Thu 24 Nov THE CHRISTIANS
THE VOODOO ROOMS, 19:30–01:00, £19
After forming in Liverpool in 1986, The Christians went on to gather a pretty huge following with their blend of soul, gospel and heartfelt acoustic pop. THE SPARROWHAWK ORKESTREL
ELECTRIC CIRCUS, 19:00–22:00, £5 - £7
Prog punk bouquet with 80’s heavy metal after-taste. Best served live. CLICK CLACK
HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, 19:00–22:00, £4 - £6
A monthly night of live music and experimental performing arts. Think Zorn and Ornette meet Beefheart, James Brown and Philip Glass in a basement bar. BLACK GRAPE
THE LIQUID ROOM, 19:00–22:00, £22.50
English rock trio featuring Shaun Ryder, Danny Saber and Kermit.
MODERN STUDIES (WOODPIGEON)
SUMMERHALL, 20:00–23:00, £10
Chamber pop band from Glasgowvia-Yorkshire whose quietly experimental landscape songs are played on analogue synths, cello, double bass, drums, guitars, a wineglass orchestra and, at the creaking centre of things, a Victorian pedal harmonium.
THE LAFONTAINES
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THE MASH HOUSE, FROM 19:00, £11
USHER HALL, FROM 13:10, £4
Motherwell outfit deftly combining portions of hip-hop, pop, rock and electro into one thumping melodic block of noise.
KARNIVAL (JAMES LAVELLE’S UNKLE SOUNDS)
Global Underground luminarie and former Fabric resident James Lavelle hits Edinburgh under his renowned UNKLE sounds alias. DONNIE WILLOW + TOY MOUNTAINS
LA BELLE ANGELE, FROM 19:00, £6 - £8
Edinburgh’s date in a co-headline tour from the west coast favourites KING KING + SPECIAL GUESTS BROKEN WITT REBELS
THE QUEEN’S HALL, FROM 19:30, £20
British bluesbreakers and multiaward winners at the British Blues Awards.
Sat 26 Nov THE BAD TOUCH
THE VOODOO ROOMS, 20:00–01:00, £6
All new alt-sleaze Edinburgh five-piece, with greasy baritone vocals over emphatic beats. A torrid symphony of guitar, bass, organ and drums. HAAR (PLAGUE RIDER + OF SPIER & THRONE + WOLF SERMON)
Extreme death metal in all its guises.
TEVIOT UNDERGROUND, FROM 21:00, FREE
ELECTRIC CIRCUS, 19:00–22:00, £6.50 - £8.50
SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: ISRAEL IN EGYPT
THE QUEEN’S HALL, FROM 19:30, £11 - £32.50
Follow the story of leaping frogs, plagues and the splitting of the sea with SCO’s live show at the Queen’s Hall.
BANNERMANS, FROM 20:00, FREE
PROSE
Three Trafford kids - from Davyhulme and Stretford who defy genres but sound a little like the auditory lovechild of the Chillis and Oasis, punctuated with rap. Make your own mind up. THE RISING SOULS
THE LIQUID ROOM, 19:00–22:00, £10
Blue eyed soul three-piece band from Edinburgh.
Dundee Music Thu 03 Nov
RSNO RACHMANINOV THREE
CAIRD HALL, FROM 19:30, £14 - £18.50
Guest conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen whips up a lovely ol’ evening of Liadov, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov. RAVENEYE
BEAT GENERATOR LIVE!, FROM 20:00, £7
Milton Keynes power-rock trio embarking on a UK and European tour.
