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■ Pinup Nights at the Flying Duck. 9pm–3am. £5 (£4 advance). 30 Jul. Glasgow’s biggest indie night presents guest DJs Scott Paterson (Sons & Daughters), Remember Remember, The Fabulous Craig Bros and Craig McGee, plus live performances from Sonny Marvello, Mitchell Museum and Futuristic Retro Champions. This month is the Pinups Festival, so expect stalls, glowsticks, wellies and the entire festival experience in six hours. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 11pm–3am. £7. 30 Jul. The techno and deep house night hosts a Soma Records party night, with Orde Meikle of residents Slam, Harvey McKay and Chris Lamb (Animal Farm). ■ Religion at 96 Maxwell Street. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. House, electronica and techno from Harry Bennett. ■ 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. ■ Rubadub Presents Jeff Mills at the Sub Club. 10pm–4am. £15. 23 Jul. Jeff Mills plays a rare three-hour set in the intimate confines of the Sub Club to celebrate the launch of the all new Rubadub website designed by Remote Location, and the esteemed Glasgow record store’s 18th birthday. With support from Jackmaster. See preview, page 36. ■ Surge Cabaret Club Nights at the Arches. 10pm–3am. £5. 23 Jul. Nights of dark cabaret as the physical performance festival showcases Dresden-based company Dramaten with Freak Show. ■ Unite at Ad Lib. 11pm–3am. £5. 30 Jul. Electronic dance music for mind, body and soul. Chart & Party ■ Audiofilth 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. ■ Cheesy Pop at Queen Margaret Union. 9pm–2am. £3 (£2 members). Weekly. After many years, rampant hordes of mucky-minded, vodka fuelled urchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’s edam selection. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ The Lick at FHQ. 6pm–2am. £tbc. Weekly. Girls’ party night. ■ 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 ■ The 3D Sextastic Summer Tranny Party at the Flying Duck. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4 if ‘trannified’). 24 Jul. It does exactly what it says on the flyer, god help us all. With Dirty Basement, 2manky DJs, Refu, the Itch DJs, Spill and free 3D glasses for the first 200 guests. ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ■ Alibi vs Itch at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 24 Jul. A one-off club night bringing together two of Glasgow’s premier party organisers. Expect house, techno and more. ■ Bass Warrior Sound System Summer Party at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £5. 31 Jul. DJ Dirtsman brings you a blazin’ night of total reggae dancehall, with a bit of Soca thrown in to give a complete Caribbean vibe. ■ Bedlam at Queen Margaret Union. 11pm–3am. £4. 31 Jul. A monthly goth, EMB and hardcore night for the black- clad hordes. ■ Canvas at Arta. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. See Fri. ■ Cosmic Microwave at Admiral Bar Basement. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 24 Jul. Deep tech-house and disco, with guest Dicky Trisco (Disco Deviance) and local names Clinical and B*Licious. ■ Cruise Theory at Hummingbird. 6.30pm–10.30pm. £25. 31 Jul. A strictly old school boat party on the waters of Loch Lomond, playing R&B, soul, boogie, hip hop and reggae, with guest host MC Flow. Ticket price includes coach travel from the door of Hummingbird on Bath Street to Balloch and back, and free entry to Groove Theory (see below). ■ Elements of Soul at La Cheetah. 10pm–3am. £7. 31 Jul. Deep and soulful house music from residents Nick Ferrara and Stephen Rodgers, with guest Sean McCabe (King Street Sounds).
✽✽ Flying Duck Third Birthday Party at the Flying Duck.
11pm–3am. £4. 31 Jul. The club in a kitchen is three, and to celebrate they’ve got special guests Quack Quack performing live and a host of other bands for a late night birthday party. With the Picante DJs in the kitchen bar. ■ Groove Theory at Hummingbird. 11pm–3am. £10 (£5 advance). 31 Jul. A strictly old school party and the aftershow for Cruise Theory, playing R&B, soul, boogie, hip hop and reggae, with guest DJs Rav and Ritesh (Flashback). Note that smart dress is preferred and advance tickets are available from thegroovetheory@gmail.com. ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 24 Jul. Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. ■ 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). ■ Maneuver at Ad Lib. 11pm–3am. £4. 31 Jul. Tech-house and techno from special guests Ross McDonald (Phunkdup) and David Thomson (HouseKiss), and residents Andy Lyon and Alias. ■ Men & Machines at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £5. 31 Jul. Disco and house all night long from Men and Machines, as they’re joined by The Niallist (live), plus young Belgian upstarts King and Cousin. ■ Modern Lovers at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after (£5). 31 Jul. Blues, garage punk, 60s pop, Motown, funk and beyond, with guest Little Barrie (Primal Scream). ■ 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. ■ Saturday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Bobby Bluebell plays chart, indie, R&B and more. ■ Saturdays at the Cathouse. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5.50). Weekly. DJs Eric and Muppet offer classic and current rock on level one, while DJ Billy and Framie belt out emo and metal on level two. ■ Soundhaus Live and Foreplay at Soundhaus. 9pm–3am. £6 (£5). 24 Jul. A selection of high quality local indie and rock bands including Mass Action Radio, Kochka, Lifestream, The Dirty Suits and Ghosts of Progress. With techno in the wee room from Foreplay Records’ Ian F, Big Sie and the Homebass DJs. ■ Spectrum at Blackfriars. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4 students). 31 Jul. A night of electro and techno with resident DJs B- Tone, Leigh Miles and Aymard. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £10. Weekly. Glasgow’s well-established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic, rolling residents Junior, Telford and Esa. ■ Surge Cabaret Club Nights at the Arches. 10pm–3am. £5. 24 Jul. See Fri. ■ Tronicsole at Admiral Bar Basement. 11pm–3am. £10 (£8 members). 31 Jul. The Berlin-based Vincenzo (!K7, Poker Flat, Dessous) comes to the tech and deep house night alongside residents Hiro and Steven Coyle. ■ Voodoo at the Cathouse. 4–9pm. £6 (£3). Weekly. Under-18s club, featuring two floors of rock, metal, punk, emo and requests with DJs Framie and Am-y.
