Clubs

Highlights

Shine

Queen’s University, Belfast Sat 9pm £22/£20 048-90324803

It’s no exaggeration to say that Shine has been one of Irish clubland’s leading lights for the past 14 years. Plenty of other club nights and once-stellar venues have come and gone in the same period, but this Belfast favourite continues to set a benchmark for house, techno and everything in between.

As befits a club marking this milestone, the birthday line-up represents Shine’s past, present and possible future. Headliner DJ Sneak brings his trademark Chicago house sound to Belfast, and he’s joined in the main room by Paul “Bobby Peru” Woolford and Shine residents Alan Simms and Simon McDermott, who should be as proud as punch tonight.

In Room 2, it’s Aussie drum’n’bass roughnecks Pendulum (pictured below), London dubstep scientist Skream and Space Dimension Controller, while fidget-house proponent and Dubsided act Jesse Rose joins Timmy Stewart in Room 3. Get ready to join the party.

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The final round of DEAF events (Friday/Saturday, Dublin); get doo-wopping with Mayer Hawthorne (Friday, Galway and Saturday, Dublin); and live sets from Psycatron and Boxcutter at Deep Fried Funk’s Hallowe’en bash (Saturday, Derry)

Friday 6

  • Belfast

    Kinetik

    Wobbly house and big- boned electro with the Beat Thiefs. Mynt, Dunbar St 11pm £7/£5 048-90234520
  • Cork

    Jam

    Stevie G and Colm Kenefick are the dudes with the hip-hop, soul, r'n'b, disco and funk floor- fillers. The Pavilion 9.30pm €8 021-4276230
  • Dublin

    Mud

    Bass nirvana with Sinden. Twisted Pepper 11pm €12/€8 01-8734800
  • Hype

    Danilo Plessow's Motor City Drum Ensemble brings soulful house grooves to Harcourt Street. Support from Lee Kelly, with the External Sound DJs rocking the Lobby Bar. POD 11pm €16/€12 01-6624305
  • Umek

    Crunchy techno from the Slovenian producer who made his bones with various Recycled Loops, Consumer Recreation and Astrodisco releases. Support from Danny Alonso. Tripod 11pm €17 01-6624305
  • HouseMusicWeekends

    Adrian Dunlea and Boochy provide a spectrum of house colours. Pygmalion 11pm Adm free 01-6334479
  • Babalonia

    The Babalonial kings and queens play the sounds of the underground from various downtown tropical dancefloors. South William Bar 7pm Adm free 01-6725946
  • Galway

    Club 0a2

    Worldwide adventures on the wheels and laptops of steel with Will Softly as global groove selector. Club Aras na nGael 10pm Adm free before 10.30pm/€4 091-567824
  • Bulabus

    Ferg and Shane fire up the hip-hop, soul, funk, disco and house sausages and rashers. Kelly's, Bridge St 11pm €5 091-563804

Saturday 7

  • Belfast

    Yello

    The late-night/early- morning smasheroo for polysexual ravers. Stealth and Gutterslut rep Per QX in Room 1 while Scope dives deep in Room 2. Mynt, Dunbar St 10pm £5 before midnight/£10/£7 048-90234520
  • Cork

    Go Deep

    Greg and Shane keep the flag flying for deep, quality house soundtracks. The Pavilion 11pm €12/€10 021-4276230
  • Dublin

    Pogo

    The Social goes wide with Donal Dineen broadcasting from the Stage, Barry Redsetta, Joma and Alan Smith bumping in the basement, Synth Eastwood brewing up a storm in the Café, and an Offset to-do in the Mezz. Twisted Pepper 10pm €10/€5 01-8734800
  • Whigfield

    Minimal tech cuts and glitches with Rubio (Realsound) and Will Kinsella (Ceoltronic and Pulse). Pygmalion 11pm Adm free 01-6334479
  • Transmission

    Synthtastic beeps and burps from Dirtybird and Southern Fried producer Riva Starr, whose If Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade debut album hits the ground running in early 2010. Button Factory 11pm €10 01-6709202
  • Galway

    Gigantic

    Olive, Tom and Mac spin indie, house, electro and classic newbies and faves. Kelly's 11pm €10 091-563804
  • Sligo

    This Side Up

    Hip-hop beats and funky breaks with Noone, PC, Myster-E and Shaool. Tobergal Lane Café 10.30pm €5 071-9146599
  • Waterford

    Electric Circus

    TR-One, aka Carlow producers Dean Fenney and Eddie Reynolds, get in the ring. Support from Will Power and a live set from Carrick-on- Suir's Belly of the Underdog. The Loft, Electric Avenue 10pm €10

Sunday 8

  • Dublin

    12Sundays

    Calm your head and restore your sonic equilibrium with some soothing Sabbath sounds from various Bodytonic jocks. Bernard Shaw 4pm Adm free
  • Songs of Praise

    The rock'n'roll karaoke night for those who can't really sing but think they're Garth Brooks or Chrissie Hynde after they've had a few jars. The Village 10pm Adm free 01-4758555 
  • Sunday Service

    Disco and funk tunes from the old and new schools, with Martin McCann. Odessa Club 9pm Adm free 01-6703080

Wednesday 11

  • Belfast

    Hang

    Jazzer David Lyttle spins alt.hip-hop, jazz-not-jazz and blue sounds. Black Box Café 8pm £2 048-90244400
  • Cork

    Freakscene

    Alan Fadd and Jade play indie and alternative tunes in the big room, while Jenny Glitt takes care of your soul, funk and disco requirements in the bar. Gorby's/G2, Oliver Plunkett St 11pm €6/€5/€4/€3 021-4270074
  • Dublin

    Antics

    The midweek pitshop for indie, alternative and electro- indie fiends in the big smoke. Crawdaddy 11pm €3 before midnight/€5 01-6624305

Thursday 12

  • Belfast

    Sketchy

    Across the Line's Rigsy and Paul McClean are the go-to guys for indie, electro and tech-boogie sounds. Stiff Kitten 9.30pm £3 before 11pm/£4 048-90238700
  • Dublin

    Annie Mac Presents

    BBC Radio One's resident Dub brings it all back home as part of a tour to plug her Annie Mac Presents album. Special guest is dubstep scientist Benga. Academy 11pm €25.50 01-8779999
  • Pygs Will Fly

    Live set from Minus producer Heartthrob plus John the Mantis and Will Kinsella on the support tip. Pygmalion 10pm €7 before midnight/€10 01-6334479
  • Soundcheck

    Indie, pop, electro and bleeps of every hue from UnaRocks, FionnTimes and pals. Free cupcakes too. Spy 7pm Adm free 01-6770014
  • Soul@Solas

    Resident spinner Mr Razor digs out the soul. Solas 8.30pm Adm free 01-4780583
  • Galway

    Strange Brew

    Indie beats, alt.rock, newer faves and older vibrations with Gugai at the controls. Róisín Dubh 11pm Adm free 091-586540
  • Substance

    Indie and alt.sounds with style and substance from Disconnect Keith and i102-104's Josh Clarke. Kelly's, Bridge St 10pm Adm free before midnight/€5 091-563804
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