Hey Folks,
Well, as 2009 comes to an end, the weekend starts early, with NYE celebrations due to kick off in just 48 hours and what looks like being the biggest dawn to a new decade in gAylist/land London we have seen, how could we not give you a second lowdown on THE places to be seen between now & 2nd Jan. So, in a rundown of the best & the rest, we tempt those of you not yet decided & those of you committed to the parties of choice, to wave goodbye to the “noughties” in style.
Now, not so much focussing, but spanning the amazing choice on offer, we detail our top choices and then give a mention to the rest that have grabbed our attention.
First up in and amongst the world & his wife serving up their own form of partying on New Year’s Eve, it seems that the mother of all of them will be “Kinky Trade” which will combine the forces of three clubs in one at The Renaissance rooms in Vauxhall. So, with promoters Laurence Malice, Andrew Harris & Alex Erfan laying down the gauntlet, the worlds of Trade, Juicy & Lovechild will join together for one spectacular gathering, with some of the biggest D.J. names in the business, including Trade’s Pete Wardman, Steve Thomas, Malcolm Duffy, Nick Tcherniak & Gonzalo Rivas, Juicy’s Steve Pitron, Hi-Fi Sean, Rob Sykes, D’Johnny & Steven Artis and Lovechild’s Mattias, Per Q.X., Phil Hewson & Stewart Who?, will be the focus of the musical entertainment. Topping off this amazing gathering, will be some extra special stage shows across the three spaces, with super hot kinky go-go’s supplied by Chris Geary, pyrotechnics courtesy of “Le Maitre”, live V.J Steve Sleeve on hand, animation by Kinky Trade Ibiza and exclusive performances by expectations.co.uk. We are told that advance tickets at £20 are still available at Soho outlets Prowler, Aware, Clone Zone, DV8 & The Box, or online at http://clubtickets.com, but don’t delay. There are also VIP packages available, which include express entrance & coatcheck facilities, an exclusive VIP area & separate toilets, with a glass of bubbly thrown in. Kinky Trade’s doors open at 10 p.m. running till 8 a.m. NYD.
But, if like us, NYE is not your thing, then there is plenty to save yourselves for on New Year’s Day, which kicks off in amazing Espaniol style as the mega Matinee goes all afterhours on us, presenting their “supersized” event, returning to their state of the art home Cable in London Bridge. The Evolved Events all star D.J’s will be present to provide the scintillating sounds, including Guy Williams, Paul Heron, Pier Morrocco, Fat Tony, Jonny M, Alessandro, Jon Dennis & Saki, all joined by Spanish superstar Matinee resident G-Martin. Mark M Forns & Nik Ripley’s Fierce Intl crew will be out in force, supplying chunk loads of hot & sexy dancers, but will also be joined by the infamous “Stress” performers, noted for their outrageous & scary club shows across the world, who will be flown in especially for the event from Barcelona & Ibiza. Now, if last year is anything to go by, this is going to be an absolute “roadblock” and with early bird tickets already sold out, we suggest you grab your advance tickets in person, which are still just about available for £20 at the usual Soho outlets or if you prefer, go online to http://evolvedevents.co.uk, but be quick as these are the fastest moving tickets in town!! Matinee’s NYD afterhours opens its doors at 5 a.m., with the club running through until 2 p.m. (wow!).
