Your best clubbing experience...

[Dr Bunsen]

Although my clubbing days were pretty limited and consisted mostly of going to Prism in Oxford in the early 90's, I'd have to say going to see Paul Van Dijk at Home in Sydney was my best clubbing experience. The venue was pretty good and so was the music, but the crowd we're definately well into it and just wouldn't stop dancing ( :bounce_g: ) which's always a bonus. Most amusing though was watching some random dj trying to fend off 4 very cute looking blonde tenny bobbers all trying to shove 'rugs down his troat at the same time as he left the decks...

[elretardo87]

dogma for me....im always going on about it but its the most free environment ive ever found in a club. Its got this real sense of community which is continued on its boards an plus they dont throw you out when your too twatted to dance....they take photos instead. My favourite was February with Si Begg playing a funky breaky electro set...though i have no recollection of it...just that warm feeling in your belly that tells you you had fun, and possibly took too much base.

[mattelephant]

seeing the bug in newcastle....:)

[sambo303]

Don't go clubbing much any more as I prefer squat parties (more fun, more rugs, more interesting people, better music, cheaper etc) but good nights I can remember are:
1 sven vath @ Fabric last year (got into the VIP room so could take a break from playing sardines on the dance floor) - he's on there next Sat, I cant wait
2 a night called hallucination at Tyssen Street studios in about 1996 or 97. Music was insane, my first experience of fluoro, it was wicked.
3 Afro Celt Soundsystem live at the fridge, not sure of the date, probably 97. Could have been great or was down to my first dose of MDMA?

[PaulM]

Grand master flash at,Matrix Reading.

Best of British, Bagleys london. :bounce_m: :bounce_m:

[funny cat]

yeah, grandmaster flash was amazing, one of those nights where i was pretty much stone cold sober and just completely got off on the music! Used to love goin to checkpoint charlie at afterdark in reading, as always the same crowd and wicked music (a little hot and sweaty in there though!).

Bassheads at the matrix was also pretty good (although seemed to attract some sleazy guys). One of worst places I ever went to was probably fabric, didn't dig the vibe there at all!

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[General Lighting]

yeah, grandmaster flash was amazing, one of those nights where i was pretty much stone cold sober and just completely got off on the music! Used to love goin to checkpoint charlie at afterdark in reading, as always the same crowd and wicked music (a little hot and sweaty in there though!).

Bassheads at the matrix was also pretty good (although seemed to attract some sleazy guys). One of worst places I ever went to was probably fabric, didn't dig the vibe there at all!

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It took me ages to think of a good clubbing experience in Reading - we had such an excellent free party scene here that clubs paled into insignificance IMO! But I did rate the bigger "Slump" events which were put on by Mat Carter in the mid 1990s, particularly the ones at Alleycat live (now Fez club) and the Sabres of Paradise/Megadog one at Reading University (now 360 club?)

I have never set foot in the Matrix and am proud of it! It always struck me as way too commercial and bound to attract trouble (which it did - got shot up in 2001).

[globalloon]

i haven't been to any clubs in years, apart from an occassional random end-of-a-night-of beers, which is fairly seldom :alcoholic

the likes of nights like Alpha, Positivity and Cultural Vibes in Plymouth circa 1991-94 stay in my memory, but felt more like experienceing something totally new :surprised (raving) than what I think of as a nightclub experience

makes me feel sooo very old if my 'best clubbing experience' was a decade and a half ago tho! :omg_no:

so i guess my best clubbing experience was last month, Nonom at the Cavern (http://homepage.mac.com/zbop/nonom/PhotoAlbum38.html#) :smile:

[USE]

is a bastard question...my fondest memories are the first few times i went to The End in holborn. renegade hardware, tru playaz and movement...that was back in 97 or summat.

recently, clubbin in bristol, there were too many sick nights to mention, and some pretty sketchy memories.i have to say amon tobin, dj yoda and dilated peoples at the thekla were all amazing:cyclop_1:, as were ozomatli and jesht at the academy:bounce_ci lakota's absolute oldskool nights were proper ronsil :horay:, but..

