Here you will find recommendations for events during the calendar week & month, via our “Weekend Focus” reports, which detail specific events, our “Best Bites” & ”Short Shouts” newsletters, which run down our top choices in any given weekend and our “Extra Bites” shouts which cover that hot off the press & last minute news that deserve a special mention. All these posts aim to guide you through what is best on offer across the gay London scene as well as ground breaking new clubs where metrosexuality is the name of the game, acting as additions & not replacements to our full previews. In combination they provide one of THE most comprehensive recommendations guides available.
Picks/Recommends – DISH @ East Bloc – Saturday 12th May – Pick Of The Day
There was MEAT & now there is DISH , this superb Stephan serving shindig across in Shoreditch, which takes place tonight (Sat 12th May) at East Bloc, making it to DM’s pick of day, all the detail a banner selection away opposite or an image click below, while DM dissects his DISH Weekend Focus devotion [...]
Recommends – “Tasty Tom Treat” – DISH @ East Bloc – Saturday 12th May – Weekend Focus Special
There was MEAT & now there is DISH this tasty Tom Stephan treat of an event having taken over from the former & about to serve up another sensational shindig across in Shoreditch on Saturday, DM lauding his focus attention in a starts to mains to dessert devotion that will leave you in no doubt [...]
Picks/Recommends – Barca Beats In Berlin” – Circuit Festival Official Pre-Party @ Propaganda – Saturday 12th May – Pick Of The Day/Focus Special
Disco Matt continues the Tuesday trend of looking to an international event as his pick of the day, choosing The Circuit Festival pre-party at Propaganda in Berlin, which takes place this coming Saturday (12th May), all the detail a banner selection away opposite or an image click below, while DM delivers on some D.J. & [...]
Picks/Recommends – “Peeling Open A Pumping Party” – CasaLatina “L.O.V.E. Banana” – Saturday 28th April – Pick Of The Day/Focus Extra
Disco Matt plays catch-up as he delves deep into the detail on CasaLatina’s “L.O.V.E. Banana” event, which takes place tonight (Sat 28th April), this marvellous meet having also made it as DM’s pick of the day, all the detail a banner selection away opposite or an image click below, while DM, along with Casa’s crew, [...]
Picks/Recommends – “Dancing Dinner Delight” – WE Party Madrid “Fast Food” – Monday 30th April – Pick Of The Day/Intl. Focus Special
Continuing the Tuesday trend of casting both his picks & recommends net in an international direction, Disco Matt plumps for the wonder of WE, who head home to Madrid this coming Monday (30th April), their “Fast Food” event making it to DM’s pick of the day, the dinky detail on this dancing dinner delight a [...]
Recommends – “While Isle Invasion” – This Is Ibiza @ Fire – Saturday 21st April – Weekend Focus
We were mesmerised by Matinee, seduced by SuperMartXe & wowed by WE, the so called Spanish armada of clubs captivating the capital’s circuit extending to a White Isle invasion that has included the likes of La Troya & Cafe Ole, although come Saturday it will be the turn of another Ibiza infiltrator to capture clubbers [...]
Recommends – “After Easter Affections” – Weekend Best Bites – Fri 13th to Sun 15th April – Newsletter (Part One)
As the scene shakes off the hangover resulting from the biggest weekend of the year so far, some sporting the spoils of success, others simply reflecting on what could have been, time rests for no man, victorious or defeated, so the scene steps forward into April, Disco Matt picking out his top of the tree [...]
Recommends – “Appetising Alternative Trio Of Treats” – Discotec, Fiction & Dish – Thurs 5th, Fri 6th & Sun 8th April – Easter Extra Bites
Having covered “The Big Easter Weekend Ticket” trio of treats, it’s time to let another appetising trio of treats take to the DM spotlight, three exceptional events that deserve to have their Easter say, as the weekend hails the return of two brilliant brands form our partying past, well as a special Sunday serving Stephan [...]
