Edinburgh
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least fourteen days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore.
Edinburgh Thursdays
Club
I Capital City Radio at Faith.
1 lptn 3am. £3 £4. Weekly. Three lloorx of dattce beatx and beyond. ()ur llouxe take care of the main room. paying homage to all thingx home from the earliext dayx to (lie biggext clttb hitx of today. Room 3 ix a xelection of R&B and urban lickx and room 3 ix the home of indie and alternatiye anthcmx.
I Genetic at (‘itrux (‘lub. l lptn 3am. l‘rec before I l.30pm‘. £3 alter. Weekly. Still a tnighty popular xoirec that
xhow caxex altet'natiye. indie and lo-lt. .‘No xmoking at the bar. tnind.
I Ghetto Fabulous at (‘aharet Voltaire. l lpm 3am. £3 (£3). Weekly. l’romixex to be the bext 'I'hurxday night Rodi/hip hop and funk party in town. The predominantly R&B main rootn ix hoxted by B-Sidex (Jump. Stir l't‘ied Beatx) and DJ l’roxpect. w ho provide a wicked tttaxh-ttp of old-xkool and l'l'exh R&B lickx. w hilc the back room vibe getx ltmky w ill) Wreckage attd axxociatex.
I The GOuLaG BeAt at tigo. l().3llpnt 3am. £4. 3‘) Sep. Monthly. l’unk. garage. ttcw wave attd good honcxt rock‘n'roll from regulat'x Kaka. (By. Mr Moo Moo and (lie Primitive l'rge l)Jx.
I Housebound at ligo. l(lpttt 3am. £5. Weekly. .r\x the name xuggextx. funky \ocal ltouxe from a xelection of lidinburgh‘x bcxt xpinnet'x.
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I The Snatch Social at the Liquid Room. I lpm 3am. £5. Weekly. (‘omic dtto llart‘y Ainxworth and Tony ('arter mix it tip at thix cheeky cabaret-cum- dixco. Babex and Trendy Wendy (monthly rexident) .xupply hip hop and ftmky tunex. (‘heck it out online at
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Edinburgh Fridays
Club
I Bang at Subway ('owgate.
l lpm 3am. l‘ree before midnight: £3 after (£l ). Weekly. New innovative clttb night throwing ottt an eclectic mix of everything from rock. punk and tnetal to hip hop. ja/I and fuxion bttt ‘no R&B‘. I Beatroot at ligo. l().30pm 3am. £5 before midnight: £6 alter. 30 Sep. Monthly. Rexidentx Ry an 'l’urner and Yan l’alyx play ltouxc. tribal. prog and leclmo w ith a little help from regular gttextx lain (iihxoti attd .Mark Balneay ex.
I Blaze at ligo. llptn 3am. £4 £5. Weekly. 1)] Jamex l.ongw'orth ignitex the gay weekend with a chart and fttnky houxc xotmdtt'ack.
I Cult at Po Na Na. l()pm 3am. £3.50 before I lpm; £5 after. Weekly. [)1 Nikki and friendx dig up the very bext in funk. dixco. R&B. hottxe. kitxch claxxiex and party jamx at thix cool dancettoor maxh- tip.
I Departure Lounge at the ('avex. l()pm 3am. £7. 30 Sep. Departure Lounge returnx once more to the cavex for another night of world beatx. elcctro
ja/l and Latin rhy'thmx. l)om Sery mi
from jail xottl and fttnk label WahWah45x pulx in hix lirxt Scottixh xet and there'x another Scottixh debttt ax xeyen-piece funky dancelloor ja/Ierx the Sttgar Beatx Band go liye.
I Diggin’ Deeper at the Bongo ('lub. l()pm 3am. £3. 30 Sep. 'l‘he l)igl)eep Allxtarx rock the party with their eclectic brew of funk. hip hop. reggae. beatx.
mov iex and tnore. xettling into their new home with live aetx Junkxtar and Super l’aradixe. l’lux the ttxttal y idx attd other twixted beatx.
1' The Egg at Subway ('owgate.
l()pm 3am. £l0. 30 Sep only. Rather appropriater pxychedelic lttnk hand the ligg play live at xame ventte ax club night the ligg (to add to the confuxion). Max [M xupport form Brainxtorm. Brookcx. Steve ('ato and the (‘orndog
I Elastic at the Left Bank. 9pm 3am. £4. 33 Sep. l.i\e indie nightx xeem to be burxtittg ottt all oycr lidinburgh thix fortnight and lilaxtte ix no exception. South Antct'ican-influenced acouxtica front the Torpedo Boyx. l’ixicx-inxpit'ed xoundx from the Mannequinx plttx electroniea from llotrackmachitte plux l)J xkillx from Mark Balttcaycx. l)r Awkward attd Martin l.ightbod_\.
I Evol at the liquid Room.
10.30pm 3am. £5. Weekly. lidinburgh’x longext running indie night. With the ttxttal mix of the hext current and claxxic altcrttative. croxxover tuncx. it'x an inxtittttion already.
