Regular weekly clubs plus one off events are listed alphabetical by title. Clubs will be listed, provided that up to date details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Listings compiled by Henry Northmore.
Edinburgh Thursdays
Pre—club
I Bar Union at Bar Union. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Party people in tha house say ‘farr' as SCratch DJ Lyley rrrrxes up the hip hop madness.
I Beluga at Beluga Bar 8. Canteen Restaurant, 8pm—1am. Free. \‘v’eekly. Deep grooves of the house ant garage variety from Anthony Small and ord skool ran from the inimitable Big Beat DJs Les. Stuart Bennet and Simon Hodge.
I Drop at the Lryrng Boom. 9pm—1am. Free. 1 Aug. Fortnrghtly. Laying down the best rn techno lprnts at 5:1 until 11pm a Dentist.
I Fringe©lguana at lguana. Spin—1am. Free. Weekly. U'tragroove's Gareth Son‘rmerVrlle hosts this night of drsco. US hetrse and the odd lost clasSrc.
I Immersed in Music at Pine Caffe. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. A new DJ schedule sees rotational residents Smokey and the Bandit. Sr'yer Storrk. Craig Gee and Beany warm up for the weekend u-rth diverse takes on the funky house model.
I In House at City Cafe. snip—tam. Free. 8 Aug. Fortnightly. New duality hOuse shindig from Lee Murray. Stuart Sandeman and Eran James.
I Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. Noon—9pm. Weekly. Global ra/z grooves and soul with Ben Cairn with Daya vHeadsprn: taking over the '.'.rl"-eels o" steel at 5pm.
I Yo! Below at Yo! Below. 9pm—tar': Free. Weekly. The sush sty (-2 bar gets funked-up Latin jazz and ‘.‘.’O."(l mus c from DJ Le.
Club
I CC Blooms at CC Blooms. 10.30pttt—3am. Free. Vileekry. Trrp the .rght fantastic to Hr-NBG dance action at this ever-popular gay bar.
I Hedflux at PO Na Na. 1 1pnt—3a'n. Edi—E5. 8 Aug. Monthly. Hedflux is back ‘.'.’liD a yengance in t8 new mo"thly term. eclectic beats wrtl‘ a touch of style from the extra specral DJ Vadrm.
I Opal Lounge at Opal LOunge. 9pm—5am. C3. Weekly. Erik Da Vrk.ng wrth his blues and SOuI followed by Steyre G with trme'ess vocal house. disco and barty tunes.
I Opium at Opium. 10.30pm—3an‘. Free. Weekly. Bock. nu-metal and alternative indie.
I Snatch at the Lzourd Room. 10.30p'n—3ani. €3.50 155.250.. Vyfeekly. A filth-fixated funky disco-Cumcabaret. COIDECEIHy compeer by Mr Harry Arnsworth and deck manipulated in a cod funk and hip hop stylee by Babes. Biggie 8. Spanky.
Chart 8 Party
I Olubstars 2 at Subway West End. 7pm—3arr‘». $32 lC1r. Week y. Your chance to win a ride in the Subur‘xc’ly trmo bubbly Includedi at this kitsch karaoke challenge.
I Flipside at Why Not? i'.)'lt—3&lll‘.. Free. Weekly. A night of harn‘iess gaviiblrng fun: gan‘ble of drinks. thirst; and even cloakroom space. You could make rt a free night out if you play your cards right.
I Old Skool Disco at Revolution. 10.30prh—3arn. $311 45313;. Weekly. Betro house right hosted by DJ Tom erson. I Tease at Babylon. 10p'n—3am. STtbc. ‘v‘Jeekly. Incorporating Studer‘t Pop Idol. your chance to Win F1000.
I Thursday in the City at Club Mercado. Spin—3am. Free. \.t"."(3(2k3y.
Co'r‘rnercral chart and dance courtesy o‘ Bade Forth DJs Grar‘t Scott and
Micky Gayrr‘. plus dr nks promos aplenty
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Edinburgh Fridays
Pre—club
I Ad Lib at tl‘e \‘Vasli. 9pm—1am. Free. \"tfeekly The best in Latin. sOuI. funk and 'ttl-jét/X. from tlte eyer reliable A'r Campbell. Smokng.
I Bar Union at Bar U'lIOH. S)r_)rri—15arti. Free. \"Jeekfy Nicola Hoey fires up the Ft" fr'isk.rig with a ore—slut) session featuring pop house and disco class=cs. I Bass:Trap Sessions at Ban» Bou. S)prn—-‘:arn. Free. \".'eekly Wise Manga r“aster G~Mac 'rosts " s \.'.'eekly M of "a'td—pr:ked "arcotic breaks and beats. -'i<:l=.r(lr"g a the atest iin .“op. 2-step breaks. B88 ét'lC drum 8 bass.
I Beluga at Beluga Bar 8. Canteen Restaurant. Sow—tan: Free. \r’y’eekly. Dor“. Flanagan snlnr‘rrg soul. JEV/ Eif‘( house c "s ‘orces wrtr‘ Yogi 'Da Bear' Haughton Ei'l(l "is SOICCTICT‘ of urban soul p'atters.
I Centro at C‘ty Cate. Ohm—3am. Free. E) Aug. Ft)"tr‘rghtiy. Gareth Son‘r‘iery ile ’U-tr'agrooye takes care of t"‘e soult'u‘. "ease action at tn's schmooye ore-club session.
