Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to gay@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Robin Lee.
Glasgow
I Burly The Arches. 30 Midlattd Street. 0870 240 7528. l0.30pm 3am. £8 £l0. See Clubs. page 3 1.
Edinburgh
I Sugar Daddy ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. l lpm-3am. £5. See Clubs. page 34.
Glasgow
I Utter Gutter Riverside Club. 33 Fox Street. 248 3l44. |0.30pm 3am. £l0. See Clubs. page 30.
Edinburgh
I Fever ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. l lpttt 3am. £l0 (£8 members). See Clubs. page 34.
I Luvely The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. [0.30pm- 3am. £l2 (£l0l. See Clubs. page 34.
I Velvet Mariners. 40 Commercial Street. l.eith. 555 5622. 9.30pm 2am. £4 before l0.30pm: £6 after (£5). See Clubs. page 35.
Edinburgh
I Booty Meditta. 45 47 [.othian Street. 225 6313. llptn -3am. £3. See Clubs. page 35.
I Taste Cabaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6|76. l lpnt~3am. £5 before I l.30pm: £8 after (£6 members). See Clubs. page 35.
In this fortnight’s hamper of homo-friendly delicacies at the Glasgow Comedy Festival (Thu 8 Mar—Sat 24 Mar) sit such shrink- wrapped Scottish favourites as Craig Hill and Karen Dunbar, alongside extra-matured, expensive import Joan Rivers, and new local taste Scott Agnew. The latter will be discussing his sexual history via the medium of bingo. So pack a dabber
The next issue of the List is a parallel world, and occupying its time-space continuum are one half of defunct TV duo Mel and Sue (Sue Perkins, in her self-confessed ‘disappointing second show', pictured), camp TV comic Alan Carr, fruity football fan Paul Sinha, cobra- like Californian Scott Capurro (exploring his — and please check your sense of taste and decency in at the door — Aborted Fetish). and Doctor Who addict Charlie Ross.
:3 See Comedy listings for details.
Glasgow
I Passionality Cube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. l l.30pm—3am. £3. Sec Clubs. page 33.
Tuesday 6
Glasgow
I FUN Cube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. CLUB NIGHT l l.30pm ~3am. £3. DJ Shana Halliwell ZEUS
tnixes older classics and fun tttnes. Requests welcome.
Edinburgh I Vibe ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. l lptn 3am. £4. See Clubs. page 35.
Wednesday 7
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I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 I000. l l.30pm -3am. £3. Happy. cheesy pop from D] Darren and the gttys behind Passionality.
Edinburgh
I The Hub l.(iBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing. 9 Howe Street. 523 l 100. 6.30 -8.30pm. Free. Stop by after work to chat and find ottt about the I.(iBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing's activities. Free internet access and tea. coffee and
Mariners, Edinburgh, Sat 10 Mar
with a new night aimed at the boys.
92 m m
While some clubs wind down due to changing tastes, and others change venue in an attempt to rejuvenate, one Edinburgh club is expanding its remit,
Velvet, based at Mariners (a classy banqueting, conference and club space created in a converted church) in Leith, scooped the Pink Paper award for best women’s club in Scotland in 2006. Now the organisers have launched Zeus, tailored for gay men and their friends, and aiming to mirror the success of Velvet. ‘Regulars who come to Velvet say they like the community feel it has,’ says Jinx, part of the team behind the new night. ‘We are recreating this in Zeus, while veering away from duplication and dilution.’
At the first incarnation in February, a video projection of the Rocky Horror Picture Show kept curious punters occupied until the night filled up with those wandering homewards from the bars and clubs centred around Picardy Place - or indeed, making a special trip shorewards for the event. One of the successes of Velvet is the emphasis on having live performances, and cabaret singing diva Holly Penfield stripped down to a basque at Zeus’s launch. ‘She very kindly came all the way from London to support us,’ says
magi/“165' Jinx. Joe McFadden and 12 members of the cast of the Edinburgh m Playhouse’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang turned up, too.
