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■ Pins & Needles at Queen Margaret Union. 10pm–2am. £3 (£2 members). Weekly. A new night of indie-dance classics, from DJ Andy Wilson (of the ABC). ■ Play Loves G-A-Y at Play. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 (£1) after. Weekly. Big, commercial midweek gay club night, with DJ Darren and selected guests. Chart & Party ■ Clubhouse at the Viper Bar & Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. DJ Nelson plays ‘Rhianna to Bananarama.’ FREE Foreplay at FHQ. 6pm–midnight. Weekly. DJ Shazza presents a party for girls. ■ Gaga Wednesdays at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Chart, classic and current hits, and drink promos too. Free entry for UWS and Glasgow University students. ■ Haribo Wednesdays at Common. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. DJ James Paterson presents a sweet selection of party sounds. ■ Lollapalooza Wednesday at O’Couture. 4pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this new student night, where Uni society and sports team members go free. ■ Spank at Milan. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. DJs Kris Keegan and Ian Stirling spin disco, house and classic anthems. ■ Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. 10pm–4am. £5 (£4). Weekly. DJ Miguel plays R&B in the main room, DJ Toast plays chart in the lounge and Andy Wilson plays rock in the red room. ■ Watchamacallit at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Punk, funk and pop with DJ Bobby Bluebell. ■ West-End Wednesdays at Boho. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). Weekly. A student night for the West End, with cheap drinks and dancing. ■ WWW at Kushion. 8pm–3am. Free before midnight with Social Animal keyring; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. DJ Big Al takes control of the music, spinning everything from 80s to pop to hip hop - whatever it takes to get the party started. All drinks £1.
Edinburgh
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Edinburgh Thursdays
Club ■ Beats & Pieces at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Thursday night mix of electro, R&B, funky house and dance beats from Johnny Frenetic. ■ Born to Be Wide at Electric Circus. 7pm. £tbc. 5 Aug. Music industry social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together plus DJ sets from those involved. ■ Dub Kaoss at Citrus Club. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. Drum & bass and dubstep. FREE Frisky at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back. ■ Fusion at the GRV. 11pm–5am. £3. 5 Aug. Launch of this new night of electro, fidget, house, drum & bass and jungle. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. Student night of chart, electro and indie classics. FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Indie/electro night from the Cab. ■ Stiletto at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Electro-pop, glam house classics and disco. FREE Stomp Box at Stereo. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Dubstep, techno, jungle, drum & bass, grime, hip hop, dub and anything with bass. ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house. Chart & Party ■ GaGa at Why Not?. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Five hours of party anthems as you’ve never heard them before courtesy of mash-up DJ Kontempt.
CAUSE IT! JakN and JungleDub join forces for a good cause with this night of techno, jungle, dub, reggae and electro, raising funds for St Columba’s Hospice. ‘I’ve seen first-hand the work that they do,’ explains organiser Amy Telford. ‘It’s a wonderful place and so much needed by the patients and families that use the service. We’re all so lucky that we can go out at the weekends clubbing, and if we can party and raise funds for an amazing charity at the same time, it’s even better.’ They’re also joined by Canadian DJ/producer Patrick DSP (pictured). ‘This will be Patrick’s Scottish debut, he’s playing live too, so a real treat for anyone who appreciates the art of electronic music.’ ■ The GRV, Edinburgh, Sat 31 Jul.
