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Robertson, MJR, Andrew Johnston, David Allan and Mark McGinlay. ■ A Riot in the Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. 11.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. 27 Sep. Riot Radio’s Dan South versus the Rock Shop’s Lee Craig for this bank holiday special. ■ Ritual at Classic Grand. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Make Sundays a habit again, with DJ Barry playing rock, metal and industrial. ■ Sheek at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. DJ Marky Mark brings you the best mish mash of funk, soul, disco, house and rock‘n’roll. ■ Social Sundays at O’Couture. noon–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Keeping the weekend alive with indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this brand new club. ■ The Sunday Club at Victoria’s. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Classic commercial dance tunes and anthems all night long. ■ Sunday Service at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £4 (free for students). Weekly. Soul, jazz, 60s’ R&B, funk and reggae with the Ecurie Weegie DJs. ■ Sunday Session at the V Club. 11pm–3am. £3 (free with flyer). Weekly. Get over the weekend with Craig Loosejoints and Stevie Elements. FREE Sundays at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. Weekly. DJ AM-Y playing killer rock, metal, punk and requests. ■ Sundays at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Top tunes from now and then with Paul Crawford.
Glasgow Mondays Club ■ Burn at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Burn provides all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget. Presented by Normski, Zeus and Mash. ■ Monday Mayhem at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Indie tracks from CJ. ■ Passionality at Byblos. 11.30pm–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. DJ Shawn 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. ■ Trademark at ABC. 11pm–3am. £3 (free with trade wage slip). Weekly. A new trade night, which also doubles as the official aftershow for any gig at the ABC on the same night.
Glasgow Tuesdays
Club ■ Almost Grown at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £2 (free with student card). Weekly. Rock‘n’roll for the soul. ■ Audiocouture at Byblos. 11.30pm–3am. £3 (£2 students). Weekly. Chart, cheese and R&B. FREE Eureka at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. Weekly. R&B, hip hop and house. ■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Euan and David play electro, house and rock upstairs, while Duncan has the bootlegs and classics covered downstairs. ■ On Fire at Crib. 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. R&B, hip hop, dancehall, garage and grime. ■ Revolution at Queen Margaret Union. 10pm–2am. £3 (£2). Weekly. DJ Muppet plays rock, metal and emo.
Glasgow Wednesdays Club ■ After Hours at the Buff. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Gerry Lyons plays a mix of everything from The Stones to Hot Chip. ■ Fuel at Maggie May’s. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Metal, industrial, punk, drum & bass, dance, hip hop and more. ■ Lollapalooza Wednesday at O’Couture. 4pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this new student night, where Uni society and sports team members go free. ■ Look Sharp! at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. 90s indie, 60s soul breaks, psych and funk. ■ Octopussy at the Arches. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Jacuzzis, bouncy castles and a Chapel of Love at the Arches’ regular student night. FREE Rehab at Box. midnight–3am. Weekly. An indie, punk rock and psychedelic soundtrack. ■ Remote Control at the V Club. 10.30pm–3am. £3 (£1 students). Weekly. An alternative indie disco. ■ Smashed Hits at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Weekly debauchery with a live performance (artist tbc) and J Dirty Marc giving aural pleasure in a multi-genre ballroom blitz. With club visuals and tea and toast. ■ The Kids Love Techno and Watchamacallit at the Buff. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Punk, funk and pop with DJ Bobby Bluebell, while Chris Niven plays techno and electro. ■ Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. 10pm–4am. £5 (£4). Weekly. R&B, chart and rock.
Skream Numbers and Fortified join forces to unleash the dubstep anarchy of Croyden’s finest Skream on the crowds at the
Subbie. One of the earliest and most respected pioneers of the genre, he mixes jazzy complexity and house rhythms with juddering bass and broken beats. Skream also guests alongside Chase & Status at Xplicit, Potterrow, Edinburgh on Fri 2 Oct. ■ Numbers & Fortified at the Sub Club, Glasgow, Thu 1 Oct.
