I Tease Age at Citrus Club.
I lpm- 3am. Free before i 1.30pm: £3 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging ()()s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NMlz' chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh's longest continually running indie night.
I Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. l().3()pm- 3am. £8 (£7). [0 Sep. There may be a new team behind the Cab but l'ltragroove ain't going nowhere. lidinburgh’s peerless real house party serves up tracky grooves. soulful vocals and tribal tunes from resident (iareth Sommerville who‘s joined by Neil Anderson. Spectrum and Cunnie.
I Vain at Teviot Row i'nion. Next date 1 ()ct.
I VEGAS! at ligo. l().3()pm-~-3am. £l() (£7 if ‘fabulously dressed' ). 24 Sep. Hep daddy swing. country classics and sleazy listening with your high-kicking hosts: Frankie Sumatra. Bugsy Seagull. Dino Martini and the stunning Vegas showgirls. And do try to make an effort with the dress code. eh'.’
I Velvet at Mariners (formerly the Commplex). Next date I ()ct.
I Wiggle at ligo. I [pm-3am. £l(). ll) Sep. Maggie & Alan Joy‘s night of gay fun and frolics. The main floor at ligo now boasts DJ Michelle and Dale Lush playing a fantastic mix of indie. R&B. hip hop. new romantic. punk. electro and big party anthems. Downstairs in the Cocteau Lounge. the partnership of Sally F and Trendy Wendy has been reunited. and they're playing all kinds of house tunes right across the board. old and new. Pre-club party at Planet ()ut featuring DJ Brett King.
I Xplicit at Honeycomb.
l().3()pm 3am. £1 l. 24 Sep. The drum 8; bass scene in the capital really is becoming one of the best in the UK as Xplicit invite Pendulum and Fierce to the puny.
Chart 8 Party
I G.Spot at Subway Cowgate.
l()pm ~3am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £2 after. Weekly. All the chart. cheese and party tunes you can handle. plus another two hours offiw vodka. Strewth.
Edinburgh Sundays
Club
I BootyLUSHous at Medina. l()pm—5am. £2 before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. More of a Sunday Social than a full-on glam affair with DJ Dale Lush. Simmone Black and occasional guest supastas mixing up R&B. hip hop. soul and funk.
I The Doghouse at Subway Cowgate. l lpm—3am. Free. l8 Sep. For lovers of trad rock and metal from Dis Tweek and his all new. all girl support team DJ Lycra and 1)] Venus.
I Hobo at the Bongo Club. l()pm—3am. Free before I lpm; £3 after. 18 Sep. ‘Live music and alternative disco for justified sinners’. Live guests tbc.
I Neon at Subway Cowgate.
l [pm—3am. Free. l I Sep. The Subway's fortnightly gothic experience. £1 a drink all night.
I Tackno at Iigo. l lpm-3am. £7 (£5 for members and the appropriately dressed). 25 Sep. Now well and truly settled in at their new borne at Ego. the ever so lovely Trendy Wendy and imitable kitsch classics as they present a Wacko Jacko Tackno. Our advice is leave the kids at home.
I Taste at the Liquid Room.
l lpm-3am. £5 before 1 1.30pm: £8 after (£6 members). Weekly. The infamous session continues to sew up Sunday nights in the capital. Fisher & Price supply a progressive mix of house and garage in the main room. Martin Valentine wows the mixed/gay crowd with funky [IS house gems through the back.
I Tipsy at Massa. l().3()pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. R&B and hip hop from residents Nick (i and PhazeZ at what they promise will be ‘tbe hottest Sunday night party in town‘.
Edinburgh Mondays
Club
I G Whiz: at Subway Cowgate.
l lpm—3am. Free. 12 Sep. Current classic rock and pop hits.
I Hopscotch at ()pal Lounge. l().3()pm-3am. £3—£-i. Weekly. Eclectic
mix of hip hop. reggae. R&B and funk l from the Mighty Howard on guitar and l
Mr Tom on the decks.
I Strut at Subway Cowgate.
l lpm—3am. Free. 19 Sep. A timeless disco of funk. soul and disco greats.
I Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. l()pm—3am. £2 (£l ). Weekly. New weekly to give something back to the bar and club workers. so they don‘t miss out on the clubbing experience while trapped behind the bar. House and techno all the way in the main room from Grant Paterson. while room two is all hip hop and R&B from D] Beef. DJ Kunal and
DJ Fresh.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Club
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Club
I Vibe at Ego. l lpm—Sam. £3. Weekly. Gay night with James Longworth on the decks. plus the Dancing Stud Muffins, the Singing Hairy Bloke and the Miming Nun. Don‘t say we didn‘t warn ya.
Chart 8. Party
I ShagTag at Stereo. l()pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Insanely successful night based on a complex numerical flirting system. You all get a number. then. if someone catches your eye. you write their number on the board next to your own. the idea being that they then rush up to you and get into a bit ofjiggy-
Edinburgh Wednesdays
I The Bongo Social Swing Club at the Bongo Club. 9pm. Free. Weekly. Learn swing dancing with instructors from the award winning Flyright dance company. The first hour is for beginners. the second for improvers and at 9pm the tutoring ends and social dancing begins with Vegas' Lenny Love.
I Frunt at the Liquid Room. l().3()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Full ‘Fruntal' house music all night long from Stuart Johnston.
