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liegular weekly clubs plus one-off events are listed by city, then b day, then alphabetical by title. Clu s will be listed, provide 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. lO.30pm—3am. £6 (£4). One of The Tunnel’s key nights of high-glam splendour. with possibly Scotland‘s top hard house DJ Michael Kilkie joined by Scott Mackay and Zammo (Rhumba) in Room One. plus Duncan Reid and Simon Foy in Room No. 26 Sep. Club For Life special with Darren Stokes. Laurence Nelson and Brandon Block.
I Bar 10 Spin—close. Free. Stevie Donaldson and guests getting the weekend off to a hot and sweaty start with their hard house/funky techno mix. I Bargo 8pm—midnight. Free. Regular pre-club night at this phenomenal bar in the Merchant's City. with guest 015 on an underground dance vibe. Taken over by Bar To The Ground. 26 Sep.
I Blag at The Arena. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). Glasgow's first and foremost Britpop night playing classic dance/pop/indie/retro/soul sounds from the 605 to the 90s. Formerly Parklife. Drinks promos all night.
I Brilliant at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). Gordon Tennant with a commercial mix of chart dance and indie ofierings in the newly refitted Venue. Drinks promos.
I Buena Vista at Glasgow School Of Art (downstairs). lOpm—2.30am. £3. A slice of Latin jazz and funk from Mark and Michael of Delaney’s Rhythm Section.
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I Club Malaria at Betty’s Mayonnaise l lpm—3.30am. £5 (£4). New night launching itself as the only charity club in Scotland. with all proceeds going to schools for children with learning difficulties. DJ Vance is your host for the night playing an uplifting mix of house anthems.
I Colin Faver at The Glasgow School Of Art. lOpm—2.30am. Price tbc. 26 Sep only. Kiss FM‘s Colin Faver headlines tonight at the Art School joined in able form by the legendary man of the Glasgow club scene. Nick Peacock. Part of the West End Dance Festival.
I Exotica at CCA Cafe Bar. 9.30pm—midnight. Free. Andy Divine from Glasgow School Of Art Divine Sound System for eclectic laid-back beats. Pre-club.
I Foresight at Rocksy's Basement (Paisley). lOpm—Zam. £5. New weekly drum ’n' bass night from seven local DJs takin the hardstep option.
I lie Ifire at Prince Armany‘s. 8pm—late. £8. 3 Oct and monthly. Continuation of Scotland’s only dedicated fetish night with dance. rock and pop by Wanda.
I Ice at Archaos. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£l). Geoff Montford and Vance in Room One with vocal garage and pumping house and Paul Traynor in Bar 1 with No Diggidy, a mix of hip hop. swingbeat and R&B. Drinks promos. Runs until 3 Oct when S ctrum takes over.
I Kat at The Cathouse. l0.30pm—3am. £3 (£2.50; free before 11.30pm). Three floors of rock. hip hop. chemical beats. grunge and contemporary indie. Drinks promos.
I Kelly V James V Kelly at King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut (downstairs bar). 3 Oct and fortnighly. 9pm—midnight. Free. From pop, hip hop and indie to northern moog.
Jon Pleased guests at the first night of Spectrum, a new night hosted by the Colours crew at Archaos. Fri 3 Oct
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 Leftficld drum ’n' bass.
I Life at Jet. 10.30pm—3am. £6. Stevie Sleepman with this night of Euro tunes. disco house and classic anthems.
I Love Bug at The Garage. l0.30pm—3am. £3 (£4). An eclectic mix of good time party tunes. Drinks promos. I Lush at The Lime. l lpm—3am. DJ Sam Wallace with fresh house and spicy garage. Drinks romos.
I My Generation at The Halt Bar. 8pm--midnigbt. Free. A kaleidoscope of sound along mod revival lines. Pre-club. I Nu City Soul at Tin Pan Alley (floors 2 & 3). llpm—3am. £4 (£3). New underground house night with a few old classics thrown in from DJ Andrew Wicks.
I Polo Lounge at The Polo Lounge.
1 lpm—3am. £5. Take the choice of the Polo Lounge upstairs. open until 3am. or downstairs for DJ Michelle with classic disco pop. Gay.
I Pure at Bennets. ll.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). Grant Duff with an upbeat dance night. Gay.
I Radio City at The Attic. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (£2). The original retro club. playing Stax. Motown. The Stones. The Who. etc.
