Clubs listings
Edinburgh Saturdays continued
I Eye Candy at Maxxa (formerly (‘luh Mercadot 1 1pm 3am. £10 (£8 or £(i if ‘outragenuxly tll‘cxxcd' l. Weekly. chidentx the [fly e ('andy 'l'winx and Neiat Barton hnxt their infamoux glaiit and mainxtream hotixe party iii the newa refurhixhed \enue. Rememher tn ‘drexx glam nr xci‘am'.
I Fiesta Latina at in int Row l'ninn. 9.30pm 2am. £4.50 (£3.50). 15 l-‘eh. Monthly. Still going xtrong after ten yearx of xupplying the hext in xalxa. merengue. mamhn and other l.atin rhy Ihmx cottrtexy of 1)] Pancho with a free dance class from the Salxa :\ngelx at 0.30pm.
I Fiesta Tequila! .u til Barrio.
10pm 3am. l‘rce. Weekly. l.i\e muxic and fun with a dixtinctly 1.aIin .'\lllL‘l'l£'ttll and Spanixh xlant from 1)] llcctnr.
I FUN[k] at Priye ('ouncil. 10pm 3am. £5. \VCL‘kly. SL‘L' i'l‘l.
I The Funk Train at Pntterrow Student t‘nion. 10pm 3am. £3 £5. 15 1"eh. Monthly doxe of funk. dancellnnr tau and other l'ttl'L‘ :2“th 08.
I Funkeymagic + 1 at Berlin Bierliaux. 10.30pm 3am. £3 hcforc midnight; £5 after. 1 l‘eh. l‘ortmghtly. 'l‘he littnkcy Magic guyx arid llnftheat put on a new night in a new \enue with more of that deep linuxe yott lo\e xn much.
I Funkysensual at l’n .\‘a .\'a.
9pm 3am. l‘ree hefore 1 1pm; £4 £5 alter. Weekly. llnI mi\ of xe\y funky liouxe muxic froin 1)] llenchy and Roddy Mac. I Give it Some! at Bongo (’ltih.
11pm 3am. £3 hefnre midnight; £5 after. 8 l‘eh. Monthly. New night for the Bongo. featuring the hext in funk. xotil. ia/x and all that inxpired hip hop.
I Green Monkey presents Polyphonic at Nichol lid\\ardx.
10pm 3am. £0 (£3 memherxt. l l‘eh. Mnnthly. l’iy e rnomx of madnexx ranging from film xcreeningx. open mic xpntx and trihal heatx in the Drum (‘luh i<nnm one ix ltnxtcd hy 1)} Dentoneat' and xpccial gucxt .\’eil 'l‘emplar. and their hlend of hig heat. hip hop. trance and progrexxiye linuxe: I‘L‘xId<_‘ttl 1)] Nile and Sill ltnxl tlte .'\ll (‘nmerx room is itli xpecial gttext l)r .'\ir (Super Scientixtxi with the (’armichael llrntherx xupply ing the chilled heatx in the final rnnm. .\ ethical night xuppnrting the hext in local talent with a hotixe party \ the rather than an in-ynur-face cluh.
C) lmpotent Fury at the Venue. 10.30pm 4am. £8 £10. 8 l‘eh only. the London cluh returnx w itli chief maxter of mayhem l-‘red l)eakin ((intttg l’lacex and title half of lemon .lelly 1 taking care of the mulIi-genre action on tile main floor with tlte Wheel ()1. l)cxtitty prIII to cltooxc a muxical xty 1e from country to drum tk haxx then endure or enioy the i'exult for the neu half lintll'l. While 3 l’iecc Sweet (Sally l‘. .\'icki and trendy Wendy 1 take care of the upxtairx action and Keep l-‘it K;II';ItIkC I‘L‘xlticx ill the (.ttttlt‘l‘.
I Joy at lign. 11pm 3am. £10 (£8 memherxi. 15 [Th Mnnthly. l'p-frnnt. dirty houxe gt'noy ex on the main floor from .v\1an & Maggie Joy and Brett King to work you tip into a lather on the main floor. Pltix 'l'rendy Wendy arid Sally l'A'x cheeky mi\ of soul. funk and chart in the dnwnxtairx xuite. Note that Joy is a cltih for gay people and their friendx.
5) Luvely at the Liquid Room.
10pm 4am. £12 (£10memherxi. 8 l‘eh. Monthly. A xaticy xniree. geared towardx a gay/mixed crowd and featuring a inuxic policy of full—on. driy ing linuxc from rexidentx ’l‘ommy K. (11’. Newton tk Stone and Jared. The 7th Birthday xo e\pect a hlow out with a Seyenth lleayen theme and an anything goes attitude. marquee. massages. (‘1) giye-awayx and free VIP paxxex for the first lticky 7 punters (drexxed up ax angelxl in the queue. Sn einhrace the xaintx and angels dress code aitd watch otit for plenty of xurprixex.
I Majestica at the Venue.
