CLUBS LISTINGS
EDINBURGH Fridays
I Altered Beats at Henry's Cellar Bar. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). Jungle. hip hop. Latin. jazz and Indian rhythms with live musicians. vocalists and Dls on the Wavefront sound system. Main players include Guy Nicolson. Eh'.’ Wun? and Under The Influence.
I Astroinotel at The Honeycomb. llpm—3am. Curfew 1.30am. £5 members. £6 non-members. Prices differ on guest nights. 15 Nov. Fortnightly. Scott Gallagher and Dr Arjun (Breeze) plus the Tribal Funktion Dls. Tuff US trax. vocal garage and disco. Joey Negro guests in December.
I Big at The Jaffacake. IIpm—3am. £3 before midnight. £4 after. Mainstream chart sounds. with excellent promos. free bouncy rides and plenty ofdrinking- related fun.
I Cavendish 9pm—3am. £5. Over 25s only. Smart dress. Live bands every week. Sixties and seventies music. Ground floor only.
I Cathouse at The Rocking Horse. llpm—3am. £3 (£2 with flyer). Price includes entry to Katch and Voodoo Chile. Extremely popular night featuring post- grunge like rock sounds.
I Century 2000 l lpm—3am. £5. Over 18s. Commercial dance music under the most expensive lights in Scotland. No ripped jeans. steel toe-caps or trainers.
I The Clinic at Studio 24. l0pm—3am. £4 members. £5 non-members before l0.30pm. £6 members. £7 non-members after. 22 Nov. Fortnightly. A new ‘bouncy techno‘ night. dispensing the best in old skool cuts. the latest pumped up vibes and all the desired party bands. Ultimate Buzz guest on opening night. See Hit List.
I Club latino at La Belle Angele. llpm-3am. No admission after 2am. £7 (£5.50). 22 Nov. Every four weeks. London‘s hottest new Latin outfit Grupo Saraguey play live at Latino. The eight— piece band features Charlie Gonzalez. one of the most coveted singers from Venezuela. Gonzalez has toured extensively throughout Latin America and
Camp it up at Scene Oueen, The Honeycomb Thurs 28 Nov
Europe. He and his handpicked band will be performing two predominantly Salsa- based sets. the first at 12.30am. As always. arrive early. See Hit List.
I Dub ’n’ Dance at The City Cafe. 10.30pm— lam. Free. DJ Gar. Long and guests playing dub. garage and house downstairs in City Two. Hot and busy.
I flat at The Music Box. l().3()pm—3ain. £4. Ever popular night of 60s. 70s and 80s pop nonsense. Always busy and guaranteed fun. Early arrival is recommended.
I Heat at Club Mercado. I lpiii—3ani. £6. 15 Nov. First three Fridays of the month. New house night hosted by Trevor Reilly. I Katch at The Rocking Horse. llpm—3am. £3 (£2 with ilyer). Price includes entry to Cathouse and Voodoo Chile. Eighties and nineties indie dance. I The lane at The Lane. llpin—late. £5. Residents Jon Flowers and Kev McGinley with a wide dance-based playlist.
I lift at the Wilkie House. 9piii—3ani. £ (£). 22 Nov. Fortnightly. Trance and techno.
I The lounge at The Venue. l lpm—3am. £4. 22 Nov. Monthly. New venture from the Mothership Dls. Expect old and new funk and soul.
I loungin’ at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. Every Friday except the last Friday of the month. Yogi Haughton and assorted guests with funk. soul. swing. rap and hip hop in the new-look Negociants basement. now with more seats. space and sound.
I Manga at La Belle Angele. llpin—3ain. £4 members. £5 non-members. Lifetime membership £2. L5 Nov. Fortnightly. DJ Die (Full Cycle Records) joins residents G-Mac and MC Frosty for boombastic drum ‘n' bass pressure. Plus the usual wired Manga visuals from VJs Pal and Ainslie. comic and graffiti art. dancers and performers. See Hit List.
I Marley’s Reggae Klub at Cavendish. lOpm—3am. £4. The city's longest- running reggae night (situated on the middle floor of Cavendish) with a playlist running through roots. ragga. lovers. heavyweight dub and danceliall.
I Minus One at The Carlton Highland Hotel. lOpm—3am. £3.50 (free before
l 1.30pm for members). Hotel disco for guests and general public.
I Party at Moray House. llpiii—3ani. £2 (£1). 15 Nov. Fortnightly. Tropical dance club with Caribbean fun flavour. With drinks promos.
I Partyceilidbdisco at Moray House. lOpm—3am. Free to Moray House students and staff. other students £l and guests £2. 22 Nov. Fortnightly. Two hour ceilidh followed by three hours ofdisco. With drinks promos (vodka and Tennenis lager 75p. all other drinks £1.40).
I ‘Ihe Peppermint lounge at P.J Lyles. 9pm—lam. Free. Uplifting house with the Fresh Dls. Pre-club.
I Planet Earth at The Citrus. l [pm—3am. £4. Happy hour cocktails llpm~niidnight New Romantics. punks. glam rockers and disco freaks relive the era that others try and forget.
I Pure at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £4 members. £6 non members without guest DJs. £5 members. £7 non-members with guest DJs on two floors. £8 members. £l() non-members with guest DJs on all three floors. One of the most respected house and techno clubs in the UK. With international guest Dls and one of the most committed crowds on the planet. The Classic Records Tour with Derrick Carter and Luke Solomon hits on 15 Nov for another 3 floor extravaganza.
