clubs
VENUES
I The 13th Note 80 Glassford Street. 553 1638.
I The Apartment 23 Royal Exchange Square. 221 7080.
I Archaos 25 Queen Street. 204 3189. I The Arches Midland Street (off Jamaica Street). 221 9736.
I The Arena 15—27 ()swald Street. 221 3010.
I Atlantis Bar 22 Cambridge Street. 333 1374.
I The Attic (enter through The Garage). 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 l 120.
I Baby Grand 3 Elmbank Gardens. 248 4942.
I Bar 10 10 Mitchell l.ane (off Mitchell Street). 221 8353.
I Bargo Albion Street. 552 2680.
I Bar Miro 36 Kelvingi'ove Street. 353 0475.
I The Bedsit 1 Park l)rive.339 ()432.
I Bennet’s 80 Glassford Street. 552 5761.
I Betty's Mayonnaise 37 Queen Street. 221 5934.
I Blackfriars Underground (below Blackfriars). 36 Bell Street. 552 5924.
I Brel 39 Ashton Lane. 342 4966.
I The Cathouse l5 lYiiion Street. 248 6606.
I Caledonian University Student Union (Asylum) 70 Cowcaddens Road. 332 068 l.
I CCA Cafe Bar 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7864.
I Cleopatra's 508 Great Western Road. Kelvinbridge. 3340560. ' I Club Xchange 25 Royal iixchange Square. 204 4599.
EDUINBURGH CLUBS continued
EDINBURGH TUESDAYS
I C. C. Blooms l lpiti-«3am. Free. Same as Fridays bill with 60s. 70s and 80s tunes.
I Motherfunk at The Venue. 1 1pm- 3am. Free. Exceptionally popular rare groove and funk night. Top floor only while the exams are on then back on all three later.
EDINBURGH WEDNESDAYS
I Acapella at The Gallery. 10.30pm~3aiii. £4. 11 Jun. Start the summer in style with Acapella. a ttight of bouncy hard house downstairs with l)Js Dica attd Atom. and dangerous disco upstairs with Nick. Willi no more exams. I wouldn't fancy a quiet night . . .
I C. C. Blooms l lpm—3am. Free. See Fridays.
I Ceroc at Moray House. 7.l5~l().30pm. £4 (£3.50). Energetic jive froin France with varied music including blues. chart and reggae. Beginners class at 7.30pm.
I The Deep End at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. Price tbc. Student- orientated night with excellent drink promos and a wide playlist. taking in chart. indie. 70s. 80s and 90s.
I Diablo at The Vaults. 10pm—3am. Students £4; others £5. Big names during the week at this cheap drink. student- orientated housey mid-weeker. Drum ‘n' bass through to disco iii Room Two. Vodka. whisky and Bacardi all £1 before midnight. lager and selected bottled drinks £l all night. Brandon Block is up on 11 Jun. Tall Paul ( 18 Jun) follows soon.
I Dub Department at Negociants. lOpm—3am. Free. Spiritually uplifting dub counesy of the Rude boys.
I The Nightshift at The l.ane. 9pm—3am. £2 before midnight; £3 thereafter. Seventies. 80s attd various classic dance tracks to see you through till the weekend. lixcellent drinks promos,
I Oddfellows 8pm—lam. Free. Pre- Shark. student. cheapy drink. karaoke knees-u . With MC Calverto.
I Out Lunch at Po Na Na. 1 lpm—3am. Free. Willi H (Tribal Ftiitklion). Johnny Leopardskin and Lunch Males putting the electric into electic. Very busy this one.
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I Cottiers 93 Hyndland Street. 357 5825.
I Cul De Sac Ashton Lane. 649 4717. I Fixx II 86 Miller Street. 221 1568.
I Fury Murry's 96 Maxwell Street. 221 651 l.
I The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120.
I Glasgow School of Art l67 Renfrew Street. 332 0691.
I Glasgow University Union 32 University Avenue. 339 8697.
I lronhorse Bar West Nile Street. 332 2215.
I Jet 15 Benalder Street. 337 1100.
I King Tut's Wah Wah Hut St Vincent Street. 221 5279.
I Lime (formerly The Cotton Club) 5 Scott Street. 3320712.
I Maxaluna 410 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1003.
I Mojo's Bath Street. 331 2257.
I Nice 'n' Sleazy 421 Sauchieltall Street. 333 9637.
I Nico's 375 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5736.
