Clubs
The Skinny guide to clubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow and across Scotland. Discover the best club nights in Scotland with our monthly highlights; find great new music with our DJ charts and playlists; and hear from some of electronic music's best new producers in our regular interviews.
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InterviewsA love letter to Optimo
For almost three decades, Optimo has reshaped lives and stomped its legacy into dancefloors. After the heartbreaking loss of Keith McIvor – one half of the duo – we hear why the culture they built can never truly die Read more »| 15 Dec 2025 -
HighlightsGuest Selector: Headset's Hogmanay Playlist
One of Scotland's biggest club nights, Headset, is taking over The Mash House this New Year's Eve – 12 DJs pick out 12 tracks you can expect to hear on the night Read more »| 12 Dec 2025 -
HighlightsScottish Clubbing Highlights: December 2025
Let your elf loose if you’re a rebel without a Claus this Christmas. Top picks include Numbers, Caribou, Joy Orbison b2b Ben UFO, and John Talabot Read more »| 01 Dec 2025 -
InterviewsGoing Underground: People's Leisure Club, Edinburgh
Something is brewing beneath Bristo Square – as clubs across the UK shut their doors, Edinburgh’s newest underground venture, the People’s Leisure Club, opens, quietly proving nightlife doesn’t have to stay on the Cowgate Read more »| 12 Nov 2025 -
HighlightsScottish Clubbing Highlights: November 2025
Hats, gloves, and gun fingers at the ready. November’s top club picks include Timedance, Loose Joints, Iceboy Violet, George Riley, and 4am Kru Read more »| 31 Oct 2025 -
HighlightsScottish Clubbing Highlights: October 2025
Halloween is here - time to awaken your inner beast. Top clubbing picks across the country include Optimo, Mungo's HiFi, Avalon Emerson, Pariah, and Bounce 101 Read more »| 30 Sep 2025
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InterviewsCarving Chaos: Dansa on his new LuckyMe record
From sculpture student to LuckyMe signee, Dansa is carving a club-first sound rooted in chaos via Edinburgh’s Cowgate; the Sneaky Pete’s booker and Palidrone boss spills the sauce behind his new project Read more »| 10 Sep 2025 -
InterviewsShipyards & Sound Systems: The Big Club in Glasgow
From lunchtime pints for shipbuilders to parties splashed in Vogue, Govan’s Fairfield Club is transforming into Glasgow’s unlikely nightlife spot. Ahead of a fundraiser with Healthy & Sentinel, we hear from those fighting to keep the big club evolving Read more »| 09 Sep 2025 -
HighlightsScottish Clubbing Highlights: September 2025
Feeling fresh? School’s back and so are club programmes across the country to power you through the atrocities of academia. Top picks this month include Slikback, Scandal.gla, Josi Devil, and Lena Willikens Read more »| 01 Sep 2025 -
InterviewsClub Together: Headset on their Gay Garage Fringe residency
When no one’s throwing the night you need, build your own. Bass culture was too straight. Queer nights were too clean. In the thick of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – and a full-blown UKG revival – Gay Garage splits the difference Read more »| 31 Jul 2025 -
HighlightsScottish Clubbing Highlights: August 2025
Whether you’re partying till 5am, or steering clear of the Fringe, August’s clubbing picks are packed with Samedia Shebeen, Gary McF, Rozaly, and more Read more »| 29 Jul 2025 -
HighlightsThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh 2025: Club Nights
Our top picks of club nights you can rely on for a night out in the capital Read more »| 16 Jul 2025 -
HighlightsScottish Clubbing Highlights: July 2025
It’s summer, we’re melting, and the night is always young. Here are the top after-hours parties across the country to keep you going: Ponyboy Pride, Tony Morris, Shackleton (Live), and Deptford Northern Soul Club Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
HighlightsScottish Clubbing Highlights: June 2025
Festival season is finally upon us. Find the best after-party spots once the sun goes down across the country. Top clubbing picks this month include Factory Floor (Live), Rinse FM, EHFM Pride Extravaganza, and Ben Vince Read more »| 30 May 2025 -
InterviewsVape Flutes & iPad lutes: A pint with Proc Fiskal
Mashing medieval sounds and contemporary culture via Edinburgh, Scotland’s electronic bard Proc Fiskal is back with a fresh project. Before taking the six-tracker to stage, we sit down over a drink to discuss the music video served alongside his EP Read more »| 08 May 2025