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
Club ■ Classic Grand Thursdays at Classic Grand. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. DJs Barry, Dec and Young Blood provide a mix of rock, electro, emo and industrial. ■ Intenzifi at Club 30. 9pm–3am. £10. 4 Mar. UK hardcore and gabber, with guests Tommyknocker (Italy), Chris Unknown, MC Storm, Scott Bounce and more. ■ Mixed Bizness at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom. With guests Cheeba (18 Feb) and sixAM (4 Mar). Includes entry to R-P-Z. ■ 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’. Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Rubbermensch at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. A night for indie lovers with Andy Wilson in charge. ■ Secret Wars Euro League 2010 at the Sub Club. 10pm. £7 (£4–£6). 25 Feb. Like Fight Club, but with artists, Secret Wars is a live art battle that has been running in covert locations across the world for some time now. This leg pits Glasgow against Malmo (Sweden) with Spectrum providing the beats. ■ Skint and Vengeance at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2 students). Weekly. DJs Billy and Colin play rock, emo and pop-punk in the main room, while DJ Q Ball has the sickest black metal, death metal and thrash in the back. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. DJ Wee Cheesy rolls funk, soul, electro and indie classics. ■ Thursday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Mark Robb plays old school disco. ■ Tunnel Rocks: Danny Dyer at the Tunnel. 10pm–3am. £10. 25 Feb. Swaggering wideboy, geezah and movie actor Dyer squares up to the decks for a DJ set. Bet he plays Kasabian. Chart & Party ■ Common Room at Common. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. DJs Craig Kelman and Craig McHugh play party tunes in a house party style. ■ DSM: Dirty Sexy Money at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glasgow’s most blingin’ Thursday night party. ■ Erotic Pop at Kushion. 8pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. James Lithgow and Ross McMillan chop up instrumentals and vocals to create live mash-ups for the crowd. FREE Eureka at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Robin B spins dance, R&B, hip hop and house. ■ iDJ at the Shed. 11pm–3am. £2. Weekly. DJ Li’l Rich plays party sounds to start the weekend early. Monthly special events include bouncy castles, karaoke nights and the famous Shed roller disco. ■ Rumble Thursdays at the Garage. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. Chart, pop, indie, R&B and hip hop fight it out for your aural affections. ■ Skint at the Viper Bar & Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Stephen Foy
plays indie dancefloor anthems, pop hits and classic house. ■ Thursday at Milan at Milan. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. DJ Naeem and DJ Sketch presents a night of sleek and sexy urban tracks to get you moving. ■ Twisted at Byblos. 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. A new, circus-themed night of house and indie over two rooms, with Marco Loco (Ibiza Groove) and Stuart McCorrisken. ■ Vibe at Boho. 10.30pm–2am. £5 (£4, students free before midnight). Weekly. DJ Bobby B, DJ Gully and Mr Vin mash up hip hop, R&B, house and club classics.
Glasgow Fridays
Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before Club ■ A Deeper Groove Presents at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £5 before 11pm; £7 after. 19 Feb. DJs Craig Smith (6th Borough Project/Soul Renegades) and Ricky Reid (Soul Renegades) join Joe and Steph for a night of deep groove soul. ■ 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. FREE Carnaval’s Mardi Gras Weekend at Boteco do Brazil. 9pm–3am. 26 Feb. DJ Eletricat’s night seeks to emulate the backyards DIY ethic of Brazilian parties, with dancers, costumes and live bands adding the authentic feel of her home country. This weekender celebrates Mardi Gras week in Brazil with DJs, live acts, dancer, food and drink from the Americas. ✽✽ Common People at the Flying midnight; £5 after. 19 Feb. Monthly. The 90s are fair game for a nostalgia night now that a decade has passed, says this new monthly night, who are we to argue? ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Festival at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Euan Nielson and Duncan Harvey play electro, indie and pop. ■ Fortified at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £10 (£7 GSA students). 26 Feb. Glasgow’s biggest dubstep and dancehall party welcomes the Keysound label for a showcase night, with the label’s founders Blackdown and Dusk, and their latest discovery LHF. ■ Friday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Friday night party tunes from the Oran Mor residents. ■ Friday Street at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £5. 26 Feb. Classic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at Scotland’s premier mod club with regular DJs Mikey Collins and Paul Molloy, and guests Peter and Leo from The Right Track in Rome. ■ Hispanic Panic at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). 19 Feb. A night of tropical delight from the Glasgow University Hispanic Society, with a host of young DJs playing music from across Latin America that you won’t hear anywhere else in Glasgow. All proceeds go to the DEC’s appeal for Haiti. ✽✽ How’s Your Party? at the Sub Club. 10pm–3am. £10. 26 Feb. Digital dub from special guests Caspa and Toddla T. ■ Lock Up Your Daughters at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 19 Feb. Monthly. More Queerbash tunes from ‘zine makers Lock Up Your Daughters. This time out it’s an anti- Valentine’s Love Inn. FREE Motown at Mono at Mono. 7pm–1am. 26 Feb. Motown, Stax, garage soul and Phil Spector (not in person, obviously), with resident DJ John Martin (ex-Primal Scream). ■ Pinup Nights at the Flying Duck. 9pm–3am. £7 (£6 girls). 26 Feb. Monthly. Glasgow’s biggest indie night is back for its third annual Ladies Night. Cheap entry for girls, a Vintage Village