i'd have to say for complete clubbing experience,
http://www.tribeoffrog.co.uk
:group_hug has to be the most impressive. :group_hug
:wave:
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[Kalishnikov]

My best Clubbing experience was my first an' so far greatest :weee: I went to Moondance at Koko an' it was fcukin amazing I'll never forget it especially when they started the lasers :cloud9:

[ParrotBoy]

The first few times I went to Cabbage in Leeds :)

[mrskaists]

hey hey,

i've been sat here in a smiley haze for the last ten minutes trying to recall my all time bestest ever clubbing night... and so many came to mind, all for different reasons and reading through the posts i've been to alot of the same places as other members...

Sven Vath at Fabric rocked, i danced my arse off, the vibe was lovely and although it was packed ther is something nice about it, usually its just a few people barging about, grrr... have to put Roger Sanchez down for that too.... he played a seven hour set there a few years ago with was amazing..

also have to rate the now closed Blue Note in Hoxton square, used to go see Talvin Singh play his Anokha nights there, drum n bass with asian flavours, Anokha means unique by the way and for a british born asian it was really something, it was a simple show that we as asians were here, we have evolved in a western society to create our own fusions of music that attracted a cross cultural audience not made up of beer swilling rudeboys that we had seen at Bhangra events, they were socially acceptable too, if i told my dad i was going there he often used to lend me a score for a drink or a cab home, i remember being teary eyed as i danced as i heard old movie classic from Mother India that i had grown up with on sunday morning telly ( Movie Mahal - GL will know) being mixed into killer breaks and a crowd dancing away with some of us knowing the cultural significance of what was happening around us. No longer were we the subserviant immigrant community that our parents generation might have been,

we were here, and

we were now, and

we were going to stay.

[General Lighting]

hey hey,

also have to rate the now closed Blue Note in Hoxton square, used to go see Talvin Singh play his Anokha nights there, drum n bass with asian flavours, Anokha means unique by the way and for a british born asian it was really something, it was a simple show that we as asians were here, we have evolved in a western society to create our own fusions of music that attracted a cross cultural audience not made up of beer swilling rudeboys that we had seen at Bhangra events, they were socially acceptable too, if i told my dad i was going there he often used to lend me a score for a drink or a cab home, i remember being teary eyed as i danced as i heard old movie classic from Mother India that i had grown up with on sunday morning telly ( Movie Mahal - GL will know) being mixed into killer breaks and a crowd dancing away with some of us knowing the cultural significance of what was happening around us. No longer were we the subserviant immigrant community that our parents generation might have been,

we were here, and

we were now, and

we were going to stay.

I am certainly aware of Talvin Singh - and that Drum and Bass is popular with the Asian community....

many Asians are into urban music of all kinds, but often cannot attend events due to cultural/family restrictions - they are strongly discouraged by parents from "wasting time on hedonistic pursuits when they must compete for jobs with the white population" or they are encouraged to marry and start families at early ages, so looking after babies and your partner must come before partying....

but TBH only my mum used to watch the Bollywood movies (in the early days of cable we got ITV Central which often showed them) ; at the times most of those were transmitted (early morning or graveyard slot) I was usually catching up on sleep after the weekends...

[mrskaists]

hahah,
yeah i know, they always seemed to get some random off key slot in the middle of the night but we were allowed to stay up and watch them...

all good fun i think.

so whats your overall badman club moment?

[General Lighting]

so whats your overall badman club moment?

TBH I am so used to the free parties I've never liked clubs unless I was actually helping out with a rig, in which case I tend not to plug them as when I am on the net I consider myself impartial.

Although if pressed I would say the Sabres of paradise / slump / Megadog event in Reading around 1995 would be the best.

