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Voodoo Rooms
LIVE MUSIC
Decadent decor of black leather, ornate plasterwork and gilt detailing create a funky set-
ting for this complex of bars and performance spaces above the Café Royal that host
everything from classic soul and Motown to Vegas lounge-club nights
(
www.vegasscotland.co.uk
)
to live local bands.
( 556 7060;
www.thevoodoorooms.com
; 19a
West Register St; admission free-£10;
noon-1am Fri-Sun, 4pm-1am Mon-Thu;
all Princes St
buses)
35
CC Blooms
CLUB
GOOGLE MAP
New owners have given the long-established queen of Edinburgh's gay scene a shot in the
arm - it's now a sophisticated cafe-bar by day, and a classy club with two floors of deaf-
ening dance and disco by night.
( 556 9331;
ccbloomsedinburgh.com
;
23 Greenside Pl; admis-
sion free;
11am-3am Mon-Sat, 12.30pm-3am Sun;
all Leith Walk buses)
36
Edinburgh Playhouse
This restored theatre at the top of Leith Walk stages Broadway musicals, dance shows, op-
era and concerts.
(
www.edinburgh-playhouse.co.uk
;
18-22 Greenside Pl;
MUSIC
box office 10am-6pm
Mon-Sat, to 8pm show nights;
all Leith Walk buses)
Top Tip
Late Shopping Days
Most shops in Edinburgh open late on Thursdays, till 7pm or 8pm. Many city-centre stores ex-
tend their late opening to all weekdays during the Edinburgh Festival in August and during the
three weeks before Christmas.
