Clubs
launching with Benga and MC Youngman (16 Sep; first 250 tickets £8; then £10) followed by Stanton Warriors (23 Sep; first 250 tickets £6; then £8). FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. FREE Sneaky Pete’s Allstars at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. 23 Sep. DJs from across Sneaky Pete’s various nights playing disco to dubstep. ■ 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.
Edinburgh Fridays Club ■ Broke at City Nightclub. 10pm–3am. £2. Weekly. DJ Gentleman Johnny mashes-up chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. ■ Cloak X Dagger at the Caves. 10.30pm–3am. £7 in advance; £9 on the door. 17 Sep. New night for Edinburgh presenting the grime, dubstep and bassline sounds of Scratcha DVA (Hyperdub) alongside LuckyMe’s The Blessings, a live set from Hidden Orchestra and the Rubicon Dons. See preview, page 44. ■ Compakt at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 17 Sep. The techno night celebrates its second birthday with a guest set from rising star Gary Beck (Soma). ■ Cosmic at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £5. 17 Sep. A spaced-out night of psychedelic trance, with live percussion and visuals by VisualGnosis. ■ Everybody at Electric Circus. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. The night starts with live band karaoke (until midnight) followed by a mix of pop, rock, indie, electro, disco and party tracks form 1960-2010. ■ Evol at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. Edinburgh’s longest
running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes, Evol’s an institution. ■ Frisky Fridays at Bacaro. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Urban night featuring resident DJ Prospect, with regular guests from Radio 1 and 1Xtra. ■ Furburger at GHQ. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). 10 Sep. DJs Dejaybird, Funki Diva and Boy Toy provide aural stimulation for gay women and their closest friends. ■ Ikon at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glamorous, luxurious and exclusive party night of sexy house. ■ Jackhammer at Wee Red Bar. 10.30pm–3am. £10 (£8). 10 Sep. Double bill of live techno action with PAs from Radioactive Man and Stephen Brown. ■ Misfits at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 9.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). ✽✽ Punch the Clown at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £3. 10 Sep. Local DJ Pyz (Split, Access) is heading off to Aus and to wish him well down under there’s a full on night of techno and electro action from his DJ pals at Compakt, Split, Dogma, We Are . . . Electric, Sugarbeat, Solid Steeel, Pure and more. ■ 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. Funky and disco tinged house and huge club classics at this new glam and sexy night for Po Na Na. ■ Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests including a Hispanic Festival Party Night (17 Sep). ■ Souloco at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. 17 Sep. Deep techy house as Souloco take over Cab’s Speakeasy. ■ StepBack at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £5. 17 Sep. Heavy bass from WolfJazz and Eclair Fi Fi as StepBack makes its new home at the Wee Red. ■ Techno for Breakfast at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 11pm–3am. £5. 17 Sep. Electro and techno from the skilled duo of Monkey Mind and Nostra Terra.
■ Telefunken at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 10 Sep. The underground house night makes the GRV its new home, DJs, guests and details tbc. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Weekly. Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs. ■ Touch at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 10 Sep. Tech-house and electro in the Speakeasy from Kris Meja and Jakal. ■ Wolf Party at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 17 Sep. Indie rock from the last 30 years, so expect to hear the likes of Pavement, Yeasayer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective, The Maccabees and ‘their ilk’. ■ Wonky at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 10 Sep. Another new night from the heads at Trouble who team up with Wolfjazz for a night of UK funky, hip hop, beats, bass and dubstep launching with a live set form Dead Boy Robotics. ■ Wu Hui at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Feel good party night and uplifting house. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £12 in advance (more on the door). 17 Sep. Hard drum & bass specialists host the Scottish debut of Camo and Krooked (Mainframe/Hospital). 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. Free before 11pm; £5 after. 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 ■ Bass Syndicate at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). 11 Sep. Bass Syndicate returns with a mix of
bass heavy breaks, beats and house from G-Mac and Believe. ■ Bears in the Basement at New Town Bar. 10pm–2am. £tbc. 11 Sep. A men-only night for bears and their admirers to meet up with old friends or make new ones. ■ 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. ■ Circus at GHQ. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Pop and dance tunes across two rooms from DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ Colours presents Paul van Dyke at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £15 (£14). 18 Sep. Large-scale trance as Paul van Dyke hits Edinburgh with support from Jason Cortez, Stephen Kirkwood and more. See preview, page 43. ■ Disco Inferno at Sportsters Bar. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Disco all night long as Edinburgh’s clubbing institution struts its stuff once more all under the watchful gaze of DJ Johnny Starr (strictly over 25s). ■ Driven at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. 18 Sep. Industrial, EBM and goth. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £1 before 11.30pm; £3 after (ECA students free before 11.30pm; £2 after). Weekly. Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution for those in the know after a quick fix of decent music and attitude free clubbing. ■ Fierce Angel at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–3am. £15 (£10 in advance). 18 Sep. Mark Doyle (Hed Kandi) brings his glam house night to Edinburgh featuring a live PA form Soraya Vivian and Studiopunks, plus quality local support from the likes of Luvely and Ultragroove. ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy, including Washington Street (11 Sep). ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). 18 Sep. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. ■ JakN at the GRV. 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. 11 Sep. The techno night hosts a ‘Freshers’ Oldskool Rave Up’ of hard beats, retro electronica and techno from special guest The General alongside residents Sekonz and FuK-NuT, while Homegrown provide the
EDINBURGH Club venues ■ Bacaro 7–11 Hope Street Lane, 247 7004. Stylish bijou clubbbing 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 and home to indie, electro, 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 some 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.
48 THE LIST 9–23 Sep 2010