hosted by Michelle (Joy. Wiggle) at this Pride Scotia fundraiser.
Chart 8 Party
I G.Spot at Subway Cowgatc. l()pm—3am. Free before I 1.30pm: £2 after. Weekly. All the chart. cheese and party tunes you can handle. plus once again two hours offi‘a' i-mlku. Strewth.
Edinburgh Sundays
Club
:1: The Big Bang Bank Holiday Special at City: Edinburgh.
l lpm-—3ain. £ 10. 2‘) May. livery now and then City opens its doors to an eclectic brew of some of the best DJs the world has to offer. And today is one of those very days as the cut and paste king DJ Yoda. former Wiseguy and remix master DJ Touche and Scissor Sister's tour DJ Sammy Jo taking over the mammoth space.
I BootyLUSHous at Medina. l()pm—5am. £2 before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. More of a Sunday Social than a full on glam affair with DJ Dale Lush. Simmone Black and occasional guest supasta's mixing up R&B. hip hop. soul and funk.
I The Doghouse at Subway Cowgatc. l lpm—«3am. Free. 2‘) May. For lovers of trad rock and metal from DJs 'I‘week and Chrome.
I Hobo at the Bongo Club. l()pm—3am. Free before I lpm: £3 after. Weekly. ‘l.ive music and alternative disco forjustilied sinners’. I5 May sees sets from the Abdominal Showmen and Gamma Delta. with a mystery hand on 22 May.
I Lick at Stereo. l().3()pm—4am. £6 before midnight: £7 after. 2‘) May. Three of Edinburgh's top nights present a united front to help launch the newa refitted Stereo. Treading a mainly housey road with LUvely. So It Is and Disko Kitten all taking care of the mighty line beat selection.
I The Littler Hobo at the Bongo Club. 2—l()pm. Free. Weekly. Curios rename their all day party that‘s a world where different [)Js. musicians and performers can get together and create in a relaxed Sunday session. ()pen and eclectic music policy (DJs and live acts) to match the games and decor across the Bongo.
I Neon at Subway Cowgatc.
I lpm- 3am. Free. 5 Jan. The Subways‘ fortnightly gothic experience. £1 a drink all night.
I Step it Up at Cabaret Voltaire. l().3()pm~3am. £4 (£3). 5 Jun. Following the huge success of their last night the Step it ['p DJs make a new hotne at the Cab playing conscious roots reggae with a peppering of ska and afrobeat.
I Tackno at Iigo. l lpm~--3am. £7 (£5 members and the appropriately dressed). 2‘) May. Monthly. A few changes at Tackno as they move across town to their new home at ligo with the ever so lovely Trendy Wendy and imitable kitsch classics as they host their Tackno in Combat. Also new pre- club session at the Street (formerly Pop Rokit).
I Taste at the Liquid Room.
I lpm—3am. £5 before I l.3()pm: £8 after (£6 members). Weekly. The capital’s infamous Sunday night session continues to sew up the last day of the weekend in the capital. Fisher & Price supply a progressive mix of house and garage in the main room joined by Chicago‘s Josh the Funky ()ne (2‘) May). Martin Valentine wows the mixed/gay crowd with funky ['S liouse gems through the back.
I Tipsy at Massa. l().3()pin --3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. R&B and hip hop from residents Nick (i and Phaze2 at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town’.
I Nisted at Po .\'a .\'a. 1 1pm 3am. £2 before I l.3()pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Brand new night from the folk who gave you 33/45 (namely Leon Faster. .\'ick Watson and liddie Miller) mixing tip classic up front funky and soulful house. More big names as the soulful house dons that are Bobby & Steve make a rare trip to Scotland on 2‘) May (please note entry for this date only: £5 before midnight: £6 (£5) after).
I Vaudeville at the Bongo Club. Spin—lam. £6. 2‘) May only. An impertinent circus cabaret with magic. music and entertaining inisbehaviours featuring a live set from the Ruffness. carnival classics. gypsy polkas. jugglers. poets. freaks and the beautiful. Heckling and audience participation is positively encouraged.
Edinburgh Mondays
Club
I Hopscotch at ()paI Lounge. l().3()pm—3am. £3—£4. Weekly. Eclectic mix of hip hop. reggae. R&B and funk from the Mighty Howard on guitar and Mr Tom on the decks.
I Polished at Cabaret Voltaire. l()pni—3am. £5 (£4). (3 Jun. New monthly dedicated to Edinburgh's Polish community with the best in Polish DJ talent with Angelo Mike dishing out a trance. prog and techno platter.
I Polysuper at Mood. l()pm—3ain. £4 (£2). Weekly. A polysexual. straight- friendly-friendly club with a cool. hassle-free mood where ‘everything goes’. With DJ Pete Himsworth. DJ .\'iniev and DJ Midj.
I Shizzle at City: Edinburgh. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (girls go free before I lpm). Weekly. New Monday night hip hop jam with a dash of dancehall and R&B from Kanale and Nick G.
I Strut at Subway Cowgatc.
I lpm—3am. Free. 30 May. A timeless disco of funk. soul and disco greats.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Club
I Auto at Subway Cowgatc. S.3()pm—3am. £2 before I2.15am; free after. 31 May. Celebrating the first birthday of Subway's indie club there will be the usual blend of current and classic indie hits as well as live sets from Mother 8; the Addicts and Saint Jude’s Infirmary.
