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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 ■ 90s Hip Hip at Glasgow School of Art. 10pm–3am. Free for GSA students before midnight; £4 (£3) after. 11 Nov. Just what it says, with DJ Bunty (Mixkings). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Best in Show at Nice’n’Sleazy. 9pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm: £3 after. 18 Nov. Like Crufts, but with men (and Findo Gask DJs) instead of dogs. ■ Cheap & Nasty at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 4 Nov. 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. ■ Cloak & Dagger at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4 students). 4 Nov. A night of electro, techno and fidgit house. ■ Co-Op at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Four great Glasgow clubs (Orderly Disorder, Dirty Noise, Mount Heart Attack and Scrabble) team up for a new monthly night, with one picking the genre for the evening and the rest putting their own spin on it. Mediaheroic will be providing visuals. FREE Feel my Bicep at Flat 0/1. 11pm–3am. Weekly. 80s sleaze, analogue funk, old school house, disco flexx and sweat on the walls. FREE Femmes:Hommes:Queens at FHQ. 11.30pm–3am. Weekly. New weekly night from TLC Glasgow with DJ Shawn Roberts, free entry and a whole lotta tunes. ■ Ghetto at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Stoofa plays an electronic ghetto soundtrack. ■ I Heart . . . at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A new Thursday night student special with resident Gentleman Johnny. ■ Jurassic at Glasgow School of Art. 10pm–3am. Free for GSA students before midnight; £4 (£3) after. 4 Nov. Drum & bass with Djamba (Jungle Nation). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). 4 Nov. 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. Free for GSA students before midnight; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom. Includes entry to on-rotation Thursday night clubs in the Vic Bar at the Art School. ■ The Rev Up at Glasgow School of Art. 10pm–3am. Free for GSA students before midnight; £4 (£3) after. 18 Nov. New rockabilly night, with Aaron (All Tore Up). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Rubbermensch and Jellybaby at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. A night for indie lovers with Andy Wilson in charge. FREE Salsa Tumbao at Boteco do Brazil. 8pm–3am. Weekly. Salsa and dancing with Farah Portela Alonso and Tumbao Salsa School. ■ 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. ■ Sol’s Club at Sol’s Club. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Bollywood, Latin, Afro- Caribbean and reggae club nights. ■ 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. ■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £2. 11 Nov. 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’s at Maggie May’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly. DJ Duncan plays funk, soul, rock and pop, plus live acts to be confirmed.
Glasgow Fridays
Club ■ Audiokandi at Byblos. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 (£6) 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. ■ Bear Glasgow at Revolver. 11pm. £tbc. 5 Nov. Monthly club night for the furrier gentleman. ■ The Cave at the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 before midnight; £5 (£4) after. 12 Nov. Spaced out post-punk, sleaze horror and rock’n’roll from Chicago. ■ Common People at the Flying Duck. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 before midnight; £5 (£4) after. 12 Nov. The 90s are fair game for a nostalgia night now that a decade has passed, says this new monthly night, and who are we to argue? With 90s bingo from 9pm. ■ Damaged Goods at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 5 Nov. Two floors of punk rock, reggae, classic soul and New York disco. ■ Eyes Wide Open at Blackfriars. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4 students). 5 Nov. Garage, psych and freakbeat brought to you by EWO DJs Holly and Sarah, plus live guests The Fast Camels - ‘a mix of Barrett-era Pink Floyd, The Pretty Things and Forever Changes Love’, say Team EWO. ■ Fiasco at Bacchus. 10.30pm–3am. £7 before 11.30pm; £10 after. 