drum 'n' space.
I Summit at The Attic. llpnt-3ant. £2 before midnight: £3 after. Uplifting house with DJ P.
I Sunday Night Fever at Century 2000. llpm—3am. £3. Drinks at 70p. 80p and 90p. appropriately accontpattied by mosic frottt tlte 70s. 80s and 90s.
I Tackno at Club Mercado. I0.30pm~3.30aitt. 24 May. Motttltly. Spring Batik Holiday Sporty 'l'ackno special. Get fit at tlte weekend with Trendy Wendy ’s ()Iyntpic workout. take part iii the Tackno sports ttigltt and catclt tlte breeze with the sponsor Bacardi Breezer.
I Taste at The Iloneycotttb. I lpttt v 3am. £8 non-metttbers: £6 metttbers. h’lelitbership is available on the night. One of tlte most essential clubbing experiences itt tlte capital. Itesidents Fislter & Price take you on a journey from vocal garage attd aittlteittic house to harder. faster hands-in-the-air happy stompers. With a boisterous mixed/gay/straight crowd.
I T.F.I.S at The Rocking Horse.
I |pnt~3am. £3. New night with drinks promos altd a soundtrack that takes iit indie. 2 Tone and anytltittg you want really.
I Yush at Negoctants. 9hnt-3ant. Free. Kicking futtk. sottl. disco. swing and old skool beats front the 70s to the 90s. With AJ front Blacka'nized.
EDINBURGH MONDAYS
I Buddha at Negociants. 9pm—-3ant. Free. 25 May. Fortniglttly. Fttttk attd hip hop iii the Negociants basement.
I Catwalk 9pnt— l ant. Free. Classic old skool frottt Styler of Solefttsion backroom fante. Downstairs itt tltis smart new bar.
I C.C. Blooms llpm- 3am. Free. See Tltursdays.
I Ceroc Dance at Moray llottse. 7.30--l0.30pnt. £tbc. Weekly dance class offering a chance to get to grips with Ceroc. a forttt of modern jive. No dance experience is required. no need to book.
just turn up attd let the DJ and teachers
give you a great night otit.
I Digital Biscuit at Negociattts. 9pm—3ain. Free. l8 May. Fortnightly. Skilled up tunes aitd grooves frottt the skilled tip duo of Paul (Sttafti Records. Lift) and Believe (Nu Pltottik Sound). From big beatz to futtky house aitd groovin' techno. With freslt pressure front underground guests.
I Flare at Wilkie llottse. Next date I Jun. May. Monthly.
I Happy Mondays at Po Na Na.
I lpnt—3am. Free. Various party tunes from DJ Jason attd MC l.ottd itt this bustling bar and club.
I Jazz Joint at Henry‘s Cellar Bar. l0ptn—3attt. £3 (£2). Contemporary jazz meets futuristic druttt ‘n' bass at Altered Beats. Ritchie Rttftotte mans the decks while some of Iidinburglt's key musicians set about constructing the new grooves. Mind-blowing tttodertt fusion? Check. check. check!
I The Subway West End 4pttt~3attt. £tbc. See Thursdays.
I Trainspotter at The Subway. I0ptn—3am. £I (free for students with matriculation card). A tttix of indie attd dance.
EDINBURGH TUESDAYS
I Calabash at Negociants. 9pttt~3am. Free. Weekly chilled vibes front Gavin the Jazz King attd Fawaz.
I C. C. Blooms l lpm—3am. Free. Same as Thursdays bttt with 60s. 70s attd 80s tunes.
I Cocktail Society at Wilkie House. I0.30pm—3am. £3. 26 May. Fortnightly. Student-only night promising cheap cocktails. cheap thrills and cheap. cheesy tunes. Yes. please!
I Jazz Joint at Henry's Cellar Bar. I0pm-3am. £3 (£2). Freestyle hip hop night hosted by DJ Eh“? Wutt! (Seen). Gar Sturdy. Mr Six. Gravity attd various guest musicians. A profound underground experience.
I Motherfunk at The Venue. llptn-3attt. Free. Exceptionally popular rare groove. soul attd funk night hosted by Gitto and Fryer. Now playing drum ‘n' bass/hip hop on the middle floor with Ritchie Ruftone.
I Po Na Na I Ipm—3am. Free. Uptempo dartce sounds with Mark Braithwaite.
I Soul Mother at Catwalk. 9pm—lam. Free. Clteesy soul (eh?) attd classic groove with Bertie.
I The Subway West End 4pm—3am. £tbc. See Thursdays.
EDINBURGH WEDNESDAYS
I As You Are at Cafe Graffiti. |0pm-~2ant. £4 (£3). The Slip Disc Collective playing jazz. hip hop. funk attd soul Ill this lovely venue.
I Atomic Baby at Potterow Union. 9pm. £tbc. 27 May. Pumping party house with Zantmo. Michael Kilkie and Gareth Sontmerville.
I C.C. Blooms Ilpm-3am. Free. See Thursdays.
I Ceroc Dance at Moray House.
