■ Nice’n’Sleazy Hogmanay Party at Nice’n’Sleazy. 8pm–4am. £tbc. 31 Dec. The Hot Club’s Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with live acts The Phantom Band and Triple School. ■ Ocean Colour Scene Aftershow Party at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 17 Dec. Featuring a DJ set from OCS’ Steve Craddock and live sets from The Soviets and The Black Arrows. ■ Optimo Espacio Hogmanay at the Old Fruitmarket. 10.30pm–4am. £26. 31 Dec. Optimo’s hosts JD Twitch and JG Wilkes provide the soundtrack for the bells with hi-NRG noise from Glasgow’s Den Haan (live) and electro from Paris’ Noze. ■ Oran Mor’s Xmas Cracker at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 24 Dec. Celebrate Christmas with all the classics at Oran Mor with DJ Bobby Bluebell. ■ Pinup Nights Hogmanay Ball at the Flying Duck. 9pm–4am. £14 (£12). 31 Dec. Five years old and ready for its first Hogmanay special, Pinups promises DJ sets from Mogwai, Errors and The Twilight Sad, and live turns from Pop Up, Ming Ming & the Ching Chings and Pooch. ■ Sensations at Firewater. 9pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly (not 24 & 31 Dec). Rock’n’roll and indie classics from the Firewater team. FREE Silent Night?? Don’t Think So! at Firewater. 11pm–3am. 24 Dec. A celebration of the best indie music of 2008 with Craig Wilson and the gang. ■ Soundhaus Hogmanay Hoot at Soundhaus. 9pm–4.30am. £12 (£10). 31 Dec. A monster residents’ night to see out the year, with regular DJs from Monox, Discoflex, Pussypower, Footwork, Rectify, Inner City Acid, Animal Farm, Off the Record, Confusion, the Basement, Shift, Symbiosis, Woofer Pitch and Cortex. ■ Stereo New Year’s Eve Party at Stereo. 9pm–4am. £15. 31 Dec. After Dark and Huntley and Palmer’s team up once more for an eclectic festive blowout with Errors, Congregation, Ben Butler and Mousepad all playing live, and DJ David Barbarossa. ■ Sub Club Grand NYE at the Sub Club. 9pm–5am. £25. 31 Dec. A special monster New Year party which takes over the whole of Jamaica Street . . . well, the Sub Club and Classic Grand, anyway. With Steve Bug, Prins Thomas, Andrew Weatherall, Harri, Domenic, Sensu, Sunday Circus and Pro Vinylist Karim. ■ Superfly Hogmanay Party at Woodside Social Club. 10pm–3am. £10. 31 Dec. Superfly celebrates 50 years of Motown (Jan 1959 - Jan 2009) with a Hogmanay Motown countdown to 2009. Duncan Superfly will be joined on the Decks for the occasion by former Superfly resident DJ, Iain Lamarra. ■ Victoria’s Hogmanay Big Bash Party at Victoria’s. 9pm–4am. £20 (£15 in advance). 31 Dec. A big DJ event to see in the New Year.