[3kilos]

not really clubing but seeing easygroove play at a free one in my home town back in 90 espcialy wen every thing got busted that night and it went from a few to a load haveing a good time and meeting up with people who had traveled some just to get there. good times and good vibes. other than that alot of different nights at clubs but probably diehard evary week for consitantly being the most fucked up happy nights

[Tombo]

I would have to say Billy Nasty somewhere in Plymouth about 94.... Sorry I cannot remember specifics. Or Carl Cox or similar playing in Barnstaple arround the same time. It seems very odd now such a big act was playing in such a small town. I dont know if it was because it was an underground scene then and it's more mainstream now.
Of course the Megadog events were brilliant, I just have difficulty remembering them :crazy_fre :crazy_fre :crazy_fre :crazy_fre

[zip70]

seen dave pearce live that was good but since ive been more into the drumnbass/hardcore then slammin vinyl (bath n west showground), and the Valve nights (brunel rooms) have been my favorite!

[phatraver]

:bitter: well i have to say its a bit **** really
for a start u dont hear the music u like
its mostly hip hop rap stuff:neutral: and some trance not enough BOOM BOOM BOOM lol :razz:

[funny cat]

seen dave pearce live that was good but since ive been more into the drumnbass/hardcore then slammin vinyl (bath n west showground), and the Valve nights (brunel rooms) have been my favorite!

yeah valve at brunel rooms, proper good night! didn't even get hammered that night which always a good sign!!

[alexrising]

The best clubbing? Walk into fabric without queing at 2am and dont leave untill.............?????????

[Tank Girl]

did'nt really like 'clubs' found them and some of the clientelle a bit too much for me in my younger days prefering the 'squat / free / outdoors' party scene but recollect some good times at SLAM (sex love and motion) london early/mid 90's :horay:


but it could have been either the music / venue / people or substances that influence this memory

[raverbaby]

:bounce_m: :horay: its gotta be when hype, blackmarket, shy fx an brockie played at the coven in oxford. Was fucking wicked:horay: :bounce_m:

[Raj]

'sativa' which used to happen in edinburgh for a club:crazy_freraaaraaaraaaraaa

free parties are my preferred dance opportunities cos they dont shut at 3am...:horay::horay::horay:

[DJ FATTMAN]

i hav been to well to many events to pick a best 1. Some of the best had to b when 1stly started going clubbin. slinky cia cardiff 2000 , timeflies feat radio essential mix cardiff ice rink 2000 and all ibiza gigs i went to in 2001.

other than that playin @ bionic last oct in evolution cardiff was another wicked experience!!

I rather free parties tho these days.

[buddyskunk]

All the world dance events from the mid 90's were excellent, i loved lydd airport hangar, it was so out the way (well it is if you live in berkshire) only true lovers of DnB would go, such a good crowd and vibe.
More locally i'd go the fruit club at brunel rooms or ooops in reading.

[kaito]

Too many to choose from, but some of the ones that are key memories for me are going to hardcore events at Bowlers in Manchester around 97-99, as my first experiences outside beer boy clubs in Huddersfield, and nights at The Orbit in Leeds from 2001-04, where i discovered and learnt to love proper techno. Aside from that running my own Hard Life events from 2004 to June last year. And my first few times at The Mill in Bradford 2003/4 blew me away too - the place truly has the free party vibe within a club and is imo the best club I've ever been too - its just a shame that the nights that run there are psy, hard house and electro/tech-house stuff and not really my cup of tea musically - because of that getting my hands on the place for a Hard Life night in 2005 has to be very close to the top of my list.

Seeing Sven Vath at Amnesia in Ibiza in 02 was amazing, and the while Ibiza experience for the first time in 2001. Q-Base in Germany for my 25th birthday in 2005 was pretty damn special too.

[Tek Offensive]

storm at the coven on my 18th birthday, lots of freinds there to celebrate with and not too wrecked so i can still remember alot of it.

