CLUBS

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Regular weekly clubs plus one-off events are listed by city, then b day, then alphabetically by title. Clu s will be listed, provided up-to-date details reach our offices at least seven days before publication. Clubs listings compiled by Rory Weller and Jim Byers.

GLASGOW FRIDAYS

I The Ark at The Tunnel. l().3()pm-—3am. £6 (£4). One of The ’l'unnel's key nights of high glatn splendour. with possibly Scotland's top hard house DJ Michael Kilkie joined by Scott Mackay anti [ammo (Rhumba) in Room ()ne plus Duncan Reid and Simon Foy in Room Two.

I Bar 10 Spur-close. Free. Stevie Donaldson and guests getting the weekend off to a hot and sweaty start with their hard house/funky techno mix. I Clubversive at the Bedsit. 9pm—2am. £4 (£3). 23 May only. An exhilarating combination of environmental activism. dance and all sorts of bizarre diversions including face painting. haircutting and juggling.

I Club X llpm—3am. £5 (£3). Gay. Happy house and nu-NRG at this gay venue. Drinks promos.

I Exotica at (‘CA Cafe Bar. 9.30pm~midniglit. l‘ree. Andy Divine from Glasgow School ()fArt Divine Sound System for eclectic laid-back beats. l’re-club.

I Freestyle at The Asylum downstairs bar (Caledonian University Student l'nion ). Spin lam. £3 (free before

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10pm). DJs Kenny and Bone dropping breaks. beats and future funk. Funky dance. Drinks promos.

I Ice at Archaos. llpm—3.3()am. £5 (£4).

The night changes direction with Geoff and Scott (Betty's Saturday) now bringing their four to the floor action to the main room. Paul Traynor with hip hop. swing. etc in Room Three.

I Katch at The Cathouse. l lpm—3am. £3 (£2; free before 11.30pm). Three floors of rock with drinks promos.

I Kung Funk at The 13th Note (ground floor). 8pm—midnight. Free. The former Soundclash and Sonora DJs with phat jazz beat cake. hip hop and extreme leftfield drum 'n‘ bass.

I Latino Lovers at The Glasgow School ofArt. l()pm—2.30am. £5 (£4). DJs Mark and Michael from the beat museum spin the tunes while Delaney's Rhythm section attend to the live thang.

I Love Bug at The Garage. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (£4). DJ Graeme with an eclectic mix of good time party tunes. Drinks promos.

I Mean Street at The 13th Note (basement). Spin—midnight. Free. Rock ‘n' roll revolutionaries. Pre-club.

I Misshapes at Cafe Qudos (Queen Margaret Student Union). 8.30pm—2am. £2.50 (£2). Indie. janeg guitar stuff.

I Orange Peel at The Asylum (Caledonian University Student Union). l()pm—3am. £3. DJs Dan. Chris and Nick with hard dance and techno.

I Parklife at The Arena. l().3()pm-3am. £4 (£3). Glasgow's first and foremost Britpop night playing classic dance/pop/indie/retro/soul sounds from the 60s to the 90s. Drinks promos all night.

I Phar Out at Glasgow School of Art. l()pm—2.30am. £3. Deep dub and drum ‘n‘ bass. Resident DJ Paul Cawley is joined every week by guest DJs.

I Pure at Bennets. ll.3()pm—3am. £4 (£3). Grant Duff with an upbeat dance

I night. Gay.

Derrick Carter heading the line up at Slam's fifth birthday part at The Arches. Glasgow Fri 23 May

I Radio City in The Attic. lO.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). The original retro club. playing Stax. Motown. Stones. The Who. etc.

I Radikal Rhythm at The Dark Room (Strathclyde University Student Union). l()pm—3am. £4 (£3). Students plus up to four guests. Hard house/techno night hosted by different DJs rotating each month.

I Rapt at The Apartment. 1 [pm-3am. £8. Graeme Wilson playing swing. hip hop and funk in this stylish club for stylish people.

I Reds llpm—3am. £5 (£3 for students before midnight). Easy-going mix of disco. funk and contemporary chart dance.

I Reform at R.G.'s. 8pm—midnight. Free. Tosh and guests for drum ’n’ bass. hip hop. dub and reggae. Pre-club.

I Shag at Fury Murry‘s. llpm—3. 15am. £4 (£3). The sexiest. cheesiest tunes ever from Mark and James G.

I Slam at The Arches. 10.30pm—3am. £7. World famous DJ and production duo Stuart and Orde providing the best in deep electronic dance for an up-for-it capacity crowd every week. 16 May: Derick May guests with Orde. £8. 23 May: Slam‘s fifth birthday and lordy it's a big one; Laurent Garnier. Derick Carter and Stuart and ()rde all playing until 5am. Two rooms. four of the world's best DJs and a five year legacy at the Arches. Get your tickets (£10) from The Arches only on the Slain Friday nights. Be warned. this event is guaranteed to be a sell out. so get your tickets now.