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■ Garage Mondays at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. DJ Andy R plays student classics in the main hall, while Muppet dishes out rock and punk in the attic. ■ How’s Your Party? at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £10. 29 Dec. A first class electro/hip hop line up featuring DMC legend and Kanye West tour DJ Craze. With Jackbeats (Cheap Thrills) and resident A La Fu. ■ Passionality at Byblos. 11.30pm–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. DJ Roberts plays chart hits for the gay/mixed crowd. ■ Poptimism/Rocktimism at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £4 (free). Weekly. Does exactly what it says on the tin. A healthy dose of pop and rock for mid- week party people. Glasgow Tuesdays
■ All Star Tuesdays at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. £3 (free). Weekly. In the main room Kash plays R&B and hip pop while Andy Wilson drops all time classics drizzled with a little rock and indie in the lounge. ■ Alternative Nation at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Barry and Harvey Kartel drum up a mixture of rock, industrial, metal, punk and electro. ■ CU Next Tuesday at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £4 (£2). 16 Dec. Indie, electro, punk and pop from DJs Paul Higgins (Pin-Up Nights) and Andy Kerr. FREE Eureka at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Robin B spins dance, R&B, hip hop and house. ■ Juicy Tuesdays at Kushion. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. A student night to entertain the masses across two rooms. Room one features indie pop and cheese while room two plays R&B and hip hop. ■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Euan and David play electro, house and rock upstairs, while Boom Monk Ben and The Frantic Ant have the funk, soul and hip hop covered downstairs. ■ On Fire at Crib. 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. In room one Hesky plays up front R&B, hip hop, dancehall, garage and grime while Big Al plays velvety smooth R&B and soul in room two. FREE Pod Party at the Flying Duck. 8pm–3am. 16 Dec. Bring your own ‘Pod and Dez’ll play your songs. ■ Psycho Candy at Firewater. 9pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Rock’n’roll and indie classics from the Firewater team. ■ Unherd and Afraid of the Dark at Classic Grand. 11pm–4am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly (23 & 30 Dec only). Two clubs on two levels for one entry fee. Utter Gutter’s Madame S holds court at Unherd, while Afraid of the Dark sees DJ CeeNiven drop dark, minimal electro. Glasgow Wednesdays
■ ABC Hogmanay Party at ABC. 10pm–4am. £12.50. 31 Dec. An indie Hogmanay extravaganza over two floors, featuring live sets from We Were Promised Jetpacks and Dananananaykroyd and regular ABC DJs. See Offers, page 6. ■ Art School New Year’s Eve Party at the Glasgow School of Art. 10pm–3am. £13 (£10). 31 Dec. In association with GSA regulars Mixed Bizness and Divine, this year’s edition will feature live sets from Fancy & Spook and Sleepless Crew, with DJs Boom Monk Ben, A La Fu, Andrew Divine and Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes. ■ Back to the Future at Carling Academy. 7pm–3am. £24. 31 Dec. A customarily huge night of hardcore, rave and old skool to see in ‘09, with special guests to be confirmed. ■ Bamboo Hogmanay at Bamboo. 10pm–4am. £10. 31 Dec. The Bamboo allstars bring in 2008 with a mashup of rock’n’roll, R&B and house, featuring Gavin Somerville, Toast and Andy Wilson. ■ Bamboo Xmas Eve Party at Bamboo. 10pm–4am. Free before 11pm;
£5 after. 24 Dec. Celebrate with Gavin Sommerville, DJ Toast and Andy Wilson. ■ Blacktrackin’ at Woodside Social Club. 8.30pm–2am. £5. 31 Dec. A night of purest Northern Soul and Motown with guest DJs Andy Dyson and Chalky. FREE Bunker’s Hogmanay Hootenanny at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–2am. 31 Dec. Bring in the bells with DJ Robin spinning the best music of 2008. ■ Byblos New Year’s Eve Spectacular at Byblos. 9pm–5am. £18.50. 31 Dec. Mixing indie with house with DJ sets form Tom and Gary (Snow Patrol) and a Belle & Sebastian DJ set featuring Richard Colburn, plus dance beats from Jason Bye (We Love Space, Ibiza) and Suzze X (Garlands). ■ Carnival Arts Hogmanay Party at Carnival Arts Centre. 10pm–6am. £10. 31 Dec. Eight hours of non-stop partying, featuring two rooms, eight DJs and a crackin’ mix of funk, soul, disco, dub, electro and breaks from DJs B*Licious, Furious Breaks, GK Machine, Henry Fondler (live) and Sebastian Preis. ■ Cathouse New Year’s Eve Party at the Cathouse. 