Heavy Issue 68 - ScotsGay Magazine

venues and emporia
*DENOTES SCOTSGAY AVAILABLE
ABERDEEN
BAR INDIGO*
20 Adelphi. Tel: (01224) 586949. Sun-Thu
5pm-2am, Fri-Sat 5pm-3am. Gay bar/club in
old Oh Henry's premises. Free entry before
Midnight - thereafter £2 entry Fri, £3 entry
Sat.
CHEERZ BAR*
11 Haddon Street. Tel: (01224) 595960.
Lively new gay bar with entertainment and
more.
WELLMAN'S HEALTH STUDIO*
3rd Floor, 21-23 Justice Mill Lane. Tel:
(01224) 211441. Mon-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat-
Sun 10am-5pm. Aberdeen's first (and only)
gay sauna. Two video booths, dark room,
sauna, steam room, stand-and-tan sun cabin.
Massages available from £20 - no need to
book in advance.
DUMFRIES
MIXED BAG
102 Club, English Street. Tel: (01387)
739888. 9pm-2am. Last Fri of each month.
Next dates: 24th Feb, 31st Mar. New club
night for LGBT people and their friends from
Dumfries and Galloway. E-mail:
mixedbag@hotmail.co.uk WWW:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/mixedbagD
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DUNDEE
BROOKLYN'S BAR*
2 St Andrew's Lane. Tel: (01382) 200660.
5pm-Midnight. Well appointed gay-friendly bar
next door to Out and under the same management.
Karaoke: Wed, Fri & Sun. DJ: Sat.
CHARLIE'S BAR*
75-79 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 226840. Sun
12.30-Midnight, Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight. Gayfriendly
bar with free disco Fri & Sat 8pm-
Midnight. Free use of premises for pre-booked
groups.
THE COFFEE BEAN
31 Gray Street, Broughty Ferry. Tel: Broughty
Ferry (01382) 730151. Sun 9.30am-
4.30pm, Mon-Fri 8am-4.30pm, Sat 8am-5pm.
Gay-friendly coffee shop/bistro offering a
relaxed and friendly atmosphere. E-mail:
steven@coffeebean-broughtyferry.co.uk WWW:
http://www.coffeebean-broughtyferry.co.uk/
OUT*
124 Seagate. Tel: (01382) 200660. Wed-
Sun 11pm-2.30am. Good atmosphere, very
popular disco with wide selection of sounds and
the occasional act/PA.
EDINBURGH
ABSOLUTELY DRAGULOUS*
Claremont Bar, 133/135 East Claremont
Street. Tel: 0131-556 5662. Fax: 0131-558
3539. 9pm-late. 3rd Sat of each month. Club
for trannies, admirers, anybody with an open
mind. Entertainment, Dancing. Entry £5
(Trannies £3). WWW: http://www.absolutelydragulous.com/
and http://www.claremontbar.co.uk/absolutelydragulous.htm
THE AULD HOOSE*
23-25 St Leonards Street. Tel: 0131-668
2934. Sun 12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat 11.30am-
1am. Everybody-friendly bar. Real ale. Food
served: Mon-Sat 11.30am-9.30pm, Sun
12.30-8pm.
BLACK BO'S
57/61 Blackfriars Street. Tel: 0131-557
6136. Mon-Thu 6-10pm, Fri-Sat Noon-2pm &
6-10.30pm. Superb little mostly vegetarian
restaurant. Friendly staff. Mixed clientele. E-
mail: admin@blackbos.co.uk WWW:
http://www.blackbos.co.uk/
BLAZE
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434.
11pm-3am. Every Fri except 2nd of month.
Commercial/funky house & chart by James
Longworth and guests. "Igniting the gay weekend".
£1.50 drinks promos all night. Entry £5.
E-mail: info@jameslongworth.com WWW:
http://www.jameslongworth.com/
BLUE MOON*
1 Barony Street/36 Broughton Street. Tel:
0131-556 2788 (Bar) or 0131-557 0911
(Office). Sun 10am-11pm, Mon-Thu 11am-
11pm, Fri 11am-11.30pm, Sat 10am-
11.30pm. Food served until 10pm. Popular
lesbigay café/bar complex.
