I C.C. Blooms at C.C. Blooms. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. Things mellow out (or so they claim) at this gay club, with an upbeat disco selection.
I The Profezzionals at P0 Na Na. 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Roddy and Jason mix up 805, filthy disco and house.
Chart & Party
I The Subway at The Subway. 9pm—3am. Free for students with
matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly.
See Thu.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.
EDINBURGH TUESDAYS
Pro-club
I Immersed in Music at Pivo. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. ‘Monkey Boy’ Mark Edmondson plays funky phatback grooves.
I Phun-Q at 0 Bar. 9.30pm-1am. Free. Weekly. DJ Dali, Khan and Duvien get frisky with a funked-up mix of soul and Lann.
I Reggae at El Barrio. 8pm-1am. Free.
Weekly. The Latin hotspot comes over all
dub and reggae with a quality Jamaican- style selection from Fawaz.
I Salsa Experience at Baracoa. 10pm-1am. Free. Weekly. A mystery DJ plays the Latino grooves to make you salsa, with dance classes from Sam.
I Salsa Viva @ Siglo. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Hot tropical rhythms to enjoy with your cool tropical cocktails.
I Stevie & The Bridgettes at Rush. 9pm-lam. Free. Weekly. Hearty combo playing live cover versions. Arrive early (7pm) for two hours of The Simpsons.
Club
I C.C. Blooms at C.C. Blooms. 10.30pm-3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. Take a step back in time to 605, 705, 805 and early 905 tunes at this gay club.
I Glitteratti at P0 Na Na. 10pm—3am. £3. 21 Nov. Fortnightly. 803 glam rock with funky modern tunes. Now then, where’s me gold lamé jacket?
I Knights Of The Turntable at P0 Na Na. 11pm—3am. Free. 28 Nov. Fortnightly. Sir Dance-A-Lot holds the holy grail of smooth grooves and funky moves.
I Motherfunk at The Venue. 11pm-3am. Free. Weekly. Your one- stop shop for Tuesday clubbing, Motherfunk is an Edinburgh rare groove, soul and funk institution. Join residents Gino and Fryer for a damn funky time.
Chart a Party
I Shagtag at Gaia. 10pm-3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Alcohol-fuelled flirting (aided and abetted by drinks promos) via the infamous number-based introductions system. Please note there’s free tequila and champagne for the floozie with the most requests.
I The Subway at The Subway. 9pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. Chart and party for beer nomads with nothing to do of a Wednesday morning.
EDINBURGH WEDNESDAYS
Pro-club
I The Departure Lounge at PopRokit. 10pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Celebrity hosts Harry Ainsworth and the lovely Dusty Heights invite you to hop aboard their interstellar excursion into quizland. Increasingly popular despite being a dirty fix, so arrive early to get a ringside seat.
I First Contact at Pivo. 9pm-1am. Weekly. Mellow mid-week drum & bass with the delectable DJ Nova. Please note, this is the only drum & bass pre- club so mind you take advantage.
I Headzeint at EH1. 9pm-1am. Free. Weekly. Hip hop, funk and electrobeats courtesy of Michael and Gary.
I Hot Charanga Sauce at 0 Bar. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Staggering though it may seem, the divine Carlos Pena and his four-piece combo are now spicing up the Q Bar on a weekly basis.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm-1am. Free. Weekly. Unkle Fawaz takes control, spinning hip hop and jazz-influenced beats.
I The Merry Pranksters at The Meadows Bar. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Famed for their monthly strutting at Radio Babylon, Pranksters Noodles and Brains delight with soul divas, funk founders and ska pounders.
I Oxygen at Oxygen. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. This popular bar now hosts a student party pre-club every week with ridiculously cheap booze and chart faves from Eye Candy’s Graeme Popstar.
I Salsa at El Barrio. 8pm-lam. Free. Weekly. A hot-blooded salsa night with the steamiest beats from the barrio. Dance classes start at 8pm.
