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■ Tardis at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Northern soul, classic indie tracks and more from Gavin Dunbar (Camera Obscura), featuring live music. ■ TGIF at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 7pm–2am. £4–£6 (girls free before midnight). Alfredo Crolla and Stevie Foy play out the latest hits, club classics and dancefloor electro.
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Mixmag Warehouse Party at Monthly & One-Offs ■ Bad News at the Arches. 26 May, 11pm–3am. £14. The team behind i AM bring a new night celebrating soundsystem culture to Glasgow, playing hip hop, garage, dubstep, reggae and drum & bass. With a resident 26kW wall of sound supplied by Electrikal Sound System and a fresh graffiti wall created live for each event. This Outlook Festival launch party will feature guests Congo Natty & Tenor Fly, George Fitzgerald, Dark Sky, Mungo’s HiFi and Chungo Bungo. ■ Bedlam at Queen Margaret Union. 26 May, 10pm–2am. £tbc. A monthly goth, EMB and hardcore night for the black-clad hordes. ✽✽ Ministry of Sound and SWG3. 26 May, 5pm–2am. £20. A nine- hour warehouse party from two of the UK’s biggest clubbing brands. With a three-hour exclusive set from X-Press 2 and support from Rebecca Vasmant, Peter Farley, Laurence Nolan, Raymond McDonald and Geoff M. See preview, page 73. ■ Quadrant V at La Cheetah. 26 May, 11pm–3am. £6 advance; £8 on the door. With a set from Martin ‘Atjazz’ Iveson and support from Glasgow’s Ali Ooft. ■ South Side Soul at Pollok Ex- Servicemens Club. 26 May, 8pm–1am. £5. Soul, Motown and R&B from the good old days with DJs Fraser Dunn, Felonious Munk and Alan McKenzie. ■ Thunder Disco Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 26 May, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Nineties house, techno and ‘sex disco’ from Jube and Rory at one of Glasgow’s finest young parties. ■ Walls at Stereo. 26 May, 9pm–3am. £6; free for upstairs DJ sets. Live AV show of haunting vocals, distorted synth lines and slo-mo techno from these Kompakt signings. Their Glasgow date will be a late-night presentation from the Arches and Sync in Squares featuring John Talabot, Lorca, Becoming Real, Konx-Om-Pax (Display Copy, Planet- Mu), Swank’n’Jams and more. ■ All Tore Up at Blackfriars. 2 Jun, 10pm–3am. £5. Maximum rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll and rockabilly at this 1950s record hop. ✽✽ Coloursfest at Braehead Arena. 2 Jun, 5pm–4am. £35. Coloursfest is Scotland’s longest running dance event and each year brings together 10,000 clubbers and a roster of superstar DJs. This year’s line-up includes Paul van Dyk, Laidback Luke, Paul Oakenfold, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Bryan Kearney, John O’Callaghan, Artic Moon, Indecent Noise and John Askew. ■ Deathkill4000 at Bar Bloc+. 2 Jun, 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. An industrial rock noise party. With live guests Ubre Blanca. ■ Impact at SWG3. 2 Jun, 8pm–2am. £15. Hardcore, industrial techno and gabba at this long-running night. Now at Glasgow’s premier warehouse venue, with guests Day-Mar, Negative A, Tripped, Al Twisted and more. ■ Melting Pot at the Admiral. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. All things disco-house from residents Andrew Pirie and Simon Cordiner. ■ Menergy at the Forbidden Gentlemen’s Club. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. £8 (students £7). Monthly Italo disco and Hi-NRG gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter and her ‘Muntourage’ of drag queens, with guest DJ Jon Pleased Wimmin.
Coloursfest
It’s that time of year again (and rather conveniently the date coincides with our Summer Festivals Special issue), as lovers of big room, hands in the air house and trance all converge on the banks of the Clyde for the mighty Coloursfest. This year Paul Van Dyk, Laidback Luke (pictured) and Paul Oakenfold headline alongside names like Markus Schulz, Mark Knight, John Callaghan and many more. ■ Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Sat 2 Jun.
