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Edinburgh
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore.
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Edinburgh Thursdays s
I Audacious at the Bongo Club.
1 lpm—3am. £5. 27 Nov. Night promoting up-and-coming acts and DJs. for a night of take-no-prisoners breakcore. gabba. D&B. techno. hardcore and jungle.
I Big Toe’s Iii-Fl at W ‘e Red Bar. l().3()pm—3am. £5. 20 Nov. Reggae. dancehall. hip hop and other dubby grooves from Barba Poppa Choppa. C- Biscuit and Splitka. featuring a meeting of minds as (ihislain Poirier (Ninja Tune) makes a special appearance.
I Bounce at Po Na Na. l().3()pm-3am. £tbc. Weekly. Thursday night mix of classic R&B. funky house and dance beats from Tokyoblu's John llutchison. I Coco Island at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. £5. W tekly. Gareth Sommerville brings the party beats to Opal's Tiki lounge special.
I Crash at Luna. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Launch of a new Thursday nighter for Luna. with electro. hip hop and indie upstairs and drum & bass and dubstep in the basement.
FREE Dance or Die at the Hive.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. Hands-up dance. electro house and 90s with Robbie and Andy.
I Galaxy Scotland Launch Night at Cabaret Voltaire. 7pm—3am. £tbc. 27 Nov. A marathon eight hour event featuring bands and DJs. all aimed at celebrating the launch of (ialaxy 105- 106 FM in Scotland.
FREE ltaloBLACK at Sneaky Pete's. l()pm—3am. Wtekly. DJ Benetti plays ltalo disco non-stop all night.
I Kinky Indie at Citrus Club.
1 lpm—3am. £5 (£2). Weekly. Indie music with a touch of ska. 60s and 80s.
I Limbo at the Voodoo Rooms. 8.3(lpm—lam. £5 (£4). Weekly. The Black Spring Dis man the decks and bring you live acts each week including Punch and the Apostles. Haight Ashbury and No Passaran on 13 Nov, then Zoey Van (ioey, Over the Wall and Callel on 2() Nov.
I Peanut Butter Jam at W 'e Red Bar. 1 lpm—4am. £4 (£3). 13 Nov. Electro. dubstep. rave. Baillie funk and Bmore.
I Random at the Bongo Club.
l lpm—3am. £3. 2() Nov. Psy-trance night from Rowan (Planet Monkey). Dark el Kante (Random).
I Robopop at GHQ. l().3()pm-3am. Free before £l lpm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Trendy Wendy and friends mix classic pop tunes and electric beats for those who can't wait another day to start their weekend.
FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. W ‘ekly. Indie/electro night from the Cab. with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires.
I UV Party at the Bongo Club. l()pm—3am. £4 (£3). 13 Nov. It‘s a glow in the dark disco!
I Vanity at Berlin Bierhaus. l().3()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Cutting edge soul. R&B. electro house and funky house.
Edinburgh Fridays :
I Adventures in Stereo at the Picture House. 1 lpm-3am. Free before midnight; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Andy Wilson heads this indie. electro, pop night for ‘music lovers who love to dance‘ at lidinburgh‘s newest venue.
I Basslx at Luna. l().3()pm—3am. £5 (£4). 14 Nov. House. electro and progressive trance at this brand new night.
Ghislain Poirier
Hailing from Montreal, the Ninja Tune-signed Poirier has worked with the likes of Beans (Warp)
and DJ /rupture (T igerbeat6). He’s playing two disparate Art School dates this fortnight which both somehow seem to encompass his style - a broad church which involves dub reggae, dubstep, booty bass and grime. I Mixed Blzness at the School of Art. Glasgow, Thu 73 Nov; Big Toe's Hl-Fl at the Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art. Thu 20 Nov.
I Compakt at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £8. l4 Nov. New techno night down the Cab. this month featuring guests Phil Kieran and ()XlA.
I Dirt at the (iRV. l()pm 3am. l’ree before midnight; ££3 after. 14 Nov. Night of techno. electro and
drum'n‘bass. with lngen and The Set lip.