Edinburgh Fridays Club FREE Akimbo Divine at Roxy Art House. 5pm–1am. Weekly. Meek beat, wonky soul and mutant disco. ■ Axis at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 23 Jul. Electro, breakbeat and techno. ■ Bearsparty at Studio 24. 10pm–3am. £5. 23 Jul. A men-only night for bears, cubs, chubs and their admirers, from the organisers of the Great British Bear Bash. All door proceeds go to Waverley Care. ■ Broke at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £2. Weekly. Huge student night of chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. ■ Departure Lounge Seventh Birthday Part 1 at the Caves. 10pm–3am. £8. 23 Jul. Heavyweight global sounds as Departure Lounge hit their seventh birthday with residents Astroboy, Jiminez and Mr Zimbabwe take the headline slot with live support from Captain Slackship’s Mezzanine Allstars and Edinburgh Samba School. See preview, page ??. ■ Dirt at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 6 Aug. Techno, electro, breaks, dubstep and B-more. ■ Diva at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). 30 Jul. Big house sounds, club classics, electro and party anthems. ■ Evol at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly (from 30 Jul). Edinburgh’s longest running indie night now back at the Liquid Room. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 30 Jul. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. FREE Friday Funk at CC Blooms. 11pm–3am. 30 Jul. DJ Shelle la Belle gets your booty shaking with a mix of funky tunes from past and present. ■ Ghetto Fabulous Masked Ball at the Voodoo Rooms. 7.30pm–1am. £7. 23 Jul. Dust off your suit and dig out your masks for this Prince’s Trust fundraiser (‘cocktail attire preferred’). ■ Ikon at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glamorous, luxurious and exclusive party night of sexy house. ■ Jackhammer at the Caves. 10.30pm–3am. £10 (£8). 30 Jul. Jackhammer are joined by one of the mainstays of the UK techno scene as Billy Nasty guests. ■ KandiFlip at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. 23 Jul. R&B, house, pop and dance mash-ups from Johnny Frenetic. ■ Lizzard Lounge at the HMV Picture House. 10.30pm–3am. £15. 30 Jul. A one-off return for Edinburgh’s Lizzard Lounge club. The bill features live sets from Fred Wesley and the new JB’s, London hip hop artist Ty, Compost Recording artist and club co-founder Joe Malik and The Rumba Caliente Afro Latin Soul Orchestra. Hosted by Toby Shippey with guests Simon Hodge and Jim Bathgate. Part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. See preview, page 37. ■ Misfits at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Modern Lovers at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 30 Jul. Soul, funk, garage, freak beat, psyche and more from Craig Jamieson joined by special guest Little Barrie (Primal Scream). ■ Overtime & Carry on DJs at Electric Circus. 5pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. Big tunes past and present to start your weekend with a bang at Overtime, then more party tracks into the wee hours with Carry On DJs. With live band karaoke from 10pm, featuring house band The Bearded Ladies. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 9.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. Music from 1976 through
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to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). ■ RSVP at Lulu. 10.30pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Glamorous club hits. ■ Sahara Sessions at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly (from 30 Jul). Funky and disco tinged house and huge club classics at this new glam and sexy night for Po Na Na. Launching with a guest slot from Mark Trophy (Trophy Twins). ■ Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests, including The Union (23 Jul) and Paul Mills’ ‘Mind Excursion’ Funk Band (30 Jul, doors open 12.30am for this date). ■ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 before midnight; £5 after. 30 Jul. It’s a mash up of breaks, beats, electro and anything else they can lay their hands from your hosts Tim & Jez (Utah Saints). ■ The Vinyl Club at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 23 Jul. The Vinyl Club and Motion join forces for this night of dance music with all proceeds going to the Leith FM charity. ■ Wu Hui at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Feel good party night and uplifting house. Chart & Party ■ Hot & Gold at Stereo. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. Weekly. Disco, dance and raunchy R&B on the mainfloor while upstairs you get 80s classics. ■ Iconic Fridays at Mood. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 after. Weekly. Essential dance, R&B, 90s hits and anthems. ■ 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. ■ The Reunion at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. Ibiza party every Friday all through summer with chart dance hits and Lava’s notorious hot tubs.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Club ■ Alternative at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 24 Jul. Minimal, ghetto-tech, electro and techno as Alternative returns to Edinburgh. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £7. 31 Jul. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle featuring a double bill from London’s Rinse FM as Elijah and Skilliam mix up grime and dubstep with support from Taz Buckfaster. ■ 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. ✽✽ CAUSE IT! at the GRV. JungleDub and friends present a one-off in aid of St Columba’s Hospice, featuring techno, breaks and drum & bass and Canadian techno DJ/producer Patrick DSP making his Scottish debut. ■ Circus at GHQ. 9pm–5am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Pop and dance tunes across two rooms DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 31 Jul. Taking over the Speakeasy with a celebration of dance music from through the ages (from Gorgio Moroder to Mylo) all from the masterful Jon Pleased Wimmin. ■ Definition at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. 24 Jul. Dancefloor friendly underground house, electro, minimal and techno cuts as residents Mark Balneaves and Martin Lightbody welcome Matt Edwards (Karnival).. 10.30pm–3am. £6. 31 Jul. JakN,
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