LISTINGS CLUBS
Grey (Vapourspace) and Dominic (Subby Saturdays) making appearances through the month. Drinks pi‘oiiios.
I Rumble at The Garage. lt).3()pm--3am. £3 (£2). Cardow and Ross with an exceptionally busy night of charty dance faves. cheap drinks and drunk students. Snogtastic!
I Shindig at Cotton Chib. llpm -3am. £3 (£2). lain Fitzpatrick with an indie/disco club. All drinks 99p.
I Snap, Crackle and Pop at the QMI’. 9pm—2am. £2 (£ l .5()). Cheesy pop provided by DJ Toast. Regular drinks promos.
I Total Eclipse at October Cafe. Spin—close. Free. DJ Sole Boy arid guests with jungle. hip hop. swing and deep soul. Rolling Rock. flavoured vodka. lager/heavy pints all £ 1. Moon Juice £2. I The Tunnel l()pm--3am. £4 (£2 with matric card). If 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 (btrt ftiii) music. mobbed dancefloor and regrets in the morning.
I Toro at Mojo's. ()pm -midnight. Free. Club Havana presents the finest flamenco. rumba and l.atin _ia/z from D] Jan every week.
I Velvet nooms ()pni late. £3 (£2) Across the board mix with DJ Sktid. Drinks promos.
I Wax at Reds liar. Strathclyde University Student I’nion. ‘)piii—2;ttii. Free. Dance and indie pop.
I Whatever You Want at The Hive. (ilasgow University L’nion. l()pm—laiii. Free (students and guests only). Classic student pop from D] Mtrsty.
EDINBURGH Fridays
I Astromotel at the Honeycomb.
l()pm—— 3am. Curfew 1.30am. £(i. S .Mar. Fortnightly. Residents Scott (iallagher (Breeze) and the Tribal Ftiiiktioti posse digging deep. hard US house in Edinburgh's newest club space.
I Cavendish 9pm—3ani. £5. ()ver 25s only. Stuart dress. Live bands every week. ()()s and 70s music. Ground floor only.
I Cathouse at The Rocking Horse. llpm—3am. £3 (£2.50 with flyer). Price includes entry to Katch and Voodoo Chile. Crowded night running the gamut of rock. from heavy metal through grunge to thrash.
I Century 2000 llpm—3am. £5. Commercial datice music under the most expensive lights in Scotland. No ripped jeans. steel toe-caps or trainers. ()ver ISs‘. I Disco Inferno at the Assembly Rooms. l().3()pm—3am. £10. 8 Mar. Extra-special one-off featuring the very wonderful and legendary Sister Sledge. See Frontlines. I Dub ’n’ Dance at The City Cafe. l().3()pm—lam. Free. DJ Cia/ton playing dtib. funk. hip hop. house and garage.
I Evol at The Music Box. ll.3()ptn—-3am. £3 (£2 before midnight). Happy Hour l().3()*l 1.30pm. Shiny. happy. indie sounds with a bit of a raw. gi'tingey edge. I Hi Jinks at \Vilkie House. l().3()pm—3am. £5. 15 Mar. Fortnightly. Hard house and trance with Dica. Jon Jet and Piers.
I Katch at The Rocking Horse. llpm—3am. £3 (£2 with flyer). Price includes entry to Cathouse and Voodoo Chile. Lively club with a playlist consisting mainly of SOs and ()(is indie dance.
I Litt at the Attic. lt).3()ptn -3am. £5 (£4). 15 Mar. Fortnightly. Craig Walsh (Full Circle. Voodoo)joins liwan and Paul for hard trance. banging acid and serious techno (see: ltiiportant. Noom. Clioci‘s Tunes and Stay Up Forever).
I loungin’ at Negociants. l()prn--3ani. Free. Weekly (apart from the last Friday ofthe month). Phat-boy Yogi Haughton checks the real flava of black music. droppin' the baadest mix ofjazz. funk. soul. swing and hip hop.
I Manga at La Belle Angele. llpm 3am. £5 (£4). .S’ Mar. Fidinburgh's first regular itingle night continues to go from strength to strength as people continue to turn on to the seductive power of drum and bass. The venue looks suitably phuturistic (flickering TV screens. mad visuals etc.) and the vibes. not to mention the bass. are LA R(ili. This is one for music lovers. Awesome.
