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I c.c. Blooms at (‘.(‘. Blooms. l().3()pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Things mellow ottt (or so they claitn) at this gay club. with an upbeat disco selection.
I Metro at I’o Na .\'a. I lpm--- 3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Roddy Mac mixes tip 80s classics. filthy disco and house.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. l()pmr-3am. £3. Weekly. Ilarry Lets (lo and DJ Fabuloz with R&B classics.
I Para Los Ninos at Bongo (‘lub. l()pnr 3am. £3. 2() May. Latino fttnk I).ls and live spots all in aid of Mexican street kids.
I Spanish Pub Night at lit Barrio. l()pm--3am. Free. Weekly. A right old knees-up for the Spanish and Spanish- loving community hosted by I)Js Felix and Iidu and featttring llamenquito straight through to Hispanic chart hits. I Vod: Bull at the Liquid Room. l()pm 3am. £4. Weekly. Students love this all-new hip hop hootenanny. hosted by Lyley (Scratch) and boasting absttrdly cheap drinks promos all night long.
Chart & Party
I Decadence at Revolution. l().3()pm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. I)epraved dancelloor decadence at this capacity student night.
I Funny Farm at Sttbway West lind. 7pm 3am. £l (Free with flyer). Weekly. I)r Shock Jock administers his music therapy to the freaks. Funny features also include electric shock chairs and a giant ()peration gatne.
I Tentastic at (iaia. l()pm— 3am.
£ I(). Weekly. I’ay ten pounds on the door and get unlimited drinking at the bar. This frankly insane facility (bearing
in tnind it’s the beginning of the week) will he complemented by a sttttably crass chart 8; party selection.
Edinburgh Tuesdays -
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I Beluga at Beluga Bar & ('anteen Restaurant. 8pm lam. Free. Weekly. Big Beat l)Js Sitnon Hodge and Stuart Bennet spin jazz ftmk classics frotn across the decades.
I Flowin’ at Bam Bou. ‘)plllr~litm. Free. Weekly. JP and I’ Stylz provide tnore bounce to the ounce with their weekly fix of soulful to scratchy hip hop and R&B.
I Immersed in Music at l’ivo (‘affe. 9pm lam. Free. Weekly. ()li and cheeky ‘Monkey Boy' Mark lidmondson play Afro-(‘aribbean. funky phatback grooves.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. noon l()pm. Weekly. (‘hilled tunes till 5pm from I’ete (ioddard. then soul. garage and house from Dom Flanagan.
Club
I Come Correct at ()pium.
l()pm-— 3am. Free. Weekly. The nu metal theme bar takes a break frotn the norm. showcasing underground ("S and [K hip hop with I)JRedo (lil Segundo).
I Livin It Up at [£1 Barrio. 0pm lam. Free. Weekly. Smooth urban grooves (for this. read hip hop. R&B and street soul) at this all-new session hosted by 1)] Bayo and guests.
I Motherfunk at the Honeycomb. l().3()pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Messrs (iino. Fryer and Spectrum freak the funk fantastic at their consistently rammed night of classics old and new. It‘s what Tuesday was made for.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. l()pm 3am. £3. Weekly. Funked up vocal house and classic disco from Paul I-‘inlayson.
I Strictly Rythmn at Po Na Na. l()pm- 3am. £4 (£3). W ‘ekly. I)Js Henriques and Itmovator supply the R&B. hip hop and live percussion. Free mix tapes and prizes throughout the night.
I Vibe at Iigo. l lptn -3am. £2. Weekly. New gay night with James Longworth on the decks. the Dancing Stud Muffins. the Singing Hairy Bloke and the Miming .\'un. Don‘t say we didn't warn ya.
I Wax Factor at the Liquid Room. l().3()pm ~3am. Free. Weekly. All new weekly session showcasing breaks. hip hop and funk with residents Smokey & The Bandit. the Squalor Show and (iav Anderson.
Chart & Party
I Fairy Liquid at Loca.
l().3()pm -3am. £3 (£2). W ‘ekly. Immenser popular gay night featuring uplifting commercial chart and dance. with heavy bias on disco.
I Jackass at Subway West Iind. 7pm -3am. £2 (£1 ). Weekly. A night of shameless fun and games. including ‘fmd the prize in a bowl of maggots'. I Shagtag at (iaia. l()pm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Alcohol-fuelled flirting (aided and abetted by drinks promos) via the infamous number-based introductions system.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Pre—Club I Beluga at Beluga Bar & (‘anteen Restaurant. 8pm lam. Free. Weekly. Bob
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I Excursions at Iguana. ()ptn—lam. Free. Weekly. Rotational residents G- Mac (Manga). Gary Mac (Sublime). (‘olin Millar and Adam Bray (Headspin) detnonstrate their atnazing decksterical versatility in the fields of drum & bass. hip hop. funk and breaks.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. ()ptn—lam. Weekly. Drum & bass. hip hop. house and fttnk frotn rotational residents (i-Mac (Manga). Gary Mac (Sublime) and (‘olin Millar (Headspin). I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. noon—l()pm. Weekly. A mix of soul. funk and garage from Bertie (noon-5pm) and Yogi Haughton.
I Smirnoff Experience at Human Be-In. ()ptn—lam. Free. Weekly. Edinburgh's up-and-coming deep house DJs Lena and Jamie Buchanan man the box.
I Together at Bam Bou. 9pm—lam. Free. W ‘ekly. Bass buggin'. dirty discoid funk with your hosts Grant Macdonald and Alan Paul (Muzikizum).
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I Kerosene (K2) at Studio 24.
l lpm-—-3am. £l.5(). Weekly. Increasingly popular alternative night which sees Leaf. Wally. qu and Doug playing death. doom. heavy metal and extreme tunes.
I Low Gravity at the Liquid Room. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (£2; free to Sublime members). Weekly. All new night geared towards turning the mid-week messy with nu-skool breaks and cheap booze. It‘s a heady combo and it comes courtesy of Felix and Benny. the back room boys from Sublime.
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