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69 The Cowgate
LISA FLEMING
- ’lf you want cheese and a good dance, come here. I’m on my Christmas night out. It’s quite studenty, a night for those who want a cheesy night out, who don't want anything fancy, just a night out they enjoy.’
- ’The booze is cheap if you get here in time for happy hour, othen/vise it’s a wee bit expensive. I didn’t make it tonight, though.’
- ’There's no dress code in here; as flash as you want, basically.’
- ’l’ve seen quite a few funny things in here; you should check out some of the blokes dancing. They think that they can dance, but in reality, no.’
- 'Don't come here if you're into music, ’cause it’s really cheesy. This is the place to come if you’re out for a drink with your mates and you fancy a cheesy night out, and not too bothered about music and stuff. The talent’s not too good either, but as I say, if you’re here with your mates, it’s no bother.’
- ’We're pretty bewied tonight, that’s why it’s the place to come to.’
I Viva at Club Mercado. 10pm—4am. £10 (£8). 15 Jan. Fortnightly. Gay and gay-friendly cabaret cum disco cum house club where everyone gets a little dressed up for the party.
Chart & party
I The Ark at The Ark. 10pm—3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Party and dance music at this capacity night.
I The Attic at The Attic. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A bit of everything for everybody from the last four decades.
I Desire at Eros/Elite. 9pm-3am. £4 (£2) before 11pm; £5 (£3) before midnight; £6 (£5) after. Weekly. Saturday night’s alright. . . if it’s good enough for Elton, it’s good enough for Edinburgh’s party people at this new club.
I Energise at Subway. 11pm—3am. £2. Weekly. Various party sounds.
I Hanky Panky at La Belle Angele. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Mainstream tunes from the 705 to the 90s at this extremely popular night.
I Loca at Loca. 8pm—5am. Free entry before 11pm; £2 before 1am; £5 after lam. Weekly. A fun mix of chart, dance and disco for a more mature, but no less sloshed crowd.
I Lovegroove at Gaia. 9pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. The gorgeous refurbished Gaia opens its doors to this weekly smooth groove dance party on the main floor and easy listening 45$ upstairs.
I Naughty at The Ark. 9pm-3am. £5. Halfprice with flyer. Weekly. A night for the office workers wanting to drink and dance to party tunes.
I The Party at Revolution. 10pm-3am. £5—£7. Weekly. Mainstream and dance anthems.
I Sensation at The Cavendish. 10pm-3am. £6. Weekly. A mix of 705 to 90$ smash hits for an over 255 crowd. I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 4pm—3am. £1. Weekly. See Fri.
EDINBURGH SUNDAYS Pro-club
I Baracoa at Baracoa. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. DJ Craig takes over for a night of breaks and beats.
I C.C. Blooms 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. See Fri.
I Catwalk at The Catwalk. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Ali Campbell dropping jazz funk and big beat with a French flavoun
I Club Mojito at Cuba Norte. lOpm—lam. Free. Weekly. An early evening Afro-Cuban and Latin cocktail. I eh1 more at eh1. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. DJ Eh?Wun! and Jonny Lyle on rotation at this popular and stylish city centre bar.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Every lady’s favourite Bob Cairns does the laidback Sunday session thing, taking elements of soul, funk, Latin grooves and future jazz and playing his wa into our hearts. . .
I Walk Of Shame at Harley’s Cellar Bar. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Residents Alec, Chris and Derek mix up house, techno, garage and more to a friendly crowd.
Club
I Icons at Club Mercado. Monthly. Next date 6 Feb.
I La Honda at The Bongo Club. Monthly. Next date 30 Jan.
I Jazz Joint at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 10pm—3am. £3. Weekly. Jazz, funk and drum & bass bands with DJ support.
I Kute at P0 Na Na. 10pm-3am. Free. Weekly. Murray Richardson and Flash man a night of sweet house music at this bar cum club.
I Lemon Juice at La Belle Angele. 11pm—3am. £1. 16 Jan. Fortnightly. Blending together some of the best fresh juicy house music.
I Queer Sunday at Eden. 11pm—3am. £2 before midnight: £4 after. Weekly. A weekly gay night with an ‘unashamedly vibrant, happy, commercial gay dance music policy" with the stunning DJ Venus upstairs while downstairs is taken over by the Torch Song Divas doing the cabaret thing. Watch out for Sheila Blige on the door - be nice now.
I Red Star Presents at La Belle Angele. 8pm—late. £4. 9 Jan. Fortnightly. Live music with DJ support.
I Tackno at Club Mercado. Monthly. Next date 30 Jan with Health and Fitness Tackno.
I Taste at Wilkie House. 11pm—3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. They should have had a T- shirt printed with ‘I survived the Taste festive season and all I got was this lousy T-shirt!’ Not forgetting the monumental hangover/comedown after all those parties, darling. The fun doesn’t stop as the Taste party kicks into Y2K with main room DJs Fisher & Price laying down the house that you wanna dance to, while Martin Valentine and Stuart Barrie do the smooth as you like garage thing through the back. Essential way to start your week, every week.