[leveret]

Reading was where I started partying, and some of the underground clubs we used to have were just so relaxed and free. The After Dark Club and Checkpoint Charlie of course (still have my membership card in case I ever get back, I hope I will cos it's one of the best nights ever !) And Free State and Inna?State and Technosense and the Central Club (where security caught me skinning up and did nothing more than ask for a Rizla) and Dick at the Boxing Club. Even the Matrix, we thought it was commercial but they had some good nights with psytrance from Leeds and hardhouse by *Ting and all sorts of stuff. Even in the Matrix you could smoke if discreet. And Lost The Plot up at the Uni two or three times a year and the Purple Turtle and (I forget the names) loads of chilled out cafes where we used to go on Sundays.

Yes Reading was a good place to party at the turn of the century. Despite the inevitable fall-outs everyone in the scene seemed to be on the same basic wavelength. I could do with more like that right now ! raaa

The guy from the Matrix now manages the club I go to most in Notts ... how the wheel turns, eh ? :crazy:

[Kensaken]

Probably seeing Dj Qbert, Andy C and Krafty Kuts at Bass Invaders 3 a couple of years ago in Cardiff. Was fucking amazing, Dj Qbert has to be seen to be believed, the stuff he can do is amazing. The only annoying thing i can remember about the night was some tosser near me who kept shouting "Bring on Andy C" when Qbert was playing. Although Andy C is wicked, and his set was amazing that night, the guy had no respect for the other djs, which pissed me off.

Another amazing time was seeing Dj Hype at a Silent Running night a couple of years ago. Clwb Ifor Bach, a really small venue was absolutely packed and the atmosphere was amazing.

[BioTech]

It's funny, I feel like I should say my best clubbing experiences were helping run the dance paradise events with my brother and mates. Got to see some amazing live acts and particulalry remember people like Awesome 3, N-Joi, Prodigy, Egyptian Empire, Hyper On Experience, Shades of Rhythm etc etc. They were awesome nights that I will never forget and they introduced me to the rave scene.

...but! I think the best night I had was around 1997 at a small club night in Norwich. Just local dj's and Steve Thomas. Nothing spectacular in that, but I was with my best friends, heard some top tunes and it felt completely 'right'. We buzzed for hours afterwards and it's a night I'll always look back on with fond memories. I'm sure Titch will remember this one.

Just goes to show it's not always about the big names, big productions and huge crowds.

[Digital-A]

either Lab4 at a free party in portsmouth or underworld

[BigAndy]

I think any night in '91/92 that i went to milwaukees, never managed to get that feeling back. The ceiling was about 5" above my head and the 25k subbass system quite literally took your breath away, wow never forget that place saw all the top hardcore dj's b4 it all seperated into different genres.
Also used to love the gallery in turnmills, never seen so many good looking women in one room just didnt wanna leave the dancefloor. Although the one time i got followed and eyed up by a transvestite taller than me (i'm 6'7") and cheered on by the whole club was pretty freaky.
Although free parties are where its at for that proper feeling of freedom now.

[ob1kinobie]

either Lab4 at a free party in portsmouth or underworld

yeah I remember Lab4 doin a blinder at the pleasure rooms in tottenham some time ago 99 or 2k. That was good - really friendly crowd and a top venue before the roof fell in on it all

[Digital-A]

lab4, yes all artists would like a break or to stop what they are doing but it seems that it was lez's decision to stop the duo not adam :-( yet she said in an interview that lab4 would carry on much longer yes i understand this obviously cant be promised but frankly i just miss lab4

o and another favourite was a psy dj at a free party in chester absolutly spanking, didnt get his name, im playing a set or two in chester this summer so hopefully shall run into him again

:-)

[stomperomper]

Seeing Pendulum in London - truly, truly sensational...

But...

Years back (oh wot an old fart) - I will never forget when I went to my first free party, obviously I can not say who the RIG/Organisers were for a good reason (you know who u are:wink: ) - lets just say they are known, well known and the best fookin sound system in the mids !!

Everyone was so friendly, on the same level, understood one another without really saying much !(yes a mashed up crew for sure) !