I Salsa Variations at Baracoa. 8pm—1am. Free. Weekly. DJ Mikayel plays the Latino grooves to make you salsa, either in a Columbian style (classes with Catherine) or a Cuban style (classes with Jenny). You decide!
I Son de Rumba at Cellar Bar No 1. 10pm-1am. Free. Weekly. One of the pioneering Latin music nights and still the best selection of non-commercial grooves courtesy of DJ Enrique.
I Tango at The Outhouse. 7pm—1am. Free. Weekly. lnforrnal tango night with free beginners class from 7pm. Non- dancers welcome.
Club
I C.C. Blooms at C.C. Blooms. 10.30pm—3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. A spot of midweek house action at this always busy ga club.
I Fat Sam s Swing lub at Ego. Monthl . Next date 6 Dec.
I Freelall at Wilkie House. Monthly. Next date 13 Dec.
I Freeform at Ego. 11pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Lyley of Scratch fame goes in search of lost classics from the realms of hip hop, funk and jazz. Regular drinks promos.
I Kero-Scene-KZ at Studio 24. 11pm-3am. £1.50. Weekly. Popular alternative night which sees Leaf, Wally, lqy and Doug playing metal and extreme tunes.
I Majik (formerly Rotary Funk) at The Venue (top floor). 10.30pm-3am. £3. 22
listings CLUBS
Nov. Fortnightly. A revamped night of house breakin’ funk music from residents Lorne. Chuck and Reveal.
I Out 2 Lunch at P0 Na Na. 11pm—3am.
Free. Weekly. DJ Harry Lets Go (Boombox) puts the eclectic into electric. I The Patty Patty Sound at Wee Red Bar. 10.30pm-3am. £5 (£4). 22 Nov only. John MacLane and Robin Jones (Beta Band)filay all sorts of sounds.
I Ru Kuts at Why Not?. 10pm—3am. £3. 22 Nov. Monthly. Drum & bass action accompanied by live MCs.
I Seratonin at Wilkie House. 10pm—3am. £4. 22 Nov. Fortnightly. A brand new night that aims to stimulate the pleasure levels with banging techno. Massage, body painting and lightshows will no doubt help.
I Sleep at La Belle Angele. 10.30pm—3am. £3. Weekly. This new hard house and trance weekly from residents Jason Cortez and David Dawson continues to change the way we look at credible mid-week clubbing. Long may it reign!
Chart & Party
I Skint at The Ark. 10pm-3am. £2 (free with proof of overdraft). Weekly. The undisputed king of student nights not only supplies the finest chart anthems but also cares enough to provide drinks at £1 all night and free entry to overdrawn students. So get photocopying those bank statements now.
I Midweek Mayhem at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. Free with matric card before 12.30am; £2 otherwise. Weekly. Cheesy, charty choons, cheap drink and lots of snogging, apparently.
I Shark at Eros/Elite. 9.30pm—3am. £3 (£2) before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Student ni ht.
I The Su way at The Subway. 9pm-3am. Free for students with
matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly.
See Thu.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 7pm—3am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. See Thu.
I Viagraah at Revolution. 10pm-3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Lots of drink promos to make the students fulfill their pisshead potential.
clubs
VENUES
I Air Organic 36 Kelvingrove Street, 564 5201.
I Alasksa 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. I The Apartment 23 Royal Exchange Square, 221 7808.
I Archaos 25 Queen Street, 204 3189.
I The Arches Midland Street (off Jamaica
Street), 221 4001.
I The Bedsit 1 Park Drive,339 0432.
I Bennet's 80 Glassford Street, 552 5761.
I Bonkers Hope St. 248 5884.
I Brel 39 Ashton Lane, 342 4966.
I Budda 142 St Vincent Street, 221 5660. I Caledonian University Student
Union (Asylum) 70 Cowcaddens Road, 332 0681.
I The Cathouse 15 Union Street, 248 6606.
I Cleopatra's 508 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge. 334 0560.
