(‘liristntas party ( l7 Decl followed New Year's i'ecoyery party (3 Jan).

I Bring in the House at Ocean 'l'erminal. 9pm 3am. £30. 31 Dee. The Ministry of Sound 15th anniyersary tour teams tip with Progression for a huge house party. With Sehastian Ingrosso and (This l.ake alongside a stellar line-up of local I)Js.

I CC Blooms Hogmanay at (‘(‘ Blooms. opm 5am. l‘ree. 31 Dec. llard pounding heats. chart and other disco diya antics as gay institution (‘(' Blooms heads for 3007 with a piper at midnight.

I Colours Hogmanay Official Aftershow Party at (‘ity Nightcluh. t)ptll 5am. £55. 51 Dec. 3 .\lllll_\ I)Js see 3007 in style with their eminently danceahle eclectica. (ilani house types lled Kandi are in charge of room two with Tom de Neef and Rob Wilder while Sophistifunk is headlined hy Big Brother‘s Kate l.aw|er. See preyiew. page '.".’.

I Departure Lounge Hogmanay Special at the (axes. 10pm 5am. £30. 3| I)ec. ‘Ja/l grooyes. Latin rhythms and funky glohal heats‘ as they take oyer the (axes for another llogmanay special. And it's a cracking line tip stuffed to the hrim With Me acts (Moishe’s Bagel. Roofs Rising and lidinhurgh Samha School) and DJ skills (Sidewinder. Astrohoy and (‘ammy t.

I Headspin New Year’s Eve at the Bongo (‘luh. llpm 5am. £10. 3| Dec. The hest in hip hop. funk. sotil. house and hreakheat from residents Allan. tlte Resonance (Daya and (‘olin Millarl atid Steye Spin take oy er the Bongo for another NYIi and their spectacular four deck mix taking you through to 3007.

I Hobo at the Bongo ('luh. 10pm 3am. liree hefore midnight: £3 after. 17 Dec. llosting the annual SI. Records (‘hristmas special as liye hands (St Jude's Infirmary. Dawn of the Replicants. The Aphrodisiacs. The 55's and Lords of Bastard) weigh in with a lixe set and their own tiniqtie interpretation of a festiye fayotirite.

I Jam House Hogmanay Party! at the Jam House. 7pm 3am. £30. 31 Dec. |.i\‘e hands. party tunes. jal/ grooy es and DJs at this hig Jam Ilouse llogmanay celehration.

I Jazz Bar Hogmanay Party at the

Jan Bar. |0pm 5am. £8. 31 Dec. Night of

_ia// to see in the hells featuring a specially commissioned New Year Jan Bar ||ogmanay Quintet. featuring top- notch guest players. pltis local ja/I/funk fusion six-piece. l‘unk Junction. w itlt dancelloor action spurred on hy funky DJ Wilkhooth on the decks.

I Liquid Soul NYE Special at l’o Na Na. |0pm 5am. £10. 31 Dec. Retro disco and funky house night from .Mark B as tltey celeht'ate another top year at Liquid

Sottl spanning ftmk classics to yesterday's disco house shakers.

I Lulu at Lulu. Spin 3am. l-‘ree hefore 10pm; £4 alter. 17 Dec. litink. electro. hip hop. electronica and more from Bongo (‘Iuh stalwart Dam and Andy Ingram.

I Lulu Hogmanay Party at l.u|u.

8pm 5am. £thc. 31 Dec. The Blond Nash and Na Blige go head to head playing soul. funk. lltltlse. electro-disco and Latin heats as w e head into the new year.

I Medina NYE at Medina. 10pm 5am. £15. 3| Dec. 'I'wo floors of heats with a more chilled yihe downstairs.

I New Year Revels at Assemth Rooms. 9.30pm 3.30am. £45. 3| Dec. Three floors of New Year partying with DJs spinning the hest in disco and party tunes pltis the legendary (‘eilidh rooms featuring Iiye music and dancing from Bella McNah‘s (‘eilidh Band. The ()ccasionals arid lltigh MacDiarinid's llairctit.

I Pivo’s Hogmanay at I’i\o Bar (‘luh. 5pm 5am. l-"ree. 3| Dec. l’unky house all night long for llogmaiiay.

