I Mixed Bianess at Sneaky Pete‘s. l lpm—3am. £3 (members free). 4 Jul. Mixed Bizness continues to make itself comfortable in Edinburgh as they are joined by Kazey (Dress 2 Sweat) for a night of bassline, funky and Baltimore beats.
I Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 1 lpm—3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. 27 Jun. Headspin‘s Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy mixing up funk. soul. electro. house and good time party tunes.
I Neon at the Hive. 5.30—9.30pm. £5. 27 Jun. Under 18s night of electro. pop and chart hits. with rock. indie and metal in room two.
I Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm-3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before I lpm; £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. llpm—3am. £10. 27 Jun. The most riotously inventive club night in Scotland makes its monthly trip to Edinburgh.
FREE Playdate at Sneaky Pete‘s. lOpm—3am. 27 Jun. Dark rave. electro and house.
I Retribution at Studio 24.
l lpm—3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. The best in rock. metal. alternative and tracks from the dark side all night long.
I Tease Age at Citrus Club.
1 lpm—3am. £2 before i lpm; £6 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NME chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh‘s longest continually running indie night.
I Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £7 (£5). 4 Jul. Gareth Sommerville‘s house night is joined by Scott Mackenzie and Astroboy.
I Va Va-Voomi!!! at Electric Circus. 1 lpm-3am. £8. 27 Jun. Decadent night of sultry sounds with burlesque, dance and theatre performances to put a bit of glamour back in your life.
I VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 8.30pm—lam. £5. 27 Jun. Hep daddy swing. country classics and sleazy listening at the multiple award- winning. multi-genre club night for movers. groovers. hipsters. flipsters. guys and dolls. Special compact budget-friendly edition.
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Edinburgh Sundays
FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. Drum & bass. breaks. dubstep. techno and electro from residents Treason. Drummel and Paranoise.
I Edinburgh Boat Party at the Outhouse. 6—l0pm. £17.50. 28 Jun. Harry. Leon Easter and Gary J host a series of boat parties through the summer. A free bus leaves the Outhouse at 5.15pm for a four hour house party on the high seas with special guests Diskokitten for a hot house mix.
FREE ELECTROsexuaI at CC Blooms. l lpm—3am. 28 Jun. Lucky Luciano mixes up dirty bootlegs and ‘cheeky‘ electro at gay club CC's. Post- Pn'de ‘Out. Loud. & Proud‘ theme. Dress code is pink. rainbow colours. fetish. camp. queens. divas. OTT. flamboyant.
FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm-3am. 5 Jul. Killer Kitsch returns to Edinburgh as Euan Neilson and David Sinclair import their mix of dance. electro. 80s synth pop. new wave and punk to the Cab.
FREE More at Cabaret Voltaire.
l [pm—3am. 28 Jun. Kaupuss and Miss Chris deliver the best in funky vocal house. club classics and electro.
FREE New Idols at Cabaret Voltaire. llpm—3am. 5 Jul. Club classics and new
3 idols from The Dark Assassin and The
Hollywood Touch.
I Rise at Opal Lounge. l()pm—3am. £4. Weekly. DJ John Hutchison presents a fun and original mash up of funky house. electro disco. club classics and R&B vocals.
FREE Sections at the Hive.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. A rock‘n‘roll
? joumey with all the best cuts from
classic metal and hard rock through to 80s glam and goth.
I Shake at Shanghai. l0pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Soulful vocals. sexy disco and funk-laced house party anthems from Leon Easter.
I Sunday Dance Anthems at Berlin Bierhaus. l()pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Big house anthems from DJ Vance. with chart and R&B in room two.
I Superbad at Tequila Joe's.
l [pm—3am. £2. Weekly. The best in funk. soul. rhythm and blues.
I Taste at the GRV. l lpm—3am. £6 (members £5). 5 Jul. Fisher & Price and Miss Chris in the main room playing an eclectic mix of the very best in
i underground dance music and classics.
I Tipsy at Lulu. lOpm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. R&B and hip hop from residents Nick G. DJ Phaze and DJ Prospect at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town’. I We Heart Tapes at Electric Circus. 4—7pm. £6. Weekly. Strictly under 18s night hosted by the Puppytooth DJs with live electro rock from Fangs (28 Jun) and 8-bit riots from Unicom Kid and Talk to Animals (5 Jul).
