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after. Punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). ■ Propaganda at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5. Big indie club night. ■ Pulse at Studio 24. 22 Aug, 11pm. £10. Techno night with Perc, Truss, Forward Strategy Group, Sean Laird and Darrell Harding. ■ Road Trip at Electric Circus. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. An audio-visual vacation with the best mixtapes to match. FREE The Soundbank at Pivo Club & Bar. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Eclectic mix of indie, punk, hip hop and more. FREE iKandy and Hip Pop at CC Blooms. Weekly 11pm–3am. Resident Dejay Bird on the ground floor while DJ Shazza expects you to throw your hands in the air in the basement level. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 12 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Drum & bass, dubstep and bassy beats. Saturday Edinburgh
■ Albatronics at Studio 24. 30 Aug, 10pm–5am. £7–£9. Bridging the gap between clubbing and folk music as Celtic music meets dance beats from resident DJ Dolphin Boy. FREE Anything Disco at Bar Soba. Weekly 8pm–1am. The best in disco, nu-disco and edits with DJ Babes and special guests. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Electric Circus. 13 Sep, 10.30pm. £5 before midnight; £6 after. A staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 after. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, R&B and indie. ■ Castle Clvb Saturdays at Castle Clvb. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Eclectic Saturday clvb night. ■ Definition at Sneaky Pete’s. 23 Aug, 11pm–3am. £5. Dancefloor friendly underground house, electro, minimal and techno cuts on four dex, FX and laptops from residents Mark Balneaves and Martin Lightbody. With Drumtalk. FREE Dirty Deeds at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. DJ Joe Darke spins a nasty blend of rock, punk and metal from across the ages. ■ EH1 Festival at Royal Highland Centre. 6 Sep, noon–3am. £35. Big house and trance event with Paul van Dyk, John O’Callaghan, Mark Knight, Tall Paul, Genix, Jeremy Healy, Seb Fontaine and more. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 6 Sep, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 13 Sep, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £7 after (£5). 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. ■ Musika at the Liquid Room. 23 Aug, 11pm–5am. £14. Edgy house, techno and electro night specialising in some of Edinburgh’s biggest name guests. With Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, Laurie Neil and Kirk Douglas. ■ Nightfilm at Cabaret Voltaire. 30 Aug, 11pm–5am. £5–£7. The brainchild of Mighty Mouse and Matt Van Schie, this club night showcases the cream of disco and house, with the hottest DJs from across the globe. ■ Run the Groove at the Mash House. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3–£5. Two rooms of disco, breaks and mad funky joints from Anything Disco and Fabrika de Funk. ■ Speaker Bite Me at Electric Circus. 6 Sep, 10.30pm. £5 before midnight; £6 after. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro,
which features everything from Dizzee Rascal to The Cribs. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. 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. ■ WN Saturdays at Why Not?. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 before 11pm; £8 after. Pedro Baptista (Dirty Sexy) and Nick G (Tipsy) lay down the beats for a Saturday night of dancing. Chart & Party ■ Aura Saturdays at Cav. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6–£7 after. Mainstream chart and dance in our main room with DJ Zoe Kelly, party tunes and old school cheesy pop in our Disco room, and John Leslie is your host in our VIP Luxe Lounge. ■ Joel Corry at Cav. 13 Sep, 10pm– 3am. £7. Telly’s Joel Corry (he was on Geordie Shore, doncha know?) DJ set has Co2 cannons, lasers, giveaways, UV cannons, light shows and more. ■ Magic Nostalgic at Electric Circus. 30 Aug, 10.30pm. £7 before midnight; £8 after. ‘The Wheel’ decides the playlist, be it disco, 80s, rock gods, 90s rave, power ballads, one hit wonders or movie music.
Sunday Edinburgh
FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. Albatronics at Studio 24. 30 Aug, 10pm–5am. £7–£9.
✽ Voodoo Presents: Desolat Showcase With Loco Dice at
the Liquid Room. 24 Aug, 10.30pm. £19.55–£23. A welcome invasion from Loco Dice’s Desolat imprint, making the most of the 5am licensing to squeeze in Point G, Hector, Yaya and Iggie (Sensu). Monday Edinburgh
FREE Rockeoke at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Metal/rock take on karaoke. Chart & Party ■ Flare at Why Not?. Weekly 10pm– 3am. £4–£5. Cheesy music old and new with house and electro thrown in. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Chart, cheese, indie, rock, pop punk or 90s hits.
