clubs
Glasgow clubs
Regular weekly clubs plus one off events are listed by city, then by day, then alphabetically by title. Clu s will be listed provided up-to-date details reach our offices at east eight days before publication. Lack of information may result in clubs being omitted. Glasgow club listings compiled by Jack Mottram.
GLASGOW THURSDAYS
Pro-club
I Bounty at Q. 5pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Billy Milligan is at the helm of this new night, featuring party tunes across the genres, from R628 to club classics.
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 Free Party Power at The Living Room. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Quality underground house action, spiced up with a bit of skewed disco.
I Halt Bar DJ Competition at The Halt Bar. Free. 24 Aug only. The Halt is running a second instalment of their popular DJ comp. The last of the heats takes place on 24 Aug with the final set for 8 Sep. The judges are influential types, including Lawrence Ilughes, Silicone Soul, DJ Kushi, Scott Brown and Billy Kilkie from 23rd Precinct. Last year's winners found themselves much in demand, so aspiring jockeys should call Simon on 564 1527 to book a place in the heats.
I Nico's at Nico’s. ()pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ Miguel (Wall to Wall) spins upbeat house selections for a studenty crowd.
I Nomad at Nomad. 7.30pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Resident ‘Donut’ Jay is joined by Kris Keegan, Ian Thompson and A.J. spinning the best house sounds. I Pousey Cafe at Air Organic. 8—1 1pm. Free. Weekly. The Jengaheads get you stoked up for a night out. with a mixed bag of beats. from electro and funk through to house and techno.
I Phatboy's Kitchen McChuill’s Way Out West. 8pm—r tight. Free. Weekly. Hip hop, brez .nd beats courtesy of The Wax l key.
I Shogo at The Bruns. .ck Cellars. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. An evening of breaks, beats and suchlike from G- Man and occasional guests, with skateboarding visual entertainments. I Tilt at Bar 10. 7pm—late. Free. Weekly. An evening of Euro trance from the Tilt I Virunga at Brel. ()pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. A top selection of tunes with a world bias, including soea. Latin dance, rrican and reggae.
5 '10 at Babaza. 8pm—3am. £4 (£3). .ly. Top-notch house, garage and : from Ian Thompson and David ore, renowned for keeping the don their toes and dropping the odd ise track. In a bid to encourage new it, the residents step down from 1pm, turning over the Technics to up- j-coming DJs. Call the club on 204 ()1 for details of how to participate. 'i Bennet's at Bennet’s. 11pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Shawn delivers a commercial dance mix in the main room, while Annie supplies 70s and 80s hits at the premier gay venue. I Bug-A-Boo at The Velvet Rooms. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. John Lyons, Martin IIesketh and James Fullerton take it in turns to provide the R&B and soul selections. I Casino Royale at The Apartment. 1 lpm—3am. £4. Weekly. Bossanova beats, Hammond grooves, soundtracks and loungecore from your hosts Frankie Savaloy and Kirk St Moritz. Additional entertainment value added by the Bedazzled comedy collective and Monty Cantsin of Heat Room fame.
I Club Salsa Sabrosa at Havana. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. Top- notch Latin sounds, with all hip-shaking genres covered thanks to residents Keith, Alexis and Geo D.
I Columbian at The Asylum Back Room. 8pm-lam. £1; free to CUSU members. Weekly. Music with breaks, from hip hop and big beat to soul and funk.
I Cop at Archaos. 11pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Absolutely colossal student night with Vance and C]. supplying hard partying house anthems in the main room and daft classics from Tam Coyle downstairs.
I Go Bang at Reds. 11pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. GK Machine, Glenn C, Jay Hay and Guy spin a varied techno and house selection.
I Hi Karate at The Glasgow School of Art. See Fri.
I Loose Joints at The 13th Note Club. 11pm—3am. £2. Weekly. Residents (eyebee) and (deecee) have shifted the old Booty Jam up a gear with a new concept night, just like a 705’ album — the concept being to play a broad mix of dancefioor classics without overdoing the turntable techniques, instead concentrating on the songs themselves.
I MFI at Universe (Coatbridge). 11pm—2.3()am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Big telly man Ewan MacLeod and DJ Bob with a disco-tinged selection of house old and
I Pimp at Planet Peach. 11pm—3am. £4. Weekly. Steve Gaston pumps out the funkiest disco and lightens the blend with the occasional kitsch classic.
I Polo For Me at The Polo Lounge. lOpm—lam. Free. Weekly. You, the lucky punter, take the helm tonight, as request cards are available over the bar and in the booth.
I Rhythm And Blues at Life. 1()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. One of the city’s finest R&B nights with residents Paul Traynor, Naeem and Stuart McCallum. I Skint at The Cathouse. lipm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Tough chemical breaks and beats, rock and indie for a studenty crowd.
I Skycop at Skybar (Archaos).
l 1.45pm—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 Thursday Is Enough at Club Budda. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Disco and house from Stevie Smith.
I Trash at Trash. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Student faves with a funky theme.
I Tune! at g2. 11pm-3am. Free entry before 11pm; £3 (£2) af 1 Weekly. Simon Morrison and Ar...,' Horn select brand new house and tr; :e, 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 The Wha? at The 13th Note Club. 9pm—23m. £4. 24 Aug. Mt nthiy. The Muddy Pedals crew with their unique blend of breaks.
