Shoreditchs Bar 54 has always been at the cutting edge of dance music in London for the last few years. After a serious of show stopping line ups last month the famous red basement club has once more unleashed...
Alex Jukes
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Date published: 28th Oct 2008
BAR 54 NOVEMBER
Shoreditchs Bar 54 has always been at the cutting edge of dance music in London for the last few years. After a serious of show stopping line ups last month thefamous red basement club has once more unleashed its pioneering spirit upon the dancefloor.
Forthcoming guests include Zoo Brazil, SIS (Live), Florian Meindl (Flash),Ton Neville, Trophy Twins, Jamanta Crew: (Live) and Soy Mustafa (Buzzin Fly / NRK) plus a new look Thursday which sees the launch of the awesome 54s amazing new weeknight antics. November 6th see Burlesque dancers, Magician and hot DJs join 54 for there new cocktail night. November 20th will see 54 Live Night kick off with a serious of hot new live acts from around the capital.
Each week the nocturnal institution 54 supplies the most futuristic in forward thinking house, techno, progressive and minimal, 54 events are always something to remember, so keep your ears to the ground. The famous red basement is proving theres a gap in the market for a smaller, more intimate venue, with a soundsystem and DJ line-up that takes your through a journey of every hot in dance music.
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Saturday 1st November
Mimo
Mimo Chris 'MiMo' Jones (Big In Ibiza), Ronnie Turner (BulletProof Sonics), Mr Anderson (MiMo Ibiza), Oli Forster, Adam L, Tommy Evans, Jack Barbour, Jez Rose, Karlo Funk
Music policy: House & techno
Price £10 OTD
Doors: 10pm 6am
After smashing the venue last month, MiMo returns on Saturday 1st November to `54` in Shoreditch, for another 12 hour session. Headlining the event this month will be Ronnie Turner. A hugely respected producer and DJ from `BulletProof Sonics Records`, Ronnie will be bringing decades of talent to the decks for an unforgettable set of truly dirty, twisted and tribal house! Also making his return to London, is MiMo´s Ibiza counterpart resident Mr Anderson, who will bringing his own balearic flavour to the famous East london Red Basement! Our very own Chris `MiMo` Jones (Big In Ibiza) will be conducting business as usual, pounding the dance floor with an extended set of the finest tech and progressive house!
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Thursday 6th November
54 Cocktail Launch -Burlesque/Magician/Music
Music policy: Funk, House, Soul, Disco
Price - Free
Doors: 4pm 1am
Info: guestlist@bar54.co.uk
Thursday November 6th sees the launch of the awesome 54s amazing new weeknight antics. For a long time now this small but perfectly formed and frankly super cool bar has been the toast of the east end underground scene, attracting the hottest DJs and nights around, including the likes of Norman Jay, Muak and Cocoon. The standard is set and 54 will not fail to deliver this top class style to its new weekday party offerings. The launch will see DJs, burlesque dancers and even a close up magician to delight the cool party crowd with top class acts and amazing tunes, setting the standard for the entertainment ahead in the coming weeks.
The launch night will be gathering together the cream of the East London crowd in arguably one of the hottest venues around and promises to be one seriously slick affair. With the bar opening from 6pm, be sure to get there early before the free cocktails, canapés and selected bar offerings run dry, and get soaking up the atmosphere ready to party on until the 1am closing time! Following on from this awesome evening 54 will be knocking out night after night of partying heaven, 7 days a week. Monday to Thursday will be cocktails and bar grooves from 4pm until 1am, with Thursdays gaining a new theme each week entertaining all from Burlesque to Acoustic night.
Friday and Saturday will be serving up the usual unrivalled and massively popular clubbing mayhem and Sunday will be a chilled affair (well, we all need one night off a week dont we)... If it wasnt already, get 54 firmly on your radar as from the 6th of November we will be showing the East End just how to get it right, and the launch is going to be one unmissable night for all the cool party crowd that grace the famous red lair. Email RSVP: guestlist@bar54.co.uk
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Friday 7th November
Dont Techno Shit
Florian Meindl (Flash) Chris Stanford (Lost Souls
Music policy: House & techno
Price £10 OTD
Doors: 10pm 6am
If you dont know about DONT TECHNO SH!T, then there is something seriously wrong with you, where have you been? This month we are once again turning up the heat by bringing you another INTERNATIONAL artist. Born in Austria, playing alongside greats such as Sven Väth, Claude Young and Ricardo Villalobos, this young 21 year old is one of the hardest working people in the industry who has been producing floor fillers since 2004. If you dont know who were talking about then heres a clue FLORIAN MEINDL! With one of the most talked about night in London, DONT TECHNO SH!T invite you to come and express yourselves with the best techno you will EVER hear. £10.00
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TOP 3 PICK !!!
