I Pins & Needles at Rlil). l()pm 3am. Free hefore l lpm; £3 after. l5 l)ec. Monthly. Montth feast of itchy-glitchy tech-house from Kenny Breaks and (‘J llardtinie.

I Rogue State at the BoIigo (‘luh

I lpm~3am. £2 before midnight; £5 after. 22 Dec. The hip hop arid drum & hass shindig returns for a (‘hristnias party with Blagone. B-Burg. Jeuy B. “J Beast and M(‘ B'/..

I Sequential at Studio 2-1. l().3()pni~3am. £|(). 2‘) Dec. Neys night of hard and fast drum & hass hits Studio 2-1. For their second date Simon Bassline Stiiitli is the quality guest of choice for their festiy'e party.

I Skunk Funk at the Jan Bar. midnight 3am. £5. \Veekly. lax/y dancelloor grooy‘es from Sotil Injection

I I5 l)ecl. pltis rock from The Aly‘as (22 Dec) followed by soulful vocals from The Dirty Martinis I29 l)ecl.

I Solescience at (‘aharet Voltaire. l().3()pm 5am. £3. 2‘) Dec. l'nderground house. digital disco and lrackhead soul with residents Nick Yuil and Roh Matliie joined hy (irant Macl.ean as they kiss farewell to 2006.

I Substance at Henry ’s (‘ellar Bar.

| lpm 5am. £3. 22 Dec. Night of danceahle electronica. techno and electro from resident (iay'in Richardson and special guest \Volljau.

I Sugar Daddy at ligo. l lpm 3am. £5. l5 [)ec. A rehranded and relaunched Bla/e from I)J James Longyy-orth.

I 33/45 at (‘aharet Voltaire. l lptii. £4 before midnight: £(i after t£4I. 22 Dec. Damn sexy soulful house from l)Js Leon liaster. Roy M arid Nick \Vatson joined by special guest Saxingh for sortie liye

3%: Tokyoblu at ligo. I lpm ~3am. £7 hefore midnight; £8 after. 2‘) Dec. With a ftill liy‘e hand sery'ing tip the finest house and deep grooy'es. Special ('hristmas party as they are joined by Tane from

In the Main Room

Residents

Liyerpool's ('hihuku Shake Shake dropping everything front jazz to techno. I Xplicit at the Bongo (‘luh l lpm 3am. £8. l5 l)ec. More drum & hass action as Xplicit present the Scottish dehut of fast rising l)&B stars Noisia lRani/VistoIi/Vit‘tlsl. Recent tltitieelloot' filler ‘l’ainkiller‘ perfectly shoyscases their intricate yet fierce hreakheat style.

Edinburgh Saturdays

Club

I Boombox at the Liquid Room.

lllpm 5am. £7 hefore midnight; £9 after. 3() Dec. llard house. trance and tech as they \Vttl‘ltl tip for NYli yy'ith (iatecrasher hero .Matt llardyy‘ick and a classics set from Jason (‘orte/.

I The Cathouse at Studio 34.

l lpm 3am. £3 hefore midnight: £(i after. 30 Dec. (ilasfloyy's tiiost famous home of rock is hack for their monthly night in lidinhurgh.

I The Christmas Cabaret at ('aharet Voltaire. 10.30pm 5am. £8 hefore midnight: £|() after (£8 nieIiihersl. 2.3 Dec. Night hringing the hest of the (‘ah‘s inipressiye roster of l)Js together as Access. Afterl)ark. Karniyal. Solescience. Sotil Biscuits. Sugarheat. Trade l'nion. 'l‘rouhle and L'ltragrooye join forces for this festiye knees up.

I Clash! at llenry's ('ellar Bar.

l lptii 5am. £5. lo l)ec. Neyy punk electro club night (‘lashl \y‘ith l)Js (‘hris l-‘ast (l’ast) and Beako.

I ECCF Charity Night at ('aharet Voltaire. l lpm- 5am. £8. 30 Dec. The lidinhurgh (‘luhhiug ('oniIiitInity l-‘orum gather together some of the capital's hest l)Js (from Tyy'cek. Taste. 'l’rade l'nion. Progression. Karniyal and l-‘reqheatl once again to raise cash for lidinhurgh Sick Kids l-‘riends l-‘oundation at this end of year fancy dress party.

I Edenangels at the Vatilts tenter yia Nicol lidyy‘ardsl. lllpni 3am. £5 hefore

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I. . E Once again Ocean Terminal will be reeling to '3" ~‘ " the sounds of the best in house this

Hogmanay. This time around the team from Progression link up with Ministry of Sound to glam it up down in Leith. Sebastian lngrosso (pictured) and Chris Lake provide the big name talent alongside some of the greatest DJs Scotland has to offer.

Ocean TOWN/INN. Edinburgh. Sun 3/ Dec.

lam; £(i after. 23 Dec. Featuring the hest iti dirty. funky. se\y. trihal. techno and festiy‘e filthy house brought to you hy special guest Brian l)eiiipster (Mingin' l. I The Egg at \Vee Red Bar. l lptii 3am. £4 hefore midnight; £5 after. lo l)ec. Still the hest mi\ of indie. (ills garage. northern sotIl. ska. 7(ls punk and Hess yy aye you're likely to stagger across.

