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 prowded 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 Mark Robertson (Edinburg ).
GLASGOW THURSDAYS
I Annie's Bath House at Beiiirei‘s. llpm—3am. £3 (£2). Annie and (irant with cheesy. dancey. poppy. retro and 70s party tunes on two lloors. Gay".
I Arcadia at g2. llpm-v 3am. £3 (£2). lan Hanlorr with a night of mixed up beats from hip hop to Northern soul. l.tlllllt)jtl//. classic disco funk and grooyed-out house.
I Blood at The Stib (’lub. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). New night that celebrates the bright new talent iii the city with residents DJ Q. Laurence Hughes and Kieran McCann. D] Q is best known for his outstanding debttt alburrr l'tltt’ ’l‘lre .lliiiit' otrt at the beginning of last year and Laurence Hughes works in underground dance shop Bornba. Both played regularly at The Arches L'n-cut night in a fazed disco house style. MCCitllll is a past winner of NIH/IRS Bedroom Bedlam and between the three of them
they We come up with a top class night out. I Blue Basement at Blue Basement (Bacchus Basement). (rpm-A lam. l-‘ree. New night from Nice Promotions
proy iding a platfornr for the creatiye collectiy'e of [Ms and funky musicians on an altogetheriuicy kind of \ ibe. \'ery freestyle and a perfect chill session. Also on Sundays.
I 8.Noty at Baba/a. (rpm—3am. £4 (£2.50); free before I lpm. .‘ylatt .‘ylorton with house and disco at this good-time. reasonably dressy Thursday night.
I Brel at Br'el. 8.3l)~ l lpm. I-ree. Nimbus DIS tttltI .Ntil‘st‘ Ned gt) L‘L'ICCIIC \\ tlll stlttl arid funk. I’re-club.
I Budda at Budda. Rpm ~nridnig|rt. Free. Nick (iemmil w till a broad llll\ of credible dance. from house to drum & bass and lirp hop, l’r'e-club.
I Casino Royale at Strawberry Iiields. |()pm—3ani. £4 (£2). Night with the stiayest l)Js in the city. l‘rankie Sayaloy and Kirk St Moritz bringing you kitsch soundtracks. Haniirrond handbag. bossatioy‘a beats and playboy pop in the refurbished Strawberry I‘iclds. The iiigllt used to be monthly at The Arches. but the guys now haye this weekly gig.
I Cheeze at Strathcly'de liniyersity' Students l'nion (Barony Bar. Dark Rooiii and Leyel S l. Spill--3;iirr. I‘ree topetr to
students and four guests). l)Js .‘ylai'k. lain and Duffy with a proudly tacky and cheesy night ofgood time party tunes. I Cop at Archaos. l lprn—3am. £4 (£3). hntnense student night (possibly the busiest in Scotland) with DJ \"ance and (‘J up in the main room playing contemporary club tutres to a youtig. glammy bunch while Tani "The Fuzz' Coer does his itrdie/pop/kitsch stuff in Betty's Mayonnaise.
I Cul De Sac at Cul l)e Sac Bar.
<)—-l lpm. Free. lileirrents DJ Tania Swift playing upfront drum (N bass tonight instead of Sundays. l’re-club.
I Dee Jays In Disguise at \"ai'iety. Rpm-close. Free. Hatch and .lilkes of Knucklehead with a ditbby mix of techno and electronica. (‘heck out their l’usher l3 night at The l3th Note continuing on eyery week. I’r'e-club.
I Fatboy's Kitchen at .‘ylc(‘lruill's Way ()ut West. 8-4 lpnr. l‘i'ee. Big beat and hip hop from local l).ls Ci Man and The Wax Monkey. l’re-club.
I Firebird at I‘Tl't.‘I)Il'(l. S a l lpm. l‘ree. Tony and Murray playing old beats for beer and pizza upon the Firebird I)J shelf. Pre-club.
I Freedom at The Shed. l()prri-—3ain. £3 (£2). Mathew and Peter upstairs with 80s and 90s club anthems. plus l’aul N'Jie in the main hall playing funk. garage and chart house.
I Free FIOW at (ilasgow School Of Art (downstairs). 9prn--2arn. £l (students and guests). l)Js Al Rutherford aird Lindsey with Northern soul. ftrnk (layout. lax/y breaks and beats. hip hop connection. moyie soundtras. drum (k bass rhythms arid cold. cheap beer.
