Club entertainment in Edinburgh
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Stereo
Stereo pulls in a pissed-up, dance-till-you-puke crowd, who queue up for the weekly Shagtag, a hugely successful student night which involves a complicated snogging-by-numbers event. Weekends are devoted to party nights, with the crowds gamely thrashing away to a soundtrack of pop, funk, disco and house while trying not to barf up the gallon of cheap promo drinks they just downed.
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Wee Red Bar
The Wee Red Bar has been around so long there’s a danger the authorities will slap a blue plaque on it and declare it a national monument. Wee, red and frequented, hardly surprisingly, by lots of art students, it’s famous for the Egg, a weekly smorgasbord of classic punk, ska, northern soul, indie etc that is still one of the best club nights in the city.
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Opal Lounge
The Opal Lounge is jammed at weekends with affluent twenty-somethings who’ve spent £200 and two hours in front of a mirror to achieve that artlessly scruffy look. During the week, when the air-kissing crowds thin out, it’s a good place to relax with an expensive but expertly mixed cocktail. Expect to queue on weekend evenings.
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Opium
This traditionally grungy venue in the tunnel-like trench of central Cowgate houses the dark and stylish Opium, the city’s top rock club. Friday and Saturday nights are a thrash-fest of alternative rock and indie, while the popular Apocalypse on Wednesday is a mix of goth, punk and metal.
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Lulu
Lush leather sofas, red satin cushions, fetishistic steel-mesh curtains and dim red lighting all help to create a decadent atmosphere in this drop-dead gorgeous club venue beneath the Tigerlily boutique hotel. Resident and guest DJs show a bit more originality than your average club.
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Studio 24
Studio 24 is the dark heart of Edinburgh’s underground music scene, with a program that covers all bases, from house to nu metal via punk, ska, reggae, crossover, tribal, electro, techno and dance. Mission (Saturday from 11pm) is the city’s classic hard-rock, metal and alt night.
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Red Vodka Club
Red is a stylish, dimly lit, cellarlike venue with a bar that specialises in flavoured and frozen vodkas. Pretty much every night is a club night, with drinks promos during the week; Fridays focus on house music, Saturdays are for R’n’B.
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CC Blooms
The raddled old queen of the Edinburgh gay scene, CC’s offers two floors of deafening dance and disco. It’s a bit overpriced and overcrowded but worth a visit – go early, or sample the wild karaoke on Thursday and Sunday nights.
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Caves
A spectacular subterranean club venue set in the ancient stone vaults beneath the South Bridge, the Caves stages a series of one-off club nights – check the What’s On link on the website for upcoming events
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