Clubs
FREE New Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Not new producers, DJs, visuals and artists take over Sneaky P’s. FREE Pussy Galore at Espionage. 7pm–3am. Weekly. Student anthems. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. 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. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Big Fat Panda & Anything Goes at Citrus Club. 11pm–5am. £6 (£3 with Bad Manners ticket stub). 30 Dec. Live ska from the eight-piece BFP plus the Anything Goes DJs provide the rocksteady sounds until 5am. ■ Broke at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £2. Weekly. Credit crunch busting night (all drinks £2) of quality hip hop meets dance beats. ■ Intoxic at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 23 Dec. Old school UV rave. 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. FREE Red Tape at Sneaky Pete’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Electro, acid house, indie, crunk and whatever else comes to hand from the Black Tape and This is Music DJs. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests. ■ Vibe at Luna. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. The touchstone of Edinburgh’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
■ Arctic Disco at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). 17 Dec. Party night with snow cannons and Christmas treats.
■ Black & White Hogmanay Party at Po Na Na. 9pm–5am. £10 before 10pm; £12 after. 31 Dec. Big Hogmanay party with a Black & White theme and champagne reception for the first 200 through the door. ■ Boombox NYE Party at Luna. 10pm–5am. £18.50. 31 Dec. Huge, huge night or hard house and trance to take you through to 2009 with Mark Sherry and Mallorca Lee joining local heroes Jason Cortez, Phil York, Dean Newton and more. Free mix CD with every ticket. ■ Chambles at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £4–£5. 17 Dec. Monthly. Night of sexy music, fantastic cocktails and fabulous people. Dress to impress. ■ Citrus Club Hogmanay at Citrus Club. 11pm–5am. £15 (£10 in advance). 31 Dec. DJs from Kinky Indie, Planet Earth and Tease Age provide the indie, soul, retro and rock mash-up. ■ City Cafe New Year’s Eve at City Café. 9pm–3am. £5. 31 Dec. Two floors of breaks, house, drum & bass, hip hop, funk and disco from some of Edinburgh’s best loved DJs Believe, G- Mac, Dava and Codenine. ■ Departure Lounge Hogmanay Special at the Caves. 10pm–5am. £25. 31 Dec. ‘Jazz grooves, Latin rhythms and funky global beats’ as DL take over the Caves for their fourth Hogmanay special, joined by Orkestra del Sol, Gecko 3, Mungo’s Hi-Fi featuring MC Soom T, The Sorries, Dom Servini and residents Astroboy and Mr Zimbabwe with Cammy on percussion. ■ Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Official Aftershow at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–5am. £15. 31 Dec. Some of the Cab’s finest nights join forces, with the Utah Saints’ Sugarbeat hosting a Hot Chip DJ and more guests to be confirmed by Ultragroove and Shoot the Pump. ■ Espionage NYE at Espionage. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £10 after. 31 Dec. Business as usual; but with an even bigger party for Hogmanay across Check out the GreatOffers on page 6
five floors, playing everything from R&B to mainstream chart action. ■ Hogmanay at Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 7pm–5am. £30. 31 Dec. Dance the night away and into 2009 in the swish surrounds of the Opal Lounge with a canapé and champagne reception. ■ Hogmanay Headspin at the Bongo Club. 11pm–5am. £15. 31 Dec. The best in hip hop, funk, soul, house and breakbeat from residents Allan, the Resonance (Dava and Colin Millar) and Steve Spin make the Bongo their own for another Hogmanay get down. ■ Hot Chip, The Hoosiers and B- Side & the Bandit at West End Stage. 8pm-1am. £10 for Street Party Pass. 31 Dec. DJ sets from Hot Chip and The Hoosiers as part of Edinburgh’s official Street Party. ■ Jazz Bar Hogmanay Party at the Jazz Bar. 9pm–5am. £18. 31 Dec. Night of jazz to see in the bells featuring two live bands (The Jazz Bar Quintet and The Soul Foundation) and a host of DJs. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. 17 Dec. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. ■ Love2Funk New Year’s Eve 2008 at City Nightclub. 9pm–5am. £20. 31 Dec. Glamorous funky house party to take you to 2009. ■ Misfits: New Year 08/09 at the Hive. 10pm–5am. £5 (more on the door). 31 Dec. Misfits host their first NYE party with two rooms of electro, punk, indie, pop, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Modern Lovers Hogmanay Party at the GRV. 11pm–5am. £15. 31 Dec. Taking you back to the future with a monster retro mash up of soul, funk, ska, Latin, garage punk and psych supplied by Craig Jamieson and very, very special guests. FREE The Motherfunk Hogmanay Party at the Voodoo Rooms. 10pm–3am. 31 Dec. Two floors of the world’s finest funk and soul from Edinburgh institution Motherfunk (Gino, Fryer and guests) at surely the best priced party in town (it’s free!). FREE The Pit at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly (not 31 Dec). Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans. ■ Retribution and The Go-Go Hogmanay at Studio 24. 10.30pm–5am. £tbc. 31 Dec. A night of full on rock, metal and punk for