Then, drawing a short breath, it’s over to the O2 Academy in Brixton, as Logan presents SuperMartXe’s “Alice In Wonderland” party, which promises to be the biggest spectacle this super Spanish club’s London arm has produced yet. Kicking off at 5 p.m. NYD, there has been amazing anticipation of this party & with plans having been (semi) revealed to us by promoter Logan, we are giving away a special “STOP PRESS” news spot to this event, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
Then later on New Year’s Day, two clubs go head to head to entice you out to party well past dawn. First up is the return of DTPM and it seems that the rumour machine worked well, as the confirmed venue for this NYD party is The Roof Gardens in Kensington (not quite the central London venue expected), but having been given a complete refurb should definitely be a stylish affair. The D.J. line up is certainly interesting to say the least, as just two original DT residents survive the changes, Steve Thomas & Fat Tony playing, with the big name of Boy George taking centre stage, as well as The House Husbands joining the, if very “un” DTPM, line up. Mind you, the wonderful & talented Nick Tcherniak joins the team & may (if you’re lucky) do a bit of b2b’ing (in the musical sense..steady!!) with Steve, which should, if it happens, be a delight. Such has been the demand following the hugely successful “The Bitch is Back” party, yet again ALL the advance tickets sold out weeks ago, but Lee Freeman tells us a very limited amount will be available on the door. For more details, go to http://dtpmevents.co.uk.
But it looks like the second collaboration of the New Year will be club event “As One”, when clubs Beyond, Lovechild, Megawoof, Trannyshack & Lo-Profile join together to bring you a huge event spread across 6 rooms in the arches of Fire in Vauxhall, also serving as the official afterparty for SuperMartXe’s “Alice In Wonderland”. The confirmed D.J. line up is Steve Pitron, Mikey D, Gonzalo Rivas & Alan K in the Beyond/Logan Presents main room, Gabriele Cutrano, Mattias, Pagano, & Paul Heron representing Lovechild in the mirror arch, Megawoof residents Daz Saund, Diddy & Tim Mcloone, will spin in the Lightbox, while, Craig Daniels, Stewart Who? Terry Vietheers Phil Hewson & Alessandro Londra will fly the flag for Lo-Profile, with the final space, “The Red Room” being the home for Trannyshack, where Tasty Tim & Miss Dusty O will play out the sounds. There will be a special VIP space, sponsored by fab gay retail outlet DV8, as well as the infamous “contact room, hosted by Chris Geary’s hunks and you can expect some amazing production, lighting, & spectacular sexy dancers, in the form of Logan’s schmitzels. Doors for this mega event open at Fire at 11 p.m., with the club running through until 8 a.m. Advance tickets at £15 are still available at the usual Soho outlets at http://clubtickets.com, but beware that the price may (if not already) go up More info on “As One” can be found at http://firelondon.co.uk &/or http://alexerfan.com
Then, as if that wasn’t enough, Onyx returns for a “one off” afterhours event at Area, on Saturday 2nd January, to really kick you into 2010 with a bang. Returning will be fave resident D.J’s Phil Marriot & & Steve Gellar in the main room, with Jamie Hammond, Tuomo Fox, Jason Prince & James Saint James playing out in the black box, while out in the terrace bar, Lisa German will be mashing it up yet again. This is definitely going to have the feel of a Beyond party and we suspect many will spill out from “As One” where special entrance stamps to Onyx will be available. If not, you can get in for just £6, with the addition of credit crunch busting drinks promotions on offer (after all the previous partying, wallets will be crying out for that for sure!). Area opens its doors for Onyx “Afterhours” from 7 a.m., running superlate and details should be online at http://firelondon.co.uk. Please note that Onyx has a strict majority gay door policy (perfect).
