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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 Club ■ Axis at Medina. 10pm–5am. £3. 26 Aug. Festival special from the techno and electro night featuring Clouds (Alt Ctrl Defeat). ■ Dub Kaoss at Citrus Club. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. Drum & bass and dubstep. ■ Famous at Po Na Na. 9pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. New exciting indie adventure with a dash of funk and electro beats. ■ Frisky at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free. Weekly. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back. ■ Guilty Pleasures at Assembly @ Princes Street Gardens. 11.30pm–2am. £10. 26 Aug. A night to revel in your love of soft rock, ELO, 80s hits and joyous disco cheese as Guilty Pleasures arrives at this year’s Festival (with dance troupe Hot Gusset in tow) as Sean Rowley and Anna Greenwood spin the pop you secretly love, but could never quite admit in public. ■ Hot Rods! at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £3. 26 Aug. Garage, punk and new wave from the 50s through to the 70s. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics. FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. 26 Aug. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. 26 Aug. A mixed line-up from Edinburgh’s Departure Lounge host this laidback oasis of tropical beats, jazz, funk, world music and beyond. FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. midnight–4am. £10. 26 Aug. You know the drill by now, don your headphones and dance to a selection of two channels of music from various DJs. FREE Soulsville at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. Weekly. Tsatsu and Argonaut spin the best in soul, doo-wop, funk and rock’n’roll. ■ Stiletto at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Electro-pop, glam house classics and disco. FREE Stomp Box at Stereo. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Dubstep, techno, jungle, drum & bass, grime, hip hop, dub and anything with bass. ■ TRL at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–5am. £2 (£1). 26 Aug. Request any track from the last four decades, anything goes, (pop, indie, dance, metal, chart, etc). ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house.
Edinburgh Fridays Club ■ Broke at City Nightclub. 10pm–3am. £2. Weekly. DJ Gentleman Johnny mashes up chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. ■ Carry On! at Electric Circus. 1–5am. £5. Weekly. Danny Chutes and JP Mason (Leith FM) host a musical party of classic hits and dancefloor favourites. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5 in costume). 3 Sep. Mad Max theme at the latest
installment of the all out weirdness that is CiS and their mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll. ■ Dirt at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. 3 Sep. Techno, electro, breaks, dubstep and B-more with guests Ingen, The Setup and Andrew Neale. ■ Diva at the Lane. 10pm–5am. £6 (£5). 27 Aug. Big house sounds, club classics, electro and party anthems. FREE ELECTROsexual at CC Blooms. 11pm–5am. 3 Sep. An eclectic mix of all your favourite anthems from days of yore right up to 2010 but with a twist: ELECTROsexual is a radio edit free zone. Only the best, rarest, cheekiest and dirtiest of remixes make it past the discerning ears of residents Lucky Luciano and Kenwai. ■ Evol at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes, Evol’s an institution. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. £5. 27 Aug. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. ■ Frisky Fridays at Bacaro. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Urban night featuring resident DJ Prospect, with regular guests from Radio 1 and 1Xtra. ■ Furburger at GHQ. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). 10 Sep. DJs Dejaybird, Funki Diva and Boy Toy provide aural stimulation for gay women and their closest friends. ■ Fuse at the Lane. 10pm–5am. £10. 3 Sep. Underground dance night of electro, techno dubstep and house with a guest set from Hervé (aka The Count) for their second birthday. See preview, page 77. ■ Get Funk’d at Medina. 10pm–5am. £tbc. 27 Aug. R&B, funk and soul from resident Isla Blige. ■ Guilty Pleasures at Assembly @ Princes Street Gardens. 11.30pm–2am. £10. 27 Aug. See Thu. ■ Ikon at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glamorous, luxurious and exclusive party night of sexy house. FREE Inkling at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. 3 Sep. The Speakeasy rocks to funk-fuelled beats and breaks plus resident MC Silver Tongue. ✽✽ Jackhammer at Wee Red Bar. Jackhammer take no prisoners with a double-headed techno assault from Ben Sims and Phil Kieran. ■ Misfits at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Modern Lovers at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 27 Aug. Soul, funk, garage, freak beat, psyche and more from Craig Jamieson and KRS Young rock the Festival with their retro stereo dispatches. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 9.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). ■ Poptastic at GHQ. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). 3 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. 10.30pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Glamorous club hits. ■ Sahara Sessions at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly. Funky and disco tinged house and huge club classics at this new glam and sexy night for Po Na Na. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. 27 Aug. See Thu. ■ Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. 1–5am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests, including Latino funk from Das Contras (27 Aug) and 10.30pm–3am. £12. 27 Aug.
