plenty including an Atari console. Frustration. Cluedo etc.
I Cat in The flat at The Venue. lO.30pm—3am £1. Student and goodtime party grooves. Pints and bottled beers £1. I .lon at Club Xchange llpm—3am. £2 (£1). Gay. DJ Stella with choice dance and chart sounds. £1 lager. 50p vodka. Pitched as the only gay night in town tonight.
I Genius at The Tunnel. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). The ‘thinking students’ night'. Whigfteld and Resen‘oir Dogs — you can't be serious? This is the kind of night that goes hand in hand with traffic cones on heads. Draught beer and long vodka £1.60. bottled beer £1.
I Shimmy Club at Bennet's. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Legendary. drunken. ‘mixed’. longest-running club night in
and chart. £1.10 promo beers.
I The Tardis at The Attic. 10.30pm 3am. £1. ‘Ajourney through space and time that takes you frotn the 60s to the 90s and
I The Corner 9pm-close. Free. Reggae beats pre-club with Stevie Donaldson.
I Dee Jays in Disguise at Variety. 8pm—close. Free. J'ilkes and Ha't‘ch with a dubby tnix of new dance and techno. Absolutely rammed.
I Disco Interno at Reds. l [pm-3am. £2. Seventies disco. pop and glam with DJ Michelle plus Bud and vodka for £1.30 all night. A night ofclassic disco peppered with the best ofcontemporary house and garage.
I Donkey at The Cathouse. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1). Studenty mix of grunge rock. indie dance and pop.
I Exposed at Glasgow Caledonian
University Students Association. 9pm—2am. Free. Student party music with ; DJ Raymond Neil.
town with Craig Davis. h'lainstream dance i
I Horizontal at The Voodoo Room. llpm—3am. £3 (£2.50). Nick Peacock
with jazz attd rare groove pltts live jams.
back via rock/pop and soul' (as long as no i
international superstars steal the venue first). All drinks £ l.
I Trading Post at Cleopatra’s. l().30pm-2.30am. £2 (£1 with ticket). Chart. mainstream and 60s ‘for the pub/club staff c rowd' .
Wednesdays
I Art SCIIODI at Glasgow School of Art. Rpm-late. Free. liclectic pre-clubber with Stu and Phil. From soul to pop.
I Avant Mud Guard at Nit-0‘s. ()ptn—midnight. Free. Pre-club featuring the Chopper DJs. Pints of Stella L‘ 1 .l(). I Bennet’s llpm—3ain. £l. Gay. 70p vodka and gin! DJ Sara.
I Blue Print at The Volcano. llpm—2.30am. £3 (£2). A new jazz and funk night from Sacc and liasi plus rcgular guest appearances by DJ Al (.‘ylo Wax) using four turntables.
I Chopper at Club Xchange. l().30pm-3.3()am. £3.50 (£2). Garage. house. 90s disco and pop. l-‘resh clubland credible music and dire quality cheap drink. Double vodka £1.25.
I Double Six Cub at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 8pm—close. 24 May and fortnightly. The club based at the Bohemia (London) comes up to Glasgow to try out their board game-related ntirth every week from here on in.
I Fab at Reds. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). Club classics. funk. soul and disco. Miller £1. vodka and mixer £1.
I Go West at Cleopatra's. l0.30pm—2.30am. £2 (£1 with ticket). A mainly ‘student-orientated' bill of fare. I Jumpin’ & Hot Club at The (.‘all lnn. Spin—midnight. Club classics and Northern floorshakers plus prize soul quiz.
18 May. Robert Mello (Azuli Records) guesting.
I Loveshack at Fury Murry/'s. 10.30pm—3am. £2. ‘Super cool sounds of the 70s — dance stotnpers and student
classics abound. Lager and vodka mix an
unbelievable 50p.'
I October Cate 7pm—midnight. Free. A ! smart crowd of pre-Tunnellers make themselves heard over the fine house and
garage masterly put together by DJ Stevie -
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I Rage at Strathclyde University Student
; Union. 9pm—2am. Free. The Level 8 barn : once more fills up with the bright young
things letting their cardigans slip off their shoulders as they gaze at the floor.