So, those were the best, so what of the rest? Well, Soho has a host of parties on NYE, which include Lo-Profile who throw a “Glitz & Bling” party, with D.J’s Phil Marriot, Alex Baker, Phil Hewson & Nathan 6 on hand, joined by special guest Bimbo Jones. Shadow Lounge pull out all the stops, with a “when in doubt apply more glitter” extravaganza, with Paul Heron, Andrew Elmore & Kris Di Angelis on the decks, while Barcode & Rupert Street do it in style with Paul Coles & Brent Nicholls respectively seeing in 2010 with some of the best music around. Down in Vauxhall, Tonker butch their way to the New Year with house champ Danny Rampling spinning the tunes, whilst the RVT have a S.L.A.G.S./Chill Out NYE Special with the D.E. Experience on stage from 10 p.m. Over at Barcode, they have a spectacular line up of D.J’s including Gonzalo Rivas, Mattias, Nick Tcherniak (the busiest D.J. this NY & not to be missed), Saki & Tony Junior. Then, as New Year’s Day takes hold, Beyond open their doors with a mammoth party with Alan K, David Jiminez, Hi-Fi Sean, D’Johnny, Terry Bryan, The Oli & a special 3 hour b2b set (got to be there) by Steve Pitron & Mikey D. Then Later keep the party going with Steven Gellar, Dave Cross, The Oli & Terry Bryan, as does the RVT with a re-run of S.L.A.G.S./Chillout (the same but not the same) before full on fetish takes charge with Suzie Kruger’s super party Sex at the Sweatbox, with Brent Nicholls & Simon Wallis spinning the tunes, as well as Recon over at The Arches, D.J.’s Chris Brogan, Gordon John & Pjay taking the musical charge. Then, to detox (not) and wind down (not), Juicy hold their “Recovery” party on the night of 2nd Jan, with your fave D.J. residents Steve Pitron, Steven Artis, Hi-Fi Sean, David Jiminez, Rob Sykes & D’Johnny in situ. Details of all of these parties/events can be found in the popular press.
Well, drawing a huge breath, that’s our choices up for this biggest weekend of the year, 2009 /2010, but if we haven’t said enough, go check out http://seenqueen.com which lists all the best gAylisting clubs/events across the capital & beyond, covering dates well into January.
As for us, well the plan is to be at Rupert Street to wave bye to 09 & hello to 10 with D.J. Brent Nicholls, RS’s G.M. Cathy & her brilliant team, then start the new decade as we mean to go on at, first Matinee, then “Alice”, followed by As One & finally to Onyx, giving Steven Gellar the review he deserves. We really want to fit in the Pitron/Dower set at Beyond too, so if anyone has a helicopter, let us know!! So, if you see us out, come say hi and for the last time this year, we say....Go There! Be There!
Finally, we want to say a massive thank you to YOU, for not only reading & supporting our work this year, but making it an unforgettable 2009 for Disco Matt. All the best for 2010, we can’t wait!
xDM
Well, as 2009 comes to an end, the weekend starts early, with NYE celebrations due to kick off in just 48 hours and what looks like being the biggest dawn to a new decade in gAylist/land London we have seen, how could we not give you a second lowdown on THE places to be seen between now & 2nd Jan. So, in a rundown of the best & the rest, we tempt those of you not yet decided & those of you committed to the parties of choice, to wave goodbye to the “noughties” in style.
Now, not so much focussing, but spanning the amazing choice on offer, we detail our top choices and then give a mention to the rest that have grabbed our attention.
First up in and amongst the world & his wife serving up their own form of partying on New Year’s Eve, it seems that the mother of all of them will be “Kinky Trade” which will combine the forces of three clubs in one at The Renaissance rooms in Vauxhall. So, with promoters Laurence Malice, Andrew Harris & Alex Erfan laying down the gauntlet, the worlds of Trade, Juicy & Lovechild will join together for one spectacular gathering, with some of the biggest D.J. names in the business, including Trade’s Pete Wardman, Steve Thomas, Malcolm Duffy, Nick Tcherniak & Gonzalo Rivas, Juicy’s Steve Pitron, Hi-Fi Sean, Rob Sykes, D’Johnny & Steven Artis and Lovechild’s Mattias, Per Q.X., Phil Hewson & Stewart Who?, will be the focus of the musical entertainment. Topping off this amazing gathering, will be some extra special stage shows across the three spaces, with super hot kinky go-go’s supplied by Chris Geary, pyrotechnics courtesy of “Le Maitre”, live V.J Steve Sleeve on hand, animation by Kinky Trade Ibiza and exclusive performances by expectations.co.uk. We are told that advance tickets at £20 are still available at Soho outlets Prowler, Aware, Clone Zone, DV8 & The Box, or online at http://clubtickets.com, but don’t delay. There are also VIP packages available, which include express entrance & coatcheck facilities, an exclusive VIP area & separate toilets, with a glass of bubbly thrown in. Kinky Trade’s doors open at 10 p.m. running till 8 a.m. NYD.