10.30pm 3am. £8. 1 [Th Monthly. Down and dirty liouxe night featuring residents Day id :\lItt)s, lid 1). ‘l‘reyor (i. llrunn l’-l\' and special guext Simon Jamcx across two
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I Messenger Sound System at Bongo ('luh. 11pm 3am. £". 1 lieh. 1"ni'Inightly. Baxx of howel-xhifting proportionx ax the mighty Mexxenger Sound Sy xtem hlaxtx nttt the hext in rigliteotix rontx and duh reggae \\ ith a Hoh Marley and l)ennix Brown hirthday xpecial featuring M(‘ Sti\ Dan.
I Mingin’ at Studio 24. 10.30pm 3am. £5 helnre midnight; £(i after. 8 li‘h. l‘ortmghtly. Rexidentx Brian l)empxter and .-\lan .loy hoxt the tixual Mingin' Ittttdllcxx. ltltlty lIIItIxL‘ and 1\\ ixtcd trance for a frixky and predominantly gay crowd. I Mission Jnr at Studio 24. 7 10pm. £5. Weekly. (intlt. rock. punk and of courxe all that nu metal xtuff that the kidx L‘l';t\ e x0 much. So tl' you met \ytttttlcl’cd where all thoxe hlack clad youthx from the top of (‘ockhurn Street went after dark look no further. the hext and original under l8'x metal gathering in ln\\tl.
I Mission at Studio 24. 11pm 3am. £5 (£4 memherxt. l l’eh. l‘nrtnightly. Night of metal mayhem. goth rock and more from the darkxide a real lidinhurgh Inxtiltttinn that refusex lay down and die. I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. 10pm 3am. £5. Weekly. l)a\e Shedden with liix mi\ of dixco arid funky houxe trackx.
I Opium at ()pium. 10pm 3am. 1‘ree. Weekly. Rock. nu-metal and alternatiye/indic.
I Play at the Venue. 10.30pm 3am. l'ree hefnre 11.30pm; £7 after (£5 with flyeri. l l-ch. l-‘nrtnightly. 1).l KippS returnx at this new night of only the choicext cuts in the world Rtkll. funk and disco. .\'n xtranger tn the funk l-ty er (Motlierftmki ininx KippS on the wheelx of xteel.
I Popcorn at (‘aharei Voltaire.
llpm 3am. £8 (£71. 1 l‘eh. Monthly. Rexidentx Keh l)arge (Deep l-‘unk l. (iittn and Fry er (Mntherfunki drop ftiitk. soul and dixco mny ittg into studio 2 In tnake room for special guextx .luxtin ('raw ford and Luke ('nwdery aka the l'nahomherx. chldcttlx at Mattcltcxtct'ix renowned lilectric ('hair night arid mainstays on (irand ('entral recnrdx futurixtic funk t‘oxlct'. licttdxpin‘x t‘cxidclttx the Resonance pt'ny ide xuppnrt.
I Progression at the Liquid Ronni. 10.30pm 3am. £13 £14. 15 l‘eh. Monthly. l)erek Martin. (lay (irant and
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Your pass to great club nights in Glasgow 8. Edinburgh
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.'\1an l)ohxnn are joined hy new quarterly rexident of line repute l)exy n Maxielln. tlttitc II coup for tlte prngresxiye ltntlxc night. And that'x not all ax xpecial guest 1.ee llttrridge ('I'y rant. l'ahrici ix on hand In dixh out the hexI in trihal rhythmx. Pre- cluh xexxinn at the ('in (‘afe from 9pm. I Rewind at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm 3am. £5 £1). 1 l-‘eh. Monthly. The Fire leand I)Jx w ill he on hand for xome camp lli-.\'R(} action in the hackroom while old xknol dixcn inckx Mick (‘nol and Shuggy Bear dixh ntit the hext in 70s and 80x poptaxtic tunex in the mainrnnm.
I Space Face at the Venue. Monthly llL‘\l (iillL‘ :3 it‘ll.
I St Valentine’s Heart of Darkness at Marco‘x l.eixure ('entre.
7.30pm 3am. £20 weekend ticket. l5 li'h.
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I Stereotype at Berlin Bierhaux. Monthly ne\t date 22 l'eh.
I Tease Age at ('itrux (‘1qu
11pm 3am. £5. Weekly. 'l‘hix indie
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I Ultragroove and Sole Music present: Sole Visions Launch Party at ('aharet Voltaire. 10.30pm 3am. £3 (£71. 3 i't‘lt. lithl ltlcclx “ext Its 1'1tragrony e welcome the Sole music In the ('ah In celehrate the launch of their new Sole iii/nus 1.1’ featuring high calihre actx along the linex of Miltnri Jackxon. Joey Negro. Spen and ()\erxtreet. lh‘prexenting Sole Mtixic will he (ieoll M and Stey ie Middleton while l'ltragrooye‘x own (iareth Snmmeryille will he on hand In drop the finest hnuxe. litidge l‘ingax will he taking care of the hack room with his jaH. disco. xnul and more. I'nr this date only 'xl-IJ'yI't'rm/ Ito/tiers eel £5 admission luf/nn' nut/night. I Ultragroove at (‘almrei Voltaire. l0.30pm 3am. £10. 15 l-‘eh. Fortnightly. l'ltragrnoye lounge residentx xpecialixe in real deal houxe action from (iareth Somery ille. (‘nlin ('nnk and Mikey Stirton. 'l‘hix fortnight french house faynttt‘itc 1)] Gregory makes an e\clttxi\e its appearance.
