WEEKEND FOCUS
BEYOND B2B AT COLOSSEUM & AREA
SATURDAY 24TH/SUNDAY 25TH JULY
It goes without saying that the club which continues to steal the lion’s share of the clubbing headlines, the largest amount of limelight and un-paralleled devotion, is the Sunday morning afterhours phenomena that is Beyond, a club that needs no introduction and has pretty much cornered the market, wedging itself neatly between the volatile Saturday night scene & the re-emerging Sunday slot of clubbing, that critics would say means that by simply opening its doors guarantees success. However, while there may be an element of that last statement that is true, you cannot accuse Beyond of simply resting on its laurels, oh no, as new promoter of this afterhours audacity at Area in Vauxhall, James Brewer, is injecting new blood into the winning formula, guest D.J.’s, the new Chapel lounge and the lovely Ben Kaye on the door, three great examples of his efforts. But Beyond as a brand in the capital has just gained a new feather to its bow, as the extended “Belief” event concept has been joined by another which was road tested as a “Classic” format back in June, but now finds fresh legs this coming Saturday, 24th July.
Beyond “Back-To-Back” (B2B) now stands as a running mate to the “Belief” parties, offering the clubber the opportunity to savour the delights of this 10 hour extended extravaganza, by providing an even bigger opportunity to make the most of one of THE most popular clubbing brands around right now. B2B was conceived as far back as March this year, at the time planned as a nostalgic visit back to the old days of Beyond at Colosseum, although in truth, unless it was held on a Sunday morning it would never be able to re-emulate those magical days. The event that took place on 5th June confirmed that, while it was great to see Beyond back on original territory, it was never going to have the feel of the old events back in 2001 through 2006, even if Brent Nicholls managed to hit the mark with some brilliant re-works of VIP room classic moments. So, the B2B concept is now firmly a modern one and serves to extend the Beyond experience, encompassing Saturday night as well as Sunday morning, yet offering the clubber two different styles of venues, effectively for the price of one.
So with that now crystal clear, what does B2B hold in store? Well the Colosseum element of the event is masterminded by promoter Alex Erfan; the man responsible for such greats as Lovechild, Hustlaball, Pervert, Gay City Rollers, Lookbetternaked, LGDF, well the list goes on, and is a seasoned pro (he won’t mind us saying that) in the game, so the first leg of B2B couldn’t be in better hands. In acknowledgement of that, Alex has already introduced a brand new element on the Colosseum party in the form of a live D.J. performance in the Riverbank Bar, to the uninitiated, the first bar you hit when ascending the stairs, where Brighton’s Phil Discolove will be spinning what Mr Erfan explains as “...easy on the ear social disco-house...”, which sounds like a perfect entrance in on proceedings to us. Apart from that, we know a sneaky Alex has plenty more up his sleeve which we will be doing our level best to wangle out of him later on today.
However, what we can confirm is that the D.J. line-up gets a new look in the Colosseum main room, which we have to say looked incredibly impressive on our last visit in June, the refurbishments making a striking new difference. Onyx resident and wonder kid of the scene, Jamie Hammond kicks, things off, with we are sure, a rousing & uplifting set, followed by the welcome return to the capitals clubbing decks of Rob Sykes, who will definitely find favour with the masses. Indeed the man’s appearance at B2B has prompted a full on focus of ours in this coming weekend’s Music Is The Answer post, so keep your eyes peeled for that. Adding to the sparkling line up in the main room will be The Sharp Boys, and then polishing off a brilliant B2B leg at Colossem will be the legendary Fat Tony, now it doesn’t get better than that. Or does it? because across in the VIP room both Alan X & then Brent Nicholls return to shake rattle & roll this special space and if Mr Nicholls’ last performance here is anything to go by, the VIP lounge is not to be missed. Now, as we love to bring you a bit of music to prelude the event, check out Rob’s compilation at http://djrobsykes.podomatic.com/, which is an ideal warmer to this event & his set.
