CLUBS LISTINGS
CLUBS
LISTINGS
Regular weekly clubs plea one-on events arellstedbyclty,tbenbyday.then alphabetically by title. Club: will be llsted. provided that up-to-date detalls reach our ottlces at least seven days before publication. olubs Llstlnos coniplled by oonny Allan and Joe lanyard.
GLASGOW Fridays
I The Ark at The Tunnel. 1 lpm—3.30am. £5/£2.50. A hip and consistently busy night for the regular ‘upfront‘ crowd.
I Bar 10 9pm—midnight. Free. Stevie Donaldson playing the top new tunes in trendy surroundings.
I Bennet‘a l lpm—3.30am. £3. Busy gay night. I 33‘ at Reds. l lpm—3am. £4/£3. ‘Massive slabs of shagging disco with a length of funk' from DJ Paul. Oo-er! I Big at The Sub Club. I lpm—late. £1 only on opening night. £4/£2 thereafter. From 2 Apr. the dawning of a new era. as the coveted Friday night Sub slot goes to the upwardly-mobile Elixir Vitae crew. Harri. Kilkie and Swan aim to deliver tunes of the high standard we‘ve come to expect. while the extravagant decor promises to top even the intensest night of Malarkey. And yes. the liquor will flow: a measure of the ominous-sounding Big Punch will be going for only £1. as will other selected beers and spirits. Happy times are here again!
I The Cathollse l lpm—3am. £3/£2.50 with ticket. Rock club.
I cleopatra’s 10.30pm—2.30am. £3.
I Cillb Sanctuary at Reds. Strathclyde University. 9pm-2am. £l .50/£1. House. garage and soul for the studes.
I Cieb Xchange l l.30pm—3.30am. £3. Gay. brash. trashy and fun; tunes by DJ Michael. Club X‘s third anniversary party starts here on 26 March with all drinks for £21!
I Crash at The Cotton Club.
1 lpm—3.30am. £4/£2 with matric card. Good time indie-dance and chart pop with DJ Dave Ross plus those all-important drinks promos.
I Essential at Circa. l [pm-3.30am. £5. I Follies l0.30pm—late. £4/£2 before
1 l.30pm.
I Global “6 at Mardi Gras. 10.30pm—3.30am. £5l£2 with leaflet.
I Boodloot at RAFA Social Club. Ashley Street. 8pm—late. £3. 2 Apr only. Still the grooviest and most clued-up club in Woodlands. bringing you the very best in classic and soulful sixties sounds.
I llustle at Level 8. Strathclyde University. 9pm—2am. £l .50/£1. ‘Going back to go forward'. a night of funky disco and club classics with Paul M and Eurojay.
I Radio City at the Mayfair (Cameo Suite). 10pm—2.30am. £2. Well-known rock and pop classics in nice (if you like that sort of thing) and sleazy atmosphere. I Jerks at The Cathouse. Studio 3. 10.30pm-3am. £1. Popular night of grunge. punk and 60s garage.
I Slant at Cllb Loco at The Arches.
l lpm—3.30am. £6. Those famous Slam people return for a new year of top house tunes and doubtless a few more very special guests.
I Shag at Fury Murry‘s. l lpm—late. £3.50. A veritable legend among crappy student clubs. Love it or hate it. you’re unlikely to leave it sober.
I Sonic The Indie Cllb at Rooftops (Secrets Lounge). 1 lpm—3am. £1.50 before l l.45pm/£2.50 after. Indie club (as you might imagine) with £l pints of lager on tap.
I Twister at RAFA Social Club. Ashley Street. 9pm—lam. £3l£2 before 10pm. 26 March only. Everyone's favourite mix of swinging sixties sounds. from golden soul to garage punk with plenty of psychedelic freakbeats and bubblegum pop in between. An unmissable groovy treat.
I llnder Venture 8pm-midnight. Free. Funky rare grooves from Hamish and Jonnie to put you in the mood. A highly recommended wann-up for a more energetic night out.
I The Volcano I lpm—2.30am. £4/£3. Busy mix of dance and indie tunes with Alan Ronald.
I Wax Factory at Industria.
l lpm—3.30am. £5/£3.50 concessions. Cut loose to the rawest house sound in Glasgow. courtesy of Pussypower stalwarts Terry and Jason and their excellent assistants Paul and Dillon. The recent Aphex Twin show was particularly well attended (i.e. the place was dripping!) but it pays to get down early any night. Best party in town for those in the know!
Saturdays
I Bar 10 9pm-midnight. Free. Socialise
to the mellow sounds of DJ Nick Peacock.
I Bennet’s l lpm—3.30am. £3.50.
I Cate Loco at The Arches.
l lpm—3.30am. £5. The city‘s premier alternative club plays host to Hitsville Greaseguns on 27 March and Little Twister on 3 Apr. Somewhere outside the mainstream of club culture and all the busier for it!
I The cathouse. l lpm—3am. £3.50/£3 with ticket. Rock club.