■ Pandemic at Nice’n’Sleazy. 2 Jun, 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.’ FREE Rebecca Vasmant at Flat 0/1. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. Jazz-inspired house from the Ministry of Sound tour resident. ■ Synesthetic at La Cheetah. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. £8. A new night playing Detroit and minimal-flavoured techno from Scott Rowan and Stuart Reedie. The debut night, with special guest Dan Curtin (Mobilee, Peacefrog). ✽✽ Tictactoe at Saint Jude’s. 2 Jun, 5pm–midnight. £10. The minimal house and techno night returns, with resident Andrew Doran. A huge third birthday party in a thus-far secret location featuring Hot Creations label boss Lee Foss alongside Harvey McKay, Simon Stokes, Rebecca Vasmant, Auntie Flo, Andrew Doran, Stevo Doran, nosleep, Jasper, Danny Sharkey and more. There will be an afterparty. FREE Offbeat at Flat 0/1. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. House, garage, disco and techno from the Offbeat crew. ■ Osmium at Blackfriars. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. DJs Blair Benzini and Gary Dance Commander play Italo, disco, synth-pop, funk and a whole bunch of other stuff . ■ Theophilus London at the Arches. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. £7. The Brooklyn rapper crash-lands in Glasgow for a live set. This club show will also feature an array of special guests. ■ Wax Works at Chambre 69. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Eric Cloutier and John Osborn all night long, with the NYC bunker resident and frequent Panorama bar guest providing four hours of house and techno. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 16 Jun, 11.30pm–3am. £3. A night for dancing to indie-pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping. ■ Code at La Cheetah. 16 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 in advance; £8 on the door. A well-established techno night which started at Paisley’s Club 69, with Holland’s Radial, label boss of Audio Assault and Arms.
■ The Gatsby Club: 1920s Cabaret at Glasgow University Union. 16 Jun, 7.30pm–2am. £12 (£10). Clubbing 1920s style, with cocktails, a music hall variety show, burlesque acts, the Black Diamond Havana Band and the Odium cinema, and 20s and 20s- inspired tunes from DJ Lord Holyrude. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Maneuver at the Courtyard. 16 Jun, 1–11pm. Upfront house and techno beats from residents Andy Lyon and Alias. A free, all-day second birthday party with guests Animal Farm, Terry Whyte, Rebecca Vasmant, Unique, Lindsay & Kendal, Jonny Whyte and many more. ■ Shout Bamalama at Blackfriars. 16 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Raucous rock’n’roll, groovin’ R&B, thumping soul and other sounds from the past that’ll make your backbone slip. Weekly ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Rock, metal, industrial and punk. ■ Back Tae Mine at the Flying Duck. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Going out is the new staying in, as this night offers booze, tea, toast, bands and DJs to create a houseparty vibe 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. DJ Sketch, Harri Miller and John Thomson put together 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. ■ Buff Saturdays at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Nick Peacock plays northern soul, jazz and funk upstairs, and downstairs it’s Alex and John with classic disco and 80’s hits. ■ Cathouse Saturdays at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). 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.
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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. FREE Funktifeyeno at Firebird. Weekly 9.30pm–1am. The Dance! Dance! Dance! resident spins soul, funk, disco and his own edits. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £7 (£5 with a matric card). Big Al, Dominic Martin and Robin B play 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 Saturdays & Supersonic at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Brian McMaster plays a big array of hits, anthems and chart toppers, Craig Guild plays R&B and hip hop and DJ Kenny handles the indie. ■ 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 with DJ Craig McGee. Featuring live music. ■ Love Music at O2 ABC. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons, with a different club each week in the ABC2, featuring Now But Northern playing northern soul and Motown on the first Saturday, Beats, Rhymes and Life playing hip hop on the second, Flipsville playing 50s and 60s rock’n’roll on the third and FTW’s cross-genre dance party on the fourth. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ 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. FREE Thunder Disco Club at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. A weekly residency from TDC’s Jube. ■ Where It’s At at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 7pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £6–£8 after. DJ Ross McMillan playing chart, dance, R&B and electro. ■ 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. 24 May–21 Jun 2012 THE LIST 77