GLUBS listings
EDINBURGH CLUBS: FRI continued
I Seen at The Honeycomb. Next date 8 Aug. Monthly.
I Solefuslon at The Honeycomb. Next date 15 Aug. Monthly.
I Sublime at The Vaults. 10pm—3am. £5 members; £7 non-members. Membership available on the night. 25 Jul. Fortnightly. Residents Kev Wright. ldge (Front Room). Gary Mclntosh and Gordon Mac (Back Room) dropping hard. uplifting trance and garage respectively. For more info call 0131 668 3043. Now into its third year. See 808 State (above) for details of a Sublime-related night.
I Subterranean Soul at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £5. 1 Aug. Fortnightly. Soul on the top floor.
I T.F.I.F. at Club Mercado. 4pm—10pm. Free. Friday nights have changed forever thanks to Happy Hour 5—6.30pm. £1 drinks. £10 bottles ofchampagne and great. nostalgic music courtesy of Trendy Wendy.
I Triptonite North at The Honeycomb. 10.30pm-3am. £8.50 (£6.50). 25 Jul. Monthly. The harder. trancier end of house is explored by regular guest spinner Tomislav (Triptonite. London). An international flavour is added by Vickie Edwards and Pierre. both of whom have residencies at Krypton and Decadence in Johannesburg. South Africa. Edwards has also guested at most of London‘s bigger club nights. including Ministry. Cafe De Paris. The Wag and The Astoria. Adrian Davenport provides the local angle. Usual pre-club party in Iguana at 9pm.
I Voodoo Chile at The Rocking Horse. llpm—3am. £3 (£2 with flyer). Price includes entry to The Cathouse and Katch. Full of lovely boys (and girls) headbanging to heavy metal.
I Zodiac at The Honeycomb. llpm—3am. £6. 1 Aug. Monthly. Residents night at this garage and quality house club. With Yogi Haughton. Scott Gallagher. Gordon Mac and the two new residents H and Johnny Uncut. Joey Negro and Andrew ‘Doc‘ Livingstone return on 29 Aug.
EDINBURGH SATURDAYS
I Atomic Baby at The Honeycomb. llpm-3am. £8. 2 Aug. Fortnightly. The original Rhumba combo of Zammo and Michael Kilkie re-unite for what promises to be a colourful night of pumping party house. Expect much mayhem and mischief from two of the naughtiest DJs in the business. Gareth Sommerville mans the controls in the backroom giving him the chance to explore various styles and tempos. See Hit list. I Bent 100% at The Gallery. llpm—3am. £5 before 11.30pm; £7 after. 2 Aug. Monthly. Maggie Joy and Kristina Glitters present another queer spectacular. Call the info line on 0410 750 732 for more. I Burger Queen at Club Mercado. llpm—4am. £8 (£7). 2 Aug. Fortnightly. Craig. Huggy and Stella Superstar with pumping party house and a debauched. dressy crowd. Bear in mind their infamous and literally enforced ‘dress up or fuck off‘ door policy. You have been warned. I The Cavendish 9pm—3am. £5. Over 25s only. Smart dress. Live bands every week. I Century 2000 llpm—3am. £5. See Fndays I Co ours Of Love at Club Mercado. llpm—4am. £8 members; £10 non- members. Membership applications and club information on 01698 276 866. 26 Jul. Fortnightly. Michael Kilkie guests at this long-running. busy and dressy arty house night. Diva extraordinaire A eva guests on 9 Aug. TWA follow on 23 Aug. Core at Studio 24. 9pm—3ain. £6. 26 Jul. Fortnightly Hardcore tartan techno. I Daytripper at The Gallery. llpm—3am. £4. 26 Jul. Fortnightly. Two floors featuring indie on one with DJ Lee (FBI) and a maverick mix of easy listening. soundtracks and theme music
32 THE usr 25 Jul—7 Aug 1997
Trendy Wendy divides herself up for a busy fortnight. Catch her at Kerplunk (Fri 1 Aug. Club Mercado), Joy (Sat 26 Jul. Wilkie House), Liquid (Sat at The Liquid Room and Tackno (Sun 27 Jul, Club Mercado)
on the other. Please note that this is the last Daytripper until after the Festival. Next date Sat 6 Sep.
I Disco Inferno at The Venue. 10pm—3am. £6. 26 Jul. Fortnightly. Three bunting floors of hot disco action with MC Otis and DJs Love and Nick Silver. I Earth Inferno at The Rocking Horse. llpm-3am. £3. Goth and industrial sounds.
I The £99 at The Wee Red Bar. 11pm—3am. £3 members; £3.50 non- members. A varied playlist taking in soul. 60s. new wave. indie. northern. soundtracks and much. much more. There’s a very cheap bar as well. Free photographic membership available on the night.
I Energise at The Subway. 1 lpm~3am. £2. Various party sounds.
I Familiar at The Gallery. Next date in Se tember. Monthly.
