Clubs Glasgow
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. 5 Aug. 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). 22 Jul. 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. ■ Going Underground at the Flying Duck. 8.30pm–2am. £5 (£4). 22 Jul. An indie and mod club night, featuring live bands including Arcadian Dream, Bungalow Stove and Dilectrics plus stand up comedy from Dan Conner. ■ I Heart . . . at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A new Thursday night student special with resident Gentleman Johnny. ■ Merchant City Festival Club at Carnival Arts Centre. 9pm–2am. £3. 22 Jul. A stack of local DJs to set off each night of the festival, with Craig Moogroove, Stevie Elements, El Quinn and Nyro (Thu), Hushpuppy and Joe Crogan (Fri), and Radio Magnetic Soundsystem, Furious Breaks and Ben Gibson (Sun). Note that Crazy P’s set on the Saturday has been cancelled and the rest of the bill has moved to Cosmic Microwave at the Admiral. Part of the Merchant City Festival. ■ Mixed Bizness at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom. ■ Muck and Dirty Noise at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £5. 22 Jul. The Glasgow club nights promise that Holland’s Mightyfools (Potty Mouth Music) are going to ‘smash your tits off’, featuring regulars PMcQ, Digital Stitch, Go Dirty and Martin What?, and visuals from the ubiquitous Joe Crogan. ■ The Pump Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 22 Jul. Throbb, The Falconi Bros, Von Trapp and guests present an electronic workout. ■ 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. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. DJ Snafu scratches funk, soul and old rhythm and blues, with returning guest Andrew Divine (Divine!) on the last Thursday of every month. ■ 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. Weekly. Soul, blues and funk from DJ Junior Otaman.
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■ Whabang!!! at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £4. 29 Jul. 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 ■ 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. ■ 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. 23 Jul. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ■ Canvas at Arta. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Live bands plus DJs Martin Black (Fri) and Norman Robinson (Sat) playing funk and party classics. ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ A Deeper Groove at Blackfriars. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 23 Jul. Scotland’s old-school acid house head Jon Mancini (Streetrave) plays a guest set alongside residents Joc and Steph. ■ Equalised at Stereo. 11pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £4 after. 23 Jul. Residents Bobby Wilson, Truman Data and Alex Ash are joined by Mervin Granger (Rememory Music). ■ Festival at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Euan Nielson and Duncan Harvey play electro, indie and pop.
■ Friday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Friday night party tunes from the Oran Mor residents. ✽✽ Friday Street at Blackfriars. 9pm–3am. £5. 30 Jul. Classic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at Scotland’s premier mod club with regular DJs Mikey Collins and Paul Molloy. This tenth anniversary special also features the original Friday Street DJ team of Kevin Conn and Davie Quinn, with a free 25 track CD to all in attendance. FREE Groovesville at Mono. 7pm–1am. 30 Jul. Motown, Stax, garage soul and Phil Spector (not in person, obviously), with resident DJ John Martin (ex-Primal Scream). Formerly known as Motown at Mono. ■ Homeless World Cup Road to Rio Fundraiser at Soundhaus. 10pm–3am. £10 (£8 members). 23 Jul. The up and coming (and formerly homeless) Miss MC is on the road to Rio, fundraising for the Homeless World Cup and raising funds to take people from Glasgow to Rio to play for Scotland in the Homeless World Cup. With Gary MC, Miss MC, G-Force, Emotion, Mark Logue, The Doc and more. ✽✽ Killer Kitsch Presents at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. 30 Jul. A big weekend party from the midweek club night, with Reset! (Cheap Thrills), Wafa (Grizzly) and Euan Neilson. ■ Lip Service at FHQ. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Long-running lesbian club night with a focus on all things sensual. Includes face-painting, dress-up box, spin the bottle booths and a ‘sexual postbox’. Ooh er. Guest passes available from Speakeasy. ■ Merchant City Festival Club at Carnival Arts Centre. 9pm–2am. £5. 23 Jul. See Thu.
Electric Frog Street Carnival Taking to the streets for a second year, the Electric Frog boasts a mightily impressive line-up that takes in innovators, funk, techno,
Scottish exclusives, electro and more across three stages. ‘The festival is a collaboration between the very best of Glasgow’s musical and artistic communities with a diverse programme of live performances, installations, graffiti art, face-painting, break dancing and DJ performances,’ explains promoter Alan Miller. Highlights includes live sets from Liquid Liquid, Alter Ego, Planetary Assault Systems and Simian Mobile Disco (pictured), plus DJs Felix da Housecat, Optimo and Trus’Me (see Music preview). ■ SWG3/Eastvale Place, Glasgow, Sun 1 Aug.