BOBBIE'S BOOKSHOP*
220 Morrison Street. Tel: 0131-538 7069.
Mon-Sat 10am-1pm, 2-5.30pm. Mixed bookshop
selling a selection of UK and imported
gay magazines.
BOOTYLUSHOUS
Medina Nightclub (Under Negociants), 45-47
Lothian Street. Info Line: 07736 936650. Sun
10pm-3am. "It's our duty to please your
booty". DJs Dale Lush, Simmone Black,
Michelle, Isla Blige, Arran Jay.
R&B/Soul/Disco. £3 entry before Midnight -
£4 thereafter. E-mail:
dale@lushmarketing.com WWW:
http://www.bootylushous.com/
BURLY TOO
Mariners, 39-40 Commercial Street, Leith. Info
Line: 07930 357401. 10.30pm-3am. Last
Sat of month. Next dates: Sat 25th Feb, 25th
Mar. Aimed at lads 25+. DJ Hi-Fi Sean. Dress
code: wear rubber, leather, uniform, industrial,
sportswear, kilts or denim. Entry after 1am at
the discretion of the promoters/door security.
"Burly designed to be cruisy". £7/£8. E-mail:
dv8scots@hotmail.com WWW:
http://www.dv8scots.co.uk/
C.C. BLOOM'S*
23 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331.
Mon, Fri, Sat 6pm-3am, Sun, Tue-Thu 8pm-
3am. Two floors. Karaoke on Thu and Sun.
Cilla Slack on Fri 10pm-3am. Disco every night
from 11pm. E-mail:
xanderfan82@hotmail.com
CLAREMONT BAR & RESTAURANT*
133/135 East Claremont Street. Tel: 0131-
556 5662. Fax: 0131-558 3539. Bar: Sun
12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat 11am-1am.
Restaurant: Sun 12.30pm-6pm, Mon-Sat
11.30am-2.30pm and 6pm-10pm. "The
Claremont is one of the most relaxed attitude
bars in the city and has a policy that the customer
always comes first." Renowned for courtesy,
comfort and good food. 1st Sat:
Bearscots leather - rubber - kilts - fetish. 2nd
Sat: Gaykilts - Sporran Clan - leather - rubber -
skins - fetish - bears. 3rd Sat: Absolutely
Dragulous - trannies - transgender - crossdressers
- fetish. 4th Sat: Stunners - adult
fetish group - new members welcome £5 entry.
E-mail: mail@claremontbar.co.uk WWW:
http://www.claremontbar.co.uk/
DISKO BLOODBATH
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434.
11pm-3am. Monthly. 1st Wed of each month.
Next date: Wed 1st Mar. Edinburgh's 1st
Alternative Queer Night. Hard boys, hard girls,
hard rock, punk, electro-alternative with Party
Monster atmosphere. £3.
EASYINTERNETCAFÉ
58 Rose Street. Tel: 0131-220 3577. Sun
9am-10pm, Mon-Sat 7am-10pm. Large
Internet Café from which many gay men seem
to troll the net instead of just picking up each
other! WWW:
http://www.easyinternetcafe.com/
EDINBURGH LGBT CENTRE*
58a and 60 Broughton Street. Houses Sala
Café-Bar and Pride Scotia (Edinburgh). Provides
meeting and noticeboard space for many LGBT
organisations. Free WiFi Internet access (sponsored
by ScotsGay) now available.
FEVER
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434.
Info Line: 0131-557 4656. 11pm-3am.
Monthly. Next dates: Sat 4th Mar, 1st Apr,
29th Apr (Fever's 2nd Birthday). Taste's
monthly night featuring Taste resident DJs
Fisher & Price and Martin Valentine in the ballroom
and The Visitor and Kaupuss playing pophouseelectrodisconewwaveglam
(basically anything
goes) in the Cocteau Lounge. Pre-club
party at The Street from 9pm with DJs The
Visitor and Kaupuss. Ask staff for discount passes.