I October Cafe Top floor. Princes Square (off Buchanan Street). 221 0303. I Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221.
I Queen Margaret Student Union 22 University Gardens. 339 9784.
I RAF Club 27 Ashley Street. 332 4465 I Rat Trap 9 Brown Street. 221 7233.
I Reds 379 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1635. I R.G.’s 73 Queen Street. 221 2200.
I Rocksy's Basement 4() New Sneddon Street. Paisley. 552 5791.
I Rooftops 92 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5883.
I Sadie Frost's 8—- l 0 West George Street. 332 8005.
I Strathclyde University Student Union 90 John Street. 552 1895.
I Sub Club 22 Jamaica Street. 248 4600.
I Tin Pan Alley Mitchell Street. Glasgow. 248 8832.
I Times Square St Enoch Square. 221 6579.
I Trash I97 Pitt Street. 353 2306.
I The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000.
I Variety 401 Sauchiehall Street. 332 4449
I The Velvet Rooms Sauchiehall Street. 332 0755. I Yo Yo 3| Queen Street. 248 8484.
EDINBURGH
I ABC Film Centre 120 l-othian Road. 228 1638.
I The Attic Dyer's Close. Cowgate. 225 8382.
I Assembly Rooms George Street. 220 4348.
I The Basement Broughton Street. 557 0097.
I La Belle Angele l l Hasties Close. 225 2774.
I Cafe Graffitti Mansfield Place Church (bottom of Broughton Street). 557 8003. I Cavendish West Tollcross. 228 3252. I CC. Blooms 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331.
I Century 2000 3| l.othian Road. 229 7670.
I The Citrus Grindlay Street. 622 7086. I The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 0125. I Edinburgh Rock Cafe 125a Princes Street. 226 1664.
I Filmhouse Bar l.othian Road. 221 2688.
I The Gallery 232 Cowgate. 225 5583. I Gran Via-Tasca 3 South St Andrew Street. 556 1020.
I Henry's Cellar Bar Morrison Street. 221 1288.
I The Honeycomb 36—38A Blair Street. 220 438 l.
I The Jaffacake 28 Kings Stables Road. 229 7986.
I The Lane 7 Queeiisferry Street Lane, 226 6828.
I The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564
I The Living Room 235 Cowgate. 225 4628.
I Club Mercado 36/39 Market Street. 226 4224.
I Minus One (Carlton Highland Hotel) North Bridge. 556 7277.
I Moray House Holyrood Road. 556 5184.
I The Moscow Bar South St. David‘s Street. 5566375.
I Negociants l.othian Street. 225 6313. I Oddfellows 14/16 Forrest Road. 220 I816.
I PJ. Lyles 138—140 l.eith Walk. 467 7051.
I Po Na Na 26 Frederick Street. 226 9704_
I Potterrow Union Bristo Square. 650 8090.
I Rocking Horse Cowgate. 225 3326. I Royal Highland Exhibition Centre lnglistoit.
I Stones Frederick Street. 226 1226. I Studio 24 Calton Road. 558 3758.
I The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766.
I The Tap O'Lauriston Lauriston Place. 229 4041 .
I Teviot Row Bristo Square. 650 4673. I Traverse Theatre Bar Cambridge Street. 228 1404.
I The Vaults Niddi'y Street. 558 9052. I The Venue Calton Road. 557 3073.
I I The Wee Red Bar lidinburgh College
()fArt. Lauriston Place. 229 1442.
I Walkers l2 Shandwick Place. 226 2887.
I Why Not? The Dome. George Street. 624 8633.
I Wilkie House Cowgate. 225 2935.
I Perfect at The Citrus. llpm- 3am. Free before midnight: £2 thereafter. l'p-to-the- minute dance/indie tunes of the Chemical Brothers. Prodigy. Underworld and Kula Shaker kind.
I Finley Quaye at La Belle Angele. 8pm-—lam. £5 in advance. 4 Jun. ()ne-off club/gig show from local singer Quaye. Willi support from liast Coast Project l)Js Joseph Malik. 1ih'.’Wunl and Richie Ruftone.
I Shark at The Cavendish. 9.30pm--3am. £2.50 before 1 1pm: £3 after. Strictly students only. Student 11) essential. Perennially popular student night playing a varied mix of retro. indie. chart and dance over two floors. Gets very busy. very messy and provides excellent
cop ing-off opportunities apparently.
