ABNORMALS ANONYMOUS Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow. Fri 13 Jun
It's been a while, but thankfully the antithesis of the gay clubbing scene is back. Abnormals Anonymous are armed and ready to give the more discerning homosexual a little something different. Kick out Kylie, stick
Kick out Kylie and stuff Steps
two fingers up to Steps and prepare to be educated.
Rather than the usual hands -in-the-air disco option, this night will be an eclectic mix of art installations, video and performance. If you‘re not happy with your look for the evening, you can also try a make-over from the talented resident film special-effects artists. 'We want it to be more like an old style club, to create a friendly place where people can hang out,‘ says Alan Millar. AA promoter and organiser. ‘There‘s a loyal crowd who come, from the first event at CCA to Glasgay and now to the art school’.
There will be a live appearance from multimedia performer and remix artist Osymyso as well as resident DJs, the excellent Hushpuppy and Mooncat playing their eclectic homo-disceau from the last four decades. “There are lots of queer-orientated artists in London and Manchester such as Electric and Duckie and I want to bring them north of the border,‘ notes Millar. 'There‘s still nothing like this happening. If it all sounds just a bit too mainstream for you, there will also be the additional bitter-queer political posturing and hi-brow sloganeering that we've come to expect from an AA meeting.‘ (Jane Hamilton)
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Glasgow Thursdays
Clubs
DogGod ()har. the Corinthian. I‘ll lngrarn Street. 552 Hill. lt),.it)piii 3am. £2. Weekly. Next ga)/rni\ed night promising eser)thing l'r'om K}lie to house lt) eleell’o-t‘oek.
Comedy
Giggles Mer'etir). H2 Bath |.ane. 2-lN I777. 'l‘hu I2 Jun. ‘lprn .iarn (shim starts at 9.30pm). £4 (£2). The di\ ine 'l‘ina (‘ pro\ ides some other trademark laughs.
Bars
Candle Bar 20 ('andlerrggs. 504 I285. ‘lpin. l‘r'ee. l.i\e|} har.
Court Bar (it) llnteheson Street. 552 2403. Mt) ltlpin. l‘ree. Poptrlar traditional bar.
Delmonica’s ()8 Virginia Street. 552 4803. 9pm. l-‘ree. l)Js. tltii/ and karaoke. LGBT Centre ll l)i\on Street. 22] 72t).i. l larii midnight. l‘ree. ('ale/har. Mercury H2 Bath latte. 2-18 I777. liar open troni 5pm. Free.
Polo Lounge 84 \Vilsott Street. 553 l22l. ltlpin lain. l‘ree. lintertainrnent t‘rorn .\ton Tilt) and a Iisels bar at
\\ eekentls.
Revolver rm .lohit Street. 553 3450. 3.30pm. Free. \Veekl). Popular har'. Sadie FI‘DStS 3 Hi \Vesl (ieorge Street. 332 S005. .\'oori midnight. l'r‘ee. l)Js. karaoke and trail/es.
Waterloo Waterloo Street. 22‘) 53‘”. Noon midnight. \Vell knotsn ga_\ har.
Clubs
Bennets 9t) (ilassl‘ord Street. 5.52 5761. llprn 3.30am. £3 £6 t£2 £5). liseellent danee aetion Wed Sun and a
Glasgow Fridays
Clubs
Spacehopper Mei-cur}. It: Hath Lane. 2-18 I777. l'r'i l3 Jun.
lt)_3tlpni 3am. £-l tU). .\lorith|). Ne“ night “till (ir'eg .'\tllllll\t)ll arid guests pla) rng retro house anthems rinsed u ill) the odd hnrst ot ('hieago lunk.
Girls on Top Bennets. wt) (iluSSltll'tl Street. 552 5701. Hi () Jun.
llprn 3.30am. £3 £(i t£2 £5). Monthl). (iir'ls onl} night.
Abnormals Anonymous (ttasgtm Sehool ol:\t‘l. tnx Renl'r'eu Street. 5.52 (Wll. Hi 13 Jun. llprn .5itlll. £8 (£7). See [)ttltel.
Glasgow Saturdays
Clubs Burly Light .\ler'etrr}. l-l2 Hath
student night or) 'l‘liu.
Cube .H Queen Street. 220 .S’tltltl. |l_.i(lprn 3am. £3 i£2 urth ther). ('hees) ehart ga} nights on Mon tl’assionalit) ) and llle tlil'..\'. ).