I Club Budda 142 St Vincent St. 221 2213.
I Cul De Sac Ashton Lane. 334 8899.
552 9227. I Firebird 1321 Argyle Street, 334 0594.
I Fury Murry's 96 Maxwell Street, 221 6511.
I The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120.
I Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street, 332 0691.
I Glasgow University Union 32 University Avenue, 339 8697.
I 92 474 Sauchiehall St (behind the Garage), 353 3111.
I Havana 50 Hope Street, 248 4466.
I Life (basement of Corinthian), 191 lngram Street, 552 1101.
I The Living Room 5 Byers Road, 339 8511.
I Nice ‘n' Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637.
I Planet Peach 34 Queen Street, 226 8990.
I Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street,
553 1221.
I Queen Margaret Student Union 22 University Gardens, 339 9784.
I Reds, 375 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1635. I Rocksy’s Basement 40 New Sneddon Street, Paisley, 552 5791.
I Scaramouche Bar, 140 Elderslie St, Charing x, 572 0828.
I The Shack 193 Pitt St, 332 7522.
I The Shed 26 Langside Avenue, 649 9473.
I Spy Bar Bath Street, 221 7711.
I Strawberry Fields 56 Oswald Street, 221 7871.
I The Studio, 1084 South St, Scotstoun,
401 1750.
I Eat Drink Man woman 34.4.: ang 31_ I Sub Club 22 Jamaica Street, 248 4600.
‘ I 13th Note 260 Clyde Street, 243 2177 I Trash 197 Pitt Street, 572 3372.
I The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street, 204 1000.
I Variety Bar 4015auchiehall Street, 332 4449.
I The Velvet Rooms Sauchiehall Street, 332 0755.
I The Woodside Social Club 329 North Woodside Road. 337 1643.
I Yang 33 Queen Street. 248 8484.
EDINBURGH '
I The Ark 3 Semple Street, 229 7733. I The Art College Lauriston Place, 220 3234.
I The Attic Dyer’s Close, Cowgate, 225 8382.
I The Basement Broughton Street, 557 0097.
I La Belle Angele 11 Hasties Close, 225 7536.
I The Bongo Club 14 New Street, 556 5204.
I Cafe Graffiti Mansfield Place Church (bottom of Broughton Street), 557 8003. I Catwalk Broughton Street, 225 5583. I Cavendish West Tollcross, 228 3252. I C.C. Blooms 23—24 Greenside Place, 556 9331.
I The Citrus Grindlay Street, 622 7086.
I The City Cafe Blair Street, 220 0125.
g I The Cocteau Lounge (£90). Picardy
Place (entrance through The Outhouse
Gardens, Broughton Street Lane, 478 7434.
I Ego (fomerly EZK) Picardy Place, 478 7434.
I eh1 197 High Street, 220 5277.
I Eros/Elite Fountainpark, Dundee Street, 228 1661.
I Gala King Stables Road, 229 7986.
I Jazz Joint Henry’s Cellar Bar, Morrison Street, 221 1288.
I The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564.
I Loco 235 Cowgate, 225 5413.
I The Meadow Bar Buccleuch Street, 622 7680.
I Club Mercado 36—39 Market Street, 226 4224.
I Bar Nego at Negociants Lothian Street, 225 6313.
I Noa 7 Queensferry Street Lane, 226 6828.
I Oxygen 3-5 Infirmary Street, 557 9997.
I Peppermint Lounge Blair Street, 622 6811.
I Pivo 2—6 Calton Road, 557 2925.
I Po Na Na 26 Frederick Street, 226 2224.
I The Potterrow Bristo Square, 650 9195.
I Revolution 31 Lothian Road, 229 7670.
I Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758.
I The Subway Cowgate, 225 6766.
I The Subway West End Lothian Road, 229 9197.
I The Vaults 15—17 Niddrie Street, 558 9052.
I The Venue Calton Road, 557 3073. I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College Of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442.
I Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311.
I Wilkie House Cowgate, 225 2935.
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