I Rise at The Arena. ll.30pm~3am. £3. American house and garage from Dribbler. Pat and Mr Bill. All drinks £1.50.
I Bumble at The Garage. 10.30pm—3am.
: £3 (£2). Cardow and Ross with a very
busy night ofcharty dance faves. cheap drinks and drunk students. Snogtastic! Stephen M. upstairs with ‘l’opscene'. classic and contemporary indie tunes.
I Shindig at Cotton Club. llpm-3am. £3 (£2). Iain Fitzpatrick with an indie/disco club. All drinks 99p.
; I Soul Kitchen at Maxaluna. 8pm—close. Free. Frotn 1 June. A soulful vibe
provided by DJ Kevin McPharland plus real soul food from the Maxaluna kitchens.
I Soundclash at The 13th Note
: (groundtloor). 8plll-CIOSC. Free. A pre-
club mixture of dub. ambience and qualty techno.
I Spangles at Strathclyde University Student Union. 9pm—2am. Free. Gordon
Tennant of lielter Skelter with soul. dance
and pop.
3 I Thumpin Thursdays at R.G.s. f Spin—close. Free. 25 May. hip hop from
I love Train at Cafe Cini. 9pm-midnight. _ 2 Kevm Welsh. i I The Tunnel 10pm—3am. £4 (£2 with
Free. Selected beers for £1. Joe Deacon playing the best in classic soul. funk and piano house.
I Planet Earth at The Cathouse. 10.30pm—3am. £1. An 80s revival night for all you Wham and Duran Duran fans. Doing unbelievably well.
I Sticky Fingers at The Attic. lO.30pm—3am. £2 (£1). Gerry with indie and retro sounds. Drinks promos.
I Wednesday Night Fever at Cotton Club. j ‘ I UK Gold at Sub Club. llpm—3am. £3
lO.30pm—3am. £3 (£2 with matric card). Positively a towering inferno of rekindled kitsch. Busy? You betcha. Drinks promos.
Thursdays
I Bloomers at Cleopatra’s. lO.30pm—2.30am. £3 (£2 with ticket). Mainstream pop and dance.
I Club Havana Presents Delicatessen at The Volcano. lO.30pm—2.30am. £4 (£3). From 25 May. New weekly club from DJ Jazz with a New York. Balaeric/Latin jazz mix. The Havana nights are always insanely busy and this one looks like going the same way.
I Club Xchange l lpm—3am. £ 1. Gay. DJ Stella and £1 lager. 50p vodka.
Kevin Dillon. 1 June. acid trance from
matric card). lf you‘ve ever been to this student night in the last five years. then it's still exactly the same as you remember it. Cheesy music. mobbed dancefloor and regrets in the morning.
I Unity Reggae Club at The Venue. 10.30pm—late. £2. Every Sunday and Thursday. Reggae. ragga and dub. “Strictly dancehall".
(£2). Martin and Mark have created a haven ofcredibility in the sea of Thursday night mediocrity. ‘Simply the best Thursday night out in years’ is how they modestly describe it. and they're quite possibly right.
Fridays
I Beathox at Teviot Row Student Union. 9pm—2am. Students free. guests £1. Happy Hour 9—10pm and midnight—1pm. selected shorts 69p. Mainstream chart disco and drinks promos with Juice downstairs playing ragga. hip hop. soul. Motown and by their own admission
anything else that takes their fancy. Live bands in the wine bar.
I Big Beat at La Belle Angele.
l [pm—3am. £5 (£4. £2.50 before
1 1.30pm). 26 May. The Thelonious team throw down the wildstyle jazz-funk jams at this popular monthly do. Laid-back crowd. inventive visuals and a soundtrack which takes in everything from Blue Note to Mo Wax ensure that this night truly kicks!
I Cathouse at The Rocking Horse. llpm-3am. £3 (£2.50 with flyer). Price includes entry to Katch. Crowded night running the gamut of rock. from heavy metal through grunge to thrash.
I Century 2000 llpm-3am. £5. Commercial dance music under the most expensive lights in Scotland. No ripped jeans or steel toe-caps.
