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■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. 27 Feb. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. Annual Bob Marley birthday special. ■ The Mission at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. 27 Feb. Edinburgh’s most famous (or should that be infamous) night of metal, rock, industrial and goth. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £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. ■ The Peter Andre Aftershow Party at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 27 Feb. We assume Inane Coversersation’s tongue is firmly planted in their cheek with DJs and live music from Mills & Boon, Ugly Baby, Munchkins and Hosemox. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). 27 Feb. Dark rave, electro and house from residents Club Soad and Dandy Riots plus special guest WolfJazz (Styereotype/Stepback/Trade Union). ■ The Queer Ball at Assembly Rooms. 9pm–1am. £15. 20 Feb. A new bi-annual event for the LGBTI community. Trendy Wendy presides over the decks, The Shoogle Sisters get the ceilidh action going and performers The Sugar Dandies, Daiquiri Dusk and The Gay Gordons Edinburgh show you how it’s done. Proceeds to Edinburgh’s LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing. See LGBT preview, page 59. ■ Silent Disco at Electric Circus. 10.30pm–3am. £10. 27 Feb. You know the drill by now, don your headphones and dance to a selection of two channels of music from various DJs. Please note £10 deposit on all headphones. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £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. ■ Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£5) after. 20 Feb. Gareth Sommerville is joined by Lel Palfrey and Carina Ramos for another dose of tip top house and twisted disco. ■ The Underground at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. 27 Feb. Classic punk, new wave, modern punk, ska and 80s alternative sounds. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 8.30pm–1am. £5. 27 Feb. 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. ■ Velvet at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £10 (£8 in advance/wearing a mask). 20 Feb. Dark, glitchy, techy house and techno with a double bill of live guests Redshape and Leigh Myles plus DJ sets from Kill the Kid and James Carroll. ✽✽ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete's. 11pm--3am. £3 (members free). 20 Feb. The Wasabi Disco crew take on Trouble's Devil Disco Club in a no-holds barred DJ battle of dark disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves. ■ Wire at Electric Circus. 11pm–3am. £6. 20 Feb. Discotronic pop, art punk and electronica party from Craig Jamieson (Modern Lovers) as Wire hosts the launch party for Errors’ new album Come Down with Me with an exclusive preview and a DJ set from the band. Chart & Party ■ The Big Cheese at Potterrow Student Union. 9pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. Weekly. Student night with the best chart tunes and anthems.
■ Embrace at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £7 (£2 before 11pm). Weekly. Chart dance hits from Stuart Lewis plus R&B, 60s, 70s and 80s anthems across the other dancefloors. ■ Love Groove at Stereo. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£2) before midnight; £6 (£3) after. Weekly. Mix of chart anthems, disco and classic dance tunes. ■ Musicology at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £10 (£8). Weekly. Funk, dance, chart hits and classics accompanied by their appropriate videos from VJ Scott Granger. ■ Why Not? at Why Not?. 10pm–3am. £7.50. Weekly. Chart, dance and house for the weekend masses.
Edinburgh Sundays Club FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from residents Treason, Drummel and Paranoise. ■ Heat at Shanghai. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Classic party jams, combining custom visuals and music videos. FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. 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 The Pit at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. FREE Sections at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. A rock’n’roll journey with all the best cuts from classic metal and hard rock through to 80s glam and goth. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. R&B, urban and hip hop from residents Nick G and DJ Prospect at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town’.
Chart & Party ■ Destiny at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Big party anthems from the 90s and 00s. ■ DNA at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Student night of cheesy classics, R&B and chart hits. Edinburgh Mondays
Club ■ Dirty Stop Out at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Mashed up mix of the latest funky house, twisted with old school and R&B. ■ Forbidden at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. R&B, hip hop, urban electro and chart tracks at this Monday night student special. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. See Fri. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, pop and floor fillers. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). Weekly. Night to give something back to the bar and club workers with everything except cheese from DJ Beefy and Wolfjazz. Chart & Party ■ Flare/Toss the Boss at Why Not?. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Cheesy music old and new.
Edinburgh Tuesdays Edinburgh Wednesdays
Club FREE Antics at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. Club FREE Axis at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Electro, techno, dubstep and bassline.
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Andy C Hooked on the rave and hardcore scene in the early 90s, it was Andy C’s formation of Ram Records back in 1992 that
really helped secure his place as a D&B superstar. Specialising in the harder end of the spectrum, with names like Sub Focus, Chase & Status and of course his own releases as Ram Trilogy (alongside Ant Miles and Shimon) expect a relentless set of hard, fast beats. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Fri 26 Feb.
FREE Barbed Wire Kisses at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Indie and post-punk night. ■ Couture at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. New Tuesday night for Opal which aims to provide a space for ‘Edinburgh’s it-crowd to network’ with a cool soundtrack of hip hop, funk, R&B and party jams from Cunnie and Gino. ■ Girls & Boys at Karma Nights. 11.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Chart and party soundtrack to this new ‘shag tag’ night as you all get a numbered badge on entry then try match up and get saucy with your chosen number. FREE Love Traffic at GHQ. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Pulling doesn’t get any easier than this. At a traffic light party everyone knows where they stand: red for no thanks, amber for maybe, green for definitely. With DJ Dale Lush. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. See Fri.
✽✽ FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass,
electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests. High voltage drum & bass action from DC Breaks (23 Feb). Part of cabaret Voltaire’s Five Days for Five Years. See preview, page 37. Chart & Party ■ ShagTag at Stereo. 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Insanely successful night based on a complex numerical flirting system. If someone catches your eye, you write their number on the board next to your own, the idea being that they then rush up to you and get a bit jiggy.
■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Student night of R&B and dance from the Big Cheese DJs. ■ Chambles at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Night of sexy music, fantastic cocktails and fabulous people. Dress to impress. ■ Dirty Disco at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Student night of indie, electro, rock, pop, disco and hip hop. ■ Guilty at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Expect everything from 90s club anthems and club classics to sexy R&B and huge hip hop through 80s to original remixes of the biggest hits of today with TV and film theme tunes thrown in for good measure. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. FREE Mala Vida at the GRV. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Latin special with a selection of Spanish DJs. ■ Mischief at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. DJs Tiny Tim, Kunal and Beef play a cut-up mix of the latest house, R&B and student anthems. FREE Volume Dealer at Studio 24. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Metal club with a touch of punk and classic rock.
✽✽ We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after (free for members). Weekly. Edinburgh’s busiest midweek electro-funk disco party with Gary Mac featuring very special guests Slam (24 Feb, also note free before midnight; £3 after for this date only) followed by Jacek (3 Mar). Part of Cabaret Voltaire’s Five Days for Five Years. See preview, page 37.
Chart & Party ■ POP at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Student night of dance, chart and anthems on the mainfloor and R&B in the lounge.
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