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FREE The 46 at Pivo CafFe. 10pm—3am. 30 Aug. The Four Corners crew bring their funk. jazz. Latin. soul. Afro and reggae thing to Pivo.
I Fuse at Luna. 1 1pm—5am. £5. 30 Aug. Launch for this new underground dance
ni ht. * Give it Some! at the Bongo Club. 1 lpm—3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. 23 Aug. Final ever Give it Some! as DIRedb whips up a storm with a fine selection of funk. soul. jazz. 60s R&B and beyond. joined by GiS!‘s first ever guest Dean Atkins (100% Dynamite). I Humble Bronze at Henry's Cellar Bar. 1 lpm—3am. £5. 30 Aug. Electronica. acid and breakbeat. I Legends at Ocean Terminal. 10pm—3am. £20. 23 Aug. A massive clubbing event headed by Paul Oakenfold alongside X-Press 2 and Jo Mills across three arenas with DJs from Stereotype. Luvely. Moovn and more. organised by M8 Magazine. I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm—3am. £3 before 1 1pm; £6 after. Weekly. Get down early for this consistently capacity retro-disco and funky house night. I Madchester at the Liquid Room. l().30pm—-3am. £5—£6. 23 Aug. Celebrating the baggy era to the max. I Musika presents: We Love . . Cabaret Voltaire. 1 lpm—5am. £15. 23 Aug. Ibiza comes to Edinburgh with a hot house double bill featuring Paul Woolford and Smokin‘ Jo. See preview. page 19. I Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 1()pm-—3am. £4 before 1 1pm; £8 after. Weekly. Late night soiree featuring DJ Dave Shedan and a fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B. I Optimo at Cabaret Voltaire. l 1pm—5am. £10. 30 Aug. The most riotously inventive club night in Scotland makes its monthly trip to Edinburgh. I Retribution at Studio 24. l lpm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Retribution takes the place of the Mission but still plays the best in rock. metal. altemative and tracks from the dark side all night long. FREE Soul Spectrum at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm-3am. 23 Aug. Night of funk. hard-edged soul. 60s and 70s gems and even a dash of disco from Fryer (Motherfunk and IazzmanRecords). Ian Wright and Jason Stirland (Deepfunk). I Spank! at Underbelly. midnight—4am. £8—£l4.50 (£9—£13.50). 23 Aug. See Thu.
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I Stereotype at Berlin Bierhaus.
l 1pm-5am. £10 (£8 members). 30 Aug. Huggy's top notch house night presents a diverse bill for the close of the Festival.
Deepgroove (the first UK act to sign to ' Alter Ego‘s Klang Elektronik) and Sandeman and Mr Dickie guest. Plus the
Peepshow DJs mix indie and electro.
I Tease Age at Citrus Club.
1 1pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £6 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NMlz' chart botherers.
I This is Music at Henry‘s Cellar Bar. 1 lpm—3am. £5. 23 Aug. Indie night.
I 2 Much 2 Mix at City Nightclub.
I lpm—3am. £8 (£4). Weekly. DJ Dan mixes up the best in funky house. R&B. disco. indie and hip hop.
I VEGAS! at the Caves. 10pm—3am. £10 (£8 if ‘fabulously dressed‘). 30 Aug. Hep
daddy swing. country classics and sleazy
listening at the multiple award-winning. multi-genre club night for movers. groovers. hipsters. llipsters. guys and dolls.
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Dubpressure at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—Sam. £9. 24 Aug. Dubstep onslaught for the Bank Iloliday with big hitters The Bug (Ninja Tune) dropping tracks from new album Lam/rm Zoo. more grime. dubstep. hip hop and dancehall from Unlikely. Sleepless Crew. Gravious. Jbostron. Dogda/e. Iilectric Iiliminators. DJ Phinga and Naas 'I‘SC. I llifi at GHQ. 10.30pm— 3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly (not 24 Aug). Finish the weekend in stylish debauchery. with 1)] Michelle providing a mix of anthems and future classics. I l'lobo at the Bongo Club. I lpm—5am. £3. Weekly. ‘Sonic adventures. from Transylvania to China' . Live guests The Fnords (24 Aug) and burlesque from Wild Card Kitty (31 Aug).
I JuJuBango at the GRV. l Ipm—5am.
£3—£5. 24 Aug. New night devised especially for the Festival mixing up high quality house DJs. live bands and a few other surprises hosted by Telefunken’s Alan Gray. The Subbie's Harri guests. FREE More at Cabaret Voltaire.
l 1pm-5am. Weekly. A new Sunday nighter for the Cab as BumFunk becomes More with Kaupuss and Miss Chris delivering the best in funky vocal house. club classics and electro.
I New Idols at Cabaret Voltaire.
1 1pm—5am. £5 (£3 for fancy dress). 24
Aug. Club classics and new idols from
The Dark Assassin and The Hollywood
: Touch. I Peepshow at Medina. l 1pm-3am. £5 (£2). Weekly. New night of house and
electro from the folk behind Stereotype mixing in the likes of Hot Chip. Blondie. Primal Scream and The Foals with hot dance beats.
I Playgirl Mansion at Lulu. 8pm—3am. £5. Weekly.Cutting edge electronic disco and classic house brings
' a touch of Studio 54 to lidinburgh every
Sunday with DJ Trendy Wendy. I Rise at ()pal Lounge. 10pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Funky house. club
classics. electro disco. mash—ups and
remixes.
i FREE The Sunday Social at the
Hive. 1 1pm—-3am. Weekly. Classic metal and hard rock through to 80s glam and goth.
