clubs
Glasgow clubs
Regular weekly clubs plus one off events are listed by city. then b day, then alphabetically by title. Clu Will be listed provided u ~to-date details reach our offices at east seven days before publication. Lack of information may result in clubs being omitted. Glasgow club listings compiled by lack Mottram.
GLASGOW THURSDAYS
Pro-club
I Bughouse at The Basement. 8—11pm. ‘ Free. Weekly. A brand new evening of funky house from Dan and Chris.
I Burd Called Ger at Eat Drink Man Woman. 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. A new night at a new venue for Ms Ger featuring hip hop, funk and reggae and aimed at a student crowd.
I Deejays In Disguise at The Variety Bar. 8pm—close. Free. Weekly. The Knucklehead crew take a breather from their usual hectic style and concentrate on the dubbier end of the techno spectrum.
I Drum 8: Bass at Bar 10. 7pm-late. Free. Weekly. As the name suggests, it’s d&b all the way at the city centre style bar.
I Edward's at Edward's. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Keith Pyper with the latest Clubland has to offer.
I Free Party Power at The Living Room. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Quality underground house action, spiced up with a bit of skewed disco.
I Nomad at Nomad. 7.30pm-midnight. Free. Weekly. New pre-club with resident ‘Donut’ Jay joined by Kris Keegan, Ian Thompson and A] spinning the best house sounds.
I Pousey Cafe at Air Organic. 8—11pm. Free. Weekly. Shifting up a gear after the move from Sunday nights, the Jengaheads get you stoked up for a night out with a mixed bag of beats, from electro through to house.
I Phatboy's Kitchen at McChuill’s Way Out West. 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Hip hop, breaks and beats courtesy of G Man and The Wax Monkey.
I Virunga at Brel. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. A top selection of tunes with a world bias, including soca, Latin dance, African sounds and reggae.
Club I 1210 at Babaza. 8pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Top notch house, garage and
trance from Ian Thompson and David Gilmore, renowned for keeping the crowd on their toes and dropping the odd surprise track. In a bid to encourage new talent, the residents step down between 8—1 1 pm, turning over the Technics to up and coming Dis. Call the club on 204 0101 for details of how to participate.
I Bennet's at Bennet’s. 11pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Shawn with a commercial dance mix in the main room, while Annie supplies 70s and 808 hits at this gay club. I Booty Jam at The 13th Note Club (upstairs). 10pm—3am. Free entry before 11 pm; £3 after. Weekly. Lazarus and Company take over from Now Is That What I Call Music? with a night promising to be a potent mix of beats, taking in anything from rare groove to classic hip hop via dub.
I Breaktn‘ Point at The 13th Note Club (basement). 9pm-3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. Weekly. As the name suggests, an evening of electronic breaks and beats.
I Casino Royale at The Apartment. 11pm-3am. £4. Weekly. Bossa nova beats, Hammond grooves, soundtracks and Ioungecore from your hosts Frankie Savaloy and Kirk St Moritz. Additional entertainment value added by the Bedazzled comedy collective and Monty Cantsin of Bear Room fame.
I Colombian at The Asylum Back Room. 8pm-1 am. £1 (free to CUSU members). Weekly. Music with breaks, from hip hop and big beat to soul and funk.
I Cop at Arehaos. 11pm-3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Absolutely colossal student night with Vance and CJ supplying hard partying house anthemics in the main room and daft classics from Tam Coyle downstairs.
I Dazed 8r Confused at Qudos (Queen Margaret Student Union). 7.30pm—2am. £2 (£1)— students and up to four guests. Weekly. Live music every week from aspiring local talent until around 10.30pm, when the residents take over, spinning a retro set encompassing funk, soundtracks and indie classics.
I Freedom at The Shed. 10pm-3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Paul N’Jie with a smooth mix of garage, funk and commercial house.
I Pimp at Planet Peach. llpm—3am. £4. Weekly. Steve Gaston pumps out the funkiest disco and lightens the blend with the occasional kitsch classic.
I G.M.T. at Bonkers. 11pm-3am. £3. Weekly. Live music, naff student tunes and absolutely ludicrous drinks promos make for a fun night out, of sorts.
I Go Bang at Reds. 11pm—3am. £3. Weekly. A night from the team behind the mighty Optimo featuring brand new talent in the form of GK Machine, Glenn C, Jay Hay and Guy, who spin a varied techno selection of 4/4 sounds, rather than the unholy mess fans of the sister club have come to expect.