I Marley’s Reggae Klub at Cavendish. l()pm -3ani. £4. The city's longest-running reggae night (situated on the middle floor ofCavendish) with a playlist ranging through roots. ragga. lovers. heavyweight dub and dancehall.
I Minus Cheat The (“attton Highland Hotel. ltlpm 3am. £2.5()(lree for members). A relaxed. very plush venue for the more mature seekers of night life. I Partyceilidhdisco at Moray House. l()pm ~3am. Free to Moray House students. ()thet's £l between ltipm -l lptii. £2 after. Drinks £l all night. 5' Mar.
Fortnightly. 2 hours of ceilidh followed by
3 hours of disco.
I Planet Earth at The Citrus. llpm 4am. £4. A celebration of Sits and 70s retro: playing everything from glam disco. to punk. to new romantic and hi-enet'gy. Watch otit for drinks promos.
I Pure at The Venue. lt).3()pm 3am. £5 (£3 members). (iuest nights £7 (£5 ). Full- on. tops-off. dance-till-you-drop techno madness. l5 Mar sees a live set from The Memory Foundation. Watch out for flyei's about town announcing details of future guests.
I Reaction at The Subway. llpm 3am. £2 (free for students with matriculation card). Weekly mix ofchart. dance and classic disco.
I Sativa at New Caltori. llptii -3am. £5 members. £6 non-members. Fortnightly. Sativa return for their fotrrth birthday with DJs Nic. Dave and Steve. plus a live set from Spira.
I Salsa Viva at the Attic. 10.30pm -3am. £4. 8 Mar. High quality l.atin music.
I Shebang at the New Calton. l()ptii—-3am. £5 in advance from 23rd Precinct and Xile. £(i on the door. l5 Mar. ()ccasional Fridays. Membership available. Promising looking new night of deep 'n' dirty American house. The opening night sees (iit‘ls ()ii Top (Back2Basics. Cream. Wobble)joiniiig West Coast deep houser Kev McKay arid Edinburgh’s own Neil McDonald. See Hit List.
I Sublime at Wilkie House. l().3()pm—3aiii. £7 (£5). 8 Mar. Fortnightly. Residents Billy Caldwell and ldge whip a truly tip-for-it crowd into a bizarre Friday frenzy with a hectic mix of hard. acidic. trancey. party-style house. Be prepared to dance.
I Tf.I.F. at Club Mercado 5pm--4am. Free 5pm- |()pm. £3 ltipm-iiiidnight. £4 midnight—4am. Fun after work session hosted by Trendy Wendy (Tackno) that rapidly turns into a full-on party. With live cabaret from The Bloody Marys on Mar l5. Plus drinks promos.
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I Voodoo Chile at The Rocking Horse.
l lpin--3ani. £3. Price includes entry to Cathouse and Katcli. Popular rock affair. I Zodiac at The Honeycomb. £o.
llpm <3arn. l5 Mar. Monthly. Scott (iallagher(Bree/e). Yogi Haughton (Saki‘ade) and lluggy (Burger Queen) on the sty lish house vibe. lie warned though. dress tip to get in.
Saturdays
I Burger Oueen at Mercado. llpm 3am. £7 (£6). It) Mar. Fortnightly. Strict door policy. \Vcll-tlt'essetl. beautiful people. Hanging tunes. Happy faces. Craig and lluggy. Kicking ass?
I The Cavendish 9pm 3am. £5. ()ver 25s only. Smart dress. live bands every week. I Century 2000 llpm 3am. £5. See Fridays.
I Colours at Cltib Mercado. llpm 4am. £l() non-members. £3 members. ‘) Mar. Coliii Patterson (Middlesborotigh Arena) ioins the Colours team.
I Disco lnterno at The Venue.
lt).3()pm 3am. £5. ‘) Mar. Fortnightly. Mega-popular night of disco frolies.
I Earth Inferno at The Rocking Horse 10.30pm 3am. £3. Happy Hour until 12.3flaiii. No rave. iust out of the grave gotliic and industrial sounds.
I The Egg at The Wee Red Hat'.
l 1.30pm 4am. £3. Drinks pt‘tHllDS. Weekly solid gold easy-action sounds; more specifically indie. ()(ls. new wave and soul.
I Energise at Subway. l lptii 3am. £2. Weekly. Various party sounds.
