CLUBS
GLASGOW HIGHLIGHTS Events are listed by day of the week, then sorted alphabetically. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by David Pollock. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow Thursday
✽ Different Drum at Saint Judes. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). A new night bringing big guests to Thursdays. Upcoming sets come from Lone and Cooly G (19 Sep, £7/£5) and Vitamins (26 Sep). See Cooly G profile, page 49. ■ Freshers’ Foam Party at the Garage. 19 Sep, 11pm–4am. 27 Sep, 11pm–3am. £4. The traditional new term ritual combines students and suds to a debauched degree. ■ Frogbeats Present: Unleash The Beast at the Sub Club. 19 Sep, 11pm–3am. £4. Drum & bass and jungle from residents Denney and Rize. ■ Hex at La Cheetah. 19 Sep, 11pm– 3am. £tbc. A fresh party with a house and techno soundtrack. ■ Pistols at Dawn at La Cheetah. 3 Oct, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Retro house, downtempo and electronica. A Fleetwood Mac after party with Balearic and eclectic sounds provided by the PAD crew. ■ Rubix at the Sub Club. 26 Sep, 11pm–3am. £8; £7 advance. A new night with eclectic taste in great club music, featuring returning resident Mandeep. With special guest Boddika (Nonplus, Sunklo, Swamp 81, Skudge). FREE Tigerbeat at the Flying Duck. 19 Sep, 10pm–3am. Subcity’s Tigerbeat introduces a new night with the finest lost sounds from the non-English speaking world, including leftfield garage, psych, pop and disco treats and rarities. ■ Vicious Creatures at the Sub Club. 3 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5. A new club night all about ‘expanding horizons, vibrant outfits and statement dance moves’ from residents Anton and Larry. Featuring hot new London production talent Russ Chimes, who counts Mark Ronson, Booka Shade, Kelis, Marina & The Diamonds and Ellie Goulding among his remix clients. ■ Zombie Spring Break at Classic Grand. 26 Sep, 11pm–3am. £4. ‘Why?’ they ask. ‘Because zombies are awesome, that’s why.’
Glasgow Friday
■ Afro Funk and Psychedelia at the Poetry Club. 20 Sep, 10pm–2am. £5. Exactly what it says, from DJ Tchico (Groove City Radio). FREE Bears in the West at Underground Glasgow. 4 Oct, 9pm–1am. The BearScots night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company. With DJ Corkie providing the sounds and plenty of sweets to go round. ■ Bottle Rocket at the Flying Duck. 20 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). A night for dancing to indie, new wave, post punk, soul, rock’n’roll, pop and anything else that gets feet tapping. ■ La Cheetah Presents at La Cheetah. 11 Oct, 11pm–4am. £12; £10 advance. One of Glasgow’s most bangin’ basements selects a guest for your approval. Part one of this year’s La Cheetah birthday celebration, featuring a rare set from Chicago legend Ron Trent. ■ Close Lobsters Afterparty at Stereo. 27 Sep, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Club night following on from the evening’s gig. ■ Darkside at Make Do. 4 Oct, 11pm–3am. £22. Hardcore and industrial techno, gabba and drum & bass. With guests Korsakoff, Noise Suppressor, Detest, Mindustries and more. ■ Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike at the 50 THE LIST 19 Sep–17 Oct 2013
Arches. 20 Sep, 10pm–3am. Belgian brothers Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike bring their huge EDM sound to Scotland. ■ Drone at Berkeley Suite. 27 Sep, 11pm–3am. £3. An eclectic bi-monthly night from Death in Vegas founder Richard Fearless, named after his record label. ■ Flash Mob at Saint Judes. 27 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. A house, techno and disco club from residents Thrust Club. With special guest Monki (Radio 1Xtra, Rinse FM, AMP). ■ GBS at La Cheetah. 27 Sep, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Club night. With special guest Perseus Traxx, who makes stripped-down electronic soul inspired by mid-80s Chicago house. ■ Gasoline Dance Machine at Saint Judes. 20 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5. A night of mixed genres and mutant disco at this night from Cheap Picasso and Rob Ralston. ■ Harsh Tug at Nice’n’Sleazy. 4 Oct, 11.30pm–3am. £4. ‘Get drunk and get crunk. Get hip-hopped oot yer nuts and dance like dickheads.’ Sold! ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 27 Sep, 11.30pm–3am. £4. Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. ■ Infexious at Make Do. 20 Sep, 9pm–3am. £22. Hard dance, hardstyle and tech-trance at this regular rave. Celebrating six years of hardstyle with The Prophet, Crypsis, Delete and much more. ■ Kill Yr Idols at Nice’n’Sleazy. 20 Sep, 11.30pm–3am. £3. A back-to-basics grassroots dance party playing DIY disco with punk attitude, with residents GK Machine and G Blythe. ■ Kino Fist at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11 Oct, 11.30pm–3am. £4. Night of cross-genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. With special guest ITAL (Planet Mu, 100% Silk). FREE Loop at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 20 Sep, 9pm–2am. A house and techno club from residents Neill Murphy and Jamie Knox. With special guest Barrientos (Glasgow Underground). ■ A Love From Outer Space at Berkeley Suite. 20 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £3. Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnstone bring their out-there club night to Glasgow for a bi-monthly residency.
