Clubs listings
Glasgow Sundays
I I Candy at Trash. l lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. DJ Rob has the big artthems and lloorl'tllers to keep Glasgow‘s beautiful people dancing all rtight long.
I Liquid Cool at the Belo. ‘)pm-—3am. £5. Weekly. AJ. Kris Keegan and Ian Thotnpson play top-notch vocal garage and house to a club packed with hyper- hedonistic twentysomething revellers. all of whom seem to have forgotten that they have work iii the morning. If quality tttnes artd glamorous antics are your bag. Sun at Belo is unmissable.
I Midnight Marauders at the Buff Club. Next date the.
I Mungo’s Hi Fi at the Buff. 8pm—3am. Free before I lpm; £5 after. Weekly. Scotland's number one reggae dancehall collective. formerly residents at the 'oodside Social. do what they love most at their new venue. playing in a sound system style. artd packing in the masses with their roots riddims artd mic action.
I One Sunday at the Tunnel.
1 lpm—3am. £4 (£1 ). Weekly. The R&B sessions continue at this sinful Sabbath seance. Wear nice clothes for admission. please.
I Optimo (Espacio) at the Sub Clttb. l lpm—3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Whitey play live on 25 Jul. Twitch and Wilkes play anything at the party known all over the world for it‘s mind-opening attitude and approach.
I Pee Wee’s Hot Wax Session at the Buff Club. I lpm—3am. £5. 25 July. Monthly. Paul Welsh is the 'Pee Wee' in question. and if you know his fantastic Clyde ()rte show, you'll know that he has dorte his homework when it comes to the music. L'ndoubtedly one of the best nights in terms of soundtrack to be found itt Scotland.
I The Priory at Blanket. l lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. This club‘s something of a misnomer. L'nless dancing all night to student anthems arid R&B is how you detox. JP and the Tunnels' Richard Levinson are the hosts.
I Streaker at Shack. l().3()pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. DJ James ‘the Boy" Gardner spins the tracks for those enjoying immature antics and naked fun.
I Sunday Shoutin’ at Mas.
I lpm-3am. £tbc. Weekly. A clttb named after Johnny Corporate's floor-filling Defected classic was always going to be pretty darn line. Big vocal house numbers arid a very sweaty dancelloor. I Sunday Surgery at Cube.
l lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Cameron Craig dispenses some salve for your soul at this medical-themed winder- downer.
I Sunday Best at the Shed. l().3()pm—2am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Euan Neilson and Andy Robertson are in charge of the tunes at this massively popular southside club. Just be quiet when leaving the premises. please.
I Superfly Sunday Social at the Bttff Club. ‘)pm-—2am. £5 (£3). 1 Aug. Monthly. Join the psychedelic cabaret with special guests Atlantic Love Corporation. A line Sunday session indeed.
I Temptation Sundays at Tiger Tiger. l2.3()am—3am. Free. Weekly. Calling all well-presented. young professional types. DJ Wills plays funky house artd club classics front ‘)pm.
I Transistor at the Polo Lounge.
l lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Real pop for real people with l)Js Niall McMurray and Wayne Dixon.
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I Urban Vinyl at Blanket.
l lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Raymond Woods. Paul N‘Jie. Naeem and Stuart McCallum present followers of urban music with the very best in hip hop. R&B. soul. and every other kind of urban beat.
I Vinylicious at Lowdown. Midnight—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. The very sexy people from Soulsa bring us another fine night of house fun artd games.
Glasgow Mondays
Club
I Burn at MAS. l lpm—3am. Free for staff of any pub or club; £3 to everyone else. Weekly. The biggest trade party of the year. with Burn residents Normski and Zeus playing the tunes that will have you smiling all week. All drinks are one pound. all night long.
I Breakaway at the Shack.
l lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Alec and Andy drop their unique blend of chart favourites. Definitely one for the party set.
I In Bed with Jim Da Best at Blanket. l lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Jim invites you to his boudoir for art evening of poptastic trash. funky shit artd a whole lot more besides.
I Budda at Budda. l lpm-3am. £tbc. Weekly. Relaunched venue back on track with details still tbc.
I Passionality at Cube.
1 l.3()pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Pleasing chartistry from DJ Shawn Roberts. who does his best to resuscitate the weekend for the gay/mixed crowd. I Undercover at Blanket.
l lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Gratification levels are high as secret agent Jim Da Best plays out the funky house. quality R&B and perfect pop. Plenty of drinks promos should leave you both shaken and stirred.
