Clubs GLASGOW
Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to david.pollock@list.co.uk. Glasgow listings are compiled by David Pollock. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow Thursdays
Monthly & One-Off Events ■ The Green Triangle Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 31 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Brought to you by the men behind Button Up, this new night invites you to ‘insert list of exciting genres here’. ■ Cheap & Nasty at Nice’n’Sleazy. 7 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Everything from disco to indie and electro to funk, with Matthew Craig of One More Tune and Define Define. ■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy. 14 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £2. A mutant disco of wedding standards, 80s and 90s indie and American punk from the Aberdonian night, now relocated to Glasgow. ■ Dirty Booty Butter at Nice’n’Sleazy. 21 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £4 (£3). Resident DJ Otis plays hip hop, breakbeats, Afrobeat, funk and deep house. ■ The Pump Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 28 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £2. Throbb, The Falconi Bros, Von Trapp and guests present an electronic workout. Weekly ■ Bump at Hummingbird. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. R&B and hip hop from DJs Naeem and Sketch. ■ Classic Grand Thursdays at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (students free). DJs Barry, Dec and Young Blood provide a mix of rock, electro, emo and industrial. ■ Common Room at Common. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. DJs Craig Kelman and Craig McHugh play party tunes in a house party style. ■ Co-Op at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Four great Glasgow clubs (Orderly Disorder, Dirty Noise, Mount Heart Attack and Scrabble) team up for a new monthly night, with one picking the genre for the evening and the rest putting their own spin on it. Mediaheroic will be providing visuals. ■ Dirty Sexy Money at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc (free for students before midnight). That Tall Guy Scott plays cheese, pop and R&B. FREE Dub’n’Grub at the 78. Weekly 5pm–midnight. Back at the old Stereo (now the 78), the Mungos Hi-Fi boys play reggae, dub and dancehall while you tuck into a bit of decent grub. Remember, be there before 6pm to get a table. ■ Eureka at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (free with a matric card). DJ Toast plays rock, indie, dance and hip hop. FREE Feel My Bicep at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. Eighties sleaze, analogue funk, old school house, disco flexx and sweat on the walls. ■ iDJ at the Shed. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2. DJ Li’l Rich plays party sounds to start the weekend early. Monthly special events include bouncy castles, karaoke nights and the famous Shed roller disco. FREE Laid Back at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. DJ Suave Gav presents a party that’s anything but laid- back. ■ Mixed Bizness at the Art School. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free for GSA students before midnight; £4 (£3) after. Cutting-edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom and rotating residents NoFace, Point to C, MGCK and Djamba. Includes entry to on-rotation Thursday night clubs in the Vic Bar at the Art School.
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■ Onederful at Play. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. Party sounds from DJ Chris Stewart and Tobin. FREE Pour Homme, Pour Femme, Pour Queens at FHQ. Weekly 9pm–3am. New weekly night from TLC Glasgow with DJ Shawn Roberts, free entry and a whole lotta tunes. ■ Rubbermensch and Jellybaby at O2 ABC2. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. A night for indie lovers with Andy Wilson in charge. ■ Rumble Thursdays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Chart, pop, indie, R&B and hip hop fight it out for your aural affections. FREE Salsa Tumbao at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Salsa and dancing with Farah Portela Alonso and Tumbao Salsa School. ■ Skint and Vengeance at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2 students). 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. ■ Skint at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Stephen Foy plays indie dancefloor anthems, pop hits and classic house. ■ Sol’s Club at Sol’s Club. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Bollywood, Latin, Afro- Caribbean and reggae club nights. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJ Snafu scratches funk, soul and old rhythm and blues. ■ Thursday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. DJ Naeem and DJ Sketch present a night of sleek and sexy urban tracks to get you moving. ■ Vibe at Boho. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £5 (£4, students free before midnight). DJ Bobby B, DJ Gully and Mr Vin mash up hip hop, R&B, house and club classics.
Glasgow Friday Monthly & One-Off Events ■ David Barbarossa’s Thing at Nice’n’Sleazy. 1 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Two floors of punk rock, reggae, classic soul and New York disco from residents David Barbarossa (Optimo) and Dougie (Mother + The Addicts). ■ Disco Teeth at Hummingbird. 1 Apr, 10pm–3am. £3. A new night playing electro and techno. With DiScEtRo, monopunk, ESQ, Graham Williamson and Keir Ferguson. ■ Highgrade at La Cheetah. 1 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. A new night playing house, dubstep and more. ■ Jaguar Skills at the Arches. 1 Apr, 9pm–2am. £10. Mask-wearing mash-up- reviving London DJ presents a night of turntablism. ✽✽ Numbers at the Sub Club. 1 Apr, 11pm–3am. £10. One of Glasgow’s most eclectic clubbing successes goes from strength to strength each month, with rotating residents and a diverse array of dubstep and techno-playing special guests from around the globe. The first of three Numbers dates in April features Shed (Berghain, Ostgut Ton, Soloaction), Lory D and the Numbers DJs. ■ The Shimmy at the Art School. 1 Apr, 10pm–3am. £10. A house night from Miss7 and Tigeryang. With special guest Kaiserdisco. ■ Stereoshake at O’Couture. 1 Apr, 10pm–3am. £6; £5 advance. A collaboration night between Stereofunk and Shakedown, with resident DJs Stevie Lennon, Darrin Henderson and Ciar McKinley playing tech and upfront house. ■ Superfly at the Flying Duck. 1 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5. 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.