I Chaos at The Cathouse. 7-10pm. £2.50/£2 with leaflet. Under-18$ dance club.
I Cleopatra’s 10.30pm—2.30am. £3.50. I Cillb Cllbana at The 13th Note. 9pm—lam. £3/£2. 3 Apr only. The city‘s top Latin dance club returns. now confirmed at this venue for the first Saturday of every month. Featuring dance lessons for those who get there early enough. exotic Caribbean cocktails and the excellent musical selection of Oja DJ Jon K.
I Cillb Industria. lO.30pm—3.30am. £8 (same price on special guest DJ/band nights) Glasgow's newest venue and loudest club sound system used to full effect by DJs Scott 'n‘ Paul. More special guests expected in the near future. so watch out for those posters!
I Cillb Xchange. l l.30pm—3.30am. £4. Gay club with upfront dance tunes from DJ Roddy Stewart. On 27 March Club X celebrates exactly three years in business — sure to be a wild night!
I olvlne at the Art School. 1 lpm-late. £2.50.The best in psychedelic/garage! soul/60s in the Vic Bar. Vie for space on the teeming dancefloor or just stand back and marvel at all those strange and beautiful people: a great time to be had either way.
I Dream Sequence at Rooftops (Secrets Lounge). lO.30pm—3am. £2.50. A good selection of indie-dance faves and a friendly vibe.
I The Early Cillb at the CCA. Sauchiehall Street. 9pm—midnight. £2/£ l .50/first 50 free with flier. Blue Juice Productions
(purveyors of fine jazz. funk and fusion) .
providing some excellent sounds. both on vinyl and live on stage. Intimate. value for money and definitely ‘happening'.
I Fitth olinenslon at Glasgow Polytechnic. lOpm—3am. Students and guests only. indie/goth night.
I Follies l lpm-late. £5/£2.50 before
1 l.30pm.
I Fury at Fury Murry‘s. 1 lpm—late. £4. lmaginatively-named and student-oriented night.
I llelter Skelter at The Mayfair. 10pm—2.30am. £2. Sad old bikers and youngsters who think that J imbo Morrison is God.
I 10.10 at October Cafe (top floor. Princes Square). 8pm—midnight. Free. DJs Derek
and Steve spinning happy house and some newer upfront tunes for a hip pre-club crowd. Play ‘Spot the well-known DJ‘ and get bevved on those £1.50 beers.
I Libra at The Cathouse. l lpm—3am. £3.50. Over-25$ singles disco.
I Mo’ Jan With Attltude at The 13th Note. 8pm—midnight. Steven Watt’s mixed bag of classic soul and acid jazz. relocated from a Friday to a Saturday night, but otherwise as tasty as ever!
I Beds llpm-3am. £6/£4. Relaxed. friendly and increasingly popular club night: a welcome break from the places where ‘mingling‘ is a forgotten art.
I llevlval Reggae! at The 13th Note. 8pm—midnight. £2. Treat yourself to an original Jamaican blues party — the coolest club sounds of the 60s in a sweaty bassment atmosphere.
I Strathclyde llnlverslty llnlon. 9pm-2am. £2.50. Students and guests only. Studenty feel to Level 8. very popular dance and techno in Reds.
I The Sub club: Blackout. 7.30—10.30pm. £3. Under-18$. Still going strong.
I Atlantis l lpm—3.30am. £6. Up-to-date. trendy and very moist.
I rankln’ at the Art School. llpm—late. £2.50. Hot funk. reggae and hip hop from the self-styled Funkateers. ‘For some serious skankin...’ well. you know the rest. I Technotrance at Mardi Gras. 10pm—3.30am. £7.
I The Tunnel 1 lpm—late. £7/£3.50. Big upfront dance night for the hippest in town. with guest DJs on 27 March: Breeze in Room 1 and Femi out of the Young Disciples through in 2.
I Ilnder Ventura 8pm—midnight. Free. Soul. funk and garage with Kevin.
I The Volcano I lpm—2.3O am. £5/£4 with matric card. Mellow house. garage grooves and street soul with Graham Wilson and Alan.
I Willi at The Cotton Club.
1 lpm-3.30am. £5/£3 with matric card. Commercial dance and pop.
Sundays
I Bennet’s l lpm-3.30am. £l. All beers and spirits £1 !
I Bobby’s at The Volcano. l lpm-2.30am. £4. Still the sweatiest. sexiest Sunday night club in Partick.
I Bubblellclous at Reds. l l pm—3am. £3/£2. ‘Bombastic Boogie. Bubble Grooves‘ and £1 Becks. wine and schnapps to boot: a winner!
I Cheapskate at The Cotton Club.
1 lpm—3am. £2/£l with flier or matric card. Becks and Vodka £l! Get wrecked cheap to the 'cross-the-board sounds of DJ Brian Dickey.
I The oouble oeclters at Fury Murry‘s.
l l pm—3am. £2/£l with Matric card or leaflet. Tam and Dave‘s spanking mix of indie. dance. pop and soul.