Glasgow Tuesdays
Club
I Bin Bag at the (ilasgow School of Art. I lpm—3am. £l (free). Bargain basement indie tunes. barreloads of cheap drink and a bunch of kids that used to live irt good homes.
I Budda at Bttdda. l lpm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. Relaunclted venue back on track with details still the.
I Fool’s Gold at MAS. l lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. As the name might suggest. this is a night of indie arid rock‘n‘roll for those who know that clubbing isn't all about beats and breaks.
I FUN at Cube. 1 l.3()pm—3am. £3. Weekly. Funky. unique and very naughty. Shawn Roberts arid Shama- Halliw'ell pack in the pop tttnes at this gay night.
I Laid at the Shack. l().3()pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. The best and latest irt indie-pop. chart & dance. guitar-rock and R&B. Think that about covers it.
I Later Lounge at the Liquid Lounge. ‘)pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Aaron Petrie (Clinical) cooks up a storm with some classic tracks old and new. House. broken beats and hip hop flavours.
I Snoopy Tuesdays at Blanket.
l lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Join Peanuts and Charlie Brown under the blanket for pop fun and student classics. ()r strut your stuff as Scott ‘Fingers‘ McMillan. Billy Milligan and Jim Da Best slain on the funky tttrtes and R&B. I TIT at Trash. l().3()pm~3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Pattl N'Jie plays out R&B and hip hop. (iraeme Ferguson runs with the student classics in Room 2 and Rob B is irt the third room playing party anthems and bar tunes.
I Tuesdays at Bamboo at Bamboo. I lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. DJ Miguel is iii the Red Room playing the finest R&B and hip hop. artd iii the lounge we have Robin B laying dowrt his soulful grooves.
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Glasgow Wednesdays
Club
I AM at the Liquid Lounge. l()pm—2am. £3. Weekly. New midweek drttnt & bass night featuring sonte of Scotland‘s D&B talent on regular rotation.
I Allure at the Tunnel. l l.3()pm-—3am. £3. Weekly. Glasgow‘s newest gay night with the young and very talented DJ Darren Young dispatching sonte superb tuneage.
I Budda at Budda. l lpm-3am. £tbc. Weekly. Relaunched venue back on track with details still tbc.
I Blaze at Bamboo. l lprtt —3ant. £3 (£2). Weekly. Scottie B fronts this night of fttnk fuelled soul and R&B. A venue that's really working right now.
I Club Tromolo at the Buff Club. 8pm—3am. £4. 28 Jul. Monthly. The rttost original clttb idea fora while — and it's on a soddirtg Wednesday. Colterent in its absurdity. Trotttolo is a cabaret club night with its own cast of characters from the less serious side of the tracks. Frank Percy is MC. lsatttbard Kingdom Brunel plays tttnes arid there's live music. live stand up artd a whole lot else besides. Live music this time comes courtesy of Uncle John & Wltitelock arid Quinn.
I FAB at the Belo. l lpnt 3am. Free before 1 lpm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Paul Rea. Gordon Miller artd Craig Keltnart blend garage. R&B arid funky house. playing to a dressed-up crowd who help to make this one of the bttsiest midweek rtights irt (ilasgow.
I Freestyle at Trash. 1 lpm 3am. £tbc. Weekly. Fix up. look sharp for Glasgow‘s ortly fully committed night of lfrban music. Come irt from the fields. yokels.
I Fourplay at linvy. l lprtt 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. New night of dattceteria for the (ilasgow set. Cambridge Street will rock.
I Jungo at Archaos. l lpm—3am. £2 (free). Weekly. Student classics. indie and cheese are the order of the day at tltis weekly Wed.
I Joints and Jams at Cube.
1 Ipm- 3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. The award- winrtirtg club brings you the best R&B. hip hop artd soul l)Js in the city. Residents Martin llesketh. John Lyons. Pttppa Shartgo and DM(i on rotation every Wed. With regular guest DJs arid PAs. it's no wortder that Joints and Jatns is the lottgest rtntrtirtg R&B nigltt in (ilasgow.
I New Flesh at Fury Mttrry‘s. ‘)pm—3am. £2 before I lpm: £4 after. Weekly. A night of punk. metal arid nu metal. reflecting the diversity of clttbbirtg at the moment.
0 Period at Sub Club. I lpm~3am. £3.‘)‘). 4 Aug. Monthly. Celebrate one of the crap things about being a woman at this menstrually-themed club night. (iill Mills and Lena drop the bombs frortt the decks. and you guys dartce around. Simple. See preview.
