stroke of midnight tickets for the Green Velvet L‘Freak date (3l Mar) go on sale). I Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm-~3am. £6 before midnight: £8 after (£6). ll) Mar. Neeltt Sarkar joins resident Gareth Sommerville in the tnain room for a mighty fine selection of jackin‘ (‘hicago grooves and deep house. Soul. disco and funk through the back courtesy of Mikey Inglis and Lorne Finnie.
>21 Unlock The House at Ocean 'l‘erminal. 9pm 3am. £l4. 10 Mar. A huge event for the lidinburgh clubbing calendar. organised by the nice folk at Progression. as 20 of the capital's best DJs join forces to take you through the world of house and beyond. Too many names to mention but highlights include lluggy. Fisher & Price. Gary Mac. KippS. Derek Martin. Trouble and Warner Powers.
I VEGAS! at ligo. l()pm- -3am. £l() (£7 for the ‘fabttlously dressed‘ ). 10 Mar. Hep daddy swing. country classics and sleazy listening at the multiple award- winning. multi-genre club night for movers. groovers. hipsters. llipsters. guys attd dolls.
I Velvet at Mariners. 9.30pm 2am. £4 before l().3()pm: £6 alter (£5). 3 Mar. Night for gay girlies (men can only gain admission if accompanied by a lady). featuring a new music policy that spans the genres. with DJ Random and DJ Leatherface. and Leyla Rose performing her I)(UI(‘(’ UfI/Il’ Seven Veils. New pre- club across the road at Bar Sirius frotn 8pm.
I Zeus at Mariners. 9.3()pm~-2am. £4 before l().3()pm: £6 after (£5). 10 Mar. New club night for gay boys and their friends. Accompanied by visttals. DJs Lee () Sayer. Lick It. Leatherface and Random play music that’s an uplifting and eclectic span of the musical genres. Pizzas for sale at closing time! With a pre-club party at Deep Bltte (downstairs at the Blue Moon) frotn 8pm.
Edinburgh Sundays
Club
I All Back to Mine at ()pal Lounge. l()pm--3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. lidinburgh's best DJs dig in their crates for an eclectic mix of personal favourites.
I Baby Doll at Po Na Na. 1 lpm ~3am. Free before 1 1.30pm: £5 after. Weekly. A
glamorous and sexy night of house where all are welcome to join in. frotn the rotating DJ roster of Warner Powers. Dean Newton. Gav Grant. Tommy Kay. Derek Martin. Harry and Basil lsaacs.
I Booty at Medina. l lpm----3am. £3. Weekly. More of a Sunday social than a full—on glam affair. with DJ Dale Lush. lsla Blige. Sitntnone Black and occasional guest supastas mixing up R&B. hip hop. soul and funk.
I Easy Sunday at the Jazz, Bar.
l lpmv~3am. 4 Mar. Lounge music. crooners and easy listening frotn Tall Paul Robinson.
I Hobo at the Bongo Club. l()pmv-3am. Free before I lpm: £3 after. Weekly. ‘Live music and alternative disco for justified sinners‘. Live acts include punks The Needles (4 Mar) and Area Felix ( l 1 Mar).
I Kayos at ()pium. l lpm —3am. Free. Weekly. A metal and rock soundtrack plus £l drinks keep the crowds at- tnoshing.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm~3am. Free before l()pm: £4 after. Weekly. Funk. electro. hip hop. electronica and tnore frotn Bongo Club stalwart Dava and friends. I Shake at Shanghai. 9pm-—-3am. Free before I lpm; £3 after (free). Weekly. Soulful vocals. sexy disco and ftmk laced house party anthems from John Hutchinson (Tokyobltt) and percussionist Pepe Santa Maria.
I Taste at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. £5 before I l.3()pm: £8 after (£6 members). Weekly. Fisher 8; Price supply a progressive mix of house and garage at this infamous Sunday nighter. With Martin Valentine firmly in charge of the back room.
I Tipsy at Massa. l lptn 3am. £4. Weekly. R&B and hip hop from residents Nick (i and Phaze 2 at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town'.
Edinburgh Mondays
Club
I Disco Bidochons at RliD. l()pm. Free. 5 .Mar. Red goes continental with this night. which combines timeless French songs and contemporary French clttb tunes. Tres chic.
I Happy Mondays at Po Na Na.
l lpm~3am. £3 (free). Weekly. (‘lub night fusing new and classic indie. rock. funk. hip hop and Motown.
I Latin Quarter at Medina. l()pm~—3am. Free. Weekly. DJ James Combe with real deal salsa and world music. Now in its fourth year and still
. going strong. Like a line wine. ‘ improving with age.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm—3am. Free before l()pm; 4 after. Weekly. Classic pop. electro-house. funk and anthems from Jez Hill.
I Mojo at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. Free before midnight: £3 after. Weekly. The best dance beats and tnodern classics mixed with the best frotn yesteryear frotn Dava.
I Pure Filth at the Bongo Club. l().3()pm—3am. £5 (£3). 5 Mar. Electro. psytrance and grime at this UV fancy dress rave.
I Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. Night to give something back to the bar and club workers. lt's house and techno all the way in the tnain rootn from Grant Paterson. while rootn two is all hip hop and R&B from DJ Beef. DJ Kunal and DJ Fresh.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Club
I Code Blue at ()pium. l()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Punk rock classics with listfuls of emo and ska chucked into the pot for good measure.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm—3am. Free before 10pm; £4 after. Weekly. Soulful. eclectic sets taking everything frotn new wave to rare groove from lidinburgh's linest underground DJs Hobbes (Trouble) and friends.
I Motherfunk at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Gino and Fryer are back with their Tuesday institution as they spin rare and classic funky assed. floor-shaking 60s and 70s grooves. deep funk. latin. soul and so much tnore.
I Split at Cabaret Voltaire.
l l.3()pm~3am. Free. Weekly. Drutn & bass. electro and break beat with Shadowskill. the Dropout DJs. Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests. Drum 8; bass and breaks collective Edinburgh Bassed take care of the main room every other week.
I Tuesday Heartbreak at the Jazz Bar. 1 l.3()pm~3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Aki plays fresh soul. funk. R&B. hip hop. gospel and blues.
I Vibe at Ego. l lpm—3am. £4. Weekly. I Gay night with James Longworth on the decks.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Club I Apocalypse at ()pium. l()pm—3am.
§ Free. Weekly. Mix of goth. metal.
industrial and punk. I Chambles at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. £4—£5. Weekly. Night of
1 sexy music. fantastic cocktails and
’ fabulous people. Dress to impress.
I Daggers Ahoy! at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 8pm—3am. £4. 7 Mar. Monthly.
Playing punk. funk. nu wave. glam. and rock‘n‘roll for ‘soldiers. prostitutes. dykes and punks‘.
I Hard to Find at the Jazz Bar. midnight—3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Romeo plays pure. unadulterated reggae. dancehall. soca and Jamaican sounds. I lndi-Go at the Liquid Rootn. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (£l ). Weekly. The latest indie night to hit the capital with the best in new music (and the DJs are happy to take requests).
I Juice at Massa. l().3()pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. The original freshly squeezed ()()s and ()()s student night returns.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm-3am. Free before l()pm; £5 after. Weekly. Past and future electronic classics from Mash and Jon
: Pleased and guest DJs.
I The Powderbox at Wee Red Bar. 7.3()pm—3am. £4 (£3). 7 Mar. Part of NUS National Woman Week with a
soundtrack of indie. funk and electro
from punkers The Gussets (live) and DJ Shona 3()()() (Party Lion). Proceeds will
. go towards the Zero Tolerance
Charitable Trust and the Dignity Period Campaign.
I Solace at the Bongo Club. l().3()pm—3am. £3 before midnight; 4 after. 14 Mar. Midweek fundraising night with a funky eclectic soundtrack frotn DJ Meldrum (Xplicit). the Trouble DJs and guests.
I We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. Free before midnight; £2 after (free to members). Weekly. lilectro-punk Gary Mac is joined by Beako to warm tip the crowd (7 Mar) followed by the dirty. deep electro house of Damian Lazarus ( 14 Mar).
- I What Next at Ego. l lpm—3am. £3.
14 Mar. lndie. art rock and agit-pop.
EDINBURGH
Club venues
I El Barrio
119 Rose Street, 226 4311. Spanish fiesta every night of the week, now on Rose Street.
I Berlin
3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.
I The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details. I Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street, 220 6176. Mixed bag from house and techno to drum & bass and indie. See listings for details. I The Caves
Niddry Street South, 225 5440. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. See listings for details.
I 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 Citrus Club Grindlay Street. 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk, new wave and 808 classics. See listings for selected highlights.
City: Edinburgh
1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights. a Club Pivo
2-6 Calton Road, 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night for free.
"ii. 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.
7'23 Espionage
4 India Buildings,
Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey acuon.
Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental night form surf rock to electro. See listings for details.
a The Hudson Club Hope Street Lane, 247 7000. Quality eclectic nights from big house to student nights from some of Scotland’s best DJs.
Jam House
5 Queen Street, 226 4380. Primarily a live music and jazz venue open until 3am, but home to the odd club special, including Club Noir. See listings for details.
a The Jazz Bar
1 Chambers Street. 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details.
lz'i'vl- The Liquid Room 90 Victoria Street, 225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live
music. See listings for details.
a Lulu (under Tiger Lily)
125b George Street, 561 2245. Cool funk, house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge.
s: Mariners Commercial Street, Leith, 555 5622. Semi regular nights in this old church from lesbian club Velvet to techno and house. See listings for details.
E Massa
36-39 Market Street, 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop and R88 on a Sunday with Tipsy.
Medina
45-47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
Le Monde
16 George Street, 270 3900. New slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh. Mood
Omni, Greenside Place,
550 1640. Chart and party tunes.
Opal Lounge
51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
a Opium
71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing.
#2:- Po Na Na
43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights, funky beats and more. See listings for selected highlights. Potterrow
Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven.
a RED Vodka Club 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details. Siglo
184 Cowgate, 240 2850. Charty. party. indie nights until 3am. m Stereo
King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
I Studio 24
Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club
nights, specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details.
a The Subway Cowgate
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. rift-*1 Time
24a Frederick Street, 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.
Mist
26b Dublin Street, 538 7775. Gay bar with a club space in the basement.
The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details. fl Why Not?
14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 803 to last week.
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