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FREE Pandamonium at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Night of pure, unadulterated guitar classics, from punk rock to garage. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). ■ Roller Disco at Studio 24. 23 May, 9.30pm–3am. £5 (skate hire £2). Disco, cheese, boogie and anything other genres that go with roller skates. FREE Shake Yer Shoulders at Studio 24. 30 May, 11pm–3am. Mixed genre night of minimal, electro, techno and drum & bass. FREE The Soundbank at Pivo Caffè. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. An eclectic mix of indie, punk, hip hop and more. ■ Treble & Bass at Wee Red Bar. 23 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). A journey through house, electro, breaks and techno. ■ Underside at the Banshee Labyrinth. 23 May, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Classic, metalcore, black, death and everything musically in between. ■ XY at 511. 30 May, 10.30pm–3am. £4–£6. Adrenaline fuelled house, electro, bass and drum & bass night. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 23 May, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats. Saturday Edinburgh
FREE Anything Disco at Bar Soba. Weekly 8pm–1am. A night playing the best in disco, nu-disco and edits with DJ Babes and special guests. ■ Aura at Cav. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after (students free before midnight). Night of dancing to mainstream chat and party tunes and old school cheesy pop upstairs for over 25s. John Leslie is your host in the Luxe Lounge. ■ Decade at Studio 24. 17 May, 10.30pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £4–£5 after. New pop punk, emo and hardcore offshoot. FREE Definition at Sneaky Pete’s. 24 May, 11pm–3am. Dancefloor friendly underground house, electro, minimal and techno cuts on four dex, FX and laptops from residents Mark Balneaves and Martin Lightbody. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 17 May, 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring for their fifth birthday celebrations. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. ■ Jackhammer at the Liquid Room. 24 May, 10pm–3am. £10. Techno night with residents Wolfjazz and Keyte and some big names guesting including Dave Clarke and Slam. ■ Mayday at the Mash House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Techno/minimal night. Residents are Andrea Seghetti, Jack Gibson and friends. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 17 May, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 24 May, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5–£7 after. Headspin’s Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy, mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes. ■ Nostalgia at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 24 May, 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). House anthems from the late 80s and early 90s. ■ Pop Rocks at Electric Circus. 17 May, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. Night of 80s classics and 90s pop hits from the Beep Beep, Yeah! DJs. ■ Rewind at the Liquid Room. 17 May, 10.30pm–3am. £5. Mick Cool, Stevie C and Shuggy Bear return for
this Edinburgh favourite of 70s, 80s and 90s hits. ■ Samedia Shebeen at the Mash House. 17 May, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. Tropical beats, jazz, funk and world music. ■ Souloco at 511. 24 May, 10.03pm– 3am. £5–£7. Deep techy house and underground electronica featuring Groovement, Theo Kottis, Kirk Douglas and Wilson. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 31 May, 8.30pm–1am. £6. Hipster swing, jump jive, rockin’ R&B, dancefloor jazz, sleazy listening and gangster grooves at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls. ■ WN Saturdays at Why Not?. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 before 11pm; £8 after. Pedro Baptista (Dirty Sexy) and Nick G (Tipsy) lay down the beats for a Saturday night of dancing. Sunday Edinburgh
■ CAB VOL Sundays at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3–£5. Resident DJs Cunnie and Beef playing house, garage, reggae and bass. Expect guest spots from some well-known DJs including Lovebirds (25 May). FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro. ■ Dive! at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 25 May, 9pm–3am. £7 (£5). See LGBT listings. ■ Illusion at the Liquid Room. 25 May, 10.30pm–3am. £6–£12. Up front house. Hosting Off Recordings fifth birthday tour with Andre Crom and Chi Thanh. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (students £4). Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. ■ Through the Decades at the Voodoo Rooms. 25 May, 7pm–1am. £6. Charity disco night plundering the best hits form the 60s to the 90s (dressing up encouraged) in aid of Women v Cancer. Monday Edinburgh
FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Chart, cheese, indie, rock, pop punk or 90s hits. FREE Rockeoke at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Metal/rock karaoke. Tuesday Edinburgh
FREE Hive Tuesdays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from the alt.scene. FREE Soul Jam at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, funk and hip hop. Wednesday Edinburgh
■ Champion Sound at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Club night of dub, dubstep and drum & bass. ■ Itchy Feet at Studio 24. 21 May, 10pm–3am. £tbc. Rock’n’roll, rhythm’n’blues, soul and funk at this retro student night. FREE Rotation at Why Not?. Weekly 10pm–3am. Wednesdays where everything from the DJs to the theme is on rotation. ■ Tribe at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (students £4). Students’ night for partying. FREE Very Metal at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Very awesome hard and heavy metal night with DJs Maelstrom and Figby. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. The freshest cuts in bass music, house, garage, funky & grime with residents Ross Blackwax and Fault Lines plus a big guest every month.Upcoming guests include Bok Bok for their third birthday celebrations (14 May).
