clubs
Glasgow 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. Lack of information ma result in clubs being omitted. Clu listings compiled by Rory Weller (Glasgow) and Simone Baird (Edinburgh)
GLASGOW THURSDAYS
I 4th Dimension at Brel. 8.30-l lptn. Free. Andy Young plays jazz. Brazilian. soul. fusion and funk at this west end venue. Drinks promos. Pre-club. I Access at Bonkei's. I lpin--3am. £3 (£2). Downstairs at the officey' Bonkers with well respected Tunnel residents Michael Kilkie. Trevor Reilly and Sitnon Foy for upfront house. Drinks promos. I Bedazzled at Tlte Arches. l()pm--2am. £4.50 (£2.50). l2 Nov and monthly. Live stand-up comedy from the crew who did the night at the l3th Note plus two hours ofcheesy tunes into the wee small hours. Think weird and then run with it for a bit. Drinks promos. I Big Karn's Party Night at Bennets. ll.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). Kart) Dunbar with 80s. 90s and loads of camp nonsense. Drinks promos. I Brass Tax at Bar Sauza. Spin—midnight. Free. l).l Muchil with broody bass lines. phat and funky beats and Latino fuelled disco. l’re-cltib. I Brown Sugar at The Hon). llp)i)--3am. £4 (£3). Two rooms with DJ TNT in the front w ith R& B and swing while DJ Beiiii takes tip residency in room two with more of a hip hop sound. I Budda at Budda. Spin- midmght. Free. Nick (iemmil with house crossing oy er into all sorts including drum ‘n’ bass aitd hip hop. l’re-club. . I Chicano at Havana. Spin midnight. Free. The original Latin dance DJ Nick Peacock (Miin Mash) with Latin grooves. barrio heats and the latest Salsa from Cuba. New York. Colombia and Puerto Rico. Happy Hour 5 7pm. Pre- club. I Cheeze at Strathclyde University Students' l‘nion (Barony Bar. Dark Room and Level 8). Spin-Mini. Free (open to students and four guests). l).ls Mark. lair) and Duffy with a proudly tacky and cheesy night of good time party tttnes. Drinks promos. I Cleopatras at Cleopatras. I030pm~ 2.30am. £3 (£2) Pop. 70s and Stis party tunes plus drinks protiios. I Cop at Archaos. lllpnt 3am. £4 I£3). Busy student house night with DJ Vance playing |-a-r-g-e club tunes to a young bunch while Tam ‘The Fti/z' (‘oyle does ltis indie/pop/kitsch stuff in the newly done-up Room 2. Drinks promos. I Crucial Vibes at Bar l.atiti'ec\ (upstairs). 0pm lam. l'ree. Reggae and roots from the highly respected Crucial Vibes crew. .\'ow weekly. I Dee Jays In Disguise at \"ariety. Spin—close. Free. Hatch atid .lilkes of Knucklehead with a dtibby mix of new dance and techno. Check otit llatch's l’tishei' l3 night at The lid) Note continuing on cy my week atid .lilkes' iiew night w ith Twitch over at g2. The club. I Don’t Front at The (‘CA (‘ale Bar. 9.30pm midnight. l-i'ee. Hip hop. dubby beats and a glitter ball with David Sweeney pltis guests and drinks promos. l’i‘e-club. I Dream Baby Dream at g2. Ilpm 3am. £3 (£2). New tiiglit at this new venue in the site that tisetl to be the ’enue. Residents every week are the ()ptimo duo (Stib Club Sundays) of Twitch (Pure) and .lilkes (Knucklehead) with their trademark mix of techno. electronica. and house. Maior drinks promos. . I Eclectic Underground at Yang. |lpiii~3am (bar open froin opin). £5 (free before Ilpm ). Three way action in this
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new. modernist club aiming for the best in underground sounds. Doug and Tony iii room one with deep eclectic tunes. Bob and Charlie in Room 2 playing big beat. soul and hip hop. Michael and Ben in the back club with funk. break and house. Drinks promos.
I Fatboy’s Kitchen at McChuill‘s Way ()iit West. 8-—l lpm. Free. Big beat and hip hop from local DJs. Drinks promos. I Floorplay at The Velvet Rooms. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). Dance and soul mix from DJ Skud in the main room getting away froin the usual student cheese. All drink £1.
I The Force at The Arena. l lpm—3am. £3. (£2). New night with party tunes across the board on an indie bias froin DJs Fletch and Stuart. Drinks promos.
I Free Flow at Glasgow School ()fArt (downstairs). 9pm—2am. Free. Keepin‘ it real with early Motown. ska. reggae. sotil. .lB super funk. Hammond jazz. 70s disco to hip ltop. new antl retro guitar pop. movie soundtracks. trip hop and drum 'n’ bass with DJs Al Rutherford and Lindsey. Lager£l a pint.
