www.list.co.uk/clubs Glasgow
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubsglasgow@hotmail.com. Glasgow listings are compiled by David Pollock. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Glasgow Thursdays
■ Alternative Nation at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Mixture of rock, industrial, metal, punk and electro. ■ Antics at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Indie and rock’n’roll. FREE Blind Pig at Ambar (below Budda). 9pm–3am. 3 Sep. Rhythm and blues club night featuring live band My Old Blue Terraplane and guest DJ Pastor La Vista. ■ Bon Bon at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 27 Aug. Monthly techno night in the Subbie. ■ Bubblegum Records Launch Night at Stereo. 7.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). 3 Sep. Label launch with live bands Pink Kross, Lean Tales, Just Joans and The Felt Tips, with indie-pop DJs for afters. ■ Calling All Disco Kids at Karbon. 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Heskey and Big Al drop hip hop and R&B while Raw B and Euan McLeod play classics at this student night. ■ Clatty Pats at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £4 (free for NHS workers). Weekly. Mix of classic house, cheesy chart anthems and smooth R&B. ■ Cryotec at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). 27 Aug. EBM and industrial. ■ Eight Pounds of Pressure at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 27 Aug. Dub, techno, jungle, bass. Loud. ■ Electric Gypsyland at Blackfriars. 9pm–1am. £3. 3 Sep. Featuring arabesque, Middle Eastern styles, Balkan beats and more. ■ EQd at the V Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. A techno and electronica based night, featuring residents Bobby Wilson, Alexander Technique and Truman Data. FREE Go Wonder! at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. 10 Sep. Punk, soul and indie. FREE Hi-Fi at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–2am. Weekly. Dave Sinclair plays indie and rock. ■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). 3 Sep. Dolly Daydream and Drucifer serve up a steamy mix of electro, disco, alternative and sleazy sounds. ■ Mixed Bizness at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from guest Nick AKA (Edinburgh’s Sick Note and Sneaky Pete’s). Includes entry to R-P-Z. ■ R-P-Z at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A blend of electro, Italo disco, punk-funk and ‘wrong sounds a-plenty’. Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Rubbermensch and Kaleidoscope at ABC2. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A night for indie lovers. Andy Wilson is in charge, and Paul Needles plays vintage punk and rock’n’roll in the Polar Bar. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. DJ Wee Cheesy rolls funk, soul, electro and indie. FREE Thursdays at Maggie’s at Maggie May’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Marky Mark plays funk, soul, rock and pop. ■ Tosser Thursdays at O’Couture. 4pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks.
Glasgow Fridays
■ Back Tae Mine at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Going out is the new staying in, as this night offers booze, tea, toast,
bands and DJs to create a house party vibe. ■ Ballbreaker and Vice at the Cathouse. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal, emo and even hip hop over two floors. ■ Bamboo Fridays at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, funk and soul. ■ Bass Warrior Sound System at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). 28 Aug. DJ Dirtsman brings you a blazin’ night of total reggae dancehall, with a bit of Soca thrown in. ■ Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture. 8pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this club from Gordon ‘Harri’ Millar and Mash. FREE Bunker Fridays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–3am. Weekly. Tam Coyle plays the best from new and established bands until midnight while Andy Wilson drops some new and classic indie favourites. ■ Cancelled at Karbon. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. House, electro, indie and rock’n’roll. ■ Casa at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Classic house and dance from Mark Robb and guests. ■ Colours presents Paul van Dyke at the Arches. 11pm–3am. £24. 4 Sep. Large-scale trance on Paul van Dyke’s Volume tour, with support from Giuseppe Ottaviani, Adam Sheridan, Riley & Durrant, Jon Mancini and Gio Ferri. ■ Curious Curious at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 (£4) after. 28 Aug. Monthly. The late night sound abounds at this club from David Barbarossa (Huntley and Palmer’s Audio Club) and Andrew Divine. ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Elevator at Byblos. 10pm–3am. £3 before 12.30am; £6 (£3) after. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, dancehall and reggae with DJ Naeem. ✽✽ Eyes Wide Open at Blackfriars. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 4 Sep. Garage, psych and freakbeat, plus live guests The Junipers and guest DJ Dishie (December’s Children/Grow Your Own). Note the new venue, following the closure of the Twisted Wheel. ■ Fizzy Duck Records Present at Bloc+. 11pm–3am. £2. 28 Aug. Deep house, techno and electronica from the Fizzy Duck label. ■ Friday Night Live at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Stellar indie sounds from Craig Wilson. ■ Friday Street at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £5. 28 Aug. Classic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at Scotland’s premier mod club with regular DJs Mikey Collins and Paul Molloy. ■ How’s Your Party? at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £10. 28 Aug. A big night of dubstep, hip hop and more, featuring guests Sinden (Dubsided/Domino), Duke Dumont (Dubsided/Turbo) and A La Fu (Radio Skool/Va Va). ■ Kreep Boutique at Pivo Pivo. 11pm–3am. £5. 4 Sep. There are no rules for Kreep, as long as the music is good and people are dancing. With special guest Affi Koman (Sunday Circus). ■ Liquid Funk at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 10.30pm–2am. £3 (girls go free). 28 Aug. Jackin’ techno from local guest DJ Nino and residents Jamie Gardiner and Graham Stirrat. ■ Music for Pleasure at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, pop and electro from Sose, with R&B and hip hop in room two. ■ Noise Pollution at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £10. 28 Aug. A third birthday party for NP, with eclectic techno from Marcel Dettmann (Ostgut Ton, MDR, Berlin), Forward Strategy Group and resident Sean Matthews. ■ Numbers at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £10 (free with Moderat ticket stubs). 4 Sep. Unmissable official aftershow party for the Moderat gig elsewhere in the city, Hessle Audio’s Untold joins Jackmaster and Spencer.
