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Open all hours: La Belle Angele gets its licence re-instated
CLUB NEWS
La Belle Angele
Licensed to thrill (again) .
The deosion by City of Edinburgh Council to restrict the licence of La Belle Angele sent a shock wave through Edinburgh’s club scene. The issue at the centre of the debate was flyposting: to the council it’s an illegal form of littering which costs
‘ thousands of pounds to clean up but to many of the City’s club promoters, it’s the only form of advertismg which is not prohibitively expensive.
We are happy to report that La Belle Angele has now had its full licence re-
2.; a: in; try. Aromatherapy instated. The licensmg board's cut-back prompted the management to challenge
Q jfwm‘ f y 4, MW“, t 1, m}, y f, Kimmy the deosion in the Court of Sessron, where the judge found that the council were . ' ‘ wrong to regard flyposting as a public nuisance, and therefore had no grounds to Refl?x°|?gy Ind/"7:" Heqd ‘M‘assage restrict the venue’s licence. This ruling was formalised at a re-convened licensing 35K ll 71y" =53? 1’; l‘f , UT 1’? l<3< lllil< lil'ii‘ board meeting on Monday 24 July, when the restrictions to La Belle Angele's l lr—‘le mils”; ,. ll .llili wit; )lir lilC l,):'tii:iciqt—3 IICE’nCe were dropped-
While this is good news for the city’s clubbers, who can continue to enjoy top quality tunes at La Belle Angele until 3am (or Sam during the Festival), the
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l 32 surrounding issues have not gone away ’We still await the judge's full written W 1—“- decision on this case,’ said a c0unCIl licensing spokesperson. 'However, while the .: C; _ licensing board’s Involvement may have been curtailed, the council still has other i .3 :1 _,\ «it, 7mm _ Arm enforcement powers through environmental servrces.’ a E W" "J ‘w ’While promoters may want flyposting, the fact IS that it is illegal,’ he added. 'We
also get complaints from local residents that the practice is unsightly and
,g intrusive.’ Isn’t it time both sides got together to work out a compromise which _ reflects the rights of all the city's resIdents — those who love Edinburgh for its
9 historic beauty and those who love it for Its Vibrant club culture? (Abi Bremner)
FESTIVAL CLUBS: CLUB, FRIDAYS continued down at The Venue with a live set from longtime Dutch DJ Speedy J. Twitch. I Noa at .\'oa. l()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Brainstorm. The Bill and Sandy Paris Jon Flowers in the main room with will also be in the area for the second to garage; Paul Dixon through the back with last Pure ever. Get down soon or miss
. 7 old skool. soul and ftmk. out forever. O I Nomad at Wilkie House. Monthly. I Queer Friday at liuo (formerly Eden). ' . 4 Next date 1 Sep with Jtistin Robertson. Monthly. Next date 18 Aug for the I Pillbox at Studio 2-1. l().3()pm—5am. £8 ‘Queer Stars In Your Eyes' grand final.
(£6). 1 1 Aug. Monthly. A major name I Radio Babylon at La Belle Angele. adds his stuff to the Pillbox mayhem: Monthly. Next date 25 Aug. Commander Tom of Germany's Noom I Redspln at The Wee Red Bar will
Records will be supplying a set of return in October. D E R o F F E R thumping techno-trance of the highest I Resistance at The Venue (top floor). calibre. Supporting him on the main floor Monthly. Next date 25 Aug. are J-I.oop. Hwatsong and Johnnie I Roadblock at Po Na Na. 1 lpm—3am. Metronome. L'pstairs there's a breaks £3. Weekly. Nicci [3 digs up the best in showcase from DEA. Records. which the funk. disco. house. timeless gems and humorists at Pillbox are calling ‘Straight block rockin' beats. fo r ()ut ()f C‘alton‘. Featured are Desiato. I Ruby Fruit at Ego (formerly Eden). Solarized. Morph (live set) and E..\'.().. l lpm—Sam. Price TBC‘. l 1 Aug. . who‘s nu breaks come from the same Monthly. A sultry selection of house and E N E R stable as Adam Freeland's. L'p-back (or garage from your hostesses (iail Sellars G E T I c s M A s E front depending on your perspective) Ross and Simmone Black. supplies the drtun & bass while Yoghurt I Salsa Viva at The Venue (top floor). . Weaver does his psychedelic trance thing. l().3()pm—5am. £3 before I lpm; £5 after. at I Planet Earth at The (‘itrus Club. I l Aug (next date 18 Aug). Salsa Viva ' l().3()pm—-3am. £4. Weekly. A pop-punk- take over two monthly slots at The disco selection from those hazy shady Venue. Tonight's tropical treats are salsa. days of the 70s and 80s. All you folks merengue and cumbia beats from DJ Take your copy of wl-ht; go holilnle solre of tihrozfit withlstinlkling C;oco Vega}. plus Brat/riilitzjin cilanceks to . C 0! tes m we ) easec to 'now tiat 1e stow you tow it cou t e t one. ext t0 and receive your 2 for l C‘itrus (‘lub novIv boasts a non-smoking week. look out for live music from ten- - o )olicv in the bar area. )iece salsa crew C‘oco Y Latinos. '0 m'n energet'Fs massage! II Pure at The Venue. l().3()pm—3am. £9 II Sublime at Wilkie House will return (£7). 4 Aug. Fortnightly. Keeping ‘em in Sep in the meantime. look out for their Subject to availability packed in with top techno guests. Pure events at Teviot on H) Aug (Nick Warren) ensures another hot ‘n‘ sweaty session and 12 (Return To The Source) Aug.
82 THE LIST 3—10 Aug 2000