Booty grooves on with funk, disco, soul and R&B for an open-minded audience.

This brick-lined basement space makes the most of the enthusiastic local support for innovative new music, providing the shot in the arm that the city's music circuit has...

Though it's mostly used for corporate parties, one-off themed nights and, in August, Fringe shows, this atmospheric, vaulted venue under the Old Town's South Bridge is...

Ah, CC's, where great romances start and end, often in the same evening. The capital's only full-time gay venue may be offensive to both eye and ear (disastrous pop galore!),...

At this cheap and cheerful mainstay of the Edinburgh nightlife scene, located just off Lothian Road, regular nights Tease Age (indie), Planet Earth (1980s) and Genetic...

This nightclub-and-bars complex on Victoria Street extends over five levels. The upper storeys house the Lizard Lounge bar, the middle level contains the Moroccan-themed...

Luvely is where serious clubbers go to have fun, drawn by the mix of funky house and harder-edged tunes from the US. Every month the party has a different dress theme, such as...

Massa is still one of the more popular watering holes for weekenders who don't pick their clubs by genres. Admission is normally cheap, and drinks won't break the bank.

Taste is gay-friendly rather than exclusively gay, which makes for a better night out all round. Whether you like your house music deep, American or just plain ready-salted,...

The bijou, scarlet-painted students' union at the Edinburgh College of Art has played host to indie and '60s club nights so busy you could believe you're frugging your way into...