Clubs
■ 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. Intrigue is the name of their game. ■ Liquid Cool at Common. Weekly10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Iain Thomson, AJ and Gordon ‘Harri’ Miller play vocal garage and house. ■ 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. Weekly11pm–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. Weekly11pm–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 synthesiser 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. ■ 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. 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 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. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ Reprisal at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJ Mythic presents a midweek extravaganza of rock, metal, punk and ska. ■ 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. ■ 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 Weekly ■ Bitter Glitter at Bennets Glasgow. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Madame S (Utter Gutter) and Fraser Bone (Lock Up Your Daughters) with a weekly party, playing a mix of homo-disco, electronic treats, jackin’ house and tech beats. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ Spiral at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. The darker side of indie from Gavin Dunbar (Camera Obscura), such as Queens of the Stone Age, Joy Division and The Kills. 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. ■ 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.
EDINBURGH Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Edinburgh Thursday Monthly & One-Offs FREE Dapper Dan’s at Sneaky Pete’s. 1 Mar, 11pm–3am. Default and Picassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail of beats’ on decks and FX. ■ Hoodoo at the Third Door. 1 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3. Electro swing night. FREE Animal Hospital at Sneaky Pete’s. 8 Mar, 11pm–3am. Techno and minimal night with decor and live visuals. ■ Born To Be Wide at Electric Circus. 8 Mar, 7pm. £5 (music union members £3.50; under 18s £2.50). Music industry seminar/social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together. Music Journalism seminar featuring The List’s own Music Ed Claire Sawers, freelancer extraordinaire David Pollock and more. Followed by all the speakers takign to the decks with all the records they play available to buy in aid of Oxfam. ■ The Postal Collective at Wee Red Bar. 8 Mar, 10pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £3 after. Funk, pop, disco and more at this vinyl only club night. ■ Suffragette City at the Third Door. 8 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3. No boys allowed, at least not near the mic, at this all- female singer dance party: expect everything from Siouxie to Robyn, Björk to Crystal Castles, the Slits to Beyoncé. With Twist & Shout’s DJ dream team, Simon and Laura. By sheer serendipitous coincidence, it just happens to be International Women’s Day! All profits to Women for Women International. ■ Zzzap! at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. Weekly (from 8 Mar) 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Electro, nu-rave, UV and house party. D/R/U/G/S makes his Edinburgh debut on 8 Mar kicking off Zzzap!’s new Thu residency in the Liquid Room’s new Annexe space. ■ Masquerade Party at the Voodoo Rooms. 15 Mar, 7.30pm. £10. Masked party, details tbc at time of going to press.
EDINBURGH CLUB VENUES
■ The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
■ The Caves Niddry Street South, 557 8989. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. See listings for details.
■ CC Blooms 23-24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. One of the city’s most enduring gay clubs, with free entry and hi-NRG tracks every night of the week. ■ The Citrus Club Grindlay Street, 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk,
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new wave and 80s classics. See listings for highlights. ■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights and pop to big guest DJs. See listings for highlights.
■ Electric Circus 36-39 Market Street, 226 4224. Eclectic dance beats and indie plus private rooms and karaoke for a unique clubbling experience. See listings for details. ■ Espionage 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 550 1780. Swish gay club. See listings for highlights. ■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental nights from
surf rock to electro. See listings for details. cool house nights. See listings for highlights.
■ Hive 15–17 Niddry Street, 556 0444. Rock, indie, student nights and electronica. See listings for details. ■ HMV Picture House 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. Home to indie clubbing and big name one-off special events. See listings for details.
■ Lava Ignite 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252. Chart favourites, pop hits and R&B. ■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. Big gig/club space and home to indie, electro, dubstep, house and visiting big name DJs. See listings for details.
■ The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details. ■ Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street, 561 2245. Cool funk, house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge.
■ Karma Nights 23 Lothian Road, 229 9197. Club classics, chart nuggets, 80s and party tunes. ■ The Lane 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of
■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart, dance and party tunes. ■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
■ Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing. ■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven and home to some big one off parties.
■ Shanghai Le Monde, 16 George Street, 270 3900. Slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh.
■ Silk King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing. ■ Sin Wilkie House, Cowgate, 225 9764. Commercial dance sounds, pop hits and R&B.
■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. Underground clubbing at its best, from techno and dubstep to indie. See listings for details.
■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights, specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details. ■ Third Door 45-47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for highlights.
■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. Sophisticated clubbing, cabaret and entertainment. See listings for details. ■ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details.
■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 80s to last week.