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11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £8 together to end the Festival in style with a night of house, electro and hard house. ■ Jackhammer Boatparty at Cruz. 3pm–3am. £tbc (free with Ben Sims/Phil Kieran ticket). 28 Aug. The techno continues. ✽✽ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. (£5) after. 28 Aug. Forward thinking house night featuring residents Ryan Ellis, Mike Pinkerton and Matt Edwards alongside hosts, hostesses, magicians and more. Festival special with acid house from Yousef plus guests from Pulse and Wired for some techy, electro cuts. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ Luvely at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £12 (£10 members; £2 discount in costume). 4 Sep. The saucy soirée of full-on, driving house music returns to the Liquid Room with a ‘Building Erection’ theme (fnar fnar). So we’re talking construction workers, hard hats, tool belts, etc. ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–5am. £6. 28 Aug. Back where it belongs at the Liquid Room, Madchester plays the best the baggy era had to offer (think Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and The Charlatans). ■ Miami Baby at the One Below. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. Big sexy house, nu disco and feel good classics at this house night from DJ Finesse, that aims to be Edinburgh’s answer to Hed Kandi or Fierce Angel. ■ Much More at Medina. 10pm–5am. £tbc. Weekly. Hip hop from Nasty P. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. A fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. £4. 28 Aug. House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart, plus live electronica from RBRBR. ■ Pulse vs Mon O at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £5. 4 Sep. Forward-thinking techno, minimal and house.
FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. 28 Aug. See Thu. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. midnight–4am. £10. 28 Aug. See Thu. ■ 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 after. 4 Sep. Deep soulful house with a dash of disco from Gareth Sommerville and friends. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 10pm–3am. £10 (£8 if ‘fabulously dressed’). 28 Aug. Hip daddy swing, country classics and sleazy listening at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls as Vegas! mark the end of the Festival in style.
Edinburgh Sundays Club FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. ■ David Guetta at Royal Highland Centre. 3pm. £34 (VIP £50). 29 Aug. House superclub Colours brings you one of the biggest names in dance music as David Guetta (last seen headlining the King Tut’s Tent at T in the Park) heads this massive party. Support comes from Lottie and DJ Chuckie. See preview, page 78. ■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. 5 Sep. Swinging 60s garage, soul, mod, soul, new wave, surf and sleazy listening from residents Tall Paul and Big Gus. 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. 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. It’s another mash-up showdown
with Kon-tempt on 29 Aug (entry £6 (£4) for this date only). FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. 29 Aug. See Thu. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. midnight–4am. £10. 29 Aug. See Thu. FREE The Sunday Rock Show at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Modern and classic rock anthems. ✽✽ Tackno at Electric Circus. 11pm–5am. £8 (£7). 29 Aug. All the fun of the circus with a special ‘Big Top Tackno’ from ringmaster Trendy Wendy’s delicious mix of kitsch classics, joyful cheese and pop anthems, plus Fancy Nancy’s freak show. ■ Taste at the Liquid Room. 11pm–5am. £6 (£5 members). 29 Aug. Fisher & Price (plus Miss Chris and Ryan Palys) provide an eclectic mix of the very best in underground dance music and classics as they return for a bank holiday special. ■ 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. ■ 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–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. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. 30 Aug. 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.
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. 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. FREE Love Traffic at GHQ. 11pm–3am. Weekly. 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 Soul Jam Hot 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 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 chart 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. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–5am. £3 (£1). Weekly. Midweek indie and alternative night. ■ 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–3am. 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 We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Edinburgh’s busiest midweek electro- funk disco party with Gary Mac joined by Wolfjazz (1 Sep) and Jacek (8 Sep). FREE We is Eclectic at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. DFault and Picasso spin a wonky cocktail of beats in the Speakeasy to compliment their big sister club WAE downstairs.
EDINBURGH Club venues ■ Bacaro 7–11 Hope Street Lane, 247 7004. Stylish bijou clubbing and cocktails. ■ The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details. ■ Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street, 220 6176. Mixed bag from house and techno to drum & bass and indie. See listings for details. ■ The Caves Niddry Street South, 557 8989. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. See listings for details. ■ CC Blooms 23-24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. One of the city’s most enduring gay clubs, with hi-NRG tracks every night of the
week. ■ The Citrus Club Grindlay Street, 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk, new wave and 80s classics. See listings for selected highlights. ■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights and pop to big guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Electric Circus 36-39 Market Street, 226 4224. Eclectic dance beats and indie plus private rooms for a unique clubbling experience. ■ Espionage 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action. ■ Faith Wilkie House, Cowgate, 225 9764. Commercial dance sounds, pop hits and R&B.
■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 550 1780. Swish gay club. See listings for details. ■ The GRV 7 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Intimate club venue mixing art, techno, dub, live acts and beats. See listings for details. ■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental nights from surf rock to electro. See listings for details. ■ Hive 15–17 Niddry Street, 556 0444. Rock, indie, student nights and electronica. See listings for details. ■ HMV Picture House 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. Home to indie clubbing and big name one-off special events. See listings for details. ■ The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details.
■ Karma Nights 23 Lothian Road, 229 9197. Club classics, chart nuggets and party tunes. ■ The Lane 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details. ■ Lava Ignite 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252. Chart favourites, pop hits and R&B. ■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. Big club venue nd home to indie, elctro, house and big name guest DJs. ■ Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street, 561 2245. Cool funk, house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge. ■ Medina 45-47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details. ■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart, dance and party tunes. ■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd. ■ Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing. ■ Po Na Na 43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights, funky beats, house and more. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven and home to soem big one off parties. ■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. Underground clubbing at its best, from techno and dubstep to indie. See listings for details. ■ Shanghai Le Monde, 16 George
Street, 270 3900. Slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh. ■ Siglo 184 Cowgate, 240 2850. Charty, party, indie nights until 3am. ■ Stereo King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing. ■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights, specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details. ■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. Sophisticated clubbing and entertainment. See listings for details. ■ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details. ■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 80s to last week.
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