Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least fourteen days betore publication to ciubsglasgowGhotmall.com. Glasgow listings are compiled by Sandra Marron.
Glasgow Thursdays
Club
I ‘3' at the Buff Club. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (free). Weekly. Stevie and David rummage through their records to bring you all the good stuff. There's the odd live band. so expect a fest of eclectronica. discotechnocarcy and other words that they‘ve just made up.
I Atomic at Club Apollo. l lpm—3am. £4 ( £3). Weekly. They invite you to throw shapes on the dancefloor as their resident musical jigsaw builder pieces together an eclectic mix of past masters and enduring classics. spanning four decades.
I Chix on Dex at Chinawhite. lOpm—3am. £4 (£5). Weekly. It's down to the girls for this all new Thursday soirée. Carole Dixon of ultra-cool club night Chakra plays a mix of classic house. disco. pop and 80s revival with an electro twist. I Club Living at Club Living. 9pm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. DJ Andy (manager of 23rd Precinct records) plays a Hed Kandi-style mix of the finest funky house around at this brand spanking new club.
I Evil at Barfly. l().3()pm—3am. £2. Weekly. Goth. industrial. punk and metal. I Fluff on the Needle at Wigwam. llpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Chris Biguzzi. ZeUs. Normski. Marky Mark and [an Whitelaw' spin it up at the new Thursday party at this Sauchiehall venue.
I Freakmoves at Glasgow School of Art. I lpm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. L'ltra-fme hip hop night for the students. with DJs Dema and Nice.
I Instant Access at the Sub Club.
I lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. Residents Tiff Peaches and Glenn C are in your face with the music at this always-interesting Thursday down Sub way. it Takes Three (26 May) with Livevail. Bebado and Mixed Bizness. Carnaval De \'erao (2 Jtm). I Phunky Monkey at Be-lo. 8pm—3am. Free before £l lpm: £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Scott Grainger. \‘ance and Richie McColm are on spinning duties at this new club that looks like getting even bigger than Babaza. Plenty of drinks promos. funky anthems and floor fillers make it a winning
--'formula.
I Pink Devotion at Club Devotion.
l [pm—3am. £3 (free passes available from the nearby LGBT centre). Weekly. Another chance this week to enjoy the delights of this new gay night.
I Record Player: at Glasgow School of Art. l().3()pm—2.3()am. £3 (£2). Weekly. in the \ic Bar Hi-fi Sean & Htishpuppy play to an increasingly frenzied gathering of electro freaks. uber-party upstarts and disco delinquents of all varieties. The atmosphere is Saturday Night Fever meets the Baader Meinhof to a hot liquid spurt of punk- shock disco and a double shot of hi-nrg junk-rock electro. It’s no lie to say there ain‘t another party in town quite like this one and you‘d be plain insane to miss it.
I Skint at the Cathotise. l lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Very much a night to reflect what‘s going on in Glasgow at the moment. Tough chemical breaks and beats. rock and indie for a crowd much like the one outside the Gallery of Modern Art.
I Speakeasy at the L'niversal. l()pm—2am. Free. Weekly. For those who feel like a few drinks after the pub. but don‘t want to go clubbing. Speakeasy is for you. The music isn‘t compromised. and the vibe is chilled.
I Vintage at ()ran Mor. l()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Hurrah for Alec O and John Ross who have moved their Buff party to the West End. The boys will be pulling from a mix of the past and the present. picking the choice cuts from the 80s electro scene. underground disco. punk classics. indie.
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ska and house. All this plus regular live bands to boot. Check out Salon Boris on 26 May.
I Who Dropped the Funk? at the Liquid Lounge. l()pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. DJ Aaron Petrie spins. accompanied by a live percussionist. Regular live bands also punctuate the line- up.
Chart & Party
I Bananas at MAS. l lpm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. Go. well. bananas at this zany club that used to be in Trash before the god of fire put paid to that particular haven of iniquity. Dave Young and Woody are in charge of the music.
Glasgow Fridays
Club
I Better Days at Bar Bloc. l()pm—3am. free. Weekly. Funk and disco from DJ s Giddy and Kev in McShane.
