I Edinburgh Boat Party at 0‘) llanmer Street. () lllpm. £l5. l7 Jun. llat‘r} tSumol and Leon liaxter 133/451 hoxt a \et‘iex ol~ hoat parties through the \ummer. l‘ree llllxex \\ ill lea\ e W llanm er Street. with the boat \etting \ail at (rpm lot a tour ltour trip up the liirth ol' l-‘orth \\ ith a hot houxe \oundtraek l'rom \peeial f—‘llblx Kl‘i\ KL‘CfJull :tlld (lL‘Ul'l. .\l. ('heek \\ wn.edinhurghhoatpart).eom lor lull th‘lilll\.
I Hellraiser’s Ball at Sulma} ('ougate. I lptn 3am. liree. ll) Jun. liot'tnightl}. :\ roek‘n‘t‘oll iourne} with all the hext eut\ lrotn elaxxie to hard roek through to Hllx glatn.
I Hobo at llte Bongo (’luh. lllpm 3am. £5. \Veekl}. ‘|.i\ e lllll\lL‘ and alternati\ e dixeo lor juxtilied \innet‘x'.
I Neon at Sulma} (’ougate. llpm 3am. l‘t'ee. IT Jun. (ioth. indie. industrial. teehno. roek. Xllx. punk and tnetal. £1 a drink all night.
I Playgirl Mansion at Lulu. 3pm 3am. £the. \Veekl}. New night l'rom 'l‘rend} \Vend} and her inlamoth mi\ ol danee heatx kit~eh gt'oo\e\ and elaxxie pop nuggetx.
I Pushin’ Buttons at Red. 9pm 5am. l’ree. \VL‘ekl). Show eaxe ol- eleL‘ll‘tl tllxctl. punk l'unk and hip hop hreakx lrotn aeroxx lidinhurgh'x eluh land leatut‘ing llohhex t'l'rouhlel. Meldrum lelieitl. Bahex tSnatehI. Spektrutn (Motherlunkl and DJ l‘ahulo/ ll)lggll) l.
I Shake at Shanghai. 0pm 3am. l-‘ree hel'ore l ll‘m; £3 alter tl'reel. \Veekl}. Sotlllttl \oeal\. \e\_\ di\eo and t'unk laeed hottxe part) anthemx lrom John llutehinxon t'I‘ok}ohlul and [k‘l‘L‘ll\\l(llll\l l’epe Santa Maria.
I Taste at (‘aharet Voltaire. l lpm 5am. £5 before I L5llpllll £3 alter l U) memherxi. \Veekl}. l‘ixher & l’riee \uppl) a progrexxn e mi\ ol' house and garage at thix titliittiottx Sunda} nighter. now
show ing at the ('ah. \Vith .Martiu Valentine lirml} in ehat'ge ol the haek room.
Edinburgh Mondays
Club
I Happy Mondays at l’o Na Na.
llpm 3am. £3 llree:. \Veekl}. (‘luh night l'ttxing new and elaxxie indie. rock. lunk. hip hop attd Mottm n.
I HarchorE at Sulma} Cowgate. llpm 3am. liree. l8 Jun. Night of e\tretne roek. hardeore. tnetal and \ei'eamo tall drinkx £l l.
Freestyle beats are on offer as Mixed Bizness and GET IN open their arms in welcome to UK production duo The Nextmen and MC Wrec. Expect soulful grooves, laid back hip hop beats and sci-fi jazz as they showcase new album This Was Supposed To Be The Future on Antidote Records. i‘w'imt/ Bl//?(?$§f{ (if the Sill) C/t/l). Gl.’t:;go1‘.c Thu l-I Jun; GET W at Assomb/i' tht. L-(f/nlx/rg/l. ft: 75) Jun.
I La Vida at Lulu. ‘lpm 3am. l’ree helore lllpm; £5 alter. \Veekl}. .\ head} llll\ UL L‘lL‘t‘ll‘tl-[itip. elltxxlc\ lllltl dlwtl lrom in Hill.
I Mojo at ()pal Lounge. lllptn 3am. l‘ree hel'ore midnight; £3 alter. \Veekl}. 'l'he hexl danee heat\ and modern elaxxiex tni\ed \\ ith the hext l'rom )t‘xtt‘t') ear.
I Rope at ()pal Lounge. lllpm 3am. l’ree below I lput; £5 t£4i alter. \Veekl). Dirt}. ripped tip. l'unk} lltltl\L‘ and iee eool L‘lL‘L‘ll'tl.
I Sounds Good at l’i\o (’all'e.
"rpm 3am. l‘ree. \Veekl}. Soul. jam and Milk lrom .r\\troho_\ and Breadmark.
I Trade Union at (‘aharet \‘oltaire. llptn 3am. £2. \Veekl}. Night to gne xomething haek to the har and eluh \\t)t‘kL‘t‘\ \\ tlll ewryhtng L‘\L‘L‘|il CllCL‘\C l't‘om [)1 Heel} and “.tlllilillfl
I Vaxine at Sulma} (‘owgate
llpm 3am. l‘ree. ll .lttn. l‘ortnightl}. 'l‘he
l)J\ l‘rom eleetro-goth night ('_\heria take )0“ on a dark. tuixted journe} through lillM. industrial and future-pop.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Club
I Antics at Sulma} ('ougate.
l lptn 3am. l-‘ree. \Veekl}. Roek. emo. pttnk and metal dixpatehex l'rom litlllll‘lll'gll‘\ tlllAL‘L‘llL‘.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm 3am. l‘ree helore lllpm; £4 alter. \Veekl). Soull'ul. eeleetie \etx taking in e\er_\thing l'rom neu \\;l\ e to rare groin e l'rom lidinhurgh‘x linexl underground I)J\. llohhex t'l‘rouhlel and Dani lllL‘iItlxplll l.
