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I Reaction at The Subway. l lpm-3am. £2; tree for students with matriculation card. Weekly mix ol‘chart. dance and classic disco.
I Rebel Waltz at City Cafe. ‘)pm--lam. Free. 28 Atig. Fortnightly. Murray Richardson packs them in with his quality dee ) house and techno music.
I The Rocking Horse at The Rocking Horse. llpiii- 3am. £ l. Three floors of alternative club actioti. loosely diy tded between gothic. heay y metal and indie. Drinks promos.
I The Salsa Hut 7 10.30pm. l'ree. (‘ool little Mexican restaurant bridging the gap between great food atid great music. With l)Js.
I Salsa Viva at the Venue. It)..‘s()pm—-.‘~am. £(i (£5 ). 28 Aug. Fortnightly. Back to normal post-Festival dates. lt's Salsa tittie. moy e to DJ ('oco Vega and the sounds ot' salsa. cumbia. merengue and more.
I Seen at The Honeycomb. Midnight—5am. £7 (£6). 28 Aug. Monthly. The best way to catch the real local scene. this club comes into its own on its residents nights. Room one l'mversal grooves by lih'.’ Witn? and room two with raw hip hop Nasty l’ and DJ listra and Stubby Digits. [aspect spontaneous entertainment l'rom local rites and breakeis. Try and get membership at the door. entry is getting dill‘icult.
I The Shooting Gallery lupin 3am. £hi£or 28 Aug. Brilliant guests at this night so new it doesn't hay e a name yet. (‘heck New York's l).l Signil'y. Mtishroom t'roiii Massiy e Attack and Rob Morris providing the hip hop and all tltiiigs beat/.
I Sublime at \\'ilkie llouse. lltpni 3am. £l()t£i\'i. Il Sep. l-oi'tnightly. The Sublime madness returns \y llll guests Nick Warren and Paul \ alt l)yk. Residents Key \Vriglit. lieany and l~elis w ill be holding their own.
I The Subway West End 4pm iani, £l See 'l‘hursdays.
I T.F.|.F. at ('lth Mercado. 5pm Itipiii l'ree. Friday nights hay e changed loi'ey ei' thanks to Happy Hour 5 (i.3()piii i£l drinks. £ It) bottles of champagne) and great. nostalgic music courtesy oll'l'rendy Wendy. I TFI Friday Afterwork Party at The Ark. 4.30pm ‘)..‘i()pm. Free. Free hot bullet from 4.307 (i..‘\()pm. all drinks two tor one. 4.3()~5.3()pm. all spirits £ l. 5.30 ().3()pm. cocktail pitchers £4. (i..‘~()»-7.3()piii. And music too. mustn't forget the music. A l‘reestyle mix of pop. chart aitd dance to erase that nastv week's work. I
I The Time Tunnel at (‘lub Mercado.
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D] Iinku provides a jazzier sound at Midnight Blue. Cafe Graffiti, Fri
l()pm—3am. £5. 28 Aug. Fortnightly. Trendy Wendy takes you through the (i()s. 70s and 80s.
I Triptonite North at The Honeycomb. 4 Sep. Fortnightly. (‘ateh the new resident Dominic .‘yliiii'joiniiig Stuart Duncan. Adrian Davenport and (iareth Sommerville who play up to the garage and hard house people. Make a night of it and start with the pre-club party at lguana's from ‘)pm.
I Underworld Vibes at lianiiernians. ‘)pni lam. Free. local l)Js spiii pre-club \ ibes in this popular bar. Tonight. it‘s garage atid house.
I Voodoo at The Vaults. Monthly. Nest tltllc lb' Sep.
I Walkers 4pm 3am. l‘ree bel‘oi'e lt).3()pm. £5 alter. (iroup concessions available. ()vei' 2ls. Smart dress. Happy hour 4 «Spin. With local residents. Fun music. fun crowd.
I What It Is at ('in 2. 9.30pm lam. Free. 4 Sep. l-ortnightly. Hob (‘airns plays a tunky and very listenable bletid ol soul. garage and rare stutl.
I The Wheel at Moray House. llpiii 4am. £l students; £2 guests. A llll\ or dance and pop. Drinks £l before midnight. £ 1 m alter. Students and guests only.