Fri 04 Nov MARTIN TAYLOR
THE GARDYNE THEATRE, FROM 19:30, £16.75 - £19
Witness five decades of guitar expertise come to life, live on stage with the multi award-winning Martin Taylor. NATHAN CARTER
WHITEHALL THEATRE, FROM 19:30, £24
The twinkly-eyed young Irish country singe brings his Stayin Up All Night Tour to the Whitehall. HAYSEED DIXIE
BEAT GENERATOR LIVE!, FROM 20:00, £16
US novelty metal legends playing a mixture of hard rock cover versions and original compositions. HAYSEED DIXIE
BEAT GENERATOR LIVE!, FROM 20:00, £16
Sat 05 Nov
FESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE
CAIRD HALL, FROM 19:15, £5
Songs from the World War periods, parades, pipes, drums and community singing. HANNAH WANTS
READING ROOMS, FROM 19:00, TBC
THE JOKERS
SINNERGOD (WARHEAD)
BANNERMANS, FROM 20:00, £6
JANET DEVLIN
ELECTRIC CIRCUS, 19:00–22:00, £10 - £12
Northern Irish singer-songwriter, who you may remember from her fresh-faced days refusing footwear on stage during an X Factor stint. Now with added ukulele, just to add insult to the injury.
ST JUDE’S INFIRMARY (HAMISH HAWK + ALLEN GINSBERG TRIO) SNEAKY PETE’S, 19:00–22:00, £5
St Jude’s Infirmary released their second LP (which featured collaborations with Ian Rankin and Jack Vettriano) in 2009 before imploding ferociously mid-tour in Liverpool. Seven years later they return to debut this savagely cursed album and new material. PETE BENTHAM & THE DINNER LADIES
HENRY’S CELLAR BAR, 19:00–22:00, TBC
Pete Bentham & the Dinner Ladies are ‘kitchencore’ artpunks at the vanguard of the current Liverpool DIY underground scene. They fuse the raw rock’n’roll of The Cramps with the invention of The Fall and the pop sensibilities of X Ray Spex.
Emelle release their mammoth eponymously titled debut album, with support from Withered Hand, Hollie McNish, Hailey Beavis, Michael Pedersen and Kevin Williamson.
Sun 27 Nov GLENN TILBROOK
THE VOODOO ROOMS, 19:30–01:00, £19
Glenn Tilbrook (best known as the frontmas of Squeeze) hits the road this Autumn on his first solo acoustic UK tour in three years. SCOTT MATTHEWS
The classic-styled rock lot do their, erm, classic-styled rock thing.
Sat 12 Nov
THE GARDYNE THEATRE, 19:30–22:00, £15
Fri 18 Nov
ROSE ROOM (KONRAD WISZNIEWSKI + THE CAPELLA STRING QUARTET + VARDO)
ELECTRIC CIRCUS, 19:00–22:00, £7 - £9
Rose Room have been delight a Dundee audience with their live jazz and gypsy swing.
Hooky and energetic Edinburgh-born rock band.
PURSON
BEAT GENERATOR LIVE!, FROM 20:00, £6
In the wake of signing a worldwide deal with Spinefarm Records, Purson have played Download festival and became the proud recipient of the Vanguard Award at the Progressive Music Awards 2015.
Sun 20 Nov SLOW SESSIONS
ROSEANGLE ARTS CAFE, FROM 17:00, FREE
Traditional Scottish, English and Irish folk music sessions at a slower pace.
Tue 22 Nov
ANDREW O’NEILL IS TRAPPED DOWN A WELL (BILLY KIRKWOOD)
BUSKERS, FROM 19:00, £8
Thu 24 Nov BEAT GENERATOR LIVE!, FROM 20:00, £10
Northern Irish singer-songwriter, who you may remember from her fresh-faced days refusing footwear on stage during an X Factor stint. Now with added ukulele, just to add insult to the injury.
Fri 25 Nov PROSE
BUSKERS, FROM 20:00, TBC
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Sun 27 Nov
Bannermans waves tarra to Billy Liar as he plays a farewell show in Edinburgh. A DAY OVERDUE
THE GARDYNE THEATRE, 19:30–22:00, £15
Pianist Aaron Diehl is one of the most sought-after jazz virtuosos, with meticulously thought-out performances, collaborations, and compositions that are a leading force in today's generation of jazz contemporaries.
Thu 17 Nov
Mon 28 Nov
BANNERMANS, FROM 20:00, £5 - £7
AARON DIEHL (TOMMY SMITH & BRIAN KELLOCK + FERGUS MCCREADIE TRIO)
Punk legends 999 return to the capital.
An explosive rock’n’roll double header featuring charismatic powerhouse Nikki Hill plus the fiery Charlotte Marshall and the 45s for a night of rock’n’roll and roots music.