I DJ Kid at Czty Ca‘e. Dom—mm. Free. 2 Aug. l-<:"t"ig’tt Get "1 the mood the dun" 8. bass stylrngs of DJ Kd 'o"e c" Mar‘ga's .ma'” n‘enr. Otlét 33y.
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CLUBS FESTIVAL BIO-RHYTHM
Various venues, 2-25 Aug
wrnnrng Czech theme bar launches a new DJ schedule. featuring the cream of local talent land a few Glasgow ladsl such as George T. Kris Keegan. the Jengaheads and Huggy.
I Mixed Bag at PopBokrt. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Styler lSolefusronr and Spanky rSnatch Clubl dig deep in their funk. s0u| and disco knapsack.
I Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. Noon—9pm. Free. Weekly. Euan Ferguson gets things started nice and early wrth a ran mix. followed by sOul and funk from Bertre 15—9pmr.
I Oxygen at Oxygen Bar 8. Grrll. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. On a rotational basis. Craig Smith rDrstrrcti supplies smooth and soulful house while Craig Gee IFreefallr takes the fired-up and funky approach.
I Three Sisters at the Three Sisters. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. A mix of chart and party. B8B. and house.
I Yo! Below at Yo! Below. 9pm—mrdnight. Free. Weekly. The sushi style bar gets the house and dartcefloor soul treatment from Leon Edwards.
Club
I Angel Delight at the Venue. tOprr—Sam S76 r9131. 9 Aug. Monthly. Pop-tastrc fun and frolrcs ‘31th DJ Michelle and guests at this all-rtey.’ club right for ‘.'.'on‘er‘ only.
I Arakataca! at Bongo Club. Monthly next date 16 Aug.
I b.ding at Bongo C’ub. ‘- 1pn‘—I3an‘. 5.78. 2 Aug. Monthly. The original wrldstyle souhdclaslt. world beats n‘eet cutting- edge dancetloor breaks. as b.drng hits Edrnburgh '.-.'rt'n resident bhartgra DJ Tigerstye and plenty of irye percussion. I Beats N Pieces at the Venue. lVlontr‘ly next date 23 Aug.
I Big Beat at La Belle Ange:e. Monthly next date 16 Aug.
I The Bio-Rhythm Launch Party at La Belle Angele. 1 7.130pm—zlan‘. 539—810.
2 Aug only. The festryai of clubbing launches with a celebration of beats and hll) hop styes fron‘ Beachout. Lrye Sc'e'rces rlr‘.(3I. DJ Plus One. Ari‘bassador and AJ. See Prev/ow.
I The Bio-Rhythm Launch Party at Honeycomb. 10.150pn‘v—3am. $78—$39. 2 Aug only. Nope you arn't seeing double. this rs the second party to mark the launch of the B:o-Bhythm test of the great and good in clubland. This shindig has a more soulful teel with Joseph Malrk. Craig Smith. George T. Fudge Frnas and Grand Unified. See Prey/each
I CC Blooms at CC Blooms. 10.130pvrt—3an‘. Free. Weekly. DJ Ally does the decks duty at this gay eight with her rnrrr‘rtable selection of hlg't‘ camp and disco classics. n‘oyrng ()r‘. to puri‘oed-up house and dance as the evening progresses.
I Concept at the Venue. 1().3()l)'ll—5£lll‘. $37 .575. 9 Aug oniy. Last night for the techtrance sho‘.'.'case at the Venue. '.'.’li.": a resrdents' special as Graen‘e Marshall. Scott Pearce and Richie Meldrun‘ dish out the trrbaI rhythn‘s thick and fast. Fear not thotrgh Concept. shoud be back in Oct firing on all cylinders rand back to its old name COFOIO'tI." . wore news as and ‘.'.’ilC‘ll we get rt. Oh. and don't forget tt‘at lot.er oar“ license.
I Djinniditto at Ego. ‘ 1pn‘~3an‘. 5:6 lS‘Si. 2 Aug. Fortnrg'r‘tly A ."(-).'.’ shoa'xcase ‘< r artists ‘.‘.‘()r’ktttg in every ntedrun‘ ‘.'.'lih a n‘usrcal policy to rvatcl‘. Jorr‘ your hosts DJ Chow the Détll‘O D tto. DJ Mrngogo and lr‘fact '.'.'rt"- Trye actron frcn‘ Partrrck \‘Jcrf él'l(l Michae Dracu'a for this Dyrnnrdrtto Or‘ the O..tskrrts Party. Al ‘(1 check ‘.'.'.‘.".'.'_(illfi'ilflitii).1:0.th ‘o" "fore
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for GLASGOW CLUBS see non-festival magazine
Now this rs more like rt. a real festival of clubbing to match the epic proportions of the rest of this here Edinburgh festival thrngamajrg. Bro~Rhythm has stepped into the breach and organised a selection of some of the best DJs the world has to offer coming to some of the best clubs Edinburgh has to offer (including Manga. Audio Deluxe. Do This Do That. Ultragrooye. Radio Babylon and Scratch).
How do names such as FreO Nasty. Fabio 8. Grooyerrder. Kenny 'Dope' Gon7ales. Andrew \rVeatherall. Groye Armada. Terry Farley and Paul Daley rLeftfreldr grab ya? And they're Just the tip of the iceberg. (Henry Northmorel
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