I Motherfunk at the Honeycomb.
l().3()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. 1n the front room DJ s Gino and Fryer spin rare and classic funky assed. floor-shaking 60s and 70s grooves. deep funk. Latin. soul and so much more. in the back room DJ Spectrum and friends rock real hip hop
and block party anthems. I The Otherslde at Subway Cowgate.
l lpm—3am. Free. 13 Sep. Punk! Punk! Punk! As simple as that.
g I Radar at Subway Cowgate.
l lpm—3am. Free. 20 Sep. A new mix of current rock. indie. punk and alternative dance.
I Split at Cabaret Voltaire.
l l.3()pm—5am. Free. Weekly. Drum & bass. electro and breatkbeat with Shadowskill. the Dropout DJs. Dogma and
a smattering of very talented local guests. ‘ Drum & bass and breaks collective
Edinburgh Bassed take care over the main room every other week (20 Sep).
I Low Gravity at the Liquid Room. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (£2 students). Weekly. Groove to the chunky house and breaks sound of DJs Wreckage and Jacek Zarnojski (Polished) at this phat midweek party.
I The Pit at Subway Cowgate.
l lpm—3am. Free. 2] Sep. New rock and metal shindig.
I Tease Age at Citrus Club.
1 lpm—3am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £3 after. Weekly. See Sat.
I We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. ll.3()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Electro-punk funkster Gary Mac joined this week by DJ Teme Nosce while Flix
tends to his radio show in London (l4
Sep). Expect dirty Euro tech-funk from Teme. who originally hails from Polska.
Chart 8 Party
I Shark at City: Edinburgh. l()pm—3am. £4. Weekly. The infamous student night relaunches at City with a selection of chart. cheese and R&B.
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EDINBURGH 556 4272. 467 2539. Cool beats pre-club venues O Bar from global sounds to 5/11 Leith Street. Trouble's unique take on Bam Bou 557 5830. jazz, See listings for 66/67 South Bridge. i The Wash details.
556 0200.
Bar Union 253/258 Cowgate, 557 2780.
Beluga 30a Chambers Street, 624 4545.
The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 0125.
Cuba Horte 192 Morrison Street, 221 0499.
ehi 197 High Street,
220 5277.
The Human Be-ln 2/8 West Crosscauseway.
662 8860.
Iguana 41 Lothian Street, 220 4288.
The Meadow Bar (Moo Bar) Buccleuch Street, 667 6907.
The Outhouse Broughton Street Lane, 557 6668.
Oxygen 3-5 Infirmary Street, 557 9997.
The Pond 22—24 Bath Road, 467 3825.
PopRokit 2 Picardy Place,
The Mound, 225 6193.
Berlin 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights, see listings for details.
The Bongo Club Moray House,
37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town, see listings for details. Cavendish/Diva West Tollcross, 228 3252. Party nights and R&B all weekend for the after work set. Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street, 220 6176. Mixed bag from house to drum 8 bass. see listings for details.
.CC Blooms 23--24 Greenside Place. 556 9331.
One of the cities most enduring gay clubs, hi- NRG tracks nearly
The Cellar Bar
1 Chambers Street,
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‘ The Citrus Club Grindlay Street, 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk, new wave and 803 classics. City: dinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. Big house nights, see listings for details. Club Plvo 2--6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night, for free. Mariners Commercial Street, Leith, 555 5622. Semi regular nights, see listings for details. Ego Picardy Place, 478 7434. Home to some of the Capitals best loved nights as well as a selection of big gay clubs. see listings for details. : El Barrio 104 West Port. 229 8805. Spanish fiesta every night of the week. The Establishment
3 Semple Street, 229 7733. chart and party night with plenty of drink on offer to wash it all down with. Espionage
4 India Buildings. Victoria Street,
477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action. See listings for details.
Oaia
King Stables Road.
229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
iii The Honeycomb 15--17 Niddry Street. 530 5540. Big nights and big guests, see listings for details.
The Liquid Room 90 Victoria Street,
225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live music. See listings for details.
i‘i'l Massa
36--39 Market Street, 226 4224. Glam house, party nights and hip hop on a Sunday with Choclate Sundae.
a] Medina
45--47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Laid back vibe with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
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Omni, Greenside Place. 550 1640. Chart and party tunes not forgetting Gay night Poly Super on Mondays. See listings for details.
Opal Lounge
51 George Street,
226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd. Opium
71 Cowgate. 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal. :1; Po Na Na
43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights, funky beats and more, see listings for details.
Potterrow
Bristo Square,
650 9195. Student heaven.
’:j1-'."lRED Vodka Club 73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details. Revolution
31 Lothian Road,
229 7670. Huge chart dance venue.
Studio 24
Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights, specializing in techno and goth.
ii The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766.
Now more of a rock and cool indie night as well as some cheesier club nights, see listings for details.
The Subway
West End Lothian Road, 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd.
The Venue
Calton Road,
557 3073. Varied mash up club nights ranging from Optimo to techno heaven, see listings for details.
The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College Of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set, see listings for details. :7 Time
24a Frederick Street, 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.
:11 The Vaults
(enter via Nicol Edwards), Niddry Street, 556 8642. New venue that draws together some of the coolest DJs in town and this intimate venue. See listings for details.
Why Not?
14 George Street,
624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.
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