LISTINGS CLUBS
Mainstream.
I Boogie Bus at R.(i.'s. 8pm --midnight. 1*ree. 1).ls liggy and Bob get housey with lots oi pretty lights lot). l’re-cltib.
I BOUdOiI’ at The (‘.(‘.A. Caie Bat. 9.30pm midnight. l-ree. The crimplene kings open another oi their oh so easy listening nights ieaturing the kind oi tunes yoti could take home to your iiiothei'.
I Cheeze at Strathclyde 1'ni\ersity1'nion Barony Bar 10pm 3am. 'The tackiest student night evei” arid who are we to argue. Massiy ely cheap drink.
I Club Class at The Hatt Club.
11pm~ 3am. £5 ( £4 ). A mellow mix oi chart and club classics irom the last two decades. Drinks promos.
I Club Xchange 11pm- 3am. £2 (£1 ). (Bay. 1).! Tasty Tom atid £1 lager. £1 vodka. lisotic dancer each week.
I Cop at .'\l'v'l1;1t)s, 10pm 3am. £4 (£2.50). Busy student house night irom 1).l Rory ((‘1tib .\'. Wednesdays) and guests. "Turn tip. get down. cop oii.' £1 \t)tlk;t illltl liCCls'\. Tall) Coyle ‘Tllt‘ l'itl/li does his indie/pop/kitsch stuii in Betty ‘s. I Dee Jays in Disguise at Variety.
8pm close. l‘ree. Ha‘t'ch atid .l'ilkes oi the Knucklehead with a dtibby mi\ oi new dance atid techno. Pie-club.
I Donkey at the ('athouse. llpiii 3am. liidie/ grunge rock iii the new Cathottse. Drinks promos.
I Dust Up at The Arena. 10.45pm 3am. £3 (£2 i. New night itising 'rampant beats with laid back grooves iii a student iriendly Chemicals. Prodigy. l.eitiield type style. Beer protiios.
I Flaunt it at The Rat Trap.
10.30pm 3am. l).1 Christine with fills rock atid pop.
I Free Party at King Tut's. ‘)piii late. l‘l't't‘. 1() 31.1} ttlll}. (it)llt':_'t‘ l'intertaimiietits .‘s'etwork \\11l1 another iree bash ieattirilighands Abra\us. Toaster (see Music prey iew ». Curl and DJ Twitch it'om Pure.
I lnterno at Reds. llpiii 3am. £2. Seventies disco. pop and glam \\11ll DJ Paul .\".lie plus Bttd £1.20 and £1 vodka mi\ all night. A titglit oi classic disco peppered with the best oicontemporary liotise atid garage.
I Loveshack at May Murry 's.
10.30pm 3am. £2. ‘Super cool sotiiids oi lhe "listlance stonipers and student classics abound. l.ager and vodka '111\ an unbelieyablc 50p.' l'pstairs iii the new room l'iiries present Music ior Pleasure laid back night oi itiiik'. hip hop; dance; swingy soul‘.
I Red Cell at The Sub Club. llpiii 3am. £ 3. 1-iom the makers oi l'ls' (iold comes one oi the deepest. darkest underground club nights 111 Scotland. The tiiglit centres on Mark Ryall(1'K(iold/.-\titiaPlanet) with guests Martin t l 'ls' (iold). Richard (irey (\apotirspace) and 1)oiiiiiiic(Stibby Saturdays) making appearances through the month. Drinks ptottios.
I Rumble at The (iai‘age. llpiii 3am. £3 (£2 I. (littlow .1!1tll{t\ss w tilt at) e\ceptionally busy night oicliarty dance ia\ es. cheap drinks and drunk students. Snoglasticl
I Shindig at Cotton Club. 1 1pm 3am. £3 (£2 ). lain l-it/patiick with an indie/disco club. All thinks ‘Np.
I Tom at Moto's ‘ipiii iiitdiiiglit. l‘ree.