I BI at The Jaffacake. 10.30pm—3am. £4. Photographic membership available on the night. 2 Aug. Fortnightly. Exceptionally popular indie club - the busiest and best indie night in Scotland.
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Please note that FBl goes weekly Iron: 2 Aug until 31) Aug as part of the Flux music festival.
I Going Places al Becks Spiegcltetlt. llpm—3am. £9 (£7). 2 Atig. Next date 3(1 Aug. The usual ultra-popular Going Places carry -on wlnch consists of easy listening music. plenty of binrrc dressing-up and general partying from people of all ages and persuasions. (let there. early to avoid disappointment
I Grease at Moray Hotise. llptn-«Jam. £3. Seventies. eighties and nineties disco, Excellent drinks promos.
I Groove Theory al The Honeycomb. 10.30pm—3ain £7 members. £8 non- members. Membership available on the night. 26 Jul. Fortnightly. Yogi Haughton and Solefusion‘s Mikey Stirton control the garage-based main room w hile guests Jamie McShane and Sid the Funky Kid guest ill the back with soul and funk. Gordon G. the MC \\ ho rocked the place a month ago. returns as well. Bob Jones is joined by Grand Central's Mark Rae and Veba on 9 Atig. One for music lovers.
I Jakkara at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. £9 (£8). 2 Aug. Monthly. Second night of this progressive trance night with residents Simon James and Danny Howells. Gordon Mac is in the backroom.
I Joy’s 4th Birthday Party at Wilkie House. lOpm—3am. £5 members. £7 non- members before 1 1pm; £9 non-members. £7 members after 11pm. 26 Jul. Monthly. Alan. Maggie and Trendy Wendy celebrate four years of fast. furious and friendly gay clubbing at Joy with a spot from Queen Maxine (Kitty Lips). who was the very first guest DJ to play at the club. For more info call the Joy line on 0131 467 2551. See also Bent 100% (above) for details of Maggie‘s other Saturda venture. See Hit list.
I Katc at The Rocking Horse. 11pm—3am. £3. Indie.
I Keep It Under Your Hat at La Belle Angele. llpm--3am. £5. 2 Aug. Monthly. Eclectic music selection programmed for a great big party night out.
I The Lane at The Lane. I lpm—3pm. £3 before midnight; £5 thereafter; members free. Residents Jon Flowers and Kev MeGinley with a wide. dance-orientated playlist.
I Le Freak at The Attic. llpm—3am. £4. Hot-disco action at this'busy night.
I Liquid at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Resident Billy James with Scott Bechelli. Alan (Joy) and Trendy Wendy. A smooth blend of dance. house and club anthems in this recently reslyled venue.
I The Living Room ()plll—itllll. Free. See Friday's.
I Lizzard Lounge at Cafe Graffiti. lt').3()pm---2am. £4 members. £5 non- members. Membership available on the night. An excellent venue — now with a beer garden — a friendly. older crowd. cool atmosphere and quality music. Sells out by midnight. Ten-piece Latino groove collective F11 Cometa All Stars (featuring members of Salsa Celtica and East Coast Project) play live on 2 Aug. Basic Collective return on 9 Aug. Please note that during the Festival. Lizzard Lounge will open at midnight and close at 3am. Flntry costs will rise to £5 for members and £6 for non-members.
I Loveshack at The Jaffacake.
llpm—-3am. £4. 26 Jul. Fortnightly. Exceptionally popular night playing a freestyle mix of 7(ls. 80s and 90s chart and dance. Please note that this is the last Loveshack until after the Festival. Next
date Sat 6 Sep.
I Luvely at Wilkic House. Next date September. Monthly.
I Mambo Club at Cavendish.
l()pm—3am. £4 (£3). Two floors with African. Latin. salsa. reggae. zouk and
‘ calypso downstairs and dub and
tlancehall upstairs. Sir ()ssie is your selector. dropping the finest in global grooves every week.
I Music For The Masses at ()ddfellows. b.3())lll—lttlll. Free. See Fri.
I Pfeasure at Studio 24. llpm—3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 2 Aug. Fortnightly. House and garage with local residents. Pete Wardman guests.
I Po Na Na 1 lpm~3am. Free before
1 1pm; £2 after. Busy night of old and new skool grooves. With Well Stirred tSeen and 3 Bag Brew) at the controls. I RAW at Negociants. l()pm—3am. Free. A busy house night.
I Red 0n Red at The Vaults. 10.30pm—3am. £10 (£8). 2 Aug. Weekly thereafter. Tease present a new Saturday night in association with Charlie Chester. Chester is one of the L‘K's best known club promoters. He has previously been involved with Cowboy Records and the Flying Records shop and club. as well as Venus in Nottingham. Middlesbrough Arena and. most recently. The Canal in
: Wolverhampton. Boy George and Danny
Hussain guest on 2 Aug. followed by Norman Jay on 9 Aug and Boy George again on 16 Aug (with Jon Da Silva). :l‘he sensational Lord G plays for five hours at Tease's birthday on 23 Aug with assistance from Al Mackenzie. Stnart clubw'ear essential. See Hit list.