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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HighlightsBalkanarama Special @ Studio 24, 9 Jun
Balkanarama presents a yearly celebration of Eastern European music and culture. Read more »| 21 May 2012 -
HighlightsHighlife Presents Cut Hands (Live)
Some consider African influences on electronic music to be limited to nothing more than a few sub genres, but anyone who has been schooled by the likes of Gi... Read more »| 30 Apr 2012 -
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O2 Love Music Column – May 2012
Jimmy Cliff O2 Academy, Sat 19 May Doors 7pm followed by reggae DJs until 2am, £22.50 + BF. Remember when pop music was a force for good? Yes,... Read more »| 30 Apr 2012 -
InterviewsGoan With The Flo
The release of Auntie Flo's first mini-album and the second anniversary of his global sound parties, Highlife, both take place this month and, as he tells us, these two events are intricately connected Read more »| 27 Apr 2012 -
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Psychedelic Forest Disco at Kelburn Castle
As summer beckons the prospect of al fresco partying in Scotland becomes a little more realistic and so, after last year’s sell out success, the Psyche... Read more »| 23 Apr 2012 -
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Tribute & La Cheetah Present Theo Parrish
The first weekend of May is set to get sweaty as Tribute and La Cheetah Club conspire to bring sonic welder Theo Parrish to the cosy confines of Max’s ... Read more »| 23 Apr 2012
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Witness Presents Claude VonStroke
It might be mad, but it’s true. Sneaky’s is going super-sized for the night as Witness host the big-fun maximalism of Claude VonStroke in an inti... Read more »| 23 Apr 2012 -
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GPMG presents Frank Haag @ St Judes, Sat 14 Apr
Following on from their wildly impressive launch party last month, Guilty Pleasures of Mother Goose (GPMG) continue to ruffle Glasgow clubbers’ collect... Read more »| 03 Apr 2012 -
Interviews
The Sub Club: 25 Years
This year the Sub Club celebrates its silver anniversary, wedded to Glasgow's rich heritage of underground club music. As the Subby turns 25, The Skinny speaks to the individuals who embody its past, present and future Read more »| 02 Apr 2012 -
Interviews
Orbital: "We couldn’t continue rocking all over the world, like Status Quo"
Spurred on from playing live again live, Orbital return with fresh ideas and a new album. The Skinny discovers what lured them back Read more »| 02 Apr 2012 -
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The Big Beach Ball
The salty shores of the granite palace are set to be smashed to bits this May, by way of a unique and unseen-in-Aberdeen all day party, The Big Beach Ball. C... Read more »| 30 Mar 2012 -
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O2 Love Music Column: Action Bronson | Skrillex | Picante
Action Bronson O2 Academy, Tue 3 Apr, 7pm, £10 advance Action Bronson is one of those rap stars who arrives seemingly from nowhere already fully... Read more »| 26 Mar 2012 -
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Blawan @ i AM, Sub Club
Hessle Audio, Clone and R & S ingenue Blawan arrives at i AM as one of a handful of acts to herald the Sub Club's 25th anniversary celebrations, quite th... Read more »| 25 Mar 2012 -
Interviews
Capital Crisis: Save The Bongo!
The proposed closure of The Bongo Club could be the nail in the coffin for Edinburgh's alternative club culture Read more »| 28 Feb 2012 -
Festivals
Doug Stanhope: "I hate London more than anything in the world"
On the day the Scottish government announces its plans for a referendum on the issue of Scottish independence we catch up with the eternally hungover Doug Stanhope for a brief insight into his thoughts on all things British... and Irish Read more »| 27 Feb 2012