Recommends – “Orange Easter Others” – Gravity “Bad Thursday”, Onyx “Holy Trinity”, A:M “Easter Headliners”, Later “WE Warm Up” & “Extra”, Beyond “Recharged” – Thurs 5th to Mon 9th April – Easter Extra Bites Special
While the emphasis on “The Big Easter Weekend Ticket” having propelled it’s trio of treats to the fore, there is little doubt that The Orange Group have plenty more on offer, a collective of clubs that carries you from Thursday to Monday, Disco Matt biting into the seven other Orange Nation Easter events that make [...]
Recommends – “Towering Three Course Clubbing Collective” – The Big Easter Weekend Ticket – Beyond, WE “Fluro” & As One – Saturday, Sunday & Monday 7th, 8th & 9th April – Weekend Focus Special
For scrumptious starters there is an ample appetiser of awesome afterhours autonomy, followed by a majestic mains mountain of scintillating Spanish supremacy, this three course clubbing colossus picture completed by a dream of a dessert, cream of the crop filled captivating clubbing collaboration. Yes, it’s Easter, which can only mean one thing “The Big Ticket” [...]
Recommends – “Dancing In Disguise” – The Wig Party Masked Ball – Sunday 18th March – Weekend Focus Special
With the Wig Party’s reputation for clubbing glamour sophistication & style in combination with charitable causes, thus attracting the cream of the scene & celebrity crop and proving ever more popular year on year, it was only a matter of time before the team behind this annual event would seek to score a second yearly [...]
Recommends – “Daytime Disco Delight” – Later “9th Birthday” – Sunday 4th March – Weekend Focus Extra
Who would have thought that an afterthought for an afterhours would become the amazing afterparty that it has, Later not only extending clubbing into the delights of daytime, but has become part & parcel of a scene that sees its celebrate nine years cutting a significant stride this Sunday, DM dipping his toe into this [...]
Recommends – “I Want My Mummy” – WE “Pharaoh” – Saturday 3rd March – Weekend Focus Special
Having set the benchmark high enough with its captivating “Candy” colossus a few months ago, WE Party on tour in London exceeded even that excellence with a simply scintillating “Safari” showing on the first day of 2012, meaning all eyes will be on The Coronet this Saturday when the next instalment in the wonderful world [...]
Recommends – “Steve, Steve & Steven” – Weekend Best Bites – Friday 17th to Sunday 19th February – Newsletter (Part One)
With Saturday & Sunday seemingly being all about Steve, Steve & Steven, Disco Matt steps out of the scene shadow in what already looks like a whirlwind weekend of amazing action from start to finish, picking out his top of the tree choices of where to be & be seen in Soho, Vauxhall & Shoreditch. [...]
Reports & Recommends – “Boutique Brilliance” – Room Service – Thursday 16th February – Special Feature
It literally took the scene by storm when it launched in London sixteen months ago, a summer season in Ibiza propelling its profile even further, while its presence at WE events as well as playing pre-party hosts for the likes of Beyond, Casa Latina & Matinee have seemingly secured its future. But with the seventeenth [...]
Recommends – “Brazilians Boldly Go Galactic” – Casa Latina “A Space Odyssey” – Saturday 18th February – Weekend Focus
Virtually a year to the date, the brilliant Brazilian brand Casa Latina, with amazing adventures “Super Car Wash” & “Sugar Daddy” under its belt, returns with an event of epic proportions, as it shots beyond the stratosphere with its “Space Odyssey” outing, magnificent men Mauricio, Thiago & Lunarde masterminding a magical meet that sees Disco [...]
Recommends – “Colossal Collision” – Ultimate – Sunday 12th February – Weekend Focus Extra
When the words “Beyond” & “Trade” are mentioned individually, one other word immediately springs to mind, “Afterhours”, but when they are mentioned together, one other word now forms part of that eloquent sentence, “Ultimate” a bringing together of these brilliant brands that has its second coming this Sunday, Disco Matt brushing aside his inhibitions in [...]
Recommends – “Electrifying Excitement” – Trade “A Tainted Love Affair” – Saturday 11th February – Weekend Focus
It ruled the clubbing waves throughout the nineties, continued to make an indelible impression throughout the noughties and, having come of age back in October, Trade starts the Olympic year with a prolific party that looks set to re-write its own unwritten rules, as from the tunnels of Turnmills, the arches of Arcadia & the [...]