But, if like us, NYE is not your thing, then there is plenty to save yourselves for on New Year’s Day, which kicks off in amazing Espaniol style as the mega Matinee goes all afterhours on us, presenting their “supersized” event, returning to their state of the art home Cable in London Bridge. The Evolved Events all star D.J’s will be present to provide the scintillating sounds, including Guy Williams, Paul Heron, Pier Morrocco, Fat Tony, Jonny M, Alessandro, Jon Dennis & Saki, all joined by Spanish superstar Matinee resident G-Martin. Mark M Forns & Nik Ripley’s Fierce Intl crew will be out in force, supplying chunk loads of hot & sexy dancers, but will also be joined by the infamous “Stress” performers, noted for their outrageous & scary club shows across the world, who will be flown in especially for the event from Barcelona & Ibiza. Now, if last year is anything to go by, this is going to be an absolute “roadblock” and with early bird tickets already sold out, we suggest you grab your advance tickets in person, which are still just about available for £20 at the usual Soho outlets or if you prefer, go online to http://evolvedevents.co.uk, but be quick as these are the fastest moving tickets in town!! Matinee’s NYD afterhours opens its doors at 5 a.m., with the club running through until 2 p.m. (wow!).
Then, drawing a short breath, it’s over to the O2 Academy in Brixton, as Logan presents SuperMartXe’s “Alice In Wonderland” party, which promises to be the biggest spectacle this super Spanish club’s London arm has produced yet. Kicking off at 5 p.m. NYD, there has been amazing anticipation of this party & with plans having been (semi) revealed to us by promoter Logan, we are giving away a special “STOP PRESS” news spot to this event, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
Then later on New Year’s Day, two clubs go head to head to entice you out to party well past dawn. First up is the return of DTPM and it seems that the rumour machine worked well, as the confirmed venue for this NYD party is The Roof Gardens in Kensington (not quite the central London venue expected), but having been given a complete refurb should definitely be a stylish affair. The D.J. line up is certainly interesting to say the least, as just two original DT residents survive the changes, Steve Thomas & Fat Tony playing, with the big name of Boy George taking centre stage, as well as The House Husbands joining the, if very “un” DTPM, line up. Mind you, the wonderful & talented Nick Tcherniak joins the team & may (if you’re lucky) do a bit of b2b’ing (in the musical sense..steady!!) with Steve, which should, if it happens, be a delight. Such has been the demand following the hugely successful “The Bitch is Back” party, yet again ALL the advance tickets sold out weeks ago, but Lee Freeman tells us a very limited amount will be available on the door. For more details, go to http://dtpmevents.co.uk.
But it looks like the second collaboration of the New Year will be club event “As One”, when clubs Beyond, Lovechild, Megawoof, Trannyshack & Lo-Profile join together to bring you a huge event spread across 6 rooms in the arches of Fire in Vauxhall, also serving as the official afterparty for SuperMartXe’s “Alice In Wonderland”. The confirmed D.J. line up is Steve Pitron, Mikey D, Gonzalo Rivas & Alan K in the Beyond/Logan Presents main room, Gabriele Cutrano, Mattias, Pagano, & Paul Heron representing Lovechild in the mirror arch, Megawoof residents Daz Saund, Diddy & Tim Mcloone, will spin in the Lightbox, while, Craig Daniels, Stewart Who? Terry Vietheers Phil Hewson & Alessandro Londra will fly the flag for Lo-Profile, with the final space, “The Red Room” being the home for Trannyshack, where Tasty Tim & Miss Dusty O will play out the sounds. There will be a special VIP space, sponsored by fab gay retail outlet DV8, as well as the infamous “contact room, hosted by Chris Geary’s hunks and you can expect some amazing production, lighting, & spectacular sexy dancers, in the form of Logan’s schmitzels. Doors for this mega event open at Fire at 11 p.m., with the club running through until 8 a.m. Advance tickets at £15 are still available at the usual Soho outlets at http://clubtickets.com, but beware that the price may (if not already) go up More info on “As One” can be found at http://firelondon.co.uk &/or http://alexerfan.com
Then, as if that wasn’t enough, Onyx returns for a “one off” afterhours event at Area, on Saturday 2nd January, to really kick you into 2010 with a bang. Returning will be fave resident D.J’s Phil Marriot & & Steve Gellar in the main room, with Jamie Hammond, Tuomo Fox, Jason Prince & James Saint James playing out in the black box, while out in the terrace bar, Lisa German will be mashing it up yet again. This is definitely going to have the feel of a Beyond party and we suspect many will spill out from “As One” where special entrance stamps to Onyx will be available. If not, you can get in for just £6, with the addition of credit crunch busting drinks promotions on offer (after all the previous partying, wallets will be crying out for that for sure!). Area opens its doors for Onyx “Afterhours” from 7 a.m., running superlate and details should be online at http://firelondon.co.uk. Please note that Onyx has a strict majority gay door policy (perfect).
