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flies into Scotland with back up from Isla Blige, Marco Capozzella, Dale Harvey. ■ 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. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Gareth Somerville, Danny T and Jon Hutchison playing club hits and chart favourites. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 11pm–5am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. 14 Aug. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Much More at Medina. 10pm–5am. £tbc. Weekly. Hip hop from Nasty P. ✽✽ Musika at the Liquid Room. 10pm–5am. £16.50. 14 Aug. The house and electro night finally gets to rock the Liquid Room dancefloor with a Get Physical special as they welcome the cutting edge Berlin house/techno label with MANDY (DJ set from Patrick Bodmer) and rising UK star Tim Green. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Late night soiree featuring DJ Dave Shedan and a fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu. ■ Sick Note Saturday at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £5. 14 Aug. The indie/electro night hosts another of its new monthly Saturday night specials. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. midnight–4am. £10. Weekly. See Thu. ✽✽ Substance vs Monox at the midnight; more (tbc) after. 14 Aug. Edinburgh’s underground techno night are joined by their Glaswegian brethren for a Festival special featuring Forward Strategy Group (live), Dan Monox, Rge Wasp, Gavin Richardson, Mike Singleton and Alan Currie. ■ 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. GRV. 11pm–5am. £5 before
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. ■ I Love . . . at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A glam selection of chart, cheese, indie and R&B. ■ 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–5am. Weekly. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Killer Kitsch returns to Edinburgh as Euan Neilson and David Sinclair import their
Festival Clubs
We Are . . . Electric If you thought Wednesdays weren’t built for clubbing, We Are . . . Electric have been proving you wrong for five years. They’re celebrating their fifth birthday across two weeks, starting with a massive Scottish talent Showcase featuring the likes of Nick AKA, Clouds and Pyz alongside resident Gary Mac. ‘It’s a punk-funk electro-disco,’ explains Mac, ‘essentially an electronic- body-music club that crosses genres to maintain the elements of fun and funkiness.’ The second instalment (on 25 Aug) is all about WAE’s fine residents as Kev Wright, Tall Paul, WolfJazz, Jacek, Beany and more step up to the decks. ■ Cabaret Voltaire, 220 6176, Wed 18 & 25 Aug, 11pm–5am, free.
mix of dance, electro, 80s synth pop, new wave and punk to the Cab. FREE Mile High Club at GHQ. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Take off with Head Stewardess Cilla Slack for a night of mid-air frolics in the cockpit. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu. FREE The Sunday Rock Show at the Hive. 10pm–5am. 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’. Chart & Party ■ DNA at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £7 (£4 before 11pm; £5 after). Weekly. Student night of cheesy classics, R&B and chart hits (plus two hot tubs!).
Edinburgh Mondays Club ■ Decadence at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. OK so fair enough, it’s Mon, but that’s no excuse. ■ Latin Quarter at Medina. 10pm–5am. £2 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. James Combe with a real deal mix of salsa, merengue and world music. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. 10pm–5am. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, pop and floor fillers. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. Weekly. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu. ■ Subzero at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Cool and classy trendy get-together. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 (£1) after. Weekly. DJ Beefy and Wolfjazz mix up house, electro, hip hop, techno, breaks and more besides.
FREE Versus at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. Weekly. Night of pumpin’ techno with a mixed roster of DJs from the likes of Dogma, Synthetic, React, Upstart and more.
Edinburgh Tuesdays Club FREE Antics at the Hive. 10pm–5am. Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Couture at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. 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. ■ Jam Sessions at Medina. midnight–5am. £2. Weekly. Resident DJs and acoustic guests for a night of folk, indie, rock and new wave. FREE Love Traffic at GHQ. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Pulling doesn’t get any easier than this. At a traffic light party everyone knows where they stand: red for no thanks, amber for maybe, green for definitely. With DJ Dale Lush. FREE Random at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. Weekly. Psy-trance and minimal techno night with kaleidoscopic visuals. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu. FREE Soul Jam Hot at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. 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.
Chart & Party ■ ShagTag at Stereo. 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Insanely successful night based on a complex numerical flirting system. If someone catches your eye, you write their number on the board next to your own, the idea being that they then rush up to you and get a bit jiggy.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Club FREE Axis at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. Weekly. Electro, techno, dubstep and bassline. ■ B-Sides at Medina. 10pm–5am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. Rock and indie B-sides, covers, rarities and remixes. ■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. 10pm–5am. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Student night of chart R&B and dance. ■ Chambles at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Night of sexy music, fantastic cocktails and fabulous people. Dress to impress. FREE Facebook at GHQ. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Midweek clubbing from DJ Michelle. ■ Judgement Wednesdays at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. A night of Ibiza house, lasers, smoke machines and dancers with DJ Scott Granger and Steven Tobin. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. Weekly. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. FREE Mala Vida at the GRV. 11pm–5am. Weekly. Latin special with a selection of Spanish DJs. ■ Promiscuous at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Each night starts with a ‘ladies only hour’ with cocktails, pitchers, chocolate strawberries and male butlers, followed by a chart/electro mix. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu. FREE We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. 18 Aug. Edinburgh’s busiest midweek electro- funk disco party, hosted by Gary Mac, reaches its fifth birthday and celebrates with a bumper Scottish talent showcase featuring Nick AKA, Clouds, Pyz, Ado, Babes, Default and Picasio taking over all three rooms (inc the Speakeasy) at the Cab. Chart & Party ■ Utopia at Lava Ignite. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Student night of mainstream chart and dance, R&B and hip hop across two rooms with regular theme nights (UV, foam parties, etc).
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