Clubs ■ Balkanarama at Studio 24. 9 Jun, 9.30pm–3am. £9 in advance; £10–£11 on the door. A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats featuring live music, bellydancing, VJs and a live jam session. Annual two-floor spectacular featuring Smash Kafan, Balkan Alien Sound and more. ■ Bass Syndicate at Sneaky Pete’s. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Bass Syndicate returns with a mix of bass heavy breaks, dubstep, electro and nu rave from G-Mac, Believe and guests. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Electric Circus. 9 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after (students £3). A staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ Bixon at the Third Door. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Slick house night presenting a Jaunt showcase. ■ Soulsville at the Bongo Club. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Tsatsu and Fryer spin the best in soul, doo-wop, rhythm & blues and rock’n’roll. ■ Basics at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 16 Jun, 8pm–3am. £5. Real-deal 50s and 60s rhythm and blues. Early 8pm start for this seventh birthday special. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 16 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. ■ GrownUps at the Meadows Hotel. 16 Jun, 8pm–1am. £4. Bumper summer special at this vintage vinyl club of funk, rockabilly, R&B, French pop, 60s garage, new wave and hip hop from DJs Kinghorror and The Spotlight Kid. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 16 Jun, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. Righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Pop Rocks at Electric Circus. 16 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after (students £3). New night of rock, 70s glam, 80s classics and 90s dance hits from the Beep Beep, Yeah! DJs. FREE Rendez-vous & Gasoline Dance Machine at the Third Door. 16 Jun, 11pm–3am. Rendez-vous spin fresh house and techno in a double bill with GDM and their mixed genre mutant disco tracks. Free entry kicking off The Third Door’s ‘Summer of Love’ relaunch. ✽✽ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 16 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Another dose of disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves. Hosting the UK debut of flamboyant Russian producer Philipp Gorbachev (Cómeme).
Weekly ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 after. A student friendly mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, R&B and indie. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £4 after. Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring reggae from The Foundation (26 May), Afrobeat from Diwan (2 Jun), ex-Codeine Velvet Club vocalist Lou Hickey and her band (9 Jun) and funk from Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience (16 Jun). ■ The Opal Experience at Opal Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. £5 before 12.30am; £10 after. Glamorous vocal house and ice-cool electro with a hint of R&B. ■ Pocket Aces at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). At Pocket Aces dancing is a priority with high energy disco, 80s electro, Afrobeat and house to the fore. ■ Propaganda at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4 before midnight). The UK’s biggest indie club night comes to Edinburgh. ■ Saturdays at Silk at Silk. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 (members £4). Robin Burgess and David Beatson mix up house, chart, dance and R&B. ■ Shakedown at the One Below. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6. Funk and electro night inspired by the lounge club scene in New York, Paris and Los Angeles. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 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 FREE Bad Apple Day Party & BBQ at Bar 50. 27 May, 1–7pm. Daytime house and tech party, with barbecue and crucially, a covered terrace in case the weather doesn’t play ball. FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. On 27 May expect grimey house from Jam City (Night Slugs), please note £3 (members free) for this date only.
■ Do It Again at the Third Door. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Sunday social rave up. FREE Bears in the East at New Town Bar. 10 Jun, 10pm–2am. A men- only night for bears and their admirers to meet up, organised by the BearScots. Weekly ■ Fuzzy Logic at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Student night of dance, electro, R&B and indie. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro and club classics. FREE The Sunday Club at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Two rooms of chart, indie, pop and rock requests.
Edinburgh Monday Weekly ■ Decadance at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. OK, so fair enough, it’s Mon, but that’s no excuse as Jason Cortez and Aaron play credible chart dance, house anthems and dirty electro. ■ Latin Quarter at the Third Door. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. James Combe and Freddy Ramirez with a real deal mix of salsa, merengue and world music. ■ Night Kids at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Night Kids aims to build a new community based around ‘forward thinking electronic music’ across three rooms. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ Secrets at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Hip hop and sexy R&B mixed with electro and dance, plus surprise guests, monthly themes and other secret surprises. ■ Trade Union at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–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. Now making a new home in the Annexe.
Edinburgh Tuesday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ Futureshock at the Third Door. 5 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Funk and soul from Jamie Steel and friends. Weekly FREE Antics at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene.
■ Hector’s House at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). New night dedicated to house in all its myriad forms – from vocal house to progressive via disco, electro and Chicago grooves. FREE I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs. FREE Soul Jam at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, funk and hip hop. FREE Split at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests. FREE Twisted Tuesday at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. DJ JT plays commercial house, electro and chart tracks, plus giant jenga, twister, etc.
Edinburgh Wednesday Monthly & One-Offs ■ Spanglish at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 30 May & 13 Jun, 11pm–3am. £4. Flamenco fusion and techno/rumba/hip hop from Orkestra Simolika and Pellizco Flamenco. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Garage, UK funky, dubstep and bassline house from residents Attic Kings and Blackwax. Dirtybird special as Claude VonStroke guests on 6 Jun (please note £5 entry). ■ Shake Yer Shoulders at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 6 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. Mixed genre night of minimal, electro, techno and drum & bass. ■ Inner Rhythm at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 20 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 (students free). James Clark, Deetek and Scott Murray alongside some quality local DJ talent play out funky dubstep, house, tech- house and techno. Joined by special guest Brotherhhod.
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. ■ Mansion at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. The student night of house, electro, R&B and urban sounds. FREE The Pit at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans. ■ Shake Some Action at the Third Door. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2. Indie night from the Evol crew.
EDINBURGH CLUB VENUES
■ The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
■ The Caves Niddry Street South, 557 8989. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. See listings for details.
■ CC Blooms 23-24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. One of the city’s most enduring gay clubs, with free entry and hi-NRG tracks every night of the week. ■ The Citrus Club Grindlay Street, 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk,
new wave and 80s classics. See listings for highlights. ■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights and pop to big guest DJs. See listings for highlights.
■ Electric Circus 36-39 Market Street, 226 4224. Eclectic dance beats and indie plus private rooms and karaoke for a unique clubbling experience. See listings for details. ■ Espionage 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 550 1780. Swish gay club. See listings for highlights. ■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental nights from
surf rock to electro. See listings for details. cool house nights. See listings for highlights.
■ Hive 15–17 Niddry Street, 556 0444. Rock, indie, student nights and electronica. See listings for details. ■ HMV Picture House 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. Home to indie clubbing and big name one-off special events. See listings for details.
■ Lava Ignite 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252. Chart favourites, pop hits and R&B. ■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. Big gig/club space and home to indie, electro, dubstep, house and visiting big name DJs. See listings for details.
■ The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details. ■ Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street, 561 2245. Cool funk, house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge.
■ Karma Nights 23 Lothian Road, 229 9197. Club classics, chart nuggets, 80s and party tunes. ■ The Lane 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of
■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart, dance and party tunes. ■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
■ Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing. ■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven and home to some big one off parties.
■ Shanghai Le Monde, 16 George Street, 270 3900. Slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh.
■ Silk King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing. ■ Sin Wilkie House, Cowgate, 225 9764. Commercial dance sounds, pop hits and R&B.
■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. Underground clubbing at its best, from techno and dubstep to indie. See listings for details.
■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights, specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details. ■ Third Door 45-47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for highlights.
■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. Sophisticated clubbing, cabaret and entertainment. See listings for details. ■ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details.
■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 80s to last week.
80 THE LIST 24 May–21 Jun 2012