Glasgow
Clubs
Regular weekly clubs plus one off events are listed by city, then by day, then alphabetical by title. Clubs will be listed, provided that up to date details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Lack of information may result in clubs being omitted. Glasgow club listings compiled by Jack Mottram.
Glasgow Thursdays
Pre-Club
I Bounty at Q. 5pm lam. l‘rec. Weekly. Billy Milligan is at the helm of this new night. featuring party tunes across the genres. from RozB to cltib classics.
I Diamonds at The Variety Bar.
8pm close. Free. Weekly. l)J Mucci presents Southern smooch to rockabilly raunch for rocksteady liddies. if you know what that means. you‘ll probably want to
I Nico’s at Nico's. 9pm midnight. Free. Weekly. l)J Miguel (Wall To Wall) spins upbeat house selections for a studenty crowd.
I Nomad at Nomad. 7.3()pm~midnight. Free. Weekly. Resident ‘l)onut' Jay is joined by Kris Keegan. lan 'l'hompson and A.J. spinning the best house sounds.
I The Operators at (’osta ('offee (Great Western Road). 7—I lpm. Free. Weekly. The local heroes assist capitalist coffee culture with their initnitable blend of jaw. funk and hip hop.
I Pousey Cafe at Air ()rganic. x—l lptn. Free. Weekly. The Jengaheads get you stoked up fora night 0111. with a mixed bag of beats. from electro and funk through to house and techno.
I Phatboy’s Kitchen at .\te(‘huill‘s Way ()ut West. 8pm- tnidnight. Free. Weekly. Hip hop. breaks and beats courtesy of'l'he Wax Monkey.
I Sample & Hold at Bar Soba. Spm-rmidnight. Free. Weekly. Live hip hop. replete with gttest vocalists. scratchy business and pet'cussion.
I Shogo at The Brunswick ('ellars. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. An evening of breaks. beats and suchlike from (‘i-Man and occasional guests. with skateboarding visual entertainments.
I Syntax In Small Doses at Bar Sau/a. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ Jace from Syntax teams up with Mark Welsford from Small Doses (Paisley) for weekly excursions of the tech-house and electro variety.
I The Thursday Broadcast at The Living Room. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Rotation of Glasgow's top DJ talent featuring Stevie lilements among others.
I Tilt at Bar It). 7pm-late. Free. Weekly. An evening of liuro trance from the Tilt
I Virunga at Brel. Opin—midnight. Free. Weekly. A top selection of tunes with a world bias. including soca. Latin dance. African and reggae.
Club
I Affinity at Media. 1 lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Progressive and [iuro trance in the tnain arena with residents Steve Concannon and Paul Fleming. Rotational talent abounds in the back suite.
I Beat 106 Alternative Catwalk Night at The Arches. l()pm—late. £5. 24 May only. it‘s one of those popular radio station and high street chain get together nights all the kids are talking about. Beat l()o DJs Stevie Kerr. Stephen Lee and Kevin McFarlane provide the music. Topshop provide some clobber for the catwalk action. Part of the glamorous intervention fashion festival.
I Bennet’s at Bennet's. l lpm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Shawn delivers a commercial dance tnix in the tnain room. while Annie supplies 70s and 80s hits at the premier gay
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I Bug-A-Boo at The Velvet Rooms.
1 lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. John Lyons. Martin Hesketh and James Fullerton take it in turns to provide the R&B and soul selections.
I Club Salsa Sabrosa at The Havana Bar. l().3()pm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. Top-notch Latin sounds. with all hip- shaking genres covered thanks to residents Keith. Alexis and Geo D.
I Columblan at The Asylum Back Room. Spin—lam. Free to CL'SL' members; £l otherwise. Weekly. Music with breaks. from hip hop and big beat to soul and funk. I Cop at Archaos. l lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Absolutely colossal student night with \'ance and C.J. supplying hard partying house anthems in the main rootn and daft classics from Tarn Coyle downstairs.
