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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 ■ Best in Show at Nice’n’Sleazy. 9pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 after. 21 Oct. Like Crufts, but with men (and Findo Gask DJs) instead of dogs. ■ Cheap & Nasty at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 4 Nov. 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. DJs Barry, Dec and Young Blood provide a mix of rock, electro, emo and industrial. ■ Clubland Live 4 at SECC. 6.30pm. £28.50. 28 Oct. Enormous night of huge chart dance acts, which features Scooter, Tinchy Stryder, Ultrabeat, Roll Deep, Aggro Santos and many more. 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. ■ I Heart . . . at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A new Thursday night student special with resident Gentleman Johnny. ■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). 4 Nov. Dolly Daydream and Drucifer serve up a steamy mix of electro, disco, alternative and sleazy sounds. ■ 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. ■ Orderly Disorder at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). 4 Nov. Off- the-wall eclectic, electric, dirty beats. ■ The Pump Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 28 Oct. 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. ■ 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 28 Oct. ■ Thursday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Mark Robb plays old school disco. ■ Whabang!!! at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £4. 28 Oct. Electro, fidget and dubstep. 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. ■ Onederful at Play. 8pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Weekly. Party sounds from DJ Chris Stewart and Tobin. ■ 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. ■ 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 ■ Animal Farm at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £10. 22 Oct. A techno based showcase of the Ostgut Ton record label, featuring Berghain DJ Marcel Fengler and Ryan Elliott. ■ 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. ■ Black Tent at Nice’n’Sleazy. 9pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 after. 22 Oct. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ✽✽ Fortified at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £12 (£10 early bird). 29 Oct. A frightening array of fantastic dubstep names at this dual purpose fourth birthday and Halloween bash, with Oneman (Rinse FM), Ben UFO (Hessle Audio), Elijah & Skilliam (Butterz) and regulars Electric Eliminators and BASS. ■ 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. FREE Groovesville at Mono. 7pm–1am. 29 Oct. 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. 29 Oct. Funky, dubstep and bassline and more at this third birthday party with Carte Blanche (DJ Mehdi & Riton) and A la Fu, with resident Boom Monk Ben. ✽✽ The List: 25 Years at the Arches. 8pm–3am. £12 advance; £15 on the door. 22 Oct. Never ones to blow our own trumpet but . . . oh, go on then: it’s the party of the (quarter-)century! To celebrate 25 years of matchmaking between interesting, eligible events and culture-hungry Scots, we’re putting on our own event, and it’s shaping up to be a cracker. Headlining are Glasgow’s storming electronica upstarts Errors, with King Creosote, Human Don’t Be Angry (Malcolm Middleton’s new project), Come On Gang!, RM Hubbert, Graeme Ronald, a sweet DJ line-up (Optimo, Wasabi Disco), plus spoken word and acoustic sets from many more. Don’t it just make you proud to be Scottish? See feature, page 12.
■ Lock Up Your Daughters at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 22 Oct. Ass-shaking session with residents DJ Suezz, Lock Up Your DJs and Skeleton Boy, plus international queer all-stars Scream Club. Part of Glasgay!. ■ Men & Machines at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). 22 Oct. Disco and house all night long from Men and Machines at their last regular night, as they’re joined by New York’s Cousin Cole (Flagrant Fowl). See preview, page 36. 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. ■ Pinup Nights at the Flying Duck. 9pm–3am. £5 (£4 in fancy dress). 29 Oct. Glasgow’s biggest indie night becomes Pinup Frights for this Halloween special with live music from PopUp, Endor and The Social Services, plus DJs from beyond the grave (Michael Jackson and Freddy Mercury), games, decorations and goodie bags for the first 50 in fancy dress. ■ Precision at Soundhaus. 11pm–3am. £6. 22 Oct. Drum & bass with guests Waptek, Alcane, Totcc and more. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 11pm–4am. £13. 29 Oct. More techno action from Slam as they’re joined by their pals Ben Sims, Cassy, Fergie and Tricky. ■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. 10.30pm–3am. £4. Weekly. A brand new indie Friday nighter. ■ R-P-Z at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). 29 Oct. Monthly. Special Halloween/Glasgay ‘Rave from the Grave’ with the residents Hushpuppy and Bonjour Boi, and video nasties from Joe Crogan. Part of Glasgay!. ■ 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.
Clubs
■ Scrabble Soundsystem at La Cheetah. 11pm–2am. £6 (£5). 29 Oct. Techno, electro and breaks with a live set of funky electronica weirdness from Kelpe. Support from Scrabble’s residents Dom D’Sylva and Disgo. ■ SWG3 Halloween Party at SWG3. 9pm–2am. £tbc. 29 Oct. Freaky Halloween tomfoolery with DJ sets from arty types Jim Lambie and Douglas Morland, plus visuals from Alfred Hitchpenis. ■ Videobuzz at Soundhaus. 10pm–2.30am. £8 (£6). 22 Oct. Dr Boozak hosts a new night of electronic music with its very own video games competition. With Matt Lygate (Orderly Disorderly), Foliafe & Jondon (Voltaic) and Floyd (Glasgow Met Radio). 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. ■ 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. ■ Boho Fridays at Boho. 9.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Fridays at Boho are funky, with DJ Robin B. ■ 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. ■ 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.
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