10pm–4am. £tbc. 31 Dec. Classic rock, metal, nu-metal and punk with Eric, Muppet, Billy and Framie. ■ Club Noir’s Backstage Hogmanay at the Winchester. 10pm–4am. £15. 31 Dec. The burlesque night slips into something a little more comfortable at this smaller venue, although all the usual professional burlesque acts will warmly welcome the well-dressed crowd into 2009. ■ Counterfeit at the Cathouse. 10.30pm–3am. £3 (£2). 24 Dec. Iconic nu-metal tracks from the 90s to the 00s with DJ Mythic. ■ Dance! Dance! Dance! Hogmanay Party at the Twisted Wheel. 10pm–4am. £8. 31 Dec. A first-class night of nu-disco and house talent, featuring residents Andy Piacentini and Derek Smith choosing their tunes of the year. ■ FW:NYE at Firewater. 11pm–4am. £8 (£5). 31 Dec. Bring in Hogmanay with Firewater in their own rock’n’roll style with Craig Wilson and guests. ■ Friday Street New Year’s Eve Mod Party at Blackfriars. 9.30pm–3am. £7. 31 Dec. Scotland’s premier mod club’s annual NYE bash. Residents Mikey and Paul are joined on the decks by Neil Henderson (Hideaway Club) and Scott Cardwell (Melting Pot). ■ Garage Hogmanay at the Garage. 10pm–4am. £8 (£6). 31 Dec. Ring in the New Year in true Scottish Style at the Garage, with shortbread, nips and a piper. ■ Hogmanay at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 31 Dec. Bring in the bells with DJ Bobby Bluebell and live entertainment. ■ Inside Out Hogmanay Party at the Arches. 9pm–4am. £25. 31 Dec. Hard house, trance and beyond as Inside Out present Agnelli & Nelson, Sean Tyas, Solarstone, Mark Sherry, Zany Kutski, Brennan Heart, Kamui, Vandall, Alan Belshaw, William Daniel and Danny Smith. ■ Ivy Hogmania Party at the Ivy. 9pm–1am. £5. 31 Dec. The Ivy swings open it’s doors for the second annual Hogmanay Block Party, with DJs Freakmenoovers and Ooft! ■ Melting Pot Hogmanay Party at the Admiral. 9pm–4am. £12. 31 Dec. House, disco, funk and soul from the Melting Pot regulars Simon Cordiner and Andrew Pirie, with special guests Mark E (Running Back, Jiscomusic, Golf Channel), Deportivo Street Team, Johnny Whoop, Jamie Thomson and So Videl Castro. ■ The New Year’s Rockaburley Ball at Barfly. 9pm–4am. £15. 31 Dec. The Rockaburley Ball brings in the New Year with the best rock and roll burlesque this side of 2009, with burlesque performers, live band The Coy Dogs and All Tore Up’s DJ Aaron. FREE Nice’n’ Sleazy Xmas Eve Party at Nice’n’Sleazy. 9pm–1am. 24 Dec. Special pre-Christmas shebang with DJ Johnny Shrapnel.
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■ Audacious at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £3. 18 Dec. Night promoting up-and-coming acts and DJs, for a night of take-no-prisoners breakcore, gabba, D&B, techno, hardcore and jungle. ■ The BIG Freak at Medina. 10pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 18 Dec. Multi-arts night of music, art, crafts as they say ‘get your fonky head on’. ■ Bounce at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 18 Dec & 8 Jan. Thursday night mix of classic R&B, funky house and dance beats from Tokyoblu’s John Hutchison. ■ Coco Island at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly (not 25 Dec & 1 Jan). Gareth Sommerville brings the party beats to Opal’s Tiki lounge special. ■ COME [play] at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £3 (£1 with the COME design face paint). 11 Dec. Multi-sensory, interactive music and art club featuring bands, art installations, DJs, visuals and a ‘play’ theme. ■ Dance or Die at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free. Weekly. Hands-up dance, electro house and 90s with Robbie and Andy, including an Xmas Day special. FREE italoBLACK at Sneaky Pete’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly (not 25 Dec). DJ Benetti plays Italo disco all night. ■ Kinky Indie at Citrus Club. 11pm–3am. £5 (£2). Weekly (not 25 Dec & 1 Jan). Monthly. Indie music with a touch of ska, 60s and 80s. ■ Napier Live at the GRV. 10pm–3am. £3–£4. 18 Dec. Live sets from City City Beat, MC Solareye and Callel with Napier DJs spinning until late. FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. 11 & 18 Dec. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. ■ Street Knowledge at the Liquid Room. 11pm–3am. £6. 18 Dec. The ‘Drum & Bass Legends’ series continues in style as Grooverider rocks the Liquid Room, support comes from DJ Kids, DJ Tez and the General. See preview, page 41.
✽✽ Taste: Escape Xmas Party at the GRV. 11pm–5am. £10 (£8
members). 25 Dec. The annual (15 years and counting) Taste Christmas blow-out. Fisher and Price plus guests provide the tunes to dance off that turkey as you escape the Christmas movie on the dancefloor. 11 Dec 2008–8 Jan 2009 THE LIST 45