Glasgow
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least fourteen days before publication to clubsglasgowehotmail.com. Glasgow listings are compiled by Sandra Marron.
Glasgow Thursdays
Club
I "’.' at the Buff Club. ll).3l)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 test of eclectronica. discotechnocarcy and other words they've jUst made up.
I Anrk at the Cathotise. I lpm 3am. £2-£4. ll May. Monthly ptiiik night offering a two finger salute to the establishment. Metal. alt. chart and hip hop with DJ Billy tipstairs.
I Cigarettes and Fuck All at the Butterfly and the Pig. 9pm? 2am. Free. Weekly. Motown. northern soul. blues. electro. indie. the stuff your granny calls noise and the records your dad can‘t remember buying.
I Cryotec at the Cathotise. l lpm —3ain. £2 £4. 25 May. New (ioth night playing the best in iiBM and industrial.
I Freakmoves at (ilasgow School of Art. llpiii 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. i'ltra- fine hip hop night for the students. with DJs Dema and Nice. £1 for USA students after midnight. free before.
I Lemon . . . the Kings of Indie at Cltib Dtib. “lpm—3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. The sharpest indie ctits and the freshest indie hits.
I Lollipop at (ilasgow l'niversity l’nion. l()pm—2am. £3 (free»‘£2). Weekly. The (newly refurbished) Hive continues to draw in a ftill house with DJ John dishing out pop. indie and R&B pltis student classics. Karaoke downstairs from 9pm. I Panic Room at MAS. £4. Weekly. DJs Dave Young and Jim (iellatly (XFM) host a night of indie and rock. As an extra bonus. live band nights switch places with Fool‘s Gold DJs every fortnight.
I Radio Clash at Sub Club. l().3()pm--3am. £tbe. Weekly. Mash host this Thursday nighter ( l I May) with special guests the (ireenskeepers and Rainbow Family (both live) and the following week Tongue‘n'Groove. Freaky Bitches. NASA and Thomas the Search Engine ( l8 May). ()n 25 May Vic (ialloway presents Fotiiid. Diinlite and guest DJs Sons & Daughters.
I Record Player: at (ilasgow School of Art. ll).3()pm—2.3()am. £3 (£2). Weekly. in the Vic Bar. iii-ft Sean & Hushpuppy play to an increasingly frenzied crowd. With a live set from Haunted House (ex-Park Attack and Errors) on May l l.
I Riff Raff at Bamboo. l lpm—3am. £4 (free). Weekly. lllyus Brown plays the best in R&B and hip hop. Toast plays electro. pop & rock in the Red Room while Mash delivers a ‘Back to Mine' set in the Lounge. We like the sound of that. I Rubbermensch at ABC 2.
l lpm—3am. £3 (free). Weekly. A new night for indie kids and indie lovers. Andy Wilson is in charge with monthly visits from none other than Alan McGee (Creation Records).
I Skint at the Cathouse. I lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Emo. funk. punk. crossover. rock. goth and hardcore tunes from DJ Billy Moat.
I Soiree Oh La La! at Oran Mor. Spin—late. £2. l8 May. Student radio station Subcity join forces with Alliance Francaise for this club night celebrating the best in French music.
I Thursday Club at the Garage.
1 lpm—3am. £5 (free). Weekly. A bit of everything here from 70s. indie and chart to R&B and classic rock anthems.
I Wigwam Thursdays at Wigwam.
i lpm—3am. £4 (free). Weekly. DJ Marky
Mark plays an eclectic mix of pop. chart. soul and disco at this new Thursday night shindig down Wigwam way.
Chart & Party
I flip at Cube. l lpm— 3am. Free. Weekly. They jUst love their hip at Cube. with its selection of old school pop and home.
I Shagtag at Destiny. llpm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Brian Bennet plays a nus of party. R&B and commercial dance tracks for the most up-for-tt crowd of taggers in (ilasgow.
I Wanted at the Tunnel. 1 lpm-3am. £3 (free). Weekly. A night of chart- influenced ftiii for everyone.
Glasgow Fridays
Club
I ? at the Arches. l lpm» 3am. £6--£S. 1‘) May. More eclectic crossover fun from the Arches' broad-thinking new club night. with the aptly-named Mistilogists on guest duty.
I Babaza at Be-lo. ()pni— 3am. £6 (free). Weekly. Paul Traynor. Ross McMillan & Billy Jones play raucous R& B and heavy hip hop.
