list.co.uk/clubs ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 17 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. ■ Guilty Pleasures at the HMV Picture House. 27 Aug, 11pm–3am. £8. A night to revel in your love of soft rock, ELO, 80s hits and joyous disco cheese as Guilty Pleasures returns for a new residency at Electric Circus playing the pop you secretly love, but could never quit admit in public. Edinburgh Festival Fringe spectacular. ■ Heavy Gossip at the Green Room. 27 Aug, 11pm–4am. £10. Fresh house cuts, disco funk and reworked edits from residents Craig Smith and Nick Yuill. Featuring deep soul house, brokenbeat and disco from Phil Asher (Restless Soul) plus a live set from Ricky Reid. ■ His & Hers at Electric Circus. 10 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. The Baron and The Regent serve up the best in indie, punk and alternative. ■ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. 27 Aug, 11pm–5am. £15. Forward thinking house night. Joined by the soulful, funky house of Jesse Rose plus Mike Pinkerton, Oxygen Junkie and RockNess DJ competition winner RYZO. ■ Land of 1000 Dances at Studio 24. 10 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). Dedicated to northern soul, Stax records, Detroit soul and Chicago blues. ■ Late, Live & Loud at Electric Circus. 27 Aug, 11pm–5am. £7 (£6). See Thu. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–5am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring unique pop from The Banana Sessions (27 Aug, please note 2-5am opening times for this Festival date); punchy funksters Washington Street guest on 10 Sep followed by the rockier sounds of The Dark Jokes (17 Sep). ■ Lucky 7 at Studio 24. 27 Aug, 10pm–3am. £2 before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Ska, reggae, bluebeat and 2-Tone with DJs Tall Paul and Tony 2-Eyes. ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 27 Aug, 10.30pm–5am. £7 (£6); half price with Complete Stone Roses ticket. 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) ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 10 Sep, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 17 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. Headspin’s Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes. ■ Musika at the Liquid Room. 10 Sep, 10pm–3am. £5 before 11.15pm; more after. Edgy house and electro night Musika’s only residents night of the year with Derek Martin, Laurie Neil, Jamie McKenzie and Kirk Douglas. ■ The Opal Experience at Opal Lounge. Weekly 9pm–2am. £tbc. Glamorous vocal house and ice-cool electro with a hint of R&B. ■ Pet Rescue at the Store. 27 Aug, 11pm–5am. £5. Minimal techno and tech-house from Animal Hospital and friends. Plus visuals, animal sculptures, face-painting, Pet Rescue punch and more. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 27 Aug, 11pm–5am. £tbc. House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart. ■ Pop Rocks at Electric Circus. 17 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. Launch of this new night of rock, 70s glam, 80s classics and 90s dance hits from the Beep Beep, Yeah! DJs. ■ Pulse at Cabaret Voltaire. 10 Sep, 11pm–3am. £14. The techno night is joined by the mighty Dave Clarke.
Zzzap!
Two nights in quick succession welcoming the new students to Edinburgh from Zzzap!. First is their show with live hip hop from Scotland’s very own Young Fathers (pictured) followed by their intriguingly titled ‘Freshers Flesh Party’ with a mix of indie, electro, breaks and beats (they return yet again with a Foals DJ set at the Liquid Rooms on 27 Sep). ■ Liquid Room, Tue 13 Sep; Wee Red Bar, Fri 16 Sep (both Edinburgh).
FREE RSI She Bang Rave Unit Festival Special at the Southern. 27 Aug, 8pm–3am. She Bang Rave Unit join RSI Residents Bill Spice and Duncan Starski for a unique party vibe with a mish-mash of excellent, eclectic tunage at this Festival special. ■ Saturday Night Beaver at Cabaret Voltaire. 17 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5. Women’s club night Velvet becomes SNB now in the hands of The Street’s Trendy Wendy and Louise, with a kickin’ soundtrack for ladies, their invited male guests and LGBTI friendly door policy, in The Speakeasy. ■ The Scene at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 3 Sep, 7.30pm–3am. £4. New live music club with a mix of folk, blues and rock from Adam Holmes, Macka Rising and Chris O’Neil plus DJs playing house. ■ Shakedown at the One Below. Weekly 8pm–3am. £5. Funky music at this new night inspired by the lounge club scene in New York, Paris and Los Angeles. ■ Studio 24 Rawks at Studio 24. Weekly 10pm–2am. £5 (£4). Studio 24’s re-rebranded rock night with DJs Soo and Matt27. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £1 before 11pm; £6 after. 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. ■ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 17 Sep, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Another dose of disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves as this ‘no holds barred disco death match’. ■ White Mink at the Voodoo Rooms. 27 Aug, 11.59pm–3am. £10. See Thu. ■ Zombie Nation at Lola Lo. Weekly 8pm–2am. Free before 10pm; £8 before midnight; £10 after. Tropical beats and voodoo drums.
