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 Gillian McCormack.
Glasgow Thursdays
Pre—club
I Cul De Sac at Cal De Sac. 9pm~midnight. Free. Weekly. Twitch and Wilkes play psycho rock. country and western. dttb and fling in the occasional freaky beat or two for those of you w hose bag happens to be pretty mtteh anything that goes.
I Diamonds at The Variety Bar.
8pm close. Free. Weekly. DJ Mticci presents Southern smooch to rockabilly raunch for rocksteady Iiddies. If you know what that means. you'll probably want to go.
I Hot Latino Nights at Moda.
Sptn- lam. Free. Weekly. A feisty fusion of Latin arid (‘uban sounds from l)Js Salazar and Andreas.
I Jengaheads at Air ()rganie. Upnr-midnight. Free. Weekly. Martyn Jengahead starts the weekend early playing mellow beats and deep house. and if you spy his (‘1) player you might just get a sneak preview of some of his and Marco‘s tip-and-coming releases on l'nder the (‘ounter records.
I Latin Loungin’ at The (iatrcho (irill. 9pm» midnight. Free. Weekly. Vegetarians fear not. you don't need to tuck into half a horse to enjoy the laid-back blend of Latin sounds provided by [)J Jazz.
I Nico’s at .\'ieo's. ()prn—rnidnight. Free. Weekly. (‘heesy music for party-minded students. As if there's any other kind.
I Nomad at Nomad. 7.30pm- midnight. Free. Weekly. Resident ‘l)onut' Jay is joined by Kris Keegan. Ian Thompson and A.J. spinning the best house sounds.
I Phatboy’s Kitchen at .\le(‘huill‘s Way Out West. Spin-midnight. Free. Weekly. Hip hop. breaks arid beats courtesy of The Wax Monkey.
I Sample 8: Hold at Bar Soba.
8pm- rnidnight. Free. Weekly. Live hip hop. replete with guest vocalists. scratchy business and percussion.
I Spy at Spy. ()prn-midnight. Free. Weekly. Traxx DJ Simon (‘ordiner starts the weekend early serving you quality deep house and funky grooves.
I Tilt at Bar 10. 7pm—late. Free. Weekly. An evening of liuro trance frorn the Tilt
I Virunga at Brel. ()pin—midnight. Free. Weekly. A top selection of tunes with a world bias. including soca. Latin dance. African and reggae.
Club
I Adaptor at Alaska. I lpm—3am. £3. Weekly. An all-new night of hard graft with Stticee and Metronome spinning deep ftrnk while Dan and Chris (Bttgged ()tit) rip it tip dovv ttstairs.
I Bennet’s at Bennet's. l lpm- 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
I Chalk ‘n’ Cheese at The Tunnel.
l lpm 3am. £4. (£3). Free with a snapfax before midnight. Weekly. Tunnel regulars Kevin McFarlane arid Scott Mackay. pltis Stephen Lee in room two. spirt house and occasional commercial tracks. They're quite relaxed on the old dress code tonight so no need to iron the Ben Sherman.
I Club Salsa Sabrosa at The Havana Bar. ll).3()pm 3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. Residents Keith. Alexis and (ieo I) encourage you to shake that ass with sortie top notch Latitt grooves.
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I Columbian at The Asylum Back Roortt. Spin-lam. Free to (‘L‘Sl' members: £l otherwise. Weekly. Mttsic with breaks. from hip hop and big beat to soul arid ftrnk. I Freak Moves at The (ilasgow School of Art. 1 lpm-3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. l)ema and Mr. .\'ice scratchin' it tip big stylee. Look otrt for R-Trix on 18 ()ct and Reachout on 25 ()ct. lixpeet some serious scratch hip hop.
I Homework at Vault. 1 1pm 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. The new basement cltrb aims for the Thu student crowd without pandering to the usual formulaic pap. They call it fucked-tip pop. which means pretty much anything from techno arid electro to unasharned pop classics. lart and Stevie man the box.