I T e Transporter Room at The Attic. l0pm--3am. £3 waged; £2 unwaged: £1 members. New membership cards available in Jun. Residents Scottie aitd Sulu. A long-standing and well respected night of l)Js and live music. l.ook otit for gigs from sonte of the best reggae. funk and hip hop bands in Scotland. as well as loads ofde musicians. With Compere Viiiiti Poontang.
I Whale at The Jaffacake. l lpm-3atii. £2. Two floors of ftiiik. house aitd charty dance. With drink promos. Happy Hour 11pm-—midniglit with selected drinks only 50p.
EDINBURGH THURSDAYS
I Brutus Gold’s Love Train at ()ddfellows. 8.30pm—laiii. Free. Brutus Gold with tunes from the 70s. Plus promotions. prizes. games and giveaways. I C. C. Blooms l lpm~3am. Free. See Fridays.
I Club lndika at The Rocking Horse. lintry through Shady Lady's iii the Cowgate. l lpm—3am. £2. The latest in dancehall. ragga and reggae.
I Girl Meets Boy at The Citrus. llpm—3am. £2. Cheesy listening with Niall. l.ook out for new liosl. ex- cliildren's entertainer Barry 1)agenhaiti. £1 drinks and Citrus cocktails at Happy Hour prices all night. For the next few weeks Girl Meets Boy flyers contain a free pass.
. so grab one while you can.
I The Living Room 9pm—lam. Free. [)1 4th V presents a fusion of soul. funk and hip hop. Pre-club.
I The Mambo Club at The Cavendish. 10pm—late. £4 (£3). Midweek edition of Sir Ossie's eternally popular Mambo. Expect the same uptempo sounds as Saturdays: futik. soul arid rap.
I Messenger Sound System at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. Price tbc. 5 Jun. Fortnightly. The Messenger crew present a tribute to the dub master. King Tubby. Top floor only.
I Overboard at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. Price tbc. Cheap drinks and various indie attd pop sounds.
I On The Razzle at Walkers. 6pm—3am. £1. Remember Busters. Cinderellas and Tiffanys'.’ ()ver 25‘.’ Single-ish‘.’ This charmingly-named night could be the one for you. Complimentary nibbles. Happy Hour 6-8pm. live battds. l)Js and cabaret. I Pants at Stones. l()pm>—lam. Free. lndie session with spirits at 50p-a-sltot.
I Red, Hot And Cool at The Lane.
1 lpm—3am. £3. Sotil and ftttik vibes.
I Shag at The Rocking Horse.
1 lpm—3am. £3. Free chocolate. ridiculous competitions and an unashamedly kitsch pop playlist at this extremely popular Thursday nightclub.
I The Summerhouse at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. 12 Jtiit. Fortnightly. Free before midnight; £3 after. Residents 6 and Kasbah who are collectively known as 6k and have had releases out oti Detroit's Matrix label. Edinburgh's Pi Recordings and Philadelphia's Dose imprint. They also appeared on Laurent (iarnier‘s recent mix album [xi/mrutuirt' Mix (React). The club (which first started back in 1993) serves tip a freestyle mix of American house. techno and funk with the emphasis on the more serious sounds.
I The Unspoken Thing at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. Trip hop. hip hop. drum 'n' bass and beats 'it‘ scratches front Edinburgh's deadliest sonic saviours. Watch out for special guests soon.
I Zoology at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. £4. Midweek house. Residents Gordon Whittaker attd Phil Alcock. Superb drink promos (11.30pm-3am pints £1: nips 75p). With regular guests.
DJ Top Five
EVOL
Edinburgh indie night Evol has been going for five years with the help of DJ and mainman Keiron. It started at the Music Box in 1991, then moved to Wilkie House (where one night they entertained a small American band called Nirvana). Following that, it was at the Citrus Club, before returning to the Music Box (now The Liquid Room) in 1995, where it has resided since, as busy and as popular as ever.
Shady Lane Pavement (Domino) 'Epic poppy Iaidback Pavement by numbers groove.’
Song 2 Blur (Food) 'Blur re-invent themselves with out of phase guitars and a chorus to die for.’
Richard III Supergrass (Parlaphone) 'The Britpoppers gr "up with the Beatles-esque rift laden rock monster.‘
Radiation Vibe Fountains 01 Wayne (East West)
'The vibrato melodies of The Flaming Lips with the pop suss of a 905 Beach Boys.’
Block Rockin' Beats Chemical Brothers (Virgin)
'Full on dancefloor mayhem. Probably the busiest dancefloor hit of the year.’