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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 ■ Best in Show at Nice’n’Sleazy. 9pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm: £3 after. 16 Sep. Like Crufts, but with men (and Findo Gask DJs) instead of dogs. ■ 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. ■ Club Frock and Cock at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 23 Sep. We don’t know what’s happening here, but we can guess!? FREE Feel my Bicep at Flat 0/1. 11pm–3am. Weekly. 80s sleaze, analogue funk, old school house, disco flexx and sweat on the walls. ■ I Heart . . . at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A new Thursday night student special with resident Gentleman Johnny. ■ Mixed Bizness at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom. ■ The Pump Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 23 Sep. Throbb, The Falconi Bros, Von Trapp and guests present an electronic workout. ■ 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. ■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 9 Sep. 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’s at Maggie May’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly. DJ Duncan plays funk, soul, rock and pop, plus live acts to be confirmed. 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. ■ 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. ■ 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 (£4, students free before midnight). Weekly. DJ Bobby B, DJ Gully and Mr Vin mash up hip hop, R&B, house and club classics.
Glasgow Fridays
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 students). Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this club from residents Rob Etherson, Jenny and Mash. ■ Breakdown Bands and Homebass at Soundhaus. 8pm–3am. £6 (£5). 17 Sep. Indie, rock and electro live acts Fistfights n Foreplay, Annie Stevenson, The Minor Fifth and Sleepy Eyes Nelson, with DJs during and after the acts. Katchi and Badfinger play fidget, dubstep, house and more in the wee room from 10pm. ■ 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. ■ Carousal at Brunswick Hotel. 10pm–2am. £5. 10 Sep. A night of techno and electro with Carousal residents Binnie and Hogg. ■ The Cave at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 before midnight; £5 (£4) after. 10 Sep. Garage punk, sleaze. horror and rock & roll. ■ Common People at the Flying Duck. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 before midnight; £5 (£4) after. 10 Sep. The 90s are fair game for a nostalgia night now that a decade has passed, says this new monthly night, and who are we to argue? With 90s bingo from 9pm. ✽✽ Cotton Cake at the Sub Club. but floor-filling house, techno and electro at this popular party, with special guest Claude VonStroke (Dirtybird, Mothership). ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Exposure at Hummingbird. 10pm–3am. £3. 10 Sep. An audio/visual journey, with a mix of photography, digital art and images against a background of underground music from locally established photographers, artists and DJs. More info at www.myspace.com/exposureglasgow. ■ Festival at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Euan Nielson and Duncan Harvey play electro, indie and pop. ■ Friday at Maggie Mays Basement at Maggie May’s. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie rock’n’roll from the 60s to the 00s. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 17 Sep. Eclectic
School of Art. 11pm–3am. £10. 17
11pm–3am. £8. 17 Sep. The techno ■ Friday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Friday night party tunes from the Oran Mor residents. ✽✽ Hotbox at the Universal. night celebrates its first birthday with special guests the Italoboyz. See preview, page 44. FREE Hotbox: Four to the Floor at Gambetta. 9pm–midnight. 10 Sep. Four hours of house and techno action with Faux Pas (Bigfoot’s Tea Party) and Dan Hedley at this first birthday party. ■ Kino Fist at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 10 Sep. Night of cross-genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. ■ Lock Up Your Daughters and Menergy at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5. 17 Sep. More Queerbash tunes from ‘zine makers Lock Up Your Daughters and fiendish fags Menergy, with DJs Suze and Kid Zipper. ✽✽ Mixed Bizness at Glasgow Sep. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom. This Friday night special features dubstep overlord Benga, with guests Point to C, MC Youngman and visuals from Visual Aids. ■ Nightwalk at the Arches. 10pm–3am. £10 (£8 earlybird). 10 Sep. Showcasing fashion, electronic music, visual art, performance art and photography, Nightwalk is a celebration of Glasgow’s night culture. Playing with what defines a club night, the Friday Night Takeaway team have assembled a myriad of up- and-coming Glasgow-based independent designers, performance artists and DJs and given them a platform. FREE Only Fools and House at Flat 0/1. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Tom, Anton and Ewan play a fine selection of New York and Chicago house, cosmic italo disco and classic 80s electro. FREE Phuturelabs at the Ivy. 8pm–midnight. 17 Sep. Label launch party from the Glasgow based blog with a music policy encompassing, they say, ‘wacky electronica, chunky dubstep, house, techno, droney ambience and everything in between.’ ■ Religion at 96 Maxwell Street. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. House, electronica and techno from Harry Bennett. ■ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £7. 10 Sep. A first-class house/techno party from residents Slam, this month with a four-hour set. ■ 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. ■ Shakedown at the Universal. 10pm–3am. £6 (£5 advance). 10 Sep. A brand new underground house night. ■ Slow it Down at Brunswick Hotel. 10.30pm–2am. £3 (girls free all night). 17 Sep. A new monthly house residency, from the club formerly known as Houserules. With guests Dean Smith and B*licious. ■ Spit Fire at Blackfriars. 9pm–2am. £4. 10 Sep. A delectable soundtrack of new and classic indie, punk, pop, rock and electro. ■ Stay Plastic at La Cheetah. 11pm–3am. £10. 17 Sep. Guests DJ Overdose (Murder Capital) and Meschi (Cyberdance) will be playing garage, house and dubstep, with regulars Wardy and Sidrad. ■ UP4IT and Fresh Lick at Soundhaus. 10pm–3am. £8 before 11pm; £10 after. 10 Sep. A double bill of tech- step and hardstyle here, with a festival atmosphere. Among the army of usual Soundhaus DJs in both rooms are WORX, Speedy Action, Elbodrop collective, Serotonic and much more, with guest Davey Asprey making his Scottish debut. ■ Upside Down at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 17 Sep. Indie, punk and rock’n’roll.
Clubs
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. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 18 Sep. A night for dancing to indie-pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping. ■ Broadcast Beach at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 . 18 Sep. A new night for music lovers, playing indie, folk, punk-rock, reggae, psych, new- wave and more. Includes entry to Singles Night. ■ Canvas at Arta. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. See Fri. ■ Equalised at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £3. 18 Sep. Residents Bobby Wilson, Truman Data and Alex Ash are joined by Ronnie (Sunday Circus). ■ Half my Heart Beats at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. 11 Sep. Playing current and classic indie pop, 60s, girl groups, B-sides and album gems to get people up and dancing. Includes entry to Picante.
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