Edinburgh
Clubs
Events are listed by city, day, type, then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least ten days belore publication to clubsGlistcomlt, by post or by tax on 0131 557 8500. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore.
Edinburgh Thursdays
Club
. Blooms at (‘(‘ lilootlts 10.30pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Top the light fantastic to Hi-NR(i dance action at this ever-popular gay bar.
I Club Moiito Salsa Night at H Barrio. 9pm 3am. l-‘ree. Weekly. Rum soaked night of Latin rlrytlrrrr and salsa from I” Nano and the Latin l’osse.
I Daysleeper at ()pium. I lprn 3am. Free. Weekly. Nu metal. thrash metal. industrial riietal and just about every other type of metal you can think of.
I Different Drum at (‘abaret Voltaire. I lpm 3am. £4 (£3). 3 Jul. Monthly. New night with a skew ed take on the club forttiat with the Trouble [Us in full effect. live act still the btit there‘s support frorn the Primitive l'rge l)Js with their unique take on the more obscure realms of rock (Sonic Youth. Melt Banana. Peaches etc).
I The Fun at ligo. Itlpm 3am. £3. Weekly. Jon l’leascd. Simmone Black and Morgan are back playing a tasty selection of hottse and garage.
I Genetic at (‘itrus (’lub. l lpm 3am. l‘ree before I l.3l)pttt; £2 after. Weekly. Still a rrrighty popular soiree that showcases alternative. indie atid lo-li. No smoking at the bar. mind.
I Groove Collective at Berlin Bierhaus. Itlpm 3am. Free. Weekly. House and other grooves from the 1)] tag team behind ttiglits such as lit‘isco Disco and Blast: Martin Valentine. Steve Wanless. (iav Anderson. Harry. Htrggy arid Markcll.
I MIBZ at Cavendish/Diva. ltlpm 2am. l-‘rce before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. The best in US hip hop. ragga and RiyzB from Tee-TNT and Mr H. Returning alter a brief hiatus but back with the same music you all loved so rmrch as they take over this new venue.
I Nexus at Studio 24. ltlpm 3am. £l. Weekly. A iicw night that mixes the best of rock. metal. industrial and goth with a touch of cheese. From your hosts Smelly. Kynon. Ba] and Ross.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. Itipm 3am. £3. Weekly. Je/ Hill and Stevie (i with timeless vocal house. disco and party tunes.
I Out of Sight at Nichol lidwards. Itlprn ~3am. £4. 1‘) Jun. A mis of musical styles from some of the best tip-arid- coming talent the capital has to offer. Residents 'I‘okyoblu. Niall McKcrvey'. Stuart Johnston and Jamie Bohancy' lead you through the realms of old school to funky house. hard house and Naked style Ioungecore.
O Reg One and Kid Acne at Bongo (‘Iub. ltipm 3am. £5. 3 Jul only. Cutting-edge live hip hop performance from this double bill of truly innovative Warp signings. Live sets. DJ skills. Warp visuals. live graff. merchandise and so much more.
I Say Samba! at (‘abaret Voltaire. llpm —3am. £6 (£5). l‘) Jun. Monthly. the true sound of the Brazilian underground with live vocals from the beautiful Patricia Marx on the 'l‘rama tour. A former child star. she's been singing for the past 20 years back home in South America. now reaching her ow n diverse style that spans the electronic and nu jazz scenes. Support comes from Bruno [5 (Nova Vida label boss) spinning deep house and broken beats. For this date only '."'I.f.YI.('(II'tI ltulili'rs ‘L’t'l Iltllli price entry all night.
