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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 ■ Cheap & Nasty at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 1 Jul. Everything from disco to indie and electro to funk, with Matthew Craig of One More Tune and Define Define. ■ Classic Grand Thursdays at Classic Grand. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. DJs Barry, Dec and Young Blood provide a mix of rock, electro, emo and industrial. ■ Cryotec at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). 24 Jun. Playing the best in EBM and industrial. FREE Dub’n’Grub at the 78. 5pm–midnight. Weekly. Back at the old Stereo (now The 78), the Mungos Hi-Fi boys play reggae, dub and dancehall while you tuck into a bit of decent grub. Remember, be there before 6pm to get a table. ✽✽ Glasgow Mod Weekender at Various Venues. Free. 24 Jun. Now in its eighth year, Glasgow’s annual Mod extravaganza presents DJs and live bands in McChuills, the Winchester Club, the Admiral and La Cheetah, as well as clothes and record stalls and a scooter rally on Sunday afternoon. With live guests Les Bof! and Modus, and DJs Gav Arno (Pow Wow, Sheffield), Rob Bailey (New Untouchables, London) and local boy Dishie (Grow Your Own, Glasgow). Tickets for Friday and Saturday night can be purchased from Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151, all other events have free admission. Further information on the Glasgow Mod Weekender can be found at www.myspace.com/fridaystreet or email glasgowmodweekender@hotmail.co.uk. See preview, page 35. ■ I Heart . . . at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A new Thursday night student special with resident Gentleman Johnny. ■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £2 (£1). 1 Jul. 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. Includes entry to R-P-Z. ■ The Pump Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 24 Jun. Throbb, The Falconi Bros, Von Trapp and guests present an electronic workout.
✽✽ R-P-Z at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). 24 Jun.
Residents Hushpuppy and Bonjour Boi promise a blend of electro, Italo disco, punk-funk and ‘wrong sounds a-plenty’ for the last installment of the long- running Thursday nighter. Expect a new monthly night to rise from the ashes. ■ Rubbermensch at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. A night for indie lovers with Andy Wilson in charge. ■ Shake it Up at Maggie May’s. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, rock, disco and pop from DJ Paddy. ■ Skint and Vengeance at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2 students). Weekly. DJs Billy and Colin play rock, emo and pop-punk in the main room, while DJ Q Ball has the sickest black metal, death metal and thrash in the back. ■ Slo-Mo at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £2. 1 Jul. Deep soul, disco edits, blissful beat-down, slow-burning house and melodic techno from Chef De Party, Stuart Holbeck, Charles Gardiner and Rob Firth.
■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Wee Cheesy scratches funk, soul and old rhythm and blues. ■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 8 Jul. A mutant disco of wedding standards, 80s and 90s indie and American punk from the Aberdonian night, now relocated to Glasgow. ■ Thursday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Mark Robb plays old school disco. FREE Thursdays at Maggie Mays at Maggie May’s. 10pm–3am. Free. Weekly. Soul, blues and funk from DJ Junior Otaman. ■ Whabang!!! at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £4. 24 Jun. Electro, fidget and dubstep. Chart & Party ■ Common Room at Common. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. DJs Craig Kelman and Craig McHugh play party tunes in a house party style. ■ DSM: Dirty Sexy Money at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glasgow’s most blingin’ Thursday night party. ■ Erotic Pop at Kushion. 8pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. James Lithgow and Ross McMillan chop up instrumentals and vocals to create live mash-ups for the crowd. FREE Eureka at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Robin B spins dance, R&B, hip hop and house. ■ iDJ at the Shed. 11pm–3am. £2. Weekly. DJ Li’l Rich plays party sounds to start the weekend early. Monthly special events include bouncy castles, karaoke nights and the famous Shed roller disco. ■ Rumble Thursdays at the Garage. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. Chart, pop, indie, R&B and hip hop fight it out for your aural affections. ■ Satisfaction at Byblos. 10.30pm–3am. £3. Weekly. Stuart McCorrisken mixes up R&B, dirty chart music and anything fun. ■ Skint at the Viper Bar & Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Stephen Foy plays indie dancefloor anthems, pop hits and classic house. ■ Thursday at Milan at Milan. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. DJ Naeem and DJ Sketch presents a night of sleek and sexy urban tracks to get you moving. ■ Vibe at Boho. 10.30pm–2am. £5 (£4, students free before midnight). Weekly. DJ Bobby B, DJ Gully and Mr Vin mash up hip hop, R&B, house and club classics.