I Fingathing at ('abaret Voltaire.
llpttt 3am. £5. 30 Sep only. An imprexxivc mix of xcratching xkillx and live dottble baxx for a ttnique funk ttteetx hip-hop jam. Max the boyx put in a 1)] xet joined by Naxty l’. (‘unnie and the lleadxpin crew taking you through to 3am. See preview. page 33.
I Friday Night Social at Studio 24. l()pm 3am. £7 (£5). 30 Sep. Sottl. fttnk and hip-hop track from your [)1 and hoxt. Harry Ainxworth (Snatch). plux live xut'f rock from the Nukex and funked-up hip hop lt'ottt the l‘ountain Bridge Collective. who are fronted by four faxt lipped M(‘.x with an exploxiye rhythm xectiott to make for an energetic y ixual attd aural experience.
I Love Train at ('ity: lidinburgh.
llpm 3am. £7. Weekly. Brutux (iold takex tix on a lov ing. cheexy journey through dixco. direct from l3 xell-out yearx in l.ecdx and .\'lattchexter. Boogie on down every Friday with the Learn the lluxtle dancing comp.
I Manga at Honeycomb. l lptn 5am. £l0 (£8 membet‘x). 7 ()ct. Scotland'x premier drum & baxx xexxion hoxting the mighty Soulzution crew from Manchcxter (Mat'cux lntalex. ('alibre and M(' l)RS). They play alongxidc regular (i-Mac. l-"or tnore info check w ww.club-manga.co.uk. I Mocha Rocka! at Berlin Bicrhaux. l lptn 3am. £5 before midnight; £6 alter. 30 Sep. Monthly. Two of lidinburgh'x bext collectivex join forccx. Space l‘ace rexidentx Pepe Santamaria and the Blonde l‘laxh brittg the R&B. hip hop. fttnk. dixco and more. while 'I'okyo Bltt take care of the houxe. I Obscene at the Venue. l0.30pm 3am. £3 before midnight: £5 alter. 33 Sep. The drum & baxx collective return with anotherjourney into the archiv ex with a night of ‘30th ('entury Baxx' with every track coming from the year 3000 or before from 'l‘ermite and Re:corder. 'l‘hc baxement goex all booty- baxx and ghetto-tech with DJ l)ebttrgh. Ken and Ian Brandon. I Orange Street at Studio 24. l lpm 3am. l-‘ree. 33 Sep. New xka and reggae night. I Planet Earth at ('itrux ('lub. l0.30pm 3am. £5. Weekly. Muxic front l‘)76 through to l‘)8f) or. in other wordx. a healthy doxe of pttnk. new wave. new romatttic and electro pop.
Play at the Bottgo ('lub. l0.30pm 3am. £7 (£6). 33 Sep. New live muxic night with a ten-piece hottxe band putting in two live xetx of fttttk. xottl. ja// and hip hop all led by keyboardixt Tom Scott attd xinger l.ottixe l)odd.x. I Shake Your Rumpa at Rlil) Vodka (‘lub 9pm 3am. l‘rec before midnight; £3 alter (£3). 7 ()ct. l‘he 'l'rouble l)Jx take over the intimate venue w itlt guext action Karen I’ who juxt xo happenx to be (iillex l’eterxon'x producer for hix llbr/(lwitle xhow on Radio I. xo ax you can expect xlte hax aceexx to xontc of the hext lunex on the planet. I Solescience at ('abaret Voltaire. l lpm 3am. £5 before midnight: £7 alter (£5). l4 ()ct. Dedicated to bringittg the bext of underground houxe. digital dixco and trackhead xotil. rexidentx Nick Yuil and Rob Mathie are joined by (iay Stttherland (aka liudge l‘ingax) and Sean P. I Strictly Frisky at Maxxa. 9pm 3am. £6. 33 Sep. (ilam houxe night from Tommy (iallo and Jon lidwat'dx with live percuxxion from llcd Kandi'x l’av. I Tokyo Blu ill the Venue. l0.30pm 3am. £5 before midnight: £7 alter (£5). 7 Oct. The l.i\e llottxe Scxxionx continue ax the Tokyo Blti l)Jx return with their eight-piece band for xome funky. dixco. Latin. (‘hicago and electro-tinged hottxe for their third birthday party ax they welcome Billy W'oodx (()uter Drive) to round off the party in room two. I Trouble at (‘abat'et Voltaire. l0.30pm 3am. £8 (£6). 33 Sep. ’l‘he 'l’rouble crew return alter a brief hiatux to take rooxt at their new home and a .xpin on the format a.x l)frnt Drum becomex an integral part of the experience. :‘ylanchexter donx the l'nabomberx (lilectric ('hair) guext. punk funkerx the X-Vectorx do their raw live thing in rootn two. See preview. page 33. I UTl at the Vettuc. 10.30pm 3am. £9 (£7 membet'x). 30 Sep. The underground techno collective returnx with xpecial guext Rob Stow (Don't/Hydraulix) ax well ax a new ‘Moog room' of experimental electronica with a Benbecula Recordx xhowcaxe.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Club
I After Dark at ('abaret Voltaire.
llpitt 3am. £ll (£8 memberx). l ()ct. Rexident Neil Bartley mixex tip a Saturday night xelection of xottlfttl houxe. funkedup garage and diva-driven vocal trackx. lle'xjoined by DJ Jammy and Yogi llattghton to .xhow ttx what thix collective are capable of.