I Motherfunk at the Honeycomb. l().3()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. In the front room DJs (iino and Fryer spin rare and classic funky assed. floor shaking (30s and 70s grooves. deep funk. Latin. soul and so much more. In the back room DJ Spectrum and friends rock real hip-hop and block party anthems.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3ain. £3. Weekly. A mixed bag of funked up vocal house. R&B and classic disco front DJ 0“.
I The Otherside at Subway Cowgatc. l().3()pm—3am. Free. 7 Jun. As they say: ‘Punk! Punk! Punk!‘ As simple as that.
I Split at Cabaret Voltaire. l Ipm—3am. Free. Weekly. Drum & bass. electro and breatkbeat with Shadowskill. the
Dropout DJs. Dogma and a smattering
g of very talented local guests. Drum & ' bass and breaks collective Edinburgh
Bassed take care over the main room every other week (3| May).
I Vibe at Ego. l lpm—3am. £3. Weekly. Gay night with James Longworth on the decks. plus the Dancing Stud Muffins. the Singing Hairy Bloke and the Miming Nun. Don't say we didn't warn
ya.
Edinburgh Wednesdays Club
I Absence Makes the Heart
Grow Fonder at Subway Cowgatc. I lpm—3am. Free. 8 Jun. New innovative club night throwing out an eclectic mix
' of everything from rock. punk and metal
to hip hop. jazz and fusion but ‘no
R&B!‘. I Damage at Subway Cowgate.
l().3()pm—3am. Free. I Jun. A little bit of everything from rock to charts.
I Disko Bloodbath at Ego.
1 [pm—3am. £3. 1 Jun. Standing proud as Edinburgh‘s ‘first queer alternative night‘ eclectic mix of electro. indie. punk and rock for those who are screaming out for something different
on the gay scene. With an indie session . from Barry at Planet Out as pre-club beforehand.
I Low Gravity at the Liquid Room. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (£2 students). Weekly. A funky midweek party down
in Victoria Street. now in it‘s fourth
year. continuing to blast out the funky big beats and groovy house music for the regular up-for-it crowd who turn out every Wed. rain or shine. DJ Beany will be joined by Wreckage. Silver Storic. Felix. Arge. Kev Wright. Jacek Zamojski on rotation.
; I Spin Off at Cabaret Voltaire.
l().3()pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Two of the Headspin residents. Allan Dunbar and Dava. make their new midweek
home at Cab for a mix hip hop. funk.
house. disco and broken beats with regular guests from Heaspin and live doses of funk from the resident band. James De La Cruz former DJ for the mighty Avalanches guests on 1 Jun. See preview page 35.
I Tease Age at Citrus Club.
I lpm—3am. Free before I 1.30pm; £3 after. Weekly. See Sat.
EDINBURGH pre-club venues
Assembly 41 Lothian Street, 220 4288
9.4:: Bam Bou
66/67 South Bridge. 556 0200
iii”;- Beluga
30a Chambers Street, 624 4545
The City Cafe
Blair Street, 220 0125 Cuba Horte
192 Morrison Street, 221 0499
The Human Be-ln 2/8 West Crosscauseway. 662 8860
The Meadow Bar (Moo Bar) Buccleuch Street, 667 6907
The Outhouse Broughton Street Lane, 557 6668
Oxygen
3—5 Infirmary Street, 557 9997
The Pond
22—24 Bath Road, 467 3825
0 Bar
5/11 Leith Street. 557 5830
The Street
2 Picardy Place, 556 4272
The Mound. 225 6193
E! The Wash
club venues
la Berlin
3 Oueensferry Street Lane. 467 7215. Selection of cool h0use nights. See listings for details.
as The Bongo Club Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
a) Cabaret Voltaire 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6176. Mixed bag from house to drum 8 bass. See listings for details.
ta 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. is The Cellar Bar
1 Chambers Street. 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble's unique take on jazz. See listings for details.
iii) 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 nights to big house and guest 035. See listings for selected highlights.
at Club Pivo
2-6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night. for free.
1% 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.
a 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.
a El Barrio
104 West Port, 229 8805. Spanish fiesta every night of the week.
a The Establishment 3 Semple Street. 229 7733. Chart and party
night with plenty of drink on offer to wash it all down with.
Espionage
4 India Buildings. Victoria Street. 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
I Gaia
King Stables Road. 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
I The Honeycomb 15—17 Niddry Street. 530 5540. Big nights and big guests from Manga to Audio Deluxe. See listings for details.
l The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live music. See listings for details.
l Massa
36—39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop on a Sunday with Chocolate Sundae.
I Medina
45—47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart and party tunes, not forgetting gay night Poly Super on Mondays. See listings for selected highlights.
Opal Lounge
51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
Opium
71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing.
Po Ha Ha
43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights, funky beats and more. See listings for selected highlights.
E3": Potterrow
Bristo Square. 650 9195. Student heaven.
a; RED Vodka Club
73 Cowgate, 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details. a Revolution
31 Lothian Road, 229 7670. Huge chart dance venue.
a Studio 24
Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club
nights. specialising in techno and goth. See listings for details.
is The Subway 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 3073. Varied mash up club nights ranging from Optimo to techno heaven. See listings for details.
The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art. Lauriston Place. 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.
Why Not?
14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.
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