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Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubsglasgow@hotmail.com. Glasgow listings are compiled by David Pollock. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow Thursdays
Club ■ Alternative Nation at Classic Grand. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Barry and Harvey Kartel drum up a mixture of rock, industrial, metal, punk and electro. ■ Antics at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Thursday night indie and rock‘n’roll. ■ Biggest Ceilidh Ever & International Dance Party at the Arches. 10pm–3am. £3 (£2). 24 Sep. An attempt to get in the Guinness Book of Records with the world’s biggest ever ceilidh, then a late night party afterwards featuring live band Kings of Macumba, DJ duo Hands in the Air and VJ Simone. ■ Bon Bon at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 24 Sep. Monthly techno night in the Subbie, with residents Kage, Cammie T and Ally Reid. ■ Calling All Disco Kids at Karbon. 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Heskey and Big Al drop hip hop and R&B while Raw B and Euan McLeod play classics and hand out cash prizes at this student night. Scott McKay plays house in the lounge. ■ Cheap & Nasty at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. 1 Oct. Everything from disco to indie and electro to funk, with Matthew Craig of One More Tune and Define Define. ■ Clatty Pats at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £4 (free for NHS workers). Weekly. Glasgow’s Cleopatra’s is resurrected for the 21st century with a mix of classic house, cheesy chart anthems and smooth R&B. With resident DJ Mark Robb. ■ Electric Gypsyland at Blackfriars. 9pm–1am. £3. 1 Oct. A mixed mezze of music and food. Featuring arabesque, middle eastern styles, Balkan beats and more from DJ Miss Electric Gypsyland. FREE Hi-Fi at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–2am. Weekly. Dave Sinclair plays indie and rock. ✽✽ Huntleys and Palmers Audio 9pm–3am. £6. 1 Oct. The first of two H&C events this weekend, with Los Angeles’ Nite Jewel and Edinburgh’s Dollskabeat performing live. ■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). 1 Oct. Dolly Daydream and Drucifer serve up a steamy mix of electro, disco, alternative and sleazy sounds. ■ Mixed Bizness at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom and guest Point to C (1 Oct). Includes entry to R-P-Z. ■ Numbers & Fortified at the Sub Club. 10.30pm–3am. £7. 1 Oct. The two clubs team up for a night of dubstep from Skream, Jackmaster and The Electric Eliminators. ■ A Party Ya Cow at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3. 1 Oct. A debilitated mix of tunes from your host Bonzai Bonner. ■ R-P-Z at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Residents Hushpuppy and Bonjour Boi promise a blend of electro, Italo disco, punk-funk and ‘wrong sounds a-plenty’. Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. Part of Glasgay!. ■ Rubbermensch and Kaleidoscope at ABC2. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. A night for indie lovers. Andy Wilson is in charge, and Paul Needles plays vintage punk and rock’n’roll in the Polar Bar. Club: Nite Jewel at Stereo.
■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. DJ Wee Cheesy rolls funk, soul, electro and indie classics. ■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £tbc. 8 Oct. A mutant disco of wedding standards and American punk from the Aberdonian night, now relocated to Glasgow. FREE Thursdays at Maggie’s at Maggie May’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly. DJ Marky Mark plays funk, soul, rock and pop. Glasgow Fridays
Club ■ Back Tae Mine at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £3 before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Going out is the new staying in, as this night offers booze, tea, toast, bands and DJs to create a houseparty vibe. ■ Ballbreaker and Vice at the Cathouse. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. DJs Billy and Martin Bate play a selection of rock, metal, emo and even hip hop over two floors. ■ Bamboo Fridays at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, funk and soul from Gavin Sommerville, and Sose in the Lounge. ■ Basement at Soundhaus. 11pm–4am. £7 (£5). 2 Oct. House, electro and techno from Basement regulars 2mankyDJs, Dirty Basement, Elliot Castro and guest Rebecca Vasment. ■ Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture. 8pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this club from Gordon ‘Harri’ Millar and Mash. ■ Black Tent at Nice’n’Sleazy. 9pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 after. 25 Sep. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ■ Bloc+Rockin’ at Bloc+. 11pm–3am. £3. 25 Sep. A disco and electro mash-up from Eddie Railton and guest David Sinclair (Killer Kitsch). FREE Bunker Fridays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–3am. Weekly. Tam Coyle plays the best from new and established bands until midnight while Andy Wilson drops some new and classic indie favourites until chucking out time, now 3am. ■ Cancelled at Karbon. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. House, electro, indie, and rock‘n’roll with DJs Scott MacKay, Iain Thomson, Kevin McFarlane, Domsko, Iron Ill and Adrian Barry. ■ Canvas Club at Arta. 10pm–3am. £5 (free). Weekly. Live bands plus DJ Joe Deehan playing funk and party classics. ■ Casa at Oran Mor. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Classic house and dance from Mark Robb and guests. ✽✽ Compact Disco at Admiral Bar Basement. 11pm–3am. £8. 2 Oct. A new night which promises a funked-up blend of house, electro, techno, disco and dubstep. Resident Mash is the man to bring it all together, with opening guest JD Twitch (Optimo). ■ Curious Curious at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5/4 after. 25 Sep. The late night sound abounds at this club from David Barbarossa (Huntley and Palmer’s Audio Club) and Andrew Divine (The Art School). Curious? You should be . . . ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Digital Harlot at Soundhaus. 10.30pm–3.30am. £6 (£5). 25 Sep. Industrial, breaks and more, from Duran Duran Duran, Vinyl Vandal and The Return of Dawnimatrix. Note that this is the last DH. ■ Elevator at Byblos. 10pm–3am. £3 before 12.30am; £6 (£3) after. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, dancehall and reggae with DJ Naeem. 30 Sep is the MOBO Awards afterparty, with guest DJ Mistajam. FREE Equalised at Stereo. 11pm–3am. 25 Sep. The techno and electronica based night sometimes known as EQd finds a new home,
featuring residents Bobby Wilson, Alex Ash and Truman Data alongside guest Affi Koman (Sunday Circus). ■ Friday Night Live at Firewater. 10pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Stellar indie sounds from Craig Wilson. ■ Friday Street at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £5. 25 Sep. Classic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at Scotland’s premier mod club with regular DJs Mikey Collins and Paul Molloy. ✽✽ Kinky Afro at the Sub Club. 11pm–5am. £13. 25 Sep. Very special guest Matthew Herbert joins the residents for their tenth birthday and last ever night. See preview, page 35. ■ Liquid Funk at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 10.30pm–2am. £5. 25 Sep. Jackin’ techno from local guest Harri (Subculture) and residents Jamie Gardiner and Graham Stirrat at this first birthday special. ■ Metro Soul at Ad Lib. 11pm–3am. £5. 25 Sep. Underground house with residents Soulfunk City, Craig Hamilton and Rob Firth, who are joined by guest DJ Chef De Partie. Visuals by Mr Mofis. ■ Mungo’s Hi Fi at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 in advance). 25 Sep. Dancehall, grime, ragga and dubstep for your pleasure, with guest Solo Banton. ■ Music for Pleasure at Bamboo. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, pop and electro from Sose, with R&B and hip hop from Gareth Sommerville in room two. ■ Old Skool at the Buff. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. ✽✽ Pinup Nights at the Flying Duck. 9pm–3am. £6 (£5 advance). 25 Sep. Rescheduled from August, it’s the Pinups Circus! Expect magicians, fire-eaters, jugglers, a guest DJ set from Mike Fielding (aka The Mighty Boosh’s Naboo), stalls run by the Glasgow Craft Mafia, live bands (Pooch, Sonny Marvello, Mitchell Museum and ‘Quick, Run’) and much more. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 10.30pm–3am. £15. 25 Sep. Techno night with Len Faki, Paul Ritch (live), Funk D’Void, Sebo K, David Squillace and Arne Weinberg. ■ Pull Up the Roots at Hummingbird. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Three floors of music, with the Stereofunk DJs playing minimal techno and house, Kev Stevens playing soul, funk and hip hop, and Melting Pot’s Andrew Pirie and Simon Cordiner providing disco and house in the penthouse. ■ The Pump Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 25 Sep. Throbb, The Falconi Bros, Von Trapp and guests present an electronic workout. ■ Red’n’Black at Drop. 10pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. An urban night with the Artistik DJs. ■ Riot Radio at Maggie May’s. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. DJ Dan South presents indie rock’n’roll from the 60s to the present day. ■ Scrabble Soundsystem at Pivo Pivo. 11pm–3am. £7. 25 Sep. Techno, electro and breaks from guests Ebola (Wrong) and Lief Ryan (Growth). Support from Scrabble’s residents Dom D’Sylva, Decknition and Disgo. FREE Soulsville at Mono. 7pm–1am. 25 Sep. A night celebrating classic soul, from Motown to Stax and Northern. ■ Supernova at the Arches. 10.30pm–3am. £12. 2 Oct. House and techno night, featuring special guests Yousef, Vince Watson (live), Harri and Hell Boys. ■ Tictactoeclub at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £7. 2 Oct. A new minimal house and techno night, with special guest and Richie Hawtin prodigy Baram joining resident Andrew Doran. ■ Toxic Pop at Bamboo. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Geoff M and Craig Laws play quality house music plus R&B and hip hop from Gavin Sommerville.