EDINBURGH SATURDAYS
I Arakataca! at The Bongo (tub.
I Ipm- 3am. £7/Lb. 2‘) Aug. l'ortnightly. World dance encompassing salsa. Aliican. Latin and (‘aribe
I Atomic Baby at The Honeycomb. llpiii 3am. £lt)r£M. 2‘) Aug. Fortnightly. Tonight it's the [her l)isko launch party and they'ye brought in l)ai'ren Stokes to pro\ ide the big l‘.llI't)-llt)tl\L' times.
I Buckaroo Boudoir at the "theatre \Voiksliop. llpiii 2am. £5. 2‘) Aug. Kind ol cliibby. kind ol‘ theatre-isli. soi't ol a (ieorglan ciilit‘c house llis lltc l't‘sll\ ;tl. \\ ltal else do you e\pecl .’
I Big Beat at (‘ale (ii'al'l'iti.
‘)..‘~l)pm 2am. £(ii£5i. S Sep..\1onthly. Highly influential iaI/ liiiik legend \‘s'eldoii in tire ioiiis Simon Hodge and Stuart. An absolute monster tiiglit to close (ilallllt it)!" the lllt)lllll
I Catwalk ‘)pm lam. l-iee Maik l’rice play s an eclectic llll\ ol' happening beats. I CC. Blooms llpiii ‘iaiii. i-i'ee. (iel tip arid nioy e those hips at this \ei'y busy gay bar/club
I Colours Of Love at ('lub
Mercado. | lpm 4am. £3/£lt), 5 Sep. l'ortnightly. (iiab a snnbed and make like you w ei‘e lhete » it’s the lbi/a US (‘lassics Party with Ales l’ and l’lial l’hil (‘oopeix lispect the house anthems that rocked the island this suiiimei'.
I Disco Inferno at ”the Venue.
l().3()pm 3am. U), 5 Sep. l'ortnightly. You're in disco lie.i\i'tt with [Us it“ e.
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I I The Edge at The Vaults. ll)..‘\()pm « late.
' £8 (£0). 5 Sep. Spanking new house night * with residents Keith liaster. Allan Henderson arid Sean l’earson.
I The Egg ill The “Ice Red liar.
‘ llpiii Ram. U members: £3.50 non- members. A \ aried play'lisl taking in soul. (i()s. new wave. indie. northern. soundtracks aitd much. much more.
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Club listings
l().3()pm—late. £8. 2‘) Aug. lvlonthly. Aren't you lucky — you get this extra Festival date! The promoters are deliberately enigmatic. so you will have to go along for yourself to lind otit what all the fuss is about. Take your dancing shoes.
I eh1 more at ehl. ‘)piii--lam. Free. Yogi Haughton brings his popular and rare garage and soul sounds to the masses. There are always drink promos to help the budget.
I Energise at Subway. l lpm-—3am. £2. Various party sounds.
I Fly at The Rocking Horse llpm- 3am. £3 tincliides entry to l-‘ren/ty and Tomb Raider oii the other two floors). Indie arid chemical beats.
I Frenzy at The Rocking Horse.
l lpiii 3am. £3 (includes access to Fly and Tomb Raider on the other two floors). Rock and alternative.
I Grease at Moray House. llpiii—-Sziiii. £4/£5. 2‘) Aug. Last date for this commercial disco and chart club.
I Going Places at the Becks Spiegelieni. on top of Waverley Shopping Centre. Tickets £7 members. £‘) guests. available in advance from Fopp Records. (‘ockburn Street and Alphabet Video. Marchmont Road. 2‘) Aug. It‘s so untrendy it's one of the coolest things in town. Practice your karaoke atid get your tackiest outt'its‘ ready. I Hanky Panky at La Belle Angele. llpiii late. £5. lltiiiii. A shameless party crowd. (‘heesy 7()s. 80s and ‘)()s chart and dance. it you like that sort ol‘ thing tsecretlv we all do! i.
I Hellfire at ('alc Royal. Spin-late. 5 Sep. For those that like to dress up iti all things naughty. come atid get your just desserts (no doubt rubbed liberally! ). More inl'o: OH] 56‘) l-lSI.
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