Shopping
Clone Zone 45 Virginia Street. 553 John. .\lon Sat llarn ‘lpin'. Stir)
.\'oon ‘lpni. ('Iothing. \ideos. rnaga/ines tttttl lo_\s.
Joys-4-Us l.(ili'l ('entre ll l)i\on Street. 221 72H}, Noon Spin. .\'e\s lesbian run shop stocking \ ideos. l)\'l)s. rnaga/ines. hooks. eards. iiieense. eandles. no\ elties and to_\s.
Socral
LGBT Centre ll l)i\on Street. 221 72tl3. .\lain ga} eentre hosting Be}ond Barriers tehallerigirig homophobia). Ste\ e Retson ga) men's se\ual health ad\ iee t'l'hti 5.30 8.3tlprrr). llolistie llealing (iroup t.\lon 7.3” lllpni). Pei'l'oi'manee (iroup t.\lon ".Ftlptn). ()l.(i.-\ social group tor older lesbians tlllttllllll} ). leehreakers for those lie“ to the scene (monthl). also at Sadie Frost's). Bt—(ilasgtm tlltolllhl) ). (‘rosslsns (it‘ottp liltonthl} ). (hit on
lane. 2~3.\ I777 Sat H .ltlll
lllprn 3am £i \lonthl} lhe light \er'sron ol this ertirses eluh takes in er the lt)\\ L‘l l‘al
Glasgow Wednesdays
Clubs
Allure l‘lie lunnel. .S-l \lrtelrell Street. 2t).1 lililll ll illprn £i \\eekl} .\'e\s ga} eltil) lrorri the people lielrrntl (‘nhe‘s l’assiorialrt} and l l'.\' promising happ}. ehees} pop Fourplay l'.tl\). 2t) (‘arnhr'rdge Street. 332 3-1‘7 llpni ‘sarrr £-l t£2 \srth tl_\er l. \Veekl} \eu ga} elrih
Comedy
lhe Sittlttl. 5‘5 \Vtitttlltttltls Rtmtl. (LS-7“ ()llll (i055. \\t'tl l»1.lllll ‘lprn. £(i t£5). .\lonthl_\ 'l‘he Stand's rnonthl} dose ol earnp eorrietl} \\llll (‘r‘arg lllll introdtreing Kantlr Kane and Mattheu ()shourne \\lllle .lill l’eaeoek o\ ersees the (‘aiiipest link eornpetrtion.
Edinburgh Fridays Clubs
Woman’s Own ('luh .la\a. (‘orninei'eial Street. |.eith. 5.55 5(i22. Hi (i Jun. ltlprn 2am. £5 heloie midnight; £7 alter. Monthly \Vonren onl} elul) urtlr resident DJ Ro/. .'\s an added lionus ta\r lat‘es ol tip to £5 ean he elarnied haek h) groups ol li\ e “llell pa) rng into the elul) and shim mg a \alitl t’eeeipt.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Clubs
Eye Candy .\lassa. 3!) W Market Street. 220 -l22-l. llprii 3am. £ltl lfS). \Veekl). Resltlellls (iraetne Popstai'. .\'eiat Barton and .\'eil (‘rookston host their intamotis. glarii house part}.
Men Only ('lai'etnont. I.” H5 liast ('lar‘ernont Street. 55f) 5(i()2. Sat 7 .lllll. 8pm. l‘ree. l'tit'lttlgllll}. MS(‘ arid the Bears organise the riieri onl} rtiglit \\ itli a dress eode as \s iltl as _\ou like.
Mingin’ Studio 2.1 tupstair's). ('alton Road. 553 3753. Sat lsl .ltin.
ltHllprn 3am. £5 hel'ore midnight; £(i alter. l‘tH'llllgltll}. (ia) l'rientll} eluhhing \sith residents Brian l)etiipster and Alan Jo).
Joy ligo. Pieai'd} l’laee. 47X 7-134. Sat 7 Jun. llprii 3am. £ltl t£.S’). .\lotithl_\. Residents Maggie and Alan “hoop it up in the main hall \shrle 'l‘rend} Weird) and Sall} l5 do their thing in the (‘oeteau Lounge.
Sunda} inlor'nial group tor all l.(ili'l"s tinonthl} ). l.l(‘ lesbian soeral group llllttltllll} ). Speakeas} poet and \xriter's group irrionthl} ) and the I.eshian Mother's (it'ottp tnionthl}. eontaet Shona at the (ilasgoxt Women‘s Librar} lot‘ more details).