I Club Sappho at Buster Browns.
‘ 9pm—4am. £3. Resident DJ Christine
spins disco. chart. oldies and progressive
dance with the occasional assistance of top guest names. Free glass of wine for those arriving before 10pm.
I Coup at The Vaults. lO.30pm—3am. £7 (£6). 19 May. Cancelled.
I Evol at The Music Box. 10.30pm—3am. £3. Happy Hour from 10.30pm. All new visuals and shiny. happy indie sounds with a bit of a raw. grungy edge. Resident DJ Kieren jamming together those Fvol favourites old and new. Look out for occasional live guests creamed from the cutting edge of the indie scene.
I Fetish at La Belle Angele. llpm—3am. £5 (£4); £3 members before midnight. 19 May. Fortnightly. Cybertonics Happy Hour before midnight. Fruity. fecund and flirtatious fusion of house. hip hop and dub from Nicci (Havoc Hussy). George (Tribal Funktion) and George (Squid).
I Fever at The Wide Awake Club.
1 lpm—«3am. £4 (£3 with matric card. £2 before midnight). Happy Hour llpm—midnight. Hedonistic disco. soul. funk and Motown.
I The Groove at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. 26 May. Fortnightly. Detroit techno and Chicago house sounds. guest DJs and live music from Phase 6 and Kasbah.
I Junction 59 at Riccarton Student Union. 10pm—3am. £1. Students and guests only. Drinks promos. All \odka 69p. Classic disco tunes from the 70s and 80s plus current chart stormers.
I Katch at The Rocking Horse. llpm—3am. £3 (£2 with flyer). Price includes entry to Cathouse. Lively club with a playlist consisting mainly of 80s and 90s indie dance.
‘ I Loungin’ at Negociants. 9pm—3am.
Free. 19 May. Fortnightly. Firstrate and Finbar with all the latest licks in jungle. swingbeat. reggae and hip hop.
I Marley’s Reggae Klub at Cavendish. 10pm—4am. £3. The city's longest-running reggae night. with a playlist ranging through roots. ragga. lovers. heavyweight dub and dancehall.
I Minus One at The Carlton Highland Hotel. lOpm—3am. £2.50 (free for members). A relaxed. very plush venue for the more mature seekers of night life. I Paradise at M8. 10.30pm—3.30am. £5. Colin Cook. James Carrington. Phil Kay. Stuart Duncan and DJ Cumfi play house and garage in the main room. The Funky Mutha crew drop funk andjazz sounds in the chill out.
I Partyceilldhdisco at Moray House. lOpm—3am. £2 (£1 before 11pm. free to Moray House students). 26 May. Fortnightly. All drinks £1. one free drink for Moray house students who arrive before midnight. Three hours of ceilidb. including live sounds from Bon Accord and two hours ofclassic disco.
II Planet Earth at The Citrus. 1 lpm—3am.
£3. Curfew 2am. The 80s retro club: playing everything from new wave to synth pop to acid house and Madchester. Watch out for drinks promos.
I Pure at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£3 members). Guest nights £7 (£5). Twitch and Brainstorm orchestrate a
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I Pure David Holmes, Twitch and Brainstorm. Sluts ’n’ Strings ’n’ 909, Mu-ziq, lnnersphere, Dribbler, The Bill, Kookie: another astounding line-up of electronica’s hottest for Pure. Highly recommended. Glasgow Barrowland, Sat 27 May. I Coup Techno‘s coolest slackers. those Brothers Chemical (formerly Dust) get on the decks and lay down some noise-meets-breakbeat fusions. The Vaults. Fri 19 May.
I Soma Old school raw grooves (Chicago house. Detroit techno) are the order of the day as this p0pular club makes a comeback. The Vaults, Fri 26 Ma y.
I Colours Eric Morillo, CJ. Mackintosh and Spirits (live) give it up garage style as the Ministry Of Sound tour comes to town. The Vaults, Sat 27 May.
I Funk You Ex-Young Disciple Femi joins the Funky Mutha crew and local outfit The Bus to fuse funk, jazz and hip hop grooves. la Belle Angele. Thurs 25 May.
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