of clothes and jewellery stalls, and DJ sets from Adele and Ailidh (Sons & Daughters), Tracyanne and Carey (Camera Obscura), Manda Rin (Bis), Emma Pollock and Emmy Kate and Marie du Santiago (ex-Kenickie). Featuring live sets from French Horn Rebellion (Kitsune), Maple Leaves and Conquering Animal Sound, and a special ‘hunky secret treat’ guest DJ. See preview, page 38. ■ Raw Vibez at Ivory Blacks. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). 19 Feb. 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 at La Cheetah. 11pm–3am. £7. 26 Feb. A rescheduled techno and electro party from last year, with guests Ebola (Wrong Music) and Lief Ryan. ✽✽ Sensu at Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £10 before midnight; £12 after. 19 Feb. The house, techno and electro night presents special guests Tobi Neumann and Cassy. ■ Shuffle at Soundhaus. 11pm–3.30am. £5–£7 suggested donation. 26 Feb. Techno and electro art this charity night for Indian street kids and Pakistani earthquake victims, with DJs from Hell, Orderly Disorderly, CTRL-ALT-DEL and Monox. ■ Subfriction at Soundhaus. 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£3 members). 19 Feb. Drum & bass, dubstep, rave and grime, with DJs Kid Robotik, The Shamen, Future Analogue and Gandalf. ■ UP4IT and Fresh Lick at Soundhaus. 10pm–3am. £5 before 11pm; £7 after. 26 Feb. A double bill of tech- step and hardstyle here, with a festival atmosphere. Among the army of usual Soundhaus DJs in both rooms are Paddy McDermott, Neil Campbell, Jamie Stenhouse, Kris-Day and more. ✽✽ Velvet at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am. £10 (£8 in advance/wearing a mask). 19 Feb. Minimal Detroit techno and house from special guest Redshape (live), with Leigh Miles and the Velvet residents. Chart & Party ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ Elevator at Byblos. 10pm–3am. £3 before 12.30am; £6 (£3) after. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, dancehall and reggae with DJ Naeem. ■ Famous at Kushion. 4pm–3am. Free with Social Animal keyring before midnight; £7 (£5) after. Weekly. DJ Fozzie Maden kicks off the music with relaxed house, funk and soul. Joe Smith then takes over, and finally James Lithgow and DJ Status take it through to 3am with indie, electro, house and hip hop. ■ Friday at Milan at Milan. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. House and electro at this mainstream party night. ■ Garage Mobile Disco at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ 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. ■ My Mum Told Me I Could DJ at the Viper Bar & Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. The West End comes alive with Friday night chart and party sounds. ■ O’Couture Fridays at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Big-room party, dance and R&B sounds.
Clubs
■ Old Skool at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. ■ Tipsy at Karibu. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Super-stylish R&B and urban sounds from Iron Ill, Prospect, Nick G and Kash. Note the venue points out that ID is a must. ■ 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.
Glasgow Saturdays Club ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 20 Feb. 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. 20 Feb. Monthly. A new night for music lovers, playing indie, folk, punk-rock, reggae, psych, new-wave and more. Includes entry to Singles Night. ■ Carnaval’s Mardi Gras Weekend at Boteco do Brazil. 10pm–3am. £tbc. 27 Feb. See Fri. ■ Der Supermax Love Machine at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 11pm–2am. £5. 27 Feb. Sex, droogs and reich’n’roll with Glasgow’s discotheque grand master DJ Billy Woods. FREE Half my Heart Beats at the 78. 9pm–midnight. 27 Feb. Playing current and classic indie-pop, 60s, girl groups, B-sides and album gems to get people up and dancing. This is the early- bird version of the Flying Duck night. ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 27 Feb. Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. ■ Inside Out at O2 Academy. 10.30pm–3am. £20. 27 Feb. Banging house, techno and trance at one of Glasgow’s biggest parties, with guests Technoboy, Tuneboy, Stephanie and Marc Doc. Note the temporary venue change while work is being done at the Arches. ■ Itch! vs Thunder Disco Club at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £5. 27 Feb. Party-starting house, techno and electro from Itch!’s Matthewonemoretune, Mark David and Mia Dora, and TDC’s Romero Heat, Fats Waller and Sweets Edison. ■ Kitty Kat Klub at the Universal. 10pm–3am. £10. 27 Feb. Guest-starring the electro majesty of Padded Cell (Depth Charge), backed by supports Bosco and Craig Thompson. See preview, page 38. ■ Love Music at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons and David Sinclair (Killer Kitsch). ■ Modern Lovers at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 27 Feb. Monthly. Blues, garage punk, 60s pop, Motown, funk and beyond as Modern Lovers are joined by Pete Wiggs of Saint Etienne. ■ Mungo’s Hi Fi at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 advance & GSA students). 20 Feb. Monthly. Dancehall, grime, ragga and dubstep for your pleasure, with guest Kenny Knots. ■ Rectify at Soundhaus. 10.30pm–3.30am. £12 (£10 members). 20 Feb. A night of techno, minimal, tech- house and techno, as Rectify presents special guests Bootek, Liam Melly, Joe McGeechan, Lexo and more. ■ The Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. 11.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. Resident Lee Craig plays a selection of rock, indie and metal classics in the basement.
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