www.list.co.uk/clubs ■ House of Crust End of the Decade Party at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 31 Dec, 11pm–3am. £6–£7. Big punk party to see out the end of 2010 with live music from Spat, Blinza and more tbc. ■ Jazz Bar Hogmanay Party at the Jazz Bar. 31 Dec, 8pm–5am. £18 (£16). Night of jazz and hot funk to see in the bells featuring three live bands (soul/blues vocalist William Young; funk drummer Paul Mill’s Mind Excursion and quirky pop from The Banana Sessions) and a selection of DJs for a funky start to 2011. ■ Junior Jingle Ball 2010 at City Nightclub. 17 Dec, 5–9pm. Under 16s club night featuring a live set from X- Factor’s Aiden Grimshaw. ■ Karnival & Cabaret Voltaire’s Hogmanay with TooManyDJs at Cabaret Voltaire. 31 Dec, 10pm–5am. £15. They’re not joking as 25 of the Cab’s best DJs from 10 of its best clubs take over all three rooms with names from Karnival, Bedbug, Fuse, Sugarbeat and many more playing out house, electro, breaks, techno, dubstep and beyond. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. 17 & 24 Dec 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring an expanded seven-piece version of The Freaky Family (17 Dec) and band tbc for Christmas Eve. FREE Memorabilia at the Village. 24 Dec, 9pm–1am. 31 Dec, 9pm–3am. Fortnightly date from Jon Pleased Wimmin, playing pop, disco, new wave and glam blasts from the past, present and future. Special Hogmanay party. FREE Misfits at the Hive. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 5–9pm. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Modern Lovers at the Store. 17 Dec, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Soul, funk, garage, freak beat, psyche and more from Craig Jamieson. Special ‘Christmas Office Party’ with a retro- festive flavour. ■ Motherfunk vs She-Bang at the Voodoo Rooms. 31 Dec, 9pm–3am. £5. Two floors and five rooms of the world’s finest funk and soul from Edinburgh institution Motherfunk (Gino, Fryer and guests) with a bit of help from all girl DJ collective She-Bang and their mish-mash of excellent, eclectic tunage. ■ Moulin Rouge New Year Party at Po Na Na. 31 Dec, 10.30pm–3am. £10 before midnight; £15 after. Taking on a saucy French theme for NY, DJ John Hutchison will be playing sexy house, chart, R&B, and Hogmanay classics to take you in to 2011. ■ The Official Edinburgh Hogmanay Afterparty at the HMV Picture House. 31 Dec, 10pm–5am. £28.50. Musika once again present the official aftershow with a full live show from Booka Shade, Tim Green and Gary Beck keep the party pumping after the shindig on the streets. Part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. Weekly (not 24 & 31 Dec) 9.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. 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). ■ RSVP at Lulu. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Glamorous club hits. ■ Redeemer at Studio 24. 18 Dec, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). The UK’s biggest alt.rock and metal club comes to Edinburgh. ■ Sahara Sessions at Po Na Na. Weekly (not 24 & 31 Dec) 9pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Funky and disco tinged house and huge club classics at this new glam and sexy night for Po Na Na. ■ Soul Kitchen at Medina. 17 Dec, 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Dale Lush and Isla Blige launch a new night of smooth soul, hip hop, funk and uplifting disco. ■ Souloco at Cabaret Voltaire. 17 Dec, 11pm–5am. £4 before midnight; £8 after (students £4). Deep techy house as Soulocomove down to the mainfloor for their first birthday featuring special guest Jozif (Fist or Finger) while Fuse take care of room two.
■ Sounds of Soul at Cabaret Voltaire. 17 Dec, 10pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. The Ladies on Rotation (Simmone Black, Jo Myles, The Blonde Flash, Nicki Lowdown and Isla Blige) provide the soul, house, real disco, funk and boogie selections. ■ Stars in Their Eyes Afterparty at the Store. 17 Dec, 11pm–3am. £3. After the live gig DJs from Meursault, Withered Hand, Jesus H Foxx, Eagleowl and guests spin an eclectic soundtrack. ■ Substance NYE at the Store. 31 Dec, 10pm–5am. £20. Hogmanay techno special with a live set of leftfield electronica and acid beats from Neil Landstrumm and the harsh complex sounds from the mighty Surgeon, plus considerable support from Rob Dylan, Dave Urquhart, Kris Wasabi, Rebecca Vasmant, Barry O’Connell, Darrell Harding, Jammiwam and more. ■ Tease Age Hogmanay Special at Citrus Club. 31 Dec, 11pm–5am. £12 in advance; £20 on the door. All things rock, soul and indie as the Tease Age DJs dig through 19 years worth of records. ■ This Is Music’s Sneaky All-Stars at Sneaky Pete’s. 31 Dec, 11pm–5am. £3 (members free). A round up of the best tracks to rock Sneaky’s in 2010 from the This Is Music crew and pals. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs. ■ Tipsy NYE Party at Base. 31 Dec, 10pm–3am. £10–£15 in advance; more on the door. The R&B, urban and hip hop night steps it up a gear for Hogmanay with a guest set from Giggs and Fly Boyz. ■ Vegas! Grand Hogmanay Ball at Ocean Terminal. 31 Dec, 9pm–3am. £30. It’s an annual treat as the Vegas team host another Hogmanay party. Expect showgirls, big band tunes, swing, sleazy listening and more plus burlesque from the delectable Missy Malone and Kittie Klaw alongside live music from cabaret crooner Delores Delight and The Soul Foundation, not forgetting Nevada Tam’s Country Ceilidh. This always sells out so get those tickets early. ■ Why Not? Hogmanay at Why Not?. 31 Dec, 10.30pm–5am. £27.50. Why Not? teams up with house, trance and electro party starters Dirty Little Funkers for the NYE bash. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 17 Dec, 11pm–3am. £10. Hard, dark drum & bass as Dillinja headlines with support from Loadstar, Xample and Lomax. Chart & Party ■ 2K11 at Stereo. 31 Dec, 10pm–5am. £7 in advance; £10 on the door. Classic dance, chart and R&B anthems from across the 00s. ■ Glitz Hogmanay Party at Karma Nights. 31 Dec, 10pm–5am. £5–£8. Big glitter party of pop, dance and chart hits. ■ Hot & Gold at Stereo. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. Disco, dance and raunchy R&B on the mainfloor while upstairs you get 80s classics. ■ Lava Ignite New Year’s Eve at Lava Ignite. 31 Dec, 10pm–3am. £16.50. Big chart and dance anthems with R&B and hot tubs to see you into 2011. ■ The Reunion at Lava Ignite. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 8pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Ibiza party every Friday all through summer with chart dance hits and Lava’s notorious hot tubs. ■ White Christmas at Karma Nights. 24 Dec, 10pm–5am. £5–£8. See Fri.