7.3(L I0.30pttt. £tbc. See Mondays.
I Cheesecake at The Jaffacake.
9pm -3am. £2. Mixed music policy. from Tom Jones to Howard Jones. Hanson to Jackson. Sash to Johnny Cash. All drinks two for one before l lptn.
I Chi at Po Na Na. llpm-3attt. Free. Soul. ftntk and disCo front Lyley attd A.J. itt this busy bar-cuttt-club.
I Curious at The Vaults. l lpm—3am. £3. Weekly student night playing all kinds of variations on the house theme. In the top bar area for ittitimate midweek vibes.
I The Deep End at the Liquid Room. l0.30pm—3am. £2. Student-orientated night with excellent drinks promos and a wide playlist. taking itt chart. indie. 70s. 80s attd 90s. Drinks 50p durittg happy hours.
I The Double Six Club at City Cafe. 8.30pm-—Iattt. Free. Britain's best board gantes club. offering professional waiting staff dressed itt kitsch 70s style clothes and a menu of tip to 250 gatttes. Musically they provide Totn Jones. Sergio Mendez. Bacharach attd all that. Booking a table ill advance is recommended. Call 220 ()I27 to book. Now on two floors.
I Dub Department at Negociants. l()pm—3am. Free. Spiritually uplifting dub courtesy of the Rude boys.
I Girl Meets Boy at The Citrus Club.
I lpm—3ant. £2. Reduced price drinks all night (bottles of beer £I all night). Acid
jazz. 60s soul attd fttttk amidst a colourful
backdrop of lava latttps attd tttirrorballs. I International Bright Young Thing at Wilkie House. l0.30pm-3am. £3 before midnight; £2 after. Backpackers and locals on the pull. with an indie theme. lixpect three live bands and tltree hours of DJing. Cheap booze.
I Jazz Joint at Henry's Cellar Bar. 9pm-3ant. £3 (£2). Cathy Rae's jazz singers night meets DJ Ritchie Ruftone‘s tttad beatology. Participating singers so far have included Subie Coletttan front Midttigltt Blue. Nicola King frottt Basic Collective attd Sylvia Rae front Sony Records. Full of surprises.
I Men Of Leisure at Negociattts. 9pm—3am. Free. Trip ltop. hip hop aitd block rocking beats with Mr A attd Mr H and special guests.
I Out 2 Lunch at Po Na Na. llpnt—3am. Free. Busy. messy and highly enjoyable ftttt with H and Johnny Uncut (Tribal Ftittktiott). The Pillow Talk people do cheesy listetting from 7— l0.30pm.
I Soul Sessions at Catwalk. 9pm— lam. Free. Ntt soul. R & B. funk. disco and swittg from Bob Cairns and guests.
I Sound Affects at The Attic.
I lpm—3am. £2 before midnight; £3 after. Fisher & Price (Taste) with a less frettzied rendition of their much-loved Sunday night residency. Student friendly. Drinks rontos.
I The Subway West End 4pm—3atn. £tbc. See Thursdays.
I Voodoo at Potterow Union. 9pm. £tbc. 20 May. Garage. house and trance with Neil McKay arid Jay Storik.
venues Imm-
I The Apartment 23 Royal lixchange Square. 22l 7080.
I Archaos 25 Queen Street. 204 3l89, I The Arches Midland Street (off Jamaica Street). 22! 400l
I The Arena I5-27 ()swaltl Street. 22l 3010.
I The Attic (enter throttgh The Garage). 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332
I I20.
I Babaza Royal Exchange Square. 0|4l 204 0I0l
I Baby Grand 3 Iilmbank Gardens. 248 4942.
I Bar 10 I0 Mitchell Lane (off Mitchell Street). 22| 8353.
I Bargo Albion Street. 552 2680.
I Bar Miro 36 Kelvingrove Street. 353 0475.
IBasement 32—44 Queen Street. 226 8990.
I Budda I42 St Vincent Street. 22l 5660. I The Bedsit l Park l)rive.339 0432. I Bennet's 80 (ilasst'ord Street. 552 576l.
I Betty's Mayonnaise 37 Queen Street. 22l 5934.
I Blackfriars Underground (below Blackfriars). 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. I Bom I42 Rettfield Street. 572 0100
I Brel 39 Ashton Lane. 342 4966.
I The Cathouse I5 Union Street.
248 6606.
I Caledonian University Student Union (Asylum) 70 Cowcaddens Road. 332 068 l.
I CCA Cafe Bar 350 Sauchieltall Street. 332 7864.
I Cleopatra's 508 Great Western Road. Kelvinbridge. 3340560.
I Cottiers 93 Hyndland Street.
357 5825.
I Cul De Sac Ashton Lane. 334 4749. I Edwards 4 l0 Sattcltieltall Street. 333
I I38.
I Fixx ll 86 Miller Street. 22| I568. I Fury Murry's 96 Maxwell Street.
22 I 6.5 I l
I The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 II20.
I Glasgow School of Art l67 Rettfrew Street. 332 069i.
I Glasgow University Union 32 University Avenue. 3398697.
