Scottish Clubbing Highlights: July 2025

On Friday 4 July, Spirit by Bake is back, this time inviting good friends SnPLO to Glasgow’s Sub Club – expect maximal sound and minimal techno. On Saturday 5 July, check out Charlie Bones at The Rum Shack as the former NTS breakfast host brings a mixed bag of disco and soul to the Southside of Glasgow from 8pm. Later on, at The Berkeley Suite, house and techno legend Erol Alkan returns to North Street for his To The Rhythm residency. In Edinburgh, turn up the temperature at Sneaky Pete’s for Lucky Dip – think baile funk, soca, and hard house. 

On Friday 11 July, there will be no-nonsense techno from Slam at Sub Club for the Return to Mono Summer Series. Meanwhile, in Edinburgh get your freak on with club, ballroom, and bass from Skillis and Leonce for Headset 10 years at Sneaky Pete’s. Alternatively, Pardee Bass is the new party pushing UKG and Desi clubs cuts in the capital via The Mash House with Hu-Sane, Rahul.mp3, and more . On Saturday 12 July, Bristol's finest, Shackleton, takes his 140 and UK techno live show to The Berkeley Suite for Loose Joints. On Sunday 13 July, Deptford Northern Soul Club teleports their time machine from Manchester to Glasgow’s McChuills – via Edinburgh’s Sneaky Pete’s (12 July) – for an evening of Motown gems from 8pm.

On Friday 18 July, our favourite pensioner popstar Tony Morris takes to the Leith FAB Cricket Club amongst an all-star weird and wonderful bill at Aquelarre. On Saturday 19 July it’s Ponyboy Pride at The Art School in Glasgow – probably not one to miss! Alternatively, Stevie Cox and Roza Terenzi rail out squelchy techno and house at Subculture.

At the end of the month, Hometown Sound hosts two nights of sound system music at a yet-to-be-revealed destination somewhere on Arran for the annual Island Vibe (25 & 26 Jul).