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■ Beat Control at the HMV Picture House. 11pm–3am. £1 before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. The Evol DJs dish out the best in twisted pop, indie and alternative beats as clubbing returns to the Picture House. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5. 23 Oct. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle featuring a guest slot from Eclair FiFi (Numbers/LuckyMe). ■ 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. ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £5. 30 Oct. Monthly. Taking over the Speakeasy with a celebration of dance music from through the ages (from Gorgio Moroder to Mylo) all from the masterful Jon Pleased Wimmin and Adam le Chic. ■ Definition at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. 23 Oct. Dancefloor friendly underground house, electro, minimal and techno cuts from residents Mark Balneaves and Martin Lightbody. ■ Devil Disco Club at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 30 Oct. No wave, vintage disco, electro funk, proto house and New York classics from the Trouble DJs and their friends Simonotron and Kris Wasabi. Live electro rock comes from special guests Pooch. ■ 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). ■ 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. ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy. The line-up includes a mix of ska and funk with Skamel (23 Oct) followed by funk from Inverness and The Leonard Jones Potential (30 Oct). ✽✽ Heavy Gossip at Cabaret Voltaire. Smith and Nick Yuill’s house night joins forces with the Cab for a night of electro action from Aeroplane. ■ His & Hers at Electric Circus. 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 23 Oct. The Baron and The Regent serve up the best in indie, punk and alternative. ■ JakN at the GRV. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 30 Oct. The techno night hosts a horrifying Halloween fancy dress party all played out through the mighty sinister Electrikal sound system, with devilish dubstep in the bar from Taz Buckfaster, Skanky B and 44Cal. ■ Join the Dots at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 23 Oct. New night of cosmic disco and future beats in the Cab’s Speakeasy. ■ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 (£6) after; £5 all night in costume. 30 Oct. Forward thinking house night with a special house of horrors Halloween Fancy Dress Ball (with prizes on offer for the best costumes), while Fuse take care of the back room with some evil electro and techno terror. ■ 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 for those in the know. 11pm–3am. £10. 23 Oct. Craig
Simian Mobile Disco
Killer Kitsch are promising a Hallowe’en you’ll never forget as Simian Mobile Disco (aka James Ford and Jas Shaw) guest for an exclusive DJ set. Currently compiling their culinary inspired techno heavy record Delicacies, packed with minimal grooves and heavy acid squelches. ■ Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Sun 31 Oct.
■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £6. 30 Oct. 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). ■ Magic Nostalgia at Electric Circus. 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 30 Oct. 'The Wheel' decides the playlist be it disco, 80s, rock gods, 90s rave, power ballads, one hit wonders or movie music, at this multi-genre nostalgia fest. ■ 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. ■ The Mission at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Edinburgh’s most famous (or should that be infamous) night of metal, rock, industrial and goth. Unsurprisingly they have a Halloween special (30 Oct; £3 entry in costume) with a ‘trailer park’ theme so expect spam sculpting, gator wrasslin’ and other red neck ‘sports’. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Late night soiree featuring DJ Dave Shedan and a fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). 30 Oct. House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart. FREE Saturday Showdown at CC Blooms. 11pm–3am. Weekly. DJ Shazza wants your dancing feet upstairs with her chart tunes, while DJ Blondie is standing up for herself downstairs with harder versions of pop and dance classics. Bar open from 6pm. ■ 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. ✽✽ VEGAS! at Ocean Terminal. 9pm–3am. £15. 30 Oct. Huge, Ocean Terminal-sized 13th birthday party from the mighty Vegas! crew.
Expect all the usual shenanigans plus Erik Hansen and his 15-piece High Life Orchestra, Rat Pack tunes from Moray Innes and dancers the Kitsch Kats for a glamorous night of swing, easy listening, big band and county classics.
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. ■ Death Weekend Closing Party at Roxy Art House. 8pm–late. £3. 31 Oct. Rock’n’roll trash, garage bands, performance, art and B-movie madness promising ‘all killer, no ‘Thriller’’, as the Roxy’s weekend of doom comes to a close. Re-enforcements from the Edinburgh Zombie Walk will be arriving from 10pm. ■ Halloween Tackno at Elbow. 10pm–3am (tbc). Donations. 31 Oct. The night of cracking kitsch classics returns from the dead for this ghoulish special all presided over by the ever so spooky Trendy Wendy as they totally transform the venue into a haunted house. ■ Jelly Baby at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. New student night from the Octopussy team with jelly shots, cocktail buckets and ‘jello fun’. 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. Hosting a Halloween special of epic proportions as Simian Mobile Disco guest for a DJ set (31 Oct; entry £7–£12). ■ 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 electro, club classics and remixes. ■ Samhuinn Afterparty at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). 31 Oct. Celtic celebration of summer’s pass into winter at this afterparty from the Beltane Fire Society with dubstep, drum & bass and Balkan beats from DJ Tactus, Covalent and Anonymi. FREE The Sunday Rock Show at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Modern and classic rock anthems.
Clubs
FREE Sunday Skool at CC Blooms. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Weekly 90s nostalgia-fest with DJ Shelle La Belle. Bar open from 9pm. ■ 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’. ■ Vintage Halloween Party at the Voodoo Rooms. 7.30pm–late. £7.50. 31 Oct. Oxjam fundraiser at this blood curdling night of vintage fun, party games and haunted Halloween madness, live music comes from The Offenders.
Edinburgh Mondays Club ■ Bare at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £1. Weekly. Cab’s brand-new regular Monday night club, featuring dubstep, drum & bass, techno, and minimal house, spun by the Bare DJs plus Beefy and Wolfjazz of the late Trade Union. ■ Decadence at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. OK so fair enough, it’s Mon, but that’s no excuse. ■ Full Moon Monday at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Thai beach party and UV rave. 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.
Edinburgh Tuesdays Club FREE Antics at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Drama at Hawke and Hunter. 10.30pm–3am. £4. Weekly. Dirty pop remixes, electro and dance beats from this popular nationwide gay night – now with a new weekly residency at Edinburgh’s most stylish club. ■ Enigma at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glamorous student night. FREE Soul Jam Hot at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Old school, real deal soul, garage and R&B, featuring analogue house from Teengirl Fantasy (live) on 26 Oct. 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. ■ Candyboxx at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Student night of electro and dubstep. ■ 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–3am. £3 (£1). Weekly. Midweek indie and alternative night from DJ Keiron (Evol). ■ Judgement at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. A night of Ibiza house, lasers, smoke machines and dancers. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. 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. FREE Wire Wednesday Social at Electric Circus. 9pm–3am. Weekly. Unwind with Craig Jamieson playing new Scottish sounds.
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