I Ball Breaker at the Cathotise. ll).3l)pni-~3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. ()ii Level ()ne DJs Barry and Billy play classic rock. glam metal. funk metal. nu- metal. emo. hip hop. crossover alternative rock and dance. Pliew.
I Boogiedown at bltiti basement. l()pm~3ain. £5 (free). Weekly. Funked tip ja/I. disco and rare groove is the main course for the evening with lashings of funky house for dessert. courtesy of stalwart Stewait Reid.
I Camouflage and Tongue 8. Groove at Sotindhatis. lllpm 74am. £7—£S. l‘) May. Team-tip event from Camouflage and T&(i. with live .sets from iispion. (ilishti & Tino and DJs Transformerinan. l)anagmouse. Bitskit. Blood Run Cold. Jimmy Was. Scales and 3 Stripe.
I Canvas Club at Arta. 9pm 3am. £5 (free). Weekly. Live bands plus DJ Joe Deehan playing funk and party classics. I Club Virunga at Favela. l().3()pm—-3am. £5. l2 May. l)Js Tchico. Kwaby and Karim playing African. Latin. .soca. reggae. ragga R&B and bhangra. How can you go wrong‘.’
I Coded at Vault. l lpm-3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Steven McCreery is the main man and the likes of Billy Woods. Billy Kilkie and Amanda Price join in from time to time.
I Cotton Cake at Glasgow School of Ait. l lpm—3am. £5. 12 May. A night of twisted electro presented by monthly resident DJ Mehdi. with special guest JoJo de Freq (Bugged Out!) and live support from Glasgow's Deportivo Street Team.
I Festival at ABC. l lpm—~3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Euan Neilson does the honours with his bag of funky electro sounds and cross genre l’reeforni mixing pltis guests. I Fluid at MAS. l lpm—3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. DJs Lisa Littlewood and Scott MacKay (XFM). DJ (‘utz and DJ StatUs play the funkiest of house tunes and cutting edge turntablism to a great party crowd.
I Freakmenoovers at Blanket.
l lpm—3am. £6 (£3). 12 May. Monthly. A new weekly residency for the Freakmenoovers crew. DJs Dema and Nice on rotation. playing the best in hip hop. funk. street soul and R&B.
I Funhouse at Barfly. l lpm—2am. £6. Weekly. A night of punk and indie pop with Paul Needles. Scott Duncan and the odd live act.
I Grind at Club Dub. l()pm~3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Scottie B plays the best urban. R&B and hip hop sounds to an up- for-it-crowd.
I GTV Fridays at the Garage.
l lpm-3am. £5 (free). Weekly. Brian McMaster plays everything from Brit pop to chart music from every era.
* Haywire at Woodside Social Club. Spin—2am. £5. 19 May. A new night from
the people who brought tis Cotton Cake. \Vith live sets from (ilasgow 's all-girl garage rockers the Hedrons. plus Dresden and Latonic. DJ sets from the CC residents.
I Mekanik at the Liquid lounge. llpm -3aiti. £lll £l2. 12 May. A double bill from (ierniany to celebrate Mekanik's first birthday. with acid house from Savas Pascaltdis (International Deeiay (iigolos) and house breaks front Bllsc.
I Offset at Cube. llptii 3am. £8 (£5 ). Weekly. Dance classics and ttiff house from resident DJs.
I Old School Funk at the Buff lllpmr 3am. £6. Weekly. (iordic. Jack. Craig and Dec play old school tall and funk classics.
I Pukka Funk at the llilillcl.
l lpin~ 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Big house night from Kris Keegan. lain 'Santos’ Thomson and A].
I Return to Mono at the Sub Club.
l lpm 3am. £ll). l2 May. Christian Smith joins Sttiait and ()i'de for Slam‘s other night.
I Rocket at Bamboo. ll).3()pm 3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. House music from (icoff M and Craig Laws. Rtk B and hip hop with Miguel and Stevie Sole in the lounge.
I Siren at Bar Bloc. 10pm 3am. £2 (free). Weekly. iilectro and techno is the order of the day from homegrown purveyors KT Red and Gerry Blythe.
I Solid Steel at the (ilasgow School of Art. llpm 3am. £87 HO. 1‘) May. Solid Steel rolls in to town to rock the Art School once again - Ninja Style. With Ninja Ttine’s Solid Steel DJ Food and DK. and local types Boom Monk Ben and Bigg 'l‘aj.
