Clubs ■ Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£3 students). Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this club from residents Rob Etherson, Jenny and Mash. ■ Boho Fridays at Boho. Weekly 9.30pm–3am. £6. Fridays at Boho are funky, with DJ Robin B. ■ Booty Call at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Craig Guild plays chart, Lil L plays R&B and hip hop and Nicola hosts karaoke, plus shooter girls, cocktails and a ‘booty call’ text service. ■ Buff Fridays at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Gordie and Jack play old school jazz, funk and soul upstairs, while downstairs it’s John Ross and Alex O with everything from funk to punk. ■ Cathouse Fridays at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). DJs Billy, 32 and Chopsie play rock, metal, punk rock and emo. ■ Cheesy Pop at Queen Margaret Union. Weekly 9pm–2am. £3–£4 (£2 members). After many years, rampant hordes of mucky-minded, vodka-fuelled urchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’s edam selection. ■ Crash at the Shed. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Euan and Andy play all the party tracks you know and love.
■ Damnation at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Elysium at Audio. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5. Progressive house with Crawford Lambie and Michael McMurray. ■ Fashion Fridays at oVo. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (£3 students). Chart and club sounds from DJs Paul Rea, Kash and Asim. ■ Friday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. House and electro at this mainstream party night. ■ Get Loose Fridays at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5 ; free before 11.30pm with a queue skip card). R&B, hip hop, house and more, courtesy of Gavin Sommerville, Gerry Lyons and Brian McGill. ■ Hummingbird Friday at Hummingbird. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Carlo Carozzi and Andrew Melrose take charge of two rooms of house and party tracks. ■ Jamming Fridays at Maggie May’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (students £3). Resident DJ Jopez plays indie and rock’n’roll from the 60s to the present day. ■ NOW Fridays at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (students £4). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). UK-wide indie Friday nighter, with Afrocentric playing hip hop and R&B in the ABC2 on the last Friday of every month. FREE The Rock Bomb at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. The best rock and metal from across the years. ■ Shake Appeal at Bar Bloc+. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. Hip-shakin’ rock’n’roll, punk, blues, rock and metal. ■ Sound at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). A collection of some of the finest DJs in Glasgow and beyond, with Derizen playing bass influenced party sets in T1 and the house sound of Biba Nights in T4. Meanwhile, Disco Disco kicks back in the cocktail lounge, playing soul, funk and disco. ■ 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. ■ Tech at Re-Play. Weekly 3pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after (£3). Ray Woods and Craig McHugh play R&B,
house, hip hop and electro. ■ Tempted at Tusk. Weekly 10pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Party sounds from DJ Norman Robinson. ■ United Nations of Dance at the Tunnel. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&B from Scotty Boy, Marc Anderson, Steve Clarke, John Thomson and more.
Glasgow Saturday Monthly & One-Offs ■ Black Tent at Nice’n’Sleazy. 20 Oct, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ■ EQTV and Bulletdodge Present at Stereo. 20 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5. A Bulletdodge label party, featuring boss Gareth Whitehead alongside My Evil Twiin, Wardy & Andy Cumming and Jan Cree. FREE Friday Street Mod All-Dayer at McChuills. 20 Oct, 1pm–midnight. Classic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at this all-day version of Scotland’s premier mod club, with guest DJs from Glasgow and Edinburgh clubs including Instant Whip, Cool Struttin’, Basics, Full Circle and Kitten Casino, and live bands The Shotguns, The Hamfat 4 and the 45s.
GLASGOW CLUB VENUES
■ Admiral Bar Basement 72 Waterloo Street, 221 7705. A great venue that has managed to get a new 3am licence. ■ The Arches Argyle Street, 0870 240 7528. Probably the biggest venue in Glasgow and home to the likes of Colours, Death Disco and Pressure.
■ Arta 62 Albion St, 552 2101. An incredibly flash bar, restaurant and club space in the Merchant City. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Bamboo 51 West Regent Street, 332 1067/8. A musical programme that takes in modern soul and funky house makes this a favourite venue. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Box 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. Rock, punk, indie and alternative sounds. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Braehead Arena Kings Inch Road, 886 8300. Occasional large one-off events in this arena. ■ The Buff Club 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. A number of fine nights at this upstairs-downstairs venue.
■ The Bunker Bar 193–199 Bath Street, 229 1427. Pre-club indie and rock sounds, with late opening at the weekend and occasional big-name guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Byblos Unit Q, Merchant Square, 71 Albion Street, 552 3895. Flash mainstream dance sounds for mainstream clubbers in the heart of the Merchant City.
■ Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel 106– 108 Brunswick Street, 552 0001. Playing everything from electronica to soul and funk. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Carnival Arts Centre 2nd Floor, 34 Albion Street, 946 6193. Occasional, mostly world music-themed club nights at this Merchant City haunt. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Blackfriars 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. Rock, pop and indie DJs, with occasional bands earlier in the evening. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Black Sparrow 241 North Street, 221 5530. It’s an early-closing bar venue, but this new addition to Glasgow’s scene deserves mention for its fine selection of guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Boho 59 Dumbarton Road, 357 6644. Glossy weekend clubbing at the foot of Byres Road. See listings for selected highlights.
