Departure Lounge

Crate Digging: DJ Astroboy, resident at Departure Lounge

The club night's defining moments, prior to its final instalment

13 Dec 2011

When we started the night back in 2003, as a group of friends who just wanted to hear some different music in the club, little did we think it would take off like it did. The mixture of live music and DJ sets of African, Latin, jazz and soul influenced…

Hogmanay 2010/2011 clubbing highlights in Edinburgh and Glasgow

The best New Year's Eve club nights in Scotland

15 Dec 2010

Hogmanay is the biggest night of the year in many clubbers’ calendars, and, as usual, crowds in Edinburgh are spoilt for choice. The Official Edinburgh Hogmanay Afterparty (HMV Picture House) will rock to the frenetic live show of electro-house heroes…

The Bays play Edinburgh show for Departure Lounge's seventh birthday

14 Jul 2010

Name Departure Lounge Occupation Edinburgh’s home of ‘heavyweight global sounds’. What exactly are ‘heavyweight global sounds’? Departure Lounge takes in everything from hip hop to funk and jazz to dub with a healthy dose of world music…

Departure Lounge prepares for take-off

15 Apr 2010

David Pollock talks to Departure Lounge as they present their most impressive line-up yet with Bass Clef, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Souljazz Orchestra

DJ Vadim

28 May 2009

The promised summer heatwave arrives early with sunshine beats and heavy hip hop sounds. Imagine the Notting Hill Carnival played out on a tropical island and you’re halfway to capturing the good time grooves of DJ Vadim. Bringing a full live set (with…

Hogmanay 2008 - Clubbing

11 Dec 2008

‘It’s on’ is the simple motto which Glasgow überclub Optimo are using to promote their famous Hogmanay special – it’s at the Fruitmarket again, and will see Twitch and Wilkes joined by Glasgow Italo-punks Den Haan and laptop-wielding Parisian show-offs…

Hitlist - The best dancefloor action

16 Jul 2007

• Cotton Cake Prepare yourself for one of the best live shows on the planet as electronic rockers Blackstrobe take on Glasgow. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 20 Jul. • Departure Lounge They love jazz, funk, beats, Latin, world grooves and everything…

Departure Lounge

16 Jul 2007

JAZZ/HOUSE/DRUM & BASS/LATIN/GLOBAL DEPARTURE LOUNGE The Caves, Edinburgh, Fri 20 Jul (Image: DJ Junior) Too many clubs assume one style of music will keep you entertained. Fair enough if you crave a night of heads-down techno or…

Departure Lounge

The Caves, Edinburgh, Fri 26 Jan

9 Jan 2007

Despite being more than capable of aligning a cosmic jam with their resident DJs Astroboy, Mr Zimbabwe and percussionist Cammy, Departure Lounge have in three and a half years brought a boggling array of backward looking and forward thinking guests from…