_ ‘Edinburgh’s gay scene has unfortunately lost the majority of its good, Edinburgh
I Fur Burger Twist. 26h Dublin Street. 538 7775. l0pm- 2am. £4. See Clubs. page 34.
I Mingin’ Stttdio 24. 24 v26 Calton Road. 558 3758. l lptn 3am. £5. See Clubs. page 34.
Saturday 1 0
Edinburgh
I Zeus Mariners. 40 Commercial Street. Leith. 555 5622. 9.30pm 2am. £4 before 10.30pm; £6 after (£5). See preview. right and Clubs. page 35.
Edinburgh
I Booty Medina. 45-47 l.othian Street. 225 6313. llpnt—3am. £3. See Sttn 4.
I Taste Cabaret Voltaire. 36 738 Blair Street. 220 6|76. l lpm 3am. £5 before
I l.30pm: £8 after (£6 members). See Sttn
man— Glasgow
I Passionality Cube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. l l.30pm- 3am. £3. See Mon 5.
Glasgow I FUN Cube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. l l.30pm- 3am. £3. See Tue 6.
Edinburgh I Vibe ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. l lptn 3am. £4. See Tue 6.
Wednesday 14
Glasgow I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. l l.30pnt 3am. £3. See Wed 7.
Edinburgh
I The Hub LUBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing. 9 Howe Street. 523 ll()().
6.30 8.30pm. Free. See Thu l.
I Icebreakers (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 24 (irecnside Place. 556 9331. 7.30 9pm. Free. Social group for people who want to feel at ease and make friendships in
l.( iBT company.
(Robin Lee)
478 7434. l lpm~3am. £3. Promos. commercial dance and party anthems.
Scene 8: Exhibitions
Glasgow
I Bennets 80-90 (ilassford Street. 552 576|. Wed -Thu & Sttn l l.30pm-3am. Fri Sat l l.30pm 3.30am. Friendly. down to earth. late-night disco venue. recently refurbished and rising frotn the ashes after a major lire.
I Our Story Scotland Exhibition l'ntil Sun 25 Mar. Winter (iardens. People‘s Palace. (ilasgow (ireen. 27l
images. artefacts and research materials from l.(iBT lives arid experiences in Scotland.
I The Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street. 553 I22]. Mon-Thu 5pm lant. Fri—Sun 5pm—3am. Spacious. swanky. gay/mixed Merchant City clttb. with several rooms and a downstairs dancefloor open at the weekend (£5 after I lpm).
Edinburgh I CC Blooms CC Blooms. 23 24
Edinburgh I On Request ligo. l4 Picardy Place.
2962. l lain 75pm. Free. Display of stories.
long-running gay club nights recently,’ continues Jinx. ‘ln Mariners we have comfortable chill-out areas where the music volume is lower, and a loud dance floor and performance space: many environments under the one roof.’
(ireenside Place. 556 9331. Mon. Fri & Sat 6pm—3am: Tue—Thu & Sun 8pm--3am. The east coast scene qttecn pumps out dance and cheese delights every night. With DJ Cilla Slack on Friday night and Sunday afternoon.
I Destination & Destination 2 l7 Albert Street. 0l3l 554 7282. Destination open daily. 7pm—lam. Fri & Sat
5am —-noon: Destination 2 open daily. noon~ lant. Food (until 9pm) and relaxation in Destination 2. with catnp entertainment next door.
I Rainbow City: Stories from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Edinburgh l'ntil Wed 7 Mar. Leith Library. 28 30 Ferry Road. 529 5517. Mon Thu l0am~-8pm. Fri |0am 5pm. Sat 9am lpitt. Free. A selection of metnorabilia from the Remember When exhibition.
I Mist 26B Dublin Street. 538 7775. Mon-Thu noon-~lam; Fri-~Sat noon 2am; Sun 12.30pm lam. Formerly the Newtown Bar. and now reopened after a style revamp. Twist features a disco bar downstairs every Friday and Saturday night.
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