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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. 7 Oct. 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. 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 . . . With Tragic City Thieves. ■ Dance Nation Presents Basshunter at O2 Academy. 7pm. £20. 30 Sep. A big night of commercial dance, with guests Angel City, Fugative, Fragma, Nordic Stars, Porchia, MC Enemy, Joey Riot, Dangerous Dave and Perry Mystique. Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult. Rescheduled from 13 Jul, original tickets still valid. 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. FREE Femmes:Hommes:Queens at FHQ. 11.30pm–3am. Weekly. New weekly night from TLC Glasgow with DJ Shawn Roberts, free entry and a whole lotta tunes. ■ Ghetto at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Stoofa plays an electronic ghetto soundtrack. ■ Hispanic Panic Goes to Africa! at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). 7 Oct. Glasgow University Hispanic Society put on another night of salsa, kumbia, kuduro and reggaeton, with a dash of Zimbabwe in the mix from live groups Rise Kagona and The Jit Jive Five. ■ 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; GSA students free before midnight, £1 after). Weekly. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom with guest Astroboy (30 Sep). ■ 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 and Jellybaby 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. ■ Silent Disco at Boho. 10.30pm–2am. £6 (£5 students). 23 Sep. You know the drill by now, don your headphones and dance to a selection of two channels of music from various DJs. ■ 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. ■ 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.
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. ■ Banjax at La Cheetah. 11pm–3am. £10. 24 Sep. A new bi-monthly night from Dave Shades (Mount Heart Attack), Tommy & McGarvatron (Bass Invaders) and Data Rape aka Full Phat (Obese, Concept Theory). This time out the guests are Jerome Hill (boss of the Don’t label) and LuSINda (head of Victim). ■ Be Deep at Admiral Bar Basement. 11pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after. 24 Sep. Deep house and techno from the founder of the Treibstoff label and regular at Club der Visionaire (Berlin) Rene Breitbarth, with support from Russell Ventilla. ■ Bear Glasgow at Revolver. 11pm. £tbc. 1 Oct. Monthly club night for the furrier gentleman. ■ Beatitude! at Brunswick Hotel. 10pm–2am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after. 1 Oct. The basement party celebrates its first birthday with DJs Craig Fox, Lewis Park and Jonny Dobbie providing minimal, house, and techno, and guest DOMM (Subcity, Slave to the Rhythm). ■ 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. ■ Biba Nights at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). 1 Oct. Glasgow’s premier space disco outfit Den Haan play a live set, backed by Thunder Disco Club DJs and ubiquitous visualist Joe Crogan. ■ Black Tent at Nice’n’Sleazy. 9pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 after. 24 Sep. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ■ 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. 1 Oct. 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. ■ Desire at Soundhaus. 9.30pm–2.30am. £tbc. 24 Sep. A new bhangra, R&B and house night, with live guests Gtown Desi. ■ Electrolick at Soundhaus. 11pm–3am. 1 Oct. Electro, synth-pop and electronic experimentation from guests Level Thirtytwo (In About It) and Floyd (Bangers & Mashup), with residents and hosts James Campbell and Ross McDonald. ■ Eyes Wide Open at Blackfriars. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4 students). 1 Oct. Garage, psych and freakbeat brought to you by EWO DJs Holly and Sarah, plus live guests The Store Keys playing psych-garage Hammond pop, and guest DJ Craig Reece (Starla Records). ■ Festival at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Euan Nielson and Duncan Harvey play electro, indie and pop. ■ Fiasco at Bacchus. 10.30pm–3am. £9. 1 Oct. A Chicago house night with special guest Gramophonedzie who gave us the massive chart hit ‘Why Don’t You?’, joining resident Ed Marco. ■ Foreplay at Soundhaus. 10pm–3am. £5. 24 Sep. Reggae, dubstep and jungle from DJs Big Sie and Ian F.
