As the Deelooded day draws captivatingly close, we follow up our preview, “Making Majestic Moves” with the latest news on this Eastside event, including the announcement of the second space line-up, while also recapping on the important info ahead of this must be seen on the scene spectacle.
We just love it when a clubbing event causes the kind of excitement that sends our senses soaring and our arteries bursting with anticipation, evoking the days of our youth when each & every weekend would rear these reactions, while we treasure these magical moments which these days, are sadly seldom. However, in Deelooded “Eastside” we have one such example that has created a real buzz in our body, perhaps exacerbated by the majestic moves & considerable changes the club is making, not least switching from the same old same old south, to the brave new wonderful world that is East. And with Shoreditch already a melting pot of alternative & in-vogue parties, the likes of DISH, Gutterslut, SOS & WAR attracting the kind of crowds that wouldn’t be out of place in Soho, plus with nearby Kings Cross hip & happening hangout, The Egg, transcending the hetro/homo divide, Deelooded, in situating itself in Shoreditch, is finding itself very much the centre of attention. So, in true to form style of this marvellous meet, the team behind the most talked about club of 2012, is charting its new chapter in clubbing, doing exactly what it did when it launched, turning heads, wagging tongues & creating a scene stir that other clubs & events must surely look onto with envy.
Having gone into dynamic detail about Deelooded in our preview “Making Majestic Moves”, one well worth a read at http://discomatt.com/web/?p=6708, as the day for this brilliant brands “Eastside” event draws close, this coupled with the formal press release of the line-up for this Sunday soiree’s second space, we thought we would, in addition to sharing this latest announcement, recap on some of the important info of this must be seen on the scene spectacle. So to that second space news and an announcement that pretty much confirms what we deluded (no pun intended) to in our preview, the line-up is however boosted by a back-to-back duo direct from Deelooded’s old stomping ground, while this second space at “Eastside” will now very much be the domain of Dupé, that’s Mark-Ashley Dupé, the heavenly host that has been with Deelooded from the start and has amassed networking skills that see him as a significant Shoreditch scenster. And “Dupés Deelooded Den” is an extension of Dupés Den Presents, a polysexual promotional events brand founded in the heart of East London by Mr Dupé, the team telling us that “…he will be taking over Room 2 at Xoyo, with hot urban house D.J.’s Dayne Harper, Tom Frankel & Maze & Masters providing all the bass & beats that are keeping this new vibrant London club scene funky & fresh with a deelooded twist..”
So, with that dynamic duo Maze & Masters confirmed, it’s worth running back over the rest of the D.J. line up, one which should see Deelooded packed & pumping like never before, the headline act, in our books at least, surely being Boy George, this a-list star of the music scene obviously famous for his chart topping hits with Culture Club in the 80’s, while his more recent career behind the decks has seen him play in some of the biggest clubs in the world. 
However, being a close friend of Fat Tony’s has seen this true superstar play at a number of gigs in Vauxhall, he having featured most recently for Deelooded’s “Coz Not Everything Is Black & White”, while he also rocked the “Royally” romp in June, as well as helping the club launch new venue Covert (Deelooded’s former home) at the beginning of May. So, you could be mistaken for him being a fully fledged resident and, in some ways he is, while Tony does like to mix it up a bit, although is sticking safe with other regulars Tom Stephan, Jodie Harsh, both familiar faces in Shoreditch Tom having promoted, alongside Kris D Angelis, the marvellous meet, Meat< which he neatly followed with DISH, while Jodie plays for Tom’s clubs and was at the centre of the Meat off-shoot, Downtown., this queen of the socialite scene naturally an integral promotional part of Soho’s Room Service, while featuring regularly at East Bloc’s Friday frolic, Super Electro Party Machine. Add to that, Hannah Holland, a true east end influence who is a brilliant & brand new addition to the Deelooded team and we reckon Tony has scored a heavenly house music hat trick with this five-a-side winning main room team (George, Jodie, Hannah, Tom & Tony).
Well that’s the D.J. line up, so let’s recap on the event information, Deelooded “Eastside” taking place on Sunday 10th February, so a switch from Saturday’s, the timing also changing to the t-dance traditional 4 p.m. till 1 a.m., the other big change of course, being the move to Shoreditch and the hi-tech industrial warehouse venue Xoyo, which nestles just south of Hoxton on Cowper St. (full address 32-37 Cowper Street, EC2A 4AP). As for admission, we are still awaiting news of advanced ticket options, although with just over two weeks to go, we suspect it’s an entry on the door arrangement, that price at least confirmed as a very reasonable £6 before 8 a.m. or £8 thereafter, as long as you are accompanied by a flyer or ad, while we suspect standard door taxes will be between £10 & £12 accordingly. So, the place to watch for pre event ticket ordering is Deelooded’s page at https://facebook.com/deelooded, while we will, naturally, bring you the news as soon as its hits, the addition of new host Daniel Lismore & his pulling power, combined with all the networking skills Fat Tony, Jodie Harsh, Tom Stephan and the dynamic draw of Boy George, hinting to a word of warning as we reckon you will need to be at the door by four to secure your entry, the queue of clubbing clamberers’ likely to stretch a country mile down Cowper St and beyond come five of six.
So, with our anticipation in the ascendency, our expectations heading for eruption and our excitement close to fever pitch, we can say with complete conviction that Deelooded is a date in our disco dance diary that sends every other into the shade in comparison, meaning come rain or shine, hook or crook, we will, and you should also “Go There! Be There!” (DISCO MATT)