I Fudge at Planet l’each. Ilpiii 3. IFam. £4 (£2). Alan Ronald with just enough house and club tunes to grye you kids a treat.
I Fursby at The l.ime. Illpm 3am. £4 (£3); £2 before llpnr. Student night with club classics in a house and garage style from Dayid Keenan.
I Hi Karate at the (ilasgow School of Art (upstairs). ltlpm 2am. £l. Neil McMillan and Andrew l)i\ ine‘s weekly night. one of the finest funk bi‘cakbeat nights in the country A masterful coiribination of hip hop. soul. funk. electro. pimp-up. ragga and reggae. Top sttiff.
I Jumping at The Apartment
ll.3()pnr- 3am. £3. New night of solid house from (its Bigu/Xl. old hand at that l)Jing business.
I Knights On The Round Tables at The laying Room. S.3()piir -l lpm. Tree. House arid brg beat front the KUTRT team. l’i'c-club.
I Last Exit at (’liib Budda. llpm 3am. £4 (£3). New night w ith liiside ()ut/The Ark’s Simon l-‘oy- playing his big tunes and comrrrerctal garage
DJ super hero Green Velvet seen here in his Cajmere guise will play the Arches.
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I Loveshack at Fury Murrys
llpni--3. lSam. £4 (£2). l-‘ine indie. house and disco sounds from .lirn Downie for an tip for it student crowd.
I Movement at The Velyet Rooms. llpm—3am. £4 (£2). l).l Neil McTaggart with funky house and disco in the main
I Music ls the Answer at October (‘ale ()plll—lllldlllgltl. Free. Barry (ieimnil with classic house and garage. l’r‘e-club.
I Pusher 13 at The I3th Not): (now both floors). l lpm- 3am. £2. Weekly night front Hatch and Jilkes of My Machine (Art School. Sats) and Twitch (Pure/()ptimo) giving up yintage house. banging techno. mellow electro and robotic breakbeats to a crowd following on from the Variety pub gig. The pool of l).ls is getting bigger and bigger with guest slots from Test. Tangent.
l’ussy'pow er and Desert Storm w hen theyie abottt.
I Picante at Reds. l lpm~3atir £4 (£2). Weekly. l).l Skird with hot and spicy house with a Latin edge.
I Rumble at The Garage. llpm -3anr. £4 (£2). Legendary Thursday night with your favourite chai'ty' dance fayes. movie ttrrres and indie classics. plus drunk students.
I Salsa Sabrosa iii litty'ulltl.
8pm midnight. Quality l.atin dance grooyes. barrio beats and salsa from New York. (‘olutiibia atrd Puer‘to Rico.
I Shrapnel at The Cross Bar.
ts’pnr midnight. Free. l'nique drum & bass sound. l’re-club.
I Skint at The (":itlloirse. l lpiri -3am. £4 (£2). lndie/grunge/cherrrical beats like what they do on a Saturday night.
I Sly at Trash. llpm 3am. £4 (£3). Neil and l-‘rog in the main room for big anthems and cheesy nonsense plus Disco Dan in room two.
I Soul Shine at Woodsrde Social ('lth (329 North \y'oodside Road). ‘)prri--2airr. £3 (free before lllpm). Bigger and better than the Friday tip at l.;iutrec's. Soul. funk and big heat from the Soul Slnne boys.
I Strawberry Fields at Strawberry I‘iclds. ()prtr- 3am. £(i t £7 after llpm). (‘Iassic party sounds from the (ills through to the SIR Sinatra to Bryan Adams. Beatles to Abba. Madness to the Bay (‘ity Rollers.
I Tonic at The Asy him ((‘aledoman l’niyetsity l‘irioit). 9pm 3am. I‘ree. l).l .lason with student cliait arid dance classics.
I Wanna Play? at The Tunnel.
lt).3()pm 3am. £4 (£2 5t) with matric card). Key in and Scott from weekends at the Tunnel. looted by |.isa l iltlewood. with a irri\ of contemporary house anthems and timeless classics o\ er two
I Yang at Yang l ipm--3am (bar open from (rpm). £3 (£2 )'. free before llpm. Residents Bob l’cck & (‘harlie lnman mix up hip hop (k soul to funk breaks and house I'.It‘\itllt)ll Trio. a funk band with Rhodes organ and bongos. play c\ery week.