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Edinburgh Thursdays
Club FREE Club for Heroes at the GRV. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Underground disco for freaks and lovers with your hosts Jetlad and Honey Sweetcheeks. ■ The Cut Up Boys at the Hive. 11pm–3am. £5. 8 Oct. Trance mash-up meisters the Cut Up Boys (Ministry of Sound) play out their high energy euphoric dance beats. 16Bit guests on 24 Sep (please note £5 entry for this date only) ■ Diamond Dollar at Faith. 11pm–3am. £2. Weekly. On-Point’s new weekly dose of the best in bassline, house, dubstep and drum & bass across two rooms. ■ Jagerbomb at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Indie, electro and urban mash-ups. ■ Obscene at Studio 24. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Sexy, funky house vibes plus jelly wrestling, pole dancers, breakdancers and live drums. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. 11pm--3am. £4. Weekly. Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics. FREE Play at Why Not?. 10pm–3am. Weekly. With DJs Chester Guns and Chad Hemmingway. ■ Rude at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. A mix of funky house, electro, urban licks and dirty mash-ups form John Hutchison. ■ Shuffle at Potterrow Student Union. 9pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Big beats and hip hop from Nasty P with special guest Rob da Bank (24 Sep).
✽✽ FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly.
Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. Includes a guest set from LA producers The Villians (1 Oct). Part of Cabaret Voltaire’s Alternative Freshers Week. FREE Sneaky Beats at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Hip hop, funk, soul and a dash of electro. FREE Speaker Bite Me at Espionage. 10.30pm–3am. Weekly. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro from Chic and Dizzee Rascal to The Cribs and Crystal Castles, and the DJs are always happy to take requests. ■ Stiletto at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Electro-pop, glam house classics and disco. ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house.
Chart & Party ■ Frisky Freshers Frat Party at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £2 after. 24 Sep. Neon student party utilising the ‘traffic light’ system to help hook up frisky freshers. ■ Juke Box at Mood. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. With DJs taking requests all night long. FREE Thrive at Espionage. 7pm–3am. Weekly. Crossover mix of dance, cheese and party anthems.
Edinburgh Fridays Club ■ Adventures in Sound at the HMV Picture House. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Andy Wilson takes charge with a mixed soundtrack of indie, electro and
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alternative classics as the Picture House club nights go weekly once again. FREE Autobahn at the Strathmore. 8pm–midnight. 25 Sep. Kraftwerk after work! Masonic Youth (Carbolic Frolic, Destiny Street) spin new wave, electro, kraut rock, post-punk, industrial and synth pop. ■ Broke at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. Huge student night of chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £7 (£4). 2 Oct. Aiming for a David Lynch vibe with an eclectic mix of burlesque, live acts (this month electro punks Aniaetleprogrammeur) and DJ sets of glam, trash, indie, punk and electro from the residents and the Dolby Anol DJs plus a Rocky Horror dress-up theme. ‘More than just a night . . . it’s a style’. ■ Departure Lounge at the Caves. 11pm–3am. £7–£9. 2 Oct. World beats, electro jazz and Latin rhythms collide as Departure Lounge are joined by Holland’s Kraak & Smaak alongside The Freaky Family featuring the Freaky Horns and residents Astroboy, Mr Zimbabwe and Jimenez. See preview, page 36. ■ Dirt at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £4 after. 2 Oct. Techno, electro, breaks, dubstep and drum & bass from guests Kid Ill, The Setup, Vigilante and DJ Spytech. FREE ELECTROsexual at CC Blooms. 11pm–3am. 2 Oct. Lucky Luciano mixes up dirty bootlegs and ‘cheeky’ electro at gay club CC’s. This date is the start of a regular first Friday of the month slot with giveaways and glosticks. ■ Evol at Faith. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes, Evol’s an institution. Currently making a new home at Faith due to the fire at the Liquid Room. ■ Flava at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Hugely successful R&B and urban night with Nick G, Phaze 2 and Prospect. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 25 Sep. Your local one-stop sshop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. ■ Furburger at GHQ. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). 9 Oct. Monthly. DJs Dejaybird, Funki Diva, Boy Toy and Debi T provide aural stimulation for gay women and their closest friends. ■ KandiFlip at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. R&B, house and dance classics from Jay and Mark B. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Soul, house, funk, electro-disco and Latin from the resident DJ squad. ■ Misfits at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Modern Lovers at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 25 Sep. Modern Lovers presents a night of psychedelic pop, northern soul, rock’n’roll and classic girl group action. ✽✽ Motherfunk at Potterrow Student Sep. Fortnightly. Motherfunk is back as Gino and Fryer move their funk institution to a Friday spinning rare grooves, classic funk, floor-shaking 60s and 70s soul, deep disco, Latin and so much more. FREE Overtime at Electric Circus. 10.30pm–3am. Weekly. Big tunes past and present to start your weekend with a bang. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). Union. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). 25
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