Tuesday Edinburgh
FREE Deliverance at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Industrial and EBM night for a mix of metal and dance beats. ■ Hector’s House at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3–£5. House in its many forms, from vocal to progressive via disco, electro and Chicago grooves. FREE Hive Tuesdays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs. FREE Soul Jam at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, funk and hip hop. Wednesday Edinburgh
■ Sigma at Cav. 10 Sep, 10pm–3am. £8 early bird; £10 online; £12 on the door. Drum and bass/electronica/dub duo making waves on the scene. ■ Tribe at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (students £4). Student night for partying. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. The freshest cuts in bass music, house, garage, funky & grime with residents Ross Blackwax and Fault Lines plus guest every month.
GLASGOW
■ Admiral 72 Waterloo Street, 221 7705.
■ The Arches 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. ■ Arta 62 Albion St, 552 2101.
■ Bamboo 51 West Regent Street, 332 1067/8. ■ Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel 106–108 Brunswick Street, 552 0001.
■ Blackfriars 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. ■ Box 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431.
■ Braehead Arena Kings Inch Road, 886 8300.
■ The Buff Club 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. ■ Bunker 193–199 Bath Street, 229 1427.
■ Carnival Arts Centre 34 Albion Street, 946 6193.
■ The Cathouse 15 Union Street, 248 6606.
■ Classic Grand 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. ■ Club 30 22 Cambridge Street, 332 3437.
■ Common 25 Royal Exchange Square, 0845 166 6003. ■ Corinthian Ingram Street, 552 1101.
■ Ivory Blacks 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114.
■ Karbon 4 Buchanan Street, Springfield Court, 221 8099. ■ Karibu 95 Hope Street, 221 7002.
■ Kushion 158–166 Bath Street, 0845 166 6031.
■ La Cheetah 72 Queen Mary Street, 221 4851. ■ Maggie May’s 50 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350.
■ Milan 42 Queen Street, 548 8002.
■ Nice’n’Sleazy 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. ■ O2 ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232.
■ The Courtyard 84–86 West Nile Street, 352 9977. ■ O2 Academy 121 Eglinton Street, 08744 477 2000.
EDINBURGH ■ The Bongo Club 66 Cowgate, 558 7604.
■ Castle Club 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215.
■ Cav 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252. ■ The Caves Niddry Street South, 557 8989.
■ CC Blooms 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331.
■ The Citrus Club Grindlay Street, 622 7086. ■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560.
■ Club Tropicana 23 Lothian Road, 0844 891 0855. ■ Electric Circus 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224.
■ Espionage 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. ■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024.
■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8–16a Morrison Street, 629 4101. ■ Hive 15–17 Niddry Street, 556 0444.
■ The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298.
■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. ■ Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street, 225 5005.
■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640.
■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 226 2275. ■ Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382.
VENUES Venues | CLUBS
■ Distill 1102–1106 Argyle Street, 337 3006. ■ O’Couture 373–377 Sauchiehall Street, 333 3940.
■ The Ferry Anderston Quay, the Broomielaw, 01698 360085. ■ The Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs, 353 8000.
■ Firewater 341 Sauchiehall Street, 354 0350. ■ Òran Mór 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200.
■ The Flying Duck 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. ■ Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905.
■ The Garage 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. ■ Queen Margaret Union University Gardens, 339 9784.
■ The Shed 26 Langside Avenue, 649 5020.
■ Stereo 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254.
■ Strathclyde Students’ Union University of Strathclyde, Students Association, 90 John Street, 567 5023. ■ Sub Club Jamaica Street, 248 4600.
■ SWG3 Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. ■ The Tunnel 84 Mitchell Street, 204 1000.
■ Universal 157 Sauchiehall Lane, 332 8899.
■ Viper 500 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, 334 0560. ■ The Winchester Club 49 Bell Street, 552 3586.
■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. ■ Shanghai Le Monde, 16 George Street, 270 3900.
■ Silk King Stables Road, 229 7986. ■ Sin Wilkie House, Cowgate, 07788 756258.
■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. ■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758.
■ Third Door 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313.
■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060.
■ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 14 42. ■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311.
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