■ The Cathouse 15 Union Street, 248 6606. The most popular metal and goth club in the city. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Classic Grand 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. Regular clubs and live music.
■ Club 30 22 Cambridge Street, 332 3437. Billed as a discotheque, expect the most commercial of pop sounds with the occasional bigger name guest. ■ Common 25 Royal Exchange Square, 204 0101. A flash club which offers soul, R&B and house on the site of the old Belo.
See listings for selected highlights. ■ Corinthian Ingram Street, 552 1101. Upper- crust clubbing. Smart clothes are a prerequisite over the weekend. See listings for selected highlights.
■ The Courtyard 84 West Nile Street, 354 0049. A pub with a small al fresco space to the rear for some legendary daytime house parties. ■ The Ferry Anderston Quay, the Broomielaw, 553 0606. This floating venue on the Clyde plays host to various one-off nights, and the genius monthly that is VEGAS!
■ Firewater 341 Sauchiehall Street, 354 0350. Student-friendly indie-rocking bands and party choons late into the night. See listings for selected highlights. ■ The Flying Duck 142 Renfield Street, 572 0100. An eclectic, indie- focused club which – rather impressively – features a room made out to look like a kitchen.
■ The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. Student venue playing party tunes. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street, 332 0691. Record Playerz/Mixed Bizness (on Thursday) and Divine (monthly Saturdays) every week make this student venue a consistent winner. ■ Ivory Blacks 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. Featuring a mixture of rock gigs and hardcore techno clubs. See listings for selected highlights.
■ The Ivy 1102-1106 Argyle Street, 337 3006. It’s a bar, but it still manages an enviable selection of local house and techno DJ talent all week round. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Karbon 4 Buchanan Street, Springfield Court, 221 8099. Student night TIT is always full, with Electroball Fridays giving it a bit more of an edge. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Karibu 95 Hope Street, 221 7002. Glossy but commercial sounds in the heart of the city, with R&B a particular speciality.
■ Kushion 158-166 Bath Street, 331 4060. Student- friendly house, pop and indie sounds. See listings for selected highlights. ■ La Cheetah 72 Queen Mary Street, 221 4851. Dance, electronica and cutting-edge rock’n’roll at the venue formerly known as Twisted Wheel. Student- friendly house, pop and indie sounds. See listings for selected highlights.
■ MacSorley’s 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. It’s a pub, but one owned by (and just along the street from) the Sub Club, so the DJs are very good. ■ Maggie May’s 50 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. A punk-themed music venue with a 3am license after the bands have finished. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Milan 50 42 Queen Street, 548 8002. Sleek and sexy urban and house music at Glasgow’s newest party joint, formerly Cube. See listings for selected highlights.
0900. One of Glasgow’s most down-to-earth and exciting bars, now with a late license at the weekend. See listings for selected highlights.
■ O2 ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. The gig venue turns into a massive club night all through the weekend. ■ O2 Academy 121 Eglinton Street, 08700 771 2000. Host to big one-off parties ranging from Club Noir to Back to The Future.
■ O’Couture 373–377 Sauchiehall Street, 333 3940. Commercial and student-friendly, in the heart of Glasgow’s busiest street.
■ The Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs, 353 8000. One of the city’s most atmospheric live venues, which hosts a selection of one-off clubs. ■ Oran Mor Byres Road, 0870 0132 652. Huge Gaelic-style venue in the West End that plays host to Thursday, Friday and Saturday party nights.
■ Polo Lounge Wilson Street, 553 1221. The gay community of Glasgow votes with its feet every weekend, making this the most popular club of its kind in the city. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Queen Margaret Union University Gardens, 339 9784. Various club and club-orientated gigs occur at this student emporium. See listings for selected highlights.
■ The Shed 26 Langside Avenue, 649 5020. Commercial party nights in the Southside. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Nice’n’Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 ■ Soundhaus Hydepark Street, 221 4659. House,
techno and live venue with Off The Record & DEFF every month. ■ Stereo 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. The venue which discovered Franz Ferdinand is revived in a new location, playing host to fine indie gigs and clubs in the basement.
■ Strathclyde Students’ Union University of Strathclyde, Students Association, 90 John Street, 567 5023. Housing a selection of cheesy and/or specialist student nights. See listings for selected highlights. ■ Sub Club Jamaica Street, 248 4600. One of the best club venues in Glasgow and host to Subculture and Optimo.
■ The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street, 204 1000. A venue famous for its well-dressed crowd and popularity. Dance tunes dominate the weekend. See listings for selected highlights.
■ Universal 157 Sauchiehall Lane, 332 8899. This smart venue hosts drum & bass and laid-back club nights, making it a varied space in which to relax. ■ The Viper Bar & Club 500 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, 334 0560. This west end institution has been recently refurbished, but it’s still an unashamedly mainstream affair. See listings for selected highlights.
■ The Winchester Club 49 Bell Street, 552 3586. A former jazz bar, this Merchant City basement venue attracts the kind of night and clientele which befits its elegant décor.
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