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I I Blue Oyster Club 10.30pm—4am. One of
‘ Edinburgh‘s foremost gay venues.
, specialising in high-camp hi-NRG and
j disco.
I Buster Browns 10.30pm—3.30am. £1 .50
. before 11.30pm/£3 after. Mainstream
centre-of-town ‘disco‘.
j I Cathouse at Shady Lady's.
‘ 10.30pm—3am. £2.50/£2 with f1yer.(ilam
5 rock extravaganza. aimed at those with yearnings for the decade that taste forgot.
Now. we shouldn't laugh at the afflicted.
but. . .
I Century 2000 10pm—4am. £5 before
lam/£7 after. Over 2 1s only. Glitzy new
state-of—the-art club. featuring Radio
Forth‘s ‘Stcppin' ()ut’ DJ Tom Wilson.
with the Bacardi Dance Chart. Please
note: ‘Dress to impress‘ — ie no denim.
I Chaplins at Finsbury Park. 11pm~-lam.
£2. Another centre-of-town ‘disco‘. You
know the score.
I Dateless/Crunchie at The Mission.
10.30pm—3am. £2.50. Yup. whateveryou
like to call it. the sounds are the same —
good time bad taste party music. You
really have to be in the mood. ()r deaf.
I Evol at 9c Victoria Street. 10pm—3am.
3 £2.50. Not. as rumoured. the return of
Glider. but instead the Chlorine Dream
team with a brand new indie night in this
newly-reopened venue.
I Fireball Club at the Complex Hotel.
Penicuik. 9pm—1am. £1.50.
I Floral Riot at Network 3. 10.30pm-4am.
£2.50. Experience an indie explosion of
sonic flower grooves. Or something.
sounds for an alternative night that takes some beating.
I Fringe Club at Teviot Row. 9.30pm—2am. Free with Fringe Club Membership. A club within a club. featuringthe turntable talents of the Shag ‘ lads: a duo who have built up a
considerable reputation aided and abetted
by juvenile sexual innuendo. a playlist comprising of B-movie soundtracks. and a propensity for handing out free chocolate. Unprctcntious dance music basically — ‘ chart pop from the past fifteen years or so. I Mambo Club at Network 2. 1().30pm—-lam. £2. Around the world stylee. with the inimitable Sir ()ssie on the wheels ofsteel mixing African dance. Latin and salsa. reggae. zouk. socca and calypso. it's hot and happenin‘ every night of the festival — check it out. I Madison’s Rock Night 9pm—3am. £2. Pretty self-explanatory this one. I The Mambo Inn at the Playhouse Studio. 11pm—4am. £4 £3 before midnight. Live and direct from London. LosTrios
i tropical mix of latin. African. and jazz.
Featuring on 16and 17 Augtheturntable talents ofJazz FM's Jez Nelson. and on 17 and 18 Aug world-beat DJ Jo Schinner from Greater London Radio. Too darn hot!
; I Millionaires 10pm—6am. £2 before 2am. i £3 after. Edinburgh‘s finest dance dive. where clubbers. club runners and late-night degenerates mingle till the wee hours. Resident DJ. the luvverlly Phillip.
house and disco. See y'all there.
I Network1 10.3()pm—~lam. £1 before midnight/£3 after. Yup. you guessed it. Mainstream chart disco.
I The Paradox Club at Calton Studios (downstairs). 10.30pm—4am. £4. ()ut with the Vicks Vapour rub. folks. Bouncy balearic beats and piano house for a large (if not too tall) crowd.
I Pure at The Venue. 11pm—4am. Members and guests only. One year on and still doin’ the biz. liigh bpm hardcore
Mambos funk up the Festival with a totally
mans the dex. spinning upfront rave tunes.
sounds. and. unusually for Edinburgh.
more dancin‘ than posin‘.
I Red Hot Pepper Club 10pm—4am. £2.50 before 1 1 .30pm.”£3.50 after. And again. mainstream chart . . .
I Scream at Calton Studios(upstairs).
1 1pm—4am. Laid-back. spaced-out 60s sounds. with a wee bit of 80s and 90sdance thrown in for good measure.
I Tattoo at the Designer Frames Gallery. 11pm—4pm. £3. A small but sexy club running every night during the festival. An assortment ofgucst DJs. plus the resident Bootsy and Gareth. play happy music for happy people — that‘s garage. piano house and disco to you and me. And now with a chill-out jazz bar too. What more coulda girl want'.’
I The UN Club at the Calton Studios.
1 1pm~~lam. £41£3.50.They‘ve got something to please everybody. these
Brighton chaps. Tonight. it‘s the turn of
indie fans. with Sister Ray’salternative dance extravaganza.
