Clubs
■ Sunday Service at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Sunday Sesh at Boho. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). Resident DJs play party anthems to wind you down or pick you up. ■ 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. ■ 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 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. ■ 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. ■ Play-Doh Tuesdays at Re-Play. Weekly 7pm–3am. Free entry before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. Ross McFadyen, Ian McNab and friends play house, electro and student anthems. FREE Poptart at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 11pm–3am. Start the weekend very early with DJ Belle de Hell. ■ Switch Tuesdays at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (free for students). Dan South and Robin B mash up hip hop, R&B, pop and electro. ■ Up Yours at Deja Vu. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3–£5. Thumping bass beats
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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+. 27 Jun, 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 Stanley Odd launching their new album. ■ Milk at Flat 0/1. 4 Jul, 9pm–3am. £4. Indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. With live guests Arches and Archimedes Principle. FREE Take It Sleazy! at Nice’n’Sleazy. 4 Jul, 11.30pm–3am. A no-holds-barred mix of 80s pop, electro synths, techno beats and nu-disco. FREE Not Moving at Nice’n’Sleazy. 18 Jul, 11.30pm–3am. Club night.
Weekly ■ 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 and legendary Garage karaoke from Disco Dave. ■ 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. FREE Open Mic at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. If you like to play music for others or just like listening to live artists then Boteco’s new open mic night is for you. ■ 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. ■ Vicious Circle at Hummingbird. Weekly 10pm–1am. £tbc. Party sounds from DJ Iain Thompson. ■ We Play Records at Bar Petite. Weekly 8pm–midnight. Free. An electronic pre-party, with Level32 and friends. 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 FREE Dapper Dan’s at Sneaky Pete’s. 21 Jun, 5 Jul & 19 Jul, 11pm–3am. Default and Picassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail of beats’ on decks and FX. ■ Whisky Kiss at the Voodoo Rooms. 21 Jun, 7.30pm. £7. A cool take on traditional Scottish dancing with the ‘ceilidh in a club’ featuring Highland Hotties, breakdancers, trad folk and DJ Grum Stone playing club classics and contemporary house (with the band giving the house hits a ‘tartan twist’). FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 28 Jun, 11pm–3am. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. ■ Salsa Buena at the Jam House. 28 Jun, 8pm–1am. £6 (students £4). Salsa and Latin club night with dance demos from Yamil Ferrera, a professional dancer and teacher from Cuba. Featuring special guest DJ Javier La Rosa. ■ Twist & Shout at the Third Door. 28 Jun, 11pm–3am. £2. Rock’n’roll and northern soul from the 50s and 60s from Fresh Air. FREE Spare at Sneaky Pete’s. 12 Jul, 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 with a frisky mix of funk and house. 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. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 (students free). Indie and alternative night from DJ Katy Murphy (now filling a regular Thu night slot). ■ Lafayette at Electric Circus. Weekly 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. £6. 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. ■ Temple at Silk. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Three floors of dancing (with drum & bass and dubstep upstairs) plus live drummers. ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house. ■ Zzzap at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 or £3 with guestlist. Electro, nu-rave, UV and house party.
Edinburgh Friday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ Corruption Live! at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 22 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Corruption 106 Radio party with DJ Archy, DJ/MC Shaun McLean and DJ Welshie playing dance, trance, electro, house, hard style and old skool, ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 22 Jun, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats. ■ Sounds of Soul at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 22 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £8 (£6). The Ladies on Rotation (Simmone Black, Jo Myles, The Blonde Flash, Nicki Lowdown and Isla Blige) provide the soul, house, real disco, funk and boogie selections. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 29 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Your local one-stop hop for funk/ soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. ■ Numbers at Sneaky Pete’s. 29 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 (members free). One of Glasgow’s most eclectic clubbing successes returns to Edinburgh with a mix of dubstep, bass, funky and techno. ■ Unpop! at Wee Red Bar. 29 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £4. ‘Indie pop dance party’ of C86, twee and janglesome indie from the likes of Camera Obscura, Pavement, Felt, Belle & Sebastian and many more. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. Twisted and freaky mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll where ‘the weird is normal’. ‘Rockstar Party’ inspired by the hard rock of the Sunset Strip. ■ ETC at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 if dressed in ‘theme’). Electronic music night with a mash of techno, acid house, bassline, jungle, dubstep, metal, breaks and gabber from the Edinburgh Tekno Cartel. Rumble in the Jungle special with a jungle/dubstep/breakcore soundtrack. ■ Hoodoo at the Third Door. 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3. Electro swing night from Sheffield’s Swank’n’Jams. ■ Soul Kitchen at the One Below. 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). Dale Lush and Isla Blige with a night of smooth soul, hip hop, funk and uplifting disco. ■ Unseen at Studio 24. 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after. New techno night specialising in ‘pitch black techno’ from the minds that gave you Dogma. Joined by Iformat (Nachtstrom Schallplatten). ■ Bixon at the Third Door. 13 Jul, 11pm–3am. £6. Slick hip house night. ✽FREE JakN at the Annexe at the Techno past, present and future. Presenting a free summer shake down. ■ Robigan’s Reggae at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 13 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. A night of reggae, dancehall and rocksteady. ■ Wonky at the Bongo Club. 13 Jul, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Another night from the heads at Trouble who team up with Wolfjazz for a night of hip hop, beats, bass and dubstep with Afrobeat. ■ bETAMAX at Studio 24. 13 Jul, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. New mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night hosted by Chris FAST (FASTpunkclub) and Angus A-Go-Go (the Go-Go) with guests. Liquid Room. 13 Jul, 10.30pm–3am.
Weekly ■ Broke at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5.50. Chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. ■ Buddha Fridays at Opal Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. £5 before 11.30pm; £8 after. Funky beats and up-tempo club classics with live sax and percussion. ■ Cream Soda at Electric Circus. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. Bubbly new pop night with classic hits old and new from DJ team The Parma Violets.