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Like many things in life, clubbing can be tribal. To help you navigate the mind-boggling choices out there, Katharine Gemmell has picked some of the best nights out on the town to suit your particular music tastes
ROCK HIP HOP / R&B
Glasgow’s Cathouse has been the place to be for rockers, metalheads and punks since the 90s with themed nights most days of the week and bi-monthly specials. Its spiritual counterpart in Edinburgh, Banshee Labyrinth, is a suitably haunting venue with rock-tinged themed nights to match.
ELECTRONIC MUSIC Home to one of the best and longest-running underground clubs in the world, Glasgow’s Sub Club is an institution for electronic music lovers. As well as visits from the best international DJs, they have regular nights like Subculture, I AM and We Should Hang Out More. In Edinburgh, techno, disco and house fans should look no further than Fly Club parties at Cabaret Voltaire with residents Denis Sulta, Jasper James and Theo Kottis.
Hidden behind the facade of a pawnbroker, the Berkeley Suite in Glasgow is an eclectic club venue that regularly hosts hip hop parties like Magic City, with its dedicated pick of the genre. At Buff Club, every Thursday is hip hop night, complete with all the classics you’ll know the words to. At Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh on the last Saturday of every month, Ride takes over with noughties and 90s R&B and hip hop.
REGGAE / DRUM & BASS Edinburgh’s Bongo Club is known for its sweet line-up of bass-heavy nights including all things dub, drum & bass and reggae. It hosts Messenger Sound System, which has been at the heart of the city’s reggae scene for 30 years. Elsewhere, the Rum Shack’s dancehall hosts nights from reggae to ragtime and everything in between.
POP BEST OF THE REST
Whether its because classic hits might be all you have in common with your fellow freshers or because they’re the perfect soundtrack for a swally, students and cheesy tunes are the perfect match. The Shed in Glasgow’s Southside is a haven for fans of the genre, with a dedicated Guilty Pleasures Saturday night. Edinburgh University Student Association’s Big Cheese welcomes all students for the biggest student club night in the city with loads of chart faves. Sometimes good club nights just don’t fall under a generic category and that can be said for Edinburgh’s BALKANARAMA. This is one of Edinburgh’s most riotous nights, hosting Balkan beats regularly at different venues in the city. Over in Glasgow, the Push It night serves up serious bangers from female-led pop music, to themed R&B and hip hop nights.
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