LISTINGS CLUBS
spinning essential vinyl grooves of street soul. ragga and hip-hop. See also news section.
I Madison’s neck ngnt 10pm—4am. £2. The long-haired. spandex crew come out in force for this weekly night of shake yer head rock music.
I Marley’s Reggae Kluh at Cavendish.
l lpm—4am. £3/£2.50. The city‘s longest- running reggae night (fourteen years. believe it or not). with roots. ragga. lovers. heavyweight dub and dancehall.
I Minus One at The Carlton Highland Hotel. 10pm—3am. £5/free for members. A relaxed. very plush venue for the more mature seekers of nightlife among you.
I Opal at Heriot-Watt Union. Riccarton. 9pm—2am. £1. Almost passes as an out-of- town night. with a catch-all playlist of
“serious studenty sounds‘. which probath -
means anything at all.
I Partycellldltlsco at Moray House Union. 9pm—4am. £2/free. 12 Mar. Fortnightly. Three-hour ceilidh. then a four-hour disco. Drinks £1.30 all night.
I Pure at The Venue. l 1.30pm—4am. £5l£3 members. Upfront. hard—edged progressive dance music. Still one of Edinburgh‘s busiest nights. with some of the best occasional guest PAs and DJs anywhere.
I Pure Juice at The Citrus. 1 lpm—4am. £6. 12 Mar only. Paul Wayne (Venus. Nottingham) returns to the Citrus spinning some classy. sassy house and upfront dance tunes.
I lied Hot Pepper Club l()pm—4am. £4. Chart sounds and dance.
I Salsa at The Citrus. 1 1pm—4am. £6. 19 Mar only. The Streetrave people return to Edinburgh. bringing with them Hooligan X and Mc Huey doing his live thang on the night.
I Soul Underground at Club Snipe. l()pm—late. £3/conc. A return for Snipe house. playing a scorching selection of upfront soul. funk and acid jazz.
I Spacehopper at Liberty‘s (above The Playhouse). llpm-4am. £4/£3. 12 Mar. Fortnightly. A change of venue for the ‘Sounds of the seventies‘ club. but still playing 70s pop. soul. glam. rock. ska and funk. in fact almost anything that's danceable from the decade of tackiness. I Splat at The Vaults. l lpm—4am. £3. 12 Mar only. Escape from the killer TV of Comic Reliefto the killer club with a happy smiley playlist of 80s chart and dance. jugglers. fire-eaters and free lollies on the night.
I Titanic at The Vaults. 9pm—4am. £4/£3. 19 Mar only. An end of term Edinburgh Uni party. playing 70s and 80s pop sounds. Happy Hour 9—1 1pm with beer racing starting at 10pm. so you know what to expect.
I The Tardis 1 lpm—4am. £2 before lpm/£4 after. With a restaurant. three cocktail bars. cabaret and live music. The Tardis provides the more mature clubbers (over 25s) with a relaxed venue for late- night socialising.
I Truth at The Store. 1 lpm—4am. £4. 19 Mar. New weekly dance club playing a mixture of top house and garage tunes. Available for free hire on Mon and Tue. I Twiggy at Moray House Union.
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I Blue Oyster Club 1 lpm—Sam. £2 before 12.30am/£4 after. Available for private hire Mon—Thurs.
I Buster Browns l0.30pm—4am. £2 before 1 1.30pm/£4 after. Club dance. upfront chart sounds.
I The Biz 10.30pm—4am. £3. See Fridays. I Century 2000 lOpm—4am. £5/£3 before midnight. Mega Party Night with regular PAs.
I Cublk at the Music Box. lOpm-3am. £5. Members/guests only. Solid dance action with regular guest PAs and guest DJs. Busy. bouncin' night guaranteed. with The Mariner and Ross Keddie playing an upfront selection of sounds. I Disco Inferno at The Venue.
l lpm—5am. £4. 13 Mar. Disco fun and tackiness. playing a wide range of 70s disco tacky tunes. now running fortnightly.
I The Edge 4pm-2.30am. See Fridays. I Euphoria at The Calton. l 1pm—3am. £7/£6/£4 before 1 1pm. Bass-heavy hardcore. with the usual line-up of good DJs including. Waxman. Eggi. Cutmaster B and Dell.
I FBl at Moray House Union. 1 lpm—4am. £3. 12 Mar. Fortnightly. Still as busy as ever. with indie music in its mulitifarious guises.
I Finsbury Park 1 lpm—4am. £2. See Fridays.
I Funky Worm at Wilkie House. llpm—4am. £3.50. Funking it up on a Saturday night. playing funk. house. 70s disco. soul. garage. hip hop and more funk. to a largely student crowd.
I Katcll at Shady Lady‘s. 10.30pm—4am. £2.50/£2. A veritable comucopia of indie music from the 80s and 90s.
I Lovebuzz at The Cooler. 1 lpm—Sam. £2.50/£2. 13 Mar. Fortnightly club with guest DJs from Lacuna Head. Big Muff and Evol playing a wide range of lndie sounds. Happy Hour 1 lpm—midnight. plus Coors £l all night.
I Mambo Club at Cavendish. l lpm—4am. £3/£2.50. Two floors with African. Latin. salsa. reggae. zouk. soca. calypso and more (1’). with Sir Ossie on the wheels of steel.
I Minus One at The Carlton Highland Hotel. £5/free for members. See Fridays. I Misery at The Venue. l lpm—Sam. £2/£2.50 for members. 20 Mar. The worst club in Edinburgh if not Britain.just as busy with still the same inane music policy and heavy alcohol abuse going on. I Red Hot Pepper Club 10pm—4am. £4. See Fridays. I Rock Orgasm at The Mission. 10.30pm—4am. £2. Weekly rock night. with an all-encompassing playlist of rock and lots of leather-clad. happy. hairy people. Happy Hour 1 lpm—lam. I Rude at La Belle Angele. 8pm—late. £4/‘£3. Weekly club playing ska. reggae. ragga. dub and On-U. Get on down and
vskank.
