GLASGOW SATURDAYS
I 4th Dimension at Colliers. 9pm—midnight. Free. Andy Young plays jazz. Brazilian. soul. fusion and funk. Drinks promos. Pre-club.
I Archaos at Archaos. 1 lpm—3am. £8 (£6). Chris Harris and AI mix up garage and house for a busy. moderately dressy crowd with Scott and Geoff playing club classics in Betty's Mayonnaise (part of Archaos).
I The Arena £7. DJ Bhasker and Michael Peck with funky techno and hard house. Drinks promos.
I Bar 10 9pm—midnight. Free. Busy hard house pre-club with Nick Peacock. I Blackout at Tin Pan Alley.
I lpm—3am. £6. Sonia recording artists Larz. Percy X and Stevie Donaldson host the night of underground dance. 5 April (£7). Tenchi take over the top room with DJ Evolution from Megadog plus Craig Morrison and Alan from Breach. 12 April. DJ Aubrey guests upstairs with Larz.
I The Cathouse IIpm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Two floors of rock with drinks promos. I Classic PM at Fury Murry's.
llpm—3. 15am. £5 (£3). Club Classics in the main room with DJs Jim Downie and Sean Webster. Quality indie music from Twister upstairs.
I Cleopatra's l lpm—3am. £6. Mainstream commercial vibe.
I Club 69 Rocksy’s Basement. 10pm~2.30ani. £5. Martin and Willy of Rub-A-Dub playing the best and deepest from the underground. 12 April. guest spot from Richard who works at Pinnacle. How's that for a DJ name'.’
I Club Apt at The Apartment. llpm—3am. £7. DJ Bob Jeffries with funky soul. hip hop and house even sexier than the Friday.
I Club Cubana at The Bedsit. 9.30pm—2am. £4 (£3). 12 April and fortnightly. DJ Tchico presents an extravaganza of the finest Latin sounds at this popular Latin night. Arrive early to ensure your place on the dancefloor.
I Club Iris at Bennets. 11.30pm—3am. £6 (£4). DJ Sara with a good dancey mix. Drinks promos. Gay.
I Club X IIpm—3am. £6 (£4). Gay club with upfront dance tunes from DJ Suave Gav. Drinks promos.
I Colours at The Arches. 10.30pm—3.30am. Price tbc. 12 April and monthly. Mr Junior Boys ()wn and all- round nice guy Ashley Beedle checks into Hotel de Colours for a night of shockingly good funky hard house. Adeva. the singer responsible for vocals on Frankie Knuckles' ‘Welcome To The Real World' and countless other top moments in recording history performs live. plus resident Colours DJs Kris Keegan and Iain ‘Boney' Clark.
I Cul De Sac Cul De Sac Bar. 9—1 1pm. Free. Spin-back king Jim Hutchison from Wax Lyrical and Teknotis with hard house and techno. Drinks promos.
I Different Class at The Asylum (Caledonian University Student Union). 10pm—3am. £3. DJ Jason with all your favourite Britpop and alternative tunes. I Divine at Glasgow School ()f Art (downstairs). 10pm—Iate. £3.50 (£2.50 GSA). Andrew Divine and Hush Puppy with northern soul. Hammond grooves. bubblegum pop. wah wah funk. moog power and chemical breakbeats.
I Dream Sequence at Rooftops (Secrets Lounge). l0.30pm—3am. £3 (£3.50). Traditional indie fare at one of the longest running club nights in Glasgow. ‘Drink lots and dance badly‘ they say. and who are we to argue'.’
I Easy Street at CCA Cafe Bar. 9.30pm-midnight. Free. DJ Gordon Allan with a house/dubby pre-club.
I Eclipse at The Darkroom (Strathclyde University). 10pm-3am. £1. DJ Craig Jenkins with happy bouncy house. Drinks promos.
I The Garage l0pm—3am. £4 (£3); £1 off before 1 1pm. An honest-to-gtmdness top night out with charty dance sounds downstairs from Dave Ross and alternative sounds in the attic.
I Knucklehead at Glasgow School Of
Art (upstairs). 10pm—Iate. £3 (£2.50). Residents J'ilkes and Ha‘t’ch back with ‘underground' house. techno and techno bass.
I Love Boutique at The Arches. IIpm-3am. £10. 5 April and monthly. Resident hard house DJ Roy isjoined by Trade’s Tony De Vit. for a top night of schmoozin‘. cruisin'. boozin‘. and maybe losin‘ yourself too. It's a fetish theme night so get yourself rubbered up and buckled in. See Phactfile.
I Rat Trap 10.30pm—3am. £3. Three floors of rock. Studio One: The Rat House. 90s rock; Studio Two: Don‘t Ask For Fish with DJ Christine doing requests; Studio Three: Happy. Happy Joy. Joy. thrash and slam with DJ Ali.
