with a love of rock and metal. Things are certainly afoot down Mission way as their new top floor policy kicks into gear with the heavier than thou Void and Goth floor on alternate weeks.

I Musotica at the Venue.

10.30pm-3am. £tbc. l 1 Jun. Two floors of techno. electro. acid. tech-house and good ol‘jacking house as new resident Brainstorm joins the crew. Full details

tbc. I So it is at the Venue.

10.30pm—3am. £5. 18 Jun. New house venture with Fisher & Price (and let’s be honest. they need no introduction)

and Claudio.

I Sumo at Berlin Bierhaus. 9pm-3am. Free before 10pm: £5 before midnight: £6 after. 1 1 Jun. Solemusic's Geoff M starts a new Edinburgh residency and is joined by Harry. Craig Smith and Steven Wanless for a joumey through house. soaring vocals and surging

boogie.

I Tease Age at Citrus Club. llpm—3am. Free before 11.30pm: £3 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 605 hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NME chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh's longest continually running indie night. I UFreak at the Venue. 9pm—3am. £tbc. 18 Jun. UMEK and Valentino K bring a European flavour as they guest at this techno workout. If you love real techno it doesn't get much better than

this.

I Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm—3am. £8 (£7). 18 Jun. There may be a new team behind the Cab but Ultragroove ain’t going nowhere. ; Edinburgh's peerless real house party I

E I Wiggle at Ego. llpm-3am. £9. 18 Jun. Monthly. Maggie & Alan Joy‘s night of gay fun and frolics. Trendy Wendy and Jon Pleased play tracks that are a little bit camp. a little bit cutting- edge but a whole lotta fun. Downstairs DJ Dale and Michelle will be deploying R&B. hip hop. indie and chart tunes and how could we forget

; the lovely Penny Pomstar on hand to

meet and greet the punters?

' Club

l Edinburgh Sundays

I BootyLUSHous at Medina.

and funk.

lOpm—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

I The Doghouse at Subway Cowgate. l lpm—3am. Free. 12 Jun. For lovers of

: trad rock and metal from DJs Tweek and

Chrome.

serves up tracky grooves. soulful vocals l all night.

and tribal tunes from resident Gareth Sommerville. who‘s joined by Stuart l Paterson. Meanwhile room two is in the : safe hands of Neil Galvin and DJ

Conrad the team behind Liverpool club

Footprints.

I Velvet at Commplex. Next date 2

Jul.

EDINBURGH pre-club venues

@ Assembly

41 Lothian Street, 220 4288

iii Bam Bou

66/67 South Bridge. 556 0200

e “not

30a Chambers Street, 624 4545

The City Cafe

Blair Street. 220 0125 Cuba Horte

192 Morrison Street, 221 0499

I 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

E Oxygen

3—5 Infirmary Street, 557 9997

I The Pond

22-24 Bath Road. 467 3825

I 0 Bar

5/11 Leith Street, 557 5830

I The Street

2 Picardy Place, 556 4272

I Hobo at the Bongo Club. lOpm—3am. Free before 11pm; £3 after. Weekly. ‘Live music and altemative disco forjustifred sinners'. Bloozers and Love Mat do their thing (12 Jun) followed by the Owsley Sunshine and the Money Shot (19 Jun). I The Littler Hobo at the Bongo Club. 2—10pm. Free. Weekly. Curios rename their all-day party that‘s a world where different DJs. musicians and performers can get together and create in a relaxed Sunday session. Open and eclectic music policy (DJs and live acts) to reflect the games and decor across the Bongo.

I Neon at Subway Cowgate.

' llpm—3am. Free. 19 Jun. The Subways' fortnightly gothic experience. £1 a drink

3 I Step it Up at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). 19 Jun. Fortnightly. Following the huge success of their last night the Step it Up DJs make a new home at the Cab playing conscious roots reggae with a peppering of ska and afrobeat.

I Tackno at Ego. Next date 26 Jun.

I Taste at the Liquid Room.

1 lpm—3am. £5 before 1 1.30pm; £8 after (£6 members). Weekly. The capital's infamous session continues to sew up Sunday nights in the capital. Fisher & Price supply a progressive mix of house and garage in the main room. Alex Anderson stands in for F&P while they are in Canada (12 Jun). Martin Valentine wows the mixed/gay crowd with funky US house gems through the back.

I Tipsy at Massa. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. R&B and hip hop from residents Nick G and Phaze2 at what

they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town'. Part two of their series of big DJ slots with a UK exclusive from Clinton Sparks and Semtex (lxtra) (12 Jun) followed by the big man himself Tim Westwood (26

. Jun). I Nisted at P0 Na Na. 1 1pm—3am. £2 before 1 1.30pm; 4 (£3) after. Weekly. Brand new night from the folk who gave you 33/45 (namely Leon Easter. Nick Watson and Eddie Miller) mixing up classic up front funky and soulful house.

Edinburgh Mondays

Club

I Strut at Subway Cowgate. l lpm—3am. Free. 13 Jun. A timeless disco of funk, soul and disco greats.

Edinburgh Tuesdays

Club

I Auto at Subway Cowgate.

8.30pm-3am. Free. 14 Jun. A mix of the ; best current and classic rock and indie.

I Motherfunlt at the Honeycomb. 10.30pm—3am. Free. Weekly. In the front room DJs Gino and Fryer spin rare and classic funky assed. floor shaking 60s 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.

L I The Otherslde at Subway Cowgate. 10.30pm—3am. Free. 21 Jun. As they say: Punk! Punk! Punk! As simple as that.

ya.

Club

1 I Split at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Drum & bass. electro and breatkbeat with Shadowskill. the Dropout DJs. Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests. Drum & bass and breaks collective Edinburgh Bassed take care over the main room every other week (14 Jun).

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

Edinburgh Wednesdays

I Bang at Subway Cowgate.

l 1pm—3am. Free. 22 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 Low Gravity at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2 students). Weekly. A funky midweek party down in Victoria Street. now in its 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 Wednesday. rain or shine. DJ Beany will be joined by Wreckage. Silver Storic, Felix. Arge. Kev Wright. Jacek Zamojski on rotation.

I The Pit at Subway Cowgate.

; 8pm—3am. £3 until 11pm; free until lam: £1 after. 15 Jun. Launch night for this new rock and metal shindig with

live sets from Mortal Wounds. Vesperas and Heir to a Dying Day. : I Spin Off at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm—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.

I Tease Age at Citrus Club. llpm—3am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £3 after. Weekly. See Sat.

The Wash The Mound. 225 6193

club venues

lfl Berlin 3 Oueensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.

iii?! The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.

is Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street. 220 6176. Mixed bag from house to drum 8 bass. See listings for details. 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. The Cellar Bar

1 Chambers Street. 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble's unique take on jazz. See listings for details.

12%} 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.

i7: City: ldinburgh

1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights.

i i-CIIII Plvo

2-6 Calton Road, 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night, for free.

: 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.

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.

ll Barrio

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

:.,1The Establishment 3 Sample 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.

The Honeycomb 15-17 Niddry Street, 530 5540. Big nights and big guests from Manga to Audio Deluxe. See listings for details.

The Liquid Room 9c \fictoria Street, 225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live music. See listings for details.

1Massa

36-39 Market Street, 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop on a Sunday with Chocolate Sundae.

i illedina

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

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.

fPotterriow Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven.

RID Vodka Club 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details.

Revolution 31 Lothian Road. 229 7670. Huge chart dance venue. laterweo King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.

.Studlo 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club

nights. specialising in techno and goth. See listings for details.

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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