So, those were the best, so what of the rest? Well, Soho has a host of parties on NYE, which include Lo-Profile who throw a “Glitz & Bling” party, with D.J’s Phil Marriot, Alex Baker, Phil Hewson & Nathan 6 on hand, joined by special guest Bimbo Jones. Shadow Lounge pull out all the stops, with a “when in doubt apply more glitter” extravaganza, with Paul Heron, Andrew Elmore & Kris Di Angelis on the decks, while Barcode & Rupert Street do it in style with Paul Coles & Brent Nicholls respectively seeing in 2010 with some of the best music around. Down in Vauxhall, Tonker butch their way to the New Year with house champ Danny Rampling spinning the tunes, whilst the RVT have a S.L.A.G.S./Chill Out NYE Special with the D.E. Experience on stage from 10 p.m. Over at Barcode, they have a spectacular line up of D.J’s including Gonzalo Rivas, Mattias, Nick Tcherniak (the busiest D.J. this NY & not to be missed), Saki & Tony Junior. Then, as New Year’s Day takes hold, Beyond open their doors with a mammoth party with Alan K, David Jiminez, Hi-Fi Sean, D’Johnny, Terry Bryan, The Oli & a special 3 hour b2b set (got to be there) by Steve Pitron & Mikey D. Then Later keep the party going with Steven Gellar, Dave Cross, The Oli & Terry Bryan, as does the RVT with a re-run of S.L.A.G.S./Chillout (the same but not the same) before full on fetish takes charge with Suzie Kruger’s super party Sex at the Sweatbox, with Brent Nicholls & Simon Wallis spinning the tunes, as well as Recon over at The Arches, D.J.’s Chris Brogan, Gordon John & Pjay taking the musical charge. Then, to detox (not) and wind down (not), Juicy hold their “Recovery” party on the night of 2nd Jan, with your fave D.J. residents Steve Pitron, Steven Artis, Hi-Fi Sean, David Jiminez, Rob Sykes & D’Johnny in situ. Details of all of these parties/events can be found in the popular press.
Well, drawing a huge breath, that’s our choices up for this biggest weekend of the year, 2009 /2010, but if we haven’t said enough, go check out http://seenqueen.com which lists all the best gAylisting clubs/events across the capital & beyond, covering dates well into January.
As for us, well the plan is to be at Rupert Street to wave bye to 09 & hello to 10 with D.J. Brent Nicholls, RS’s G.M. Cathy & her brilliant team, then start the new decade as we mean to go on at, first Matinee, then “Alice”, followed by As One & finally to Onyx, giving Steven Gellar the review he deserves. We really want to fit in the Pitron/Dower set at Beyond too, so if anyone has a helicopter, let us know!! So, if you see us out, come say hi and for the last time this year, we say....Go There! Be There!
Finally, we want to say a massive thank you to YOU, for not only reading & supporting our work this year, but making it an unforgettable 2009 for Disco Matt. All the best for 2010, we can’t wait!
xDM
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