.30am. £2. A good selection of indie dance faves in congenial atmosphere with your host ‘Smiling‘ Tam Coyle.
I Fitth Dimension at Glasgow Poly. 10pm—3am. Students and guests only. Traditional indie and goth night.
I Helter Skelter at the Mayfair. 10pm—2.30am. £2. Sixties rock. mod sounds. psychedelic trips: that‘sthat Helter Skelter feeling.
I The Network 10.30pm—2.30am. £3. Upfront dance in Paisley. fronted by The Orb with help from The Shamen‘s DJ.
I Time Warp Rock Club at The Venue. 10pm—3am. £2.50. More 60s and 70s rock along the lines of Friday night.
I The Tunnel 11pm-late. £6. Big upfront dance night for the well dressed - more 605 grooves in Room 2.
I Wild at the Cotton Club. 11pm—3.30am. £4 (£3 with flyer). Dance music in a 'wacky‘ atmosphere. Come on everybody. put your hands in the air. etc.
I YoYo at Rain. 1 1pm—3.30am. £5. DJs Larz. Wilbur and their pals play underground house and garage. Doing well in the trendy stakes. plus drinks promotions.
I The Alhambra 8pm—midnight. Free. Pub with live DJ.
I Bennet's 11pm—3.30am. £3.
I Cathouse at Hollywood Studios. 11pm-3.30am. £3.50 (£3 with ticket). Rock club.
I Cleopatra's10.30pm-2.30am.£3.50.
I Desire at Mardi Gras. 10.30pm—3.30am.
£3.50.
I Follies 10.30pm—3.30am. £5.
I Joe Paparazzi‘s 11pm—3.30am. £5.
I Libra at Hollywood Studios. 10pm—3am. £3.50. Over-25s disco.
I The Network 6.30-10pm. £2 (£1 .50with leaflet). Paisley under-18s disco.
I Strathclyde University Union 9pm—2am. £2.50. Students and guests only.
I The Tunnel Under- 18s club. 7.30-1 1pm.
Sundays
I The Cage at Rain. 11pm—late. £2. Oscar. Matt and guest DJs play upfront dance. funk and soul with a cult followingamong the serious clubbers. Promo drinks.
I The Good Vibe Club at the Cotton Club. 11pm-3.30am. £2 (£1 students). Replacing Romp and aimed at the Art School crowd. this new night plays rare groove. acid jazz and jazzy dance — everything from A Tribe Called Quest to old Rod Stewart numbers — in a laid-back. print-decorated area. in an attempt. they say. to escape both the pretentious and the commercial.
I The Network 10.30pm—late. £2. The Avengers: fun night with Continental house and Balearic beats. Drinks promos. I The Tunnel 10.30pm—1ate. £3. Dance music and PAs. Mel and Michael Kilkie
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SAN DINO
Club San ino profits go to Latin American solidarity campaigns
DJ. 22 Sept only: The Ted Baker Fashion Show shakes its little tush on the catwalk. I Bennet‘s l lpm—3.30am. 75p.
I Boy at Club Xchange. 1 1pm—late. 75p. I Fuddruklters at Cleopatra‘s. 10.30pm—2.30am. £1 .
I Strathclyde University Union The Sunday Shimmy. 9pm——lam. Free.
I Time Warp Rock Club at The Venue. 7.30pm—2am. £4. depending on hand. £1 all drinks.
I Videodrome Rock Night at the Videodrome.8pm—1ate.£2.50.
Mondays
I Crash West at Cleopatra's. 10.30pm-3am. £2 (£1 with ticket). Dave Ross. more usually of the Cotton Club. in valiant attempt to liven up Clatty Patty's. Pulling in respectable numbers fora usually dead night.
I Freewheeling at Fury Murry‘s.
1 1pm-3am. £1 .50. Return of one of Glasgow‘s longest-running and oft-imitated indie dance nights.
I Funltin‘ Mondays Rebirth at Club Xchange. 11.30pm—late. £1. Mixed night at the gay venue has some of the worst publicity posters I have ever seen — you know the ones. with a man emerging from an egg that looks like the jacket of atacky
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