VENUES
■ Admiral 72 Waterloo Street, 221 7705. ■ Distill 1102–1106 Argyle Street, 337 3006.
■ The Arches 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. ■ Arta 62 Albion St, 552 2101.
■ Bamboo 51 West Regent Street, 332 1067/8. ■ Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel 106–108 Brunswick Street, 552 0001.
■ Blackfriars 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. ■ Box 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431.
■ Braehead Arena Kings Inch Road, 886 8300.
■ The Buff Club 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. ■ Bunker 193–199 Bath Street, 229 1427.
■ Carnival Arts Centre 34 Albion Street, 946 6193. ■ The Cathouse 15 Union Street, 248 6606.
■ Classic Grand 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. ■ Club 30 22 Cambridge Street, 332 3437.
■ The Ferry Anderston Quay, the Broomielaw, 01698 360085.
■ Firewater 341 Sauchiehall Street, 354 0350.
■ The Flying Duck 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. ■ The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120.
■ Ivory Blacks 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114.
■ Karbon 4 Buchanan Street, Springfield Court, 221 8099. ■ Karibu 95 Hope Street, 221 7002.
■ Kushion 158–166 Bath Street, 0845 166 6031.
■ La Cheetah 72 Queen Mary Street, 221 4851. ■ Maggie May’s 50 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350.
■ Milan 42 Queen Street, 548 8002.
Venues | CLUBS
■ O’Couture 373–377 Sauchiehall Street, 333 3940.
■ The Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs, 353 8000. ■ Òran Mór 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200.
■ Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905.
■ Queen Margaret Union University Gardens, 339 9784.
■ The Shed 26 Langside Avenue, 649 5020.
■ Stereo 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254.
■ Strathclyde Students’ Union University of Strathclyde, Students Association, 90 John Street, 567 5023. ■ Sub Club Jamaica Street, 248 4600.
■ SWG3 Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. ■ The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street, 204 1000.
■ Common 25 Royal Exchange Square, 0845 166 6003. ■ Nice’n’Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900.
■ Universal 157 Sauchiehall Lane, 332 8899.
■ Corinthian Ingram Street, 552 1101. ■ The Courtyard 84–86 West Nile Street, 352 9977.
■ O2 ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. ■ O2 Academy 121 Eglinton Street, 08744 477 2000.
■ Viper 500 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, 334 0560. ■ The Winchester Club 49 Bell Street, 552 3586.
■ The Bongo Club 66 Cowgate, 558 7604.
■ Castle Club 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215.
■ Cav 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252. ■ The Caves Niddry Street South, 557 8989.
■ CC Blooms 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331.
■ The Citrus Club Grindlay Street, 622 7086. ■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560.
■ Club Tropicana 23 Lothian Road, 0844 891 0855. ■ Electric Circus 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224.
■ Espionage 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. ■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024.
■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8–16a Morrison Street, 629 4101. ■ Hive 15–17 Niddry Street, 556 0444.
■ The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298.
■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. ■ Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street, 225 5005.
■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640.
■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 226 2275. ■ Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382.
■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195.
■ Shanghai Le Monde, 16 George Street, 270 3900. ■ Silk King Stables Road, 229 7986.
■ Sin Wilkie House, Cowgate, 07788 756258.
■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. ■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758.
■ Third Door 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313.
■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060.
■ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 14 42. ■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311.
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