clubs
listings
Regular weekly clubs plus one-off events are listed by city, then b day, then alphabetically by title. Clu s will be listed. provided up-to-date details reach our offices at least seven days before publication. Clubs listings compiled by Rory Weller (Glasgow) and Jim Byers (Edinburgh). See page 79 for venue details.
.' GLASGOW FRIDAYS
I The Ark at The Tunnel. l().3()pm---3am. £6 (£4). ()ne ofThe Tunnel's key nights of high-glam splendour. with possibly Scotland‘s top hard house DJ Michael Kilkie joined by Scott Mackay and '/.ammo (Rhumba) in Room ()ne. plus Duncan Reid and Simon boy in Room Two.
I Art School Hallowe'en Ball at Glasgow School ()f Art. l()pm—2.3()am. £6 (£5/£4 (ilasgow School ()fAl‘t students). 3) ()ct only. The infamous dressy up night with soul/jazz funk downstairs and bubblegum pop. wah w ah funk. moog power and chemical breakbeats upstairs. Prizes for the best costumes. Always an eye opener.
I Bar 10 Rpm—close. Free. Stevie Donaldson. Bios. Cool lemon. Ground Control and a Hard Called Ger taking it in turns each week froin drum 'n‘ bass to minimal house and techno.
I Bargo Spin-midnight. Free, Regular pre-club night at this phenomenal bar in the Merchant City. with guest DJs on an underground danCe vibe.
I Blag at The Arena. lt).3()pm»-3am. £4 (£3). Glasgow‘s first and foremost Britpop night playing classic
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dance/pop/indie/retro/soul sounds from the 60s to the 90s. Formerly Parklife. Drinks promos all night.
I Brilliant at The Venue. l().30pm—3am. £4 (£3). Gordon Tennant with a commercial mix ofchart dance and indie offerings in the newly refitted Venue. Drinks promos.
I Buena Vista at Glasgow School Of Art (downstairs). l0pm—2.3()am. £3. A slice of Latin jazz and funk frqu Mark and Michael of Delaney's Rhythm Section.
I Crucial Vibes at The Bedsit. 9pm—2am. £4 (£3). 24 ()ct and fortnightly. DJ Gus playing new releases and classics in reggae. ragga. dub and roots.
I Exotica at CCA Cafe Bar. 9.30pm—midnight. Free. Andy Divine from Glasgow School ()fArt Divine Sound System for eclectic laid-back beats. Pre-club.
I Katch at The Cathouse. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (£2.50; free before
1 1.30pm). Three floors of rock. hip hop. chemical beats. grunge and contemporary indie. Drinks promos.
I Kelly V James V Kelly at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut (downstairs bar). 17 Oct and fortnighly. ()pni-midnight. Free. From pop. hip hop and indie to northern moog.
I Kung Funk at The 13th Note (ground floor). 8pm—midnight. Free. The former Soundclash and Sonora DJ s with phat jazz beat cake. hip hop and extreme leftfield drum ’n' bass.
I Life at Jet. 10.30pm—3am. £6. Stevie Sleepman with this night of liuro anthems. disco house and classic anthems.
I Love Boutique at The Art School. “lpm-2.30am. Price the. 24 ()ct only. No details at time of going to press.
Jon Pleased Wimmin makes a welcome return to Love Boutique
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at The Arches, Sat 1 Nov
I Love Bug at The Garage. l().30pm—3am. £3 (£4). An eclectic mix of good time party tunes. Drinks promos. I Lush at The Lime. llpm—3am. DJ Sam Wallace with fresh house and spicy garage. Drinks promos.
I My Generation at The Halt Bar. 8pm—midnight. Free. A kaleidoscope of sound along mod revival lines. Pre- club.
I Nu City Soul at Tin Pan Alley (floors two and three). llpm—3am. £4 (£3). New underground house night from DJ Andrew Wicks with a few old classics thrown in too.
I Polo Lounge at The Polo Lounge.
l lpm—3am. £5. Take the choice of the Polo Lounge upstairs. open until 3am. or downstairs for DJ Michelle with classic disco pop. Gay.
I Pure at Bennets. ll.3()pm—3am. £4 (£3). Grant Duff with an upbeat dance night. Gay.
I Pure at The Sub Club. I lpm—3am. £6.99 (£4.99 members). 24 Oct and monthly. Edinburgh‘s legendary techno merchants through for another of their Glasgow jaunts featuring Twitch. The Bill and a ‘super-groovy light show'.
I Radio City at The Attic. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). The original retro club. playing Stax. Motown. Stones. The Who. etc.
I Rapt at The Apartment. 1 lpm—3am. £8. Graeme Wilson playing swing. hip hop and funk in this stylish club catering for an extremely exclusive set.
I Reds l lpm—3am. £5 (£3 for students before midnight). Easy-going mix of disco. funk and contemporary chart dance.
