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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 Club ■ Alternative Nation at Classic Grand. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Barry and Harvey Kartel drum up a mixture of rock, industrial, metal, punk and electro. ■ Bigfoot’s Tea Party at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. 19 Nov. Techno, Glasgow style, featuring Marmalade Man, Faux Pas and Redux. ■ Bon Bon at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 26 Nov. Monthly techno night in the Subbie, with residents Kage, Cammie T and Ally Reid. ■ 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 and hand out cash prizes at this student night. Scott McKay plays house in the lounge. ■ Clatty Pats at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £4 (free for NHS workers). Weekly. Glasgow’s Cleopatra’s is resurrected for the 21st century with a mix of classic house, cheesy chart anthems and smooth R&B. With resident DJ Mark Robb. ■ Clubland Live 3 – The Biggest Night of the Year at SECC. 6.30pm. £26.50. 26 Nov. Cascada return to headline this enormous night of the hottest dance acts in the world, which also features N-Dubz, Darren Styles and Agnes. Over 14s only; under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. ■ Cryotec at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £2. 26 Nov. Playing the best in EBM and industrial. ■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). 3 Dec. 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 resident Benny Boom and guests sixAM (26 Nov). Includes entry to R-P-Z. ■ Mr Scruff at the Arches. 11pm–3am. £12.50. 3 Dec. Eclectic Ninja Tune mixologist whose set could include jazz, soul, funk, disco, house or hip hop. But usually all of these things. ■ R-P-Z at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Residents Hushpuppy and Bonjour Boi promise a blend of electro, Italo disco, punk-funk and ‘wrong sounds a-plenty’, with live sets from Autokratz and Alex Metric (26 Nov). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Rubbermensch at ABC2. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A night for indie lovers with Andy Wilson in charge. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. DJ Wee Cheesy rolls funk, soul, electro and indie classics. ■ Tapped at the V Club. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3 students). 3 Dec. With a live set from St Deluxe, and the resident Tapped DJs playing indie, art rock, post punk, mathcore and tweepop.
Glasgow Fridays Club FREE Animal Farm at Mama San. 11pm–3am. 20 Nov. A blend of deep house and dubby techno, joined by special guests Ej Wagner and Boompty Kennedy. ■ 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. DJs Billy and Martin Bate play a selection of 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 from Gavin Sommerville, and Sose in the Lounge. 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 until chucking out time, now 3am. ■ Cancelled at Karbon. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. House, electro, indie, and rock’n’roll with DJs Scott MacKay, Iain Thomson, Kevin McFarlane, Domsko, Iron Ill and Adrian Barry. ■ Canvas Club at Arta. 10pm–3am. £5 (free). Weekly. Live bands plus DJ Joe Deehan playing funk and party classics. ■ Casa at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Classic house and dance from Mark Robb and guests. ■ Cotton Cake at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10 (£8) after. 20 Nov. Eclectic but floor-filling house, techno and electro from guest DIM (Boysnoize/Turbo) and the CC regulars. ■ 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. ■ Equalised at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £3. 20 Nov. Monthly. The techno and electronica based night presents Philip Sherburne (20 Nov), featuring residents Bobby Wilson, Alex Ash and Truman Data. ■ Exposure at Soundhaus. 10pm–3am. £5. 20 Nov. Trance and techno with guests Ian S, DJ Face, Liquid Vision and Alan Wyse. Residents are Scott Benson, Chris Spence and Marcus Campbell. ■ Festival at ABC2. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Euan Nielson and Duncan Harvey play electro, indie and pop. ■ Fortified at Glasgow School of Art. 10pm–3am. £10. 27 Nov. Glasgow’s biggest dubstep and dancehall party gets involved in a Hessle Audio takeover, with label artists Ramadanman, Bun UFO, Untold and Panagea. See preview, page 40. ■ Friday Night Live at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Stellar indie sounds from Craig Wilson. ■ Friday Street at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £5. 27 Nov. Classic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at Scotland’s premier mod club with regular DJs Mikey Collins and Paul Molloy. ■ Hotbox at the Universal. 11pm–3am. £7. 20 Nov. Berlin’s Bar 25 resident Philip Bader brings his techno sound to Glasgow. Support is provided by Daniel Hedley, Lovejoy and Iacovos. ■ Lock Up Your Daughters at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). 20 Nov. In your face ‘zine makers Lock Up Your Daughters present a ‘hella gay dance party’, with DJ Suezz and live bands The Salty Lips, Triplevision and Ugly Baby. ■ Music for Pleasure at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, pop and electro from Sose, with R&B and hip hop from Gareth Sommerville in room two. ■ Old Skool at the Buff. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. ■ Pinup Nights at the Flying Duck. 9pm–3am. £5. 27 Nov. Glasgow’s biggest indie night is back, with live bands and DJs tbc. ✽✽ Pressure at the Arches. Glasgow techno night hits its eleventh year, with Slam and guests Boys Noize, Carl Craig, Ben Sims, Nathan Fake 10pm–4am. £18. 27 Nov. The huge