I Yang Lane Access at Van; rback room enter \ ia iaire off Queen St‘ £2. Separate club with separate door policy and entry. Rotates betw ccn \arious different club promoters ey my week. .\lystec Beats on Thu 2‘) dirty electonica with Spaiky (RNS recordsi playing li\c: Thu () Yin with Ste\ ie Hutton and l’ei'cy N (Sonia) for fast hard techno; Thu l3 (ioodfoot mob playing the finest Northern Soul
GLASGOW FRIDAYS
I Alaska at Alaska llpm iam. to (£5) Top night in this magnificent two floored \enuc featuring the legendary Nick I’eacock. \luchatl. Alan arid Ray rrrond Woods playing a mu ol tirrik. ta/l. soul. Rth and house plus lr\c l‘t‘l’c‘thflt‘ll.’
I Apartment at the r\l‘.ll’llltc‘lll
llpm 3am. £.\'. .Iiin l)a Best in mising shocker. now play mg a nrore cltibby party run than before.
I The Ark at The Tunnel llpirr 3am. £7 (£5 ). Your trio of professional callers Michael Kilkie. Scott .‘ylirckay and
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Colours Hard and funky house from John Digweed, Ciraerne Park, Erick ’More' Morillo and Jon Mancmi at Scotland’s nunrber one Superclub. The Arches, Sat 8 May.
Mish Mash The original Mish Mash back again after a brief reorganisation ‘.\’|ili Dls Oscar, Paul Booth and MC Nordin on a dirt-use funky tip combining hip hop, funk, reggae, Jazz, Latin and house. The Riverside Club (33 FOX Street), Sat 7 May
Missing Links Neil McMillan (Hi Karate) and Michael Peck (Brass l-i/lonkeys‘t iOrned tonight by hip hop experimentalists The Herbaliser (live), Mr Scruff, Dynamic Syirrcopation and DJS from Gus Gus ()2, Sat .7 May
Sub Culture Sub Club celebrate the fifth anniversary of their Saturday night being Sub Culture '.‘.llli the mighty Roy Davis Jr, a :‘iurite east guest (Olillr’lq residents l-(arrr and C.)'tl-.?!ll~f Sub Club, Sat .‘ Grandmaster Flash Legendary hip hop master hack azlain after his storming set .ast year. (onrnliinented by locai boy's Deina and NIH" <;.?. Pressure The :nitiht . ‘.‘.!’.}i]'y’ one Green \./c~l-.et SilU‘.“-"L<ISOS his new three t'ran ilk/i? shore of hard i‘urik tec lzrio '~.‘.'Il!l(‘ hosts Stuart :'.'i< i\.llllti" and Crde l.’it.‘ll\’l0 also do their lrie thaer in their game as Pressoie Funk Tomght also features 2020 Records head honcho Ralph Lawson Dling, Random Factor live and our very own Domenic Cappello from the Sub Club The Arches Fri 30 Apr
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[ammo (Rhunrba) Il\ iirg it large in the main room throwing out thumping hard house as good as you‘ll get anywhere in the country Then there's Simon l-‘oy iii the second room not going quite as nrad for it. biit still bordering insanity :n his own sty Ie. Top class stuff all round
I Bennet's It .iopm Rain. £1) refs). (irarit Huff dow iistaii‘s w ill) an upbeat dance night. then [H Shawn toi handbaggy ’hous‘e upstairs (lay.
I Bar 10 at Bar ll). ()plll-dllltllllg'ltl. I'i'ee. I-Ileclronica prc-cltib warmer at the king daddy of(ilasgow style bars. rotating fortnightly between the two crew s of Domenic (iallacher (All April) and Bios (.7 .‘ylay )
I Bom at The Boiii l ipm- 3am. £5 (£4). The Sly Boys and friends w itli full-on house
I Bonkers at Borikcis llpm 3am. £4 after midnight; £3 before (‘lub classics at this after office hang-out w ith residents Day l’i'I ('aiirpbell and Noble \Vhrtelaw.
I Budda at Btidda Spin midnight liree. (‘hi'is Harris (Terriple) with a chunky house pre-club warmer
I Buddasole at ('lub Bridda.
llpm iani £5 Ste\re Middleton. rnternatiorrally renowned DJ and owner“ of Sole .\lusic Records. continuing upstairs with his own particular brand of American deep house and garage.