The bass lines were creeping over the ridgeway valleys, the stompin was endless....for the first time in my life I felt part of something....

And that was for the first time I ever saw the local authorities look defeated !

::AS SURE AS THE SUN RISES IN THE MORNING - WE WILL KEEP RAVING::

[lukeo]

It's the woods 4 me every time.. our own partys in the blue bell's or first little green planet etc. but i av been to some special club nights:
pendragon at fridge,logic+berserk,ben-eye,lab-4 and markeg at counrty club and captin tinrib steve thomas oberon and orange peel live p.a's at the fridge FULL POWER ACID TRANCE..where does the time go

[atm23]

I think any night in '91/92 that i went to milwaukees, never managed to get that feeling back. The ceiling was about 5" above my head and the 25k subbass system quite literally took your breath away, wow never forget that place saw all the top hardcore dj's b4 it all seperated into different genres.
Also used to love the gallery in turnmills, never seen so many good looking women in one room just didnt wanna leave the dancefloor. Although the one time i got followed and eyed up by a transvestite taller than me (i'm 6'7") and cheered on by the whole club was pretty freaky.
Although free parties are where its at for that proper feeling of freedom now.

In used to go there !!!, almost broke my hand one night in a particulary elated moment !!

Think my fav club was Labrynth Dalston, used to love that place although the few Exodus do's at Dungeons were legendry, but not technically a club night.

I used to have a generaly theory on clubs, if there ws any kind of dress code I wasnt going at all, and if there was posh seating it was likely to be crap...generally the scruffier the better !!!

[Raj]

I used to have a generaly theory on clubs, if there ws any kind of dress code I wasnt going at all, and if there was posh seating it was likely to be crap...generally the scruffier the better !!!
That was my theory too :weee: Worked for me raaa

[cathdreadhead]

last summer..went to a free party near sheff.. few rigs up there, DnB, Techno, Dub/Reggae, was pretty good do. Anyway was there for couple of days spannered and me and me mate realised needed to get back but missed last bus.. so ended up hitching a lift from an ice cream van, very surreal. Best thing was the free ice cream

[Digital-A]

hitching a lift from an ice cream van, very surreal. Best thing was the free ice cream

sensational!

[marcusblanc]

baby seals!:groucho:

[PHARTY]

Quadrant park in Liverpool 90 91 was banging, back2basics Leeds new years eve 94 is one that proper sticks in the mind as I was working there that nite and Jeremy Healy said I was rude C--t so F--K YOU JERAMIA!and the following new years eve at Fantasy island in Skeggness that was out of this world 10 arenas that nite, for me the best were the 88 to 92 room and the journys by dj room when Farly played his set the place was going f--king mental definetly one of the HIGH points of my life but then again I am a sad c--t...............oh and I almost forgot Club UK in wandsworth all ways worth a look and Return to the source I could go on and on the more I think the harder it is to really say what my best nite was.

[B.EA.R]

hey folks, not posted for a while.
I must say i have seen Carl cox at the waterpark in magaluf, it was brilliant, spent all day there and he came on about 10pm or something, it was banging, seen him at space in ibiza, was wicked

and defo the youngsters and the studios in edinburgh,. more of a personal one that as i had just met my girlfriend/ now fiance, it was brilliant, a really good atmosphere and banging tunes.

[BigAndy]

oh and I almost forgot Club UK in wandsworth all ways worth a look and Return to the source I could go on and on the more I think the harder it is to really say what my best nite was.

Had a couple of fantastic nights at RTTS in the rocket, holloway road around 2000.

[PHARTY]

Had a couple of fantastic nights at RTTS in the rocket, holloway road around 2000.Do you remember in the early 90s they used to do Orange at the Rocket my friends always told me it was good I always meant to go bt never made it,By the way Bigandy I use to live in Dunstable on Beecroft way and I worked for SJ Farrows on the Luton rd and I use to drink in the Nags head, saracens, the pheasent to name but a few but I think it was a bit before your time -1987 -god that makes me feel old