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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 ■ Cheap & Nasty at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 1 Apr. Fortnightly. Everything from disco to indie and electro to funk, with Matthew Craig of One More Tune and Define Define. ■ Classic Grand Thursdays at Classic Grand. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. DJs Barry, Dec and Young Blood provide a mix of rock, electro and industrial. ■ Colours Presents Steve Angello at the Arches. 10.30pm–3am. £15. 1 Apr. A huge Easter Thursday house and techno event from Scotland’s most recognisable clubbing brand, as Swedish House Mafioso Angello is joined by Jon Mancini, Giovanni Ferri, Michael Paterson and Colin Sales. FREE Dub’n’Grub at the 78. 5pm–midnight. Weekly. Back at the old Stereo (now The 78), the Mungos Hi-Fi boys play reggae, dub and dancehall while you tuck into a bit of decent grub. Remember, be there before 6pm to get a table. ■ Flux at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 8 Apr. Electro, techno and fidget house from Tim James and Gus Armstrong. ■ I Heart . . . at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A new Thursday night student special with resident Gentleman Johnny. ■ Ikonika at the Sub Club. 8pm–3am. 1 Apr. CANCELLED. ■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). 1 Apr. 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. With guest MGCK (8 Apr). 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. ■ 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. ■ Slo-Mo at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £2. 15 Apr. Deep soul, disco edits, blissful beat-down, slow-burning house and melodic techno from Rob Firth, Stuart Holbeck, Charles Gardiner and Chef De Party. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Wee Cheesy scratches funk, soul and old rhythm and blues. ■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 8 Apr. A mutant disco of wedding standards, 80s and 90s indie and American punk from the Aberdonian night, now relocated to Glasgow. ■ Thursday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Mark Robb plays old school disco. FREE Thursdays at Maggie Mays at Maggie May’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Soul, blues and funk from DJ Junior Otaman. ■ Twin Peaks 20th Anniversary Party at Stereo. 8pm–3am. £tbc. 8 Apr.
Groovy tribute night with live music from Tut Vu Vu, New Shoes and DJs ‘til late. ■ Way of the Womb at the Flying Duck. 9pm–3am. £3. 1 Apr. A tribute to the music of girl groups such as The Shangri-Las, TLC and Girls Aloud from local artists including members of Remember Remember, Findo Gask, Divorce, The Grease Monkeys, The Royal We, Bad Bad Men, Guanoman, Phat Trophies and others in some special one-off line-ups. 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. 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 Club ■ 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. ■ Beatitude! at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 9.30pm–2am. £5 (£4). 2 Apr. A basement party with DJs Craig Fox, Lewis Park and Jonny Dobbie providing minimal, house, and techno. With guest DOMM (Subcity, Slave to the Rhythm). ■ Breakdown Bands at Soundhaus. 9pm–3am. £6 (£5). 9 Apr. Indie, rock and electro live acts from the local scene, with DJ Crok\’to during and after the acts, and club night Homebase with DJs Katchi and Badfinger in the back room until late. ■ The Cave at the Flying Duck. 8pm–3am. £5 (£4). 9 Apr. Looking for a new kinda kick at this Roller Girl- themed special. Garage, punk, psychobilly and sleaze, with live bands and The Cave DJs. ■ Common People at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 9 Apr. 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? ■ Damaged Goods at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 2 Apr. Two floors of punk rock, reggae, classic soul and New York disco.