I Urban Sole at Tin Pan Alley. llpm—3am. £6 (£5). 16 May only. Nelson Rosado of King Street Records guest with Craig Smith from Edinburgh's Solefusion. See Hitlist. Back To Jazz on Floor One with DJ Nick Peacock and Iain Henderson from the Beat Museum plus live set frotn the [)5 Murray Quartet.

I Velvet Rooms IOptn—3am. £5. Alan Ronald in Room Two with an open mix from house anthems and disco to Britpop and soul. Martin Hesketh in Room One playing mellow hip hop. swingbeat and classic soul.

I What’s Your Function at Tin Pan Alley (floor two). llpm—3am. £5. 23 May and fortnightly. J'ilkes and Ha't'ch of Knucklehead fame continue to expand their empire with this night of techno bass. Chicago house and minimal Detroit techno and electro.

GLASGOW SATURDAYS

I 4th Dimension at Cottiers. ()pin—midnight. Free. Andy Young plays

jazz. Brazilian. soul. fusion and funk.

Drinks promos. Pre-club.

I The Apartment llpm—3am. £8. Big house anthems and funky big beats from Mr Man About Town Alan Ronald. ‘Fntertainment not education'.

I Archaos at Archaos. l lpm—3am. £8 (£6). Chris Harris and Al mix up garage and house for a busy. moderately dressy crowd with Scott and Geoff playing club classics in Betty's Mayonnaise (part of Archaos).

I The Arena £7. DJ Bhasker and Michael Peck with funky techno and hard house. Drinks promos.

I Bar 10 ()pin—midnightf Free. Busy hard house pre-club with Nick Peacock. I Blackout at Tin Pan Alley. llpm—3am. £6. Soma recording artists Larz. Percy X and Stevie Donaldson host the night of underground dance. Drinks promos. l7 May: special guests Evil Fddie Richards guests alongside the residents. Check out the new club night Decadence every Saturday on Floor ()ne. I The Cathouse llpm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Two floors of rock with drinks promos. I Classic FM at Fury Murry's.

llpm—3. |5am. £5 (£3). Club Classics in the main room with DJs Jim Downie and Sean Webster. Quality indie music from Twister upstairs.

I Cleopatra's l lpm—3am. £6. Mainstream commercial vibe.

I Club 69 Rocksy's Basement. l()pin-2.3()atn. £5. Martin and Willy of Rub-A-Dub playing the best and deepest

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Slam Slam have been at the Arches for five years now, and tonight they celebrate with two special guests. Headlining is one of Slam's biggest guests from the past year, Laurent Garnier pictured above, plus Derrick Carter of whom Mixmag says: 'makes you feel like a skinny teenager dancing on air with hips full of sin and a heart full of love.‘ Tickets are only available from Slam on Friday nights previous, and it’s recommended you get hold of one. The Arches, Fri 23 May only. Urban Sole Nelson Rosado, the man who started One Records with Roger Sanchez, worked at New York's King Street Records and now runs Clear Records, guests with Craig Smith from Edinburgh’s Solefusion. Tin Pan Alley, Fri 16 May only.

Disco Biscuits The night celebrates Disco Biscuits, the recently-released book ‘of short stories celebrating ten years of house, and has a special interpretation of it performed by Tam Dean Burn with DJ Wiseblood and visuals from Delta in the studio room. in the main floor we're looking at a hardtrack trance set from Mrs Woods, Blu Peter and Bhaskar Dandona. See feature. The Arches, Sat 24 May only.

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I Club Cubana at The Bedsit. 9.30pm—2am. £4 (£3). 24 May and fortnightly. DJ Tchico presents an extravaganza of the finest Latin sounds at this popular Latin night. Arrive early to ensure your place on the dancefloor.

I Club Iris at Bennets. ll.30pm—3am. £6 (£4). DJ Sara with a good dancey mix. Drinks promos. Gay.

I Club X llpm—3am. £6 (£4). Gay club with upfront dance tunes from DJ Suave Gav. Drinks promos.

I Cool Lemon at The Arches. llpm—4am. £10. 17 May only. Residents Trevor and Iain kick it off again with special guests Joey Negro. Doc Livingston and regular Cool Lemon guest David Holmes.

I Cul De Sac Cul De Sac Bar. 9—] lpm. Free. Spin-back king Jim Hutchison from Teknotis with hard house and techno. Drinks promos.

I Decadence at Tin Pan Alley. llpm—3am. New weekly night on Floor ()ne featuring Kevin McKay (Glasgow Underground). Stevie Middleton (Sole Music) and Nat Byrne (Club For Life). Drinks Promos.

I Different Class at The Asylum (Caledonian University Student Union). l()pm-3am. £3. DJ Jason with all your favourite Britpop and alternative tunes. I Disco Biscuits at The Arches. llpm—4am. £10. 24 May only. A tour to promote the book of the same name. The night features Mrs Woods. Blu Peter. Bhaskar Dandona and a live interpretation of the book from DJ

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