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my. big. Glamour model and Page 3 stunner turned DJ sounds like a

cheap gimmick but Rebekah has been carving out a slot in the hard house world for a good while now. And she should fit the vibe of

new night Disko Kitten: ‘The night intends on putting smiles on faces, hands in the air and making people dance like no one's looking. It’s about entertaining, not educating.’ L71 Sat IF) fol). (go, [dinning/i.

EDINBURGH

pre-club venues 4272

i. Bam Bou

66/67 South Bridge. 556 0200

" i Bar Union 253/258 Cowgate, 557 2780

;.17 Beluga

30a Chambers Street. 624 4545

.: The City Cafe Blair Street. 220 0125

iii Berlin 3 Oueensferry Street Lane. 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details. 7", The Bongo Club

2 Picardy Place. 556

lift The Wash The Mound. 225 6193

club venues

on jazz. See listings for details.

:a The Citrus Grindlay Street. 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk. new wave and 805 classics. See listings for selected highlights.

City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student

:3: The Establishment

3 Semple Street. 229 7733. Chart and party night with plenty of drink on offer to wash it all down with.

F“! Espionage

4 India Buildings. Victoria Street. 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.

Iii Gaia

and other sounds. See listings for details. Mood

Omni, Greenside Place.

550 1640. Chart and party tunes. not forgetting gay night Poly Super on Mondays. See listings for selected highlights. L": Opal Lounge

51 George Street. 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up

Cowgate. 225 6766. Now more of a rock and cool indie night as well as some cheeSier club nights. See listings for selected highlights.

The Subway West End

Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd. The Venue

Calton Road. 557

Cuba Norte Moray House. 37 nights to big house and King Stables Road. crowd. 3073. Varied mash up 192 Morrison Street. Holyrood Road. 558 guest DJs. See listings 229 7986. More big {:5 Opium club nights ranging 221 0499 7604. One of the for selected highlights. party tunes and 71 Cowgate. 225 8382. from Optimo to techno i 1 eh1 coolest and most Club Pivo drunken dancmg. Rock. punk and metal, heaven. See listings for 197 High Street. 220 eclectic clubs in town. 2—6 Calton Road. 557 Fe The Honeycomb no messing. details.

5277 See listings for details. 2925. A selection of the 15—1 7 Niddry Street. 1".- Po Na Na - The Wee Red Bar The Human Be-In l". Cavendish/Diva best Edinburgh DJs 530 5540. Big nights 43b Frederick Street, Edinburgh College of 2/8 West West Tollcross. 228 play every night. for and big guests from 226 2224. Student Art. Lauriston Place.

Crosscauseway. 662 8860

.1 Iguana

41 Lothian Street. 220 4288

:3 The Meadow Bar (Moo Bar) Buccleuch Street. 667 6907

til The Outhouse Broughton Street Lane. 557 6668

Li Oxygen

3—5 Infirmary Street. 557 9997

IS The Pond

22-24 Bath Road. 467 3825

a?! 0 Bar

5/11 Leith Street. 557 5830

The Street

R&B all weekend for the after work set. i: Cabaret Voltaire

6176. Mixed bag from

[3 CC Blooms 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. One of the city‘s most enduring gay clubs. with hi-NRG tracks every night of the week.

E3 The Cellar Bar

1 Chambers Street. 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble's unique take

3252. Party nights and

36—38 Blair Street. 220

house to drum 8 bass. See listings for details.

free.

E: The Commplex Commercial Street. Leith. 555 5622. Semi regular nights in this old church from lesbian club Velvet to techno and house. See listings for details.

I Ego

Picardy Place. 478 7434. Home to some of the capital’s best loved nights as well as a selection of big gay clubs. See listings for details.

I El Barrio

104 West Port. 229 8805. Spanish fiesta every night of the week.

Manga to Audio Deluxe. See listings for details.

E: The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live mu5ic. See listings for details.

if.- Massa

36—39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop on a Sunday With Chocolate Sundae.

Medina

45—47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back Vibes with cool hip hop

nights, funky beats and more. See listings for selected highlights.

r'a Potteer

Bristo souare. 650 9195. Student heaven. I" BED Vodka Club 73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details. l1" Revolution

31 Lothian Road, 229 7670. Huge chart dance venue.

58 Studio 24

Calton Road. 558 3758.

Down and dirty club nights. specialising in techno and goth. See listings for details.

l: The Subway

229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details. Time 24a Frederick Street. 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long. 1; The Vaults (enter Vla Nicol Edwards). Niddry Street. 556 8642. Intimate new venue that draws together some of the coolest DJs in town. See listings for details. -; 1 Why Not? 14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 803 to last week.

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