I The Snatch Social at the l.l(|tll(l Room. Ill 30pm 3am. £3 5” (£3) Weckly .-\ new era begins at the newly re-branded filth fisated funky disco cum cabaret. comically competed by new boy lorry ('artcr and deck manipulated in a cod funk and hip hop sty lee by Babes. Biggie and Spariky l-.\pect a full face lift. new membership scherric. new games and more
I Speak 5-2 at (abarct Voltaire llpm 3am £4 (£3). 2o Jun New night of foot stompm' drum ck bass with .i swrngm' live (an vibe teaturmg I)! (i Mac (Mariga) with the Speak l: / .-\llstar'/ (live vocals and musicians in a drum (k bass style) [or 1/!“ (litre oii/v 'xllivt'r iiril lrolili’i'v ei't lrii/l [’Il( i' i'IttI\ (Ill lire/it.
I TLC at l’o Na Na. lllpm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. New rirght for the .'\l';tl‘l;tlt theme bar' with a selection of hot house. corrimer'cial dance. cheese and chatty action from l)J 'l'oby.
I Traffic at Hcriot-Watt l'mver'srty l'ruon. ll.3()pm 2am. l'ree. Weekly. l)Js bring you the best It] indie and alternative times at this student shindig.
Chart & Party
I Old Skool Disco at Revolution. 10.30pm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Retro house night hosted by DJ Tom Wilson. I Peppermint Lounge at l’eppcr'rirmt lounge. lllpm 3am.
l"ree £4. Weekly. l’eprwr'mmt lounge's l)J squad including Kingdom l'M's lir'aser‘ Napier. Andy ‘Mi‘s’ Markham and Rob 'l‘ea play out the chart and party Classics.
I Subway West End at Subway West lirid. 7pm 3am. lir'cc before 9pm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. :\ w cek‘s worth of cheesy. party studenty nights. including a bungee rope on Sun. l’lus plenty of drinks promos to keep the spirits high. I The Subway at Subway. 7pm 3am. £l. Weekly. Nigh on a (‘owgatc institution of commercial dance and chart hits with the odd indie classic.
I A Tribute to . . . at Mood.
0pm 3am. l’r'ee before I lprn; £2 (free to members) after. Weekly. ('hart tunes from the (ills to yesterday. with live tribute acts dropping by each week.
I Vinyl at Massa (formerly (‘lub Mercado). Spm 3am. l‘rec. Weekly. ('orrimer'cial chart and dance courtesy of Paul l-‘unkster. pltis drinks promos aplenty for those who want to start the weekend fashionably early.
Edinburgh Fridays
Club
I Adrenaline at 'l‘eviol Row t'n'ion. 10.30pm 3am. £3 (£2 members). 27 Jun. New night of rock. metal. punk and alternative tunes from lil)(i& R.
I Big Beat at ('abaret Voltaire. l().3()pm 3am. £3 before I 1.30pm; £(v (£5 members) after. 4 Jul. Monthly. Serious daricefiimr' funk. soul and lit/l as residents Simon Hodge. Stuart Bennett and DJ 'l‘inku turn up the funk.
I Bubble Breaks at Nichol tidvvarits. I(J.3(lpm 3am. £2. Weekly. Body Movin' Productions presents Bubble Breaks. droppin bombs of RrkB. breaks and hip hop with I)Js Mr Believe (aka (iigi Switch l'p. Ballistic) and Mikey Magic (Ballistic).
I CC Blooms at (‘(‘ Blooms. lt).3()pm 3am. Free. Weekly. l)J .-\lly does the decks duty at this gay night with her inimitable selection of hiin cariip and disco classics. moving on to pumped-up house and dance as the evening progresses.
I Coconut Groove Disco Nite at lil Barrio. 9pm -3am. liree before I lpm: £5 (£3) after. Weekly. The Tokyo Blu guys (attd a few guests) do their disco house thing but with a Latin twist to match the surroundings.
