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10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests, including Paul Mills’ ‘Mind Excursion’ Funk Band (25 Jun) and The Dirty Martini’s Funk Band (2 Jul). ■ Souloco at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. 25 Jun. Deep techy house as Souloco take over Cab’s Speakeasy. ✽✽ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. 11.30pm; £3 before midnight; £5 after. 25 Jun. It’s a mash up of breaks, beats, electro and anything else they can lay their hands from your hosts Tim & Jez (Utah Saints), and guests Trilogy. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. 7pm–3am. £5 before 11pm; £3 (members free) after. Weekly. The indie club/gig crossover night with a new weekly slot from DJs i-Tallah Disco and Bargain Harold, hosting Dupec’s single launch (25 Jun). ■ Tokyoblu at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £5. 2 Jul. John Hutchison and Iain Gibson dish out the best in Chicago house, funky electro and disco. ■ We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £5. 9 Jul. The midweek punk funk club’s new Friday night special continues as Gary Mac offers up a hot electro-disco selection. ✽✽ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £4. 25 Jun. Hard drum & bass specialists Xplicit host a dubstep vs D&B soundclash with special guests Taz Buckfaster (Numbers) and BZ (JungleDub) going head-to-head with residents ENO and Paul Reset.
Chart & Party ■ Hot & Gold at Stereo. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. Weekly. Disco, dance and raunchy R&B on the main floor while upstairs you get 80s classics. ■ Iconic Fridays at Mood. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 after. Weekly. Essential dance, R&B, 90s hits and anthems. ■ Kinky Disco at GHQ. 9pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Pop, camp classics and dance hits from Cilla Slack and funky house and electro from DJ Michelle. ■ Lush at Karma Nights. 10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Chart, dance and commercial R&B.
■ Passion at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £6 (£1 before 11.30pm). Weekly. Stuart Lewis plays dance anthems and chart hits in the main room with everything from R&B to 60s-80s hits in various other rooms.
Edinburgh Saturdays Club ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £3. 3 Jul. Taking over the Speakeasy with a staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £8. 3 Jul. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle featuring a double bill of grime with P Money and DJ Magic (Dirty Canvas). ■ Boutique at GHQ. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Electro and house from DJ Dowzer. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. A student friendly, chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ Circus at GHQ. 9pm–5am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Pop and dance tunes across two rooms DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–3am. £5. 26 Jun. Monthly. Taking over the Speakeasy with a celebration of dance music from through the ages (from Giorgio Moroder to Mylo) all from the masterful Jon Pleased Wimmin. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £1 before 11.30pm; £3 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. ✽✽ Evolve at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £10 (£8). 26 Jun. House and deep dark techno from special guest Trevor Rockcliffe at Evolve (formerly known as Impact). ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy, with ska, punk, reggae, folk, funk, hip hop and more from New Urban Frontier (3 Jul).
■ Flaunt at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 3 Jul. Night of timeless club classics and glam house with resident production team the Studiopunks. ■ Floorplay at the Lane. 10pm–3am. £6 (£5). 26 Jun. The vocal house night hosts their annual Ibiza Party with top tracks direct from the White Isle. ■ GHQ Edinburgh Gay Pride Party at GHQ. 1.30pm. £tbc. 26 Jun. GHQ marks the end point of this year’s Gay Pride march, and is hosting a Health and Community Fair in the day time, followed by a grand ol’ knees up in the evening. Pre-club drinks and food are available all day in Planet Bar. ■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. 3 Jul. Swinging 60s garage, soul, mod, soul, new wave, surf and sleazy listening from residents Tall Paul and Big Gus. ■ His & Hers at Electric Circus. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 26 Jun. New night as The Baron and The Regent serve up the best in indie, punk and alternative. ■ The Jello Club at the GRV. 10pm–3am. £5. 26 Jun. House, techno, bass, rave and more. ■ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). 26 Jun. Forward thinking house night featuring residents Ryan Ellis, Mike Pinkerton and Matt Edwards alongside hosts, hostesses, magicians and more. ■ 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, featuring Po’s own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang up-to-date funky house for those in the know. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 9pm–3am. Free before £10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Gareth Somerville, Danny T and Jon Hutchison playing club hits and chart favourites.
Clubs ■ The Mission at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Edinburgh’s most famous (or should that be infamous) night of metal, rock, industrial and goth. ■ Much More at Medina. 10pm–3am. £5 (two-for-one entry before 11pm). Weekly. Hip hop from Nasty P and Cunnie. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. 26 Jun. Headspin’s Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Late night soiree featuring DJ Dave Shedan and a fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). 26 Jun. House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart. FREE Roxy Saturdays at Roxy Art House. 5pm–1am. Weekly. Dirty electro grooves and funk. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s 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. ■ Ten Tracks at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £5. 26 Jun. The founders of www.tentracks.co.uk present a night of eclectic musical delights with guests tbc. ✽✽ Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £8 (£5) after. 3 Jul. Gareth Sommerville is joined by Harry Bennet (Edinburgh Boat Party) for a night of house, techno and disco.
Utah Saints Yes that’s right, U-U-Utah Saints, sometime stars of the rave scene thanks to their big hits ‘What Can
You Do For Me?’ and ‘Something Good’. Now based in Leeds, the duo of Tim Garbutt and Jez Willis DJ at clubs up and down the country, playing a more contemporary style, which embraces house, electro and a wide- ranging cut-up sound. Expect surprises, flashbacks to the early days and more besides – after all, Sugarbeat is their night, and they can do what they want. ■ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Fri 25 Jun.
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