I Reds lem—3am. £6 (£5). A packed night specialising in mainstream dance. funk. rap and house. Intimate. smart and friendly.
I Relax at The 13th Note (basement). 8pm—midnight. Free. Hip hop and jungle with Romeo. Laz B and Michael.
I Shoot Up an Dance at The Bedsit. 9pm—2am. £3. 5 April and monthly. Fluid freestyle techno and hard house grooves from DJs Ray K and Gerry.
I Sizla at The Hive (Glasgow University Student Union). IOpm—2am. £3. Students and guests. Dave McIntyre returns. continuing to dazzle with a seamless mix of chart dance sounds in the only student night on cam us.
I Solar Fun at R.G.‘s. 8pm—midnight. Free. DJ Kev and monthly guests for space disco house. Pre-club.
I Su Culture at Sub Club. 10.30pm—5am. £8. ()ne of the best club nights in town. now (finally) with a name to call itself. Nice ‘n‘ groovy hard hittin‘ funky house from Harri and Domenic. We love it dearly. 5 April. the bizarrely eclectic Dimitri from Paris guests. See preview.
I Syntax at Atlantis. 8pm—midnight. Free. New pre-club on a techno tip from DJs Jason and Twig. Cheap drinks.
I Triumph at The Tunnel. 10.30pm—3am. £6 (£4). A huge night of Italian and UK house at one of the country's best looking venues. Colin Tevendale and Steven McCreery take on the main room while Kevin McFarlane offers up a different vibe with a wide mix of soul. funk and dance classics in Room Two. 5 April. one of the UK‘s top female DJs and recent subject of a Mix-mug feature Sonique plays and sings. 12 April. live PA from Perfecto's Grace.
I Velvet Rooms lupin—late. £7 (£6 ); 10—11pm£4. DJ Skud in Room Two with mild house. garage and club classics. John Lyons in Room One playing mellow hip hop. swingbeat and classic soul.
I Wired at Strathclyde University Student Union (Level 8). 10pm—3am. £2 (£l.5()). Dance. indie and 60s. Drinks promos.
I Where It's At l3th Note. 8pm—midnight. Free. 5 April and fortnightly. DJ Paul Watt playing a selection of worldwide sounds: dancefloorjazz. rare grooves. soul classics and hot Latin tunes.
I Wild at Lime. llpm—3am. £6 (£4 students). Funky dance with DJ Ray. Drinks promos.
GLASGOW SUNDAYS
I 4th Dimension at The Baby Grand. ()pin—midnight. Free. Andy Young plays jazz. Brazilian. soul. fusion and funk. Drinks promos. Pre-club.
I Aquaplanet at Sub Club. 1 lpm—3am. £5 (£3). A damn fine night of hard dance music and mixed-up genres with Mark Ryal. Twitch. and Paul Fegan every week. 6 April. the god-like Derrick May guests. and it‘s his birthday too. See Hit List.
I Bubblelicious at Reds. l lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Club classics and a touch of soul plus drinks promos.
I 8.0.? at Fury Murry's. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). Music your mother would know from DJs Desperate Dave and Weird Phil. Drinks promos.
I Club Mouth at The l3th Note (ground floor). 8pm—midnight. Free. Indie with
Mark. Pre-club.
I Club Zebra at Nice ‘n' Sleazy (upstairs). 8pm—midnight. Free. ()rbitally. Sneaker Pimpsy sort of night.
I Code 99 at The Brewery Tap. 7.30pm-midnight. Free. Dub techno pre- club from Andrew Taylor. Richard Nolan. Alan Atkins and Paul.
I Danny's Barby and his Tranny at The Rat Trap. 10.30pm-3am. £3. ‘Welcome to the BBQ with Danny's mix‘.
I Disco 2000 in The Garage. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1). DJ Graeme and Ian with a varied mix ofclub classics. now in the main room. Drinks promos. I Divine at Brel. 8.30—1 1pm. Andrew and Alan Divine (Glasgow School ()f Art) play you the stuff they play for themselves at home. Retro soul. Bobby Gentry. movie themes. etc. Pre-club.
I Feel the Buzz at Bennet's. 11.30pm—3am. £2.50 (£1.25). Up-tempo high energy. Drinks promos.
I Flashback at The Living Room. 9pm—midnight. Free. Hard house and techno from JP. Andy and guests. Can't see the DJs'.’ They're playing in the kitchen. that‘s why. cookin' up the tunes. I Fuddrukkers at Cleopatra's. 10.30pm—2.30am. £3 (£2 with ticket). Disco. pop and 60s party vibes.
I Funkadelica at The Cathouse. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1). Classic funk. new funk. funk rock and rap. offering an interesting alternative to ‘Get Sorted' at the same venue on the same night. Drinks promos.
I Get Sorted at The Cathouse. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1.50; free before 11.30pm). Indie/alternative vibe in the new Cathouse with drinks promos.
