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, rovided up-to-date details reach our 0 ices at least seven days before publication. Lack of information may result in clubs being omitted. Club listings compiled by Rory Weller (Glasgow) and Simone Baird (Edinburgh)
GLASGOW THURSDAYS .
I Annie’s Bath House at tsetrttet‘s
l (pir- 3am. £3 (£3). Annie and Grant with cheesy dance}. poppy. retro and 70s party tunes on two floors. (iay.
I Arcadia at g3. l loin 3am. £3 (£3). lan llanlon with a night of mixed up bea's from lirp ltop to Northern soul. latino (an. classic disco funk and gromcd-ottt liotrse
I Blood at The Sub (‘lub llpnt---3am. £4 (£3). New nigltt that celebrates the bright new (dent tn the city witlt residents l)J Q. laurence lltrghes and Kit-ran Mc(_'ann. l).l Q -.~ known :ot' ills outstanding debti' albeit/7:14 Hie .TI'HJIt' otit at the begrntitag ot last year and |.atriencc l-lugltes works Ill underground dance sltop Bomba. Both played regularly at The Arches l'tr«.‘t:t nzght in .t la/etl disco house style Mct‘ann is a past winner of :Wufi. Bedroom Bedlam and bctw cen the thtce of tlrctn they’ye come tip with a top class night otrt
I B.Noty at Baba/a opnr ~3am. £4 (£3.5ili; tree before l ipm. Matt Morton with house. disco .ll thzs good-(titre. teasoi: rl‘ly .ii‘essy llttttsdo night.
I Budda .1! Bali: \ptrt midnight. lace. :Ntc}. (it-stain] with .I. broad llll.\ of credible dance. from house to drum t\' bass and hip hop. l’t'e-club
I Casino Royale .tt Strawberry l‘lt‘ltls. ilpn‘. 3am. £4 ~ £3). New night from S Apr w ith the sil.t‘.('\f ltls lit the city. l~tztnkre Sax tioy and Kirk St \lortt/.
64 . i: ).~(-t’ ‘ i't‘t
l
bringing yotr kitsch soundtracks. Hammond handbag. bossanova beats and playboy pop in the refurbished Strawberry Fields. The night used to be monthly at The Arches. btrt the gtrys now have this weekly gig. ()pening night they say the most sartorially elegant cat will win an E Type Jag (would that be Corgi or Matchbox?)
I Cheeze at Strathclyde University Students' Union (Barony Bar. Dark Room and Level b’). (Spin-3am. liree (open to students and fotrr guests). l).ls Mark. lain and Duffy with a proudly tacky and cheesy night ofgood time party tunes.
I Cop at Archaos. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). Immense student night (possibly the busiest in Scotland) with DJ \"ance and Cl tip iii the tnain room playing contemporary club tunes to a young. glammy bunch while Tam ‘The Fun’ (‘oyle does his indie/pop/kitsch sttiff in Betty‘s iV'layonnaise.
I Dee Jays In Disguise at \"ariety. Rpm—close. l‘ree. Hatch antl Jilkes of Knucklehead w itlt a dubby mix of techno and electronica. Check out their Pusher l3 night at The l3th Note continuing on every week. Pre-club. .
I DJ Dandy at The (FA ("ale Bar. ‘)pltl-llli(illl§lll. l‘tee. l).l Dandy with. as he calls it. skanking. sotrlftrl. funky slitt. Pre-club.
I Esperanto at Havana. (Spin tntdrtiglit. Free. l).ls G Boy and .‘vluchatll with border-breaking. tax/fuelled dub ftrrik. Pre-club.
I Fatboy's Kitchen at McC‘huill‘s Way ()tit West. S-Al lpttr. l-ree. Big beat and hip hop from local l).ls (1 Man atrd The \Vax Monkey. Pie-club.
I Firebird at liircbtrd. b‘ lptn. l‘rec. Tony and Murray playing old beats for beer and pizza up on the l‘ir'ebird l).l shelf. Pre-club.
I Fourth Dimension at Brcl.
8.3()~! lptn. liree. Andy Young plays jaH.
Brazilian. soul. fusion and funk at this West lind bar. l’re-club.
