list.co.uk/clubs in the hands of The Go-Go with their mix of soul, 60s beat, mod, garage and pop from Tall Paul and Big Gus with live music from Les Bof! playing a special ‘party set’ of covers. Not forgetting the rockabilly club Green Door upstairs. ■ Hogmanay Allniter at the Third Door. 31 Dec, 9pm–5am. £tbc. Starting out as a gig with pre-bells sets from Hidden Orchestra, Broken Records and Withered Hand then morphing into a club with five hours of DJ action. ■ Hogmanay @ Mood at Mood. 31 Dec, 9pm–5am. From £8. Jim and Stevie play big chart hits with pyrotechnics and confetti showers. ■ Hogmanay Hive ‘til Five at the Hive. 31 Dec, 9pm–5am. £10. New Year’s mix of electro, house, indie, pop and chart. ■ Hogmanay Party 2011 at Why Not?. 31 Dec, 9pm–5am. £17.50 (VIP £25). Count down to the bells with the resident DJs playing ‘the music the masses have come to love.’ FREE Hogmanay £1000 Drop at CC Blooms. 31 Dec, 8pm–5am. Sashay into the New Year in the company of DJs Blondie and Shazza but make sure you remain standing until the bells as £1000 cash (in balloons) will drop from the sky at midnight and you’ll need all your wits about you to nab some. ■ Jazz Bar Hogmanay Party at the Jazz Bar. 31 Dec, 8pm–5am. £18 (£16). Night of jazz and funk to see in the bells featuring the Jazz Bar Hogmanay Quintet with trumpeter Colin Steele and the Latino funk and reggae sounds of Das Contras plus plenty of DJs. ■ Magic Nostalgia New Year at Electric Circus. 31 Dec, 9pm–3am. £10. Every half hour ‘The Wheel’ decides the playlist be it disco, 80s, rock gods, 90s rave, one hit wonders or movie music, at this multi-genre nostalgia fest. And for Hogmanay they are asking you to provide a category for the wheel. ■ Make a Date on New Year! at Lava Ignite. 31 Dec, 9pm–4am. £12.50 in advance; £15 on the door. A pumping selection of house, R&B and pop to see in 2012. ■ Mansion & Intoxic Hogmanay Party at Summerhall. 31 Dec, 9pm–3am. £20. The Electrikal Soundsystem is powering this eclectic night of house, electro, soul, jazz, funk, hip hop, techno, dubstep and drum & bass in one of Edinburgh’s most unique venues. ■ Masquerade Mardi Gras Party at Silk. 31 Dec, 10pm–5am. £8. Big masked party to bring in the bells. ■ The Motherfunk/She-Bang Hogmanay Party at the Voodoo Rooms. 31 Dec, 10pm–3am. £5. Gino and Fryer playing out soul, funk, soundtracks, retro, rare groove and R&B. She-Bang take over another room with a big party up mix of every genre they can lay their hands on. Hogmanay dinner package also available (£35). ■ Mumbo Jumbo & Headspin at the Bongo Club. 31 Dec, 11pm–5am. £10. The gang’s back together for a Hogmanay special of funk, soul, hip hop, electro, house and anything else Allan Dunbar, Steve Austin, Colin Millar, Dava and Trendy Wendy can mix into their New year set. ■ New Year’s Eve at City! at City Nightclub. 31 Dec, 10.30pm–5am. £10 in advance; £15 on the door. Club classics, chart and party sounds to see you into 2012. ■ New York New Year Party at Opal Lounge. 31 Dec, 10pm–5am. £20. A luxurious Big Apple themed party to say farewell to 2011. ■ The Official Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Afterparty at the HMV Picture House. 31 Dec, 10pm–5am. early bird £25. Ubiquitous producer Mark Ronson supplies the funk, breaks and beats with a DJ set with support from Radio 1 double act Jaymo & Andy George. New additions to the bill adding a drum & bass vibe with Sub Focus and MC ID. Part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay.
Musika
2011 has been an amazing year for Musika. They’ve been joined by legends such as Sasha and John Digweed, and they round it off in style with a Christmas party featuring the tech-house of Joris Voorn, the Scottish debut of Spanish DJ/producer Uner (pictured) and Glasgow duo Slam. ■ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 17 Dec.
