list.co.uk/clubs ■ Billy Woods at Berkeley Suite. 3 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3. Supermax’s disco overlord gets out and about. ■ Colours at the Arches. 3 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £22.50. Scotland’s biggest commercial club night presents an array of massive names. A special showcase of Dutch house label Dirty Dutch, with label head Chuckie alongside Gregori Klosman, Glowinthedark, W&W, Menno De Jong and Ashley Wallbridge. ■ Deathkill4000 at Bar Bloc+. 3 Mar, 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. An industrial rock noise party. With live guests Fangs. ■ Highlife at La Cheetah. 3 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4 in advance; £6 on the door. A night with excellent pedigree. Expect Afrobeat, jackin’ house, Italo, 80s electro, UK funky, and Latin beats from resident Auntie Flo aka Brian d’Souza. Celebrate the rhythm section here with DrumTalk (Sofrito/Soundway). ✽✽ Melting Pot at the Admiral. 3 Mar, 11pm–3am. £10 in advance; £12 on the door. All things disco-house from residents Andrew Pirie and Simon Cordiner. The 11th birthday party, with Danny Krivit (Body & Soul, NYC) and the team from Glasgow’s Big Break Records. ■ Menergy at SWG3. 3 Mar, 9pm–2am. £5; £3 for GSA students. Monthly Italo disco and Hi-NRG gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter and DJ Kid Zipper. Glasgow School of Art’s annual fundraising tranny night. ■ Pandemic at Nice’n’Sleazy. 3 Mar, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Noj, Mark, Johnny Shrapnel and Gil Scott Heroin play indie, 60s garage, soul, rock’n’roll and ‘The Fall at least once’. ■ Wax Works at Chambre 69. 3 Mar, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Underground house and techno on vinyl, with the regular Wax Works team. Featuring a two-hour techno set from Sigha (Hotflush, Blueprint, Our Circula Sound) and Bake from Glasgow’s All Caps crew. ■ Deadly Rhythm at Chambre 69. 10 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 in advance; £8 on the door. Launched in London, a new dubstep, house and future garage night for Glasgow. With special guests Kyle Hall and Moxie. ■ Guilty Pleasures Of Mother Goose at Saint Judes. 10 Mar, 11pm–3am. £10 (earlybird £7). A new house and techno night with resident Ja- ames. With a three-hour guest set from Danny Benedettini (Items&Things). ■ Osmium at Blackfriars. 10 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3. DJs Blair Benzini and Gary Dance Commander play Italo, disco, synth-pop, funk and a whole bunch of other stuff . ■ Rectify at Audio. 10 Mar, 10pm–3am. £10. A night of trance and techno from resident Michael Hutcheson, from a club which originated as an illicit warehouse rave and went legit back in ‘04. This month’s theme is Future Heroes, with up and coming trance producers Arctic Moon and Sneijder heading the bill. ■ System at La Cheetah. 10 Mar, 10pm–3am. £5 before 11pm; £7 after. A new night playing techno, house and minimal from DJ Unique and Richard Watson. With special guest Simon Stokes. ■ Traktion at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 10 Mar, 10pm–2am. £3. Residents Colin Forbes and Chaz Johnston deliver house and techno sounds. ■ Wrong Island at Nice’n’Sleazy. 10 Mar, 11.30pm–3am. £3. A monthly party hosted by Dirty Larry and Teamy, playing a tracklist of everything danceable from 80s disco all the way to modern post-dubstep stompers. ■ Animal Farm & Subculture at the Sub Club. 17 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Two of Glasgow’s very best house nights team up. With a Scottish exclusive performance by Swedish analogue techno outfit Skudge.