■ Damnation at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Depthcharge at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 2 Apr. A monthly residency of underground house with guest Hiro (Tronicsole), pushing his new release ‘Woman of Colour’. Support from residents Frazer Devine and Jaya. ■ Distortion Presents The Recession Sessions at La Cheetah. 11pm–3am. £5. 9 Apr. House, techno and minimal at this session, with Johnny Whoop (Death Disco), Sewelly (Relentless) and the Distorted DJs. ■ Electrolick at Soundhaus. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 2 Apr. Electro, synth- pop and electronic experimentation from hosts The Basement and Fresh Lick, with a back to back set from James Campbell and Ross McDonald. ■ Eyes Wide Open at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4 students). 2 Apr. Garage, psych and freakbeat brought to you by EWO DJs Holly and Sarah, plus guest DJ Seb F Sorrow, from Gothenburg, Sweden. He’s previously graced the EWO stage as the front man of Teaspoon, now he’s taking over the decks to play his psychedelic 45s. ■ Festival at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Euan Nielson and Duncan Harvey play electro, indie and pop. ■ Friday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Friday night party tunes from the residents. ■ Kino Fist at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 9 Apr. Night of cross- genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. ✽✽ Numbers at O2 ABC. 11pm–4am. £12. 9 Apr. One of Glasgow’s most eclectic clubbing successes presents a night of Berlin electronica with Modeselektor, and featuring Numbers representatives Spencer, Goodhand, Pfadfinderei and Retina Glitch. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 10pm–3am. £18. 2 Apr. The techno and house night presents Sven Vath as part of The Sound of the 10th Season World Tour which doubles as the SoSlamSub closing party. Guest-starring Slam, Harri, Domenic, Sensu and Telford. For more info, see soslamsub.com. Part of SoSlamSub. See preview, page 37. FREE The Psychedelic Ballroom at MacSorley’s. 8.30pm–midnight. 2 Apr. 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 live guests tbc. ■ Religion at 96 Maxwell Street. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. House, electronica and techno from Harry Bennett. ■ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 10.30pm–3am. £12 (£10). 9 Apr. A first- class house/techno party from Slam, welcoming special guest Nick Curly. ■ 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. ■ Spit Fire at Blackfriars. 9.30pm–2am. £4. 9 Apr. A delectable soundtrack of new and classic indie, punk, pop, rock and electro. ✽✽ Technofest Presents The Egg at the Universal. 10pm--3am. ££8 (£5) in advance; 10 after. 9 Apr. Technofest presents an Easter-themed night of house and techno in aid of Cancer Research. Gary J will be spinning house and electro, Lee & Kyle supply smooth tech-house followed by up tempo beats from AUK (Friday Night Takeaway) and harder beats from Adrian M & Gary Thompson (back-to-back). ■ This is SICK! at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). 2 Apr. Expect a whirlwind of house, electro, dub and ghetto techno with local stars Derrick Burns, Jose, Niven and a new guest every month. For this launch night, promoters Krank will be showcasing the work of special guest A1 Bassline (Southern Fried).
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■ Velvet at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). 9 Apr. Electro, disco and ‘gypsy fused house’ from special guest Malente, German favourite of A-Trak, Tiga and Fake Blood, Bovine Productions and DJs Paul McQ (Muck) and Rob Etherson. 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 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. ■ All Tore Up at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £5. 3 Apr. Maximum rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll and rockabilly. FREE Animal Farm at Mama San. 11pm–3am. 3 Apr. A blend of deep house and dubby techno from the Animal Farm regulars. ■ Back to the Future at O2 Academy. 8pm–3am. £19. 3 Apr. A customarily huge night of hardcore, rave and old skool at this Easter special, with guests The Prophet, Evil Activities, Art of Fighters, Max Enforcer, Scott Brown and many more. ■ Bigfoot’s Tea Party at the Courtyard. 3pm–midnight. £10 (£8). 3 Apr. Bigfoot’s begin their 2010 residency at the newly-revamped Courtyard with their first ‘Dutch Appreciation Episode’. Guest David Labeij (Remote Area) is joined by local types Simon Stokes (Minibus/Rekluse), Daniel Hedley (HotBox) and Dave Scott, plus residents Faux Pas and Marmalade Man. Visuals by Redux. FREE Dance! Dance! Dance! at Mama San. 10pm–3am. 10 Apr. A trip
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