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rumba and 1ati;i ia// irotii 11.1 .la// eyery w eek. San Miguel £1.41) Tapas menu. Preclub
I Top or The Pops at Reds Hat. Strathclyde l'niyersity Student 1'nion. 9pm 2am. 1-ree. Dance atid indie pop.
I Total Eclipse at October (lire.
.\'pm close. l'ree. [)1 Sole Boy and guests with (tingle. hip hop swing atid deep soul. Rolling Rock. tlayoured vodka. lager/heavy pitits all £1. Moot) .luice £2. Pie-club.
I The Tunnel lupin 3am. £4 (£3 will) matt‘ic card ). 1i you've been to this student tiiglit tn the last it\ e years. then it‘s still esactly the same as you
remember it. Cheesy (btit f‘tin) music. mobbed dancel‘loor arid regrets in the morning.
I Velvet Rooms ()ptn—late. £3 (£2) (reduction beiore 10.30pm). Across the board mix with D.) Sktid. Drinks promos. I Whatever You Want at The Hive. (ilasgow l'niversity l'nion. 10pm-1am. l‘ree tsttidents and guests only i. Classic student pop iron) 1)] Mtisty.
Fridays
I Astromotel at The Honeycomb. 10pm~~3am. Curfew 1.30am. £6. .3 May. Fortnightly. Residents Scott Gallagher (Bree/e) and the Tribal litinktion posse digging deep. hard 17S house it) Edinburgh's newest club space with hip hop and jungle in the backroom.
I Cavendish 9pm--.‘~am. £5. Over 25s only. Smart dress. l.ive bands every week. 60s and 70s music. Ground floor only.
I Cathouse at The Rockitig Horse.
llpiii -3att). £3 (£2.50 with liyer). Price includes entry to ls’atch and Voodoo Chile. listremely popular tiiglit ieaturing post grunge like rock sounds.
I Century 2000 1 1piii—3am. £5. Commercial dance music under the ttiost expensive lights iii Scotland. No ripped
jeans. steel toe-caps or trainers. ()ver 18s.
I Latino at l.;l Belle .Alig‘ele.
llpiii 3am. Curiew 2am. £5 (£4). 10 May. Monthly. Packed. sweltering and massively iriendly l.atiii dance session. I Dub ’n’ Dance at The City Caie. 10.30pm -1am. l‘ree. 1).] (Ea/ton playing dtib. ititik. hip hop. house and garage iii the recently redecorated City 2.
I EVOI at The Music Box. 10.30pm 3am. £3. Now live years old and still packed otit. 60s. 70s and 80s pop nonsense.
I Firing on Fridays at The Moscow Hut”. 0.30pm 1am. l-‘ree. Weekly house session.
I The Greenhouse at The Advocate. 10pm 1am. Free. Weekly. 1'piront CR and CS house.
I Katch at The Rocking Horse.
1 1pm—3am. £3 (£2 with llyer). Price includes entry to Cathouse and \‘oodoo Chile. l.ively club with a play'list consisting mainly oi Xlls and ‘)0s indie dance.
I Lift at Wilkie llouse. 10.30pm 3am. £5 (£4 ). 10 May. 1-'ortnightly. New home ior techno night l.iil ieatttring a live PA. irom Stay l‘p 1‘orever Records.
I loungin' at \egwrants. 9.30pm 3am. l'ree. Weekly. Phat-boy Yogi llaughtoti atid assorted guests check the real llav a oi black music. droppin' a baad-assed mis oi ia//. itiiik. sotil. swingbeat and rap to an enthusiastic crowd.
I Manga at La Belle Angele. |lpm~3ani. £5 (£4). 3 May. lidinburgh's premier drum 'n' bass cltib steps tip the pace with an awesome litie tip oi guestsioining resident (ieorge Mac. MCs 1~inley and lirosty .1 and the l‘reshiy Squee/ed horns. See Hit list.