3.3 Motherfunk at ()pal Lounge.
lllpm 3am. liree. \Veekl}. (iino and lit) er are haek \\ ith their 'l'uexda} inxtitution as the} \pin rare attd elaxxie funk} axxed. lloot‘-\ll;lkltlg (illN ttlltl 7l)\ gt'tto\'e.\. deep
l'unk. Latin. will and \o mueh tnore. l.i\'e \how ol‘ declt lunk. Alroheat and Middle liaxtern and .-\.\l;tll rh)thm\ l'rom l’oets ol~ Rinthm and the Whitefield Brothers ton drums and guitarl. l2 Jun.
I Split at (’ahat‘et Voltaire.
l l..‘\(lpm 3am. liree. Weekly. Drum & haw eleetro and break heat with Sililtl()\\\klll. the Dropout I)J.\. Dogma and a \mattering ol Very talented loeal guexts. I)rum & bllsx and breaks eolleetix e lidinhurgh Bamed take eare ol' the tnain room e\ er} other week.
I Tuesday Heartbreak at the Jan Bar. 1 l.3()pm 3am. l’ree. \Veekl}. 1)] AM pla}\ lirexh \ottl. Ltlllk. Rtfili. hip hop. gospel and hluex.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Club
I Chambles at ()pal Lounge.
lllpm 3am. £4 £5. \Veekl). Night ol‘ se\} llltl\lc. lantaxtie eoektailx and lahttloux people. Dre“ to llllpl‘L'\\.
:1: Club NME at ligo. lllfillpm 3am. £5 t£.‘~ l. Weekly. lttdie hihle .\‘.lll:' \preadx itx wing\ and launehex a new night in the (‘apitaL hringing indie. eleetro. punk. lixe acts and new no e to the lidinhurgh
I The Good Groove at l’i\o (‘al'le 7pm 3am. l"ree. \Veekl}. Breadmark and Johnn) (‘ashhaek \uppl} the l‘unk. Alroheal. Latin and lltlthc.
I Hard to Find at the Jan Bar. Midnight 5am. liree. \Veekl}. [)1 Romeo pla} \ pure. unadulterated reggae. daneehall. mm and Jamaiean \oundx.
I Juice at Maxxa. lllfillpm 3am. £5 (£3). \Veekl}. The original l't‘exhl} \quee/ed Ullx and (ills student night returnx.
I The Pit at Sulma} ('ougate.
l lptu 3am. l-‘ree. \Veekl}. Rock and tnetal night h) roek and metal lanx lor roek and metal tans.
I Roller Disco at Lttltt. 8pm 3am. l’ree helore lllptn; £5 alter. \Veekl}. Past and luture eleetronie L‘lit\\lL‘\ l'rom Maxh and Jon l’leaxed ltlld gtlexl l).l\.
I We are . . . Electric at ('aharet \‘oltaire. l lptn 3am. l-‘t'ee helore midnight; £3 alter (tree to lllellllk‘l'xl. \Veekl). liuropean eleett'o-ltottxe lllllxiL‘ tor the midweek part} headx “llll )otll‘ resident dlwo-joekx (itil‘) Mae and l'lll\. Joined on h} SlSKll) 1 l3 Juni. gtlllill‘lxl \xilh Blaek Slrohe and l);ll'l\lell-h;l\etl minimal-houxe maestro.
EDINBURGH
Club venues
El Barrio
119 Rose Street. 226 4311. Spanish fiesta every night of the week. now on Rose Street.
Berlin 3 Oueensferry Street Lane-467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.
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 and techno to drum & bass and indie. See listings for details.
The Caves Niddry Street South. 225 5440. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. 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 Citrus Club Grindlay Street. 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk. new wave and 808 classics. See listings for selected highlights.
City: Edinburgh 121 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 Dds 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.
Espionage 4 India Buildings.
Victoria Street. 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental night form surf rock to electro. See listings for details.
The Hudson Club Hope Street Lane. 247 7000. Quality eclectic nights from big house to student nights from some of Scotland’s best DJs.
Jam House 5 Queen Street. 226 4380. Primarily a live music and jazz venue open until 3am. but home to the odd club special. including Club Noir. See listings for details.
The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details.
The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live
music. See listings for details.
3.! Lulu (under Tiger Lily)
125b George Street. 561 2245. Cool funk. house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge. 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.
'7 Medina
45-47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
Le Monde
16 George Street. 270 3900. New slick and Stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh. Mood
Omni. Greenside Place.
550 1640. Chart and party tunes.
fl Opal Lounge
51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
5% 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.
R Potterrow
Teviot, Bristo Square. 650 9195. Student heaven.
RED Vodka Club 73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details. Siglo
184 Cowgate. 240 2850. Charty. party, indie nights until 3am. fl Stereo
King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
a Studio 24
Calton Road. 558 3758. Down and dirty club
nights. specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details.
I The Subway Cowgate
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 Time
24a Frederick Street. 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.
I Mist
26b Dublin Street. 538 7775. Gay bar with a club space in the basement.
I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details. I Why Not?
14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 808 to last week.
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