Saturday 8th November
Polaroid & Viva (Reunion)
Tom Neville &Trophy Twins
Music policy: House, techno, breaks and electro
Price £10 OTD
Doors: 10pm 6am
Were back and fronting our DJ que on this MASSAVE night are arguably two of the UKs finest. Yes you got it, Trophy Twins and Tom Neville are making their debut appearances at Polaroid @ 54 Commercial St. But first up, kicking off the proceedings on this action packed Polaroid night will be two Shoreditch locals, Dick Lipps and Eddie George. In what is a another exclusive for Polaroid @ 54, Dick Lipps and Eddie George will be taking the centre stage for the first time with their twisted disco and up front house, and are guaranteed to get the party off to a flyer!
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TOP 3 PICK !!!!
Friday 14th November
Kontackt
Jamanta Crew: Live : Rio de Janeiro Darren Roach JB Tim Red (Blond) Pete Bones
Music policy: House, techno
Price £10 OTD
Doors: 10pm 6am
Kontakt has been at the forefront in its pursuit of quality underground house music and this month's guests are no exception. The Jamanta crew live and work in Brazil, their productions have been championed by the likes of Mark Farina, Luke Solomon and Derrick Carter. Jamanta Crews live show have seen the boys take their sound to rapturous responses across their native Brasil, as well as performances at London's The End, Belgium, Holland, Paris and all major cities in America.
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Saturday 15th November
Mauk
Zaki & Manish Soy Mustafa (Buzzin Fly / NRK)
Music policy: Deep House, Soul and techno
Price £10 OTD
Doors: 10pm 6am
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Friday 21st November
Digital Disco
Sam Russo Gareth Wyld
Music policy: House, techno and electro
Price £10 OTD
Doors: 10pm 6am
FRIDAY 21st - Digital Disco
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Saturday 22nd November
Natty
JustTom, Cal Jader, 2Smoove, Jake Armstrong (Natty)
Music policy: Funk , upfront disco, House
Price £10 OTD
Doors: 10pm 6am
Natty is a collective of London DJ's whose simple aim is to bring the block party energy wherever they play. Expect huge goodtimes heat from the Natty formula of delicious funk, upfront disco, eclectic soul, heavy hip-hop to filthy broken beats, breaks and boogaloo. Playing together for more than 5 years, their styles perfectly compliment each other, with genre crossing, decade leaping diversity to get crowds hooked and well on the way to a phd in advance body moving. Check it.
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Thursday 27th November
Error404 Junkboxx Masakazu Tabata
Music policy: All types of deep music (house, techno, minimal, and progressive.)
Price - free
Doors: 4pm 1am
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TOP 3 PICK!!!!
Friday 28th November
FILTH PRESENT LONDON UNDERGROUND
Zoo Brazil & SIS (LIVE) (
The Hustle Phil Divine Danny Savage Little Bastard Dan Howells
Music policy: House, tech house and techno
Price - £10 guestlist, £12 OTD
Doors: 10.30pm 9am
Info: www.filthuk.com
Filth Bringing an altogether more underground sound to East London, Northern party providers, Filth, return to the capital city to fire up a healthy dose of European house and techno! With Ibiza favourites SIS (performing a live set) and Zoo Brazil flying in to rock the CDJ's hard, a sprinkling of both local and Filth resident DJs, plus an awesome London party vibe, get your dancing shoes on for one of the only proper parties to hit Shoreditch this winter!
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ENDS
Bar 54
Commercial St, Shoreditch
Tel: ????????
Price: £10
Doors: 10pm 6am
Capacity: 455
Nearest Tube: Algate (East) , Liverpool St
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