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the Tunnel. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&B. Saturday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ .ghost. at the Old Hairdressers. 17 Nov, 8pm–1am. £3. Rare house and deeper shades of techno with Colin Cook and Colin Walker. ■ 2ManyDJs at the Arches. 17 Nov, 10pm–3am. £19.50. Belgium’s finest, the mash-up men behind Radio Soulwax. ■ Black Tent at Nice’n’Sleazy. 17 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ■ Code at La Cheetah. 17 Nov, 11pm–3am. £10; £6 earlybird. Guest Tommy Four Seven (CLR) rejoins resident Nick M at the techno night. ■ Kill Yr Idols at Berkeley Suite. 17 Nov, 11.45pm–3am. £3. Residents GK Machine and G Blythe and special guests the Slow It Down DJs spin DIY disco tunes with a punk attitude. ■ Mao Disney at the Poetry Club. 17 Nov, 8.30pm–2am. £7; £6 advance. Live guests 1990s and Post join DJ Paul Thomson (Franz Ferdinand, The Yummy Fur) for some eclectic art-clubbing. ■ No Sleep at Saint Judes. 17 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £8 after. 18-year-old BareSkin and Leeds’ Tristan de Cunha guest at Adam Watt and Jonathan Carroll’s (Why Eleven) forward-thinking house night. ■ Rubbed at Saint Judes. 17 Nov, 10pm–2am. £4 (students £3). Deep house and minimal techno from brothers Ali and Stuart Logan. With special guest Reverence (Radio 1 Xtra, Cafe 1001). ■ Shout Bamalama at Blackfriars. 17 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Raucous rock’n’roll, groovin’ R&B, thumping soul and other sounds from the past. FREE Symbiosis at Audio. 17 Nov, 10pm–3am. Drum & bass and dubstep, with resident DJs including Calaco Jack, Alcane, Dom D’Sylva, Whoa!gan and Altronix. Eighth birthday special. ■ Boogie Down Fundraiser Party at the Brunswick Hotel. 24 Nov, 10pm–2am. £10 donation for inclusion on the guest list. Benefit night in aid of The Women’s Support Project, from Toulouse-based Solitude Music. ■ DC Sessions at Berkeley Suite. 24 Nov, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. The last DC Sessions of 2012 welcomes Rodriguez Jr (Mobilee), also known as one half of The Youngsters. ✽ Death Disco at the Arches. 24 Nov, 11pm–3am. £10. Tenth birthday party featuring Crookers. See preview, page 49. ■ Divine at the Admiral. 24 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Northern soul, heavyweight funk, Tamla Motown, 60s freakbeat, dynamite ska, easy listening and psychedelia. ■ Guilty Pleasures Of Mother Goose Presents at the Old Whisky Bond. 24 Nov, 3–10pm. £5–£10. Featuring It’s A Fine Line (aka Tim Paris and Ivan Smagghe). ■ LuckyMe at Nice’n’Sleazy. 24 Nov, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Salva, The Blessings and Eclair Fifi play this hometown date. ■ Misanthropy at Blackfriars. 24 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3.50). Specialising in UK underground bass music, with drum & bass, dubstep, grime and breaks. ■ Mungo’s Hi Fi and Chungo Bungo at Chambre 69. 24 Nov, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Dancehall, grime, ragga and dubstep, with very special guest David ‘Ram Jam’ Rodigan. ■ Offbeat at La Cheetah. 24 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. House, garage, disco and techno from the Offbeat crew. With New York Transit Authority. ■ Back to the Future at the Arches. 1 Dec, 9pm–3am. £20; earlybird £16. Ninth birthday for this huge night of hardcore, rave and old skool, with Kutski, Javi Boss, DJ Stephanie, Main Concern and more.
■ Bedlam at Queen Margaret Union. 1 Dec, 10pm–2am. £5. A monthly goth, EMB and hardcore night. ■ Club Noir’s Christmas Party at O2 Academy. 1 Dec, 9pm–3am. £15.50. DJ Loveless plays vintage and modern music between world-class burlesque shows. ■ Deathkill4000 at Bar Bloc+. 1 Dec, 10pm–3am. Free before midnight: £2 after. An industrial rock noise party. With a comeback set from Creme De Menthe (one half of Den Haan). ■ Let’s Go Back . . . Way Back! at La Cheetah. 1 Dec, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Old school house, rave and dance music, with residents Bosco and Rob Mason and local guest Terry Pussypower. ■ Melting Pot at the Admiral. 1 Dec, 11pm–3am. £10. All things disco-house from residents Andrew Pirie and Simon Cordiner and special guest Joey Negro. ■ Strange Paradise at Nice’n’Sleazy. 1 Dec, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Club night. ■ Supermax at Berkeley Suite. 1 Dec, 11pm–3am. £5. A night of disco mayhem from Billy Woods. ■ Violate at Big Joint. 1 Dec, 8pm–2am. £15 (members £7). Fetish club with play, socialising, dancing and live music. See violate.co.uk for the dress code. ■ Chambre69 Presents at Chambre 69. 8 Dec, 11pm–3am. £8. With special guest Edu Imbernon (Get Physical). ■ Osmium at Blackfriars. 8 Dec, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. DJs Blair Benzini and Gary Dance Commander play Italo, disco, synthpop, funk and a whole bunch of other stuff . ■ Wrong Island at Nice’n’Sleazy. 8 Dec, 11.30pm–3am. £3. A monthly party hosted by Dirty Larry and Teamy, playing everything from 80s disco all the way to modern post-dubstep stompers. Weekly ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ■ Back Tae Mine at the Flying Duck. Weekly 9pm–3am. £5; free before midnight. Rotating resident DJs including Andy Divine and Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes from Singles Night and Jamo from Freakbeats. ■ 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 80s 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 & Konichiwa at O2 ABC. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons. ■ 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. ■ Reverb at Blackfriars. Weekly 10pm–3am. £3 before 11pm, £5 after. House, techno and acid sounds from Wee C, Monsieur De Large (Inner City Acid), Terry Pussypower and Snook. 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. A selection of rock, indie and metal classics. ■ Saturdays in Stereo at Stereo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1. Weekend club night whose ethos is one DJ and one band for one pound, including a DJ set until late. With guests Magic Eye (17 Nov), Mother Ganga (24 Nov), Post (1 Dec) and Sacred Paws (8 Dec).