0 Digital at the Venue. l().3()pm 3am. £9. 20 Jun. Monthly. Jackirig techno and electro funk goodness from residents J(' and Dave Brown. teaming up with
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I Dogma at Studio 2-1 I“ 3(lpm 3am £ Ill ( LS riieiribers) 2" Jim Monthly Hard as nails and as underground as irroles. techno ot the highest order .isl (‘omrriumcatrtiris signings. the Youngsters. drop by for a live |’\ l‘pstarrs 'treestyle electromca' types the ()(ldcore (‘ollectiv e mrs up liv c vocals breaks. beats. dub. reggae tech house and drum .\ bass wrtli three live l’.\s t'lhclectr'tirirchaosystem. lel’ron and Soul l‘yr'c ('ollcctiyci and two l).ls (iii) and Revctb) IHI this (line only 'l Irvt' til/(l ltt'lrli'l \ L'r‘l 1.‘ I'll (It't'l Ill/t i' all lire/rt. See [my It'll
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I Finsternis at the l’lcasarice (‘abarel Bar. 0pm Iain. £2 (£l members). 2” Jun. the lighter side of goth (it such a tlirtig truly e\lslsl with a tins of dark ambient. neo classical and ethereal tracks from l’etrt Scarabec. Deception Boy and (ihost |)ancer. ('heck
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I Flava at Why Not" lllpm 3am £S (£0). 27 .lrrn. Stylish urban night bringing you a blend of street soul. sesy R&B and funky urban cut/. Residents opening party with DJ ('ut/ and DJ limits.
I Foozle at the Venue. Ill. 30pm 3am £4 £5. 27 Jun. Monthly. I-oo/le bring yotr London‘s finest the alrrirglity R Krrl/ and Nor/e aka |.awgr\cr/ (Botclirt and Scarpcr) for a live set to mark the Ifrivir liivtiiir I album launch. Bringing their breaks sound and astonishing scratching cspertise to bear on the Venue. Add llt residents l)ave
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I Free Range at Wee Red Itai. lll.3(lpm 3am. £| before midnight; £2 after. Weekly. long as it's good they '1! play it: lrrnk. drum (k bass. hip hop, (ills, 7lls. disco. metal. country. punk. blues. Slls. ‘llls. dance. old skool. you name H.
I FUN[k] at l’rive (’ouncil. lllpm 3am.
£5. Weekly. linioy the specialist sounds of mainstream RrkB grooves. smooth beats and 2Ist century flaval.
I Funk De La Tech at the Venue. lt).3()pm 3am. £3. 2() Jun. Monthly. Psychedelic trance party w itli the ci'a/y l’agan (l’hrisphorescence) and ('harlie Munro (l‘lying Rhino). :\l()ltgslde residents Kcyte. Wolfial/ and Dave McCullough. Bring on the madness.
I The 60-60 at (‘octeau Lounge (downstairs at ligo). llpm 3am. £(i (£5). 2() Jun. Monthly. Swrnging (itls garage (of the rock variety sorry to disappoint any So Solid wannabes). soul. mod. soul. R&B and slealy listenin. the righteous 'l'all Paul Robinson and .-\rigus .\ (lot io remain resident wrtlr special guest Richard W Rinn (singer of the Boogaloo Investigators).
I Kombi at Bongo ('lub. lllpm 3am. £7 (£5 with flyer or Hawaiian shirt). 20 Jun. Monthly. .-\ celebration of surf culture with live delights (a dash of rock from (’rackwhor'e and hip hop from l‘B(‘) and [Us Dolphin Boy and l)JRcd(i joining the residents. With surfin' visuals. souful iii// and deep house courtesy of Jason Lee and Scott Young in the httc'lst'otiltt.
I Manga at Horicycorrib. Monthly. Nest date I I Jul. Manga's pt‘erclub session the Bass'l'rap is at Bambu every Hi from 9pm with DJ (i-Mac and guests. For more tttlo check ()7s.s’7(s7.(s()ol (it‘ w w w.basstr'apcorti.
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I Mocha Rocka! at Berlin Btcrliaus. lllpm 3am. £7. 27 Jun Monthly. 'lwo of lidttthttt'glt's liesl collectives |oltt lotces Space l‘acc residents Spider and the Bloridc l'lash bring the Rth. hip hop. funk. disco and more while ‘lokyo Blu take care of the house. l'rllmg the special guest shoes this rrronth we have (irarit Nelson (Swing (diy/SntlllllllLl
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