Clubs
■ 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. ■ 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.
Glasgow Sunday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ Highlife at the Sub Club. 27 May, 9pm–3am. £7; £5 (£4) afterparty only. A night with excellent pedigree, from the people who bring you Slabs of the Tabernacle and Huntleys & Palmers Audio Club. Expect Afrobeat, jackin’ house, Italo, 80s electro, UK funky, and Latin beats from resident Auntie Flo, aka Brian d’Souza, at this monthly Sunday night version. The second birthday party, with an early set from William Bennet’s new project Cut Hands. ■ Mutha F**kin’ Foam Party at Classic Grand. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £4. With DJ SYF spinning a summery mix of rock and pop for you to get foamy to and drinks starting at a mere pound, the summer starts here. Hopefully . . . ■ Trash & Burn at Classic Grand. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £4. Leave your morals at the door and break out your inner rock god or goddess, with DJ Barry, Ms Daiquiri Dusk and the T & B Go-Go Girlz. ■ anRk at Classic Grand. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £4. Classic Grand’s punk rock anti-jubilee party, blasting punk and ska tunes from the 70s right through to the present day. FREE Sonar Sunday at Hillhead Bookclub. 10 Jun, 8pm. Party tunes from the Thunder Disco Club. Part of the West End Festival. Weekly ■ Big in Japan at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Dance if you want to, or take advantage of the cheap drinks instead. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–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. ■ Encore at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. £5 (£3). Party sounds, and note it’s free entry all night with a retail wage slip. FREE Jinty at Flat 0/1. 10 Jun, 11pm–3am. Hip hop and grime from Jinty Gutter Riddim. ■ La Rocha at Berkeley Suite. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free on residents’ nights; £3 on guest nights. A place for the weird and wonderful, where regular live shows and events fill the gaps between resident vibemeisters Cutters Choice and Shax O’ Ring. Intrigue is the name of their game. ■ Liquid Cool at Common. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Iain Thomson, AJ and Gordon ‘Harri’ Miller play vocal garage and house. ■ Mayhem Sundays at Bennets Glasgow. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Party tunes for an up for it gay crowd with Marc. ■ Quids In at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1. DJs Marky Mark and Mash playing a mix of electro, funk and disco. It’s £1 in, and at the end of the night all these pounds go in a pot and someone wins the lot. ■ Strictly Sunday Sensual at O’Couture. Weekly 10pm–3am. £7 (£5). A brand new Sunday house and club night. ■ Sunday Roaster at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Cheesy chucks tunes at you in G2 while you dance wildly. ■ Sunday ‘Sentials at Play. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Party sounds from DJs Chris Stewart and Ross McFadyen.
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■ Sunday Service at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. FREE Sundays at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ AM-Y playing killer rock, metal, punk and requests. ■ SuperSonic Electronic at Nice’n’Sleazy. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £4 (£3). A night of classic synthesizer sounds and music made for dancing. ■ Weekends With a Bang! at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJ Leah takes you out with a bang at this explosive end to the week. Glasgow Monday
Weekly FREE Boteco Intimo at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Explore the intimate sounds of bossa nova, tropicalia, exotica and breezy lounge pop every Monday with your hostess DJ Mingo-go. ■ Burn at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Burn provides all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget. Presented by Normski, Zeus and Mash. ■ Duo at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight with wristband; £5 (£3) after. A new Monday trade night playing disco, electro, dubstep and more. ■ Hangout Mondays at O’Couture. Weekly 4pm–3am. £tbc. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks. ■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (students £3). Dolly Daydream and Drucifer serve up a steamy mix of electro, disco, alternative and sleazy sounds. ■ Monday Night Heat at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. £3–£5 (free entry to all trade staff). Trade night with DJ Ross McMillan playing chart, dance, student anthems. FREE Passionality at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. Passion’s the fashion on a Monday with this night from TLC and DJ Shawn Roberts. ■ Space Invader & Mayhem at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after (student £3; trade staff free all night). Andy R plays requests from all genres plus lasers, retro consoles and rock, metal and pop punk form DJ Muppet upstairs.
Glasgow Tuesday Weekly ■ The Drop Off at Common. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). The weekly club throwdown is back, with residents Adam Forbes and Robin Dunne. ■ Dubbed at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJs Rob Technic and Colin Reid play house, R&B, hip hop and indie. ■ I AM at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 or free at www.iamclub.co.uk/contact. Weekly electronica and bass supplied by Beta & Kappa. ■ Juicy Tuesday at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. A night to entertain the masses across two rooms. Room one sees Stevie Foy rocking out indie pop and electro, while Li’l L and Ray Woods get the party started with hip hop beats and R&B grooves in room two. ■ Junk Disco at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Club anthems, party hits and requests, as well as dressing up and occasional celebrity appearances. ■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Euan Neilson, Dave Sinclair and newly recruited resident Hushpuppy (RPZ, Death Disco) present the city’s best Tuesday-nighter. ■ Lust at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students). Indie anthems and urban beats. FREE Nectar & Nails at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–1am. Off the wall party sounds with DJ Ed Nygma.
