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From chart to obscure techno, Glasgow and Edinburgh’s club scenes cater to every dancer’s taste. Rosie Davies reveals
our essential student clubber’s guide
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE CREDIBLE FUN
THE GARAGE Like cockroaches, The Garage has been and will be here until the end of time. Proudly open 365 days a year, it’s a big, cheap, reliable, three- l oored, six-room affair with enough different bars and dancel oors to cater for the sort of massive raucous groups only i rst years hang around in, as well as the obligatory foam parties. Think of this as your town centre student union. ■ 490 Sauchiehall Street, garageglasgow.co.uk THE BUFF CLUB A midway point between your union and the sort of clubs you hear about on the news, Buff offers a laid-back, amicable night out which doesn’t take itself too seriously yet is home to some seriously good local DJs. Mid-week nights each neatly cater for a different genre of music, so you’ll i nd your niche – and a sense of community – very quickly. ■ 142 Bath Lane, thebuffclub.com
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SUB CLUB If you’re serious about either house or techno, you will and must go to Sub Club, Glasgow’s deservedly world-renowned bunker of debauched, cutting-edge electronic cool. Regular Tuesday night i AM is the perfect introduction, offering cheaper drinks and entry prices without compromising on quality of guests or width of minds. SWG3 For those who like their post-midnight socialising to take place down long alleyways under damp railway arches next to a dark motorway – and let’s face it, who doesn’t? – SWG3 is a real gem, hosting a real variety of DJs from big name EDM to more niche house and disco to hard techno in an atmospherically industrial setting.
■ 22 Jamaica Street, Glasgow, subclub.co.uk ■ 100 Eastvale Place, swg3.tv
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