I Havana 50 Hope Street. 248 4466
I lronhorse Bar West Nile Street. 332 22I5.
I King Tut's Wah Wah Hut St Vincent Street. 22l 5279.
I Lime (fornterly The Cotton Clttb) 5 Scott Street. 332 07I2.
IMcChuils Way Out West 14 Kelvinhaugh Street. 22l 5569.
I McPhabb, 23 Sandyford Place.
22| 0770.
I Media 8t Press Club 94 West Regent Street. 400 I033.
I Mojo's Bath Street. 331 2257.
I Nice 'n' Sleazy 42I Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637.
I Nico's 375 Sauchieltall Street.
332 5736.
I October Cafe Top floor. Princes Square (off Buchanan Street). 22] 0303. I Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street.
553 l22l.
I Queen Margaret Student Union 22 Universit ' Gardens. 339 9784.
I RAF C ub 27 Ashley Street. 332 4465 I Rat Trap 9 Brown Street. 221 7233. I Reds 379 Sauchiehall Street.
33l I635.
I R.G.'s 73 Queen Street. 22l 2200.
I Rocksy's Basement 40 New Sneddon Street. Paisley. 552 579l.
I Rooftops 92 Sauchiehall Street. 332 5883.
I Russell Cafe Bar 77 Byres Road.
334 4973.
I Sadie Frost's 8— to West George Street. 332 8005.
I Strathclyde University Student Union 90 John Street. 552 I895.
I Strawberry Fields 56 ()swatd Street. 22l 787l.
I Sub Club 22 Jamaica Street.
248 4600.
I 13th Note 260 Clyde Street.
243 2I77
I Tin Pan Alley Mitchell Street. Glasgow. 248 8832.
I Times Square St tinoch Square.
22I 6579.
I Trash I97 Pitt Street. 572 3372.
I The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street.
204 l000.
listings CLUBS
I Variety 40ISauchiehall Street. 332 4449.
I The Velvet Rooms Sauchiehall Street. 332 0755.
I Yo Yo 3| Queen Street. 248 8484.
EDINBURGH
I ABC Film Centre l201.otltian Road. 228 I638.
I The Attic Dyer's Close. Cowgate. 225 8382.
I Assembly Rooms George Street. 220 4348.
I The Basement Broughtott Street. 557 0097.
I La Belle Angele ll Hasties Close. 225 2774.
I The Bongo Club I4 New Street. 556 .5204.
I Cafe Graffiti Mansfield Place Church (bottom of Brouglttott Street). 557 8003.
I Catwalk Broughton Street. 225 5583.
I Cavendish West Tolleross. 228 3252.
I C.C. Blooms 23—24 Grecnside Place. 556 933 l.
I Century 2000 3| l.otltian Road. 2297670.
I The Citadel 39 Commercial Street. l.eith. 555 5622.
I The Citrus Grittdlay Street. 622 7086.
I The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 0l25.
I Edinburgh Rock Cafe l25a Princes Street. 226 I664.
I eh1 Bar And Brasserie I97 Higlt Street. 220 5277.
I Filmhouse Bar l.othian Road.
228 2688.
I The Gallery 232 Cowgate. 225 5583. I Gran Via-Tasca 3 South St Attdrew Street. 556 |020.
I Henry's Cellar Bar Morrison Street. 22I I288.
I The Honeycomb 36—38A Blair Street. 220 438 l.
I The Iaffacake 28 Kings Stables Road. 229 7986.
I JP's Nightclub 3 Sentple Street. 229 7733
I The Lane 7 Queensferry Street Lane. 226 6828.
I The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564
I The Living Room 235 Cowgate. 225 4628.
I The Meadow Bar Bticcleach Street. 622 7680.
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 5l84.
I The Moscow Bar South St. David's Street. 5.56 637.5,
I Hegociants l.othian Street.
225 63 I 3.
I Oddfellows I4/I6 Forrest Road. 220 l8l6.
I PJ. Lyles l38—-l40 I.eitlt Walk. 467 705 I.
I Po Na Na 26 Frederick Street.
226 2224.
I Potterrow Union Bristo Square. 650 8090.
I Rocking Horse Cowgate. 225 3326. I Royal Highland Exhibition Centre lttgliston.
I The Shooting Gallery 32 Broughtott Street. 557 I785.
I Stones Frederick Street. 226 I226. I Studio 24 Calton Road. 558 3758. I The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766.
I The Subway West End l.othian Road. 229 9I97.
I The Tap O'Lauriston Lauriston Place. 229 404 l.
I Teviot Row Bristo Square. 650 4673.
I Tex Mex 47 Hanover Street. 225 I796.
I Traverse Theatre Bar Cambridge Street. 228 I404.
I The Vaults Niddry Street. 558 9052. I The Venue Calton Road. 557 3073. I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College Of Art. Lauriston Place. 229
I442.
I Walkers I2 Shandwick Place. 476 76l 3.
I Why Not? The Dome. George Street. 624 8633.
I Wilkie House Cowgate. 225 2935.
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