I Marley’s Reggae Klub .ii (‘aventiisti 10pm »3am. £4. The city's longest- running reggae tiiglit (situated on the middle lloor oi Cay entlish) w ill) a play list ranging through roots. ragga. lovers. heavyweight duh and dancehall.
I Minus One at The Carlton lliglilatid Hotel. 10pm ~3am. £2.50 (iree ior members). A relaxed. plush venue ior the more mature seekers oi night liie.
I Partyceilidhdisco at Moray House. l0ptti--3atti. £1 10—1 1pm; £2 aiter'. Free to Moray llotise students. Drinks £1 all night. 3 May. 1-"ortnightly. Two hours oi ceilitlh iolloyved by three hours oitlisco. I Planet Earth at The Citrus. 1 Hull-4.1111. £4. A celebration oi 80s atid 70s retro: playing everything iron) glam disco. to ptitik. to new romantic and hi-energy. Watch otit ior drinks promos.
I Pure at The Venue. 10.30pin-«3ani. £5 (£3 members). (iuest nights £7 (£5 ). ()ne
oi the country's linest techno nights. Watch ottt ior l‘lyers about town announcing details oi itittire guests.
I Reaction at The Subway. 1 1piii~3am. £2 (it'ee ior students with matriculation card). Weekly mix oi chart. dance and classic disco.
I Salsa Viva at The .Attic. 10.30pm ~3am. £4.50 (£3.50). 3 May. livery three weeks. Live music with gtiest Peruvian hand Ayllti plus the latest iii l.atiii music.
I Sativa at New Calton. llpiii ~3am. £5 members. £6 non-members. 3 May. Sativa are back with a vengeance with the tistial itill-on orchestrated madness. ieaturing weird. wired. itinky techno and drum 'ii‘ bass. Simon it'om Spiral Tribe performs live downstairs with Massive Bereavement upstairs. As ever. don’t miss the drummers.
I Sublime at Wilkie House. 10piii—3am. 10.30pm. £5. 3 May. Aiter ()akeniold took the rooi oii last week Sublime returns to relative normality with a residents' night. Watch otit ior iortlicoming visits irom l5abi Paras and David Holmes. This club is absolutely iirin' at the moment.
I TELF. at Cltib Mercado. 5pm~4am. l-‘ree 5pm—10pin. £3 10pm—tiiidniglit; £4 midnight-~4aiii. Weekly. Friday nights have changed iorever thanks to happy hours. £1 drinks. £10 bottles oi champagne atid great. nostalgic music courtesy oi Trendy Wendy who manages to get the dance-floor packed atid jumping as early as 6pm? Guaranteed Pure play live on 10 May at 7.30pm and iiiidtiiglit. I Voodoo Chile at The Rocking Horse.
1 1pm ~3ani. £3. Price includes entry to Cathouse and Katch. litill oi lovely boys (and girls) headhanging to classic heavy metal.
Saturdays
I 3PM at The Music Bo\. 7pm-— 10pm. £5. Weekly. lfnder-lb’s night playing a wide range oi sounds.
I Burger Dueen at Cltib Mercado.
llpiii 3am. £7 (£6). 11 May. l-‘ortnightly. Residents Craig. Huggy arid Stella lick an eager atid willing crowd itito a iierce dancing irenzy with hard pumping house. I The Cavendish ()pni-«3ain. £5. Over 25s only. Smart dress. 1.ive hands every week. I Century 2000 1 1pm -3am. £5. See l-‘ridays.
I Colours at The Royal Highland Centre. liigliston. lnio: 01292 267306. Rpm 6am. £25. 11 May only. A monster eltib event irom Scotland's linest club emporium brings together the cream oi British liotise music ieattiring Pete Tong. Sasha. Carl Co\ and John Digweed with a live PA. irom B.T. See preview.
I Disco Inferno at The Venue. 10pm-3am. £5. 4 May. liiiniensely popular studetity disco.