I FBI at Moray House. l lpm 4am. £4. ‘) Mar. Fortnightly
lixcellent indie night playing the sassiest. smartest and sharpest tn Hritpop from (‘ast to ()asis to Supergrass, Always busy. I Going Places at MUM Cinema. Lothian Road. llpm ~3am. £7 (£5 ). More homage to Frank. Neil and Hart on the (chieasy listening front. Special screening of The Sort/til ()f .Illli'lt' at ll.l5pin. ‘) Mar
only.
I Horny Monkey at \vttkic House. l()pni—-3.3()aiit. £6 members I £7 noti- rnembers). lo Mar A creative blend of universal house grooves supplied by residents Stuart Duncan. Stcv ie Livingston and Colin Cook.
I Joy at The New Calton. llpm 3. 3()am. No entry after 2am. £(i membersbefore midnight. £7 after. £7 non-iiieiiibers before midnight. £8 after. Weekly gay night. Members and guests only. Maggie and Alan continue to pump Scotland's biggest gay night with their hits of hard house. nu-nrg and fierce techno. to Mar will be FRFIFI to all Joy members and £5 for non-iiiembers. See Hit List.
I Katch at The Rocking Horse. l().3()pm—3aiii. £3 (£2). A veritable cornucopia of indie music frorn the 80s and 90s. in this busy weekly club.
I le Freak at Moray House. llpm—4am. £4. to Mar. Fortnightly. Increasingly popular night of real disco with a suitably well-dressed party crowd.
Catch the best Edinburgh Clubs this fortnight.
I Joy Sat [6 is FRiifi to all Joy members as a payback for all their support. Non-irieinbers get in at the reduced rate of a liver. Alan and Maggie provide the pumpin' party vibes and everyone‘s happy. The New Cal/(m. weekly Sir/s.
I Shebang New deep ‘n‘ dirty US house night. Glasgow's finest deep houser Kev McKay (Voodoo Rooms) joins the Girls ()ri Top (Back2l3asics. Wobble) and [Edinburgh‘s own Neil McDonald (RAW) for what looks like a fii‘in' night. The :Vt’ll' (ii/Inn. l’ri [5 Min:
I Sakrade [Edinburgh's newest and most elegant club space (see preview) introduces its Saturday night. Your weekly residents are Ross Keddie and Gavin Campbell in the main room with Yogi Haughton getting experimental through the back. Phil Asherjoins Yogi on Mar lb. The [lune-vernal). it't'ek/y Stirs.
I Mambo Club at Cavendish, lttpm 3am. £4 (£3). Two floors with African. l.atin. salsa. reggae. zouk and calypso dow iistairs and dtib. lovers air-.1 dancehall upstairs. Sir ( >ssic is your selector. dropping the finest in global grooves every week. I Marmalade Riccarton Student l'nion. l()pm 3am. £4. ‘) Mar. (‘hari-orientated music. I Mi5 at The Attic ltlpiii ~3am. £4 (£3 before midnight). lo Mar. Fortnightly. Sister club to FBI playing a similar soaraway mix of Hritpop and indie. (iet there early to take in some riiarvellous drinks promos ( ltipm midnight). Playlist. as ever. includes the very best of contemporary indie: Supergrass. Flastica. ()asis. Black (irape. I Minus Cheat The Carlton Highland Hotel. l()pni 3am. £2.50 (free for members). See Fridays. I 0 ill The Miisic Box. lfl.3t_)pm 3am. c.) before l2. Weekly. Residents Kevin Jones (Forth FM) and Billy Whi// with a mix of house. dance and funk. I RAW at Negociants. ltipm -3am. Free. Weekly. Pie-club house and garage session from David Brown (Yip Yap) and Neil MacDonald. I Resistance at Wilkie House. 10.30pm -3am. £5. Monthly. Regular spot for Kevin Jones (Forth FM) and the Club Pussy crew I Revolution Riccarton Student l'nion. lt).3()pm-r3am. £4. to Mar. Dance music. I Rock Orgasm at The Rocking Horse. l().3()pm~3am. £3. Weekly. Climactic night of heavy guitar sounds. I Sakradé at the Honeycotiib. l lpttimittlti. Weekly. New night. new venue. Residents every week are Ross Keddie and (iavin Campbell iii the tnain room with Yogi llauglitoii and guests through the back. Sat lo sees Phil Asher doing his sttiff in the back room. See Hit List.
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