I Hi Karate at the Glasgow School of Art (upstairs). l0pm—2am. £l. Neil McMillan and Andrew Divine's weekly night. one of the finest funk breakbeat nights in the country. it may be easiest to describe what they do as big beat. btit really it's a staggering combination of hip hop. soul. funk. electro. jump-up. ragga and reggae. Top sttiff.
I Impact at The Arches. l0.,‘s()pm~2am. £3.50. Nov 5 and monthly. Mix of live performers and Dls on a drum 'n’ bass axis. The night features DS Murray Quartet. Fd Higgins. Ground Control and live video mixing frotn \‘ideomancer.
I Jengaheads (‘ul De Sac Bar.
()plll- midnight. Free. Ali aiid Martyn of the .lengaheads with more of the same nonsense they are renowned for: big beats and a wee bit more from yer superstars of totnorrtwv. or maybe the day after depending on their hangovers. Drinks promos. l’re-club.
I Lollipop at The Hive t(‘.t,'t ' ). l0.30ptn~2.30am. Free (students only). DJ John McCortnack with cheesy tunes and chart classics. Drinks promos.
I Loveshack at Fury Murrys l0.30pm-3. l5ani. £5 (£3). Fine indie. house and disco sounds downstairs with (‘heniical Beats (Chem Bros. David Holmes. Big Beat etc) upstairs. Drinks promos.
I The Lime at The Lime. l()piii 3am. £4 (£3/ £2 before llpm). Sttident night with club classics in your hotise and garage style. Cheap drink promos.
I Nick Peacock at The \"ariety Bar. Spin —midnight. Free. The legendary Nick Peacock with a laid back ia/ry. occasionally housey affair.
I Office Junior at Club Hudda. llpm~3am. £5. 5 Nov onwards. New night it) this new venue brought to you from the Love Boutique (Arches) team. For music think: all back to mine vibe. pulling otit your all time favourite records and others yoti forgot you had. Look out for extra special guests in the very near future
I Psy-phi at The Stib ('Iub. Ilpm~~3am. £4 (£3) guest nights are £(i. l’har ()ut‘s Paul Cawley embarking on a voyage of hip hop. drunt 'n' bass and generally music with the funk. ()ne of the best of its types it) Scotland. .5 Nov Krudei' and Dorl'meister from \"ienna guest. No. they definitely are. they promised us they were coming this time and absolutely no messing about like their no-show it) July. When they get here they will be DJing in a jazzy. funky electronica. dope beats and drum 'n' bass style. l2 Nov. NYC's DJ Spiiiia. The .lig Masters and the Fat City all—stars guest at Psy-phi to celebrate the launch of their new l-at (‘ity album.
I Pusher 13 at The l3th Note (ground floor). Ilpm 3am. £2. Weekly night from Hatch of Knucklehead (Art School. Sats) giving up electro funk beats to a crowd following on from his Variety pub gig.
I Radar at The Cross Bar.
Spin midnight. Free. l’rogressiye dtib and techno with an eclectic mix of 'beats. bleeps and squeaks. Drinks promos.
I Richard Howie at Russell‘s Bar/Cafe. 8—l lpm. Free. Richard Howie with deep. jazzy house. Pre-club.
I Ronnie And Simon's Fruit Cocktail at Planet Peach. l0.30pm—3am. £5 (£3). Free before midnight. Massive party tunes in this new venue. All drinks £l.50.
I Rumble at The Garage. l lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Cardow and Ross with an exceptionally busy night of charty dance faves. cheap drinks and drunk students.
I Skint at The Cathouse. l lpm—3am. £3 (£2). lndie/grunge/chemical beats like what they do on a Saturday night. All drinks £ I.
I The Shed at The Shed. l()pm—2am. £3 (£2). Mathew and Peter upstairs with 80s and 90s club anthems. plus Paul N'Jie in the main hall playing funk. garage and chart house. Drinks promos. Brand new club for the southside from the team behind the Garage.
I Sly at Trash. llpmdam. £4 (£3). Neil and Frog in the main room for big anthems and cheesy nonsense plus Disco Dan in room two. Dress tip in some sort of sexy/glammy gear and you get in free. Drinks promos.
I Soul Sauce at Bar 9]. ‘thn—midnight. Free. DJ Marc from the Top Rank Collective with classic soul. reggae and R&B. Prc club.
I Student Crossing at Strawberry Fields. I Ipm-—3am. £2. ()0s—90s indie/pop/psychedelic sounds and cult videos. Flntry includes free hot dog/veggie dog and chips. Drinks promos.
I Tchic at The Apartment. I lpm—3ain. £3. DJ Tchico with his superior brand of R&B. swing and funk. Drinks promos.
I Treason In Dub at The l3th Note. l()pm--3am. £3.50 (£3). 5 Nov and monthly. Deep dtib night presented by the Duhware Sound System with sponsorship support from record shops Rtib A Dttb. Right Track and music people McCormack's. Look otit for future guests and sound systems.
