Edinburgh Sundays
Club
I Babydoll at I’o Na Na. I Ipm 3am. l‘ree belore l l.3llpm; £5 alter. Weekly. .A glamorous atid sexy mght ol' house where all are w elcome to join in. lrom the rotating I)J roster ol Warner I’owerx. l)ean Newton. (lay (irant. Tommy Kay. Derek Martin. Harry and l‘lltxll Isaac» I Booty at Medina. Illpm 3am. £3. Weekly. More ol a Sunday social than a lull-on glam allair. with DJ |)ale l.u\h. lxllt Iilige. Simmone Black atid ticcttxltlllttl guest \tlpitxlttx mixing up kiwi. hip hop. sold and lunk.
I l-lellraiser’s Ball at Subway ('owgate. llpiii 3am. tree. I ()ct. l-‘ortnighlly. A rock'n'roll tourney with all the best ctllx lt‘ottt cla\\lc to hard rock through to Xllx glam.
I Kayos at ()pium. I Ipm 3am. I‘ree. Weekly. A metal and rock soundtrack plus £l drinks keep the crow dx a llltisllillg.
I Mix 8 Match at ('abat‘el Voltaire. 8pm 3am. £6. 24 Sep. A special one-ol'l eyent at the ('ab. mashing up liye music ttlld l).l\. St) expect ttlt eclectic \titltldlt'uck with Iiyc RJQB/xtitll I'roni 'I'he l’erlcct l’:t\\. rock Irom ’l‘he .\’le\\i;tll\. hip hop l'rom 'l'he I"ountaitibridge ('ollectiy e and electronica l'i'oni 'l'he limbracement.
I Neon at Subway ('owgate.
I Ipm 3am. liree. 24 Sep. Fortnightly. 'I'he Subway 'x l‘ot'tmghtly gothic experience. U a drink all night.
I Tackno at ligo. llpm 3am. £7 (£5 members. and the appropriately dressed). 24 Sep. It's 2-tone 'I'ackno combined with a night for the mods and rockers. with 'l't'endy Wendy playing her mix ol' pop, cheese and kitsch classics. Hill and l‘rolics ensue.
I Taste ill the Liquid Room.
I Ipm 3am. £5 before I I..i()piii: £8 alter (£6 members). Weekly. l:i\llc‘l' & I’t'ice supply a progressiy'e mix ol' house and garage at this inl'amoux Sunday nigliter. abetted by Martin Valentine.
I Tipsy at Maxsa. l().3()pm 3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. R&li atid hip hop from residents Nick (i atid l’ha/e 2 'll what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday tiiglit party iti tow'n'.
Edinburgh Mondays
Club
I Daggers Ahoy! at Subway Cowgate. | Ipm 3am. Free. 2 ()ct. Playing punk. I'tink. nu way'e. glam. and rock'n'roll l'or ‘stiltliers. prostitutes. dykes and punks'. I Happy Mondays at l’o Na Na.
I Ipm 3am. £3 tl'ree). Weekly. (‘lub night ltlsitlg new and classic indie. rock. l'unk. hip hop and Motown.
I Latin Quarter at Medina.
l()pm 3am. Free. Weekly. D] James
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Fedde le Stereotype’s Huggy (XFM) can spot a rising star from 1000 yards, and Fedde le Grand is the latest
guest he has signed up for this night of quality house. The Dutch master
is perhaps best known for one of the biggest tracks of the year, ‘Put Your
Hands Up (For Detroit)’, and has had releases on Flamingo Disco (including ‘Jackpot’ and ‘I Miss You’) as well as Work Records. Another
DJ exclusive down Stereotype.
I Stereotype at Berlin, Edinburgh, Sat 30 Sep; Rocket at Bamboo.
Glasgow. Fri (5 Oct.
('ombe with real deal salsa and world music. Now in its third year and \till going strong. Like a line wine. improying with age.
I Trade Union at (’abaret Voltaire. l(lpni 3am. £2. Weekly. New night to giye something back to the bar and club workers. so they don't lllisx out on the clubbing experience while trapped behind the bar. ll'\ house atid techno all the way iii the main room l'rom (irant Paterson. while room two is all hip hop and R&l3 Irom I)J Iieel'. DJ Kunal and DJ Fresh.
I You Control at Subway ('owgate.
l Ipm 3am. Free. Weekly. The residents take l'eqtle\I\ all night leading to an eclectic lake on the best indie. rock and chart platters.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Club
I Antics at Subway ('owgale.
l Ipm 3am. Free. Weekly. Rock. emo. punk and metal dispatches l'rom Iidinburgh's alt.scene.
I Code Blue at ()pium. l()pm 3am. liree. Weekly. Punk rock classics with listl'uls ol‘ emo and ski chucked into the pot l‘or good measure.
* Essential at l’o Na Na. l Ipm 3am. £(i bel'ore midnight; £8 alter. Weekly. lissential returns with a selection of the bC\l l).l\ the world has to ol'l'er. and il\ eclectic holpot ol' spinners llli\ litil'llllglll includes a I)! set Irom indie types Bloc Party (26 Sept and ageing New York
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I Motherfunk at ()pal Lounge.
lllpni 3am. Free. Weekly. (into and l-‘ry er are back with their Tuesday lll\llllllltlll as they \Plll rare and clil\\lc l'unky assed. limit-\llitklllg (ills and ills grooyes. deep lunk. Latin. soul aitd so much tnore.