I Ground Control at Bar 10. ()pin-midnight. Free. Heavy dub and drum ‘n' bass from the inimitable duo. I Interpol at Nico's. 8pm—close. Free. Paul Cawley from Phar ()ut playing ‘easy-listening and cosmic jazz‘. Hall'- price Martinis and cheap cocktails. Pre- club.
I Jack Cul De Sac Bar. 9—1 1pm. Free. DJ Simon Coulson with weekending underground dance. Drinks promos.
I Lube at The l3th Note (basement). 8pm-midnight. Free. The excellent Lube is back again with drum 'n' bass from Larz and Manu.
I Psyron at The Brewery Tap. 8pm—midnight. Free. Dub techno pre- club from Andrew Taylor. Richard Nolan. Alan Atkins and Paulie.
I Shirley's Temple at Al‘chaos. Ilpm—3am. £5 (£3). A trippy mix of camp theatricals and hard house soundtrack from the radiant Ms Alston and Bob. Drinks romos.
I Sunday Skoorzit R.G.'s. Spin—midnight. Free. Kenny and Scott playing acid funk. Munchy stuff menu 6pm—midnight. Drinks promos. Pre-club. I Technomania at The Rat Trap. 10.30pm—3am. £3. ‘Del and the boys from Paisley invade.‘ Rock.
I Velvet Rooms I lpm-3am. £5. Alan Ronald in Room Two with an open mix from classic house to soul and Martin Hesketh in Room ()ne playing mellow hip hop. swingbeat and classic soul. Drinks promos.
I Wax Lyrical at Tin Pan Alley.
I lpm—3am. £3. Techno funk and beefy beats every Sunday with Lee and Dempster now moved to this new venue every week.
GLASGOW MONDAYS
I Betty's at Betty’s Mayonnaise.
I lpm—3am. Free. Commercial dance with DJ Gav. Drinks promos.
I Cleopatra's 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1 with ticket). Gary Unett and a mix of mainstream pop and dance up at Clatty Pat's.
I Club X at Club Xchange. 11.30pm-3am. £2.50 (£l.5()). Gay. Hard house and garage. Drinks promos. DJ Fast Eddie.
I Contact High at Nice 'n' Sleazy (upstairs). Spin—midnight. Free. Northern soul. ska. garage and dub.
I Salsa Dance Club at Porters.
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H it List The best Glasgow clubs this fortnight
The Ark Paul Oakenfold, undoubtedly one of the finest house 015 in the world, pops back up to The Tunnel, one of his favourite clubs. The Tunnel, Fri 11 Apr.
Aquaplanet Mark Ryal, Twitch and Paul Fegan are joined by seminal Detroit genius Derrick May to celebrate fine underground dance music and May’s birthday too; The Sub Club, Sun 6 Apr. Flow Motion New psychedelic, acid and goa trance night with Felix and Solo (Return To The Source), Timeloop live, The Borg Collective and Bhaskar Dondana (Vertical Smile). Special visuals and side attractions. Strathclyde University Union, Fri 4 Apr and monthly. What's Your Function J’ilkes and Ha’t’ch of Knucklehead fame welcome another Detroit master to the city in the form of Eddie ’Flashin’ Fawlkes. Tin Pan Al/ey, Fri 11 Apr.
6pm-midnight. Ilighly popular salsa for beginners. 6pm and 7.45pm new sessions commencing. No partner required. Pre- club.
I Speedracer at The Garage. l0.30pm—3ani. £3 (£2). Steven mixes up a few indie-dance classics and retro tunes for a busy. tip-for-it crowd in the main room. Drinks promos.
GLASGOW TUESDAYS
I Betty Woo at Betty's Mayonnaise. 11pm -3am. £2. House night with DJ \"ance. Drinks promos.
I Boudoir at Brel. 8.30-1 1pm. Glasgow‘s top easy-listening combo lay back up the West lind. Pic-club.
I Club Xchange I lpm 3am. £2.50 (£1.50). (iay. Dance and chart sounds. Drinks promos. Pitched as the only gay iiiglil in town tonight.
I Eden at The Velvet Rooms.
llpni ~3am. £3 (£2 ). Alan Ronald playing Brilpop in Room ()ne and Scott Mckay with mellow house in Room Two. Drinks prolilos.
I Salsa Dance Club at Porters. 6.30pm»midnight. Intermediate andadvanced session. Great to watch or join in. Pre-club.
I Shooting Stars at The Garage. lem-3ani. £3 (£2). Insane drunken shenanigans eased along nicely by the
charty choons of Gerry and Iain in the
main room. Staggering (you will be) drink promos.
I The Shimmy Club at Bennets. 11.30pm—3am. £3. The legendary Shimmy returns in the newa revamped Bennets. Biggest party night in town. I The Ska Club at The Hall Bar.
S—l lpm. Free. The sound of young Jamaica.
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