■ Reprisal at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJ Mythic presents a midweek extravaganza of rock, metal, punk and ska. ■ Up Yours at Deja Vu. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3–£5. Thumping bass beats at this unapologetic student night of party hard twisted disco. ■ Wild Combination at Nice’n’Sleazy. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Drunk disco, fun house and acid rock at this new midweek party.
Glasgow Wednesday
Monthly & One-Offs FREE Laid at Bar Bloc+. 30 May, 9pm–3am. A new club night featuring live bands, DJs, visuals, free cookies and made-to-order milky beverages including white, mint and pink Russians. With guests The Hounds Below (featuring members of the Von Bondies) and Secret Motorbikes. ■ Milk at Flat 0/1. 6 Jun, 9pm–3am. £7. A new indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. This first birthday party will feature live guests Drive-By Argument, Jocasta Sleeps and Theatre Fall. Weekly ■ Bitter Glitter at Bennets Glasgow. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Madame S (Utter Gutter) and Fraser Bone (Lock Up Your Daughters) with a weekly party, playing a mix of homo-disco, electronic treats, jackin’ house and tech beats. ■ Different Strokes at the Buff Club. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). Pop music from through the ages and across the globe, including R&B, rock’n’roll, jive, swing, reggae and Afrobeat. ■ Garage Wednesdays & Bronx at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Chart, classic and current hits, and drink promos too on the mainfloor. The Attic rocks to dubstep, punk, electro and rock. Free entry for GU/Caley/UWS students. ■ Gay as F**k at Play. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Cheap drinks and gayness with DJs Darren and Michael. ■ I Love Viper Wednesdays at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. £3–£5 (students free). DJ Jimmy Eleven playing all the best chart, dance, R&B, cheese and student anthems. ■ Lollapalooza at O’Couture. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 (students £4). Jamie, Sam and CJ the DJ play indie, pop, cheese and R&B. ■ Octopussy at the Arches. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (students £5). Jacuzzis, bouncy castles and a Chapel of Love at this weekly student night of indie, pop and electro. ■ Spiral at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. The darker side of indie from Gavin Dunbar (Camera Obscura), such as Queens of the Stone Age, Joy Division and The Kills. Featuring live music. ■ Sub Rosa at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3) or Free entry via sub-rosa@hotmail.co.uk. House-led student night. ■ Subversion at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJs Catnip and Pasta mix up 80s/90s alternative pop hits, dance, industrial and classic rock. ■ Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Gavin Sommerville plays R&B in the main room, DJ Toast plays chart in the lounge and Andy Wilson plays rock in the red room. ■ Vice City at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). An indie and alternative night for the midweek market. FREE Wednesdays at Flat 0/1 at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. Soul, funk, Motown and Northern Soul from Duncan Harvey. ■ West End Wednesdays at Boho. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). A student night for the West End, with cheap drinks and dancing.
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 ■ No Globe at the Third Door. 24 May, 11pm–3am. £5. ‘Party music without borders’ at this world music and global beats night. Joined by two new African- influenced London-based acts: The Busy Twist and Real Fur. FREE Superclub at Sneaky Pete’s. 24 May, 11pm–3am. Audio-visual takeover by the Superclub gallery with a live set from Dam Mantle. ■ Twist & Shout at the Third Door. 24 May, 11pm–3am. £2. Rock’n’roll and northern soul from the 50s and 60s from Fresh Air. FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 31 May, 11pm–3am. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. ■ Salsa Buena at the Jam House. 31 May, 8pm–1am. £16 (£14). Salsa and Latin club night with dance demos from Yamil Ferrera, a professional dancer and teacher from Cuba. Live band night. FREE Dapper Dan’s at Sneaky Pete’s. 7 Jun & 21 Jun, 11pm–3am. Default and Picassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail of beats’ on decks and FX. ■ Hoodoo at the Third Door. 7 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Electro swing night from Sheffield’s Swank’n’Jams. FREE Spare at Sneaky Pete’s. 14 Jun, 11pm–3am. Danco and Kamico play hench beats.
Weekly 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. ■ i AM at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£3). Open minded clubbing as Glasgow’s weekly electronica and bass night makes its Edinburgh debut with beats and pieces supplied by Beta & Kappa plus digital dub from Chungo-Bungo. Sheffield producer Blawan guests (31 May). ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 (students £1). Indie and alternative night from DJ Katy Murphy. ■ Lafayette at Electric Circus. Weekly (from 14 Jun) 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£3). Hip hop and R&B at this new night inspired by the music, culture and nightlife of Lower East Side New York, presented by State of Mind Clothing. ■ Madame Belle’s at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Hip hop, R&B, electro, house and dancefloor anthems with a burlesque twist. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics plus bouncy castles, a swimming pool, jacuzzi and plenty of promos. FREE Shenanigans at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ Callum blasts the best in die, pop, dancefloor anthems electro and hip hop. ■ Switch Up at Wee Red Bar. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. 99p. Hip hop, bass and techno from a selection of seasoned Edinburgh DJs, promoters and producers from the likes of Xplicit, J-Dub, JakN and more. ■ Temple at Silk. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Three floors of dancing (with drum & bass and dubstep upstairs) plus live drummers.