Clubs
■ PLAY Saturdays at Play. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 (£6) after. Big room tunes from Will Ruane, Iain Pollock and Ross McFadyen. Note that opening time will be 10pm on the first Saturday of every month. FREE Power Tools at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. Korben Dallas and Nushta Droganova play Italo, disco and house. ■ Saturday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. DJs Robbie and Cruz serve up chart, dance, R&B and hip hop. ■ Saturdays at the Cathouse. Weekly 6pm–midnight. £6 (£5.50). DJs Eric and Muppet offer classic and current rock on level one, while DJ Billy and Framie belt out emo and metal on level two. ■ Stepping Up a Notch at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJs Suave Gav and Leah give it their all on Saturday nights. ■ Sugar Rush at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–2am. £tbc. Pop, house and dance from DJ Devine. ■ The Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Resident Lee Craig plays a selection of rock, indie and metal classics in Maggie’s basement. ■ Voodoo at the Cathouse. Weekly 4–9pm. £6 (£3). Under-18s club, featuring two floors of rock, metal, punk, emo and requests with DJs Framie and Am-y. ■ Worship at Tusk. Weekly 5pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Party sounds from DJ John Heally. ■ Yoyo at the Shed. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. DJs Euan and Derek play pop and hip hop hits.
Glasgow Sunday One-Offs ■ Electro Enemies Weekender at La Cheetah. 29 May, 6pm–3am. £10 per day; £16 for both. A bank holiday special spread over two days from the La Cheetah team. Soundstream, Rei Loci, Stay Plastic DJs, Pro Vinylist Karim, Jamie Thomson and Kev Stevens play the Sunday. FREE Lethargy at Nice’n’Sleazy. 29 May, 11pm–3am. A brand new night playing a mix of house, electro and disco. With local producers Shock and D-Rex. ■ Madame Magpie’s Mayhem at Soundhaus. 29 May, 8pm–3am. £8. A night of burlesque and cabaret with techno from DJs Future Analogue, Speedy Action and Steven Rose later on, all in aid of Starterpacks Glasgow (starterpacks.org.uk) in association with the Vodaphone World of Difference program. ■ Nah Nah Nah at Òran Mór. 29 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). New Sunday-nighter with Harri (Subculture) and Jasper. FREE Noite Tribal at Boteco do Brasil. 29 May, 10pm–3am. With DJ Giggio. ■ Octopussy RockNess Party at O2 ABC. 29 May, 11pm–3am. £3. A warm- up for the Highland music festival from Glasgow’s top student night. FREE Phuturalabs, Radio Magnetic & Guests at Ivy. 12 Jun, 1–11pm. All-dayer for festival parade day. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Sessions at Club 520. 29 May, 11pm–4am. £5. Club 520’s regular bank holiday Sunday Sessions party. With special guests Djedjotronic and Strip Steve (Boys Noize Records). FREE DC Sessions at the Big Blue. 5 Jun & 12 Jun, 3pm–1am. A brand new party from the team behind Depth Charge. With Craig Hamilton (Flatpack Traxx), Monty (Kreep) and more (5 Jun), and Steven Coyle (Tronicsole), Russel Ventilla (BeDeep) and more (12 Jun). ■ Tranced at Boho. 12 Jun, 10pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after (£3 students). Trance and progressive house night.
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■ Nomad at the Ark. 19 Jun, 4–11pm. £12. Tech-house grooves and subtle minimal undertones at this night from Ivan Kutz, formerly of Club 69’s Seasons. With special guest Radoo (Circo Loco). Weekly FREE Button Up at Flat 0/1. Weekly 9pm–2am. Duncan Harvey and Jack Isosceles play a mix of sleazy R&B, 50s and 60s pop, jump jive, Jamaican vibes and exotica from a bygone age. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm with a matric card; £5 (£4) after. DJ Kash, Domsko and Gerry Lyons play hip hop, house, funk and electro. ■ Liquid Cool at Common. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Iain Thomson, AJ and Gordon ‘Harri’ Miller play vocal garage and house. ■ Optimo Presents Hung Up! at the Sub Club. Weekly 4–11pm. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Sundays aren’t dead yet! A new weekly event curated by Optimo DJs JD Twitch and JG Wilkes, taking up where their old night left off but with added input from some of Glasgow’s finest DJs. ■ Sin City at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (free for students). Marky Mark and Mash brings you disco, funk, soul and house. ■ Sunday Service at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Sunday Sesh at Boho. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). Resident DJs play party anthems to wind you down or pick you up. ■ We Started Everything at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. A night of ‘unadulterated musical magnificence’ (we’re quoting) with Brian McMaster. ■ Weekends With a Bang! at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJ Leah takes you out with a bang at this explosive end to the week.
Glasgow Monday
One-Offs ■ Duo at Club 520. 30 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). A new Monday-nighter, playing disco, electro and more. With guests Chrispy Dubstep and Temazo. Weekly ■ Alibi Mondays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Andy R plays requests from all genres. FREE Boteco Intimo at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Explore the intimate sounds of bossa nova, tropicalia, exotica and breezy lounge pop every Monday with your hostess DJ Mingo-go. ■ Burn at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Burn provides all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget. Presented by Normski, Zeus and Mash. ■ Lock In at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). Monday nighter for Bamboo playing music ‘of the party variety’.