£8 Members/£10 - Taste members £5
before 11.15pm. WWW: http://www.tasteclubs.com/
FRENCHIES BAR*
89 Rose Street Lane North. Tel: 0131-225
7651. Sun 2pm-1am, Mon-Sat 1pm-1am.
Vibrant gay bar (Edinburgh's oldest) in the
heart of Rose Street. Happy Hour 6-8pm every
day.
FUR-BURGER
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434.
11pm-3am. 2nd Thu of each month. Next
date: Thu 9th Mar, 13th Apr (Fur Burger's 1st
Birthday. Rhythmic pulses from the grrls your
mother warned you about! Aural stimulation
from Dejay Bird, The Funki Diva & Special
Guests. Selected Drink Promos! Wear good
shoes, bring beautiful people. £3 entry. Pre
club at Planet Out.
HABANA*
22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-558 1270. Sun
12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat Noon-1am. Centrally
located pre club bar. Open and bright as well
as quite intimate. Busy. Drink promos throughout
the month. E-mail:
habana1@btinternet.com. WWW:
http://www.gayscotland.com/habana/
HOLYROOD TAVERN*
9a Holyrood Road. 0131-556 5044. Sun
12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat Noon-1am. A welcome
re-opening under previous landlord Mark.
Real ale. Mixed clientele.
JOY
The Venue, 15 Calton Road. JOY Info Line:
0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am. Every 4 weeks.
Next date: Sat Mar 11th. Popular club night
held on two levels and featuring DJs Maggie
Joy, Alan Joy and Brett King in the main room,
Trendy Wendy and Sally F downstairs in The
Cooler. £6 before Midnight/£8 after - look out
for discount passes in the bars beforehand.
LEATHER AND LACE*
8 Drummond Street. Tel: 0131-557 9413.
Fax: 0131-557 8336. Sun Noon-9pm, Mon-
Sat 10am-9pm. 25 Easter Road. Tel: 0131-
623 6969. Noon-6pm. 368-370 Gorgie Road
(Currently not licensed as a sex shop). Tel:
0131-468 6969. Sun Noon-8pm, Mon-Sat
11am-8pm. Scotland's ORIGINAL licenced SEX
shops! Toys galore, video rental too! Larger
sizes stocked.
LUVELY
The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street. Tel: 0131-
225 2564. Info Line: 0131-657 4633.
10.30pm-3am. Monthly. Next date: Sat 4th
Mar. Mega club night with resident DJs Tommy
Kay, Newton & Stone, Jared and GP. WWW:
http://www.luvely.net/
MINGIN'
The Venue, 15 Calton Road. Info Line: 0131-
467 2551. 11pm-3am. Fortnightly. Next date:
Sat 18th Mar. Alan Joy & Brian Dempster are
at the helm of this small friendly and intimate
club. £5 before Midnight, £6 after.
NEWTOWN BAR*
26B Dublin Street. Tel: 0131-538 7775. Fax:
0131-539 1132. Sun 12.30pm-1am, Mon-
Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat Noon-2am. Especially
popular with men. Drinks Promotions Daily.
Downstairs: The dark and cruisy Disco Bar is
open Sat with resident DJ Malcolm from 10pm-
2am - also available for hire Sun-Fri. E-mail:
Webmaster@thenewtownbar.co.uk WWW:
http://www.thenewtownbar.co.uk/
NOWHERE
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434.
11pm-3am. 1st Thu of each month. Next date:
Thu 2nd Mar. New club night. £3 entry. Drink
Promotions. DJs: Dejay Bird, DJ Michelle, The
Funki Diva, DJ Yonis & Special Guests.
Nowhere is based on the ever changing New
York Club scene with people as eclectic as the
music. WWW:
http://www.clubnowhere.co.uk/
No EIGHTEEN*
18 Albert Place, Leith Walk. Tel: 0131-553
3222. Mon-Thu Noon-10pm, Fri-Sun Noon-
11pm. The UK's only VAT registered gay
sauna. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere with
excellent facilities which include large sauna
cabin, 14-man steam room, private rooms, 8-
man filter Jacuzzi, communal and private
showers, themed rooms, video area and TV
lounge. Hot and cold refreshments available.
