Freeform Five, Stereotype Live, Ego and the Outhouse, Edinburgh, 1 Sep

Two of Edinburgh's finest venues are merging for the first time for this one-night-only special: Ego (itself containing the rather dandy mini-club the Cocteau Lounge) and the Outhouse (home of the town's best late night drinking courtyard). But ambience alone does not a great night maketh (or so it says in my ripped but still legible Clubbing Bible), and luckily there's one mighty line-up to turn Stereotype Live into a sure fire winner. Freeform Five are a funk-fuelled five-piece (in an alternative-party-starters kinda way) whose infectious grooves make them an awesome live proposition. Hotly-tipped as they were in '05, it's a mystery why they're not massive now. The DJs are also of the highest calibre, including international innovators Yousef and Mr V, along with Xfm stalwart Huggy, and many more top names. Fun? Like being on a flying trampoline, with Elvis, en route to the moon. [Dylan Reed]