(live), Cassy, Housemeister, Sunday Circus and Edit Select. ■ Project 1 at Soundhaus. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 27 Nov. A new night of hardstyle, hard techno and gabba. With (deep breath) Smurf, Rob Da Rhythm b2b with DJ Livie, Marc Doc, Stu Laurie b2b with Chris Craig, Alan Orr, Michael Hutcheson and more. ■ Pull Up the Roots at Hummingbird. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Three floors of music, with the Stereofunk DJs playing minimal techno and house, Kev Stevens playing soul, funk and hip hop, plus Andrew Pirie and Simon Cordiner providing disco and house in the penthouse. FREE Pure Dance NRG at Platform. 6.30pm. 20 Nov. Under 18s dance party. ■ Raw Vibez at Ivory Blacks. 11pm–3am. £5. 20 Nov. Bringing you a funked up four hours of dubstep, disco, fidget and house, featuring guest Indra (The Warehouse Project). ■ Riot Radio at Maggie May’s. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. DJ Dan South presents indie rock’n’roll from the 60s to the present day. ■ Scrabble Soundsystem at the Universal. 11pm–3am. £7. 27 Nov. Techno, electro and breaks from guest Raffertie, newly signed to Planet Mu. Support from Scrabble’s residents Dom D’Sylva and Disgo. ■ Sensu at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £12 (£10 advance). 27 Nov. High- powered house and techno action from guest Magda (m_nus). FREE Soulsville at Mono. 7pm–1am. 27 Nov. A night celebrating classic soul, from Motown to Stax and Northern. ■ 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. FREE White Noise with Billy Woods at Mama San. 9pm–3am. Weekly. Music for adults. Glasgow legend Billy Woods plays the tunes in style. Chart & Party ■ Aftersun Fridays at Sea. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. Sea’s new summer party night kicks off the weekend. ■ Audio Filth at Common. 5pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Friday nights are getting dirty with Ross McMillan and Big Al orchestrating some of the filthiest house, electro, hip hop and indie. ■ Boho Fridays at Boho. 9.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Fridays at Boho are funky, with DJ Robin B. ■ Cheesy Pop at Queen Margaret Union. 10pm–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. After many years, rampant hordes of mucky-minded, vodka-fuelled urchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’s edam selection. ■ Crash at the Shed. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Euan and Andy play all the party tracks you know and love. ■ Fresh Friday at Victoria’s. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Two rooms containing a selection of Ibiza anthems, commercial dance and Nu-nrg. ■ Fridays at Jumpin Jaks at Jumpin Jaks. 10pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Chart and party tracks for a Friday night. No sportswear, but trainers are okay. ■ Garage Mobile Disco at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ It’s Showtime! at Madness. 10pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Mainstream party fun from the Madness Stage Crew, compere Mark Donnelly and DJ Marty Party. ■ Jamboree at the Viper Bar & Club. 9pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. R&B and funky house from Richie McColm. ■ United Nations of Dance at the Tunnel. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&B from Scotty Boy, Marc Anderson, Steve Clarke, John Thomson and more.
Clubs Glasgow Saturdays
Dimensions at La Cheetah. Club ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ✽✽ Ballers Social vs Beat 11pm–3am. £8. 28 Nov. A monumental dubstep collaboration, featuring Shackleton (Mordant Music, Perlon), Dimlite (Beat Dimensions), Cinnaman (Rush Hour, Beat Dimensions) and FineArt (LuckyMe). ■ Bennets’ 28th Birthday Party at Bennets. 11.30pm–3am. 28 Nov. DJs Grant and Mikee lead the festivities, and there’s a special appearance from Lisa Scott Lee. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 21 Nov. A night for dancing to indie-pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping. ■ Broadcast Beach at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 21 Nov. A new night for music lovers, playing indie, folk, punk-rock, reggae, psych, new-wave and more. Includes entry to Singles Night. FREE Bunker Saturdays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–2am. Weekly. Toast drops indie bits, rock picks and student anthems. ■ Byblos Presents at Byblos. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 after. 28 Nov. Another big night for Byblos, because Stonebridge is in town. ■ Canvas Club at Arta. 10pm–3am. £5 (free). Weekly. See Fri. ■ Carnaval’s Brazilian Weekend at Drop. 11pm–3am. £8 (£7 advance). 21 Nov. A festival of Brazilian DJs, dancing, drinks and music on Saturday, then relax with live music, regional foods and yet more caipirinha on Sunday. ■ Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. noon–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this brand new club.
✽✽ Death Disco at the Arches. 10pm–4am. £16 (£8–£10). 21 Nov.
The Arches’ glammed-up electro party returns for its seventh birthday party, featuring Riton, The Count & Sinden, Jo Jo De Freq, Foamo, Chew Lips (live), Dollskabeat (live), Allez Allez, Hush Puppy and DJ Mingo-Go. ■ Der Supermax Love Machine at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 11pm–3am. £5. 28 Nov. Monthly. Reich‘n’roll with Glasgow’s discotheque grand master DJ Billy Woods. FREE Diskodancer at Mama San. 11pm–3am. 21 Nov. Dubbed-out sleaze funk to disco driven cosmic stompers. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Stevie Sole plays a funky, soulful house set with Miguel playing R&B and Dominic Martin supplying the funk and jazz. ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 28 Nov. Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. ■ Huntley & Palmer’s Audio Club at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £10. 21 Nov. Intelligent techno and wonky electro, with a huge headline set from Ewan Pearson (Soma/Kompakt), rescheduled from earlier this year. ■ Inside Out at the Arches. 9pm–4am. £23.50. 28 Nov. Banging house, techno and trance at this birthday celebration, featuring extra special guest Showtek. Others appearing include Tidy Boys, Yoji, Sean Tyas, Jordan Suckley, William Daniel, Danny Smith and Sam Jones. ■ 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. 19 Nov–3 Dec 2009 THE LIST 41