£10 (£8 concessions). Manager's special:
admission £5 after 8pm.
PARADOX
The Caves, Niddrie Street South, Cowgate. Info
Line: 07930 357401. 10.30pm-3am. Launch
date: Sat 18th Mar. Presented by BURLY, this
is the first in a short series of Special Club
Events for the LGBT Community. Charity Slave
Auction. Dress code: wear anything you want,
even if it hurts. £8/£10. The brilliant DJ HiFi
Sean works his magic on the decks. E-mail:
dv8scots@hotmail.com WWW:
http://www.dv8scots.co.uk/
PLANET OUT*
6 Baxter's Place. Tel: 0131-556 5551. 4pm-
1am. Popular and busy gay bar with friendly
staff. Cheap drinks on a Mon! E-mail: planetout@btinternet.com
Q-STORE*
5 Barony Street. Tel/Fax: 0131-477 4756.
Sun 1-5pm, Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat 11am-
6pm. Scotland's only licensed gay store. Not
just feelthy pictures - lifestyle too!
THE REGENT*
2 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-661 8198. Sun
12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat 11am-1am. Relaxed
atmosphere & comfortable surroundings. No
loud popular noise makes it easy for chatting.
Real ales (the pub is listed in the CAMRA Good
Beer Guide 2006 - the first Scottish gay bar to
be included). Soup, snacks and filled croissants
available all day. Free wireless internet access.
CAMRA's Lesbian & Gay Real Ale Drinkers meet
here on the 1st Mon of the month at 8pm.
WWW: http://www.lagrad-edinburgh.org.uk/
SALA CAFÉ-BAR*
60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-478 7069.
Tue, Thu 4-11pm, Wed, Fri 4pm-Midnight, Sat
10.30am-Midnight, Sun 10.30am-11pm.
Relaxed and friendly gay café bar in the heart
of Edinburgh's Gay 'district' (directly above
Edinburgh's LGBT Centre). Fabby big window
and sofas to watch world go by! Freshly prepared,
wide ranging menu. Regular live music
and party nights (contact Sala for more info).
Gallery space with regularly changing exhibitions.
Women's group meet informally for
drinkies/food every Wed eve. Room also available
for private dinners/parties etc. Free WiFi
Internet access (sponsored by ScotsGay) now
available. E-mail: salacafebar@hotmail.com
SOLAS CAFÉ*
2/4 Abbeymount. Tel: 0131-661 0982. Mon-
Fri 11am-4pm. Attached to Solas HIV/AIDS
Information Centre. Good home cooking
(everything cooked on the premises).
Vegetarians and carnivores catered for.
STEAMWORKS*
5 Broughton Market. Tel: 0131-477 3567.
Daily 11am-11pm. Stylish sauna forming part
of busy gay hotel & sauna complex in centre
of gay quarter. State-of-the-art facilities including
large spa pool, sauna cabin, large steam
room, video room, labyrinth with themed
areas, café lounge, free Internet access, tanning
booth. Massage available daily. Choice of
lockers or private cabins. Admission: Lockers
£5, Cabins £10 before 2pm. Lockers £10,
Cabins £15 at all other times. Students &
under 25 £5 lockers all day, every day! No
membership required. Proudly gay owned &
operated. WWW: http://www.steamworkssauna.co.uk/
THE STREET*
2 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-556 4272.
11.30am-1am. Small but perfectly formed bar
run by Louise (ex-POut), Annie and Trendy
Wendy. Food served 11.30am-7.30pm.
TACKNO
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434.
Last Sun of each month. Next dates: Sun 26th
Feb, 26th Mar. 11pm-3am. DJ Trendy Wendy.
Mixed and crowded club night.
TASTE
The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street. Tel: 0131-
225 2564. Info Line: 0131-557 4656. Sun
11pm-3am. Edinburgh's original and longest
running gay-friendly club night that brings
together like-minded people who enjoy a club
environment free from hassle and bad attitudes
and for whom sexuality is not an issue. Taste's
resident DJs Fisher & Price play an eclectic mix
of the best underground dance music currently
available in the Big Room, while resident DJ
Martin Valentine plays Deep House and US
House in the Wee Room. Regular prices: £6
Members/£8 Guests £5 before 11.30pm.
