www.list.co.uk/clubs biggest superclub, so they’ve got a big name in to help celebrate: David Guetta, now officially a superproducer himself after last year’s One Love album. ■ Common People at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 12 Mar. Monthly. The 90s are fair game for a nostalgia night now that a decade has passed, says this new monthly night, and who are we to argue? FREE Cotton Cake at Mama San. 11pm–3am. 5 Mar. The Sub Club’s house, techno and electronic night plays a lower key bar set. ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Depthcharge at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £7 before midnight; £9 after. 5 Mar. Depthcharge kicks off a new monthly residency of underground house with guest Monty. Support from residents Frazer Devine and Jaya. ■ Electrolick at Soundhaus. 11pm–3am. £5. 5 Mar. Electro, synth- pop and electronic experimentation from hosts The Basement and Fresh Lick. ■ Eyes Wide Open at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4 students). 5 Mar. Garage, psych and freakbeat brought to you by EWO DJs Holly and Sarah, plus live guests Them Beatles. ■ Festival at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Euan Nielson and Duncan Harvey play electro, indie and pop. ■ Fiasco at Bacchus. 10.30pm–3am. £9 (£7 advance). 5 Mar. Fiasco celebrate the return of San Francisco’s DJ Mes for a night of house and techno. ■ Friday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Friday night party tunes from the Oran Mor residents. FREE Hotbox at Black Sparrow. 9pm–1am. 12 Mar. This popular free Friday techno session hosts a special guest, with Terry Whyte of Optik joining the residents. FREE Houserules at Artbar. 8pm–2am. 12 Mar. Jackin’ Chicago house sounds with Jamie and Ralph. ■ Jungle Nation at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £6. 12 Mar. Scotland’s longest-running drum & bass night comes to Glasgow for a new residency, with very special guest Commix (Metalheadz/Hospital) and residents DJ Tez, Djamba, D-fade and MC AC. See preview, page 37. ■ Lock Up Your Daughters at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 19 Mar. More Queerbash tunes from ‘zine makers Lock Up Your Daughters. This time out it’s an anti-Valentine’s Love Inn. ■ Numbers at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £10. 5 Mar. One of Glasgow’s most eclectic clubbing successes presents a dubstep party with Kode 9, Martyn (both Hyperdub) and Floating Points. See preview, page 37. ■ Pressure at O2 Academy. 11pm–3am. £18. 5 Mar. The techno and house night decamps to the O2 Academy with Laurent Garnier debuting his full live band set, and also featuring Slam, Master H and Sunday Circus. Part of SoSlamSub. FREE The Psychedelic Ballroom at MacSorley’s. 8.30pm–1am. 5 Mar. A live set by hosts The Balladeers, then DJs play an eclectic mix of 60s garage psyche, freak‘n’roll and heavy 70s prog- psyche. With guest band The Rudiments. FREE Pure Dance NRG at Platform. 6.30pm. 5 Mar. Monthly. Under 18s dance party with top DJs. ■ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £12. 12 Mar. A first-class house/techno party from Slam, welcoming well-travelled producers Paul Ritch and Okain. ■ 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. ■ Symbiosis at Soundhaus. 10.30pm–3.30am. £5. 5 Mar. Drum & bass and dubstep at this fifth birthday bash, with guest Morphy and residents
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Laurent Garnier One of the most important producers in techno, Laurent Garnier, will be guesting at this month’s
Pressure. But it’s not just a DJ set – Garnier will be joined by a full band to give you unique versions of classics such as ‘The Man with a Red Face’ and ‘Crispy Bacon’. ‘There are five of us in the band, a proper full live show with a brass section, a keyboardist and a guitar player,’ explains Garnier. The List has two pairs of tickets going begging. Log on to www.list.co.uk/offers to win, but you’ll need to be quick as the competition closes at noon on Fri 5 Mar. To find out about more one-of- a-kind events and more chances to win tickets to be there visit www.facebook.com/SmirnoffGB ■ Pressure at O2 Academy, Glasgow, Fri 5 Mar.
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Calaco Jack, D-fade, Dom D’Sylva and Yellowbenzene. All proceeds go to the Anthony Nolan Trust. ■ Synth at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 9pm–2am. £4 before 10.30pm; £5 after. 12 Mar. Beats, bassline and dub sounds from Mgck, That Dirty Latino, Tarantism and Shapes. 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. ■ 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.
✽✽ FREE Ac/id Launch Party at Black Sparrow. 8pm–midnight. 6
Mar. Local heroes Team Little Rock release their new track ‘Ac/id’, with sets from The Niallist, House Machine, Line Idle and Inner City Acid. ■ All Tore Up at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £5. 6 Mar. Maximum rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll and rockabilly. FREE Animal Farm at Mama San. 11pm–3am. 6 Mar. A blend of deep house and dubby techno at this bar set. ■ Beatitude! at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 9pm–2am. £5 (£4). 6 Mar. A basement party with DJs Craig Fox, Lewis Park and Scott Reid providing minimal, house, and techno. FREE Dance! Dance! Dance! at Mama San. 10pm–3am. 13 Mar. A trip into disco, sleazy funk and boogie with Andy Piacentini and Derek Smith. ■ Drum Clinic at Soundhaus. 10.30pm–3.30am. £10 (£7 members). 13
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