I MFI at l'niverse ((‘oatbridger llpm~2.3()am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Big telly man liwan MacLeod and DJ Bob with a disco-tinged selection of house old and
I Off The Hook at The l3th .\'ote ('lub. lt)pm—-2am. £3 (£2 ). Weekly. The OT” gartg are back once again. not unlike renegade masters. As before. it‘s a mix of electro, 80s pop and. erm. rrtore electro with regular live sttiff from local electronic artistes. (‘an't say fairer than that.
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. llprn 3am. £5 (£4). 25 ()ct. Fortnightly. Simon Foy. Steven (‘oncannon and Donnie .Mac spin a selection of progressive. litiro trance tunes mixed in with some (‘hicago house and funk.
I Skint at The ('athotise. l lpm 3am. £4 (£2 ). Weekly. Tough chemical breaks and beats. rock and indie for a studenty crowd. I Spank at Cube. I lpm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. With a little help front Nicky and Scott Free. veteran party-up type Jiin I)a Best presents house and funk across two
I Streetsoul at The Velvet Rooms.
l lpm-~3am. £4 (£2 ). Weekly (except last Thti of the month). Raymond Woods. DMG. John Lyons and .\'aeem take it iit turns to provide the R& B and soul selections.
I Trash at Trash. l().3()pm 3am. £4 (£2 ). Weekly. Student faves with a funky theme. I Tune! at g2. l lpm» 3am. Free before llpm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Simon Morrison arid Andy llorn select brand new house and trance. pltis [bi/a favourites to jog the memory. if you cart remember anything that is.
I 1210 at Babaza. 8pm 3am. Free before I lpm: £4 (£3). Weekly. 'I'op-notch house. garage and trance from Ian Thompson and Vance. renowned for keeping the crowd on their toes and dropping the odd surprise track.
I Upfront at The Asylum. lllpm 3am. £l (free to ('l'Sl' members). Weekly. Quality house and trance provided by liddie 'l‘onner and Scott Mochar.
Chart & Party
I Madhouse at Sltack. 10.30pm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Student anthems provided by DJ ('J.
I Loveshack at Fttry Mtrrry's.
1 1pm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Jim and Phil with a blend of commercial classics. vintage indie and a tottch of disco.
I Rumble at The Garage. I lpm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. The kids go mad for this student night. maybe because if they haven't managed to ptill it's otin because they‘ve been in an alcohol induced coma. ('hart hits. indie favourites and low -brow house.
I Shagtag at Privilege. l lpitt 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 tip to you and get biI-ay'. Mttsic-w ise. it's commercial house arid trance from Sevy Steve and Kinky Kenny.
I Skint at The (‘athottse l lpm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Funk. punk arid party pap with plenty of drinks promos.
I Wired at Destiny. ltlpm 3am. £2 before I lpm: £3 after. Weekly. ('asual night at the wrought-iron exhibition-cum- elub 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 at :\d-l .ilt. Free. Weekly.
5 8pm. Rotational I)Js provide the perfect soundtrack to wind down to the weekend
jtist as the bar staff serve tip the rigltt
cocktails to take the edge off the vv eek. I Budda at Bar Budda. Spin midnight. Free. Weekly. (This llarris spinning groove-led house to the ttsttal party crowd. I Chi at .\lc('huill‘s. Spin midnight. Free. Weekly. The first in it succession (ll. rather cool nights. the evening starts with rttellow shaolin beats arid btiilds to funky house and bouncy techno.
I Critical Mass at .‘s'ice ‘ii’ Slea/y. Spin late. Free. Weekly. Jon Fopp. aka .\'oj (the fatnin man) requests that you kick otit the jams mutherftinka/ as he blends a wilfully peculiar selection. ranging front punk to funk and all points iit between w itlt surprise guest disc jockey s each and every week.
I Edward’s at litlwaril‘s.
9pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Keith l’y per l'c\'\ up the crowd for the weekend.
I Illuminations at The Lighthouse. 8.30pm midnight. Free. Weekly. [)1 Dandy (Disco X ) and Alan B. (Breach) spin 'tornorrovv, yesterday. today' music. I Nico’s at \ico's. 0pm midnight. Free. Weekly. l'pbeat mainstrcamage to keep the drinkers on their toes.
