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FREE Eureka at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Dance, R&B, hip hop and house. ■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Electro, house and rock upstairs with bootlegs and classics downstairs. ■ On Fire at Crib. 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. In room one Hesky plays up front R&B, hip hop, dancehall, garage and grime. ■ Revolution at Queen Margaret Union. 10pm–2am. £3 (£2). Weekly. DJ Muppet plays rock, metal and emo. Glasgow Wednesdays
■ After Hours at the Buff. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Gerry Lyons plays a mix of everything he loves, from The Stones to Hot Chip. ■ Fuel at Maggie May’s. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. DJ Deviant will be turning out metal, industrial, punk, drum & bass, dance, hip hop and more. ■ Influx at Tattoo. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. 2 Sep. Brand new club night dedicated to bringing you quality music from house to dubstep, techno and grime. This month it’s Bob Digital and Jasper. ■ Look Sharp! at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. 90s indie, 60s soul breaks, psych and funk. ■ Octopussy at the Arches. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Jacuzzis, bouncy castles and a Chapel of Love at the Arches’ regular student night. FREE Rehab at Box. Midnight–3am. Weekly. An indie, punk rock and psychedelic soundtrack. ■ Remote Control at the V Club. 10.30pm–3am. £3 (£1 students). Weekly. Alternative indie disco. ■ Smashed Hits at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Weekly debauchery with a live performance (artist tbc) and J Dirty Marc giving aural pleasure in a multi-genre ballroom blitz. ■ The Kids Love Techno and Watchamacallit at the Buff. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Punk, funk and pop with DJ Bobby Bluebell, while Chris Niven plays techno and electro. ■ Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. 10pm–4am. £5 (£4). Weekly. R&B in the main room, chart in the lounge and rock in the red room.
Edinburgh Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Edinburgh Thursdays
FREE Audacious at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. Weekly. Breakcore, hardcore and jungle. ■ The Bang Bang Club at Gilded Balloon Teviot. 12.30–5am. £7.50. 27 Aug. The subversive underground club night goes large for the Fest. ‘Very special’ guests (27 Aug), Steven Severin (playing his fourth treatment of German expressionist classic The Cabinet of Dr Caligari) on 28 Aug, Clinic (29 Aug) and the Bang Bang Club Fringe closing party (30 Aug). ■ The BIG Freak! at Medina. 10pm–3am. £5 (£3 if ‘dressed creatively’). 27 Aug. Mongrel arts night of music, art and crafts including house band Ruby & The Emeralds. FREE Born to Be Wide at the Voodoo Rooms. 8pm–late. 3 Sep. Music industry social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together. ■ Boys Noize at City Nightclub. 11pm–5am. £18. 27 Aug. Massive club night as part of The Edge Festival, headed by German electro/techno master Boys Noize. Support comes from Hostage (Rocca Disco), Nick AKA (Sicknote) and the Art of Parties DJs.
✽✽ FREE Club for Heroes at the GRV. 11pm–3am. Weekly (from 3 Sep). Underground disco for freaks and lovers with your hosts Jetlad and Honey Sweetcheeks, celebrating their new weekly slot at the GRV with guest heroics from Twitch (Optimo) on 3 Sep. ■ Diamond Dollar at Faith. 11pm–3am. £2. Weekly. On-Point’s new weekly dose of the best in bassline, house, dubstep and drum & bass across two rooms.
Tokyoblu After four years the Tokyoblu live band will be saying a final goodbye. Their funked up house, electro grooves
and disco rhythms have been heard from T in the Park to V Festival alongside their residency at the Cab. ‘To mark this last gig we will be inviting back some of the guest vocalists and musicians who have helped us along the way over the years,’ explains DJ John Hutchison, ‘to play a selection of the biggest ever Tokyoblu original tracks.’ ■ Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Fri 4 Sep.