■ Old Skool at the Buff. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. ■ Pass the Peas at Bloc+. 11pm–3am. £2. 4 Sep. Andy Taylor plays funk, house and breaks. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 10pm–3am. £15. 28 Aug. Techno night with minimal legend Richie Hawtin, Audion (live), Slam, Simon Baker and Domenic (SubCulture). ■ Pull Up the Roots at Hummingbird. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Three floors of techno, house, soul, funk and hip hop. ■ Red’n’Black at Drop. 10pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. An urban night with the Artistik DJs. ■ Scrabble Soundsystem at Pivo Pivo. 11pm–3am. £5. 28 Aug. Techno, electro and breaks from London boys AGT Rave Cru. Support from Scrabble’s residents Dom D’Sylva, Decknition and Disgo. FREE Soulsville at Mono. 7pm–1am. 28 Aug. A night celebrating classic soul, from Motown to Stax and Northern. ■ Tictactoeclub at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £7. 4 Sep. A new minimal house and techno night, with guest Audiofly joining resident Andrew Doran. ■ Toxic Pop at Bamboo. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Geoff M and Craig Laws play quality house music plus R&B and hip hop from Gavin Sommerville. ■ Twisted & Brainfire: Ten Years at the Ferry. 9pm–3am. £15. 28 Aug. The hardcore dance specialists celebrate their first decade with an all out assault of fast and furious beats, gabba, old school, techno and drum & bass. With Noize Suppressor, Neophyte, Scott Brown and Sharkey. See preview, page 22. ■ Velvet at O’Couture. 8pm–3am. £8 (£3). 4 Sep. Minimal techno and house from special guest Prompt (Soma/Get Physical/Yoshi Toshi and more) and regulars Paddy Le Mac, Kill the Kid, Elliot Castro, Palpetine and Andrew Rainey, now in a new venue. FREE White Noise with Billy Woods at Mama San. 9pm–3am. Weekly. Music for adults. Glasgow legend Billy Woods plays the tunes in style. Glasgow Saturdays
■ Absolution at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Rock, metal, industrial and punk.
Clubs
■ All Tore Up at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £7. 5 Sep. Monthly. Maximum rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll and rockabilly, with guest DJ David Stone. FREE Bunker Saturdays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–2am. Weekly. Indie bits, rock picks and student anthems. ■ Byblos Presents at Byblos. 11pm–3am. £10; VIP £15 (£6 advance). 29 Aug. This house night is subtitled ‘Leaders of the New School’, with guest Oliver Lang (Toolroom Knights) for a night of chunky underground tech-house. ■ Cosmic Microwave at Bloc+. 11pm–3am. £2. 29 Aug. A first outing in a new venue for this night, with the spectrum of soul, funk and disco being explored by resident Clinical and guests. ■ Der Supermax Love Machine at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 11pm–3am. £5. 29 Aug. Reich‘n’roll with Glasgow’s discotheque grand master DJ Billy Woods. ■ Divine at the Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 5 Sep. Glasgow’s longest-running club residency presents a blend of soul, funk, ska and psych. ■ Hanoi Rocks at Firewater. 9pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. DJs Joe Smith and Craig Wilson play indie from past and present. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Funky, soulful house, R&B, funk and jazz. ■ Itch! at Ad Lib. Midnight–4am. £5 (£4). 5 Sep. Techno, electro and house, from regulars Dirty Basement, Bonjour Boi and Matthew Craig. ■ Karbon Saturdays at Karbon. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Kevin McFarlane, Stephen Lee and Woody mix up the dance sounds, while Illyus and Status supply full-on urban anthems. ✽✽ Melting Pot at Admiral Bar Basement. 11pm–3am. £10. 5 Sep. All things disco-house as they are joined by Horse Meat Disco and Warm. ■ Metro Soul at Pivo Pivo. 11pm–3am. £5. 29 Aug. Underground house at this Flatpacked Traxx party with Soulfunk City and Craig Hamilton. ✽✽ Modern Lovers at the Flying midnight; £5/£6 after. 29 Aug. Blues, garage punk, 60s pop, Motown, funk and beyond as Modern Lovers are joined by special guest John Maclean (The Beta Band/The Aliens). ■ Nu Skool at the Buff. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. A fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky. Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before
Richie Hawtin Despite hailing from Oxfordshire via Canada, Richie Hawtin was part of the second wave of
Detroit techno innovators and his Plus 8 label and Plastikman alter-ego helped set the ground work for the minimal scene. He’s slayed the Slam Tent at T in the Park on many occasions and he’s sure to do it again at Pressure. With a live set from Audion too. ■ Pressure at The Arches, Glasgow, Fri 28 Aug.
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