I Stereotype Hogmanay Spectacular at Berlin Bierhaus. 10.30pm 5am. £13 £15. 3| Dec. After another successful year at Berlin. Iltiggy takes to the floor for this ||ogmanay special celehrating the hest house talent in the (‘apital with sets from (‘raig Smith. Neil Bartlcy. Master (‘aird. Ryan lillis. Ricky l’alys. Ryan 'I'tirner. DJ Beefy and. of course. lluggy himself.

I Studio 24 New Year Party at Studio 34. 10pm 5am. £l5 £30.31 Dec. The hig dog comes otit of retirement as Dogma take on JakN on the mainfloor for a no holds harred techno show down including a Iiye I’A form S(‘S| l‘ucker

(Ayionix 1. Split and I‘reaklah take care of

the upstairs space w 1111 a leftfield soundtrack of house. ftiiik. drum & hass and hreaks.

I Taste at ('aharet Voltaire. | lpiit 3am. £5 hefore I i.30piit; £8 after (£(i memhersl. 17 Dec. Monthly. liislier & l’rice supply a progressiye mix of house and garage at this infamous Sunday nighter. now showing at the (‘ah. With Martin Valentine firmly in charge of the hack room.

I Tease Age Hogmanay Party at (‘itrus (‘luh. l0.30pm 5am. £thc. 31 Dec. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging (ills hits to haggy Manchester fay cs as they take oy er the higgest night of the year in the capital‘s calendar.

I Tipsy Hogmanay at Massa.

9pm 5am. £15. 31 Dec. The R&B. hip hop and dancehall night takes you through the hells with a Iiye set froin Da liirin' Squad.

I Ultragroove Hogmanay Party at (‘aharet Voltaire. |0.30pm 5am. £14. 3|

Dec. l'ltragrooye take their New Year party to the next leyel with a ftill compliment of DJs: (iareth Someryille. Nick Ytiill. Roh Mathie and the l-‘ilth DJs. They'll he capturing the ftill house spectrum in the main room while the hack room rocks to the sottiids of hip hop. soul. ja/l. funk arid leftlield helters.

I Vegas! Grand Hogmanay Ball at Iidinhurgh ('ollege of Art. l0pm 5am. £30. 3| Dec. The (irand llogntanay Ball returns in style as the Vegas teaiit once again descend on the (‘ollege of Art with their swanky tunes and hig hand gt‘ooy‘es. l‘till residents roster in place playing otit the hest iii easy listening. scintillating swing and country alongside The I.oyehoat Big Band and Scotland‘s queen of hurlesque Missy Malone.

I Velvet Hogmanay Party at Mariners. 0.30pm 4am. £l3 advance. 31 Dec. See in the hells with the helles at this night for gay girlies and their specially inyited hoy friends. The new year will be seen in hy' a female piper. the Truly Scrumptious Dancers. tahle magic and tarot readings.

I Vibe New Year’s Eve Party at ligo. 1 1pm 5am. £15 £30. 3| Dec. ('elehrating 100.000 customers through ligo's doors since it was founded. Vihe sees in 3007 with DJs James Longworth and Jamie Morrison. and special guests Alan (‘ross and the |.i1|ets. among others.

Edinburgh Mondays

Club

I Late Night Vibe at the Jan Bar. midnight 3am. £5. | Jan. Jan yihes into the night featuring (iecko 3 and their Acid Jau/funk/reggae.

I Lulu at |.ulu. 8pm 3am. l’ree hefore |0pm: £4 after. 18 Dec. ('lassic pop. electro-house. funk and anthems from Je/ Hill.

I Luvely at the liquid Room.

10.30pm 5am. £13 (£10 niemhersi. | Jan. The faithful keep the spirits high and the dancefloor pumping as the |.u\e|y residents turn it tip one tnore time to welcome you to 3007 with a 007 Bond theme.

Mothergroove at Lulu. 10pm 3am. £7 (£51. 35 Dec. Motherfunk and I'ltragrooye once again join forces rtuming through the hest in ftiiik and house. The impressiy e resident roster culled from two of lidinhurgh's fayourite cluhs just can't help htit turn it tip for one more (‘hristinas Day special.