I Sex Machine at The Vaults. l lpm—4am. £4/£3. Playing a wide selection of current sounds. street soul. funk and hip-hop from regular DJs A-1 and Joseph every week. With occasional guest DJs.
I Shaft at Moray House Union.
1 lpm—4am. £4. 20 Mar. The original.
1 lpm—4am. £3/£2.5(). 19 Mar. Fortnightly. 1 Experience pic_eycd grimmhon at [his
Student-orientated club. playing a varied assortment of classic 60s pop sounds.
I Wee Red Menace at The Wee Red Bar. l()pm-2am. £3/£2. 12 Mar only. Monthly women's dance club. playing a broad selection of current and old dance/club tunes.
Saturdays
I Banana Love at The Pelican. lOpm—lam. Free. DJ Philippo bringing lbiza sun beaming down onto the lovely Cowgate.
I The Banshee at Liberty‘s. 9pm—4am. £2. 20 Mar only. Monthly instalment of The Monday club. with a playlist covering the whole spectrum of anything that is alternative music. the best of its kind.
tacky 70s funfest of funky sounds. rare groove and disco. Still one of the busiest. Fortnightly.
I Snipe lite at Club Snipe. lOpm—late. £3/conc. Regular guest DJs playing a mix of hardcore hip-hop. ragga. reggae and rare groove with a hint of funk. With some possible bands in the near future.
I Static Age at The Wee Red Bar. l()pm—4am. £2/£l before midnight. 20 Mar only. Playing anything that falls into the broad range of punk. alternative. hardcore and psychedelic.
I Super-Nova at The Store. 1 lpm—4am. £4. 20 Mar. A new club in this changed venue. playing a broad cross-section of excellent dance music.
I The Tardis 1 lpm-4am. £3 before
lpml£5 after. See Fridays.
I Tattoo at the Citrus Club. 1 lpm—4am. Members £5. Highly recommended weekly dance club. with regular DJs Gareth. David and Yogi playing upfront house and garage sounds. A busy night guaranteed with ajumping dance-floor. I Whlmr And chips at The Venue.
l lpm—-5am. £4. 20 Mar. Fortnightly. Movin’ and groovin' club promising to play tunes that makes the punters happy people. uplifting house and delightful dance. With some possible bands and one- off theme nights lined up for the future.
Sundays
I A Cocktail oi Jazz at Club Snipe. l()pm—late. £2. A new Sunday night club in a newly reopened venue. playing anything that is jazz. from trad up to contemporary tunes.
I Buster Browns 10.30pm—3am. £2 before 1 l.30pm/£3 after. Buster‘s Sunday soul night.
I The Biz 10.30pm—4am. Free. See Fridays.
I Century 2000 10pm «lam. £3/£2 before midnight.
I Cinnamon Flower at Minus ()nc. l()pm—3am. £3/£2.50 before midnight. A new night in a very plush setting. with DJ Fred playing the platters that matter.
I The Edge 4pm—2.30am. With a live band every week.
I 5.8.5. at La Belle Angele. (mm—lam. £4. 21 Mar. Starting off the evening with a mellow jazz-vibe. then stepping things up a bit later playing some essential sensual sounds. courtesy of DJ Dr Cool.
I Frottage at The Venue. l 1pm--3am. £2/£l.50. Thrash. techno. dub. disco. rock and more rock. With occasional live bands.
I Lassoo at The Pelican Bistro. 9pm—2am. Free. (iet your stetson and cowboy boots on for Sunday‘s silliest (only) country & western night.
Cafe LOCO
Every Saturday 11.00pm - 3.30am
March 13m
The Rolf Harris Appreciation night
Bring your diggerydoo and wobble board.... '
Northbound Blues Club
Thursdays 10.30pm - 2.30am
Presents a season of International Blues artists
March 18th
with the Hideaway Blues Band
March 25th
Tickets from Tower Records (2nd Floor) or The Arches. Postal bookings 0770 600090.
I Mass at The Citrus Club. 1 1pm—4am. £3. Playing a broad range of religiously uplifting dance tunes and also incorporating some of your favourite. heavenly club anthems.
I lied Hot Pepper Club l()pm-3am. £4. See Fridays.
I The Sunday Club at The Tardis.
l lpm—4am. £3 with ticket. Wonderful. wonderful gay night featuring male go-go dancers and sortie of the worst PAs we‘ve ever seen. You have to go.
I Thelonious at The Bare Story. 7pm—lam. Free. A new relaxed evening. of all that is best in the world ofjazz. ranging from the 40s through to the present day. with DJs Simon (Bakery). Angus and guests.
Mondays
I The Monday Club at Madison's. 9.30pm-3am. £2. Covering the whole spectrum of alternative music. The Monday Club is still going strong after two years and continues to pull in
. unfeasibly big crowds for a Monday night
club.
Wednesdays
I Bliss at The Store. 1 1pm—4am. £2. A new gay night featuring a broad mixture of pop and dance club sounds.
I Delirium at The Music Box. 10.30pm—3am. £2. lntriguingly diverse club playing the likes of Culture Shock. Led Zeppelin. The Who and Parliament. Busy dancelloor all night with a crowd as diverse as the music played.
I Funky Love at The Pelican. l()pm—lam. Free. DJ 2 Smoove starting the Pelican's week off with a scorching selection of soulful grooves.
I life at The Subway. l()pm—4am. £2.50/£2. £1.50 with liyer. A new club playing industrial. torture tech. grunge. grind-core and hardcore dance. with DJs from Apocalypse and Twitch.
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