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■ Yousef at Common. 26 Feb, 10pm–4am. £9 (£6). Liverpool’s Circus Club founder on Cocoon Recordings comes to Glasgow for a big night of deep house tracks. Weekly FREE Button Up at Flat 0/1. Weekly 9pm–2am. Duncan Harvey and Jack Isosceles play a mix of sleazy R&B, 50s and 60s pop, jump jive, Jamaican vibes and exotica from a bygone age. ■ Cosmic Ballroom at Re-Play. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 (£3) after. Craig McFadyen, Ian Pollock play chart, party and dance anthems. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm with a matric card; £5 (£4) after. DJ Kash, Domsko and Gerry Lyons play hip hop, house, funk and electro. ■ La Rocha at Berkeley Suite. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free on residents’ nights; £3 on guest nights. A place for the weird and wonderful, where regular live shows and events fill the gaps between resident vibemeisters Cutters Choice and Shax O’Ring. ■ Liquid Cool at Common. Weekly10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Vocal garage and house. ■ Mayhem Sundays at Bennets Glasgow. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Party tunes for an up for it gay crowd with Marc. ■ Quids In at the Buff Club. Weekly11pm–3am. £1. DJs Marky Mark and Mash playing a mix of electro, funk and disco. It’s £1 in, and at the end of the night all these pounds go in a pot and someone wins the lot. ■ Shed Sundays at the Shed. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2. Sisters Lisa Mafia and Li’l Gem present a house and R&B playlist. ■ Sunday ‘Sentials at Play. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Party sounds from DJs Chris Stewart and Ross McFadyen. ■ Sunday Service at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £3). Chart, R&B, house and electro from Dave M. ■ Sunday Sesh at Boho. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). Resident DJs play party anthems to wind you down or pick you up. FREE Sundays at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ AM-Y playing killer rock, metal, punk and requests. ■ SuperSonic Electronic at Nice’n’Sleazy. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £4 (£3). A night of classic synthesizer sounds and music made for dancing. ■ We Started Everything at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. A night of ‘unadulterated musical magnificence’ (we’re quoting) with Brian McMaster. ■ Weekends With a Bang! at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJ Leah takes you out with a bang at this explosive end to the week.
Glasgow Monday Weekly ■ Alibi Mondays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Andy R plays requests from all genres. FREE Boteco Intimo at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Explore the intimate sounds of bossa nova, tropicalia, exotica and breezy lounge pop every Monday with your hostess DJ Mingo-go. ■ Burn at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Burn provides all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget. Presented by Normski, Zeus and Mash. ■ Duo at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight with wristband; £5 (£3) after. A new Monday trade night playing disco, electro, dubstep and more. ■ Hangout Mondays at O’Couture. Weekly 4pm–3am. £tbc. Indie, dance, pop and cheap drinks.
FREE Passionality at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. Passion’s the fashion on a Monday with this night from TLC and DJ Shawn Roberts. ■ Trash and Burn at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Glam thrills with DJ Barry and Ms Daiquiri Dusk & the T & B Go-Go Girlz.
