Sneaky Pete’s Fourth Birthday
list.co.uk/clubs grime, dancehall and jungle playing out over the Electrikal Sound System. ■ Club Oxygen at District. 28 Jul, 10pm–3am. £12–£15. A night of funky techno from special guest Dave Angel, plus electro, trance and chilled Ibiza tunes across three rooms. This month’s dress up theme is Famous People with 2 VIP tickets for the next date for best dressed. VIP entry includes entry to the VIP area and a chance to meet the DJs. There are only limited spaces so please email club.oxygen@live.com. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 21 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike.’ ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 21 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. Headspin’s Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy, mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes. Space Invader Radio host the upstairs room.
✽ Musika Summer Boat Party at Assembly. 21 Jul, 4pm. £15 for boat
party only; £20 for return bus and boat party. Set sail on Musika’s first voyage down the Firth of Forth. Residents Derek Martin, Jamie McKenzie, Laurie Neil and Kirk Douglas will all be on deck for this housecentric boat trip aboard the Forth Belle. The boat sets sail from Hawes Pier, South Queensferry, at 7pm with a pre-party at Assembly Bar from 4pm (with bus pick up at 6pm).
✽ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Decade at Studio 24. 21 Jul, 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. New pop punk, emo and hardcore offshoot from Matt27. ■ Pop Rocks at Electric Circus. 21 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after (students £3). New night of rock, 70s glam, 80s classics and 90s dance hits from the Beep Beep, Yeah! DJs. ■ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 21 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Another dose of disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves at this ‘no holds barred disco death match’. Featuring the Scottish debut of San Proper. ■ Heavy Gossip & Ultragroove at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 28 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). Two of Edinburgh’s best house nights merge into one almighty celebration of disco beats. ■ Lucky 7 at Studio 24. 28 Jul, 11pm–3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Ska, reggae, bluebeat and 2-Tone with DJs Tall Paul and Tony 2-Eyes. ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 28 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £7 (students & members £5). Back where it belongs at the Liquid Room, Madchester plays the best the baggy era had to offer (think Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and the Charlatans). ■ Magic Nostalgic at Electric Circus. 28 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. ‘The Wheel’ decides the playlist be it disco, 80s, rock gods, 90s rave, power ballads, one hit wonders or movie music, at this multi-genre nostalgia fest. ■ Papi Falso at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 28 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3. ‘Weirdo records for weirdo dancing’ from the bETAMAX, FAST, Ride This Train, Sausage Rolls and Gentle Invasion DJs spinning sci-fi pop, outsider folk, R&B, psych rock and other bizarre nuggets. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 28 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart.
✽ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Metal at Studio 24. 28 Jul,
10.30pm–3am. £2 before; £5 after. Come on, take a guess. Metal all night long. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 28 Jul, 8.30pm–1am. £5. Hipster swing, jump jive, rockin’ R&B, dancefloor jazz, sleazy listening and gangster grooves at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls.
It’s pretty amazing when you consider how small Sneakys is that they manage to secure the quality and calibre of guests they do on such a regular basis. And this month everybody’s favourite intimate venue is celebrating their fourth birthday with a couple of special shows featuring fidget house from Jesse Rose (pictured) at Coalition (22 Jul) and weirdo hip hop from Starkey at Witness (25 Jul). ■ Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sun 22 & Wed 25 Jul.