SATURDAYS
I Blue Oyster Club 10.30pm—4am. See Fri. I Buster Browns 10.30pm-4am. £2 before
11.30pm:£4 after. SecFri.
I Century 2000 10pm—4am. £5 before
1am ’£7 after. ()ver 21s dance night. ‘Dress
toimpress‘—ie nodenim.
‘ wv wave faves combine withC86 ; . cumm m ' young crowd. Mental as anything.
I Elvis Presley Fan Club Dance at the
' I Chaplins at Finsbury Park. 11pm—4am.
£2. See Fri.
I Club Solution at Calton Studios (downstairs). llpm—Jam. ()n with the Armani/Chevignon/Soviet-"Chipie clobber. hip kids. Bleepsandthat all-important bass-line for a clued-up
Abercraig. Picardy Place. 8pm—1am.
' £3.50non-members/£2 members. This city's club scene goes from bad to worse.
What more can 1 say'.’
I Fireball Club at the Complex llotel.
Penicuik. 9pm—1am. £1.50. See Fri. Featuring regular live bands — check Rock Listings for details.
I Fringe Club Disco ‘me—2.30am. Free with Fringe Club Membership. See Fri.
I Katch at Shady Lady‘s. 11pm—3am. £2.
' Loadsa indie gee-tar tunes.
I Lacuna Head at Calton Studios (upstairs). £2.50/£2. Hard left alternative sounds. ranging from Fugazi toJonathan Richman. Tuncful or what?
I Madison’s Bock Night 10pm-4am. £2. Guess what this is then . . .'.’
I Mambo Club at Network 2 and 3. 10.30pm—3am. £2 members/£2.50 non-members. See Fri.
I The Mambo Inn at the Playhouse Studio. 11pm—4am. £4/£3 before midnight. See Fri.
I Millionaires 10pm—6am. £2 before 2am/£3 after. See Fri.
I Network 1 10.30pm—4am. £1 before midnight/£3 after. See Fri.
I Pleasurehead at 9c Victoria Street. 11pm—3am. £4/£3.50. £1 flyersin circulation. Not content with six nights at the Calton Studios. the UN crew also present this Saturday night extravaganza. featuring four decades of fanciable dance
sounds from Blue Note to Talkin‘ Loud
through to Stax and back again.
I Red Hot Pepper Club 10pm—4am. £3 before 11.30am/ £4 after. See Fri.
I Tattoo at the Designer Frames Gallery. 11pm~4pm. £4. Featuring on 16 Aug a live set by hot new Glasgow act Dove —see preview.
I Wave at the Venue. 11pm-4am. Members and guests only. Another night for Pure aficionados. with DJs Twitch. Brainstorm. Dribler and the much more sensibly named Carole.
I Wheels at The Mission. 11pm—3am.
£1 .50 before midnight/£2.50 after. The
F E S'TI V A l
hairy and leather~clad come out in force for this rock night. l’m told. Being neither. I resist the temptation.
; SUNDAYS
I Blue Oyster Club 10.30pm—4am. See Fri. I Buster Browns 10.30pm—3am. £1.50 before 11.30pm/£3 after. See Fri.
I Century 2000 10pm—4am. £3 before lam/£5 after. Over 21s only. Solid Soul
g Dance Night.
I Fringe Club Disco 9pm—2.30am. Free with Fringe Club Membership. See Fri. I Madisons 11pm—4am. Disco deee-lite. I Mambo Club at Network 2 and 3. 10.30pm—3am. £2. See Fri.
I The Mambo Inn at the Playhouse Studio. 11pm-4am. £4’£3 before midnight. Sec Fri.
I Network 1 10pm—2am. £1 before midnight’£2 after. See Fri.
I Tattoo at the Designer Frames Gallery. 1 1pm—4am. £2. See Fri.
I The UN Club at the Calton Studios.
1 1pm—4am. £41£3.50. It‘s those Brighton boys again. with Sacramental; that's disco and electro house to you and me.
MONDAYS
I Fringe Club Disco 9pm—2.30am. Free with Fringe Club Membership. See Fri. I Mambo Club at Network 2 and 3. 10.30pm-3am. £2. See Fri.
I The Mambo Inn at the Playhouse Studio. 11pm—4am. £4/£3 before midnight. See Fri.
I Millionaires 11pm—4am.£1.See Fri.
I The Monday Club at Madisons. 9.30pm—3am. £2. An alternative nu-wave disco. playing goth. punk. rock and indie. Demo tapes are also welcomed — bring yours along and give the crowd a laugh.
I Tattoo at the Designer Frames Gallery. 11pm—4am. £2. See Fri.