I Evol at the Liquid Room.
l().3()pm -3am. £5. Weekly. lidinburgh's longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes. livol's an institution.
I 35 Dollar Shake at Wee Red Bar.
1 lpm-«3am. £4 (£3). l4 Nov. Beeds and Sugar Skull mix up the electro. dubstep and rave.
I Four Corners at the Bongo Club.
I lpm-~3am. £3 before midnight; £5. 2] Nov. Your friendly. local one-stop hop for funk/soul/ja/I/l .atin/Afro/reggae dancelloor action and six/ling live percussion.
I itanBLACK at Wee Red Bar. l().3()pm-3am. £5. 2| Nov. Monthly. [)1 Benetti plays ltalo disco non-stop all
ni 'ht. * Kapital at the Caves. l().3()pm~3am. £12. 14 Nov.
Techno night. featuring Perfecto and Positiva veteran James llolden. I Misfits at the Hive. l lpm 3am. l‘ree before £l 1.30pm; 4 after. Weekly. l)lY indie. electro. punk. rock and retro with bargain drinks. I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. Free before midnight: £6 after. Weekly. liunked up vocal house and dance classics from Jel. Hill. I Planet Earth at Citrus Club. l().3()pm—3am. l‘rec before £l lpm; 5 after. Weekly. Music from I976 through to 198‘). In other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). I Skunk Funk at the Jan. Bar. l lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from 1)] Aki and live guests. including funk from l)iwan ( l4 Nov) and The Dirty Martinis (2] Nov). StepBack at Sneaky Pete's. l()pm»—3am. £5. 2| Nov. New Baltimore night with residents Wolljau and Keyte. joined by special guest Alex Smoke. See preview. page 3(). Subculture at Studio 24. l()pm—-3am. £tbc. 14 Nov. llarri returns to the ‘Burgh with what‘s intended as a new monthly residency. with guest Derrick Carter. See preview. page 3 l.
I Sweet Potato at Hudson Club. l()pm 3am. £5 before midnight; 7 after. Weekly. New weekly night dedicated to ‘cverything classic‘ in the world of funk. hip hop. Motown. disco and pop rock. As long as it's good they’ll play it.
I Synthetic at the Bongo Club.
l lpm 3am. £5. 28 Nov. Techno. electro. breaks and drum & bass night with residents The Physicist and Morphos.
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I Tokyoqu at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £10 (£6). 2| Nov. Monthly. The Live House Sessions continue. riding high on the release of their single '(irooye 'l'onight‘. The Tokyoblu house band is a vital part of the proceedings here.
I Touch at Luna. l lpm- 3am. £6. 21 Nov. lilectro-house. tech and breaks from residents Chris Brown and DJ Jakal.
I Xplicit at the Bongo Club.
I lpm-~3am. £12.50. 14 Nov. Scotland's top hard drum & bass night is joined by the fast-rising Chase and Status.
Edinburgh Saturdays
I Bass Syndicate at the Liquid Room. llpm 3am. £l2 (£l()). 22 Nov. Monthly. More breaks mastery and heavy bass as the Plump l)Js put in an appearance.
I Beat Control at the Picture House. I lpm 3am. l-‘ree before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. The livol l)Js dish out the best in twisted pop and alternative beats.
I Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club.
1 lpm~~3am. £3. 22 Nov. Four deck mix of dubstep. reggae. dancehall and jungle. I Bubblegum at the Hive. l 1pm 3am. liree before £| l.3()pm; 4 after. Weekly. A student friendly chewed up. spat out mix of electro. pop. dance. disco. soul and indie.
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar.
l lpm—3am. £2.50 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. lndie. 6()s garage. electro. northern soul. ska. 70s punk and new wave at this lidinburgh institution for those in the know after a quick fix of decent music and attitude free clubbing. I Elevation at Luna. 1 lpm 3am. £6 (£4). l5 Nov. New night of all out ravetastic glowsticks. furry boots. whistles and relentless beats from Tokyoblu. Split and Kinky Malinki I)Js.
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