BILLY LIAR (FREDDY FUDD PUCKER)
DUNDEE REP, 22:30–00:30, £5
One of Scotland's leading jazz musicians, saxophonist Gordon McNeill, kicks off late night session with his band. They recreate the vibe of New York's 7th Avenue South jazz club, paying homage to jazz legends such as Steps Ahead, Mike Stern and Bob Berg.
Irish singing talent Mike Denver makes a return to Whitehall.
ELECTRIC CIRCUS, 19:00–22:00, £17 - £19
Scott has garnered serious critical acclaim throughout his 10 year career and has taken this time to nurture his songwriting craft.
CATHOUSE, 22:30–03:00, £5 - £6
BEAT GENERATOR LIVE!, FROM 20:00, £10
NIKKI HILL BAND + CHARLOTTE MARSHALL & THE 45S
CAIRD HALL, FROM 19:30, £15
DEACON BLUE
CAIRD HALL, FROM 19:00, £30 - £40
The Glasgow-formed 80s popsters play tracks offa their eighth LP, The Hipsters, some 25+ years and still going strong.
THE GARAGE GLASGOW, 23:00–03:00, £0 - £4
TAKE IT SLEAZY!
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 23:30–03:00, FREE
An unabashed mix of 80s pop, electro and nu-disco. They will play Phil Collins. HIP HOP THURSDAYS
BUFF CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £3 - £5
Euan Neilson plays the best in classic R’n’B and hip-hop. JELLY BABY
O2 ABC, FROM 23:00, £6
Thursday nighter of chart, disco and party tunes. Can’t say fairer. BASSMENT
LA CHEETAH CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £3 - £7
La Cheetah gets Quail on hand to bring his signature techno stylings to the La Cheets. UNHOLY
CATHOUSE, 23:00–03:00, £2 - £4
Cathouse’s Thursday night rock, metal and punk mashup.
WALK N SKANK (MUNGO’S HI FI + STALAWA + TOM SPIRALS)
THE BERKELEY SUITE, FROM 23:00, £3 - £5
Club night with an emphasis on ska, rocksteady and roots reggae.
Fri 04 Nov OLD SKOOL
BUFF CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £6 - £7
Connoisseur’s mix of old-school jazz, funk and soul for your jivin’ pleasure.
PROPAGANDA (GERRY CINNAMON)
O2 ABC, 23:00–03:00, £5
Clubber’s favourite of indie classics and baggy greats, from Primal Scream and the like. CATHOUSE FRIDAYS
CATHOUSE, 22:30–03:00, £5 - £6
Screamy, shouty, post-hardcore madness to help you shake off a week of stress in true punk style.
Listings
GROOVE ARMADA
SWG3 GLASGOW, FROM 22:00, £13 - £18
CATHOUSE SATURDAYS
Or Caturdays, if you will. Two levels of the loudest, maddest music the DJs can muster; metal, rock and alt on floor one, and punky screamo upstairs. THE ROCK SHOP
THE club night for those in their 40s and 50s who claim they don’t go out anymore. You do now. (To this.)
LOVE MUSIC
O2 ABC, 23:00–03:00, £5
Thu 10 Nov
HIGHLIFE X HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL (AUNTIE FLO)
BUFF CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £3 - £5
Auntie Flo brings his Highlife party to The Art School as part of Havana Film Festival. The night will also feature a one-off exhibition of photographs Auntie Flo took on his recent trip to Cuba.
Saturday night disco manned by your man Gerry Lyons and guests. HARSH TUG
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 23:30–03:00, £0 - £3
Hip-hop and rap brought to you by Notorious B.A.G and pals. SUBCULTURE (DJ SPRINKLES)
SUB CLUB, FROM 23:00, £10
Long-running house night with residents Harri & Domenic manning the decks, this edition welcoming Terre Thaemlitz (aka DJ Sprinkles) into their fold. LEZURE
LA CHEETAH CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £5
Greg Beato is not just a producer, but a killer DJ and selector too. Expect tough techno, electro and deep house, expertly blended together. I LOVE GARAGE
THE GARAGE GLASGOW, 23:00–03:00, £5 - £7
Garage by name, but not by musical nature. DJ Darren Donnelly carousels through chart, dance and classics, the Desperados bar is filled with funk, G2 keeps things urban and the Attic gets all indie on you.