5 Nov. An underground house night with special guest Miss Honey Dijon and Glasgow’s Ibiza regulars Marcoloco and Ali-oop. ■ Friday at Maggie May’s Basement at Maggie May’s. 11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie rock’n’roll from the 60s to the 00s. ■ Friday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Friday night party tunes from the residents. ✽✽ Jelly Roll Soul at La Cheetah. Charles Mingus and Theo Parrish, this new night presents house from residents Milk, DeepRT and Jamie Alexander, and guest Space Dimension Controller (R&S), aka Belfast teenager Jack Hamill. ■ Kino Fist at Nice’n’Sleazy. 11.30pm–3am. £3. 12 Nov. Night of cross-genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. ■ Kollektiv at the Universal. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 5 Nov. The techno night welcomes the Berlin-based Oliver $ (Southern Fried, Get Physical, Made To Play) and local talent Dave Cuthbertson, with residents Lycan, Behaviour and Mark David. 11pm–3am. £10. 5 Nov. Inspired by
Art. 11pm–3am. £12. 5 Nov. Upbeat ■ Mixed Bizness at Glasgow School of Art. 11pm–3am. £12. 12 Nov. Cutting edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom. This Saturday night special features dubstep overlord Caspa and his Dub Police labelmate Emalkay making his Glasgow debut. ✽✽ Nomad at the Glasgow School of techno from special guest DJ Karotte (Cocoon) at this brand new night from Ivan Kutz, formerly of Club 69’s Seasons. ■ Numbers at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £10. 5 Nov. One of Glasgow’s most eclectic clubbing successes returns with a mighty triple bill of Joker, James Blake and Girl Unit. See preview, page 31. FREE Only Fools and House at Flat 0/1. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Tom, Anton and Ewan play a fine selection of New York and Chicago house, cosmic italo disco and classic 80s electro. ■ Phonic at Brunswick Hotel. 9pm–2am. £4 (£3 students). 5 Nov. A monthly electronic night with a broad remit. Expect Detroit techno, electro and synth-pop influenced sounds from guest Matt Chester (11th Hour Recordings), local talent The Score and regulars Paul Bendoris, Eddie Cointreau and Headspeath. ■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. 10.30pm–3am. £4. Weekly. Indie Friday nighter. ■ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 11pm–3am. £10 (£8 students). 12 Nov. A first-class house/techno party from residents Slam, this month with guest Maetrik (on Claude Von Stroke’s Mothership, and also known as Mariel Ito and Maceo Plex). ■ 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.
Clubs FREE SNO!storm at Xscape Braehead. 7pm–1am. 12 Nov. Come and ride the slope or just watch the action from the SNO!bar, then rock out to the sounds of the Ordinary Allstars. ■ Sol’s Club at Sol’s Club. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. See Thu. ■ Spinbox at Soundhaus. 10pm–3am. £10 (£8 members). 5 Nov. A launch party for this new techno and house night, with guest James Ruskin (Tresor, Blueprint) and residents Fin and Paul McDonagh. ■ Strictly Rhythm at Ad Lib. 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. 12 Nov. No relation to the New York label, but positively paying tribute to it through a dedication to deepest house alongside a bit of electro and trance, all played by a bunch of young Glasgow DJs. ■ Superfly at the Flying Duck. 10pm–2am. £5. 5 Nov. Monthly. Duncan Superfly and Gregor Emond ‘Keep On Keepin’ On’ in a new venue, providing a sweltering mix of sweet soul, sexy assed funk, 60s psyche rock, hip hop, post punk and new releases. December will be the belated 9th birthday party, given the club was on hiatus back in March. ■ Symbiosis at Soundhaus. 10pm–3am. £5. 5 Nov. Drum & bass and dubstep, with DJs including LD50 & DLR, Calaco Jack, Alcane, Yellow Benzene, Whoa!Gan and more. ■ The Thing at Gambetta. 10.30pm–3am. £3. 12 Nov. Your hosts Greg and Frank blend offerings from NYC, Detroit, Chicago, Africa, Europe and beyond into a sublime underground dance party. ■ UP4IT and Fresh Lick at Soundhaus. 10pm–3am. £5. 12 Nov. Tech-step and hardstyle, with a festival atmosphere. Featuring Parisian guest DJ Cesko and regulars John Newall (Up4it), Jamie & Deborah (Fresh Lick), Danny Smith, Speedy Action and Leon Watson.
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