■ Fresh Lick at Soundhaus. 10pm–3am. £12 (£10 advance). 1 Oct. Showcasing some of the finest young techno talent around, featuring Italy’s Federico Milani, with support from Andy Raeside, Jamie Riles, Alan Forrest, Worx/Dersonna, Wullie Auld and residents Kris Day, Deborah and Jamie Stenhouse. ■ 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. ■ Granny Would Be Loud at GUU Debating Chamber. 8pm–2am. £6. 24 Sep. Vintage music and rockabilly celebration with ice cream sundaes, swing dancers and a vintage photo booth. Shake your tail feathers to good effect and you may even make it onto the wall of fame. FREE Groovesville at Mono. 7pm–1am. 24 Sep. Motown, Stax, garage soul and Phil Spector (not in person, obviously), with resident DJ John Martin (ex-Primal Scream). Formerly known as Motown at Mono. ■ How’s Your Party? at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £10. 24 Sep. Monthly. Funky, dubstep and bassline from special guests Toddla T and Hot City, and resident Boom Monk Ben. FREE I Heart Big Beat at Gambetta. 9pm–3am. 24 Sep. A new night from AC/DJ, a former member of Jengaheads and radio presenter on XfM. ‘Genre can bugger off,’ he says. ‘Pigeon holes are for pigeons.’ ■ Itch! First Birthday at Bacchus. 11pm–3am. £5. 24 Sep. Celebrating twelve months of house and electro with residents Gnarlyface, Mark David, MatthewOneMoreTune, Chungo and Heera. ■ Jelly Roll Soul at La Cheetah. 11pm–3am. £7. 1 Oct. Inspired by Charles Mingus and Theo Parrish, this new night presents house from residents Milk, DeepRT and Jamie Alexander, and guest Fudge Fingas (Prime Numbers, Firecracker Records). ✽✽ Monox is 10 at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £10. 1 Oct. A huge party to mark the Glasgow techno night’s tenth birthday and last ever night, with guest DJ Funk and residents Dan Monox, Wasp and Daz. Be warned, this will be unmissable. ✽✽ One Off Disco Spectacular at Max’s Kansas City. 11pm–3am. £10. 24 Sep. You bet it’s spectacular, with very special guest Daniel Wang joined by Glasgow’s own disco supremo Billy Woods for an intimate show that’s strictly limited to a capacity of 100. 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. ✽✽ The Optimo Warehouse Turbo Rave at SWG3. 11pm–3am. £8. 24 Sep. Featuring an 80,000 watt sound system, strobes and a moonflower lighting system, this is not an exercise in nostalgia, say Twitch and Wilkes. ✽✽ Pinup Nights at the Flying Duck. 9pm–3am. £6 (£5 advance). 24 Sep. Glasgow’s biggest indie night present Geek Night, with guest DJ Angelos Epithemiou (Shooting Stars), live bands B Movie Junkies, Paws and Heart Beats, ‘geeky’ anthems and prizes, and a fanzine and badge for the first hundred people in. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 11pm–3am. £14. 1 Oct. Drumcode Records party at the techno night featuring Adam Beyer, Alan Fitzpatrick and Slam. ■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. 10.30pm–3am. £4. Weekly. A brand new indie Friday nighter, featuring guest DJ Ryan Jarman (The Cribs, 24 Sep). ■ R-P-Z at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). 24 Sep. Residents Hushpuppy and Bonjour Boi promise a blend of electro,
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Italo disco, punk-funk and ‘wrong sounds a-plenty’ at this new monthly residency, with visuals from Joe Crogan. ■ Religion at 96 Maxwell Street. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. House, electronica and techno from Harry Bennett. ■ 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. ■ Superfly at the Flying Duck. 10pm–2am. £5. 1 Oct. Monthly. Duncan Superfly and Gregor Emond ‘Keep On Keepin’ On’ in a new venue, providing a sweltering mix of sweet soul, sexy assed funk, 60s psyche rock, hip hop, post punk and new releases. FREE Tackle! at Speakeasy. 11pm–3am. 1 Oct. Club night with DJ Will for bears and rugby boys and their admirers. Free bear hugs (and a scrum if you’re lucky). 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. ■ Funked Up at Play. 5pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Weekly. Party sounds from the residents. ■ 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. Kicking 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. ■ All Tore Up at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £7. 2 Oct. Maximum rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll and rockabilly at this seventh birthday party with live guests The Star Devils.
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