Drink promos until 1am. Sun 26th Mar: Gosh
the Funky 1 with Fisher & Price and Martin
Valentine. WWW: http://www.tasteclubs.com/
THAI ME UP
4 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-558 9234. Lunch:
Wed-Sat Noon-2.30pm. Dinner: Mon-Sun 5-
11pm. Superb gay-friendly Thai restaurant situated
in the middle of Edinburgh's gay area.
Friendly, efficient staff serving some of the best
and most authentic Thai food in the UK. E-mail:
management@tmeup.com WWW:
http://www.tmeup.com/
UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434.
Info Line: 0131-467 2551. 11pm-3am.
Monthly. Next dates: Sat 25th Feb, 25th Mar.
In the drawing room, DJs Graeme F and Chris
Paton from Habana are unleashed into a bigger
arena playing chart, dance, camp and pop. In
the basement, Mrs Bridges and Mr Hudson aka
Maggie & Alan Joy cook up a fine stew of Joy
tunes from 1993-2005. £6 entry.
VELVET WOMEN'S CLUB NIGHT
Mariners, 39 Commercial Street, Leith. 10pm-
2am. First Sat of each month. Next dates: Sat
4th Mar, 1st Mar. Male guests welcome if invited
and accompanied by a lady. New music policy
which spans the genres. DJs Random &
Carpe Diem. £6/£5 conc. with ID. £4 before
10.30pm. E-mail:
clubvelvet@blueyonder.co.uk WWW:
http://www.webflyers.co.uk/Flyer/377
VIBE*
eGo, 14 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-478 7434.
Tue 11pm-3am. James Longworth plays charty/party
upstairs, guest DJs R'n'B downstairs.
Super-popular gay night. £1 drinks promos all
night. £3 before Midnight/£4 after. E-mail:
info@jameslongworth.com WWW:
http://www.jameslongworth.com/
VITTORIA
113 Brunswick Street. Tel: 0131-556 6171.
Fax: 0131-478 7009. Sun Noon-11pm, Mon-
Sat 10am-11pm. Mega-popular gay-friendly
Italian restaurant. Best lasagna in Edinburgh!
E-mail: info@vittoriarestaurant.com WWW:
http://www.vittoriarestaurant.com/
WORD POWER*
43 West Nicolson Street. Tel: 0131-662
9112. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm. Sat 10.30am-
6pm. Independent radical bookshop. E-mail:
books@word-power.co.uk WWW:
http://www.word-power.co.uk/
GLASGOW
BENNETS
80-90 Glassford St. Tel: 0141-552 5761.
Sun, Wed-Thu 11.30pm-3am, Fri-Sat
11.30pm-3.30am. Scotland's oldest gay disco.
E-mail: enquiries@bennets.co.uk WWW:
http://www.bennets.co.uk/
BURLY
The Arches, 30 Midland Street. Infoline:
07930 357401. 10.30pm-3am - entry after
1am at the discretion of the promoters. First Fri
of each month (except June). Next event: Fri
3rd Mar. Dress code: wear rubber, leather, uniform,
industrial, sportswear, kilts or denim. DJ
Hi-Fi Sean and Raymo. Designed to be cruisy.
£8/£10. E-mail: dv8scots@hotmail.com
WWW: http://www.dv8scots.co.uk/
CCA*
350 Sauchiehall Street. Tel: 0141-352 4900.
Fax: 0141-332 3226. Café Tel: 0141-332
7959. Box Office: Mon 9am-5pm, Tue-Sat
9am-10pm. Gallery: Tue-Sat 11am-6pm. Café:
Tue-Thu 9am-11pm, Fri-Sat 9am-Midnight. Bar:
Tue-Wed Noon-11pm, Thu Noon-Midnight, Fri-
Sat Noon-1am. The Centre for Contemporary
Arts. 6 performance & exhibition spaces,
Café/Bar. E-mail: gen@cca-glasgow.com
WWW: http://www.cca-glasgow.com/
CLONE ZONE*
45 Virginia St. Tel/Fax: 0141-553 2666. Sun
12.30-6.30pm, Mon-Sat 10.30am-7pm.