■ Sin-Sational Saturdays at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. £6 (£5). DJs David Clark, Preston Connor and Gavin Watson preside over the wickedness. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. House night with Harri and Domenic, and rolling residents Junior, Telford and Esa. Forthcoming guests include Bicep (24 Nov). ■ Yoyo at the Shed. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. DJs Euan and Derek play pop and hip hop hits. ■ 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.
Sunday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ Highlife at the Sub Club. 18 Nov, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Expect afrobeat, jackin’ house, Italo, 80s electro, UK funky, and Latin beats from resident Auntie Flo. ■ Optimo Presents at the Sub Club. 25 Nov, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Twitch and Wilkes present big name guests. FREE Sunday Dub Club at Dukes Bar. 25 Nov, 5pm–midnight. Casual dub sessions with DJ Greenman and guests. ■ Instruments of Rapture at the Sub Club. 2 Dec, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. House music from The Revenge, with 6th Borough Project, Craig Smith and Ali OOFT. ■ Thunder Disco Club at the Sub Club. 9 Dec, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Nineties house, techno and ‘sex disco’ from Jube and Rory. Weekly ■ Banana Split at Play. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. James D plays house and indie. ■ Cosmic Ballroom at Re-Play. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Craig McFadyen, Ian Pollock play chart, party and dance anthems. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm with a matric card; £6 (£4) after. DJ Kash, Domsko and Gerry Lyons play hip hop, house, funk and electro. ■ 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. ■ Noite Tribal at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 10.30–3am. Latin house music and live percussion, presided over by DJs Euan and David. ■ Quids In at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1. DJs Marky Mark and Mash playing a mix of electro, funk and disco. Pay £1 on the door and win it back (and everybody else’s) at closing time. ■ Sunday ‘Sentials at Play. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Party sounds from DJs Chris Stewart and Ross McFadyen. ■ Sunday Roaster at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. DJ Cheesy plays the tunes. You dance to them. ■ Sunday Service at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Weekends With a Bang! at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. £3 (£2). DJs David Clark and Jamie Blyth help you end your week in explosive style.
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). Disco tuneage presented by Normski, Zeus and Mash. ■ Duo at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight with wristband; £5 after (£3). A new Monday trade night
playing disco, electro, dubstep and more. ■ 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. ■ 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 pop punk from DJ Muppet upstairs.
Tuesday
Weekly ■ 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. Upcoming guests and events include High Sheen’s Ben Martin (6 Nov) Swamp81’s Dusky (13 Nov) and Kokoro & Floyd (20 Nov). ■ The Drop Off at Common. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). The weekly club throw down 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. ■ 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. ■ Popcorn at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (students free before 11.30pm). Student party night with Robin B and Ross McMillan. ■ Poptart at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Start the weekend very early with DJ Belle de Hell. ■ Wild Combination at Nice’n’Sleazy. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Drunk disco, fun house and acid rock at this new midweek party.
Wednesday Monthly & One-Offs FREE Not Moving at Nice’n’Sleazy. 21 Nov, 11.30pm–3am. Club night. FREE Take It Sleazy! at Nice’n’Sleazy. 5 Dec, 11.30pm–3am. A no-holds-barred mix of 80s pop, electro synths, techno beats and nu-disco. FREE Weirdo Wednesday at Nice’n’Sleazy. 12 Dec, 11.30pm–3am. Club night.
Weekly ■ Sub Rosa at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5. House-led student night. With guests Animal Farm (5 Dec). ■ 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 main floor. The Attic rocks to dubstep, punk, electro and rock. ■ Lollapalooza at O’Couture. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 (students £4). Jamie, Sam and CJ the DJ play indie, pop, cheese and R&B. ■ 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. FREE Wednesdays at Flat 0/1 at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. Soul, funk, Motown and Northern Soul from Duncan Harvey. ■ WNB: Wednesday Night Bamboo at Bamboo. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£4). Bamboo’s big Wednesday night party, with Gavin Sommerville, Andy Wilson and DJ Toast. ■ 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. 15 Nov–13 Dec 2012 THE LIST 51