Recommends – “Sparkling Amidst The Snow” – Lush-Moi “The Launch” – Sunday 5th February – Weekend Extra Bites
We have seen the return of Gigolo, the launch of Blitz and now Soho prepares for a third protagonist to the social soiree set, as enigmatic individual, Johnny Sparkle brings his dream of promoting a club on the capitals circuit to fruition, Disco Matt biting into the detail on Lush-Moa which storms the scene this [...]
Recommends – “Brave New Brands Beckoning” – Weekend Short Shouts – Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th February – Newsletter (Part Two)
While it may be cold outside, the heat is certainly being turned up across the Soho, Vauxhall & Shoreditch scene this weekend, some new entrants along with old favourites filling Friday through Sunday and so having bitten into the best, it’s time to shout for the rest, Disco Matt picking out an exciting eleven of [...]
Recommends – “There’s a Lottie Going On” – Weekend Best Bites – Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th February – Newsletter (Part One)
With Siberian winds & the threat of snow gripping the streets of London this weekend, the thermostat has been turned up to the max across the capitals clubbing circuit, Disco Matt checking out the hottest action across Soho, Vauxhall & Shoreditch with his Best Bites choices of where to be & be seen on the [...]
Recommends – “The Boys Are Back” – Gigolo “Honcho” – Wednesday 25th January – Extra Bites
Billed as London’s hottest midweek party, Disco Matt takes a quick lok into the weekly return of Gigolo to the Soho social soiree scene, this brilliant brand’s business being your pleasure and with hot porn stars, hot latino’s hot D.J.’s & hot action, the heat is definitely on at Shadow Lounge this Wednesday Having [...]
Recommends – “Dish Of Deviation” – Weekend Best Bites – Friday 13th to Sunday 15th January – Recommends Newsletter Part One
Finding ourselves on the cusp of another wonderful weekend within the capital’s clubland circuit, with the New Year now started in earnest, it seems that brilliant brands & birthday’s will be taking centre stage across Soho, Vauxhall & Shoreditch, Disco Matt picking out his choices of where to be best seen on the scene. Well, [...]
Recommends – “Recovery & Resolution Rest” – Weekend Short Shouts – Friday 6th to Sunday 8th January – Newsletter Part Two
With of first set of 2012 Best Bites done & dusted, we couldn’t let the weekend begin without giving a dozen delectable’s a shot at winning your recovery or resolution affections, meaning it’s time to run down the best of the rest in Soho, Vauxhall & Shoreditch. We may find ourselves in the first [...]
Recommends – “Creative Cafe Combo” – Gigolo Meets Salvation “NYD Spunktacular” – Sunday 1st Jan – NY Weekend Extra Bites
With the social soiree scene mover & shaker of 2011 starting the New Year as it means to go on, Disco Matt takes a last minute look over the contribution that brilliant brand Gigolo will be making when it combines with Salvation at Café De Paris, this very important promotions team hosting the VIP area [...]
Recommends – “Majestic Mythological Meet” – The Shadow Lounge “Greek Gods & Gladiators” – Sat 31st Dec – NY Weekend Extra Bites
If its style & sophistication you are seeking this New Years Eve, then The Shadow Lounge will be serving it up by the barrel load, that along with plenty of saucy shenanigans as the eyes of Soho look deep into the delight that is this premier gay venue’s “Greek Gods & Gladiators” gathering, But what’s [...]
Recommends – “Wrapping Up The New Year Rest” – N.Y. Weekend Short Shouts – Fri 30th Dec to Mon 2nd Jan – Newsletter Part Two
With our “Best Bites” posted in part one, now it’s time to “Short Shout” in part two, this second half of our re-styled newsletter guiding you through the forthcoming N.Y. weekend, covering a delightful dozen of scene showings where you could be laying your Happy New hat, whether your choice is Soho, Vauxhall or Shoreditch, [...]
Recommends – “Happy New Year Highlights” – N.Y. Weekend Best Bites – Fri 30th Dec to Mon 2nd Jan – Newsletter Part One
With the New Year weekend on our doorsteps, Disco Matt gets his Recommends act together and after revealing his plans to split his weekly newsletter into two parts, covers his “Best Bites” choices of where to be & be seen on the scene in this, part one. Looking back over the last few weeks, nay [...]