I Stussy Party at the Sub Club.
l lpm~3am. the. 1‘) May. 'i‘i‘endsetters unite at the Sttissy Scotland party. featuring house sets from Alex Pewin. (ierry Rooney and Michael K.
I Tunnel Fridays at the Tunnel.
l lpm- 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Lavish house and urban llavas.
I Urizen at Basura Blanca. 9pm —2am. £4. I‘) May. Drum & Bass and Jungle with residents Hes. Jnr Bryson. Mannan and Jay Double C.
I Vice at the Cathotise. l lpm-3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. DJ Martin Bates (XFM) hosts an indie rock paity on level two with tunes old and new from Arctic Monkeys to Zeppelin.
Chart & Party
I Back to Basics at (ilasgow University L'nion. l()pin»2am. £3 (freer-£2). Weekly. DJ Troutl'ish takes you way back. mashing up the best old skool anthems with new classics. cheese. dance. hip hop, pop. indie and Rt'y’zB.
I Cube at Cube. 1 lpni~3ain. £5 (£3~free). Weekly. i’rban. pop and classic dance from (icorge Bowie and Mike McDonald.
I Fresh at the Polo Lounge. l lpin~-3aiii. £5. Weekly. Michelle and Andy are in charge of mUsical duties at the Merchant City club.
Glasgow Saturdays
Club
I Beat Down the Up at l3th Note Cafe. 9pm—3am. free. Weekly. Kid Twist (AKA the Slumberjack on C Side Trax records) plays i'ock‘n‘roll and synthetic robotic soul.
I Club NME at (ilasgow School of Art. l()pm—3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. The latest addition to the any roster with live bands and DJs playing electro. indie and dance mUsic.
5%: Death Disco at the Arches. l().3()piii—3am. £10 in advance. 2() May. Willi a bill including Daniele Baldelli (Cosmic Sound). the Munk DJs (Comma). Alexander Robotnick. DJ Mingo-go. Discopia 8; the Emergency DJs. Glasgow's rightly-praised electro night isn't dropping the pace.
I Dirty Record: at Glasgow University L'nion. l0pm—2am. £3 (£2—free). Weekly. Paul N'Jie (XFM)
The latest club news
'~ Mini-festival the Wee Chili is making a welcome return later this month at the Queens Park Glasshouse, Queens Park, Glasgow on 28 May. Now in its fourth year the headliners are hip hoppers the Nextmen, alongside Kid Carpet, Michael Peck and Engine, while in the Disco Ballroom Chris Duckenfield and Domenic Cappello are joined by Andrew Back and Haptic. Expanding on previous years this outing features the usual BBQ and stalls as well as a Red Bull acoustic tent of live acts and comedy.
The Good Times man himself, Norman Jay (MBE). is flying up to Scotland at the beginning of next month. The Notting Hill carnival veteran and rare groove master will be hitting both coasts. Joining Trouble and Ultragroove (reborn as Troublegroove for the occasion) on 2 June at Cabaret Voltaire. Edinburgh before heading to Glasgow's ABC for 4 June. Talking of Trouble, they present a live, early show from New Zealand funksters Fat Freddy’s Drop (pictured) at the Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 24 May, with an afterparty at the Wee Red Bar later the same night.
gets behind the decks to deliver a selection of R&B. hip hop, soul and disco. ()peii Dex is for up-and-coming DJs and runs weekly downstairs in Deep 6. after a free DJ workshop (from 8pm). I Divine at (ilasgow School of Art. ll)piii~3am. £3.5()~£6. Weekly. Deep ftiiik. 60s and 7le grooves and a loyal crowd at this very long running (ilasgow' residents' night.
I DIY Disco at Basura Blanca. 9pm~2am. £5. 20 May. iilectronic music for dancing with jackmeisters Craig Hamilton. Kennybreaks. DlY Disco. Colin McKay and Domenic Free.
I Emergency at the L'niversal.
l lpm—3am. £5. [3 May. Emergency welcome special guests Max 404 (iiskimo Recordings) It; James Pole for their second birthday spectacular.
I Garage Saturdays at the (iarage. l().3()pm~-3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Brian McMaster plays all your favourite classics in the main hall while Kenny soars through alternative indie and retro classics in the Attic.
I Groovejet at MAS. l lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. 548's Kevin McFarlane teams up with his buddies Stephen Lee and Woody in the main room for a weekly mash-up of the finest house music around while Raw-B spins the sweetest R&B cuts in the lounge.
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