I Tokyo Blue at Gala. 9pm-3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Craig Burger Queen has a new pet project and tonight is it. He and select guests will be laying on glam and sexy house while Tim Cuban Brother will be DJing in the upstairs bar.
I Vibe at The Liquid Room. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A new night of dancehall, R&B and old skool hip hop from the Mad Ambassador and Archie.
Chart & party
I The Ark at The Ark. 10pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. With supercheap bevvy, you might want to take Monday off.
I Chocolate Sundae at Revolution. 10pm—3am. £2-£5. Weekly. Soulful house and disco dubs.
I Loca at Loca. 10pm—3am. Free. Weekly. A commercial mix of chart, dance and disco.
I Mad Sundays at The Attic. 8pm—5am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Chart and classic disco going happily hand in hand with very cheap drinks promos.
I Replay at Eros/Elite 9pm—3am. £2 (£1) before 11pm; £3 (£2) before midnight; £4 (£3) after. Replay sees the hits of the 705 and 80s, er, replayed while kids (over 185, of course) in Meltdown relax to chart and countdown anthems. I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 4pm—3am. £1. Weekly. See Fri.
EDINBURGH MONDAYS
Pro-club
I Baracoa at Baracoa. 9pm-1am. Free. Weekly. Easy listening heaven with Deke Patton.
I Catwalk at The Catwalk. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. DJ Pilot Marky C and DJ Cool P (Paris) bring an excellent, relaxed, true jungle vibe.
Club
I CC. Blooms at CC. Blooms. 11pm-3am. Free. Weekly. Gay, kitsch and all things fab at this popular bar and disco. I Jazz Joint at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 10pm—3am. £3. Weekly. Altered Beats, with their live drum & bass and jazz undertones, rotate with Rare Faction’s heavy duty, drum & bass sounds.
I The Professionals at P0 Na Na. 11pm-3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Roddy and
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Jason offer a first class mix of 80s. filthy disco and house.
I The Unspoken Thing at Negociants. 10pm—3am. Free. Weekly. The best way to get a new week underway. Noodles and Brains cook up a fine feast of free range beats for a discerning crowd.
Chart & party
I The Ark at The Ark. ltlpni—Sam. £4 (£2). Weekly. Charty. cheesy and cheerful.
I Loca at Loca. 8pm—3am. Free entry before 11pm; £2 before lam; £4 after. Weekly. A commercial mix of chart. dance and disco.
I Manic Monday at Wilkie House. llpm—3am. Free. Weekly. ‘Anything goes with the human jukebox‘, apparently.
I Skool Disco at The Ark. 10pm-3am. £tbc. Weekly. All your favourites from the school disco collection.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 4pm—3am. £1. Weekly. See Fri.
I Trainspotter at The Subway. 10pm—3am. £1 (free for students with matriculation card). Weekly. A mix of indie and dance.
EDINBURGH TUESDAYS
Pro-club
I Czech Out Da Funk at l’iyo. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Fraser lleeps (who you might recognise as the Bongo Boy at Barry Cabanas) lays on the funky magic.
I Salsa Con Sabor at Baracoa. 10pm—lam. Free. Weekly. DJ Hector and Latin heaven.
Club
I CC. Blooms at CC. Blooms. llpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Gay bar and disco, tonight with 60s, 70s and 80s tunes.
I HQ at the Jazz. Joint. lllpni—3am. £3. Weekly. One for the hip hop headz, a night of DJs, MCs and live beats with DJs Extra and Kimo Cuts, MCs from Scotland Yard, live beats and bass from Willy Molleson. Very popular night offering a great deal of talent to the capital. One of the best around.
I Knights Of The Round Table at Po Na Na. 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Sir Dance- A-Lot (yes, really) holds the holy grail of smooth grooves and funky moves.
I Motherfunk at The Venue. 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. [Exceptionally popular rare groove, soul and funk night hosted by Gino and Fryer. Now playing drum & bass/hip hop on the middle floor with Ritchie Rufftone.
I Negociants at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Nasty P comes head to head with local DJs — expect hip hop and funk.
Chart & party
I Loca at Loca. 8pm—3am. Free entry before 11pm; £2 before 1am; £4 after. Weekly. A commercial mix of chart, dance and disco.
I Skool Disco at The Ark. ltlpm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. All your favourites from the school disco collection.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 4pm—3am. £1. Weekly. See Fri.
EDINBURGH WEDNESDAYS
Pre-club
I Baracoa at Baracoa. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. North African and Asian beats plus dance classes.
I Catwalk at The Catwalk. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Pre-club. Jamie Buchanan plays the mellow house side of things. I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Colin Millar and Adam Bray lay on a superb mix of breaks and beats from hip hop to house, nu skool breaks to drum & bass.
I Superfly at Negociants. 10pm—3am. Free. Weekly. The sounds of the 70s.
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