Recommends – “Spiritual Sunday Soiree” – Salvation “New Years Day Spectacular” – Sunday 1st January 2012 – New Year’s Focus Special
After a year cutting a significant stride on the global clubbing circuit, the superb Salvation returns to its spiritual home, London’s Café De Paris, with a prolific party that will surely dazzle & delight, Disco Matt delving into all the detail of this dynamic draw, including podcast page links & much much more right here, [...]
Recommends – “Re-lit & RAWing” – Fire’s “Welcome Home” and “Keep Calm & Orange On” Events – Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th Dec – Weekend Extra Bites
Those infamous arches in Vauxhall are open, both Gravity & A:M having shown the wonderful way for the capitals clubbers to celebrate Fire back in business, the path now clear for both the “Welcome Home” and “Keep Calm & Orange On” parties, Disco Matt shouting about it all right here right now & giving you [...]
Reports/Recommends – Fire Re-Opening – Thursday 15th December – Newsflash/ Short Shout
We have always said that six weeks can be a long time when submerged in the comings & goings within the capitals clubbing scene, although the six weeks that Fire has been closed seems to have literally flown by, our consumption of Orange at Electric, followed by WE Disco at The Coronet, those two added [...]
Recommends – “Accentuating Anniversary Presents Positivity” – Logan Presents 3rd Anniversary “Get Well George Michael” – Saturday 17th Dec – Weekend Focus Special
We have previewed, we have reported and now it is time to recommend, and in doing so, cut the wheat from the chaff, thereby not just reflecting our continued support for this audacious anniversary, but delving into the detail of what you can expect from this delightfully dynamic dance deliverance on 17th December. [...]
Recommends – “Dee Eye Es See Oh” – WE “Disco” 1st Anniversary – Saturday 3rd December – Weekend Focus
From time infinitum we have always loved a bit of disco, whether it be as far back as our childhood when we were addicted to ABBA, then onwards when we made our first intrepid steps onto the dancefloors of Johannesburg in our late teens, this time in our lives seeing disco combine creatively with electronic [...]
Recommends – “Red Ribbon Day Devotions” – World AIDS Day Events – Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th December – Extra Bites Special
Having just completed our annual special report on World AIDS Day (WAD), this year we pressing home the message of support for the fight against this epidemic by the smallest of gesture, that being the wearing of a red ribbon with pride, our feature entitled “Red Ribbon Day” (well worth a read at http://discomatt.com/web/2011/11/reports-red-ribbon-day-world-aids-day-thursday-1st-december-special-reportreflection/) not [...]
Recommends – “Back To Brixton” – Orange “Electric” – Saturday 26th November – Weekend Extra Bites
We often associate certain brands with certain times, for example Trade is historically & memorably always a Sunday morning meet, Salvation a t-dance style soiree & Room Service will forever be the start of anyone’s weekend on a Thursday, others we can pick on including Onyx that is a firm Friday favourite & Crash which [...]
Recommends – “11th Hour Hit On A Trio Of Treats” – Saturday Short Shouts – Sat 12th November
With the last week or so laid to waste for a number of reasons, our latest brush with ravages of London’s roads leaving us pre-occupied with our personal health, we have once again missed the boat with our weekend recommends newsletter, although with a trio of treats presenting themselves tonight (Saturday 12th November), we couldn’t [...]
Recommends – “Resurrection Rejoicing” – Salvation “The Anniversary” – Sunday 13th November – Weekend Extra Bites
When you look at the wealth of wonderful clubs that have graced the capitals circuit, it has certainly been seen as a rich playing field for some of the biggest names in the business, worldwide brands such as Matinee, SuperMartXe & WE having made London as much a home as back in Spain, while we [...]
Recommends – “Delectable December Dance Diary Dates Duo” – WE “Disco” 1st & Logan Presents 3rd Anniversaries – Saturday 1st & 17th December
It is rare that we find ourselves so much ahead of the game, as generally we end up catching up with just days or even hours to spare, but it seems that two of Spain’s biggest clubbing brands are pointing us towards December and tempting us into shouting about their up-coming events in Christmas month. [...]