■ Offbeat at La Cheetah. 20 Sep, 11pm–3am. £10. House, garage, disco and techno from the Offbeat crew. With very special guest DJ Funk (above) – see Realist pick 10, page 7.
✽ Pressure at the Arches. 27 Sep, 11pm–5am. £18. More techno action
from Slam at their monthly residency, featuring some big-name guests. This month with a massive term-time return featuring special guests Chris Liebing, Pan-Pot, Levon Vincent, Heidi, Jackmaster and Clouds. See preview, page 49.
■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. The UK’s biggest indie club night comes to Glasgow. Featuring upcoming guest DJ sets from Barry Fratelli of the Fratellis (20 Sep) and Radio 1’s Huw Stevens (25 Sep). ■ RollerStop Nights at Jumpin Jaks. 4 Oct, 8–10pm. £5; £8 with skate hire. A 70s and 80s revival and a rollerdisco in one, with skates for hire or you can bring your own.
✽ Sensu at the Sub Club. 20 Sep, 11pm–3am. £10; £8 advance. A
typically great house, techno and electro night from the Sub Club. With special guest Dyed Soundorom. ■ Strangeways at the Admiral. 20 Sep, 8pm–1am. £4. A regular tribute night for The Smiths and Morrissey, with a proud fan club atmosphere and aesthetic, uninhibited dancing and more daffs/gladioli than you can shake a stick at. All proceeds raised go to charity.
✽ Void at La Cheetah. 4 Oct, 11pm– 3am. £8. Void Militia take over with their brand of house, techno and electro. With a guest set from ghetto tech don DJ Assault. FREE Yes! at the Flying Duck. 4 Oct, 11pm–3am. Launched by a group of friends who want a gay night that plays indie and guitar bands, the emphasis is firmly on music from classic artists such as David Bowie, The Smiths and Blondie and cutting edge acts like Django Django, Band of Skulls and Grimes.