www.list.co.uk/clubs Hogmanay with trapeze artists, fire shows and more. Plus retro, garage and 60s psyche from the Go-Go upstairs. ■ Stereotype New Years Eve at the Liquid Room. 9pm–5am. £22.50 (£17.50 before 15 Dec). 31 Dec. Hogmanay special celebrating the best house talent in the Capital with sets from Ryan Ellis, Ricky Palys, Ryan Turner, Blair Harrower, Ewan Smith, Rab Clarke, Mick McNeil and, of course, Stereotype head honcho Huggy. While festival sensation Silent Disco will be hosting the heated terrace. ■ Strictly Frisky & Pukka Up at Why Not? 9pm–5am. £25. 31 Dec. Glam house night for Hogmanay as Strictly Frisky are joined by Pukka Up’s Scott Giles and the Dirty Cops. ■ Substance Hogmanay at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 10pm–5am. £tbc. 31 Dec. Techno from resident Gavin Richardson, plus a to-be-confirmed special guest. ■ Tipsy NYE Party at Massa. 9.30pm–5am. £15–£20. 31 Dec. The R&B, urban and hip hop night hosts the last ever New Year party at Massa, with very special guests tbc. ■ Tokyoblu New Year at Medina. 10pm–5am. £10–£15. 31 Dec. Tokyoblu celebrate the New Year with disco funk, vocal house, Chicago grooves, anthems and Latin rhythms from the Tokyoblu live band and guests as they take over Medina and Negotiants upstairs. ■ Vegas! Grand Hogmanay Ball at Ocean Terminal. 9pm–3am. £30. 31 Dec. The Vegas! team take control of Ocean Terminal filling three massive rooms with music. Expect the customary Vegas! dollars, showgirls, big band tunes, swing and more plus burlesque from Miss Lily White and Delores Delight alongside live music from The Counsellors and The Banjo Lounge Trio, not forgetting Nevada Tam’s Country Ceilidh. This always sells out so get those tickets early. ■ We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. 17 Dec & 7 Jan. Deep electronic minimal beats from Gary Mac, with Wolfjazz (17 Dec) and Mr Mac in a back-to-back set with Jacek (7 Jan). ■ XMassa at Massa. 9pm–3am. £8–£10. 24 Dec. Always a sell-out at Massa with DJs spinning chart, pop and Christmas hits.
EDINBURGH Club venues ■ El Barrio 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. Spanish fiesta every night of the week, now on Rose Street. ■ Berlin 3 Queensferry 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 80s classics. See listings for selected highlights. ■ City: Edinburgh 1a 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 DJs play every night for free. ■ Espionage 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action. ■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 550 1780. New swish gay club. See listings for details. ■ The GRV 7 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Intimate club venue
mixing art and beats. See listings for details. ■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental night from surf rock to electro. See listings for details. ■ Hive 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. ■ 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. ■ Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street, 561 2245. Cool funk, house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge. ■ 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. ■ Massa 36-39 Market Street, 226 4224. Glam house, party nights and hip hop and R&B on a Sunday with Tipsy. ■ 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. Slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh.
■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart and party tunes. ■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd. ■ Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing. ■ Po Na Na 43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights, funky beats, house and more. See listings for selected highlights. ■ 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. ■ Stereo King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing. ■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights, specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details. ■ The Subway West End Lothian Road, 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd. ■ Time 24a Frederick Street, 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long. ■ Twist 26b Dublin Street, 538 7775. Gay bar with a club space in the basement. ■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. New venue promising sophisticated clubbing and entertainment. See listings for details. ■ 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. ■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 80s to last week.
48 THE LIST 11 Dec 2008–8 Jan 2009