Weekly ■ Club Paradiso at City Nightclub. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £7 (students £5 before midnight). House, electro and urban hits across three rooms complete with lasers, lights and dancers. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 before midnight; £4 after. 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. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 12.30–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Joined by 80s Edinburgh pop/rock group The Story So Far (28 Jul). ■ Lulu at Lulu. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10pm; £5 before 11pm; £10 after. Electro, club hits, sexy disco and chart favourites. ■ The Opal Experience at Opal Lounge. Weekly 9pm–2am. £5 before 12.30am; £10 after. Glamorous vocal house and ice-cool electro with a hint of R&B. ■ Pocket Aces at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £7 (£5). At Pocket Aces dancing is a priority with high energy disco, 80s electro, Afrobeat and house to the fore. ■ Propaganda at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–2am. £5 (students £4 before midnight). The UK’s biggest indie club night comes to Edinburgh. ■ Saturdays at Club Tropicana. Weekly 8pm–2am. Free before midnight; £4 after. Chart and party mix of 70s, 80s and 90s pop classics. ■ Saturdays at Silk at Silk. Weekly 10pm–2am. £6 (members £4). Robin Burgess and David Beatson mix up house, chart, dance and R&B. ■ Shakedown at the One Below. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6. Funk and electro night inspired by the the lounge club scene in New York and Paris. ■ The Sound of Saturday at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–2am. £8. Big party night. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £1 before 11pm; £6
after. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NME chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night.
Edinburgh Sunday
Monthly & One Offs FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. Fidget house as Jesse Rose guests on 22 Jul as part of Sneaky’s fourth birthday celebrations (entry £5). ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. Kon-Tempt guests on 22 Jul (please note higher entry for this date). Weekly FREE The Church of High Kicks at CC Blooms. Weekly 4–9pm. New daytime gay/mixed club session hosted over by the delectable Jon Pleased Wimmin and a mix of house, pop, disco, new wave a trash tracks. Plus shows from The Fabulous Kickettes, a weekly talent show (with a £50 prize) and a ‘retro’ buffet. ■ Fuzzy Logic at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Student night of dance, electro, R&B and indie. FREE Motown Hodown at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. Motown and funk from DJ Lynne. FREE The Sunday Club at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Two rooms of chart, indie, pop and rock requests. FREE Sunday Night Live at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Michael Ferrie’s keeps the party going with an eclectic dancefloor mix. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. R&B, urban and hip hop from residents Nick G and DJ Prospect at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town’.
Clubs
Edinburgh Monday
Weekly ■ BED at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. ‘A mysterious and decadent dreamland’ of chart dance, house anthems and dirty electro. ■ Embassy at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. House-centric Monday night party. ■ Latin Quarter at the Third Door. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. James Combe and Freddy Ramirez with a real deal mix of salsa, merengue and world music. FREE Monday Night Groove at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Banish the Monday blues with a mix of dance, electro and R&B. ■ Night Kids at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Night Kids aims to build a new community based around ‘forward thinking electronic music’ across three rooms. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ Quarry at Citrus Club. 30 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £3.50 in advance; £5 on the door. Club night exclusively devoted to Smiths and Morrissey music as an afterparty to his Usher Hall show. All profits will go to The Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Charity. ■ Trade Union at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £2 (students/hospitality staff £1). A mix of techno, beats and pieces from WolfJazz, Beefy and guests. Now making a new home in the Annexe.
Edinburgh Tuesday
Weekly FREE Espionage at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Chart and party anthems from DJ Neil. ■ Hector’s House at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). New night dedicated to house in all its myriad forms. FREE I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs. ■ MYNT at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. ‘Fresh and fashionable’ mix of commercial classics, funky beats and sexy R&B. FREE Soul Jam at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, funk and hip hop. FREE Split at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests. FREE Twisted Tuesday at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. DJ JT plays commercial house, electro and chart tracks, plus giant jenga, twister, etc.
Edinburgh Wednesday
Monthly & One Offs FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Garage, UK funky, dubstep and bassline house from residents Attic Kings and Blackwax. Live glitch hop from Starkey on 25 Jul as part of Sneaky’s fourth birthday (please note £3 entry for this date only). Weekly ■ Candyboxx at GHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Gay student night of electro and house. ■ Libido at Lulu. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Funky house. ■ Mansion at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (girls free before 11pm). The student night of house, electro, R&B and urban sounds. FREE Miss Guided at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Big dancefloor killers from the likes of Skrillex, Deadmau5 and Swedish House Mafia. FREE Very Metal at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Very awesome hard and heavy metal night.
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