I Fuddrultlters at C leopatra's. 10.30pm-2.30am. £1.
I llot Wax at Club Xchange.
l l.30pm—3am. £2. Euro and house sounds from Roddy Stewart and Suave Gav. With top live act Katrina and the Boy on 28 March.
I Rock City at The Cathouse. l lpm-3am. £1.50. Rock from the 70s to the present. I Transnational at The Cathouse. Studio 3. lOpm-3am. £2/£l .50. An impressive range of hard-edged sounds. from Sheep on Drugs and Ministry through to the latest releases on innovative acid/techno label Tresor Berlin. Why take it easy just because it‘s Sunday?
I lb The Junction at Rooftops (Secrets Lounge). 10.30pm-3am. £2/£l .50. 28 Mar only. DJs Brenda and Katrina with ‘Sensational pop. garage. Motown. Acid Jazz and film themes‘.
Mondays
I Plggllly Vlggllly’s at the Volcano. lOpm—late. £2.50. Less self-conscious and more relaxed than the weekend. PV‘s still has tunes you'd find it hard to top on any night of the week. Serious fun and a good excuse for a long lie on Tuesday morning!
I The tunnel l lpm—3.30am. £2. Gay Mondays.
I ZFII at Fury Murry's. l lpm—3am. £2/£l .50 before 1 l.30pm. Newcky Brown. Guinness and Diamond White all for £1 to the accompaniment of ‘classic tunes. bouncy dance and 90s indie'. The Gameboy-style fliers aren‘t bad either.
Tuesdays
I alngo at Reds. l lpm-3am. £2. What lvor Cutler could possibly have to do with a night of Deep Funk is anybody‘s guess. but those posters just might entice you in. I club Xchange 1 l.30pm—3.30am. £2.50. Positively jumping for one so early in the week! Dance and chart sounds from DJ Gavin.
I Fever at The 13th Note. 8pm—midnight. Free. A pre-Shimmy wann-up with suitably cheery dance and indie tunes. And it's only about five yards' stagger to Bennet‘s!
I Shimmy Cillb at Bennet‘s. 10.30pm—3am. £2.
Wednesdays
I Bennet’s l lpm—3am. £1. 60p vodka! I Chopper at Club Xchange. l lpm—3am. £1.50 with leaflet/UB40/matric card.
I Go West at C leopatra's. l0.30pm—2.30am. £2/£l with ticket.
I llorlzontal at The Volcano.
l lpm—2.3()am. £2. Mr Peacock with the jazzy tunes.
I Libra at The CathOUse. l lpm—3am. £2.50. Over-25s disco.
I love Train at Cafe Cini. Renfield Street. 9pm—midnight. Free. Selected beers for £1. Joe Deacon playing the best in classic soul. funk and piano house.
I Motor City Soul at The 13th Note. 8pm—midnight. Free. Superb 60s sounds from DJ Marc.
I Strictly Rhythm at Fury Murry's. 10.30pm—3am. £3.50/£2.
I Ilnder Ventura 8pm—midnight. Free. Reggae of the highest order with Joseph of Babylon.
I Wednesday lllght Fever at The Cotton Club. llpm—3.30am. £2/£l with matric card. 70s night with drinks promotions.
Thursdays
I Bloomers at Cleopatra‘s. 10.30pm-2.30am. £2/£l for students.
I Cillb Vlrunga at The Volcano.
l lpm—2.30am. £3/£2. DJ Tchico plays African. reggae and similar groovy sounds.
I C.l.S.C.C. Inferno at Reds. l lpm—3am. Students £3. 70‘s disco. pop and glam plus Coors and wine for £1 (all drinks £1 before midnight).
I Fuck The CIA at Rooftops. 10.30pm—3am. £1 .50/£1 concession or with flier. 1 Apr only. Singlehandedly revitalising the Glasgow club scene (and aiming to get themselves jailed for obscenity before reaching the age of 25). those anti-establishment heroes have returned armed with lethal drinks promos and killer sounds: mid-tempo first division soul meets American underground noise and vibration! ‘lf you‘re not with us. you're against us!‘
I Goodroot at Bar 10. 9pm—midnight. Free. 1 Apr only. The quite fabulous Goodfoot experience can be enjoyed on every fortnight at Bar 10. lfthat’s not enough to satisfy you. then head on up to Woodlands for the full-length-dancefloor- action—included version the following night.
I llullabaloo at The Mayfair. 10.30pm-3am. £2.50. ‘Toe-tapping fun for tip-top people‘. i.e. house. garage and disco for a mighty horde of students.
I Jain at The Cotton Club.
I lpm-3.30am. £2. New night of ‘garage. house. classics and rare grooves' with DJs John and Michael. I JoJo at October Cafe (top floor. Princes Square). 7pm—midnight. Free. A popular meeting place for the city‘s slightly trendier students: understandably.
58 The List 26 March-8 April 1993