I Burly at The Arches. l()pm—3am. £12. 3 Jun. Monthly. Time to get dressed up. boys. and have a rockin‘party. Scotland's most popular men only gay night whips tip a storm each and every month down Arches way. The illustrious HiFi Sean plays the great tunes.
I Chinawhite at Chinawhite. 9pm—3am. £10. Weekly. The Glasgow version of the legendary London celebs‘ club kicks off in style. Waitresses. proper doormen and discerning DJs make up the ’whites experience.
I Club Living at Club Living. 9pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Alan Mackenzie plays retro classics and Scott Mochar puts a twist into it with some fine house also.
I Dahling at Favela. l().3()pm—3am. £tbc. 28 May. New house night from MASH and The Visitor.
I Dark Room Dubs at The Sub Club.l()pm—3am. £9 (£7). It) Jun only. Soma fave and local hero Silicone Soul and Paris‘ finest D'Julz are on hand to dole out some fine house. techno. dub and tribal grooves to keep us dancing all night long.
I Fluid at MAS. l [pm—3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Beat l()6's Lisa Littlewood. Scott Mackay and Raw B all play as residents at this raucous party tip at the mad end of town. Funky house. urban pop and loads of cheap booze make this a winning proposition.
I Fresh at the Polo Lounge. l lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Michelle and Andy are in charge of the musical duties at this delicious. gay/mixed Merchant City club. Most who enter come out smiling.
I Fridays at Wigwam at Wigwam.
l lpm—3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Part-tastic slices of party-tasm at this massive venue in the heart of the party zone.
I Funhouse at Barfly. l lpm—2am. £6. Weekly. A night of clued-up punk and cathartic indie pop nonsense. it's pogo-a- gogo with Radio l‘s Vic Galloway and Mr Paul Needles.
I Icons of the Silver Screen Party at Glasgow L'niversity ['nion. l()pm—2am. £l—£3. 3 Jun. DJ Tiff Peaches invites you to come and experience the Hollywood dream at an evening of music. glitz and glamour. Wear fancy dress or let Carnival Arts give you a Hollywood make-over in the special dressing tip Boudoir. Sin City Go Go Dancing girls pltis whips. handcuffs. cowboy hats. masks and much more.
I Kinky Afro at the Sub Club. 9pm—3am. £4 before 10pm: £6 until
I lpm; £8 after. 27 May. With Mr Mafro away in Slovenia peddling revolution it‘s time to hand over to the big boys: Tom Churchill and Brian Murnin.
I leeVEvil at Glasgow School of Art. l()pm—3am. £10 (£8). 3 Jtm. Monthly. Happy Birthday to you. it‘s been live wonderful years for this great drum 6’; base night. To celebrate in style. residents Morphy (L'rban Takeover/Direct). Simon I). Patil Reset (Nerve). Velocet & MC Gulux. plus the Best Dressed Jakey welcome ‘King of the Rollers‘ and Goldie chum. Doc Scott of Metallieadz fame with an exclusive
. It’s the last ever club night at the Hall but it’s
- " ~ -' a killer with one of the world’s greatest DJs, the masterful Andrew Weatherall. From his production work with Primal Scream through Sabres of Paradise and Two Lone Swordsmen to his exemplary DJ sets, this man is a true master.
Sun 28 May. Transm/ss/on at Henry Wood Ha//. Glasgow.
three hour set. This is gonna kick serious ass. Eye candy is courtesy of one of the L'K‘s most talented. See preview page 35.
I National Pop League at Woodside Social. 8.45pm-—2'.im. £4. 27 May. Monthly. Post-punk. C86. indie-pop. laughing. good people. dancing. hearts on sleeves and in mouths. tears. kissing. hand-shaking and smiling.
I Offset at Cube. 1 lpm—3am. £8 (£5). Weekly. Dance classics and tuff hotise from resident DJs. A very popular venue and club night.
I Old School Funk at the Buff. l()pm—3am. £6. Weekly. Gordie. Jack. Craig and Dee play old school jazz and funk classics.
I Pressure at the Arches. l()pm—3am. £19. 27 May. Just when you think it can‘t get any better. the Pressure posse pull another top line-up out of their magic hat. Tlga. DJ T. Slam. Derrick Carter. L'MFK. Iiwan Pearson. and the legendary Plaid who play live.
