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Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. Glasgow’s young night championing garage and other future urban sounds. With Sub FM and futuregarageforum.com boss Whistla and Night Audio label boss King Thing. ■ Der Supermax Love Machine at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 28 Apr, 11pm–2am. £5. Sex, droogs and reich’n’roll with Glasgow’s disco grand master Billy Woods. FREE Let’s Go Back . . . Way Back at McChuills. 28 Apr, 11pm–3am. 6 May, 3pm–midnight. Old-school house, rave and dance music from the genres’ early days, with residents Bosco and Rob Mason. A Mayday all-dayer with guest Harri (Subculture). ■ Lory D vs Automat at La Cheetah. 28 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Two adopted sons of Glasgow lock horns, with support from Monox’ Currie and The Wasp. ✽✽ Subculture at the Sub Club. well-established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic, and rolling residents Junior, Telford and Esa. Featuring guests Matthew Dear and Andrew Weatherall (28 Apr, £15) and Carl Craig’s 69 live (5 May, £15). See preview, page 49. FREE Thunder Disco Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 28 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. Nineties house, techno and ‘sex disco’ from Jube and Rory at one of Glasgow’s finest young parties. FREE We Can Still Picnic at Mono. 28 Apr, 9pm–1am. Indie pre-club night from resident DJs Erik and Bjorn Sandberg of Wake the President, which lifts its name from a Vic Godard song. ■ Anthem City at Retrospect. 5 May, 9.30pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Old-skool techno and rave with residents Paul Norval, Tony Oldskool, Marc Loage and Shaun K. A tribute to Glasgow’s departed Archaos nightclub, featuring guests including Billy Reid and a mystery headliner. ■ Colours Presents Carl Cox at the Arches. 5 May, 10pm–3am. £24.50. A typically huge bank holiday show from club legend Cox, returning to Scotland for the first time in two years with his Revolution Recruits set. ■ DC Sessions at Berkeley Suite. 5 May, 11pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after. A brand new party from the team behind Depth Charge. With very special guest Derrick Carter. ■ Deathkill4000 at Bar Bloc+. 5 May, 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. An industrial rock noise party. With live guests Miss the Occupier. ✽✽ Highlife at La Cheetah. 5 May, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. A night from the people who bring you Slabs of the Tabernacle and Huntleys & Palmers Audio Club. Expect Afrobeat, jackin’ house, Italo, 80s electro, UK funky, and Latin beats from resident Auntie Flo aka Brian d’Souza. This time out it’s the launch party for Flo’s debut album Future Rhythm Machine. See preview, page 50. ■ Melting Pot at the Admiral. 5 May, 11pm–3am. £10. All things disco-house from residents Andrew Pirie and Simon Cordiner. With guests Faze Action (Nuphonic) and a tribute to all things New Order, in honour of their Glasgow gig the same night. ■ Pandemic at Nice’n’Sleazy. 5 May, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Noj, Mark, Johnny Shrapnel and Gil Scott Heroin play indie, 60s garage, soul, rock’n’roll and ‘The Fall at least once.’ ■ Strictly House Boat Party at the Courtyard. 5 May, 3pm–11.30pm. £25. DJs Rebecca Vasmant, Raymond McDonald, Markio, Acid AJ and more take you to a secret water-bound location. The bus leaves the Courtyard at 3pm and will return by midnight. ■ This Feeling at Flat 0/1. 5 May, 8pm–2am. £8; £6 advance. London’s rock’n’roll mod night comes to Scotland. With live guests Born Blonde, The 10:04s and Modern Faces, and DJs until 2am.
The Big Beach Ball
Aberdeen is getting in on the club fest scene with the launch of The Big Beach Ball. The BBB will be taking over the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom as well as an outdoor arena and fairground with a line-up that includes Chicago house master Derrick Carter, M_nus signing Heartthrob (live), Slam playing a special house set, Tiger & Woods, Oneman and many more including indie acts (such as Fridge Magnets and Little Kicks) alongside an acoustic stage, vintage fair and mojito bars. Well worth catching a bus or train up north for. For more info and tickets see thebigbeachball.co.uk ■ Aberdeen Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen, Sun 6 May.