FREE Dubversion at Forest Café. 11pm–3am. 27 Aug. A gathering of electronic artists, performers and DJs for a fusion of heavy beats, deep bass, and a MIDI-hacked church organ, with live performers, interactive visuals and electrical oddities for a warped synergy of music, dance and strangeness. ■ EdTwestival at Electric Circus. 7pm. £tbc. 10 Sep. The Edinburgh leg of the central belt Twitter festival in aid of CLIC Sargent. Live guests include Epic 26 and Chutes plus DJs and Karaoke. ■ Four Four at the GRV. 11pm–5am. £3. 27 Aug. A progressive journey though electronic music with a 4/4 kick. ■ Jagerbomb at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Indie, electro and urban mash-ups. FREE Kitsch! at the Hive. 11pm–3am before 11.30pm; £2 after. Weekly. Chart, cheese and student anthems from the Big Cheese DJs. ■ Re-Play at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5. 10 Sep. House and electro night with special guest Bryan Doc Doherty. ■ Rude at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. New night for Po’s with a mix of funky house, electro, urban licks and dirty mash-ups from John Hutchison. FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. ■ Smoke at Electric Circus. 6pm–3am. £tbc. 27 Aug. Part play, part club night and part exhibition in this mix of music, theatre and nicotine (performance at 9.30pm) with death karaoke, dominatrix and giant dancing cigarettes examining ‘freedom vs responsibility’ featuring Rab Choudhry, Rachel MacLean, Punch & the Apostles, The Olympic Village, Men & Machines and more. FREE Sneaky Beats at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Hip hop, funk, soul and a dash of electro. ■ Spank! at Underbelly. Midnight–3am. £8–£14.50 (£9–£13.50). 27 Aug. Blurring the line between club, comedy and cabaret. Expect live music, stand-up, DJs, surrealism and plenty of other unclassifiable extras. Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ■ Stiletto at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Electro-pop, glam house classics and disco. FREE We Can Be Heroes! at Electric Circus. 7pm–1am. Weekly. The Blonde Flash hosts a night of mixed genres, visual treats and kitsch. Special treat as Danish indie-pop starlets Alphabeat play a live set (3 Sep). Edinburgh Fridays
■ The Bang Bang Club at Gilded Balloon Teviot. 12.30–5am. £10. 28 Aug. See Thu. ■ Big Toe’s Hi-Fi at Wee Red Bar. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 28 Aug. Reggae, dancehall, hip hop and other dubby grooves from Barba Poppa Choppa, C- Biscuit, Papa Luca and B-Dawg. ■ Broke at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £2. Weekly. Huge student night of chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5. 4 Sep. Aiming for a David Lynch vibe with an eclectic mix of burlesque, live acts and DJ sets of glam, trash, indie, punk and electro from the residents and the Dolby Anol DJs. ‘More than just a night . . . it’s a style’. ✽✽ David Holmes at the Voodoo Famous for his funk-fuelled techno, hip hop, jazz and far more beyond, David Holmes heads this end of Festival special. Support from Mr Please Please. ■ Dirt at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £4 after. 4 Sep. Techno, electro, dubstep and drum & bass from guests Zuni, Physicist, Dfrnt and Tactus. ■ Flava at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Hugely successful R&B and urban night with Nick G, Phaze 2 and Prospect. Rooms. 11pm–3am. £10. 28 Aug.
Clubs
11.30pm–3am. £6. 28 Aug. Modern ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. £5. 28 Aug. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/ Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. ■ KandiFlip at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. R&B, house and dance classics from Jay and Mark B. ■ Misfits at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro. ✽✽ Modern Lovers at the GRV. Lovers presents a night of psychedelic pop under the watchful eye of special guest John Mclean (Beta Band/The Aliens). FREE Overtime at Electric Circus. 10.30pm–3am. Weekly. Big tunes past and present to start your weekend. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. A healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). ■ Poptastic at GHQ. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). 4 Sep. Queer clubbing night with indie/electro from Phil Bakstad in room one and retro pop/trash from Paul McAvoy in room two. ■ RSVP at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £8 after. Weekly. Glamorous club hits. ■ Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). 4 Sep. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests. ■ Spank! at Underbelly. midnight–3am. £8–£14.50 (£9–£13.50). 28 Aug. See Thu. ■ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–5am. £12. 28 Aug. Sugarbeat founders Tim and Jez (aka Utah Saints) invite Sugarbeat favourite Krafty Kuts and Askillz to their Festival party for a night of riotous breakbeat, drum & bass, electro and hip hop. ✽✽ Tokyoblu at Cabaret Voltaire. indeed with the last Tokyoblu at the Cab as well as the last date for the Tokyoblu live band and their funky house grooves. ■ Xplicit Festival Closing Party at the HMV Picture House. 11pm–5am. £18.50. 28 Aug. Huge night of drum & bass and breaks as Xplicit teams up with Metropolis with a line-up of London Elektricity, DJ Yoda, Scratch Perverts and Herve. See preview, page 21.
11pm–3am. £10. 4 Sep. Sad days
Edinburgh Saturdays ■ The Bang Bang Club at Gilded Balloon Teviot. 12.30–5am. £12. 29 Aug. See Thu. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. £5 before 1am; £7 after. 29 Aug. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. A student-friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £2.50 before 11.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution for those in the know after a quick fix of decent music and attitude free clubbing. ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). 5 Sep. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJs Erik D’Viking and Astroboy. ■ Headspin at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 5 Sep. Mixing funk, hip hop, disco, house and beats, Headspin continues to push the boundaries and raises clubbing to an art form. ■ Jam the Box at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £4. 5 Sep. Disco, deep house, old school electro, dubstep and Detroit influenced beats. ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly. Get down early for this consistently capacity retro-disco and funky house night.
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