Sun 06 Nov SUNDAY SCIENCE
THE GARAGE GLASGOW, 23:00–03:00, £3 - £4
LA CHEETAH CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £10
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 22:00–03:00, £4
MAGGIE MAY’S, 22:00–03:00, £3 - £5
MISSING PERSONS CLUB
I-F supplies a La Cheetah crowd with an arsenal of danceworthy, groove-riddled beats, from house and techno to Italo, with some acid lines thrown in for good measure. AL LOVER
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 23:30–03:00, £0 - £3
The psych-fest legend brings the groove to Sleazy’s. WTF FRIDAYS
SHED, 22:30–03:00, £4 - £6
Student-friendly Friday night party, playing (as one might expect) cheesy classics of every hue. FRESH BEAT
THE GARAGE GLASGOW, 23:00–03:00, £3 - £6
Dance, chart and remixes in the main hall with Craig Guild, while DJ Nicola Walker keeps things nostalgic in G2 with flashback bangers galore. GLITTERBANG!
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 23:30–03:00, £0 - £3
Exactly what it says on its sparkly tin - a dazzling night of disco Europop. JUKE ‘TIL U PUKE (NIGHTWAVE, INKKE & DJ DOUBLE NUGGET)
THE ART SCHOOL, 23:00–03:00, £4 - £5
CLUBBER
A multimedia performance exploring our need to dance and the necessity of club spaces.
HIP HOP THURSDAYS
Euan Neilson plays the best in classic R’n’B and hip-hop. JELLY BABY
O2 ABC, FROM 23:00, £6
Thursday nighter of chart, disco and party tunes. Can’t say fairer. UNHOLY
CATHOUSE, 23:00–03:00, £2 - £4
Cathouse’s Thursday night rock, metal and punk mashup. DOMESTIC EXILE (SHAWLANDS ARCADE + MODERN INSTITUTE + WITH DJS PERCY & TRIX)
THE ART SCHOOL, 23:00–03:00, £3 - £4
A mixed bag of acts getting stuck into new Glasgow-based party Domestic Exile. ELECTRIC SALSA
LA CHEETAH CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £5 - £7
Aside from his brilliant productions his mixes are a breath of fresh air, not afraid to blur the lines between house, disco and techno and still blow the roof off the place.
FIESTA BOMBARDA GLASGOW (NATTY + ESCAPE ROOTS + CALI P + LIAM BAILEY) SWG3 GLASGOW, FROM 20:00, £12
Fiesta Bombarda bring their colourful carnival to Glasgow, with soul reggae sensation Natty. WALK N SKANK (MUNGO’S HI FI + STALAWA + TOM SPIRALS)
THE BERKELEY SUITE, FROM 23:00, £3 - £5
BUFF CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £3 - £5
Long-running trade night with Normski and Mash spinning the disco beats.
Tue 08 Nov KILLER KITSCH
BUFF CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £3 - £5
Eclectic midweeker playing the best in house, techno and electronic – or, in their words ‘casually ignoring shite requests since 2005’. #TAG TUESDAYS
THE GARAGE GLASGOW, 23:00–03:00, £0 - £4
Indoor hot tubs, inflatables as far as the eye can see and a Twitter feed dedicated to validating your drunkeyed existence.
WILEY (JON PHONICS + DJ MILKTRAY + BUSHIDO)
O2 ABC, FROM 23:00, £15
The Godfather of UK grime plays with support at Subbie.
Wed 09 Nov
SUB CLUB, FROM 23:00, £20 - £23
KRIS BREEZY
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 23:30–03:00, FREE
Techno, Ibiza bangers and 1998core at Sleazy’s.