Pass the Peas The soul and funk club takes on a hip hop edge as Krash Slaughta (pictured) guests this month. A favourite at open-minded clubs such as Headspin, Slaughta’s mix of scratching, ska, funk and funky hip hop showcasing his love of Jurassic 5, Public Enemy, KRS-One, 2Tone, Cash Money, Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash. ■ Blackfriars, Glasgow, Sat 9 Apr.
■ Supernova at the Arches. 1 Apr, 11pm–3am. £15. A regular electro- house, tech-house and minimal techno night from the Hell DJs. Joined by Hernan Cattaneo. ■ Traktion at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 1 Apr, 10pm–2am. £4 (£3 in advance via Facebook). Residents Colin Forbes and Chaz Johnston deliver electronic sounds. ■ AV at the Art School. 8 Apr, 11pm–3am. £7. A night of film and music featuring the AV residents Andrew Winton and Eddie Wagner, plus guests. This last AV at the Art School will feature special guest Sasha Carassi (Drumcode/Phobiq). ■ Banjax v Mount Heart Attack at La Cheetah. 8 Apr, 11pm–3am. £10. Banjax and MHA present a Coin Op records showdown with Mustard Gunn, Squire of Gothos and Rrritalin. ■ The Cave at the Flying Duck. 8 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Spaced-out post-punk, sleaze horror and rock’n’roll. ■ Colours at the Arches. 8 Apr, 11pm–3am. £19; £15 early bird. Dutch tech-house producer Afrojack comes to Glasgow. ■ Common People at the Flying Duck. 8 Apr, 9pm–3am. £tbc. The 90s are fair game for a nostalgia night now that a decade has passed, says this monthly night, and who are we to argue? With 90s bingo from 9pm. ■ Kino Fist at Nice’n’Sleazy. 8 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Cross-genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. ■ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 8 Apr, 11pm–3am. £10. A first-class house and techno party from residents Slam with guests Alex Under and Simon Stokes. See preview, page 49. ■ Tronic at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 8 Apr, 9pm–2am. £5. A night of obscure and experimental electronica. With live guests Voltergeist, I Am Blip, EQ, Get-Effect and DJ B- Tone. ■ Argonaut Sounds at Blackfriars. 15 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3. The Argonaut soundsystem returns playing reggae, dancehall and dub. With guest Ista Lion, who is resident MC and selector at One Drop in Edinburgh.
15 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5 (free for ■ Red Light Theory at Stereo. 15 Apr, 11pm–4am. £5. Feel My Bicep and Thunder Disco Club join forces for a night of ‘raw lust, dimmed red lights and guaranteed sexploitation’ with special guest The Dead Rose Music Company. ■ Intenzifi at Soundhaus. 15 Apr, 9pm–3am. £15. A UK hardcore and gabber night with a reliably huge line-up of residents and special guests. With Hixxy, Marc Smith, Nexes, MC Storm, MC Whizzkid and many more. ✽✽ Mixed Bizness at the Art School. GSA students before midnight; £3 after). Cutting-edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom for a weekend MB special. Dutty rhythms and good vibez from bass ambassador Toddla T at this early- closing party for the Vic Bar. ■ No Sleep at La Cheetah. 15 Apr, 11pm–3am. £10. Deep house and dubstep from residents Adam Watt and Why Eleven and special guests. With guests Martin Dawson (Kingroc, Two Armadillos), Manik (Ovum, Pokerflat) and Jacksonville (20:20 Vision). ✽✽ Numbers at SWG3. 15 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. This time, Numbers are joined by longstanding favourite Hudson Mohawke (Warp). ■ Sensu at the Sub Club. 15 Apr, 11pm–3am. £12. A typically great house, techno and electro night from the Sub Club. With special guest Loco Dice. ■ Shakin’ All Over at the Flying Duck. 15 Apr, 10pm–3am. £tbc. Glasgow nights All Tore Up, Shout Bamalama and Soul Cellar come together for an outstanding night of 50s and 60s sounds. Dress to impress! ■ Supernova: Steve Lawler at the Arches. 15 Apr, 10pm. £15. Dark, deep, sexy house plus Hell residents. ■ Upside Down at Nice’n’Sleazy. 15 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Where bad people meet good music. ✽✽ Animal Farm at the Sub Club. 22 regular house and techno party from the Animal Farm team. Continuing their recent trend for only showing up with a hugely exciting guest in tow, this time out AF welcome Detroit techno legend Kenny Larkin.
Apr, 11pm–3am. £10. A semi-