I Hi Karate at The Glasgow School of Art. lOpm—Zam. Free before 11pm; £1.50 (£1) after. Weekly. Andrew Divine and Neil McMillan get dirty with ragga, hip hop, two-step, electro and whatever else takes their fancy, all shot through with a serious dose of the funk. The Karate crew also find time to produce an occasional newsletter to keep the kids up to date and, for online types, the Karate website should be up and running before long at www.hikarate.freeservecouk.
I MFI at Universe (Coatbridgc). 11pm—2.30am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Big telly man Ewan MacLeod and DJ Bob with a disco—tinged selection of house old and
I Rhythm And Blues at Life. 10pm—3am. £5. Weekly. The newest and prettiest addition to the Glasgow club scene, Life continues to impress with a night of top notch R&B with Paul Traynor (Babaza) joined by Naeem and Stuart McCallum.
I Salsa Sabrosa at Havana. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Top notch Latin sounds, with all hip~shaking genres covered.
I Skint at The Cathouse. 11pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Tough chemical breaks and beats, rock and indie for a studenty crowd.
I Skycop at Skybar (Archaos). 11.45pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. The posh bit ofArchaos thrills to the deep house stylings of Ryan Kerr as the regular student night packs them in downstairs.
I Special Favours at The Glasgow School of Art (Vic Bar). lllpm—Zam. £1. Weekly. An evening from the self- proclaimed ‘goddesses of sound‘ DJ Mingo-go and LJT Bosom, who promise to provide everything from naff pop to cheesy beats via sleazy electro.
I The Wha'? at The 13th Note Club. llpm—3am. £5 (£4). 30 Mar only. Sace and Eh? Wun! bring together an assortment of Afro-jazz, psychedelic oddities, funk and soul.
I Thursday Is Enough at Club Budda. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Disco and house from Stevie Smith.
I Tune! at g2. llpm—3am. Free entry before 11pm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Simon Morrison and Andy Horn select brand new house and trance, plus Ibiza
favourites to jog the memory.
I Tunnel Thursdays at The Tunnel. 11pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Tunnel regulars Kevin McFarlane and Scott Mackay, plus Lisa Littlewood in Room Two, spin house for a dressed up crowd of students.
I Upfront at The Asylum. 10pm—3am. £1 (free to CUSU members). Weekly. Eddie Tonner and Scott Mochar with quality house and trance.
I Yang at Yang. llpm—3am. Free before midnight; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Fantastic night featuring live funk action from Elevation Trio in the bar and weekly residents Bob Peck and Charlie Inman slamming out their trademark block party hip hop, funk and breaks.
Ghart & party
I Ga Ga at The Velvet Rooms.
1 lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Cheesy party selections courtesy of Paul Melon in the front room, with Tchiko spinning soul and R&B.
I Loveshack at Fury Murry’s. .
l 1pm—3.15am. £4 (£2). Weekly. .lim Downie with a blend of commercial classics. vintage indie and a touch of disco.
I Rumble at The Garage. 11pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Absolutely crackers student night, stuffed to the gunnels every time with kids sharking to the sounds of chart hits, indie favourites and lowbrow house.
I Superstar at Trash. 11pm—33m. £4 (£3). Weekly. Party tunes, pop and indie faves for students and the like-minded. I Klass at Destiny. 10pm—3am. £2 before 1 1pm; £3 after. Weekly. Casual night at the new wrought-iron exhibition-cum-club, with commercial sounds. This is the only time when denim and trainers are acceptable apparel here, so you don’t have to iron your Ben Sherman.
GLASGOW FRIDAYS
Pro-club
I Brian Murnin at The Living Room. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. A year on, and Brian continues to ‘play the songs that make the whole world sing’.
I Budda at Bar Budda. 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Chris Harris spinning groove-led house to the usual party crowd.
I Bughouse at Balsa. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Chunky house grooves to liven u the city centre.
I Critical Mass at Nice ‘n’ Sleazy. 8pm—late. Free. Weekly. Jon Fopp with a selection of breaks and beats.
Cleopatra's
508 Great Western Road, Glasgow - 'Can I nick a fag?’
- ‘We’re not very trendy. We pitch up here every couple of weeks.’
- ’Yes, we’re not the trendiest of people in the whole wide world, but we come to Cleopatra’s because we have a wee bit of fun.’
'I was at a club a couple of nights ago.’
'Which club?‘
’We’re far too fuckin’ old for this shit.’ 'You speak for yourself!’
- ’l‘vn married, for fuck’s sake, and you’re about to be.’
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