I Fish Fry at the Jan Bar.

l l.3()pm 3am. £5. \Veekly. Scottiin ja//. funk. soul and Latin hands join l)Js lirik l)'Vikitig and Astrohoy. including (iecko 3 tl(i1)ecl. Mosa l’unk ('luh I23 [)ecl arid Voces Del Sur t3() l)ec. yyith a 5am license l.

I Give it Some! at the Bongo (‘luh

l lpm 3am. £4 hefore midnight: £(i after. lo l)ec. (ioitig from strength to strength. l)JRedo’s dancing cluh is hack ys itli the Usual selection of funk. soul. jaw and rare grooy e. Reggae. roots. ska atid duh upstairs from l)ecoy Roy.

I Holla! at [he Liquid Room.

ll).3()piii 3am. £5. to Dec. (‘hart Rth. urhan hip hop and lioon tunes from the 2 Hot l)Js.

I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. lllpm 3am. £3 hefore l lpm: £(i after. \Veekly. (iet down early for this consistently capacity retro-disco.

I Mambo at Massa. l lpm 3am. £7 t£(il. lo l)ec. ('hristmas special as Mamho return with a night of hip hop. ska. R&B and dancehall from l)J Tony TN'I‘ and .\l('.

I Obscene at ligo. ltl.3t)pm 3am. £3 hefore midnight; £5 after. 23 Dec. Huge residents ('hristmas party. including 'l‘ermite's return from Canada. jtist in time to mix tip the hest in drum ck hass and jungle.

I Retribution at Studio 2-1. I lpm 3am. £5 (£3). \Veekly. Rock. metal. alternatiye arid tracks from the dark side. to Dec sees their 'festiy e games special' yyith Santa sumo yyrestling and reindeer rodeo yy itli pri/es. Then a ('hristmas special I23 l)eci featuring Bosyyars Xmas hash (quite literally l and Satan's grotto.

I Reverend Funk at ligo. l lpm 3am. £5 hefore midnight: £7 after. 23 Dec. :\ sermon of ftitik classics. soaring trumpet and Hammond organ gems atid Iiiodern artists in \ytirshlp 0T the pt‘e-tliseti 70s sound. (‘heck rey funkcouk for more info.

I Rewind at the Liquid Room.

lll.3()pm 5am. £5. 23 Dec. ()ld skool diseojocks Mick (MOT and Kath l’oyyel' dish out the hest in ."lls. 80s and ‘)()s poptastic tunes and there's hound to he a iniatteriIig of ('hristmas classics.

I Treasure Isle at the Bongo ('luh.

l lpm 3am. £5 hefore midnight: £(i after. 23 Dec. ()riginal Jatiiaican ska. rocksteady and reggae front the (ills. 7(ls atid 8(ls.

I Ultragroove at ('ahat'et Voltaire.

l lpm 3am. £|() t£8i lo l)ec. (iareth Soiiiiiiery ille's peerless real house party puts on a (‘hristmas (‘lassics l’art yyith the hest of liouse all night in the Iiiainroom. yyltile (iiIio tMotherfuIikt atid Ritchie RtIfftone tScratchi supply hip hop classics through the hack.

I VEGAS! at ligo. lllpni 3am. £|() t£7 for the ’ltthtlltittsly dl'essed‘ l. Hi l)ec. Hep daddy syy ing. country classics and slea/y listening yyith your high-kicking hosts Frankie Sumatra. Bugsy Seagull. l)iIio Martini and the stunning Vegas shoyygirls inyiting you tojoin in the fun.

3%: We Will Break You at ligo.

l lpm 4am. l‘ree hefore midnight: £5 after. 30 Dec. Hogmanay comes early as Tigt) llU\l\ the best in hreakheat. electro and hip hop from local stars (iary Mac. Jacek and Smokey & the Bandit in the Iiiainroom.

I Xplicit Lockdown 2006 at the Bongo ('ltih. llpiii 5am. £5. 30 Dec. Nplicit say goodhy e to :ooo \inh a drum & hass lockdoyyn yy itli some of lidinhtirgh's “th pioneers (i-Mac IMangaI. Morphy. l’aul Reset. Beast IRogue Statel arid Marc lip t()hscetiei.

Edinburgh Sundays

Club

I AfterDark at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm 5am. £l5 £20. 3! Dec. Residents Neil Bartley and Jammy shoyy you host its done as they miy tip a storm yy ith a hlend of funky. hig heals and electro litttlse lti see in the bells.

I The Alternative New Year at Suhyyay ('oysgate. lllpm 5am. £5. 3| l)ec. lndie. rock. metal. punk and retro tracks from the Pit. llellraiser's Ball. Antics and Misfits l)Js. (iuarantee £3 entry hy logging onto \s yy \y .suhyy ay cots gate.com. I Booty at Medina. llpiii 3am. £3. l7 Dec 8 2 Jan. .'\llllll;ll fancy dress