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■ Kinky Disco at GHQ. 9pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Pop, camp classics and dance hits from Cilla Slack and funky house and electro from DJ Michelle. ■ Lush at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Chart, dance and commercial R&B. ■ Passion at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £6 (£1 before 11.30pm). Weekly. Stuart Lewis plays dance anthems and chart hits in the mainroom with everything from R&B to 60s-80s hits in various other rooms.
Edinburgh Saturdays Club ■ Boutique at GHQ. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Electro and house from DJ Dowzer. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ Colossal Sessions at the Yard Leith. 4pm–midnight. £tbc. 20 Jun. House party with Plus/Minus, Stevie Carnie, Brad Drew and Ross Hammond. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE General Malaise at the Village. 9pm–1am. 20 Jun. Eclectic mix to keep Leith grooving. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ DiskoKitten at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £8 (£6). 12 Jun. Your last chance to join the DiskoKitten residents as the night of party house, electro, cheeky bootlegs and funky anthems celebrate their fifth birthday and closing party. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £1 before 11.30pm; £3 after. Weekly. Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution for those in the know after a quick fix of decent music and attitude free clubbing. ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy. The line-up includes acid funk from Gecko 3 (12 Jun) and rock/folk/reggae five-piece Bob Hillary & the Massive Mellow (19 Jun). ✽✽ The Greatest Show on Earth! at Electric Circus. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after (£3 in circus themed fancy dress). 12 Jun. The Electric Circus celebrates its first birthday with a circus themed (naturally) party of burlesque, go-go dancers, cabaret, rock, punk and cutting edge electro. ■ Headspin at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 12 Jun. Mixing funk, hip hop, disco, house and beats, Headspin continues to push the boundaries and raises clubbing to an art form. Residents special as the countdown continues to Headspin’s last date in Aug. ■ Leith Festival Boat Party at Cruz. 8pm–late. £tbc. 12 Jun. House and techno from Adrian Kiliszek, Pagowsky and special guest Nick Wilson (Telefunken). Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly. Get down early for this consistently capacity retro-disco and funky house night, featuring Po’s own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang up-to-date funky house for those in the know. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. 19 Jun. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Much More at Medina. 10pm–3am. £5 (two-for-one entry before 11pm). Weekly. Hip hop from Nasty P and Cunnie. ■ Pulse at the GRV. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 12 Jun. The techno night is joined by Wired. FREE Reggae & Soul Night at Cruz. 8pm–1am. 12 Jun. Mike and Jeremiyah take to the wheels of steel. Part of the
10.30pm–3am. £12. 19 Jun. It’s a Leith Festival. ✽✽ Sick Note Saturday at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £5. 12 Jun. The indie/electro night hosts another of its new monthly Saturday night specials with a live set from Scotland’s rising hip hop stars Young Fathers. ■ StepBack at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £2 (members free). 12 Jun. Heavy bass from WolfJazz and Keyte as they are joined by Ethan Holben (XLR8R). ✽✽ Substance at the GRV. huge coup for techno night Substance as Luke Slater brings his Planetary Assault Systems live show to Edinburgh. See preview, page 44. ■ 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; £8 (£5) after. 19 Jun. Deep soulful house as Craig Smith returns to join Gareth Sommerville on the decks once again. ■ Urban at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 19 Jun. Billing itself as ‘the ultimate urban party’ of R&B, soul and hip hop. ■ Velvet at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £6 (£5) after. 19 Jun. After a lengthy absence the much-missed women’s club night with an inclusive LGBTI policy and some kickin’ tunes is back on track at a new venue – The Speakeasy. ■ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £3 (free for members). 19 Jun. Another dose of disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves. ■ Wire at Electric Circus. 11pm–3am. £7. 19 Jun. Discotronic pop, art punk and electronica party from Craig Jamieson (Modern Lovers) joined by a very special guest, Paul Thompson (Franz Ferdinand) to mark their first birthday.
Chart & Party ■ 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. ■ Guru at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £7. Weekly. Floorfillers and dancefloor party tunes. ■ Here Come the Girls! at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£5) after. Weekly. One of Scotland’s top female DJs Casey Cooper mixing up the finest floor-fillers and anthems. ■ Lets Party at Mood. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Big party night of club, chart and pop hits. ■ 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.
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. 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. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes.
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Wire It’s a first birthday celebration for Wire and they have a very special guest in the shape of Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thompson (pictured, left) manning the decks for an eclectic mix that should suit the club perfectly. ‘The idea of putting on DJs from bands is you get a window into their influences, so the nights themselves are incredibly diverse. There isn’t a set playlist and I wouldn’t want there to be one,’ explains promoter/DJ Craig Jamieson. ■ Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Sat 19 Jun.
FREE Salsa Night at Cruz. 7pm–1am. 16 Jun. Hot salsa action from DJ Nano, with classes from 7pm–9pm. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE The Sunday Rock Show at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Modern and classic rock anthems. ■ 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’.
Edinburgh Mondays Club ■ Decadence at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. OK so fair enough, it’s Mon, but that’s no excuse. ■ Forbidden at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. R&B, hip hop, urban electro and chart tracks at this Monday night student special. ■ Latin Quarter at Medina. 9pm–1am. £2. Weekly. DJs James Combe and Freddy Ramirez with real deal mix of salsa, merengue and world music (also salsa classes from 7pm–9pm, £5). FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. 10pm–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. ■ Subzero at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Cool and classy trendy get-together. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). Weekly. DJ Beefy and Wolfjazz mix up house, electro, hip hop, techno, breaks and more besides.
Edinburgh Tuesdays Club FREE Antics at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ 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. ■ Dirty Sex at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Raunchy dance beats. ■ Enigma at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glamorous student night. FREE Soul Night at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Old school, real deal soul, garage and R&B. 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.
Edinburgh Wednesdays Club FREE Axis at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Electro, techno, dubstep and bassline. ■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £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. ■ 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. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. FREE Mala Vida at the GRV. 10.30pm–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. ■ We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after (free to members). Weekly. Electronic punk-funk, electro and acid-house classics with Gary Mac joined by Mr Pyz (16 Jun) and Wolfjazz (23 Jun).
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