I Earth Inferno at The Rocking Horse. 10.30pm 13am. £3. Happy Hour tititil 12.30am. .\'o rave. inst otit oi the grave gothic and industrial sounds.
I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar.
11.30pm 4am. £3. Drinks promos. Weekly solid gold easy-action sounds; more speciiically indie. 60s. new wave and sottl.
I Energise at Subway. 1 1pm 3am. £2. \Veekly. Various party sounds.
I FBI at Moray House. 1 1pm -4am. £4. 18 May. l-brtnightly.
Excellent indie tiiglit playing the sassiest. smartest atid sharpest in Britpop irom Cast to ()asis to Supergrass. Always busy. I Fiesta Latina at Teviot Row. ‘)piii»-2am-. £4.50 (£3.50). 4 May. ()ne oii night ieaturing a mixture oi l.atiii dance on the top floor and dub. sotil. hip hop. reggae atid iau. iii the basement.
I Going Places MGM Cinema. 1.othian Road. 10pm till late. £7 (£5 members). 11 May only. The last Going Places at the MGM will no dotibt ieature the usual style and elegance ior which it is now iamotis.
I Joy at The New ('alton. Ilpm- 3.30am.
HIT LIST
Catch the best Edinburgh Clubs this fortnight.
I Colours A huge. monster patty ll'mtt the undoubted kings oi the Scottish house party scene. With DJs oi the calibre oi Pete Tong. Sasha. Carl Cox and John Digweed. plus a PA irotn Brian Ti'anseati. you can‘t aiiot'd to miss it. liigliston. Stir // May.
I Genus L'p Yer Ronsoti (Leeds) and Love To Be (Sheilield). two oi the Noner biggest clubs come together with the Genus patty people ior what looks like a sale bet. DJs on the night are Tony Walker. Paul Murray. Murray Richardson. Andy Ward and Yogi llattghton. The New Ctr/ton. Sit/i 5.1/(ty.
I Manga As drum and bass culture spreads. Edinburgh‘s premier jungle night steps tip the pace with Dis Tayla (Cioodlooking Records). Mike Bolton (PFM) and Btikeni‘s sidekick MC Conrad (Speed). In Bel/e Ange/e. l-‘ri' .3 .lltty‘.
No entry aiter 1.30am. £6 members
b. iore tiiidnight. £7 aiter; £7 noti- iiiembers beiore midnight. £8 aiter. Weekly gay tiiglit. .loii The Dentist makes his lirst Scottish appearance oti May 4 with a two hour set oi hard. iast liotise atid techno while iesidents Maggie atid Alan do their sttiii at this. Scotland‘s biggest gay night. Pltis 'l‘rendy Wendy ('l‘ackno) upstairs. The members and guests only rule has been slightly relayed now.
I Le Freak at Moray llotise. 11pm 4am. £4. 11 May l‘ortnightly. Increasingly popular night oi real disco with a suitably well—dressed party crowd.
I Mambo Club at Cavendish. 10pm 3am. £4 (£3). Two floors with Airican. l.atiii. salsa. reggae. lottk atid calypso
tlow nstaiis and dub. loyets atid dancehall upstairs. Sir ( )ssie is y'otii selector. dropping the iiiiesl in global grooves L‘\t't'_\ “Ct'ls.
I Marmalade Riccaiton Student l'nion. 10pm 3am. £4. 4 May l-ortmglitly. Chart- oi'ientated music.
I Mi5 at The Attic. 10pm 3am. £~1t£3 heiore midnight). 11 May. l'ortnightly. Sister club to l-‘Bl playing a similar soaraway mi\ oi Britpop and indie.
I Minus One at The Carlton Highland Hotel. 10pm 3am. £2.50 ( it‘ee ior members). See l‘t‘idays.
I 0 at The Music Bo\. 10.30pm 3am. £4 belore midnight. Weekly. Residents Kevin Jones (Forth 1‘M ) and Billy WhtI/ with a
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