STEVE GRIBBEN, FRANCESCA MARTINEZ, KEIR MCALLISTER, PETE JONAS
The Stand's weekend chuckle factory. Your compere is Raymond Mearns. The Stand, York Place, 7pm, £9 (£8), 0131–558 7373
RUDI LICKWOOD, MATT KIRSHEN, DOM CARROLL, SANDY NELSON
Live stand-up with support and an after-show disco until 3am. Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 8.15pm, £14 (£11), 0870 787 0707
THE IMPROVERTS
Edinburgh's longest-running improv troupe. You couldn't make it up. Oh, they just did. Bedlam Theatre, Bristo Place, 10.30pm, £3.50, 0131-225 9873
ANAVRIS
All day leftfield indie and rock-out event down at the Studio. With Lap, To Catch A Thief, Up For The Letdown and Monroe. Studio 24, Calton Road, 3pm, £5, 0131-558 3758
ASSEMBLY ROOMS CEILIDH
Popular night with caller Ken Gourlay. Assembly Rooms, George Street, 8pm, £10, 0131-339 5374
CAPELLA NOVA
A tribute to Scottish composer Ronald Stevenson. St Giles Cathedral, Royal Mile, 8pm, £10, 0131-668 2019
MONUMENT
It's an Ultravox tribute act. Citrus Club, Grindlay Street,7.30pm, £10, 0131-622 7086
ROSS CLARK
Resembling Elvis Costello, although insisting he's more like a Proclaimer, Clark's coruscating take on folk shows as much influence from punk as it does from the seminal American label Saddle Creek. With Nacional and Thieves In Suits. Cabaret Voltaire, Blair Street, 7pm, £5, 0131-220 6176
TEANNAICH - CEILIDH
Popular ceilidh night with caller. Pollock Halls, Holyrood Park Road, 8pm, £8, 0131-621 4709
T-FUNK - THE APOCALYSE FUNK TRIO
After-work live music session. Free WiFi. Guitarist and DJ Aki brings in The Apocalypse Funk Trio and delivers the best of Funk, Soul and cool beats, while you enjoy the special drinks offers. The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 5pm, free, 0131-220 4298
THE JAM HOUSE EXPERIENCE
Live music and great time with classic sounds from the award winning Flavours supported by a range of exciting special guest artists. The Jam House, Queen Street, 6pm, £5, 0131-226 5875
THE SPECTRES
An aural definition of the word eclectic, with Chateau Greyskull, Joe Viterbo, The Incendiary Bats and The Planes also on the bill. Henry's Cellar Bar, Morrison Street, 8pm, £4, 0131-228 9393
ARCHIVE
Disco Dan plays the best loved and freshest dance and pop. City nightclub, Market Street, 10.30pm, £5 (£4), 0131-226 9560
BEAT CAST
Lucky Luciano and DJ JT play mainstream house, electro house, bootlegs and urban dance and chart music. GHQ, Picardy Place, 10.30pm, £5 (£4), 0131-550 1780
CLUB CLASSICS
Dance classics from Scott Elliot, Craig Gee and Gav Grant. Pivo Cafe, Calton Road, 5pm, free, 0131-557 2925
ESPIONAGE
Five bars over five floors playing everything from R&B to mainstream chart action. Espionage, Victoria Street, 7pm, free, 0131-477 7007
EVOL
Edinburgh's longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative, crossover tunes. Liquid Room, Victoria Street, 10.30pm, £5, 0131-225 2564
FAST
A punky-disco, electro-garage rock'n'roll danceparty featuring Dolby Anol live. Upstairs you can thrill to Ride This Train's rebel country sounds. The Bongo Club, Holyrood Road, 11pm-3am, £5, 0131-558 7604
KANDIFLIP
R&B, house and dance classics from Jay and Mark B. Po Na Na, Frederick Street, 10.30pm, £6 (£3 before midnight), 0131-226 2224
LULU
Soul, house, funk, electro-disco and Latin from Ultragroove's Gareth Sommerville and Hobbes. Lulu, George Street, 8pm-3am, free before 10pm, £7 after, 0131-225 5005
MISFITS
The best electro, pop, rock and indie sounds. Club Hive, Niddry Street, 11pm, free before 11.30pm (£4 after), 0131-556 0444
OPAL LOUNGE
Funked-up vocal house and dance classics from Jez Hill. Opal Lounge, George Street, 10pm, £6 (free before midnight), 0131-226 2275
PLANET EARTH
Weekly club night, playing punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop. Citrus Club, Grindlay Street, 10.30pm, £5, 0131-622 7086
SMOOVE
Acid Jazz artist and globetrotting DJ Smoove brings his boxes of funk, funk and more funk to Edinburgh for an exclusive set. The Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street, 9pm, free, 0131-556 7060
WORKERS PLAYTIME
The ACME Workers Club slims down but keeps the chicken in this chilled but not chill-out zone for those who like a laugh, a beer and a jolly good knees up. 11 Hillside Crescent, 7.30pm-12.30am, £5, 0131-558 3824
FAMILY STORY CIRCLE: SUMMER STORIES
Join in with Edinburgh Family Story Circle's fun summer season. Each week a host storyteller shares their favourite tales and songs, and helps you make and tell your own. Bring your friends. Scottish Storytelling Centre, High Street, 2.30pm, £3 (£10 family), 0131-556 2647
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