■ D!P at Chambre 69. 12 May, 4pm–3am. £10. An eleven-hour marathon party. Note that last entry is 8pm. May’s special guest is Dosem. ■ Osmium at Blackfriars. 12 May, 11pm–3am. £3. DJs Blair Benzini and Gary Dance Commander play Italo, disco, synth pop, funk and a whole bunch of other stuff . ■ Songs That Lux Taught Us at Berkeley Suite. 12 May, 11pm–3am. £5. Cramps-influenced madness, as presented by JD Twitch. ■ Wrong Island at Nice’n’Sleazy. 12 May, 11.30pm–3am. £3. A monthly party hosted by Dirty Larry and Teamy, playing a tracklist of everything danceable from 80s disco all the way to modern post-dubstep stompers. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 19 May, 11.30pm–3am. £3. A night for dancing to indie-pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping. ■ Fresh/Live, Rita Ora and Sincere at the Arches. 19 May, 7pm. £13.50. Live show from dubstep/drum & bass chart star, DJ Fresh, who hit the top spot with ‘Louder’. ■ Oh My Days at La Cheetah. 19 May, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £8 after. A brand new club night with residents Martin Moffatt and Euan Neilson. With guests Mickey Pierce (Swamp 81) and Squarehead (Bad Taste Records). ■ Tropical Hot Dog at Berkeley Suite. 19 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Disco sounds with DJ Billy Woods (Supermax). FREE Zzzap at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 19 May, 8pm–2am. Disco, house, electro, funk, techno and more. Weekly ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students free). Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ■ Back tae Mine at the Flying Duck. Weekly 9pm–3am. £5 ; free before midnight. Going out is the new staying in, as this night offers booze, tea, toast, bands and DJs to create a house party vibe. After a sabbatical, it’s back on
weekly Saturday nights at the Flying Duck, with rotating resident DJs including Andy Divine and Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes and Jamo. ■ Base at the Tunnel. Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. DJ Sketch, Harri Miller and John Thomson put together a blend of funky house and R&B over two huge and consistently packed rooms. ■ Bob’s Full House at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Chart, R&B, house, indie and electro with DJ Bobby Bluebell. ■ Boho Saturdays at Boho. Weekly 9.30pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £8 after. Li’l Rich packs the dancefloor every Saturday with a li’l bit of everything. FREE Deep Groan at Berkeley Suite. Weekly 11pm–3am. A late-night drinking bar with Jnr C and The Organist (of Love) playing weird pop, dark dance, soundtracks, lo-fi electro, new wave, international sounds and more. ■ Front to Back at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Bouncy reggae business from Chungo Bungo, DJ L-I- AM on beat patrol, the Marquee DJs, La Bamba and more. FREE Funktifeyeno at Firebird. Weekly 9.30pm–1am. The Dance! Dance! Dance! resident spins soul, funk, disco and his own edits. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £7 (£5 with a matric card). Big Al, Dominic Martin and Robin B play R&B, indie, rock and soul. ■ Hummingbird Saturdays at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Party sounds from DJs Aaron Petrie and Kid Sleazy. ■ I Love Garage at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop. ■ Kinky Disco at Kushion. Weekly 7pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. The self-styled sexiest party in town playing house, electro and urban hits. ■ Life on Mars at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Indie rock’n’roll, Motown, electro and soul with DJ Craig McGee. Featuring live music.
Clubs
■ Love Music at O2 ABC. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons, with a different club each week in the ABC2, featuring Now But Northern playing northern soul and Motown on the first Saturday, Beats, Rhymes and Life playing hip hop on the second, Flipsville playing 50s and 60s rock’n’roll on the third and FTW’s cross-genre dance party on the fourth. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Nick Peacock, John Ross and Alex O provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky. ■ O’Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. Weekly, 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 students). Big-room party, dance and R&B sounds from Rob Etherson and That Tall Guy Scott. ■ PLAY Saturdays at Play. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 (£6) after. Big-room tunes from Will Ruane, Iain Pollock and Ross McFadyen. Note that opening time will be 10pm on the first Saturday of every month. ■ Re-Play Saturdays at Re-Play. Weekly 3pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 (£5) after. Will Ruane, Ian Pollock and Ross McFadyen play dance, house, R&B and chart anthems. FREE Rip This Joint at Slouch. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ Jopez plays indie, rock’n’roll, blues, soul and funk. ■ The Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Resident Lee Craig plays a selection of rock, indie and metal classics in Maggie’s basement. ■ Saturday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. DJs Robbie and Cruz serve up chart, dance, R&B and hip hop. ■ Saturdays at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5.50). DJs Eric and Muppet offer classic and current rock on level one, while DJ Billy and Framie belt out emo and metal on level two. FREE Thunder Disco Club at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. A weekly residency from TDC’s Jube. ■ Voodoo at the Cathouse. Weekly 4pm–9pm. £6 (£3). Under-18s club, featuring two floors of rock, metal, punk, emo and requests with DJs Framie and Am-y. ■ Where It’s At at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 7pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £6–£8 after. DJ Ross McMillan playing chart, dance, R&B and electro. ■ Worship at Tusk. Weekly 5pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Party sounds from DJ John Heally. ■ Yoyo at the Shed. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. DJs Euan and Derek play pop and hip hop hits. ■ oVo Saturdays at oVo. Weekly11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (£3 students). Chart and club sounds, with DJs Stevie Lennon, Naeem, AJ and Asim.
Glasgow Sunday Monthly & One-Offs ■ Optimo Presents at the Sub Club. 29 Apr & 20 May, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Optimo’s back . . . kind of. After the closure of their weekly Hung Up! night, Twitch and Wilkes return with a monthly party. May’s guest is Simian Mobile Disco. ■ Strictly Sunday Sensual at O’Couture. Weekly 10pm–3am. £7 (£5). A brand new Sunday house and club night. With classic 90s outfit K-Klass on Sun 13 May. ■ Trash & Burn at Classic Grand. 29 Apr, 11pm–3am. £4. Leave your morals at the door and break out your inner rock god or goddess, with DJ Barry, Ms Daiquiri Dusk and the T & B Go-Go Girlz. ✽✽ The Berkeley Suite Present: Etienne Jaumet at Berkeley Suite. 6 May, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Zombie Zombie’s brilliant Jaumet stops by for a solo bank holiday set.
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