Clubs and Issue 639

Fresher's week club nights

An evening's entertainment for student sorts

3 Sep 2009

Although Edinburghers might not notice it quite so much thanks to their fancy festival throughout the month of August, the clubbing scene does tend to go into a state of semi-hibernation over the summer. And there’s one over-riding reason you just can’t…

The Psychedelic Ballroom

Introducing the best new club nights in town.

3 Sep 2009

Residents: Glasgow band The Balladeers: Jackson Scott (guitar and vocals), Gav Troon (bass), Ruaraidh Macleod (drums) and Sean Fitzharris (keyboards, violin). They’ll be playing a set and DJing afterwards. Guests: For this debut night it’s…

Clubs hitlist

3 Sep 2009

JakN & Cause It, Kapital, Ballers Social Second Birthday Party, Wrong Island, Death Disco, Fortified, Wire, Killer Kitsch

Phil Kieran

3 Sep 2009

Two techno clubs celebrate their birthday this fortnight. Glasgow’s Shift reach their third while Edinburgh’s Compakt hit their all important first anniversary, and both nights have decided Belfast boy Phil Kieran would be the perfect guest to help them…

Eddie Halliwell, Sander van Doorn and Judge Jules set for Parklife

3 Sep 2009

It may well be the dying embers of summer, but there’s still time for one last hoorah as Parklife lays its claim as the last dance music festival in Scotland this year. Returning for a second year of trance, hardstyle and commercial dance the festival…

Ballers Social Second Birthday Party

3 Sep 2009

Spend two days in the company of Ballers and LuckyMe as they celebrate their second birthday. And it’s a bumper line-up of warped hip hop, leftfield dubstep and wonky electronica featuring the likes of Jamie Vex’d (live), Darkstar, Rustie and The…

Nathan Fake returns to Kapital

3 Sep 2009

Nathan Fake returns to Kapital this month to showcase his new album Hard Islands. Signed to James Holden’s Border Community, Fake will be putting in a live (or ‘a laptop with some controllers and shit,’ as he describes it) set of melodic techno and…