I Yang at Yang. 11pm-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. Room Three features a rotating selection of DJ talent, including techno crew Mystec Beatz on the third Friday of the month.
Chart &. party
I Loveshack at Fury Murry ’s. 11pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Jim and Phil 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 Wired at Destiny. lOpm—3am. £2 before 11pm; £3 after. Weekly. Casual night at the wrought-iron exhibition-cum- club, with a dancier music policy. 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 Bar 10 at Bar 10. 9pm-late. Free. Weekly. On the first three Fridays of the month you can catch Ian Anderson spinning house, with the last week reserved for some deeper stuff from DJ Bill.
I Brian Murnin at The Living Room. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. 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, aka Nodj, with a wilfully peculiar selection ranging from punk to funk and all points in between.
I Cul De Sac at Cul De Sac. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. House action from a pool of DJs, including Stevie Donaldson, Domenic Cappello, Graham Wilson and Kieran McCann.
I Edward’s at Edward’s. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Upbeat selections from Keith Pyper to get you going for the weekend.
I Illuminations at The Lighthouse. 8.30pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ Dandy (Disco X) and Alan B. (Breach) spin ‘tomorrow, yesterday, today’ music. I Nico's at Nico’s. 9pm-midnight. Free. Weekly. Barry Burns with a mixed-up selection of Northern, hip hop and house. I Nomad at Nomad. 7.30pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Kris Keegan, Ian Thompson and A.J. join ‘Donut’ Jay at this pre-club. Free camera hire adds a nice touch.
I Paul Cawley at Air Organic. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. In addition to running Soma’s breakbeat sister label Fenetik and club night Psy Phi, Paul Cawley warms up for the weekend with brand new breaks, hip hop and drum & bass.
I Radar at The Cross Bar. 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Wiggy selection of esoteric dub and progressive techno.
I Russell's at Russell’s. 6pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ Yaw kicks out the best R&B, hip hop and swingbeat.
I Soaterama at Nice ‘n’ Sleazy (ground floor). 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. An across-the-board blend with an emphasis on the unexpected, from punk to drum & bass.
I Stateside Sounds at The State Bar. 4-7pm. Free. Weekly. Paul Shields selects alt.country favourites, rock classics and blues cuts.
I Stiletto at The 13th Note Cafe. Next date 22 Sep.
I Syntax at Bar Jedi. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Nik Craig of Syntax is joined by DJ Trace (Maddog) for a night of chilled-out electro, filter-heavy disco and techy house.
Club
I The Ark at The Tunnel. 10.3(me—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. The mighty triumvirate of Scott Mackay, Michael Kilkie and Zammo keep the crowd on their toes with top quality hard house, while Simon Foy kicks out smooth vocal house and garage in the back room.
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The best clubs this fortnight
Colours and Inside Out take turns to
bring you the biggest line-up this side of Ibiza. Friday night sees Colours with Darren Mackie, Ian 'Boney' Clarke, Crosby, Jon Mancini, Guy Ornadel and Paul Oakenfold. On Saturday night, Inside Out residents Simon Foy, Michael Kilkie and Zammo have rounded up Mauro Picotto, Scott Bond, Lisa Loud, Sister Bliss (pictured), and the rather splendid Jon Pleased Wimmin. Glasgow Green, Fri 25 & Sat 26 Aug.
Hi Karate The monthly mini-Karate returns to the intimate environs of The Vic Bar. This time, the weighty ragga and bass-breaks antics of Divine and MacMillan are set to be supplemented by DJ Skye, a man known for his uncanny knack of tracing the ultimate in obscurantist break snippets and generally off-kilter selections. Glasgow School ofArt, Fri 25 Sep.
Miss Moneypenny's The Brummie sequin posse hit Glasgow for their fabby combination of serious glammage and hard ’n' funky house tunes, with Tom Wainwright joining the residents. GI, Sat2 Sep.
Ouch presents Shindig Local funk- house-soul-folk-ragga combo Engine play a gig, then engage, live remix style, in a battle of wits with Dls Chris Lamb and Kev Dillon. The Riverside Club, Sat 2 Sep.
The Sunday Social After taking a break for August, the Social returns with it‘s heady brew of visuals, live music Dls and tasty croissants. This month is a bit of a live extravaganza. Tony Allen And Afro-Beat 2000 headline, fusing western techno and hip hop with the Afro sound they helped originate. Blue States is also set to appear, plus improv electronica from Hannas Barber. DJ support is from Sidewinder, with visual manipulations by VJ duo Overlap. The Arches, Sun 3 Sep.
Test The heftiest slice of packaged depravity yet. The Vic Bar features Paul Brown and Phil Murray (Bedlam) plus Leon Devlan cruising between scratched-up electro and the abstract end of the techno spectrum. Upstairs, there is, to quote 2 Unlimited, ’techno, techno, techno, techno' from Test residents Shandy and Steve Glencross, guest Marcin Czubala and a live appearance from Ibrahim Alfa. Glasgow School of Art, Fri I Sep.
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