Clubs Glasgow
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. 5 Aug. 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, emo and industrial. ■ Cloak & Dagger at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4 students). 12 Aug. A night of electro, techno and fidgit house. 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. ■ I Heart . . . at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A new Thursday night student special with resident Gentleman Johnny. ■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). 5 Aug. 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. ■ Rubbermensch at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. A night for indie lovers with Andy Wilson in charge. ■ Shake it Up at Maggie May’s. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, rock, disco and pop from DJ Paddy. ■ 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. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. DJ Snafu scratches funk, soul and old rhythm and blues, with returning guest Andrew Divine (Divine!) on the last Thursday of every month. ■ Summerholidays vs Punkroutine at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 5 Aug. A summer holiday mix of emo, punk, house and indie. ■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 12 Aug. 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. 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. ■ Dirty Sexy Money at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £tbc (free for students before midnight). Weekly. That Tall Guy Scott plays cheese, pop and R&B. ■ 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.
100 THE LIST 5–12 Aug 2010
■ Eureka at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. £4 (free with a matric card). Weekly. DJ Toast plays rock, indie, dance and hip hop. ■ 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. ■ Onederful at Play. 8pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Weekly. Party sounds from DJ Chris Stewart and Tobin. ■ 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. ■ Satisfaction at Byblos. 10.30pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Stuart McCorrisken mixes up R&B, dirty chart music and anything fun. ■ 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. ■ Thursday Thrust at Bennets. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Party tunes for an up for it gay crowd with Marc. ■ Vibe at Boho. 10.30pm–2am. £5 (free before midnight; £4 after). Weekly. DJ Bobby B, DJ Gully and Mr Vin mash up hip hop, R&B, house and club classics.
Glasgow Fridays
£4. 6 Aug. The night formerly Club ■ Audiokandi at Byblos. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 (£6) after. Weekly. Ian McNab, Stu Laurie, Gary O’Connor and Andy Robson play vocal house anthems. ■ 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. ■ Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £6 (£3). Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this club from residents Rob Etherson, Jenny and Mash. ■ Canvas at Arta. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Live bands plus DJs Martin Black (Fri) and Norman Robinson (Sat) playing funk and party classics. ■ Damaged Goods at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 6 Aug. 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. ✽✽ Deep Cover at Stereo. 11pm–3am. known as Harsh 70s Reality now has a new title, but with the same theme. Expect a healthy mix of garage rock, psychedelia, surf, soul and world music, including Harmonia, Os Mutantes, The Standells, Ariel Pink, The Kinks, Cave, Amon Duul II and much more. Live music for the night comes from Phat Trophies – the organ/drums duo of Hillary (Divorce) and Chris (Plaaydoh/Eternal Fags) – and Tokamak. ✽✽ Depthcharge at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 after. 6 Aug. A monthly residency of underground house with guest Massimo DaCosta. Support from residents Frazer Devine and Jaya. ■ Electrolick at Soundhaus. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). 6 Aug. Monthly. Electro, synth-pop and electronic experimentation from guests Level Thirtytwo (In About It) and Floyd (Bangers & Mashup), with residents James Campbell and Ross McDonald. ■ Eyes Wide Open at O2 Blackfriars 11pm–3am. £tbc. 6 Aug. Psych-pop as The Snap Elect play their first Scottish live show. ■ Festival at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Euan Nielson and Duncan Harvey play electro, indie and pop.
■ Fiasco at Bacchus. 10.30pm–3am. £8 (£6 advance). 6 Aug. A Chicago house night with a Dutch guest. Joining resident Ed Marco on the decks will be Arnhem’s Tommy Largo (Herbal Essence, Phood, Lost My Dog). ■ Friday at Maggie Mays Basement at Maggie May’s. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie rock’n’roll from the 60s to the 00s. ■ Friday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Friday night party tunes from the Oran Mor residents. ■ Phonic at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 10pm–2am. £5. 6 Aug. A new monthly electronic night. Expect live sets, vinyl and machine music from Chris Bennie, Jamie Thomson, Headspeath and Paul Bendoris. ■ Religion at 96 Maxwell Street. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. House, electronica and techno from Harry Bennett. ■ Resonance at Admiral Bar Basement. 11pm–3am. £5. 6 Aug. Techno, minimal and deep house from Forbes and Johnston. ■ 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.
✽✽ The Rizla Riverboat Shuffle at Glasgow Science Centre/Sub Club. 7.45pm–3am. £28 (£25 boat party only). 6 Aug. The second annual club event on the historic Waverley Steamer, with Optimo’s Twitch and Wilkes and Melting Pot’s Simon Cordiner and Andrew Pirie. Be at Glasgow Science Centre by 7.45pm for a sailing time of 8pm, with an afterparty at the Sub Club featuring Serge Santiago and Tom Neville’s new Italo project Retro/Grade thrown in. See preview, page 99. ■ Squelch vs Hyperphylo at the Universal. 11pm–3am. £4. 6 Aug. Electro, house and techno, with Squelch residents Ryan Sullivan and Craig Murphy up against Hyperphylo residents Fraser McMartin, Chris Harkins and Shaun Mac.
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. ■ Fierce Fridays at Bennets. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Party tunes for an up for it gay crowd with Grant. ■ Friday at Milan at Milan. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. House and electro at this mainstream party night. ■ Friday Office Party at Hummingbird. 4pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Party sounds from DJ Big Kev. ■ Funked Up at Play. 5pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Weekly. Party sounds from DJ Will Ruane and Craig McHugh. ■ 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. Free before midnight with a matric card; £5 after. Weekly. Gavin Sommerville, Gerry Lyons and Andy Wilson play R&B, hip hop, house and pop. ■ 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. ■ Old Skool at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. ■ Relax/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. ■ Tempted at Tusk. 5pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Party sounds from DJ Norman Robinson. ■ 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. ■ Canvas at Arta. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. See Fri. ■ Colours Presents Markus Schulz at the Arches. 11pm–3am. £15. 7 Aug. Scotland’s biggest commercial house and techno event presents a guest set from Markus Schulz for a night of trancey sounds, with support from Jeroen Isma-ae. ■ Divine at the Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 7 Aug. Monthly. Glasgow’s longest-running club residency brings you a monthly dose of northern soul, heavyweight funk, Tamla Motown, 60s freakbeat, dynamite ska, easy listening and psychedelic soundtracks.
✽✽ FREE Doppelganger at Capitol. noon–midnight. 7 Aug. Described
as ‘a free gift to the people of the Glasgow independent club scene’, this all-dayer will include local guests from and including Spectrum, R-P-Z, Itch, Synth, Zombie Porn Factory, DDD, Leigh Myles, Sexboss, Via Nassa, Esq, Aymard, B-Tone, Borg, Funktifeyeno & Piacentini, Gnarlyface, Discetro, Mark David and Matthias. ■ Let’s Go Back . . . Way Back at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £8. 7 Aug. Old school house, rave and dance music from the genres’ early days, with Murray Richardson, Adrian Rennie and LGBWB’s own Bosco. ■ 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). ■ Orderly Disorder at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). 7 Aug. Off- the-wall eclectic, electric, dirty beats. ■ Pandemic at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 7 Aug. Noj, Mark, Johnny Shrapnel and Gil Scott Heroin play indie, 60s garage, soul, rock’n’roll and ‘everything else in between’. ✽✽ La Roche Rumba at Pollok Ex- Servicemen’s Club. 8.30pm–1am. £6. 7 Aug. A live performance from Patricia Panther and the usual funked up, down and dirty sounds from the Rumba DJs, with guest Teamy (Wrong Island). ■ 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