■ Balkanarama at Chambre 69. 17 Mar, 10pm–3am. £8 before 11pm; £9 after. A night of gypsy/Balkan/klezmer madness, film, visuals and live music featuring gypsy belly dancing, live visuals, free plum brandy and more. With up-and-coming Danish live band Tako Lako. ■ Code at La Cheetah. 17 Mar, 11pm–3am. £10. A well-established techno night which started at Paisley’s Club 69, with DJ Nick M and guests. With special guest Monoloc of CLR. ✽✽ Jack Beats at the Arches. 17 Mar, 11pm–3am. £12. The team behind anthems like ‘Get Down’ and ‘All Night’ fuse house, hip hop and dubstep with electro and drum & bass. The first tour of their new live show, featuring en masse support from Toddla T, Jaymo and Andy George, Japanese Popstars (live), Delta Heavy, Don Diablo and Boom Monk Ben. ■ Shout Bamalama at Blackfriars. 17 Mar, 10pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Raucous rock’n’roll, groovin’ R&B, thumping soul and other sounds from the past that’ll make your backbone slip. FREE Symbiosis at Audio. 17 Mar, 10pm–3am. Drum & bass and dubstep, with resident DJs including Calaco Jack, Alcane, Dom D’Sylva, Whoa!gan and Altronix. With guest Special Ed (Special Records). ■ Miss Electric Gypsyland at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 24 Mar, 9pm–3am. £5. Balkan beats and international sounds. Weekly ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students free). Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ■ Back Tae Mine at the Flying Duck. Weekly 9pm–3am. £5; free before midnight. Going out is the new staying in, as this night offers booze, tea, toast, bands and DJs to create a houseparty vibe. After a sabbatical it’s back at the Flying Duck with rotating resident DJs including Andy Divine and Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes from Singles Night and Jamo from Freakbeats.
■ Base at the Tunnel. Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. A blend of funky house and R&B over two huge and consistently packed rooms. ■ Bob’s Full House at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Chart, R&B, house, indie and electro with DJ Bobby Bluebell. ■ Boho Saturdays at Boho. Weekly 9.30pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £8 after. Li’l Rich packs the dancefloor every Saturday with a li’l bit of everything. FREE Deep Groan at Berkeley Suite. Weekly 11pm–3am. A late night drinking bar with Jnr C and The Organist (of Love) playing weird pop, dark dance, soundtracks, lo-fi electro, new wave, international sounds and more. ■ Front to Back at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Bouncy reggae business from Chungo Bungo, DJ L-I- AM on beat patrol, the Marquee DJs, La Bamba and more. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £7 (£5 with a matric card). R&B, indie, rock and soul. ■ Hummingbird Saturdays at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Party sounds from DJs Aaron Petrie and Kid Sleazy. ■ I Love Garage at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ Kinetic Blue at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £6 (£5 students) after. Indie and funky house from Ross McMillan. ■ Kinky Disco at Kushion. Weekly 7pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. The self-styled sexiest party in town is hosted by DJs Stevie Foy and Gav Somerville playing house, electro and urban hits. ■ Life on Mars at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Indie rock’n’roll, Motown, electro and soul. Featuring live music. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Nick Peacock, John Ross and Alex O provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky.
The Garage’s 18th Birthday Party
Love it or hate it the Garage is a Glasgow institution and it’s great at what it does – big no nonsense party nights with absolutely no pretensions. And now the venerable venue is finally coming of age with a huge 18th birthday party that promises four rooms chockablock with chart cheese, R&B, electro, indie hits, dancefloor anthems, prizes, birthday cake and more besides. ■ The Garage, Glasgow, Fri 2 Mar.
Clubs
■ O’Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 students). Big-room party, dance and R&B sounds from Rob Etherson and That Tall Guy Scott. ■ 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 11pm–3am. Korben Dallas and Nushta Droganova play Italo, disco and house. ■ Re-Play Saturdays at Re-Play. Weekly 3pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 (£5) after. Will Ruane, Ian Pollock and Ross McFadyen play dance, house, R&B and chart anthems. FREE Rip This Joint at Slouch. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ Jopez plays indie, rock’n’roll, blues, soul and funk. ■ 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. ■ Saturdays at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £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. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. Glasgow’s well- established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic, and rolling residents Junior, Telford and Esa. ■ Sugar Rush at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. £tbc. Pop, house and dance from DJ Devine. ■ 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. Weekly10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. DJs Euan and Derek play pop and hip hop hits. ■ oVo Saturdays at oVo. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (£3 students). Chart and club sounds, with DJs Stevie Lennon, Naeem, AJ and Asim.
Glasgow Sunday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ Thunder Disco Club at the Sub Club. 11 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). Nineties house, techno and ‘sex disco’ from Jube and Rory at one of Glasgow’s finest young parties. Weekly ■ Banana Split at Play. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. James D plays house and indie. ■ Big in Japan at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Dance if you want to, or take advantage of the cheap drinks instead. 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. ■ Cosmic Ballroom at Re-Play. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Craig McFadyen, Ian Pollock play chart, party and dance anthems. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. Weekly10pm–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.
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