I Tackno Christmas Party at The Street. 9pm 3am. I-‘ree. 35 Dec. Trendy Wendy turns out the party classics on (‘hristmas Day.

Taste: Escape Christmas Party at (‘aharet Voltaire. l lpm 5am. £13 £15. 35 Dec. (‘an't face another "li'rry A'- June

Xmas special'.’ ()rjttst dedicated to the cause of partying? Taste offer you the answers to all these questions. get a dose of ftill on tip-front house down your neck for (‘hristinas Day.

Taste: The Very Best of Taste at ('aharet Voltaire. 1 1pm 5am. £13 ~£|5. | Jan. No rest for the wicked as l’isher & I’rice play out the hest tracks of 3006 and Taste through the years.

Edinburgh Tuesdays

Club

I Code Blue at ()pium. 10pm- 3am. Free. Weekly (not 36 Dec). Punk rock classics with fistftils of emo and ska chucked into the pot for good measure.

I I.qu at |.u|u. 8pm 3am. £4 hefore 10pm; £4 after. Weekly. Soulful. eclectic sets from Iidinhurgh's fittest underground DJs llohhes ('I‘rouhlel joined by Ally Anderson ( 1‘) Dec) then (i-Mac (Mangal takes control (Boxing Dayl and llohhes is hack for 3 Jan (please note for both these dates doors open 10pm).

I Madchester Boxing Day Bash at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm-5am. £5. 36 Dec. Annual celebration of all things haggy hack where it belongs with another Boxing Day special. with a play‘list that encotnpases Happy Mondays. Stones Roses. The Charlatans. Ride. The [as and all the usual suspects.

I Split at (‘aharet Voltaire.

l 1.30pm -3am. Free. Weekly. Drum & hass. electro and hreak heat. Including a Boxing Day special (open until 5am) and a special recovery party on 3 Jan.

Edinburgh Wednesdays

Club

I lndi-Go at the liquid Room.

10.30pm 3am. £3 (£1 1. Weekly. The latest indie night to hit the capital with the hest in new music (arid the DJs are happy to take requests).

I Lulu at l.ulu. 8pm 3am. I‘ree hefore 10pm: £4 after. Weekly. Past and future electronic classics from Mash and Jon Pleased and guest DJs.

I Sin Fronteras at the Jan Bar. midnight 3am. Free. Weekly. Latin and jan dance grooyes from DJ J(‘.

I We are . . . Electric at ('aharet Voltaire. | lpm 3am. I‘ree before midnight; £3 after (free to memhersi. Weekly. Xmas party time with resident (iary .Mac joined by WAli regular Jacek Zamojski (l’olishedl (30 Dec). Py/ (Split/Access) joins regular electro-punk Reachout in the main room. while Daya |.e I-‘unk hrings the year to a close in the backroom (37 Decl. The first date of 3007 has a warm tip set from Beako (White lIeat/(ioulag Beatt hefore three from (iary Mac (3 Jan).

EDINBURGH

club venues

Berlin 3 Oueensferry Street Lane. 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details. {‘1 The Bongo Club Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details. 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 city’s most enduring gay clubs, with hi-NRG tracks every night of the week.

The Cellar Bar

1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble's unique take on jazz. See listings for details. The Citrus Grindlay Street. 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk, new wave and 805 classics. See listings for selected highlights. City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. Club Pivo 2—6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night. for free. Ego Picardy Place. 478 7434. Home to some of

the capital‘s 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.

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.

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.

Massa 36—39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop and R88 on a Sunday with Tipsy.

Medina 45—47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.

Mood Omni. Greenside Place. 550 1640. Chart and party tunes. not forgetting gay night Poly Super on Mondays. See listings for selected highlights.

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, no messing. Po Na Na 43b Frederick Street. 226 2224. Student nights. funky beats and more. See listings for selected highlights. Potterrow Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven. RED Vodka Club 73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details. Stereo King Stables Road. 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing. Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights. specialising in

techno and goth. See listings for details. I1 1 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. 9i. The Subway West End Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd. The Wee Bed Bar Edinburgh College of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details. a Time 24a Frederick Street. 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.

Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.

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