EDINBURGH SCENE
Bars
Blue Moon Café t Baron} Street. 557 (Ni l. Mon l‘ri llarri ll..5llpllll Sat Stir) 9pm l2..itlam. l'ree. lidinhurgh‘s longest running ga} eal'e. CC Blooms 2.5 2-1 (ir'eenside Plaee. 556 935 I. It)..‘()piit 3am thar tr'om (ipni). l-‘r'ee. llosts leehreakers. rnonthl}. lot“ those tie“ to the scene. See (‘lttlts listings l'or more intorniation. Habana (ireenside Plaee. 553 1270. Soon lain. l‘ree. |)Js e\er_\ Hi and Sat and qui/oke on Thu.
Flashback 9 Hope Street. 220 (Will. 4pm lain. (trees) diseo and pop
Mon Sun.
Frenchies Rose Street. 33.5 7().5l. lprn lam. l’ree. Popular.
The Laughing Duck 24 ttmt e
Street. 220 2576. Mon 'lihtt
listrrrgs Gay
GAY INTEREST
Shirley Bassey "‘e that: drta See r‘t.r'u.s"r‘
Death Disco T"e “root ot trans: l uro excess: root: tower: with Me'trm Pet and l'axx, See (2/4)!) list/rigs
Nederlands Dans Theater 2 the sext young tla'ree troupe. retri'r‘r Wit?) a sassy new repertorre See Hreatre a Dance.
Trembling Before G-d l)()(2Lt.’YiUlll£i.’\' Sl‘.()Wlllt] the struggles of gay Hasrdre and Orthodox Jews; as; the try to reeoottrie their faith with their sexuality. See I r/rrr list/rigs.
Show me Love two teenage. girls (itseover tlrerr love for one another rrr tlrrs sweet renting of age rrroVre. See / rlrrr list/rigs
Rope two gen, rrrerr (:omrrrrt murder as an rrrtelleetual exercise. rrr this experrrrrental trlrrr from llllClltIOCk. See / r/rrr /rstrrrgs
Edinburgh Sundays
Clubs
Taste the l.lt|llltl Room. ‘le Vietoria Street. 225 250-1. llprii iarn. £5 hetoie |l.3llprn; £3 t£(i inenihers) alter; £ Ill non nienilters on guest l).l nights Weekl}. last} lire“ ot house and garage with Jon Pleased tullilling his t|llill'lL‘ll_\ guest duties on Stir) ts' .ltlll. Bootylushous (‘oeteatr lounge. lago. l’ieai‘tl) l’laee. ~l7.\' 7-l H.
Ilpnr 3am. £2. \Veekl}. Nets ga}/rni\ed rirglit tr'orn the l)t)}s behind lush \sitli (‘r'aig and |)ale spinning a tnaslet'ltil lilend ol Rtkli. soul and ttink.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Clubs
Vibe l'.go. l’ieattl} Place. 473 7-1 H, llpri) .iarn. £2. \Veekl}. Jariies l.t)ng\\ot'th prox ides the sounds.
Comedy
CDT on Tuesday lhe Stain). (i York Place. 553 7272, 'ltre lll lllll. 7.10pm. U) (£5). .\lonlhl_\. See (ilasgtm \Vetl.
Hair) I lpin; l‘l'l it Sat llarn lain; Sun |l..i(larii llprri. St}|isli. eonrl} but New Town Bar Dublin Street. 5 W 7775. Mon 'lhu Noon lain; l'l'l Sat Noon 2am; Sun 12.30pm Iain. (ia) ertnse bar and underground eluh. Planet Out (it'eensrde Plaee. .524 (MM. .\lon l'r‘r -lpiri lain; Sat Sun 2pm lain. l'r'ee. Regular ltrri e\eiits. pie elul). l)Js ineltrdrng 'l’r'end} Weird} t.\lon). trur/Ies and bingo.
Sala (ill liroughton Street. 478 700‘), Tue Strri I lain llpni. tree. the Hill ('entt'e's eate is neul) reopened tor tresli lootl all tla}.
Socral
AD ('ontael 556 404‘). I'or lesbians in er 4”. Meets mottlhl} it) plat) soetal exents. ('all tor more details.
LGB Centre (ill Bt'tittghttm Street. 478 706‘). llttptirlttnt gtt} eentre hosting the Women's (iroup l)rop-ln t'l’hu). (ia) l)ads Seotland tnronthl} l as \\ ell as Bi- ladinhur'gh the soeral/support group for bisesuals and those questioning their sexualit) tiriorithl} ).
Scottish TV/TS Group the Phoenix ('ellar Bar. 46 Broughton Street. 557 0234. Monthly
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