I Fat Sumo at The Glasgow School of Art. l()pm—2.3()am. £3. Weekly. A new venture for the Vic Bar. with LTJ Bosom and her trashy electro pop getting ample support from Hi Fidelity‘s Sean Dickson in the second and fourth week of the month. with Hush Puppy (Divine) stepping into the breach in the third week.
OFreak Moves at The Glasgow School of Art (upstairs). l()pm—2.3()am. £3. Weekly. DJs Dema and Mr Nice showcase hip hop. dancehall and funk. now on a weekly basis. See Factlile and Hitlist.
I Go Bang at Reds. l lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. GK Machine. Glenn C. Jay Hay and Guy spin a varied techno and house selection.
I MFI at L'niverse (Coatbridge).
l lpm—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. 1 lpm-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. l()pm—lam. Free. Weekly. You. the lucky punter. take the helm tonight. as request cards are available over the bar and in the booth.
I Revel at G2. llpm—3am. £5 (£4). 10 May. Fortnightly. Simon Foy. Steven Concannon and Donnie Mac spin a selection of progressive. Euro trance tunes mixed in with some Chicago house and funk.
I Rhythm And Blues at Life. l()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. One of the city's finest R&B nights with residents Paul Traynor. Naeem and Stuart McCallum.
I Routes at Ad-Lib. l lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. The dining house-cum-style bar relaunches its clubbing soirees with this regular deep house date that comes courtesy of Owen Caldwell and Colin Davie.
I Skint at The Cathouse. l lpm—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 of Archaos 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. l lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Disco and house from Stevie Smith.
I Trash at Trash. l().30pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Student faves with a funky theme. I Tune! at ,2. l lpm—3am. Free entry before I lpm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Simon Morrison and Andy Horn select brand new house and trance. plus lbiza favourites to jog the memory.
I Ttlnnel Thursdays at The Tunnel.
1 lpm—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 2some at Mas. l lpm—3am. £4 (£3 students). Weekly. 2 rooms. 2 sounds and 2 DJ s as well as some tasty two-for-one drinks offers - it doesn‘t take a brain surgeon. or indeed a rocket scientist. to work out why the club's called 2some then. Geoff Montford and John Thompson supply the student classics and party anthems.
I 1210 at Babaza. 8pm—3am. Free before I lpm; £4 (£3 ). Weekly. Top-notch house. garage and trance from lan 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 from
8—1 lpm. turning over the Technics to up- and-coming DJs. Call the club on 204 0101 for details of how to participate.
I Upfront at The Asylum. l()pm—3am. £1 (free to CL‘SL’ members). Weekly. Eddie Tonner and Scott Mochar with quality house and trance.
I The Wha? at The 13th Note Club. Next date tbc.
Chart & Party
I CJ’s Madhouse at Shack (formerly The Temple). l().30pm—3am. £4 (£2). Crazy chart tunes.
I Loveshack at Fury Murry's.
l [pm—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. I lpm-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 low-brow house.
I Shag Tag at Privilege. l lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Insanely successful night based on a complex numerical flirting system: everyone gets a number upon entry. then. if someone catches your eye. you write their number on the board next to your own. with the idea being that they then rush up to you and get biz-ay. Music-wise. it's commercial house and trance from Sexy Steve and Kinky Kenny.
I Skint at The Cathouse. l lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Funk. punk and party pap with plenty of drinks promos.
I Wired at Destiny. l()pm-3am. £2 before 1 lpm; £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
Pre-Club
I Brian Murnln 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 Chi at McChuill's. 8pm-midnight. Free. Monthly. The first in a succession of rather cool nights. the evening starts with mellow shaolin beats and builds to funky house and bouncy techno.
I Critical Mass at Nice ‘n‘ Sleazy. 8pm—late. Free. Weekly. Jon Fopp. aka Noj. with a wilfully peculiar selection. ranging from punk to funk and all points in between. Nothing to do with bike riding anti-capitalism.