Now what can we say about the second half of B2B, which takes place at Area, that hasn’t already been said? Well, we know that Beyond god Steve Pitron is away on holiday (how very dare him!) along with confirmation on our sneaking suspicion that the multi mixing genius that is Alan K is away, although don’t panic folks, as the main room line up is absolutely stellar. Why? well only because the star of Lovechild last weekend, The Oli, returns to kick off proceedings and believe us, if it is anything like last week’s set at Fire, let alone his Gay Pride showing in the same Beyond slot (7 till 9), it simply must not be missed. Follow that Mikey, but we are sure Mr Dower will, as he did on George Sharp last weekend, then Terry Bryan steps into Alan’s shoes to round off the main room in pumping & pulsating style. Paul Christian in The Blackbox and D’Johnny plus the mischievous Jamie Head complete the B2B Area line-up, the whole package looking absolutely irresistible (we feel another trip of audaciousness on the cards!!).
Right, what’s the overall deal? Well Beyond B2B kicks off at Colosseum from 11 p.m. on Saturday 24th July, running through till 7 a.m., while the Area B2B leg starts at 6 a.m., running through until 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon, that’s an amazing combined 14 hours of clubbing. Now in terms of tickets, individual £10 advance ones for Colosseum & £12 ones for Area are available online at http://clubtickets.com/, or at Soho outlets Prowler & Clone Zone, as well as at The Box in Covent Garden. However, we recommend you grab yourselves one of the many entry passes available & watch out for Tom’s boys running around Soho & Vauxhall this weekend. But if you do but a ticket for Colosseum that will entitle you to FREE entry to Area, bargain!!
So what’s more to say apart from that, the word of the weekend once again looks like being Beyond, Beyond, Beyond (oops that’s three!) and with B2B added for good measure, while the Pitron cat is away, the mice will definitely play at both Colosseum & Area, so as we love to say, Go There! Be There! (DISCO MATT)
BEYOND B2B AT COLOSSEUM & AREA
SATURDAY 24TH/SUNDAY 25TH JULY
It goes without saying that the club which continues to steal the lion’s share of the clubbing headlines, the largest amount of limelight and un-paralleled devotion, is the Sunday morning afterhours phenomena that is Beyond, a club that needs no introduction and has pretty much cornered the market, wedging itself neatly between the volatile Saturday night scene & the re-emerging Sunday slot of clubbing, that critics would say means that by simply opening its doors guarantees success. However, while there may be an element of that last statement that is true, you cannot accuse Beyond of simply resting on its laurels, oh no, as new promoter of this afterhours audacity at Area in Vauxhall, James Brewer, is injecting new blood into the winning formula, guest D.J.’s, the new Chapel lounge and the lovely Ben Kaye on the door, three great examples of his efforts. But Beyond as a brand in the capital has just gained a new feather to its bow, as the extended “Belief” event concept has been joined by another which was road tested as a “Classic” format back in June, but now finds fresh legs this coming Saturday, 24th July.
Beyond “Back-To-Back” (B2B) now stands as a running mate to the “Belief” parties, offering the clubber the opportunity to savour the delights of this 10 hour extended extravaganza, by providing an even bigger opportunity to make the most of one of THE most popular clubbing brands around right now. B2B was conceived as far back as March this year, at the time planned as a nostalgic visit back to the old days of Beyond at Colosseum, although in truth, unless it was held on a Sunday morning it would never be able to re-emulate those magical days. The event that took place on 5th June confirmed that, while it was great to see Beyond back on original territory, it was never going to have the feel of the old events back in 2001 through 2006, even if Brent Nicholls managed to hit the mark with some brilliant re-works of VIP room classic moments. So, the B2B concept is now firmly a modern one and serves to extend the Beyond experience, encompassing Saturday night as well as Sunday morning, yet offering the clubber two different styles of venues, effectively for the price of one.