I Wanna Play? at The Tunnel. l0.30pm--3.30am. £4 (£2.50 with matric card). Student night featuring Kevin and Scott (Tunnel weekends) and Lisa. playing a mix of contemporary house anthems plus some right royal cheesers like The Proclaimers or YMCA to get everyone tip on the floor. Drinks promos.
I Welcome To Planet Cheese at Babaza. Ilpm-3am. £3 (£2). Matt Munro with a commercial party mix. Drinks promos.
I X-Rated at The Asylum (Caledonian University Union). ()pm—2ani. £2 (£l ). Chart and dance in the main room with DJ Ray plus indie in room 2.
GLASGOW FRIDAYS
I The Ark at The Tunnel. l lpm- 3.30am. £7 (£5). Dressed tip night in this award winning club. which eight years on still looks the business. The trio of Michael Kilkie. Scott Mackay and '/.ammo (Rhumba) take no prisoners in the main room for large-scale hard house dancelloor detonators. and then there's Duncan Reid atid Simon Foy in room two fora slightly less full-on vibe. All drinks £l before l2.30am.
I Bargo at Bargo. ‘lpin—midnight. Free. Quality house music from Dom and Jay (Sub Citib) at this city centre east style bar. Pro-club.
I Bennets ll.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). Grant Duff with an upbeat dance night. Gay.
I Bom at The Bom. llpm—3am. £5 (£4). Coliii Hamilton. George Bowie and The Sly Boys with pretty ftill on house. Drinks promos.
I Bonafide Love at The Cross Bar. Spin—iiiidnight. Free. Reggae. ragga arid soca from DJ Dirtsman. Drinks promos. Pre-club.
I Bonkers at Boiikers. i lpm--3am. £4 after midnight. £3 before. Club classics at this after office hang-out with residents David Campbell and Nobble Whitelaw.
I Budda at Budda. 8pm~midnight Free. Solemusic's Stevie Middleton with a pre- cltib set before alightitig upstairs to the 'lCW club.
I Buddasole at Cltib Budda. l lpm—3am. £6. Stevie Middleton continuing upstairs with his own particular brand of American
Sorting out your Glasgow clubbing diary
Un-cut Two Scottish debut live sets f3: Edinburgh's Aqua Bassino and Jori Hulkkonen (Finland), both signed to Laurent Garnier’s F Communications label. Deep soulful house from these guys plus Un-cut resident 015 Craig and Graeme of Soma’s Silicone Soul on a more disco house vibe. The Arches, Fri 73 Nov and monthly.
Club 69 DJ and producer Andrea Parker — who has recorded for Sabrettes, Angular Art, Infonet, Mo' Wax and R&S — guests with the Rub A Dub crew of Martin and Wilba for the best and deepest from the underground. Rocksy’s Basement (Paisley), Sat 74 Nov and weekly.
Colours Sasha heads the bill tonight alongside LTJ Bukem. As well as his residency at Twilo (NYC), Sasha will have an as yet untitled album out by the end of the year. He's just put out his Global Underground 009 mix album, which will keep you going if you miss out getting a ticket for this guaranteed sell-out. The Arches, Sat 74 Nov and monthly
Sub Culture Harri and Domenic are joined tonight by the one and only Andrew Weatherall, playing a straight- up, no-holds-barred house set. In the last few months he's been in Glasgow playing deep dub, then techno and now this. He’s a very talented man, that Mr Weatherall. Sub Club, Sat 74 Nov and weekly.
Triumph The resrdents are joined by possibly the finest New York house DJ and producer, Roger Sanchez, who is taking time out from putting the finishing touches to his debut album to play in Glasgow tonight. If he drops his new remix of Prince's '1999', Hi be a very happy man. The Tunnel, Sat 7 Nov and weekly
deep house and garage in this luscious new club every week.
I Buena Vista at Glasgow School Of Art (downstairs). l()pm—2.30am. £3. A slice of Latin jazz antl funk from Mark and Michael of Delaney's Rhythm Section with Nick Peacock (Back To Jazz) playing the last Friday of every month.
I Bump 'n' Hussle at Babaza. 5.30pm—3am (DJs from I lptn). £5 (free before I lpm). £5. Paul Traynor with house. R&B. soul classics. garage and house for a dressy. drinky. jump about a bit crowd. Dead. dead busy.
I Cheesy Pop at The Queen Margaret Union. l0pm-2am. Price tbc. Students and four guests. lt's cheesy and it's poppy and it'siust unbridled fun all the way. brought to you by DJ Toast. Rack 'em tip Toasty boy.
I Cleopatras at Cleopatras. . l0.30pm—2.30am. £7. Pop. 70s and 808 party tunes. Over 2 Is only.