I Reaction at The Subway. I lpm—3ani. £2 (free for students with matriculation card). Weekly mix ofchart. dance and classic disco. I Roadrunner at Potterrow Students Union. 9pm—2ani. £l students. £2 guests. Happy hour 9.30—l().30pm. After school music for Independent kids and occasional exciting happenings upstairs. I Iiumbeantio at Walkers. l()pm—3am. £4 (£3). l5 Nov. Fortnightly. A new venue (with new management. new PA and new dancelloor) for this popular night of Latin dance produced by the Thelonius team. Expect the usual modern salsa. mereiigtie and samba plus free dance classes (at 10pm) with Alba Higgins from Dance Base. I Silky at Royal Chimes. l().3()pm—3ani. 1.30am curfew. £3 members. £4 non- members before 1 1.30pm. £5 members. £6 non-members after. Ladies free before ll.30pm. 22 Nov. Fortnightly. UK house with residents Kenny Large and Marty McCrossan. I Space Shanty at The Attic. llpin—3ain. £4. Happy hour llpm—midnight. 15 Nov. Fortnightly. Edinburgh‘s finest full-on. funked tip. doped up. trip hop. Chemical beats club. A night of hedonistic behaviour and electro-hop tunes supplied by Dls Andy and Believe (Digital Biscuit). I Speeder at The Wee Red Bar.
1 lpin—3am. £3. Edinburgh's otin real
alternative indie club. as recommended by
Jo Wiley and Mark Radcliffe.
I Sublime at Wilkie House. l().3()pm—3am. £6 members. £8 non- members. Membership available on the night. [5 Nov. Fortnightly. Residents Billie Caldwell. ldge and Kev Wright are joined by Bill Nasty at this top quality hard house/trance night. Anyone interested in making their own records should contact Subliine‘s Little Buddha studio on 668 3043. Watch out for a visit from Dave Clarke iii December. See Hit List.
I Storrnin’ Norman P]. Lyles. 9pm—lam. Free. Trance. techno and Goa with Fly and Norm.
I Tf.I.F. at Club Mercado. 4— l 0pm. Free. Friday nights have changed forever thanks to happy hour 5—6.30pm. £I drinks. £10 bottles of champagne and great. nostalgic music courtesy of Trendy Wendy who manages to get the dancefloor packed and jumping as early as 6pm.
I Viva lulu at Walkers. I lpm—3am. £tbc. l5 Nov. Fortnightly. New night of Brazillian dance. Smart dress. Over 2ls. I Voodoo Chile at The Rocking Horse.
HIT LIST
Catch the best Edinburgh Clubs this fortnight.
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I Club Latino Latino host two live salsa sets from much respected Venezuelan singer Charlie Gonzales and his handpicked eight-piece band of Latin American musicians. Band on stage at 12.30am. Arrive early. La Belle Ange/e. Fri 22 Nov.
I The Clinic A new night of ‘bouncy Scottish techno’ promising the best in old skool cuts. the latest pumped-up vibes and plenty of live PAs. Ultimate Buzz guest on opening night. Future guests include Tom Wilson and Ultra-Sonic. Studio 24. Fri 22 Nov.
I Scene oueon One-off night to mark World AIDS day. Music from Neil Byers (Taste) and Scott Hunter (Solefusion). fashion from Self Sufficient. hair by Andrew Clark. an and photography by Maggie Forsyth and Ashley Walker plus video visuals by Kristina Glitters and Delta Video. All proceeds go to Waverly Care Trust. The Honeycomb. Thurs 28 Nni’.
I Sublime Sublime welcomes London‘s Bill Nasty to rock their ever apeshit crowd. Still going from strength to strength. Wilkie House. Fri I 5 Nov.
I Manga Bristol‘s DJ Die brings his soulful, deep. jazzy but hard drum ‘ii‘ bass sounds to Manga. With residents G-Mac and MC Frosty. La Belle Ange/e. Fri I 5 Nov.
llpiii-3am. £3. Price includes entry to Cathouse and Katch. Full of lovely boys and girls headbanging to classic heavy metal.
I Zodiac at The Honeycomb. l lpni—3ani. £6. 22 Nov. Monthly. House iii the main room with Yogi Hauglitoii. Murray Richardson. Scott Gallagher and Huggy. Hip hop. R 8: B. disco. garage and classics through the back.
Saturdays
I Blue Heaven at Royal Chimes. l().3()pm—3am. £5 before midnight. £6 after. 23 Nov. Monthly. A new house night with Stuart Duncan (Horny Monkey) in command. Scott Heeps supports in room two with classics.
I BPM at the Music Box. 7—10pni. £5. Under-18s night playing a wide range of chart and dance sounds.
I Burger dueen at Club Mercado. l().3()pm—late. £8. 23 Nov. Fortnightly. Craig. Huggy. Stella Superstar and the ulra-glani. champagne supernova set. Dress up and arrive early.
I The Cavendish ()pm—3am. £5. ()ver 25s only. Smart dress. Live bands every week. I Century 2000 I lpin—3am. £5. See Fridays.
I Club lbizia at Walkers. 9pm—3am. £tbc. Over 21s. Smart dress. General good time music.
I CIA at Moray House. I lpm-3ani. £4.
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