Clothes, videos, magazines, toys. E-mail:
admin@clonezone.co.uk WWW:
http://www.clonezone.co.uk/
CLUB EROS*
1-3 Bridge Street. Tel: 0845 4562310. Sun-
Fri Noon-10pm, Sat Noon-4am. Glasgow's
largest licenced sauna & gym for gay and bi
men set over three floors. Entry from £7.50.
Free Sunday breakfasts. E-mail: cluberos@hotmail.com
THE COCO CLUB*
18 Jamaica Street. Tel: 0141-847 0820. Thu-
Sun. 11.30pm-3am. Gay night club and entertainment
venue. Owned/run by the guys that
bring you Cube Mondays/Tuesdays & Tunnel
Wednesdays. WWW: http://www.thecococlub.co.uk/
COURT BAR*
69 Hutcheson Street. Tel: 0141-552 2463.
Sun 12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat 8am-
Midnight. Intimate bar beside former Sheriff
Court. Straight until mid-evening.
CUBE
34 & 44 Queen Street. Tel: 0141-226 8990.
Mon-Tue 11.30pm-3am. Mon:
Passionality@Cube44 with DJ Shawn Roberts.
Tue: FunClub@Cube34 with DJ Shazza
Halliwell. Various drinks promos. Entry £3. E-
mail: thornleisure@yahoo.co.uk WWW:
http://www.cubeglasgow.co.uk/
CYBER*
Unit 3, King's Court, 107 King Street. Tel:
0141-553 0942. Sun Noon-5.30pm, Mon-Sat
10am-6pm. Alternative clothing specialising in
corsetry.
DELMONICA'S BAR*
68 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-552 4803. Daily
Noon-Midnight. Claims to be "Glasgow's
biggest and busiest Gay bar". DJs nightly from
9pm. Thu: Quiz. Sun: Karaoke. Nice if your
face fits. E-mail: delmonicas@g1group.co.uk
WWW: http://www.g1group.co.uk/
EASYINTERNETCAFÉ
57/61 St. Vincent Street. Tel: 0141-222
2365. Sun 8am-8pm, Mon-Fri 7am-10pm, Sat
8am-10pm. Large Internet Café from which
many gay men seem to troll the net instead of
just picking up each other! WWW:
http://www.easyinternetcafe.com/
GLC CAFÉ/BAR*
11 Dixon Street. Tel: 0141-226 5050. 11am-
Midnight. Full breakfast always available.
Home cooking. Friendly and busy!
Entertainment Wed-Sat eve.
GLASGOW LGBT CENTRE (GGLC)*
11 Dixon Street. Tel/Fax: 0141-221 7203.
Sun 1pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight.
Welcomes lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and
transgendered. Services include: Café Bar, Info
Box, Health Info, Interest Groups, Free
Newspapers, Diary of Events, Reading Room,
Garden of Reflection, Function space for hire
and innovative Art Gallery. Houses 18 user
groups and organisations. Fully wheelchair
accessible venue. E-mail:
admin1@glgbt.org.uk WWW:
http://www.glgbt.org.uk/
ICON*
24 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-552 0243. Fax:
0141-552 4251. 4pm-Midnight. Next door to
Merchant Pride. Interesting cocktail list. Stylish
environment and laidback grooves through to
quality house music. E-mail: info@iconbar.co.uk
WWW: http://icon-bar.co.uk/
THE LANE
60 Robertson Street Lane (off Argyle Street).
Tel: 0141-221 1802. Noon-7pm. "Exotic Gay
Men's Club" with sauna and private cabins. Not
very busy.
MERCHANT PRIDE*
20 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-564 1285. Sun
12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight.
Food: Noon-5pm. Upmarket bar in the heart of
the Merchant City. Regular cabaret, karaoke
and disco.
MODA*
58 Virginia Street. Tel/Fax: 0141-553 2553.
Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sun 5pm-3am.