I Betox at Bamboo. l lpnt~-3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Miguel Campos plays you irtto Thursday with a mixture of hip hop artd R&B.
I Shackass at Shack. l().3()pm—3.30am. £5 (£3). Weekly. The inimitable DJ Toast spins the fittest in chart classics. with a healthy smattering of cheese also.
I Stud’essential at Jortglettrs. ‘)pm--3am. Free. Weekly. Fresh student night at the comedy clttb next door to the UGC. Free entry artd a shitload of drinks promos tend to see the crowd irt fine fettle.
I Traffic Light at Blanket.
l lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Stop at the lights attd get ittto bed every Wed. lndttlge irt sortie intimate pillow talk iii the front bedroom. or get through the back for some sexy R&B arid pop. Arid they give away free boom to anyone who dares to sit iii the car seat.
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Edinburgh Thursdays
Club
I Audio Tourism at Pivo Bar Club. ‘)pm 3am. Free. Weekly. Start the weekend off nice attd early with a selection of breaks. R&B and urban tracks from Ci-Mac and (icorge.
I Born to Be Wide at the Venue.
l lprtt 3am. Free. 2‘) Jul. l-‘ortrtightly. New music industry social clttb that plans to bring together rtttisos. journalists. promoters. record shop workers artd musicians. With a varied soundtrack from various industry bods. I Bounce at Po Na Na. l()pitt 3am. £3— £4. Weekly. Student night down Po Na Na gets the place juntpin' with its mix of ltip hop. R&B arid drinks promos. I Club Simba at the Cellar Bar. l()pm 3am. Free before 1 lpm: £2 after. Weekly. The Cellar Bar continues its reclamation as a quality clubbirtg venue with this mix of African. Caribbean arid Latin infectious beats.
0 Dfrnt Drum at ligo. l lprtt 3am. £4. 5 Aug. Monthly. A skewed take on the club format front this twisted indie/ electro night featuring Hobbes and ()li Findlay. Joined by Creme de Menthe. one of (ilasgow’s most promising new solo electronica artists. releasing on Twitch & Wilkes‘ ()SCARR label artd receiving praise from the likes of All/12'. I El Barrio at [£1 Barrio. l()pttt 3am. Free. Weekly. Nightly fiesta iii the rum- soaked Latin Quarter of lidinburgh.
I Fast and Ride This Train at the Bongo Club. l()prtt 73am. £5 (£4). 22 Jul. Fortnightly. Two clubs for the price of one. Fast offers the best irt high energy rock‘n'roll. garage artd ptirtk while Ride This Train goes all rebel courttry on your
I Filthee Disco at City: lidinbur'gh. l lpnt~3am. £3 before midnight: £4 after. Weekly. l'rban music for the modern clubbcr frortt DJ Filtltee and Disco Dan. I Genetic at (‘itt'us Club. I lpttt 3am. Free before I l.3()pm: £2 after. Weekly. Still a mighty popular soiree that showcases alternative. indie arid lo-ft. No smoking at the bar. mind.
I The GOuLaG BeAt at ligo. l().3()pm 3am. £4. 2‘) Jul. Punk. garage. new wave artd good honest rock'n'roll frortt regulars Kaka. ()ly. Mr Moo Moo and the Primitive l'rgc l)Js.
I Green Onions at Rlil) Vodka Club. Next date 12 Aug.
I Inna Soul at Rlit) Vodka Club. l()pnt-—3ant. £2. 5 Aug. Monthly. Taking inspiration from the likes of King Tubby. Peter Tosh. Beenie Man artd l()()‘£ Dynamite -- all delivered to you by the Mighty Howard arid the ltttta Soul Band. I MIB2 at Cavendish/Diva. l()prtt 2am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. The best in LS hip hop. ragga and R&B front Tee-TNT artd Mr H. Back with the same rttusic you all loved so much as they take over this new venue.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. l()pm- 3am. £3. Weekly. Classic dartce anthems arid fttnky vocal house front JT. I Phuture House at Rlil) Vodka Club. l()pm 3am. £2. 2‘) Jul. Monthly. A night of all things housey with music influenced by the likes of Derrick Carter to Akttfew. Daft Punk to swing ja/l all provided by the irtfamous Drop Promotions Crew.
I The Pidgeon Club at Cocteau Lounge (downstairs at ligo).
l().3()pm 3am. £3. 22 Jttl. An all good happening of DOS. soul arid psychedelic