I Pukka Funk at the Tunnel. llpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Massive new launch for the Tunnel with this night bringing together three of Glasgow ‘s best-known DJs. Kris Keegan. lain ‘Santos‘ Thomson and AJ. Iixpect big vibes. cos this one‘s been hailed as Scotland‘s answer to Hed Kandi.
I Rockit at Bamboo. l lpm—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. One room house. one room soul and funk and some chillout in the lounge. An immensely popular night.
I Shoogakube v Camouflage at the Soundhaus. 9pmw3am. £7 (£6 members). 27 May. The two clubs join forces for it mix of electronics and funk. Live sets of techno. electro and beats from Gusbo. iispion as well as full-on funk from Junkstar and Mosa Funk Club. With DJ skills from Tino. Kenny Breaks. Bitskit and Def by Stereo.
I Utter Gutter at Riverside Club. midnight—3am. £6. 27 May. Madame Sannex and Htishpuppy host a bash for anti-mainstream clubbing queers. fucked- tip nightlife freaks. club kids and hetero hipsters. Playing lilthy homo-electro.
junk rock. disceati beats and punk treats.
Making your summer a scorcher.
I Vandal at the Liquid Lounge. l()pm-—3am. £5. Weekly. Crossover house from residents MASH and Gianni. With special guest Jame llolroyd (3 Jun).
Glasgow Saturdays
Club
I Caledoniasoul at Woodside Social Club. ‘).3()pm—2am. £5. 28 May. Monthly. Guest DJ Marco Santucci the Boot's (as in Italy ) top northern soul DJ makes the pilgrimage to Glasgow for the first time. A true connoisseur of American soul from back in the day.
I Colourstest 2005 at Brahead Arena ck Waterfront. 6pm—4am. £36. 4 Jun Only. Ten hours. 50 DJs. ten live acts. six arenas. Here's the roll call. Inside Out. Paul Van Dyk. Armin Van Buuren. Ferry Corsten (live). Mike (live). Tall Paul. Adam Sheridan. Eddie Halliwell. Guy Ornadel. Mistress Barbara. NL'-NRG (live). Simon Foy. Sonia Sessions. Derrick May. Francois K. Jtistin Robertson. FC Kahuna. Hystereo (Iive).\'ector Lovers (live). HlPP-E. Hed Kandi. Mark Doyle. Hatty Lovehearts. Lisa German. John Jones. Bedrock. Hernan Cattaneo. Chris Fortier. Jimmy Van M. Luke Fair. I)esyn Masiello. Jonathan Lisle. Pole Folder. Back to the Future. L'ltrasonic (live). Dream Frequency (live). Rhythmic State (live). DJ Brisk. Scott Brown. Mary Kiani. Bass X. ()bsession. Technotrance. Joe Deacon. Nuklear Puppy. Jason Cortez. Phil York. Gio Ferri. Stewart Green. Andy King. Alan Belshavv. Fraser Latta. Neil Smith and Roy McLaren. See preview page 34.
I DeathKill4000 at Barfly. l lpm—3am. £5 (£4). 28 May. Monthly. Get ready for sortie glammed-up. supper hot. German sexy fun with guest Smatka Molot. A mix of rock'n'roll. punk. electro and err . . . shaving foam. Be warned.
I Disciples of Disco at Cube. l()pm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. Cube Friday's go Disco. Gerry Lyon. Lil' Rich. and Derek Ho play the funky tunes all night a-long.
I Divine at Glasgow School of Art. l()pm-3am. £3.5()—£6. Weekly. Deep funk. 60s and 70s grooves and a loyal crowd go into the mix at this very long running Glasgow residents' night.
I Eskrima at Glasgow School of Art. l()pm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. Techno. acid. electro with the creme de la creme of rolling residents including Spudd. Dirty l.arry and ()ptimo DJs Twitch and Wilkes. I Funkin’ Go Nuts at the Carnival Arts Centre. 8pm—Iate. £4. 4 Jun. An all funkin'. hip shakin'. fundraisin' night in aid of the 'i'rincomalee Sri l.ankan ()rphanagc