I Rapt at The Apartment. 1 lpm—3am. £8. Graeme Wilson playing swing. hip hop and funk in this stylish club catering for an extremely exclusive set.
I Reds llpm—3am. £5 (£3 for students before midnight). Easy-going mix of disco. funk and contemporary chart dance.
I Phunked Up Fridays at R.G.‘s. 8pm—midnight. Free. With DJs Mac and Chris for funky house. Pre-club.
I Shag at Fury Murry‘s. llpm—3. l5am. £4 (£3). The sexiest. cheesiest tunes ever from Mark and James G.
I Slam at The Arches. l0.30pm—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. Because we have Stuart and Orde playing on our doorstep every week. it‘s easy to forget just how lucky we are. Better than ever. I Strawberry Fields at Strawberry Fields. 9pm—3am. £5 (£4). Party night with retro sounds.
I Spectrum at Archaos. l lpm—3.30am. £9 (£7). From 3 Oct. New weekly night from the Colours crew taking over from lce. Opening show is a Distinctive Records party with Jon Pleased Wimmin and Richard Ford joining residents Boney. Jon Mancini. Paul Jackson (Ministry of Sound) plus Paul Traynor with swingbeat in the Attic.
I Tangent at The Sub Club. llpm—3am. £7 (£5). 26 Sep and monthly. A-man and Panic continue their hugely popular night of eclectic. funky techno shenanigans to a loyal crowd. No guests for the moment as they‘re finding the night busier withjust the residents.
I Test at The Sub Club. 1 lpm—3am. £6 (£7). 3 Oct and monthly. Residents Shandy and Dave Tarrida of Sativae records are joined by long time associates and Sativae recording artists Subhead. They are on the new wave of British techno combining funky Chicago rhythm and electro.
I Trash l1pm—3ani. £4. Funky house in Room One with DJ Skud. hip hop and swing in Room Two from DJ Grahame. I Uptight at The Bedsit. ‘).3()pm—late. 3 Oct and fortnightly. £4 (£3). This extremely popular Northern soul. Hammond jazz. funk and R&B night now
H it list The best Glasgow clubs this fortnight.
Aquaplanet Three of the best Detroit artists all on one night; Derrick May Dling, with Blake Baxter and Claude Young playing live. Sub Club, Sun 28 Sep. '
Ear To The Ground Launch party for the Fringe dance event with Melle Mel (The Message) plus Mushroom (Massive Attack), Lemon-D (Metalheadz) and Dls and live artists from ETG. The Fruitmarket, Sat 27 Sep only.
Cream The (franchised) legend continues with Graeme Park, Sister Bliss, K-Klass, Steven McCreary and Colin Tevendale. The Tunnel, Sat 27 Sep. Slam In The City Slam get live again while Darren Emerson, Weatherall, Funk D'Void, Diesel and Ashley Beedle man the decks. The Arches, Sun 28 Sep. Streetrave Eighth Birthday The Streetrave crew celebrating in big style with party guests Seb Fontaine, Brandon Block, Alex P, Terry Farley, Pete Heller, Smokin Jo and residents Jon Mancini and Boney. The Tunnel, Sun 28 Sep.
Bit Of A Bristol Thing A night With a Bristol connection encompassing the diverse styles of Daddy 6, Mushroom and Rob Morris (Massive Attack Dis), Grayson Shipley, Jody (Way Out West) and Charlotte (Lakota). The Arches, Mon 29 Sep.
Urban Sole In Demand Records night with top garage DJ Craig Smith joined by new recruit to the label Cevin Fisher (New Jersey) and a live set from Hugo- A-Go-Go. Tin Pan Alley, Sun 28 Sep.
secures a regular slot at The Bedsit every other Friday night.
I Velvet Rooms l()pm—3am. £6. Alan Ronald in Room Two with an open mix frotn house anthems and disco to Britpop and soul. Martin Hesketh in Room ()ne playing mellow hip hop. swingbeat and classic soul.
I Virunga at Tin Pan Alley (floor one).
I lpm—3am. £4 (£3). The legendary world music night featuring DJ Tchico and Ana now goes weekly for soca. salsa. merengue. reggae. ska. flamenco. pop and much more. Highlight of the night is undoubtedly the limbo dancing. Go on. give it a go. Free bus to and from the West End. Call club for details.
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