✽✽ Über-Fest at Soundhaus. 3pm–3am. £5 before 8pm; £10 after.
31 Jul. Twelve hours of music from the best promoters the Soundhaus has to offer, with Fresh Lick, Pussypower, Symbiosis, Drum Clinic, Exposure, Up4it, Homebass, Impact, Infexious, Rectify, Electrolick, Specialitee, Shapes, Monox, Shuffle and more. Also featuring live graffiti art, an outdoor barbeque and stalls. Chart & Party ■ Base at the Tunnel. 11pm–3am. £10. Weekly. DJ Sketch, Harri Miller and John Thomson put together a blend of funky house and R&B over two huge and consistently packed rooms. ■ Boho Saturdays at Boho. 9.30pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £8 after. Weekly. Li’l Rich packs the dancefloor every Saturday with a li’l bit of everything. ■ City All-Stars Lounge at 96 Maxwell Street. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. R&B, hip hop and soul from DJ Kash and DJ Yaw. FREE Girls on Film at FHQ. 6pm–2am. Weekly. Party night for girls with DJ Devine. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Stevie Sole plays a funky, soulful house set with Miguel playing R&B and Dominic Martin supplying the funk and jazz. ■ I Love Garage at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ Kinetic Blue at the Viper Bar & Club. 9pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Indie and funky house from Ross McMillan. ■ Kinky Disco at Kushion. 4pm–3am. Free with Social Animal keyring before midnight; £7 (£5) after. Weekly. The self- styled sexiest party in town is hosted by DJs Stevie Foy and Gav Somerville. playing house, electro and urban hits. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Nick Peacock, Craig Thompson, John Ross and Alex provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky. ■ O’Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Big-room party, dance and R&B sounds. ■ Sabado Saturdays at Byblos. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. House
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music from new resident Jon Mancini, with Stuart McCorrisken in the back room. ■ Saturday at Milan at Milan. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. DJs Robbie and Cruz serve up chart, dance, R&B and hip hop. ■ This is . . . at Common. 5pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. James D plays funky indie. ■ Yoyo at the Shed. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. DJs Euan and Derek play pop and hip hop hits. Glasgow Sundays
Club ■ Cathouse Sundays at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). Weekly. DJ Mythic finishes off your weekend with anything rock. Requests accepted throughout the whole night, and there’s free Wii in the back bar.
✽✽ Electric Frog Street Carnival at Eastvale Place. 3–11pm. £32 (£29 earlybird). 1 Aug. Liquid Events, Optimo and SWG3 present the second annual edition of this sublime party, with Liquid Liquid, Simian Mobile Disco, Alter Ego, Optimo, Factory Floor, Luke Slater presents Planetary Assault System, Cottam, Sensu, Trus’ Me, Simon Cordiner, Billy Woods, Teamy and Dirty Larry (Wrong Island), Dema and Nice (Freakmenoovers), Craig Moogroove and Kev Stevens. Oh. My. God. See Music preview, page 63. ■ Merchant City Festival Club at Carnival Arts Centre. 9pm–2am. £3. 25 Jul. See Thu. ■ Optimo Presents Hung Up! at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Sundays aren’t dead yet! A new weekly event curated by Optimo DJs JD Twitch and JG Wilkes, taking up where their old night left off but with added input from some of Glasgow’s finest DJs. Featuring PVK and JD Twitch (25 Jul). ■ Sin City at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3 (free for students). Weekly. Marky Mark and Mash brings you disco, funk, soul and house.
✽✽ Sunday Circus at the Ark. 2–10.30pm. £12 (£10 advance). 25
Jul. The all-day house club’s third birthday party, with guest Hector (8 Bit, Mobilee, Cocoon) and regulars Affi Koman, Ronnie, Esa, Tricky, Bobby Wilson and Truman Data. ■ Sunday Circus Afterparty at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £5 (free with a Sunday Circus ticket). 25 Jul. The all- day house club carries on the music at this afterparty, featuring all the regulars. FREE Sundays at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. Weekly. DJ AM-Y playing killer rock, metal, punk and requests. ■ Sunset at Byblos. 8pm–2am. £5. Weekly. New Polish night with Fox McLeod playing house, funk and Polish hits. ■ Surge Cabaret Club Nights at the Arches. 10pm–3am. £5. 25 Jul. See Fri. ■ Trash & Burn at Classic Grand. 11pm–3am. £3. 25 Jul. DJ Barry and Daiquiri Dusk present a night of glam, sleaze, girls and tease. Soundtracked by hair metal classics from the 80s to the present day and featuring live dancing by The Trash & Burn Go-Go Girls. Chart & Party ■ Big in Japan at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Dance if you want to, or take advantage of the cheap drinks instead. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Dominic Martin, DJ Kash and Mash do the business every week. ■ Liquid Cool at Common. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. Iain Thomson, Woody and Harri playing top-notch vocal garage and house to a club packed with hyper-hedonistic twentysomething revellers, all of whom seem to have forgotten that they have work in the morning.
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