I Split at (‘abaret Voltaire.
l I,.‘~llpm 3am. l‘ree. Weekly, |)rtim tk ha“. electro and break beat w ith Sliadokaill. the Dropout I)J\. Dogma and a smattering ol‘ yery talented local guextx. l)t'um k bass and breaks collectiye lidinburgh liaxxed take care ol the “Mill room ey cry other week.
I Vibe at ligo. llpm 3am. £4. Weekly. (iay night with l;tlllt‘\ I.ongwortli on the decks. plus The Dancing Stud Mullins. The Singing llairy Bloke and The Mailing Nun. Don't say we didn't warn ya.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Club
I Apocalypse at ()pitim l(lptll 3am I-‘ree. Weekly (not J Dell. .\lt\ til gtilll. metal. industrial atid punk.
I Disko Bloodbath at ()pitim.
lllpm 3am. l'tcc. 4 ()ct. lidiithurgh'x lll'xl queer alternaliye mght I\ an eclectic mi\ ol electro. indie. punk and rock l’or those who are screaming out lor \ttlllcllllllg dill’erent on the gay scene.
* Essential at l’o Na Na. l Ipm 3am. £o bel'ore midnight: £8 alter. 4 ()ct. See Inc. with a tiiastei‘lttl selection ol~ hip hop. breaks. beats atid \ttlllple\ li'om Ayalanchex' l)e\ler l-l ()ct l.
I lndi-Go at the Liquid Rooiti.
10.30pm 3am. £3 l£l l. Weekly. The latest indie night to hit the capital with the best in new lllll\lc land the his are happy to lake requests).
I Juice at Maxxa. |ll.3llpm 3am. £5. Weekly. The original l'rexhly \qtiee/ed Olly and (ills student night returns.
I The Pit at Subway ('ow gate.
I Ipm 3am. l-‘ree. Weekly. Rock and metal night by rock atid metal tans.
I Sin Fronteras at the Jail liar. midnight 3am. Free. Weekly. Latin and ja/l dance grooy ex l'rom D] James ('ombe.
I Soul:Shine at Wee Red liar.
lll.3l)pm 3am. £4 t£3l. 4 ()ct. Fortnightly. New alternatiye music and art project
coy ering eyerylhing l‘rom iau. l'unk and soul to liquid drutn & bass and electronica.
3|! We are . . . Electric at ('abarel Voltaire. I Ipm 3am. l-'ree bel'ore midnight: £2 alter ll'ree members). Weekly. lileclro-punk (iary Mac is joined by Black Strobe tAKA Iyan Smagghe and Arnaud Rebotinil lot at Me show ol' dark electro lw'hile the Trouble I)J\ take oyer the back rooml. 27 Sep. l‘ollow ed by Reacliotit guexting iii the mainroom t4 ()ctl.
EDINBURGH
club venues
2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble's unique take on jazz. See
Grindlay Street. 622 7086.
that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk.
I Berlin listings for details.
3 Queenst Street I The Citrus
Lane, 467 7215. Selection
of cool house nights. See Mainly studenty venue listings for details.
I The Bongo Club
Moray House, 37 new wave and 805 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. classics. See listings for One of the coolest and
most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
selected highlights.
I City: Edinburgh
1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest
2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play
Picardy Place. 478 7434.
I Cabaret Voltaire
36-38 Blair Street, 220 DJs. See listings for 6176. Mixed bag fiom selected highlights. house to drum & bass. I Club Pivo
See listings for details. 2—6 Calton Road. 557 I CC Bloom
23-24 Greenside Place.
556 9331. One of the every night, for free. city's most enduring gay I Ego
clubs. with hi-NRG tracks
every night of the week. Home to some of the I The Cellar Bar
1 Chambers Street. 467
capital‘s best loved nights as well as a selection of
big gay clubs. See listings for details.
I El Barrio
104 West Port. 229 8805. Spanish fiesta every night of the week.
I The Establishment 3 Semple Street, 229 7733. Chart and party night with plenty of drink on offer to wash it all down with.
I Espionage
4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
I The Liquid Room 9c Wctoria Street. 225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live music. See listings for details.
I Mariners
Commercial Street. Leith, 555 5622. Semi regular nights in this old church
from lesbian club Velvet to techno and house. See listings for details.
I Massa
36-39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop and R88 on a Sunday with Tipsy.
I Medina
45-47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
I Mood
Omni. Greenside Place. 550 1640. Chart and party tunes. not forgetting gay night Poly Super on Mondays. See listings for selected highlights.
I Opal Lounge
51 George Street. 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
I Opium
71 Cowgate. 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing.
I Po Na Na
43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights, funky beats and more. See listings for selected highlights.
I Potterrow
Bn'sto Square. 650 9195. Student heaven.
I RED Vodka Club
73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details.
I Stereo
King Stables Road. 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
I Studio 24
Calton Road. 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights. specialising in techno and goth. See listings for details.
I The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766. Now more of a rock and cool indie night as well as some cheesier club nights. See listings for selected highlights.
I The Subway
West End
Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd.
I The Wee
Red Bar
Edinburgh College of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details.
I Time
24a Frederick Street. 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.
I Why Not?
14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.
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