Glasgow Saturday ■ #notsosilent at La Cheetah. 28 Sep, 11pm. £tbc. Future garage and bubbling dubstep sounds. The first birthday part two with Prosumer, b2b and Tama Sumo. ■ Adventures in Paradise at the Admiral. 21 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 before 12.30am; £7 after. Soul, funk and disco from Glasgow label Big Break Records (BBR) and residents Wayne Dickson, Malcolm McKenzie and Roddie Gibb. ■ All the Rage at Blackfriars. 12 Oct, 11pm–3am. £4. Hip mix of indie, post- punk, garage, indie pop, northern soul, pop and other music for dancing. ■ Armin Van Buuren at O2 Academy. 5 Oct, 7pm. £tbc. The Dutch trance and house DJ and producer returns to Scotland. ■ Bingo Players at the Arches. 5 Oct, 11pm–5am. £24.50 (£19.50). Dutch electro house duo Paul Baümer and Maarten Hoogstraten come to play. ■ Black Tent at Nice’n’Sleazy. 21 Sep, 11pm–3am. 5 Oct, 11.30pm–3am. £4. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ■ Blacktrackin’ at Pollok Ex- Servicemens Club. 28 Sep, 8pm–1am. £tbc. A night of purest Northern Soul and Motown. ■ Bondax at the Arches. 28 Sep, 7pm. £12. Electro and house duo. ■ Broken Disco at the Tunnel. 21 Sep, 10pm–3am. £10. Club night. Three rooms worth of partying, with a headline set from Yousef (Space Ibiza, Defected, Circus, Booom) alongside Stereofunk, Kelman & Lennon and many more. ■ Casual Encounters at Nice’n’Sleazy. 28 Sep, 11.30pm–3am. £4. Club night. ■ Code at La Cheetah. 21 Sep, 11pm–3am. £10; £6 advance. A well- established techno night which started at Paisley’s Club 69, with DJ Nick M and guests. With returning special guest Tommy Four Seven (CLR). ■ DC Sessions at Berkeley Suite. 28 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. A brand new party from the team behind Depth Charge. With special guest Shur-i-kan (Freerange, Dark Energy). ■ Divine! at the Admiral. 28 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight and concessions; £7 after. Glasgow’s longest-running club residency brings you a monthly dose of northern soul, heavyweight funk, Tamla Motown, 60s freakbeat, dynamite ska, easy listening and psychedelic soundtracks.
■ Drop the Bomb at Blackfriars. 28 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £3. Reggae, dancehall and soca from Bass Warrior Soundsystem. ■ Duke Dumont at the Arches. 12 Oct, 10pm–3am. £15 early booking. With support from FCL, Underground Paris (My Love Is Underground) and The Shimmy. ■ Erick Morillo at the Arches. 28 Sep, 10pm–3am. £29. Subliminal head honcho and house music legend Erick Morillo returns to Scotland for his first show in over six years. ■ Freefall at the Arches. 21 Sep, 10pm–3am. £17. A very fine, popular night of hard house and trance with residents Argy and David Rust. Returning this month after a long absence, with guests Orjan Nilsen, Ben Gold, Estiva and more. ■ Groove Theory at Saint Judes. 28 Sep, 11pm–3am. £tbc. A strictly old school party, with DJs Naeem, Kash, Joeboy Higgins and more playing R&B, soul, boogie, hip hop and reggae. Note that smart dress is preferred and advance tickets are available from thegroovetheory@gmail.com. ■ Hot Mess at the Poetry Club. 5 Oct, 10pm–2am. £2 before 10.30pm; £5 after. Gay club night describing itself as ‘an irregular party for irregular folks’, where the focus is on the music, which is a heady mix of disco, hi-NRG, acid house, Italo and electro from the safe hands of DJ Simonotron (Club for Heroes/Devil Disco Club). ■ Julio Bashmore at Secret Location: Glasgow. 28 Sep, 11pm–3am. £12. A secret set from the Bristolian house producer (above). ■ Melting Pot at the Admiral. 5 Oct, 11pm–3am. £10; £8 advance. All things disco-house from residents Andrew Pirie and Simon Cordiner. With DJ Cosmo (The Loft). ■ Nightrave at La Cheetah. 5 Oct, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Nightrave returns to Glasgow’s La Cheetah Club with a strong line-up promising some great underground club music from ghettotech to grime. Featuring Parisian party started Canblaster with support from Nightwave and a very special unannounced guest. ■ Pretty Ugly at the Admiral. 12 Oct, 11pm–3am. £6 (£5 before midnight and students). The Pretty Ugly girls will be playing sexy, glamorous indie rock’n’roll, electro beats, 60s soul and experimenting with some new artists to get everyone in the mood for dirty dancing. ■ STREETrave at the Arches. 12 Oct, 10pm–3am. £15. A Streetrave party featuring the classic sound of the old-school house superclub. The 24th birthday party, believe it or not, with Iain ‘Boney’ Clark, Jon Mancini and Hooligan X. ■ Shout Bamalama at Blackfriars. 21 Sep, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Raucous rock’n’roll, groovin’ R&B, thumping soul and other sounds from the past that’ll make your backbone slip. ■ Singles Night at the Flying Duck. 21 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Andrew