I Freedom at The Slted. l()pm—3am. £3 (£3). Mathew attd Peter upstairs with 80s and 90s club anthems. pltrs Patrl N'Jie in the main hall playing funk. garage and chart house.
I Free Flow at Glasgow School ()fArt (downstairs). 9pm—-3am. £l (students arid gttests). l).ls Al Rutherford and Lindsey with Northern sottl. funk flavour. jazzy breaks and beats. hip hop connection. movie sotrndtrax. drum tk bass rhythms and cold. cheap beer.
I Fudge at Planet Peach. llpm—3. l 5am. £4 (£3). Alan Ronald with just enough house and club tunes to give yotr kids a treat.
I Fursby at The l.ime. l()pm--3am. £4 (£3/£3 before llpm). Student night with club classics in your house and garage style frotn David Keenan.
I Hi Karate at the Glasgow School of Art (upstairs). l()pm—3am. £I. Neil McMillan arid Andrew l)ivine's weekly night. one of the fittest fttttk breakbeat nights iii the country. A masterful combination of hip hop. soul. ftiitk. electro. jump-up. ragga and reggae. Top stuff. 8 Apr. l-li Karate ltave an extra special guest in the forth oflatlell (t.'ltimate l)ilemna Recordings). London‘s self styled b-boy playboy. He was booked after his last single ‘('an You Hear Mc' proved such a big success on the llK floor. and he's got art l.P soon too which you cart get your hands on for free on the night (ifyou're quick). l)ig those crazy posters guys. Tonight you'll also find Bob Peck joining the residents for the w arm tip.
I Jumping at The Apartment. ll.3()pm--3am. £3. New rngltt of solid house from ('ris‘ Biguui. old hand at that l)Jing business.
I Last Exit at Club Budda. llpm- 3am. £4 (£3). New night with lnside ()ut/Thc Ark's Simon l'try playing his big tunes and commercial garage.
I Loveshack at l‘ury Murry 's.
l lpm--3. l5am. £4 (£3). l‘inc indie. house and disco sounds from Jim l)ow nie for an tip for ll student crowd.
I Movement at The \'elvct Rootits. llpm 3am. £4 (£3). l)J Neil Mc'l‘aggart wttlt funky house and disco in the mairt
I Music Is The Answer at ()etobet- Cafe. ()pm-midnight. l‘ree. Barry (iemmil with classic house and garage. Pr'e-club.
I Picante at Reds. l lptit —3ant. £4 (£3). Weekly. l).l Skud with ltot and spicey house with a l.attn edge
I Pusher 13 at The 13th Note (now both floors). llpm» 3am. £3. Weekly titglrt from ilatch and .lilkes of My Machine (Art Scltool. Sats) and Twitch (Pure/()ptimo) givrttg up vintage house. banging techno. mellow electro and robotic brcakbcats to a crowd following on from the Variety pub gig. The pool of His is getting bigger arid bigger w ith guest slots from Test. Tangent. Pttssypower and Desert Storm w hen they're about. | Apr. Terry and Jason fronr l’trssy power take a floor to themselves. which is a big deal for Jason fans as he now liyes iii Prague arid w c don't see littii over here nearly enough. I Radar at The (loss Bar.
Spnt- midnight. liree. Progressive dtrb and techno with an eclectic mix of ‘beats. blccps and stjtteaks'. l’t'e-club.
I Rumble at The (image. llprn ~3am. £4 (£3). legendary ‘l’hurstlay ntglrt with your favourite chatty dance faves. tnovie tunes and indie classics. plus drunk students.
I Skint at The ('athouse. llpttt 3am. £4 (£3). Indie/grunge/chemtcal beats like what they do on a Saturday tirglrt.
I Sly at Trash. llpni- 3am. £4 (£3 i. Neil and l‘tog lit the titatir room for' big anthems and cheesy nonsense plus l)tsco Dan in room two.
I Soul Sauce at Bar 0 l. ‘lpm midnight. l‘ree. l).l Marc from the Top Rank (‘ollccnve w ttlt classic soul. reggae and RN B. T’l't‘ (Till).