soul/funk from Raymond Harris Fusion Experience (3 Sep). ■ Spaceball at Studio 24. 11pm–5am. £10–£12. 27 Aug. Heavy bass, neon decor, lasers and warped visuals as Spaceball debuts in Edinburgh with the toxic rave of Squire of Gothos, Turbofresh, Al the Kemist and Penny for the DJ. ✽✽ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £10. 27 Aug. It’s a mash-up of breaks, beats, electro and anything else they can lay their hands from your hosts Tim & Jez (Utah Saints) with huge stomping house, big bass and cut up tracks from Jackbeats (aka Beni G and Plus One) and fidget house from AC Slater. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. £3 (members free). Weekly. Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs. ■ Tokyoblu at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 members). 3 Sep. John Hutchison and Iain Gibson dish out the best in Chicago house, funky electro and disco. ■ Wu Hui at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Feel-good party night and uplifting house.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Bongo Club. midnight–5am. £10 Club ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £3. 4 Sep. Taking over the Speakeasy with a staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ✽✽ Big’n’Bashy vs Electrikal at the (£9 members). 28 Aug. Four-deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle joining forces with Electrikal for a full- on Festival party of live graff, dancers, lasers, performers and more, and of course they’re not skimping on the music with a heavy dubstep and grime sound from Hatcha (Kiss 100), Swindle (1xtra) and Taz Buckfaster. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. A student friendly, chewed up, spat out mix
Clubs of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ Circus at GHQ. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Pop and dance tunes across two rooms from DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £5. 28 Aug. Taking over the Speakeasy with a celebration of dance music from through the ages (from Gorgio Moroder to Mylo) all from the masterful Jon Pleased Wimmin. ■ Devil Disco Club at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 4 Sep. Trouble is back with a new darker incarnation for a night of no wave, vintage disco, electro funk, proto house and New York classics joined by live guests Epic 26. ■ Disco Inferno at Sportsters Bar. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Edinburgh’s disco institution struts its stuff once more all under the watchful gaze of DJ Johnny Starr (strictly over 25s). ■ Disco Den at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £9. 4 Sep. Credible disco party. ■ 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. ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 1–5am. £5 (£3). Weekly. The line-up includes high energy hip hop from The Ordinary Allstars (28 Aug) and still tbc for 4 Sep. ■ Floorplay at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). 28 Aug. The vocal house night mixed with a bit of uplifting electro for this DiskoKitten House Party. ■ Guilty Pleasures at Assembly @ Princes Street Gardens. 11.30pm–2am. £10. 28 Aug. See Thu. ■ His & Hers at Electric Circus. 1–5am. £5. 28 Aug. The Baron and The Regent serve up the best in indie, punk and alternative. ■ It’s All Good at the GRV. 11pm–5am. £10 (£6 in advance). 28 Aug. Twelve DJs from eight of Edinburgh’s best loved clubs come
Yousef House night Karnival welcomes Yousef for their end of Festival party. A former Bedroom Bedlam winner who has
gone on to headline all the world’s major clubs (Pacha, Cocoon, Space, etc) as well as his own Circus night in Liverpool. Describing his music as ‘soulful, jackin’, pumpin’, dirty and positive underground party music,’ Yousef adds a healthy dose of techno and acid to the mix as showcased on his long-awaited solo debut A Collection of Scars & Situations, released last year. ■ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Sat 28 Aug.
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