LA CHEETAH CLUB, 23:00–04:00, £10
Optimo Music and Optimo Trax presents Immigrant Tracks, the label?s first Glasgow showcase. The night will showcase the diverse talent and disparate geographic provenance of the label, demonstrating the live prowess of three of the acts releasing music. RETURN TO MONO (SLAM + GARY BECK)
SUB CLUB, FROM 23:00, £10 - £12
Monthly night from Soma Records taking in popular techno offerings of all hues, this month welcoming Slam and Gary Beck for a set. BABADISCO (MOSCOMAN)
STEREO, 23:00–03:00, £5 - £10
Disco boss bringing his Middle Eastern-tinged house sound to Glasgow for the very first time. DON'T DROP
BROADCAST, 23:00, FREE
McEwan & Torrance and RJay Murphy return to Broadcast for one night only.
BUFF CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £6 - £7
OLD SKOOL
BUFF CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £6 - £7
O2 ABC, 23:00–03:00, £5
BURN MONDAYS
LA CHEETAH CLUB WITH OPTIMO MUSIC & OPTIMO TRAX PRESENTS?
Fri 11 Nov
THE GARAGE GLASGOW, 23:00–03:00, £3 - £4
Lasers, bouncy castles and DJ Gav Somerville spinning out teasers and pleasers. Nice way to kick off the week, no?
THE ART SCHOOL, 23:00–03:00, £5 - £7
Sat 12 Nov
Connoisseur’s mix of old-school jazz, funk and soul for your jivin’ pleasure.
BARE MONDAYS
The Peep Show hero, the one and only Super Hans, goes on a music tour. Expect things to get weird.
Club night with an emphasis on ska, rocksteady and roots reggae.
Mon 07 Nov
Sierra Alliance bring a Subcity show that’s hosted the likes of Paul Johnson, DJ Deeon and DJ Slugo to the Art School. Expect ghettotech, jit, booty, juke and footwork. TREVOR NELSON CLUB CLASSICS UK TOUR
SUPER HANS SWG3 GLASGOW, FROM 22:00, £6 - £12
MAGGIE MAY’S, 22:00–03:00, £3 - £5
Indie rock’n’roll from the 60s to 00s with resident tune-picker DJ Jopez.
JAMMING FRIDAYS
SONGS YA BASS XII BUFF CLUB, FROM 19:00, FREE
Rock, indie and golden indie classics with resident DJ Heather McCartney.
As scientific as a club filled with tipsy Sunday night partiers can get, really. LED lights, glow in the dark wands, ‘Science’ cocktails and cannons. Unlikely to instigate any eureka moments, but it’ll do.
Treat yersel’ to a start of the month party studded with R’n’B hits, forgotten urban treats and old school soul classics.
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Nick Peacock spins a Saturdayready selection of vintage disco, soul and funk.
Thu 03 Nov
LATE NIGHT JAZZ AT THE REP (GORDON MCNEIL QUINTET)
WHITEHALL THEATRE, FROM 20:00, £21
MIKE DENVER
NU SKOOL
BUFF CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £6 - £7
Sat 19 Nov
Sun 13 Nov
BEAT GENERATOR LIVE!, FROM 20:00, £5
The Fife lot bring their high octane hybrid of ska and punk Dundee’s way.
Eclectic midweeker playing the best in house, techno and electronic – or, in their words ‘casually ignoring shite requests since 2005’.
Sat 05 Nov
Sack off firework night for a DJ set from dance music legends Groove Armada.
Three Trafford kids - from Davyhulme and Stretford who defy genres but sound a little like the auditory lovechild of the Chillis and Oasis, punctuated with rap. Make your own mind up.
ROOT SYSTEM
KILLER KITSCH
BUFF CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £3 - £5
The Numbers crew stage their regular takeover, with Berlin based DJ and producer Hunee and Numbers resident Spencer taking control of the decks.
Indoor hot tubs, inflatables as far as the eye can see and a Twitter feed dedicated to validating your drunkeyed existence.
JANET DEVLIN
BUSKERS, FROM 19:15, £10
Tue 01 Nov
NUMERS (HUNEE & SPENCER) SUB CLUB, FROM 23:00, £10
#TAG TUESDAYS
WHITEHALL THEATRE, FROM 19:30, £24
Sun 06 Nov
A blistering night of metal.