I Phunked Up Fridays at R.G.'s. Spur-midnight. Free. With DJs Mac and Chris for funky house. Pre-club.
I Shag at Fury Murrys l lpm-3.15am. £4 (£3). The sexiest. cheesiest tunes ever from Mark and James G.
I Slam at The Arches. 10.30pm -3am. £7. World famous DJ and production duo Stuart and ()rde providing the best in deep. electronic dance for an up-for-it capacity crowd every week. Better than ever. ()1) 3] ()ct Slam host the official Daft Punk after-show party featuring Roger Sanchez. Phillippe Zdar and Boombass from Paris. plus the assurance that the Dafties will be down ‘jtiiupin' about'. See hit list.
I Strawberry Fields at Strawberry Fields. 9pm—3am. £5 (£4). Party night with retro sounds.
I Spectrum at Archaos. l lpm~-3.3()am. £9 (£7). New weekly night from the Colours crew taking over from lce. Residents Boney. .loi) Mancini. Paul Jackson (Ministry of Sound) plus Patil Traynor with swingbeat in the Attic. ()n 24 ()ct. Kris Keegan joins them and on 31 ()ct. it's an lhiza reunion with Brandon Block and Alex P.
I Tangent at The Sub Club. llptli--51llll. £7 (£5). 3l ()ct and fortnightly. A-man and Panic continue their hugely popular night of eclectic. funky techno shenanigans to a loyal crowd. No guests for the moment as they‘re finding the night busier with just the residents.
I Trash llpm—-3am. £4. l-‘unky house in Room ()ne with DJ Skud. Street soul. swing and classic grooves in Room Two from DJ (irahame.
I Uptight at The Bedsit. 0.30pm late. 3| ()ct and fortnightly. £4 (£3). This extremely popular Northern soul. Hammond ia/l. funk and Rtyli night secures a regular slot at The Bedsit every other Friday night.
I Velvet Rooms l(lpm -3am. £6. Alan Ronald in Room Two with an open mix from house anthems and disco to soul. Martin lleskelh in Room ()ne plays mellow hip hop. swingbeat and classic soul.
I Virunga at Tin l’an Alley (lloor one). llpm ~3am. £4 (£3 ). The legendary weekly world music night featuring D.l Tchico and Ana playing soca. salsa. merengue. reggae. ska. llamenco. pop and much more. Highlight of the night is undoubtedly the limbo dancing. (io on. give it a go. l‘rce bits to and from the West l’nd. ('all club for details.
Hit list The best Glasgow clubs this -' "f fortnight. "
Daft Punk/Slam Party The Parisian duo hook up with Slam to host their after- show party with Stuart and Orde, who are joined by Roger Sanchez (above), Phillippe Zdar (Motorbass) and his DJ partner Boombass. No dafties on the decks apparently, but they are going to be 'jumping about' on the night. The Arches, Fri 31 Oct only.
Cream Bristol duo Way Out West play live tonight, plus Dls Nick Warren, Parks and Wilson and Dave Ralph. Check oUt the review of the 97 Cream Anthems mixed by Warren. See music. The Tunnel, Sat25 Oct only.
Inside Out With Colours An extra large night if ever there was one with the'two Scottish superclubs welcoming, wait for it, Sasha, Digweed, Sister Bliss, Jon Kelly (Ministry of Sound/ Miss Moneypenny's), Simon Foy and Zammo. The Arches, Sat 25 Oct only.
Love Boutique After an extended absence from the club, Jon Pleased Wimmin makes a triumphant return. In the early days of Love Boutique, his name was Synonymous with the night and he’s more than guranteed to make up for lost time. The Arches, Sat 1 Nov.
GLASGOW SATURDAYS
I Archaos at Archaos. l lpm—3am. £8 (£6). Chris Harris and A]. mix up garage and house for a busy. moderately dressy crowd. with Scott and Geoff playing club
; classics in Belty"s t‘vlayonnaise (part of
Archaos). Paul Traynor plays R&B. swing and hip hop in Room Three.
I Bar 10 ‘)piii»—)i)itliiigl)t. Free. Busy hard house pre-club with Nick Peacock. I Bargo Spin—midnight. Free. Dancey pre-club night with guest DJs from some
. of the city 's better underground club
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I Blackout at Tin Pan Alley (lloor one). llpm--3ani. £5. Sonia recording artist Percy X hosts this night of underground Detroit house and techno. Drinks promos. I Brighter at The Arena. l lpm -3an). £4
(£3). l Nov and fortnightly. New night
from Tam ('oyle. the man behind the Kes (‘1th and Dream Sequence. proudly hailing itself as the only true indie night
lll town tonight.
I Brilliant at The Venue. |().3()pm—3am.
. £3 (£2.50). Gordon 'l‘ennant back again for a commercial mix ofchart dance and
indie offerings. Drinks promos.
I Cajual at 'l‘in Pan Alley. llpm-3am.
l.awrence Hughes and Tony Scott.
offering deep Chicago house.
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