So with that now crystal clear, what does B2B hold in store? Well the Colosseum element of the event is masterminded by promoter Alex Erfan; the man responsible for such greats as Lovechild, Hustlaball, Pervert, Gay City Rollers, Lookbetternaked, LGDF, well the list goes on, and is a seasoned pro (he won’t mind us saying that) in the game, so the first leg of B2B couldn’t be in better hands. In acknowledgement of that, Alex has already introduced a brand new element on the Colosseum party in the form of a live D.J. performance in the Riverbank Bar, to the uninitiated, the first bar you hit when ascending the stairs, where Brighton’s Phil Discolove will be spinning what Mr Erfan explains as “...easy on the ear social disco-house...”, which sounds like a perfect entrance in on proceedings to us. Apart from that, we know a sneaky Alex has plenty more up his sleeve which we will be doing our level best to wangle out of him later on today.
However, what we can confirm is that the D.J. line-up gets a new look in the Colosseum main room, which we have to say looked incredibly impressive on our last visit in June, the refurbishments making a striking new difference. Onyx resident and wonder kid of the scene, Jamie Hammond kicks, things off, with we are sure, a rousing & uplifting set, followed by the welcome return to the capitals clubbing decks of Rob Sykes, who will definitely find favour with the masses. Indeed the man’s appearance at B2B has prompted a full on focus of ours in this coming weekend’s Music Is The Answer post, so keep your eyes peeled for that. Adding to the sparkling line up in the main room will be The Sharp Boys, and then polishing off a brilliant B2B leg at Colossem will be the legendary Fat Tony, now it doesn’t get better than that. Or does it? because across in the VIP room both Alan X & then Brent Nicholls return to shake rattle & roll this special space and if Mr Nicholls’ last performance here is anything to go by, the VIP lounge is not to be missed. Now, as we love to bring you a bit of music to prelude the event, check out Rob’s compilation at http://djrobsykes.podomatic.com/, which is an ideal warmer to this event & his set.
Now what can we say about the second half of B2B, which takes place at Area, that hasn’t already been said? Well, we know that Beyond god Steve Pitron is away on holiday (how very dare him!) along with confirmation on our sneaking suspicion that the multi mixing genius that is Alan K is away, although don’t panic folks, as the main room line up is absolutely stellar. Why? well only because the star of Lovechild last weekend, The Oli, returns to kick off proceedings and believe us, if it is anything like last week’s set at Fire, let alone his Gay Pride showing in the same Beyond slot (7 till 9), it simply must not be missed. Follow that Mikey, but we are sure Mr Dower will, as he did on George Sharp last weekend, then Terry Bryan steps into Alan’s shoes to round off the main room in pumping & pulsating style. Paul Christian in The Blackbox and D’Johnny plus the mischievous Jamie Head complete the B2B Area line-up, the whole package looking absolutely irresistible (we feel another trip of audaciousness on the cards!!).
Right, what’s the overall deal? Well Beyond B2B kicks off at Colosseum from 11 p.m. on Saturday 24th July, running through till 7 a.m., while the Area B2B leg starts at 6 a.m., running through until 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon, that’s an amazing combined 14 hours of clubbing. Now in terms of tickets, individual £10 advance ones for Colosseum & £12 ones for Area are available online at http://clubtickets.com/, or at Soho outlets Prowler & Clone Zone, as well as at The Box in Covent Garden. However, we recommend you grab yourselves one of the many entry passes available & watch out for Tom’s boys running around Soho & Vauxhall this weekend. But if you do but a ticket for Colosseum that will entitle you to FREE entry to Area, bargain!!
So what’s more to say apart from that, the word of the weekend once again looks like being Beyond, Beyond, Beyond (oops that’s three!) and with B2B added for good measure, while the Pitron cat is away, the mice will definitely play at both Colosseum & Area, so as we love to say, Go There! Be There! (DISCO MATT)
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