I Nomad at Nomad. 7.30pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Kris Keegan. Ian Thompson and A.J. join 'l)oitut’ Jay at this pre-club. I Papacool at The Basement Bar. 9pm midnight. Free. Weekly. The finest in jau. soul and funk.
I Paul Cawley at Air ()i'ganic.
9pm midnight. Free. Weekly. (‘aw lcy ‘s serves a beat arid break based selection. I Rowan and Niall at the llali Bar. ‘)pm midnight. Free. Weekly. The former Balsa residents. now ensconced in a new venue. do their deep house thing.
I Russell’s ill Rtlssc‘lFs.
(rpm midnight. Free. Weekly. 1).] Yaw kicks otit the best Rile hip hop and
svv irtgbeat.
I Stateside Sounds at The State Bar. 4 7pm. Free. Weekly. l’aul Shields selects alt.cotintt'y favourites. rock classics arid blues cuts.
I Straight Ahead at Spy Bar.
0pm late. Free. Weekly. Dance lilttvll'
ja/l. Northern Sottl arid funk spirit by the
superb Straight Ahead crew.
I Paddy Power at The \‘ariety Bar. 0pm midnight. Free. Weekly. The astoundineg eclectic I)J l’addy powerfully plays everything from Brain lino to l'nderground Resistance.
Club
I Adaptor at Renfrew Ferry.
lllpm 2am. £Il). 1‘) ()ct only. First birthday bash of this enticing little techno night featuring guest booty from the multi-talented Space l).ls. Known to their friends and relatives as Bert Long and Jamie Bissmire. the Space fellas know more than a thing or two about fusing bi'eakbeats artd techno funk. so this one should go off like a pressure cooker.
I The Ark at The ‘l'unnel.
l().3()pm 3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Scott Mackay and Sirttort Foy keep the crowd
jumping with top quality hard house in
the rttairt rootn. while (iai'y ('urlcy moves the crowd iit Bar 2 w itlt smooth garage arid vocal hottse.
I Caliente! at llavaita. ‘lpm 2am. Free. Weekly. Loco Latin action courtesy of(ieorge arid Andreas front 0pm through to the wee small hours.
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:' : Funk Room The mighty Soul Destroyers are joining Andrew and Simon tor a night of serious funk. The blistering eight piece live combo has recently been signeC to M0 Wax and is set to take the funk scene by storm. Arches, Fri IQ Oct.
Solid Steel Tour You've heard the radio show. you've played the new mix album like a hundred times already and so it only seems right that you should check out the live show to see what Strictly Kev and UK can really do with some records. a mixer and a few turntables. See preview. page 81. Glasgoii/ School of Art. Fri 79 Oct.
Pressure Not a lot you can say about this one really. except that it is probably the best line—up in the world...ever! and you'd be a dumb ass tool to miss it. Legendary beat manipulators like DJ Shadow (i_)ictured) and Cut Chemist don't come to Glasgow every weekend. you realise. Arches. Fri 26 Oct".
Global Love Another chance to see superstar DJ. producer and Grammy nominated remixer Roger Sanche/ at Archaos ain't gonna come along in a hurry so make sure you get your tickets in advance. Ai'chaos, Fri 26 Oct.
Homebass Tim Stine-non (Bomb The Bass). renowned for his influence on the UK house scene in the 80s and 908 thanks to the cutting edge collage ‘Beat Dis. ioins the mighty Jengaheads for some seriously tine tunage. See preview page as. Alaska. Sa.‘ 27 Och
My Machines Orlando Voorn will be rocking the turntables alongside Hamish and Wilkes. The producer and DJ will be providing the kids with some techno trauma of the highest order. Glasgow School of AM. Sat 22' Oct.
Optimo It's that time of year again. the annual Obtiino l lalloweeri bash and. it the last two years are anything to go by. it should be totally outrageous. Big pri/es. weird decor... it's a bit ot a freak show really. but one not to miss. MAS. Sun 28 Oct.