Edinburgh Sunday Clubs FREE Casual Sundays at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Laid-back rock to ease you into the week.
FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. ■ Contagious Behaviour ‘Party on the Terrace’ at the Liquid Room. Weekly 2–8pm. £5. House, R&B and chillout tunes on the terrace (don’t worry there are heated and covered areas if the weather turns). ■ Contagious Behaviour at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). New stylish student night with a mix of house, electro, and drum & bass plus pyro, sound and light FX and Red Bull giveaways. ■ Fuzzy Logic at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Student night of dance, electro, R&B and indie. ✽✽ Heavy Gossip Boat Party at the Newsroom. 11 Sep, 3pm. £15 in advance; £20 on the day. Craig Smith and Nick Yuill’s house night heads off on the high seas for a night of nautical nonsense and mighty fine disco house on the Firth of Forth. Return buses leave from The Newsroom at 5.30pm (but the party kicks off from 3pm). ■ Hippy Hippy Shake at Studio 24. 28 Aug, 10pm–3am. £tbc. Electro-swing and funky house. Featuring a live performance from Gentlemen’s Dub Club. ■ Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 10pm–3am. £2 (£1). 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. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. ■ SIN Island at Lola Lo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Lola’s new ‘industry night’ with funky beats and cocktails. ■ Souloco at the Green Room. 28 Aug, 10pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 after. Deep techy house as Souloco host a bank holiday Festival special with special guest Subb-An (Hot Creation). FREE Sunday Service at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Big backpacker party.
Clubs
✽✽ Tackno at Electric Circus. 28 Aug, 11pm–5am. £8 (£6 in fancy dress). Trendy Wendy’s delicious mix of kitsch classics, joyful cheese and pop anthems, plus Fancy Nancy and her ‘hostesses with the mostess’. 16th birthday special. ■ Tiesto at Royal Highland Centre. 28 Aug, 3pm–1am. £35. Colours present this huge night of trance from probably the biggest DJ in the world right now with an accompanying laser and lights show for this Club Life tour, with support from Hardwell and many more. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. R&B, urban and hip hop.
Edinburgh Monday
Clubs FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. R&B, hip hop, pop and floor fillers. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–5am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 (students/hospitality staff £1). Taking care of Monday nights at the Cab with a mix of techno, beats and pieces from WolfJazz, Beefy and guests, joined by Turbo’s Thomas von Party (29 Aug).
Edinburgh Tuesday
Clubs FREE Antics at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Blackout at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 (£3); ladies free before midnight. Mr Meeks, P-Stylz and Prospect mix up hip hop, house and dubstep. ■ Motion at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £2 (£1) after. An eclectic mix from across the decades. FREE Poison at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Classic rock night. ■ Risky at Lola Lo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Funky dance beats and drinks promos. FREE Soul Jam Hot at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–5am. Old school, real deal soul, garage and R&B. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and guests. ■ Zzzap! at the Liquid Room. 13 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £4. Electro, nu-rave, UV and house party. Freshers launch party special featuring live hip hop from Young Fathers alongside Dandy Riot and Club Soda.
Edinburgh Wednesday Clubs ■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. £1 before 11pm; £3 after. Student night of chart R&B and dance from the Big Cheese DJs. ■ Bounce at Wee Red Bar. 14 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £3. Hip hop, dubstep and Euro beats. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 (students £1). Midweek indie and alternative night. The Cribs put in a DJ set at this freshers special (21 Sep); please note £4 before midnight; £6 (£4) after for this date only. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. ■ Mansion at the Green Room. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 (£5). Huge student night of R&B and urban sounds. FREE Night Nookie at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Electro, hip hop, dubstep, funk and bassline mash-ups. ■ Slap Bang at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 (free). Musical mish mash of disco, funk, house and electro from DFault and Picassio. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Wed 11pm–3am. Garage, UK funky, dubstep and bassline house.
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