I Tackno at GHQ. 10.30pm—3am. £8 (£7 members/beach wear). 24 Aug. Tackno joins the Festival for one night only for a ‘summer beach party' so dress accordingly as Trendy Wendy drops those kitsch summer hits.
Taste at the Liquid Room.
1 lpm-5am. £6 (£5). 24 Aug. Fisher and Price are back for Festival Bank Holiday special so expect only the best in underground dance music and
attitude free clubbing.
Edinburgh Mondays
I Call the Shots at GHQ. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Take total artistic control at this requests only night. Iimail the tunes your heart desires to picardyplacew‘ g l group.co.uk.
I Rope at ()pal Lounge. 10pm—3am. Free before I lpm: £5 (£4) after. Weekly. Dirty. ripped up. funky house and ice cool electro.
I Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire.
l |pm—5am. Free before midnight: £2 (£1) after. Weekly. Night to give something back to the bar and club workers with everything except cheese from DJ Beefy and Wolfjazz.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
FREE Antics at the Hive. l lpm—3am. Weekly. Rock. emo. punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh‘s alt.scene.
FREE Flux at the Bongo Club. 1 1pm-5am. 26 Aug. Progressive. tech
and bassline house and electro. FREE Motherfunk at Opal Lounge.
10pm—3am. Weekly. Gino and Fryer are back with their Tuesday institution as they spin rare and classic funky assed. floor-shaking 60s and 70s grooves. deep
funk. Latin. soul and so much more.
I Shoot at GHQ. 10.30pm—3am. Free
' before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly.
Chart. R&B. classics and kitsch. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. l 1pm—5am. Weekly. Drum 8; bass.
electro. techno and breakbeat.
I Synthetic Love at Lqu. 8pm—3am. Free before 10pm: £4 after. Weekly. Soulful. eclectic sets taking in everything from new wave to rare groove from Edinburgh‘s finest underground DJs.
I Unsigned at Why Not‘.’ 10pm—3am.
£3. Weekly. New indie night with at least 15 tracks from unsigned bands every night (send CDs direct to Why Not‘.’). I Vibe at Luna. 1 1pm—4am. £4. Weekly. The touchstone of Iidinburgh's queer
club scene finds a new home at the
revamped Luna nightclub with the same mix of danceable tunes and cheap drinks.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
I Chambles at ()pal Lounge. 10pm—3am. £4—£5. Weekly. Night of sexy music. fantastic cocktails and
' fabulous people. Dress to impress.
I Disco Ball at Why Not'.’ 10pm—3am. £3. Weekly. A night of disco beats.
I lndi-Go at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1 ). Weekly. The latest indie night to hit the capital with the best in new music.
FREE JungleDubd at the Bongo Club. I lpm—5am. 27 Aug. Showcasing the Scottish dub. dubstep and jungle scene. I One Luv Party at Citrus Club.
1 lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Roots. reggae and dancehall from Iah Makah. George Prophet and guests.
FREE The Pit at the Hive. 1 lpm—3am. Weekly. Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans.
I We are . . . Electric at Cabaret
Voltaire. l 1pm—3am. Free before
midnight; £2 after. Weekly. Deep electronic minimal beats from Gary Mac.
joined by Nick AKA and Dava le Funk for their end of Festival party (27 Aug. with at 5am licence) followed by Jacek and Tall Paul (3 Sep).
EDINBURGH
Club venues
I El Ban'lo
119 Rose Street. 226 4311. Spanish fiesta every night of the week. now on Rose Street.
I Berlin
3 Queensferry Street Lane. 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.
I The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
I Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street, 220 6176. Mixed bag from house and techno to drum 8 bass and indie. See listings for details. I 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. I CC Blooms
23-24 Greenslde Place,
556 9331. One of the city's most enduring gay clubs. with hi-NRG tracks every night of the week. I 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 805 classics. See listings for selected highlights.
I City: Edinburgh
1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights.
I Club Pivo
2-6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night for free.
I Espionage
4 India Buildings. Victoria Street. 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
I GHQ
4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. New swish gay club. See listings for details.
I The GRV
7 Guthrie Street. 220 2987. Intimate club venue
mixing art and beats. See listings for details.
I Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental night from surf rock to electro. See listings for details.
I Rive
15—17 Niddry Street, 556 0444. New home for most of the Subway Cowgate’s nights of rock. indie and electronica. See listings for details.
I The Hudson Club Hope Street Lane. 247 7000. Quality eclectic nights from big house to student nights from some of Scotland’s best DJs.
I 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.
I The Jazz Bar
1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details.
I 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.
I Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street. 561 2245. Cool funk. house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge.
I Luna
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.
I Massa
36-39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop and R&B 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 Le Monde
16 George Street. 270 3900. Slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh.
I Mood
Omni. Greenside Place. 550 1640. Chart and party tunes.
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. house and more. See listings for selected highlights.
I Potterrow
Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven.
I RED Vodka Club
73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details.
I Slglo
184 Cowgate. 240 2850. Charty, party. indie nights until 3am.
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 rock. See listings for details.
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 Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street. 556 7060. New venue promising sophisticated clubbing and entertainment. See listings for details.
I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place. 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set including dub and techno. See listings for details.
I Why Not?
14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.
24 THE LIST 21 Aug—4 Sep 2008