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It’s become as traditional as mince pies and a lump of coal in your stocking as club heads make the annual pilgrimage to the Arches every Boxing Day for a hedonistic mix of big beats and Christmas cheer. This year’s line-up is fairly trance heavy but there’s still plenty of house, electro and breaks to tickly your fancy with an absolutely huge line-up that includes Dash Berlin, W&W, Marcel Woods, Bassjackers, Alex Matric (pictured) and Michael Woods. ■ The Arches, Glasgow, Mon 26 Dec.
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 Monthly & One-Offs ■ Cav Live at Lava Ignite. 15 Dec, 10pm–3am. £tbc. Late night live band/club night. FREE Spare at Sneaky Pete’s. 15 Dec, 11pm–3am. Dan Druce and friends play hench beats. FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 29 Dec, 11pm–5am. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. FREE Dapper Dan’s at Sneaky Pete’s. 5 Jan, 11pm–5am. Default and Picassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail of beats’ on decks and FX.
Weekly ■ Bounce at Lola Lo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. DJ Johnny Frenetic will be providing the best in electro, house and chart mash-ups. FREE Camp at CC Blooms. Weekly 11pm–3am. Deejay Bird spins camp classics from Hi-NRG and disco to pop. FREE Frisky Disco at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. Start the weekend early with DJ Dale. FREE Frisky at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back. FREE Loaded at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Emo and punk special. ■ Motion at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10pm–3am. £3 (students £1). Mash-ups club special where dance, indie, hip hop, rock and electro collide. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics.
FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. ■ Spin! at Electric Circus. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after (students £1). The Nu Fire and Axis DJs are controlled by Magic Nostalgia’s infamous wheel of chance, that gets an underground remix as dubstep, techno, indie, electro, drum & bass and more get added to the selection. Edinburgh Friday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ [Awry] at Studio 24. 16 Dec, 9pm–3am. £tbc. ‘Psychegaelic ceilidh’ and DJs playing a wide range of styles. FREE Boys Own at CC Blooms. 16 Dec, 11pm–3am. Downstairs at CC’s becomes ‘men only’ with DJ Blondie blasting out dance mixes of chart hits, plus the CC’s Go Go Boys (tipping vouchers available at the bar). ■ Damn Hot! at Cabaret Voltaire. 16 Dec, 11pm–5am. £3. Club night in the Speakeasy from the people who brought you Soul Jam Hot with a mix of funky disco, hip hop and soul. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 16 Dec, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. FREE Friday Funk at CC Blooms. 30 Dec, 11pm–5am. DJ Shelle la Belle does her best to get your booty shaking with a mix of funky tunes from past and present. Pre-Hogmanay foam party. ■ Papi Falso at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 16 Dec, 11pm–3am. £3. ‘Weirdo records for weirdo dancing’ from the bETAMAX, FAST, Ride This Train, Sausage Rolls and Gentle Invasion DJs spinning sci-fi pop, outsider folk, R&B, psych rock and other bizarre nuggets. ■ Retro Catz at Electric Circus. 16 Dec, 10.30pm–3am. 30 Dec, 7pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before midnight; £5 after. New retro club night hosted by the Pussy Galores with disco classics, 60s, 70s and 80s hits.
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