Clubs
FREE White Noise with Billy Woods at Mama San. 9pm–3am. Weekly. Music for adults. Glasgow legend Billy Woods plays the tunes in style.
Glasgow Saturdays
Club ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ■ All Tore Up at Blackfriars. 10pm–3am. £7. 3 Oct. Monthly. Maximum rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll and rockabilly, with live band Mojokings at the sixth anniversary party on 3 Oct. FREE Bunker Saturdays at the Bunker Bar. 9pm–2am. Weekly. Toast drops indie bits, rock picks and student anthems. ■ Byblos Presents Marshall Jefferson at Byblos. 10.30pm–3am. £10 (£6 advance; £15 VIP). 26 Sep. A huge night for Byblos as Chicago house master Marshall Jefferson graces the city with his legendary presence. See preview, page 36. ■ Canvas Club at Arta. 10pm–3am. £5 (free). Weekly. See Fri. ■ Cosmic Microwave at Bloc+. 11pm–3am. £2. 26 Sep. A new venue for this night, with the spectrum of soul, funk and disco being explored by resident Clinical and guests. ■ Dance! Dance! Dance! at the Universal. 11pm–3am. £8 (£5). 26 Sep. A trip into disco, sleazy funk and boogie with Andy Piacentini and Derek Smith. September’s edition is a Balearic special, with a guest legend of the genre in Phil Mison aka Cantoma. ■ Der Supermax Love Machine at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 11pm–3am. £5. 26 Sep. Reich’n’roll with Glasgow’s discotheque grand master DJ Billy Woods. ■ Elements of Soul at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 9pm–2am. £7. 3 Oct. Deep and soulful house music, celebrating their first birthday party with special guest Paul ‘Trouble’ Anderson. With residents Nick Ferrara and Stephen Rodgers. ■ Fantazia at Braehead Arena. 7pm–4am. £30–£39.50. 26 Sep. The legendary hardcore rave blowout returns with ‘The Ultimate UV Glow Show’. Names include Ultrasonic, Traxtorm Gangtaz Allied, The Stunned Guys and Art of Fighters. ■ Hanoi Rocks at Firewater. 9pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. DJs Joe Smith and Craig Wilson play indie from past and present to a discerning music crowd. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Stevie Sole plays a funky, soulful house set with Miguel playing R&B and Dominic Martin supplying the funk and jazz. ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 26 Sep. Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions.
✽✽ Huntleys and Palmers Audio Club: James Holden at Stereo. 11pm–4am. £10. 3 Oct. The second of two H&C events this weekend, with a three-hour set from James Holden. Support comes from Athens’ Fantastixoi Hxoi and Glasgow’s David Barbarossa, James Pole and Errors DJs. ■ Inside Out at the Arches. 10.30pm–3am. £10 (£7 advance). 26 Sep. Banging house, techno and trance, headed by William Daniel, Danny Smith and Simon Foy. ■ Karbon Saturdays at Karbon. 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Kevin McFarlane, Stephen Lee and Woody mix up the dance sounds, while Illyus and Status supply full-on urban anthems. ■ La Roche Rumba at Pollok Ex- Servicemens’ Club. 8.30pm–1am. £5. 3 Oct. Guests Magnate Soundsystem and the Rumba regulars present a mixed bag of disco, electro and funk.
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