Fashionable pub/club. WWW:
http://www.g1group.co.uk/
THE POLO LOUNGE*
84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553 1221. Mon-
Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-Sun 5pm-3am. Long established
pub/club. Young crowd. Polo Club
(downstairs dancefloor) open Fri-Sun, £5 after
11pm. E-mail: polo@g1group.co.uk WWW:
http://www.pololounge.co.uk/
RELAX CENTRAL*
3rd Floor, 27 Union Street. Tel: 0141-221
0415. Noon-10pm. Established gay sauna.
Fully licensed by Glasgow City Council. Entry
£8.50 (until 2pm), £10 thereafter. E-mail:
info@relaxcentral.co.uk WWW:
http://www.relaxcentral.co.uk/
REVOLVER BAR*
6a John Street. Tel: 0141-553 2456. Mon-Fri
Noon-Midnight, Sat-Sun 1pm-Midnight. A
refreshing antidote to the current gay scene.
Pool table, state of the art free jukebox (with
over 8,000 tracks on it), reasonably priced
drinks, good quality service, no karaoke.
SILKS AND SECRETS*
308 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-572 1017. Fax:
0141-221 0959. Sun Noon-5pm, Mon-Sat
10am-6pm. Clothes and toys catering for gay,
transvestite and fetish tastes. Larger sizes
stocked.
TRON THEATRE CAFÉ BAR*
Chisholm Street. Tel: 0141-552 8587. Fax:
0141-552 6657. Sun 11am-Late, Mon-Sat
10am-Late. Friendly theatre bar. Mixed. Good
food. WWW: http://www.tron.co.uk/
THE TUNNEL
84 Mitchell Street. Tel: 0141-204 1000. Wed.
11.30pm-3am. Allure with DJ Darren. Entry
£3. E-mail: thornleisure@yahoo.co.uk
VICTORIA BAR*
157-159 Bridgegait. Tel: 0141-552 6040.
Sun 12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat 11am-
Midnight. Basically straight, but justly popular
with Glasgow's many Real Ale queens and
dykes. Convenient for the Citizens Theatre.
VIOLATE
PO Box 808, Glasgow. G71 7YN. Violate Club
Line: 09099 108174 (60p per min at all
times). BDSM and general pervery. Operates in
Glasgow and Edinburgh. Runs regular clubs at
the Big Joint in South Street, Glasgow on the
first Sat of each month. Also holds special one
off clubs called UltraViolate roughly every 3
months. E-mail: info@violate.co.uk WWW:
http://www.violate.co.uk/
THE WATERLOO*
306 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-229 5891. Sun
12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight.
Semper idem! Popular, crowded, down to
earth gay drinking shop. Scotland's oldest gay
bar - what more can we say? Busy, busy,
busy! Awarded the Beti Hutton seal of
approval.
PERTH
MI CIELO*
Envy Nightclub, 40-48 Canal Street. Tel:
(01738) 446442. First Sun of each month.
Next date: Sun 5th Mar. New monthly club
night. All drinks are £1.50 till Midnight. E-mail:
martin@blissandenvy.co.uk WWW:
http://www.blissandenvy.co.uk/
STIRLING
BARNTON BISTRO*
3½ Barnton Street. Tel: (01786) 461698.
Sun Noon-Midnight, Mon-Thu 10.30am-
Midnight, Fri-Sat 10.30am-1am. Food: until
7.30pm. Near to railway station. Mixed, busy,
bohemian and friendly bar/bistro. Popular with
students and Sons/Daughters of the Rock
alike.
TWIST*
Fubar, 6 Maxwell Place. Tel: (01786)
472619. Wed 11pm-2am. John Mclean plays
charty/party mix to a gay crowd. £3 entry. £2
drinks promos all night. E-mail:
fubar@clg.co.uk WWW:
http://www.clg.co.uk/fubar/
STRATHYRE
MUNRO INN*
Strathyre, Callander. Tel: Strathyre (01877)
384333. Sun-Thu Noon-Midnight, Fri-Sat Noon-
1am. Gay-friendly bar and hotel. Full menu
served all day. Sunday roast. E-mail: bookings@munro-inn.com
WWW:
http://www.munro-inn.com/
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