I Cul De Sac at Cul De Sac. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Home 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. L'pbeat selections from Keith Taper to get you going for the weekend.
v Flower Records at Air Organic. 9pm—late. Free. 18 May only. As part of the culture exchange project Japan 2001. Flower Records. a label at the vanguard of Japan’s jazzy deep house scene. is hosting an evening's entertainment. DJs include Eitetsu Takamiya. Yoshi Horino. Toshiyuki Goto plus Glasgow‘s own Paul Cawley. See Hitlist.
I Friday Street at Blackfriars (downstairs). Next date 25 May.
I lllumlnatlons 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. lan Thompson and AJ. _ioin ‘Donut' Jay at this pre-club. Free camera hire adds a nice touch.
I Paul Cawley at Air Organic. See Flower Records.
I Rowan and Niall at the Halt Bar. Free. Monthly. The former Balsa residents. now ensconced in a new venue. do their deep house thing.
I Russell’s at Russell's. (rpm—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ Yaw kicks out the best R&B. hip hop and sw ingbeat.
I Soaterama at Nice ‘n' Sleazy (ground floor). Spin—midnight. Free. Weekly. An across-the-board blend with an emphasis on the unexpected. from punk to drum & bass.
I Soulsa at The Brunswick Hotel. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Andy L'nger and friends host an evening of roller-disco house and NY garage. Drinks promos and club passes an added bonUs.
I Stateside Sounds at The State Bar. 4~7pm. Free. Weekly. Paul Shields selects alt.country' favourites. rock classics and blues cuts.
I Straight Ahead at Spy Bar. 9pm—late. Free. Weekly. The superb Straight Ahead crew spin northern soul. funk and dancelloor jazz.
I Syntax at The Halt Bar. 9pm-midnight. 30 Mar. Monthly. Debauched. acid techno mayhem from Mr. Man and Adam Mars. I Tap-Moi-La at The Tap. 9pm—midnight. Weekly. A new pre-club from. in their words. ‘iust two more blokes playing their records in a pub.‘ Fortunately Hush Puppy of Divine fame and Chris ‘Beans' Geddes (he's in some indie band. apparently) have corking collections taking in 60s pop. Wigan-centric soul. mod jazz and Latin grooves.
I Paddy Power at The 'ariety Bar. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. The astoundingly eclectic DJ Paddy powerfully plays everything from Brain Eno to Underground Resistance.
Club
I The Ark at The Tunnel. l().3()pm—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.
I Blood at Substitute Venue (Planet Peach). llpm—3am. £7 (£5). 18 May only. As the Sub's tenure at the Peach draws to a close. the up-and-coming Kieran McCann and the not so up and coming DJ Q provide the proper house music and unnerving flyer an.
I Buddasole at Club Budda.
l lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Solemusic head honcho Stevie Middleton mans the booth at his seriously high calibre soulful house and garage night.
I Bughouse v. Syntax at The Renfrew
Ferry. l().30pm—late. £8. 18 May only. Ladies and gentlemen. in the Bughouse corner. please welcome Dan Brown and Chris Bowers. in the Syntax corner Nik Craig and DJ Jace. Seconds out! Round 1! Well. they won't actually be boxing (we hope). but having DJed at the same events around town over the past couple of years. the Bughouse and Syntax crews have decided to battle it out at last.
I Bump ‘n’ Hustle at Babaza. 6pm-3am (DJs from I lpm). Free before
I lpm; £5 after. Weekly. Paul Traynor and Raymond Woods with fine and funky R&B cuts. hip hop and some classic soul and funk thrown in to keep the capacity crowd going. Arrive early to avoid disappointment as this is one of the busiest regular Fri nighters around.
I Callente! at Havana. 9pm-2am. Free. Weekly. Loco Latin action courtesy of George and Andreas from 9pm through to the wee small hours.
I The Cathouse at The Cathouse. l().30pm—3am. £l before I lpm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Rock. grunge. indie and a dash of breakbeat across three floors at Glasgow‘s top venue for rockers and alternateens.