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✽ Impact at SWG3. 20 Oct, 9pm–2am. £15 in advance; £20 on the door.
Hardcore, industrial techno and gabba at this long-running night. An international ‘Warehouse of Sin’ event, with Holland’s Ophidian, Poland’s I:Gor and Hellsystem from Italy. ■ The Official Arches 21st Birthday Afterparty at the Arches. 20 Oct, 10pm–3am. £15. Celebrate the Arches’ big day courtesy of Colours, with Porter Robinson, writer of the top ten hit ‘Language’, alongside Cedric Gervais, Danny Howard and Kybosh. See feature, page 13. ■ Shout Bamalama at Blackfriars. 20 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Raucous rock’n’roll, groovin’ R&B, thumping soul and other sounds from the past that’ll make your backbone slip. ■ Strictly Tech-No Pre-Party at the Courtyard. 20 Oct, 2–10pm. £tbc. A pre- club bash for the Glasgow techno party. With local DJs including Andy Lyon, Blair Stuart. Thomas Livingston and many more. ■ Strictly Tech-No at Chambre 69. 20 Oct, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Tech-house and techno at this new night from Strictly Promotions and their residents. With Animal Farm and Nino from Blink. FREE Symbiosis at Audio. 20 Oct, 10pm–3am. Drum & bass and dubstep, with resident DJs including Calaco Jack, Alcane, Dom D’Sylva, Whoa!gan and Altronix. With guests Indra and Sultan (Rumours). ■ This Feeling at Maggie May’s. 20 Oct, 7.30pm–3am. £tbc. London’s rock’n’roll mod night comes to Scotland. Featuring live sets from Vigo Thieves, The OK Social Club, Dexters and Last Minute Glory. ■ Anthem City at Retrospect. 27 Oct, 9pm–3am. £6. Old skool techno and rave with residents Paul Norval, Tony Oldskool, Marc Loage and Shaun K. The final party in Retrospect, with a special live Pa from Rebekah Ryan. ■ Bedlam at Queen Margaret Union. 27 Oct, 10pm–3am. £5. A monthly goth, EMB and hardcore night for the black- clad hordes. Hallowe’en special.
✽ Club Noir: Hallowe’en Bur- lesque at O2 Academy. 27 Oct,
9pm–3am. £15.50. It’s Hallowe’en, and the theme should be self-explanatory for this latest edition of Scotland’s biggest burlesque club. Dressing up is positively encouraged, remember. With special live guests Lou Hickey and the Love Bites, and DJs Loveless and Poprock. ■ Cry Parrot vs Green Door at Nice’n’Sleazy. 27 Oct, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Two promoters combine for a night of DJs and live music. With Becoming Real and more. ■ Digitalism at Chambre 69. 27 Oct, 11pm–3am. £tbc. The German electro- house duo return to Scotland. ■ Disco Teeth at Blackfriars. 27 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5. Working any part of your body that can disco will be DJs Chris Smith, Eymard, ESQ, Discetro and R-Bot. ■ Divine at the Admiral. 27 Oct, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5 concessions and before midnight). Glasgow’s longest-running club residency brings you a monthly dose of northern soul, heavyweight funk, Tamla Motown, 60s freakbeat, dynamite ska, easy listening and psychedelic soundtracks. ■ The Guild of Calamitous Intent at La Cheetah. 27 Oct, 11pm–3am. £10. A new night presenting some favourite electronic artists. With guests LIES and Svengalisghost. ■ Southside Soul at Pollok Ex-Servicemen’s Club. 27 Oct, 8pm–1am. £5. DJs Fraser Dunn, Gilbert Denny and John MacDonald play 60s and 70s soul, Motown and R&B from the original 45s on a top quality sound system in a friendly social club. FREE Sumthin Sumthin at the Living Room. 27 Oct, 10pm–2am. Classic R&B, soul and rap with Joe ‘Boy’ Higgins and guests. FREE Thunder Disco Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 27 Oct, 11.30pm–2am.
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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. ■ Sin-Sational Saturdays at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. £6 (£5). Be as bad as you can be at Polo’s thoroughly wicked Saturday night, with DJs David Clark, Preston Connor and Gavin Watson. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. Glasgow’s well- established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic, and rolling residents Junior, Telford and Esa. ■ 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. ■ 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. Weekly 11pm–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 (Espacio) at the Sub Club. 28 Oct, 11pm–3am. £tbc. JD
Twitch and JG Wilkes will team up once more to reprise the sound which defined Glasgow’s last decade. Get out the fancy dress, it’s Optimo’s seminal annual Hallowe’en party Espookio. See preview, page 53. FREE The Sunday Bizarre! at Glue Factory. 28 Oct, noon. Interactive stalls and workshops (including the gender- bending ‘Transformation Station’), food and drink at the daytime bazaar, which then becomes more bizarre and more of a party as day turns to night. The evening includes ‘The Olympiad of Drag’ and ‘a queer party to end all parties’. Part of Frock-On-Frock-Off at Glasgay!
Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes from Singles Night and Jamo from Freakbeats. ■ Buff Saturdays at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Nick Peacock plays northern soul, jazz and funk upstairs, and downstairs it’s Alex and John with classic disco and 80s hits. ■ Cathouse Saturdays at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). 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. ■ 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. ■ I Love Garage Saturdays & Supersonic at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Brian McMaster plays a big array of hits, anthems and chart toppers, Craig Guild plays R&B and hip hop and DJ Kenny handles the indie. ■ 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. ■ Love Music & Konichiwa 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. ■ Re-Play Saturdays at Re-Play. Weekly 3pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 after (£5). Will Ruane, Ian Pollock and Ross McFadyen play dance, house, R&B and chart anthems. ■ Reverb at Blackfriars. Weekly 10pm–3am. £3 before 11pm, £5 after.. House, techno and acid sounds from Wee C, Monsieur De Large (Inner City Acid), Terry (Pussypower) and Snook. 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.
Nineties house, techno and ‘sex disco’ from Jube and Rory at one of Glasgow’s finest young parties. ■ Supermax at Berkeley Suite. 27 Oct, 11pm–2am. £5. A night of disco mayhem from Billy Woods. ■ Deathkill4000 at Bar Bloc+. 3 Nov, 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. An industrial rock noise party. With special live guests Death Rattle.
✽ Infexious at SWG3. 3 Nov, 8pm– 2am. £16 advance. Hard dance,
hardstyle and tech-trance at this regular rave, featuring residents including Rob Da Rhythm, Chris Craig, Stu Laurie and more. A hardstyle warehouse event, with Tatanka and Solutio and the I’s alongside many more. ■ Melting Pot at the Admiral. 3 Nov, 11pm–3am. £12. All things disco-house from residents Andrew Pirie and Simon Cordiner. With a very welcome return for guest Greg Wilson, and Wayne Dickson and Roddie Gibb of Big Break Records upstairs. ■ Menergy presents the Fierce Ruling Divas Ball at the Forbidden Gentlemen’s Club. 3 Nov, 11pm–3am. £8 (students £7). Channel your favourite diva and strut your stuff to Italo disco and Hi-NRG from the lovely people who bring you Menergy club nights, with a panel of VIP judges to decide who’s got the fiercest strut. Part of Glasgay! ■ Pyramatrix at Chambre 69. 3 Nov, 10pm–3am. £5 in advance; £8 on the door. A new guest-led house and techno night from resident Ewan Storie, with a pre-club at the Courtyard on West Nile Street from 6pm until midnight. With guests Joop Junior (M_nus, Sci Tec), Johnny Allen (Hector’s Discotheque) and NoSleep. ■ Strange Paradise at Nice’n’Sleazy. 3 Nov, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Club night. ■ Violate at Big Joint. 3 Nov, 8pm–2am. £15 (members £7). Fetish club with play, socialising, dancing and live music. See the website to learn about the dress code. FREE Willie Thorne Massacre at Mono. 3 Nov, 8pm–1am. DJs Ian and Nicky play barnyard funk, mystic soul and voodoo rock. ■ Daniel Avery at Berkeley Suite. 10 Nov, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £7 after. The young Brit signee to Erol Alkan’s Phantasy Sound label comes to Scotland. This will be a launch party for Avery’s Fabriclive album alongside Optimo’s JD Twitch. ■ Lord Finesse at O2 ABC. 10 Nov, 7pm–3am. £12.50. The Bronx rapper and head of the Diggin’ in the Crates crew comes to Scotland. With DJ Boogie Blind (X-Ecutioners) and support from Bunty Beats, Gasp and Loki, then an afterparty with Mixkings on the decks. ■ Osmium at Blackfriars. 10 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. DJs Blair Benzini and Gary Dance Commander play Italo, disco, synthpop, funk and a whole bunch of other stuff . ■ Simian Mobile Disco at the Arches. 10 Nov, 11pm–3am. £15. Live set from London’s equivalent to Justice. See preview, page 54. ■ Wrong Island at Nice’n’Sleazy. 10 Nov, 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. With special guest Andy Blake (Dissident, World Unknown).
Weekly ■ The 212 at the 212. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). Resident DJs Gary Sloan and Big Al play mainstream party sounds in this members club. ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ■ Back Tae Mine at the Flying Duck. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5. 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
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