I Diggity at the lixtablithcnt.
l()pm 3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. l).l l-‘abttlol.
Harry 3|). Rico and M(' Now get down ‘ with their bad .xelvex. playing w'ildxty'le RdzB. hip hop attd xtreet xoul. : I The Egg at Wee Red Bar. I lptn 3am. £4.50 (£3.50). Weekly. Still the bext mix I of indie. 60.x garage. northern xoul. xka. 70.x punk and new wave you‘re likely to xtagger acroxx. A well-loved institution that refuxex to change.
I Give it Some! at the Bongo (‘lub. l0.30pm 3am. £3 before midnight; £6 ) alter. 34 Sep. (iive lt Some is all about 5 good quality dancing tnuxic. ln Rootn l: funk. xoul. jazz attd rare groove with a xmattering of reggae. 60x beat and dixco from l)JRed6 (l.ivexciencex). In Room 3: rootx. reggae. xka and dub froin l)ecoy Roy (l’enpuxherx). I Jak-N at the Venue. l0.30pm 3am. £5. 34 Sep. 'l‘he l)iverxe l‘reqttenciex colleetiye are back for tnore techno and hard beatx with rexidentx l'tllx‘ Nut and Sekon/ joitted by xpecial guext Morphox (live).
I Joy at the Venue. l lptn 3am. £8
before midnight; £l0 alter. 34 Sep. llp- 1 front. dirty houxe groovex on the tnain F floor from Alan & Maggie Joy and Brett l King to work you into a lather on the
main floor. l’lux 'l't‘endy' Wendy and Sally 1-”.x cheeky mix of xoul. funk and chart in the downxtairx xuite. 3 I Liquid Soul at l’o Na Na. l()pm 3am. £3 before I lpm: £6 alter. Weekly. (iet down early for thix conxixtently' packed ) retro dixco and fttnky houxe night. ’ featuring l’o'x own Mark B on the deck’x fuxing claxxic and bang up-to-date funky hottxe for thoxe it) the know. I Lullaby of Broadway at the Left Bank. 9pm 3am. £tbc. 1 ()ct. Met/nacht f prexent thix one-off night of left-field hip hop and reggae where live inxtrumentx. keyboardx. xynthx. M(‘x. xamplerx will be welded into the mix to create one
xeamlexx whole.
I Messenger Sound System at the Bongo ('lub. llptn 3am. £6.50. l ()ct. l’ortnightly. Baxx of bowel-xhilting proportionx ax the mighty Mexxenger
Sound Syxtem blaxtx out the bext in righteoux rootx and dttb reggae.
I Progression at the Liquid Room.
Next date 8 ()ct.
I Rewind at the Liquid Room.
l0.30pm 3am. £5. 34 Sep. ()ld-xkool dixcojockx Mick (‘ool and Kath l’ower
dixh out the bext in 70x. 80x and 90x poptaxtic tunex.
I The Saturday Night Fish Fry at
the Jan Bar. l lptn 5am. liree before
I l.30pm; £5 alter. Weekly. 'l‘hix new late- night xexxion xeex top Scottixh jall. funk. xottl and Latin bandxjoin 'l‘rouble 1)]
lirik l)a Viking and l)eparturc Lounge'x
DJ Axtroboy fora night of dancetloor- filling fttn. 'l'hix week (34 Sep) Mother Popcorn. featuring Jamcx Brown trombonixt. Michael Mwenxo. let rip in
the live lounge.
I Sin City at ligo. l0.30pm 3am. £5 before I 1.30pm; £8 alter. l ()ct. New gay-friendly monthly of pumpin' houxe
and techno with Warner l’owet‘x. lan
(iibxon and (‘laudio.
I Stereotype at Berlin Biet‘haux.
l()pm 3am. £5 before midnight; £6 alter.
34 Sep. lluggy Burger Queen returnx. bringing home the bext houxe around. joitted by regular guext Jon Mancini and rixing .xtar Neil Bartlet.
I Tease Age at ('itrttx ('lub.
l lptn 3am. liree before I l.30pm; £3
after. Weekly. 'l‘hix indie .xtalwat’t dixhcx
up everything from w ittging 60.x hitx to baggy Manchextcr favex ax well ax a hoxt
of current Milli chart bothererx with DJ Monkee Mickee. lidinburgh’x longext continually rtmning indie night.
I Trust at Maxxa. l lptn 3am. £8 (£6).
34 Sep. lixpect xotne claxxie houxe trackx
ax xpecial guext K-Klaxx dropx in.
I Ultragroove at (‘abaret Voltaire. l().30pm 4am. £l5. 34 Sep. There may
be a new team behind the (‘ab but l7ltragroove ain’t going nowhere. lidinburgh'x peerlexx real houxe party
.xerv ex tip tracky' groovex. .xottllttl yocalx
and tribal tunex frotn rexident (iareth Sommery ille who hoxtx another BBar