Glasgow Fridays Club ■ 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. ■ Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture. 8pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks at this brand new club from residents Rob Etherson and Mash. ■ Black Tent at Nice’n’Sleazy. 9pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 after. 25 Jun. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ■ Damaged Goods at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 2 Jul. Two floors of punk rock, reggae, classic soul and New York disco. ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Darkside at the Ferry. 9pm–3am. £15. 25 Jun. Hardcore and industrial techno, gabba and drum & bass, with guests Angerfist, Tha Playah, Fracture 4 and more. ■ Exposure at Stereo. 10pm–3am. £5. 25 Jun. An audio/visual journey, with a mix of photography, digital art and images against a background of
underground music from locally established photographers, artists and DJs. More info at www.myspace.com/exposureglasgow. ■ Festival at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Euan Nielson and Duncan Harvey play electro, indie and pop. ■ Fiasco at Bacchus. 10.30pm–3am. £3 before 11pm; £6 after. 2 Jul. A ‘Party for the People’ to say thanks to all the house night’s regulars. Joining resident Ed Marco on the decks will be Fiasco faves Pedromatic, The Steph and Dan Harrison. ■ Friday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Friday night party tunes from the Oran Mor residents. ✽✽ Glasgow Mod Weekender at Various Venues. 25 Jun. See Thu. ■ Hologram at La Cheetah. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 25 Jun. Dubstep and grime from London party starters Tomb Crew, with resident support from Dom D’Sylva (Scrabble, Symbiosis) and Vinyl Richie. Launch night. FREE Houserules at Artbar. 8pm–2am. Free. 2 Jul. Jackin’ Chicago house sounds with Jamie and Ralph, and guest Soulfunk City. ✽✽ How’s Your Party? at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. 25 Jun. Funky, dubstep and bassline from special guest Bobmo (Institubes), with Boom Monk Ben and Point to C. ■ Lip Service at FHQ. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Long-running lesbian club night with a focus on all things sensual. Includes facepainting, dress-up box, spin the bottle booths and a ‘sexual postbox’. Ooh er. Guest passes available from Speakeasy. FREE Motown at Mono at Mono. 7pm–1am. 25 Jun. Motown, Stax, garage soul and Phil Spector (not in person, obviously), with resident DJ John Martin (ex-Primal Scream). ✽✽ Numbers at the Sub Club. birthday celebration for one of the West’s best nights, with Bok Bok & Lil Silva (Night Slugs), Feadz (Ed Banger) and Jackmaster (Numbers). Expect grime, Chicago house, dubstep UK funky and more. See preview, page 36. ■ Pinup Nights at the Flying Duck. 9pm–3am. £5. 25 Jun. Glasgow’s biggest indie night presents guest DJs Kirsten and Roddy (Pooch), Matt and Mark (Ace City Racers) and Cammy (Mitchell Museum), plus live performances from Foxgang, Little Yellow Ukuleles and Casino Brag. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 11pm–3am. £7. 25 Jun. The techno and deep house night gets a special four-hour set from hosts Slam. ■ Religion at 96 Maxwell Street. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. House, electronica and techno from Harry Bennett. ■ 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. ■ Symbiosis at Soundhaus. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 2 Jul. Drum & bass and dubstep, with guest DJ Nebulus and regulars Dom D’Sylva, Yellow Benzene and Alcane. All proceeds go to the Anthony Nolan Trust. ■ UP4IT at Soundhaus. 10pm–3am. £tbc. 25 Jun. Tech-step and hardstyle, with Ryan Sullivan, Craig Murphy, Tommy Mulligan and Graeme & Ian Corrance. ■ whatweplay at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 10pm–2am. Free before midnight; £3 after. 25 Jun. Deep house and techno from the whatweplay residents. 11pm–3am. £10. 2 Jul. A seventh
Chart & Party ■ Audio Filth at Common. 5pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Friday nights are getting dirty with Ross McMillan and Big Al orchestrating some of the filthiest house, electro, hip hop and indie.
Clubs
■ Audiokandi at Byblos. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6–£8 after. Weekly. Ian McNab, Stu Laurie, Gary O’Connor and Andy Robson play vocal house anthems. ■ Boho Fridays at Boho. 9.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Fridays at Boho are funky, with DJ Robin B. ■ Cheesy Pop at Queen Margaret Union. 9pm–2am. £3 (£2 members). Weekly. After many years, rampant hordes of mucky-minded, vodka fuelled urchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’s edam selection. ■ Crash at the Shed. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Euan and Andy play all the party tracks you know and love. ■ Famous at Kushion. 4pm–3am. Free with Social Animal keyring before midnight; £7 (£5) after. Weekly. DJ Fozzie Maden kicks off the music with relaxed house, funk and soul. Joe Smith then takes over, and finally James Lithgow and DJ Status take it through to 3am with indie, electro, house and hip hop. ■ Friday at Milan at Milan. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. House and electro at this mainstream party night. ■ Garage Mobile Disco at the Garage. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ 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. ■ My Mum Told Me I Could DJ at the Viper Bar & Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. The West End comes alive with Friday night chart and party sounds. ■ O’Couture Fridays at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Big-room party, dance and R&B sounds. ■ Old Skool at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. ■ Tipsy at Karibu. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Super-stylish R&B and urban sounds from Iron Ill, Prospect, Nick G and Kash. Note the venue points out that ID is a must. ■ United Nations of Dance at the Tunnel. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&B from Scotty Boy, Marc Anderson, Steve Clarke, John Thomson and more.
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 Jul. Maximum rhythm and blues, rock’n’roll and rockabilly, with live guests The Fretones. ■ Bedlam at Queen Margaret Union. 11pm–3am. £4. 26 Jun. Monthly. A monthly goth, EMB and hardcore night for the black-clad hordes. ■ Bigfoot’s Tea Party at the Goat. 1pm–midnight. £10 (£6). 3 Jul. Edu Imbernon (Barraca) is the special guest at this all-day party, which also features free BBQ, shisha pipes, a live mural wall and an outdoor section until 10pm. ✽✽ Cry Parrot Afterparty at SWG3. 9pm–2am. £3. 26 Jun. The first of SWG3’s link-ups with Cry Parrot sees live guests Please and American Men joined by DJs Brian d’Souza and Bicep. ■ Der Supermax Love Machine at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 11pm–2am. £5. 26 Jun. Sex, droogs and reich ‘n’ roll with Glasgow’s discotheque grand master DJ Billy Woods. ■ Fierce Angel at Byblos. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 26 Jun. Fierce Angel is the new record and club brand from Mark Doyle, the creator of Hed Kandi. Expect a decadent night of glamour and excess to a soundtrack of the finest funky house.
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