Glasgow Tuesday One-Offs ■ Danse Macabre at Nice’n’Sleazy. 14 Jun, 11.30pm–3am. £2 before 1am; £3 after. DJs Pasta and Catnip spin old- school goth rock and classic disco, along with Italo, sleazy synthpop and the best 80s alternative rock tracks. ✽✽ Dominique Young Unique at the Sub Club. 21 Jun, 9–11pm. £6. Highly-rated 19 year old Tampa Bay rapper Dominique Young Unique comes to Scotland. This set features Profisee & S-Type (Phuturelabs/Lucky Me) and Peace (Naïve), and feeds directly into the I AM club night.
■ Wild Combination at Nice’n’Sleazy. 21 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Drunk disco, fun house and acid rock at this new midweek party. See preview, page 69. Weekly ■ I AM at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2–£4. A new house and techno night from hosts Beta and Kappa, whose aim is to try and recapture the Optimo vibe of old on a Tuesday night. ■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Upstairs, Euan and Dave play electronic music of all ages for all ages, while downstairs, Duncan plays funk, soul and swing. FREE Nectar & Nails at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–1am. Off the wall party sounds with DJ Ed Nygma. ■ Quids at Queen Margaret Union. Weekly 9pm–2am. £1 before 11pm; £3 (£2) after. Gerry Lyons provides the soundtrack for this student indie night. ■ Tuesday at Viper at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–3am. £tbc (free for students). Free entry to all students, as DJ Callum Lawson plays all the anthems you’ll hear down the union. ■ Y’Uptae Tuesday at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. DJ Andy Wilson plays club anthems, party hits and requests, plus karaoke in the Snapshotz bar.
Glasgow Wednesday
Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £12. Synergy One-Offs ✽✽ Knock Knock at the Art School. 1 Concerts will be joining the dots between the most exciting touring bands and the best of home-grown talent; and visual art label TAKTAL to curate a night of visual splendour. With Slum Village, DJ Naeem and Nasty P. ■ Take It Sleazy! at Nice’n’Sleazy. 1 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. A no-holds-barred mix of 80s pop, electro synths, techno beats and nu-disco. ■ In About It at Nice’n’Sleazy. 8 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. A brand new Wednesday nighter, with residents Twonko and Pasty Thirtytwo and more. ■ Milk at Flat 0/1. 8 Jun & 22 Jun, 9pm–3am. £4 (students £3). A new indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. Acts tbc. ■ Jakebeats at Nice’n’Sleazy. 15 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. An electro, disco and dubstep night from the Homebass DJs. ■ Dirty Noise at Nice’n’Sleazy. 22 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Dirty, filthy, poundin’ techno from residents Go-Dirty, Digital Stitch and Martin What?.
Weekly ■ Clubhouse at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJ Nelson plays ‘Rihanna to Bananarama.’ ■ Foreplay at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. Free. DJ Shazza presents a party for girls. ■ Nuke the Moon at the Flying Duck. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). DJs Quahaze and Math look back to the golden age of clubs and the birth of dance music culture with a set of funk, disco, jackin’ house and breaks. ■ Octopussy at the Arches. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (students £5). Jacuzzis, bouncy castles and a Chapel of Love at this weekly student night of indie, pop and electro. ■ Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Gavin Sommerville plays R&B in the main room, DJ Toast plays chart in the lounge and Andy Wilson plays rock in the red room. ■ Twisted Fairytale at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2 students) after. DJ Big Al takes charge, with cheap drinks and shooters. ■ Vicious Circle at Hummingbird. Weekly 10pm–1am. £tbc. Party sounds from DJ Iain Thompson.
EDINBURGH Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Edinburgh Thursday
One-Offs ■ Endor, Jocky Venkataraman, Jonny B Grey and Digital WINCH at Electric Circus. 26 May, 7pm. £7. Glasgow indie, including rare live sets from Jocky Venkataraman and Jonny B Grey, followed by the Edinburgh debut of the Digital WINCH club night mashing up everything from Lady Gaga to Sonic Youth. FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 26 May & 23 Jun, 11pm–3am. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Indie/electro night from the Cab. Featuring a live set electro hip hop act Spank Rock and We Were Promised Jetpacks (DJ set) on 26 May (please note £5 entry for this date only) plus live wonky hip hop from Stanley Odd (23 Jun). FREE Dapper Dan’s at Sneaky Pete’s. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. Default and Picassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail of beats’ on decks and FX. ■ Say it Loud at the Bongo Club. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Soulful party of deep funk, jazz, Latin beats, hip hop and reggae. ■ Animal Hospital at Sneaky Pete’s. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. £1. Techno and minimal night with decor and live visuals. FREE Homegrown at Sneaky Pete’s. 16 Jun, 11pm–3am. New night focusing on up-and-coming drum & bass talent. FREE Salsa Club at Cruz Bar and Restaurant. 16 Jun, 8pm–1am. Salsa night, including dance classes. Part of the Leith Festival. Weekly ■ Bounce at Po Na Na. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5. DJ Johnny Frenetic will be providing the best in electro, house and chart mash-ups for your musical pleasures. ■ Bump at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. Master Caird and Johnny Junk-House supply fresh cuts, remixes and requests at this night of house, indie, hip hop, funk, 80s, 90s, electro and disco night. FREE Cheese & Crackers at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. ‘Cheesy’ classics and ‘cracking’ anthems. FREE Frisky at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back. ■ Madame Belle’s at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Hip hop, R&B, electro, house and dancefloor anthems with a burlesque twist. FREE Movement at Electric Circus. Weekly 7pm–1am. The best new indie and classic dancefloor killers. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics. FREE Packed at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. JT spins the records every week. FREE Speaker Bite Me at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro, which features everything from Dizzee Rascal to The Cribs. ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house.