I Upside Down at llnney comh. 10.30pm 3am. £10 (£8 with llyeri. l l5eh. New funky house night with (’hrixter. l)a/ 1)a\ iex and Jamie Buchanan welcoming the L‘onxidcl‘ithlc xkillx of (‘J Mackintosh. With Rckll and 1K garage taking nycr the hack room.
I Vain at ‘I'ey ioI Row t’ninn. Upm 3am. £4 (£3). 22 l"eh. Mnnthly. 'l‘echno. gnth. induxtrial. 80x and new romantic tunex. Sn Ihat'll he cheery thenl‘.’
I Vegas at ligo. 11pm 3am. £‘) (£7 in fancy drexxi. 8 l-‘eh. Monthly. llep daddy swing. country claxxicx and xlea/y lixtening with your high-kicking hostx l‘rankie Sumatra. Bugxy Seagull. 1)inn
Martini and the stunning Vegas showgirls. And do try to make an effort with the fancy dress code. eh'.’
I Wiggle at lign. 10.30pm 3am. £9. 1 l-‘eh. Maggie and Alan Jny need no introduction and this is their new night of gay fun and frolics. 1n the main rnnrn will he ’I‘rendy Wendy and Jon Pleased playing tracks that are a little hit camp. at little hit cutting-edge hut a whole lotta fun. Downstairs Sally l" and Michelle will he deploying Rckll. hip hop. indie and chart tttnes and how could we forget the lnyely Penny Pornstar on hand to meet and greet the punters so it's something a hit different to what the capital's nther gay nights haye on offer.
Chart & Party
I The Big Cheese at Pntterrnw Student l'ninn. 10pm 3am. £3 £5. 8 l-'eh. l-‘nrtnightly. Massiye student night of the hest in cheddar llayoured chart tunes from the 70s and 80s. featuring Star in Their liy'es Karaoke.
I Cavendish/Diva at ('ayemlish/Ihya. 10pm 3am. liree hefore 1 1pm: £6 alter. Weekly. The fully refurhished space hosts a night of all the gt'ooy‘iest hits from the (i0x ‘)()s, with current chart fayes on the top floor. Over 25s only.
I Edinburgh’s Biggest Party at Mood. 0pm 3am. l’ree hefnre 1 1pm; £3 after (free to memhersl. Weekly. ('hart. party and soul hits from 1)] Martin.
I The Party Continues . . . at Peppermint Lounge. 10pm 3am. £3. Weekly. See Hi.
I Skool Disco at Potterrow Student l'ninn. 9pm 3am. £3 £5 (free in school uniform hefore l lptttl. l lieh. Monthly. The popular nnstalgia format comes to lidinhurgh l'ni. expect trashy hits and plenty of uniforms.
I Subway West End at Suhway West lind. 6pm 3am. l‘ree hefnre 0pm: £5 alter (£4). Weekly. ('hart. dance and cheesey' tunes all night Ioiig hahy.
I The Subway at Suhway. 7pm- 3am. £1. 1 lieh. See Tim.
I Supernova at Revolution.
10.30pm 3am. £6 hefnre midnight: £7 alter (£4 £5). Weekly". (‘hart and party hits all night long.
I Why Not? at Why .\'nt'.’ 10pm 3am. 3 hefore 1 1pm: £5 £7.50 alter. Weekly". See l-‘ri.
Edinburgh Sundays
Club
I DKY at Studio 24. 1 1pm 3am.
£1.50 £2. Weekly. I)KY strides confidently into its third year with resident I)Jx Jni'di. (iareth and Dam playing rock. gnth. metal. iiidustrial and punk. 'l'heme nights and free gifts cnmhine to keep things interesting. week in. week nut.
I Escape from New York at ('aharet Voltaire. ()pens as the sun goes down. £2 to excape. Weekly. l'ttceless Dis 11. Drew and His provide art electrn soundtrack at this non-dance focused eyent. Attendees are united to conspire. create sculptures and works of art. with the tools and materials provided; the only input from escapees is creative.
I Fresh at Priye (‘nuncil 10pm 3am. £3. Weekly. Wind down your weekend in style with lidinhurgh's purest ttrhan spot for Rtkll and hip hop on another level. from the rotating 1)] team l‘tthttlnl. liasy B. .\'aeem. Amhaxxadnr. Richie Rufftnne. M(‘ l-"lnw. Mr Nigel and more.
I Headspin at Bongo ('luh. Monthly ne\t date 23 l-‘eh.
I I Love Music at ()pal Lounge. nnnn 3am. l'ree hefnre 10pm; £3 alter. Weekly. (iareth Sommery'ille (l'ltragronye) hosts an all-day session that crosses the middle ground hetween cluhhing and chilling. featuring gttext l)Jx and a plethora of musical styles including house. l.atin. ia/ly grooyes. tlixc‘n illlti Rik”.
I Rehab at I-Lgo. Monthly next date 23 i'iL'h.