Glasgow Tuesday
Monthly & One-Offs ✽✽ Killer Kitsch at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Euan Neilson, Dave Sinclair and newly recruited resident Hushpuppy (RPZ, Death Disco) present the city’s best Tuesday-nighter. 7 Feb will be the free seventh birthday party, where the venue will be given a glittering make-over and slices of Killer Kitsch birthday cake will be served to the first revellers to arrive. ■ Mastodon Aftershow at Classic Grand. 7 Feb, 11pm–3am. £3; free with Mastodon ticket stub. Classic Grand DJs playing rock, punk and metal in honour of Mastodon’s Glasgow show. ■ Bad Romance at the Polo Lounge. 14 Feb, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Love songs, romcoms, public displays of affection – if it’s all getting a bit much, DJ Belle De Helle is here to provide the antidote: romance is banned, dancing is compulsory. ■ On the House at O’Couture. 14 Feb, 9pm–3am. £12. An all-day house party. With Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike and many more. Weekly ■ The Drop Off at Common. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). The weekly club throwdown is back, with residents Adam Forbes and Robin Dunne. ■ Dubbed at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJs Rob Technic and Colin Reid play house, R&B, hip hop and indie. ■ I AM at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2–£4. A new house and techno night from hosts Beta and Kappa, whose aim is to try and recapture the Optimo vibe of old on a Tuesday night. ■ Juicy Tuesday at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. A night to entertain the masses across two rooms. Room one sees Stevie Foy rocking out indie pop and electro, while Li’l L and Ray Woods get the party started with hip hop beats and R&B grooves in room two. FREE Nectar & Nails at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–1am. Off the wall party sounds with DJ Ed Nygma. ■ Play-Doh Tuesdays at Re-Play. Weekly 7pm–3am. Free entry before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. Ross McFadyen, Ian McNab and friends play house, electro and student anthems. FREE Poptart at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 11pm–3am. Start the weekend very early with DJ Belle de Hell. ■ Quids at Queen Margaret Union. Weekly 9pm–2am. £1 before 11pm; £3/2 after. Gerry Lyons provides the soundtrack for this new student indie night. ■ Reprisal at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJ Mythic presents a midweek extravaganza of rock, metal, punk and ska. ■ Switch Tuesdays at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (free for students). Dan South and Robin B mash up hip hop, R&B, pop and electro. ■ Tuesday at Viper at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–3am. £tbc (free for students). Free entry to all students, as DJ Callum Lawson plays all the anthems you’ll hear down the union. ■ Wild Combination at Nice’n’Sleazy. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Drunk disco, fun house and acid rock at this new midweek party. ■ Y’Uptae Tuesday at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. DJ Andy Wilson plays club anthems, party hits and requests, plus karaoke in the Snapshotz bar.
Glasgow Wednesday
Monthly & One-Offs ■ Drama at Mansion House. 15 Feb, 10pm–3am. £5; £3 guestlist via www.facebook.com/dramaglasgow. Dirty pop remixes, electro and dance beats from this popular nationwide gay night. A one-off Valentine’s special from residents Lucky Luciano, Tommy Kay, Reuben Lowenthall and DJ Bunny. ■ Milk at Flat 0/1. 15 Feb, 9pm–3am. £4. A new indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. The Milk Anti-Valentines show featuring live music from Carnivores and So Many Animal Calls, and a DJ set from Midnight Lion following their Arches headline slot. With visuals, free cookies and made-to-order pink Russians all night long. Weekly FREE 4play at FHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ Shazza presents a party for girls. ■ Clubhouse at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJ Nelson plays ‘Rihanna to Bananarama.’ ■ Gaga Wednesdays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Chart, classic and current hits, and drink promos too. Free entry for UWS and Glasgow University students. ■ Gay as F**k at Play. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Cheap drinks and gayness with DJs Darren and Michael. ■ Lollapalooza Wednesday at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students). Derek Ho, Rob Etherson and Stevie ‘Lost’ Foy play indie, pop, cheese and R&B. ■ Muso at the Buff Club. Weekly 9pm–3am. £4. A night of up and coming bands, with Detour DJs until 3am.
Clubs ■ Octopussy at the Arches. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (students £5). Jacuzzis, bouncy castles and a Chapel of Love at this weekly student night of indie, pop and electro. ■ Re-Play Rocks at Re-Play. Weekly 7pm–3am. Free before 11pm (midnight for students); £4 (£3) after. Indie, electro and student anthems. ■ Spiral at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5. The darker side of indie from Gavin Dunbar (Camera Obscura). Featuring live music. ■ Sub Rosa at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3) or free entry via sub-rosa@hotmail.co.uk. House-led student night. ■ Subversion at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3; free with online guestlist. DJs Catnip and Pasta mix up 80s/90s alternative pop hits, dance, industrial and classic rock. ■ Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Gavin Sommerville plays R&B in the main room, DJ Toast plays chart in the lounge and Andy Wilson plays rock in the red room. ■ Twisted Fairytale at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2 students) after. DJ Big Al takes charge, with cheap drinks and teapot shooters. ■ Vice City at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). An indie and alternative night for the midweek market. ■ Vicious Circle at Hummingbird. Weekly 10pm–1am. £tbc. Party sounds. ■ Wednesdays at Flat 0/1 at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Darrell plays 80s and urban funk jams and Dom plays a mix of early 80s slap synth funk rap grooves. ■ West End Wednesdays at Boho. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). A student night for the West End, with cheap drinks and dancing.
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