Edinburgh Mondays
I Decadence at Lulu. lOpm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. OK so fair enough. it‘s
Mon. but that's no excuse. I Forbidden at Shanghai. 10pm—3am.
£5 (£4). Weekly. R&B. hip hop. urban electro and chart tracks.
FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. l lpm—3am. Weekly. R&B. hip hop. pop and floor fillers.
FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete‘s.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. Showcase of underground hip hop. dubstep. drum & bass. electro and MCs.
I Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. lOpm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. .
FREE Pussy Galore at Espionage. 7pm—3am. Weekly. Student anthems. I Wade Union at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. Free before midnight; £2 (£l) after. Weekly. Night to give something back to the bar and club workers with everything except cheese from DJ Beefy and Wolfjazz with Brothers Beard ([5 Jun).
Edinburgh Tuesdays
FREE Antics at the Hive. l lpm—3am. Weekly. Rock. emo. punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh‘s alt.scene. I Dirty Sex at Lulu. l()pm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. Raunchy dance beats.
FREE Hybrid at the GRV. l lpm—3am. Weekly. Underground dance. techno. dubstep. bass. jungle and more featuring a mixed line-up of DJs from Noizteez. Volumel. Big‘n’Bashy, JakN, Riddim Tuffa and other Edinburgh institutions. FREE Motheriunit at Opal Lounge. l0pm—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.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. Electro. acid house. indie. crunk and whatever else comes to hand from the Black Tape and This is Music DJs.
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FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire.
1 lpm—3am. Weekly. Drum & bass. electro. techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill. the Dropout DJs. Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests.
I VlBEng at GHQ. l lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Still a veritable institution. despite being transplanted from Ego to GHQ. James Longworth keeps the cheesy choons flowing every Tuesday night.
I White Noise at Electric Circus. 8pm—3am. £4 before 1 lpm; free after. Weekly. The finest up-and-coming Scottish acts perform live with grunge rock from St Deluxe and Findo Gask (30 Jun) followed by the jangling indie of Zoey Van Goey (7 Jul) and alternative sounds from the resident DJ team.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
I Chairmen Meow at Shanghai. l0pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Eclectic chart, dance and indie from Calverto and guests.
I Chambles at Opal Lounge. lOpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Night of sexy music. fantastic cocktails and fabulous people. Dress to impress.
I Delinquents at Electric Circus. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Filthy mash- up of iconic anthems and cool beats.
I Guilty at Lulu. l0pm-3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. An unashamed selection of classic pop nuggets from the last five decades from ELO to Duran Duran to Snow Patrol. all under the watchful gaze of DJ Johnny Frenetic.
FREE Jerk Alert at Sneaky Pete‘s.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. ‘Achingly uncool dancefloor fun‘ at this indie-meets- youth-club night of old rave and 90s hits.
FREE JungleOub at the Bongo Club. I lpm—3am. Weekly. Showcasing the Scottish dub. dubstep and jungle scene. FREE The Pit at the Hive. llpm—3am. Weekly. Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans. FREE Subtext at the GRV.
l lpm—3am. Weekly. Electronic showcase with DJ talent from clubs such as Split. Kapital. Touch. Compakt and Coalition.
I We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. Free before midnight; £2 after (free for members). Weekly. Edinburgh's busiest midweek electro-funk disco party with WolfJazz and Kev Wright (back-to-back) (1 Jul) while WolfJazz is joined by Pyz (8 Jul).
EDINBURGH clubs, with hi-NRG Club venues tracks every night of the week.
I Berlin
3 Queenst 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, 557 8989. 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 Greenside Place. 556 9331. One of the city's most enduring gay
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 Electric Circus 36-39 Market Street, 226 4224. Eclectic dance beats and indie plus private rooms for a unique clubbling expenence.
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 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.
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. Currently closed due to fire damage. More news when we get it.
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 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 Ha Ha
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 Sneaky Pete’s
73 Cowgate, 225 1757. From techno and dubstep to indie. See listings for details.
I Siglo
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 The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street. 556 7060. Sophisticated clubbing and entertainment. See listings for details.
I The Wee Bed 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 805 to last week.
40 THE LIST 25 Jun—9 Jul 2009