Saturday Clubs ■ Beat Control at the HMV Picture House. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 11pm–3am. £1 before midnight; £5 (£3) after. The Evol DJs dish out the best in twisted pop, indie and alternative beats as clubbing returns to the Picture House. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Cabaret Voltaire. 1 Jan, 11pm–5am. £3. Taking
over the Speakeasy with a staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 18 Dec, 11pm–3am. £5. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle all blasted out through the might Messenger Sound System. Third birthday special. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie.
✽✽ Burger Queen & Yip Yap Reunion at Cabaret Voltaire. 18
Dec, 11pm–5am. £8 ; £5 in advance. US house from Burger Queen and Yip Yap, re-opening for business for one night only as these two legendary Edinburgh club nights return for an Xmas special starring Huggy and Gareth Sommerville for a night of classic house. ■ Circus at GHQ. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Pop and dance tunes across two rooms from DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 18 Dec, 11pm–3am. £5. 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. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 18 Dec, 11pm–3am. £1 before 11.30pm; £3 after (ECA students free before 11.30pm; £2 after). Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution. ■ Fake at Sneaky Pete’s. 1 Jan, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Electro and breaks. ■ Fakin’ It at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 18 Dec & 1 Jan, 11pm–5am. £tbc. See Fri. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 18 Dec, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. ■ Hed Kandi Christmas Party at Lava Ignite. 25 Dec, 10pm–3am. £9. Cutting edge and classic house music at this glam Xmas party with the full HK production decor. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. 18 Dec & 1 Jan, 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri. Joined by the acid jazz stylings of Gecko 3 (18 Dec) and Latino funkers Das Contras (1 Jan). ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. 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. ■ Luvely January Sail at the Liquid Room. 1 Jan, 10.30pm–5am. £10. Saucy house party with a nautical theme plus electro, techno and house tracks from the team of Dean Newton, Grum Stone and Tommy Kay. ■ Musika at the Liquid Room. 18 Dec, 10.30pm–3am. £12–£16. Edgy house and electro night hosting a triple threat of techy-house from Joris Voorn; the lush house of Danny Howells and Rejected’s Edwin Oosterwal. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Late night soiree featuring DJ Dave Shedan and a fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B.
✽✽ Taste: Escape Xmas Party at the Liquid Room. 25 Dec,
10.30pm–5am. £10. The annual Taste Christmas escape route is back where it belongs at the Liquid Room once again providing the ideal festive get out clause to escape dull relative and TV re-runs. Fisher and Price plus guests provide the tunes to dance off that turkey at the ‘Last Great Escape’ as Taste closes its doors on 2 Jan. FREE Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly (not 25 Dec & 1 Jan) 10.30pm–3am. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host
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CLUBS OF 2010 1 Aphex Twin Heads down hard techno weirdness accompanied by a suitably brain-frying old-school laser show and truly terrifying dancers/lunatics in Aphex masks. Simply immense. RockNess, Loch Ness, Sat 12 Jun.
2 Optimo We shed a tear then we partied like there would be no tomorrow as Optimo took over the Subbie for the very last time. And Twitch & Wilkes kept up their end of the bargain with a musical education that never drifted into chin-stroking abstraction. The end of an era. The Sub Club, Glasgow, Sun 25 Apr. 3 Headspin Another club we bid farewell to in 2010. While special guest DJ Yoda put in a great set it was the final tracks from the residents that really sealed the deal. The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Sat 7 Aug
4 Electric Frog Only their second event and they packed the streets with Liquid Liquid, Alter Ego, Felix da Housecat, Luke Slater, Simian Mobile Disco, Factory Floor and more. An embarrassment of riches. SWG3, Glasgow, Sun 1 Aug.
5 Devil Disco Club There are still so many great nights, sets and DJs that deserve recognition but let’s welcome Trouble’s dark new disco club as they launched the start of something beautiful in March. The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Fri 26 Mar
of current ‘NME’ chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night. ■ Urban at the Lane. 18 Dec, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Billing itself as ‘the ultimate urban party’ of R&B, soul and hip hop. ■ VEGAS! Christmas Party at the Voodoo Rooms. 18 Dec, 10.30pm–3am. £9. A Christmas special from the mighty Vegas! as they bring their show-stopping big band swing thang to the Voodoo Rooms with a festive twist. ■ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 18 Dec, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Another dose of disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves as this ‘no holds barred disco death match’. Christmas party joined by very special guest DJ Brainstorm (Pure). ■ Wire at Electric Circus. 18 Dec, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. Discotronic pop, art punk and electronica party from Craig Jamieson (Modern Lovers). Christmas party 16 Dec 2010 – 6 Jan 2011 THE LIST 59