FREE Opium Hogmanay at Opium. 31 Dec, 8pm–5am. A big rock and metal party to see out 2011. ■ Sneaky Pete’s All Star New Years Eve Party at Sneaky Pete’s. 31 Dec, 10pm–5am. £5. Indie night This is Music host this get together of all the resident DJs at Sneaky’s with This is Music (10pm), Dapper Dan’s (midnight), Playdate (1am), Nu-Fire (2am), Witness (3am) and Coalition (4am) covering everything from house and techno to hip hop and dubstep. ■ Tease Age vs Planet Earth Hogmanay Party at Citrus Club. 31 Dec, 11pm–5am. £12 in advance; £20 on the door. Tease Age supplies the classic indie while Planet Earth dishes out the 80s, rock and soul for a raucous New Year celebration. ■ Toolroom Knights Fifth Birthday Tour at Ocean Terminal. 31 Dec, 9pm–5am. £35 (early bird £30). The iconic house label rolls into Edinburgh for a huge Hogmanay party with Mark Knight, D Ramirez, Mark Storie, Tony Moran and Derek McNee. ■ Vegas! Grand Hogmanay Ball at Adam House. 31 Dec, 9pm–5am. £30. A new venue for the Vegas team as they host another Hogmanay party. Expect showgirls, big band tunes, swing, sleazy listening and burlesque featuring The Loveboat Big Band, Missy Malone and the Vegas Revue. ■ La Vie en Rose at Lulu. 31 Dec, 10pm–5am. £25. Glam Hogmanay celebration with Rose Moet & Chandon champagne and canapés. ■ We Love . . . Hogmanay at the Liquid Room. 31 Dec, 9pm–5am. £27.50. Three house heavyweights team up as Musika, Heavy Gossip and Ultragroove tempt We Love to Edinburgh for NYE, with bass heavy house from rising star Julio Bashmore, melodic techno from Deetron and We Love resident Jozif. Weekly ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 after. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, R&B and indie.
■ Lulu at Lulu. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 before 11pm; £10 after. Electro, club hits, sexy disco and chart favourites. ■ Propaganda at the HMV Picture House. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 11pm–3am. £5. The UK’s biggest indie club night comes to Edinburgh. ■ Social Network at City Nightclub. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 10.30pm–3am. £10 (VIP £15). Big house, chart and R&B anthems with a live facebook feed broadcast on screens across the club. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 10.30pm–3am. £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.
Edinburgh Sunday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ Frame at Electric Circus. 18 Dec, 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£3). Indie/alternative club. FREE Funk de la Flik at Cabaret Voltaire. 18 Dec, 11pm–5am. Eclectic funk and soul to help you forget Monday is on the horizon. FREE Calvertos Christmas Day Cracker at CC Blooms. 25 Dec, 11pm–5am. The LGBT club institution opens for a special Christmas Day party of festive tunes and chart cheese. FREE Christmas Day at GHQ. 25 Dec, 10pm–5am. Christmas Day clubbing with DJ Lynne and Motown with party hits. ✽✽ Fever Xmas Party at the Liquid before 11.30pm; £10 after. Fever takes over Taste’s annual Christmas Day party, providing the ideal festive get out clause to escape dull relatives and TV re-runs. Fisher and Price plus Miss Chris provide the tunes to dance off ‘all the trimmings’. ■ Karnival New Year’s Day Party at Cabaret Voltaire. 1 Jan, 10.30pm–5am. £tbc. Special New year’s Day party from the house night, ‘very, very special’ guest still to be announced. Room. 25 Dec, 11pm–5am. £8
Clubs
✽✽ Substance New Year’s Day Party at the Third Door. 1 Jan,
8pm–3am. £5. The techno night keeps the party going for anyone still on their feet, guests tbc.
Weekly FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro. FREE The Sunday Club at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Chart, indie, pop and rock requests (open Xmas Day).
Edinburgh Monday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ Karnival & Pulse Boxing Day Party at Cabaret Voltaire. 26 Dec, 11pm–5am. £8 before midnight; £10 after (£8). House night Karnival and techno specialists Pulse join forces for a special Boxing Day party. ■ Madchester Boxing Day Bash at the Liquid Room. 26 Dec, 10.30pm–5am. £10. Annual celebration of all things baggy with another Boxing Day special, with a play list that encompasses Happy Mondays, Stones Roses, The Charlatans, etc. ✽✽ Fever at the Liquid Room. 2 Jan, 11pm–5am. £8 before 11.30pm; £10 after. DJs Fisher & Price (Taste) play an eclectic mix of the best underground dance music. Weekly FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. FREE Rockaoke at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. A metal/rock take on karaoke. ■ 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. Including a Boxing Day special.
Edinburgh Tuesday Monthly & One-Offs FREE I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. 27 Dec, 11pm–3am. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs.
Weekly ■ Jelly Baby at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. New student night with jelly shots, cocktail buckets and ‘jello fun’. FREE Soul Jam Hot at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. 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 a smattering of very talented local guests.
Edinburgh Wednesday
Monthly & One-Offs FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. 28 Dec, 11pm–3am. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. Weekly ■ 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. ■ Electrosex at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). Up-and- coming DJs playing filthy electro. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 (students £1). Midweek indie and alternative night. ■ Slap Bang at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 (free). Musical mish mash of disco, funk, house and electro in the Cab’s Speakeasy. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Garage, UK funky, dubstep and bassline house.
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