I Sushi at Yang. I lptii 3am (bar open from oprn). £3 (£3); free before llprn. Residents Bob Peck (y (’harlie lntnart. Michael Peck arid Bert Jones |lll\ tip hip
hop & soul to funk breaks and house. Local underground DJs and live acts get busy in the back room every week. t Apr. Soma‘s Percy X guests. 8 Apr. Ray. Chris and Mark hole tip itt here for 'Alchemy'. an experimentation in jacking house. techno and electro. Note that there's now a back entrance to Yang up the side lane I Tonic at The Asylutn (Caledonian University Union). 9pm—3am. Free. Studenty chart attd cheese from Jim Da Best.
I Wanna Play? at The Tunnel. l().3()pm—3am. £4 (£3.50 with matric card). Kevin attd Scott from weekends at the Tunnel weekends. joined by Lisa Littlewood. with a mix ofcontetnporary house anthems and timeless classics over two rooms,
GLASGOW FRIDAYS
I Alaska at Alaska. I lpm—3am. £6 (£5). Top night in this magnificent two floored venue featuring the legendary Nick Peacock. Mtrcltail. Alan and Raymond Woods playing a tnix of futtk. jazz. soul. Rat; arid house plus live percussion.
I Apartment at The Apartment. llpm—3am. £8. Jim Da Best in mixing shocker. now playing a more clubby
part ' mix than before.
I T e Ark at The Tttrrttel. llpm—3am. £7 (£5). Your trio of professional caners Michael Kilkic. Scott Mackay and [ammo (Rliumba) living it large iii the main room throwing out thumping hard house as good as you‘ll get anywhere in the country. Then there's Duncan Reid arttl Simon boy iii the second room not going quite as mad for it. but still bordering insanity in they’re own style. Top class sttrff all round.
I Bennet’s lt..‘»()pttr--.’%am. £4 (£3). Grant Duffdownstairs with an upbeat dance night then DJ Shawn for lrandbaggy ltouse upstairs. Gay.
I Bar 10 at Bar ll). ()pttl—Illldlllght. l-‘ree. lilectronica pre-club warmer at the king daddy of ('ilasgow' style bars rotating fornriglrtly between the two crews of l‘uscd (3 Apr) attd Bios (9 Apr).
I Born at The Bom. llprna3am. £5 (£4). The Sly Boys arid friends with full-on house.
I Bonkers at Bonket‘s. Ilpnr—3am. £4 after midnight. £3 before. Club classics at this after office hang-out with residents David Campbell and Noble Whitelaw'.
I Budda at Budda. Spin—midnight. Free. Chris Harris(Temple) with achunky house pre-club warmer.
I Buddasole at Club Budda.
llpm- 3am. £5. Stevie Middleton. internationally renowned l).l arid owner of Sole Music Records. continuing upstairs with his owtt particular brand of American deep house and garage.
I Buena Vista at (ilasgow' School Of Art (downstairs). lt)pnt-~3.3()am. £3. l.atin ja// and funk from Mark arid Michael.
I Bump ’n’ Hustle at Baba/a.
5.30pm -3am (l)ls from llpnr). £5: free before llptn. Patrl Tray nor Jamie Fullerton with RtyB. soul classics. garage and house for a glammy. dressed-up crowd.
I Cheesy Pop at The Queen Margaret l'nion. ltlpmv 3am. £3 (£3). Students and four gttcsts. lt's cheesy arid it‘s poppy arid it's just unbridled ftrrt all the way. brought to you by DJ Toast.
I Code at Sadie Frost's (pool room). 9pm ‘nndnight. l5rce. Glasgow‘s first dress code night with strict door policy of leather. rubber. denim. skinhead or kilts. It‘s not fetish. yodu‘ jtist got to be in one of these get tips. Mtrstc comes frotn DJ .lorr playritg a retro. punk and new wave set. ()pen to men arid women. Pie-club. I Cooler at The (‘ooler Spm~midnight l-‘ree. l).l Johnny l.i\ewirc playing deep house and disc't). l’t'e-Clttb.
I Crash at The Shed. Input-3am. £4 (£3). l)avc Ross playing art eclectic tnix of kitsch classics at this Soutltside club from the team behind the (iarage.
I Cul De Sac at (‘ul l)e Sac Bar.
()pm midnight. l-t'ee. Anton and Doug
w ith pre-club head phunk. Checkout Kenny ll play mg 5 77pm for the Happy Hour too.