After hours parties in London (legal)

[Jolyon]

They are pretty hard to find...

Why?

Does this need to be addressed?

[ August 04, 2003, 04:39 PM: Message edited by: Jolyon ]

[Dj Alex]

Originally posted by Jolyon:
They are pretty hard to find...

Why?

Does this need to be addressed? Yes very much ! .

Sorry to be so short , got some stuff to do . Will be back later to discuss . Do you feel the same way ? .

Peace Alex . :rolleyes:

[Jolyon]

I do...there seems to be a gap in the market. I was thinking this weekend that there is no 4am til 12pm intimate weekly party that would appeal to those who want to carry on/wind down to good music.

[Digiman]

This is a problem all over the UK, not just London. I think the latest I've stayed (legally) in a club in the UK is until 5am which clubs are allowed to do in Edinburgh during the festival. Of course illegaly is a different matter entirely.....

[mr startist]

There are plenty around. You just need to know where to look. There's one in Ladbrook Grove in a backstreet club that I go to religiously but the dj's/promoters never advertise it on message boards mainly for the fact most are technophobes.

I'm always telling house heads about them but because they haven't heard of the club or sound, they don't want to go. It's a shame, cos I think a lot of people would be blown away by what's being played and would expect a hell of a lot more from most of the London house Godzzzzzzzzz they see so highly.

[jeremy]

Originally posted by mr startist:
There are plenty around. You just need to know where to look. There's one in Ladbrook Grove in a backstreet club that I go to religiously but the dj's/promoters never advertise it on message boards mainly for the fact most are technophobes.

I'm always telling house heads about them but because they haven't heard of the club or sound, they don't want to go. It's a shame, cos I think a lot of people would be blown away by what's being played and would expect a hell of a lot more from most of the London house Godzzzzzzzzz they see so highly. So share the love then.
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[Jolyon]

Originally posted by mr startist:
There are plenty around. You just need to know where to look. There's one in Ladbrook Grove in a backstreet club that I go to religiously but the dj's/promoters never advertise it on message boards mainly for the fact most are technophobes.

I'm always telling house heads about them but because they haven't heard of the club or sound, they don't want to go. It's a shame, cos I think a lot of people would be blown away by what's being played and would expect a hell of a lot more from most of the London house Godzzzzzzzzz they see so highly. Cool...what sort of music? What sort of crowd?

[blackwax]

sounds interesting tell us more

[mr startist]

The one in Ladbroke Grove play pretty much everything. Rare groove (classics), brasilan, funk, house, broken beat and a touch of reggae. The crowd is mainly music lovers who dance, compaired to music lovers who like to talk & drink. The next one is coming up in August, I'll let you know when.

The best thing to do is listen to the reggae/soul pirate stations. Forget the bashment dances but the rare groove parties are superb. They usually start going around 2am & finish the same time as Eastenders.

[Simon]

Originally posted by Jolyon:
They are pretty hard to find...

Why?

Does this need to be addressed? Deep house after hours parties in London seem to be virtually non-existent. This is a real shame because its often after hours parties that drive a scene/movement forward. And London's deep house scene could certainly benefit from some underground after hours sessions that would hopefully push things forward.

However, some times I do question the stamina of the dancers at London's deep house parties. For example on Saturday at PP the club was very virtually empty by 6:30, not exactly late and if FK can't keep 'em dancing god help us!. Not that you need a lot of people to have a great party but clubs/spaces aren't gonna open for just a handful of people.

I would love it if a London deep house party opened at 4am and went until whenever on a Sunday, but I would seriously worry that deep house heads would actually turn out. And once they'd turned out would they dance or stand around drinking and chatting?

Yes back in the day there were a lot of after hours parties but the various musical scenes have split somewhat and where as the harder house and techno scenes have many after hours parties I think the deep house scene got a little left behind.

Ultimately I think its comes down to the dancers, if enough of us wanna carry on dancing somebody will host a party. Again for example if PP was still packed at 6:30am on Saturday I think Ade would of let FK continue.....

I personally think PP would make a great after hours party. I think Ade normally has to close at 3:30am, right? So what time can he actually re-open the club.......4:30am? 5.00am? 9:00am? Anyone know how the law works?

[Si Bump]

not entirely sure how the law works but a lot of it is down to the fact that opening at 4am and going on til midday or whatever seriously ****s with your system!

fine for a dj or promoter to do it but for the club staff, it just kills them. there are little parties but I think what we're saying is there's not really anything in london like a 5am NY shelter experience

next 'bump goes on til 6am - first mkl, and then dj deep are lined up. fancied going a little deeper for a couple of months in a new space so we'll see what happens.

I would love to be able to do something that goes later still and have spent bloody years trying to find the right place - lack of venue's is london's main problem without a doubt, but I'm quite excited about the run upto xmas..and no it's not cos I know me mam's got me a new grifter..

cheers, simon

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