I The UN Club at the Calton Studios. l1pm—4am.£3.50/£2.50.Collidescope: Jesus Jones meets Chapterhouse in an indie night that knows no boundaries. Or so they tell me.
TUESDAYS
I,Fringe Club Disco 9pm—2.30am. Free with Fringe Club Membership. See Fri. I Mambo Club at Network 2 and 3. 10.30pm-3am. £2. See Fri. i I The Mambo Inn at the Playhouse Studio. . 11pm-4am. £4/£3 before midnight. See Fri. ; I Millionaires 11pm—4am.£1.See Fri. I Networkt £1 before midnight/£2.50 after. See Fri. ‘ I Tattoo at the Designer Frames Gallery. ' 11pm—4am. £2. See Fri. 3 I The UN Club at the Calton Studios. 11pm—4am. £3.50/£2.50. Tack! Superfly street hustlers and glam gods rub shoulders on the dancef‘loor with disco divas and art students in kilts (it scz here). A shameless orgy of60s. 70s and 80s tastelessness. That‘s what we like to see.
WEDNESDAYS
I Big Bird at Dandies. l0pm—3am. This will revive a few memories. 1 don‘t doubt. Otis. he of City Cafe fame. resurrects what was once one of Edinburgh's most popular clubs. A midweek groove featuring Motown classics. soul. funk. jazz and Afro-Caribbean sounds. I Fringe Club Disco 9pm—2.30am. Free with Fringe Club Membership. See Fri. I Mambo Club at Network 2 and 3.
10.30pm—3am. £2. See Fri. I The Mambo Inn at the Playhouse Studio. 11pm—4am. £4/£3 before midnight. See Fri. I Millionaires l 1pm-4am. £1 . See Fri. I Tattoo at the Designer Frames Gallery.
11pm—4am. £2. See Fri.
CLUBS
-. I The UN Club at the Calton Studios.
llpm-4am. £3.50/£2.50. Wash ‘n‘ Go: indie moves and house grooves together in one easy to use package. ‘No rinsing. no fuss‘.
THURSDAYS i
I Blitz at Madisons. 9.30pm—3am. £2. The same idea as the Monday Club — goth.
punk. and various demos. See Mon.
I BIitzltreig at Shady Lady‘s. 11pm-3am. Offers a wide range of alternative music— punk. goth. indie. ad infinitum (or nauseum. depending on your tastes).
I Blue Oyster Club 10.30pm—4am. See Fri. I Fringe Club Disco 9pm-2.30am. Free with Fringe Club Membership. See Fri.
I Ice at 9c Victoria Street. 10.30pm—3am. £3/£2. One of the city‘s finest student
dance clubs returns. with. Oi. 15 Aug alive ‘ set by 17-year-old ‘Keyboard Wizard'
Lunarci.
I Mambo Club at Network 2 and 3. 10.30pm—3am. £2. See Fri.
I The Mambo inn at the Playhouse Studio. 11pm—4am. £4/£3 before midnight. See Fri.
The Mambo Inn
I Networlfl 10pm—‘2am. £1 before midnight/£2 after. See Fri.
I Red Hot Pepper Club 10pm—3am. £2. See Fri.
I Shag at The Mission. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Wet walls and lack ofoxygen notwithstanding. this remains one ofthe most perenially popular student clubs. Some truly awful records. though.
I The Soul-Way Club at Network 2. 10.30pm—3am. Soul. blues andjazz.
I Sugarllill at Millionaires. 11pm—4am. £1 . The inimitable Bootsy spins a sticky mix ofearly garage. piano house. soul and funk.
I Tattoo at the Designer Frames Gallery. llpm—4am. £3. See Fri.
I The UN Club at the Calton Studios.
1 1pm—4am. £3.50/£2.50. The Pyramid of Funk: surprisingly enough. funk.
VENUES
I Blue Oyster Club 96a Rose Street Lane
; North. 226 6458.
I Buster Browns 25—27 Market Street. 226
g 4224.
I Calton Studios Calton Road. 556 7066.
.I Century 2000 31 Lothian Road. 229
7670.
f I Dandies Kings Stables Road.
I Designer Frames Gallery liasties Close. Cowgate.
I Finsbury Park 3-5 South St Andrew Street. 556 1020.
I Liberty’s Greenside Place. 557 3807.
I Madison's Greenside Place. 557 3807. I The Mission Victoria Street. 225 3326. I Millionaires Niddrie Street. 5566050.
I The Network West Tollcross. 228 3252. I 9c_9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. I Red Hot Pepper Club 3 Semple Street.
Tollcross. 229 7733.
I Shady Lady's Cowgatc. 225 3326.
I Teviot Bow SU Bristo Square. 650-1673.
I The Venue Calton Road. 557 3073.
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