SOWETO KINCH
Glasgow Clubs
READING ROOMS, 20:00–22:00, £8 - £10
The MOBO Award-winning rappersaxophonist plays a gig as part of Dundee Jazz Festival.
A night of hilarity and melody courtesy of a line-up of musical comedy talent.
The twinkly-eyed young Irish country singe brings his Stayin Up All Night Tour to the Whitehall.
NEU! REEKIE!
Young Tropical-pop quartet from Edinburgh who’re riding the wave of a breakthrough year.
British DJ and producer hailing from Birmingham who’s recently dabbled in hitting the UK Top 20 with latest track Rhymes. NATHAN CARTER
PRILIG CHURCH HALL, FROM 19:30, £5 - £7
Blues ‘n’ Trouble’s Tim Elliott and Sandy Tweeddale get together to refresh some old school blues classics. BUSKERS, FROM 20:00, £4
US novelty metal legends playing a mixture of hard rock cover versions and original compositions.
Fri 25 Nov
HM FRIGATE UNICORN, 20:30–22:30, £8 - £10
INDIGO VELVET
LA BELLE ANGELE, FROM 00:00, £8 - £10
UNDERGROUND LIVE (PEACOCK MASSIVE) (THE IRRESISTIBLE URGES + DOG ON A SWING)
EUSA’s regular live music night showcasing upcoming Scottish musicians.
100 points to organist John Kitchen for top notch punning, and 100 more for bringing the art of organ playing to lunchtimes of Edinburghian citizens.
ACOUSTIC BLUES EVENING (TIM ELLIOT + SANDY TWEEDDALE + MIKE WHELLANS)
PROPAGANDA
Clubber’s favourite of indie classics and baggy greats, from Primal Scream and the like. CATHOUSE FRIDAYS
CATHOUSE, 22:30–03:00, £5 - £6
Screamy, shouty, post-hardcore madness to help you shake off a week of stress in true punk style. JAMMING FRIDAYS
MAGGIE MAY’S, 22:00–03:00, £3 - £5
Indie rock’n’roll from the 60s to 00s with resident tune-picker DJ Jopez. THE LANCE VANCE DANCE
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 23:30–03:00, £0 - £3
Multi-hued adventure travelling through 70s funk, motown and 80s R’n’B, highlighted with glorious rays of disco sunshine. Or summat. WTF FRIDAYS
SHED, 22:30–03:00, £4 - £6
Student-friendly Friday night party, playing (as one might expect) cheesy classics of every hue. FRESH BEAT
THE GARAGE GLASGOW, 23:00–03:00, £3 - £6
Dance, chart and remixes in the main hall with Craig Guild, while DJ Nicola Walker keeps things nostalgic in G2 with flashback bangers galore.
NU SKOOL
Nick Peacock spins a Saturdayready selection of vintage disco, soul and funk. CATHOUSE SATURDAYS
CATHOUSE, 22:30–03:00, £5 - £6
Or Caturdays, if you will. Two levels of the loudest, maddest music the DJs can muster; metal, rock and alt on floor one, and punky screamo upstairs. THE ROCK SHOP
MAGGIE MAY’S, 22:00–03:00, £3 - £5
Rock, indie and golden indie classics with resident DJ Heather McCartney. LOVE MUSIC
O2 ABC, 23:00–03:00, £5
Saturday night disco manned by your man Gerry Lyons and guests. SINGLES NIGHT
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, 23:30–03:00, £0 - £3
Pop, disco and rock action at Sleazy’s Singles Night. WE SHOULD HANG OUT MORE
LA CHEETAH CLUB, 23:00–03:00, £5 - £6
Marianne (MWX) is an international gatherer of exotic Italo, disco and synthwave artefacts. I LOVE GARAGE
THE GARAGE GLASGOW, 23:00–03:00, £5 - £7
Garage by name, but not by musical nature. DJ Darren Donnelly carousels through chart, dance and classics, the Desperados bar is filled with funk, G2 keeps things urban and the Attic gets all indie on you. WAX FORMAT
CLASSIC GRAND, 21:00–04:00, £22.50 - £30
Vinyl-only trance night at Classic Grand.
THE SKINNY