Recommends – “Out of Hiding In Hidden” – Bear Necessity Presents “Mad Bear” – Saturday 5th November – Weekend Extra Bites
With Vauxhall having hit the headlines across the weekly gay magazines, as well as reaching a host of websites around the capital, the focus is very much on this south London clubbing mecca, although while people are throwing their thoughts towards one particular venue in question, we thought we would divert your attention to another, [...]
Recommends – “Globetrotting G Lands In London” – Onyx vs. A:M – Friday 4th November – Weekend Focus
In times of old, Friday night clubbing was always seen as the poor cousin to Saturdays & Sundays, the lion’s share of the bigger brands on the capitals circuit choosing the latter two as their preferred options when pitching their parties, Friday very much being viewed more as the end to the working week rather [...]
Recommends – “Autumn Appetisers” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd October – Recommends Newsletter
Looking back on October alone it seems that even Alton Towers has nothing on the rollercoaster ride we have found ourselves on, last weekend a perfect example of huge Friday highs followed by Saturday lows, an amazing “Play Time” at Lo-Profile followed by missing in action absences from The Week & Lovechild. And our expected [...]
Recommends – “Finding A Pulse” – Lovechild “The Big Blue” – Saturday 15th October – Weekend Focus Special
Over the years we have grown particularly fond of certain brands that have braved the capitals clubbing scene, the reasons for our attractions as varied as the clubs themselves, although certain common denominators kind of tie them together, the music & the music makers two perfect examples, although with certain clubs, it can also be [...]
Recommends – “Back In Business” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts Newsletter – Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th October –
After a pretty topsy turvy summer season which started & ended with hospitalisation, that on top of writing prospect promises that failed to materialise, we point ourselves towards the autumn with renewed vigour, this new found furver in our footsteps seeing the return of our weekly recommends newsletter which we now plan to extend into [...]
Recommends – “Banking On Brand Buoyancy” – WE Party London “I Love WE” – Saturday 8th October – Weekend Focus
There is no doubt that WE Party has established itself as a capital clubbing circuit colossus, some would say on the back of the pulsating path that its arch rival SuperMartXe had forged, not least that it short of stole The Coronet from underneath its Spanish super brand competitor’s feet. But then that old record [...]
Recommends – “Brazilian Roots Brand Returns” – Casa Latina “Sugar Daddy” – Saturday 24th September – Weekend Focus
There can be no doubt that the Latin influence has been washing on the shores of London’s landscape for a few years now, the Spanish armada that included Space, La Troya, Matinee & SuperMartXe spearheading a wave of other nationals that have tried to crack the capital’s clubbing circuit nut, some succeeding more than others, [...]
Recommends – “Exceptional Eight Yardstick Years” – Hard On! “8th Birthday” – Saturday 17th September – Weekend Focus Extra
In this day & age it is increasingly rare to find a conventional club standing the test of time, let alone one that sits squarely in the fetish market, some of the world’s biggest brands having faded from the capitals clubbing circuit long before passing the seven year itch, meaning that to still be going [...]
Recommends – “A Purple Shade Of Pink” – Lovechild, Logan Presents & Lo-Profile/Profile’s “Superlovers” – A Soho Pink Sunday Special – Sunday 18th September – Weekend Focus Special
We look back to the days of Soho Pride with incredible fondness, the concept which started back in the mid noughties as a result of the de-scaling of London’s main pride event and quickly established itself as the capitals premier gay festival, outstripping the former in terms of both numbers & appeal, although quickly switching [...]
Recommends – “Regular Routine Rules” – Beyond “Super Size” – Saturday 10th September – Weekend Extra Bites Special
If you are a follower of our reviews & recommends posts, you will no doubt have gathered that we always do our best to spread the love across the rich diversity that is the capitals clubbing scene, although some of our harshest critics would probably say that we favour a certain set of clubs and [...]
Recommends – “Gary’s Gang Gather” – Onyx “The Ku Takeover” – Friday 9th September – Weekend Extra Bites
Having firmly established itself as a Friday favourite & having recently celebrated its 2nd birthday, it seems that Onyx continues to ride a wave crest that shows no signs of coming into shore, new(ish) promoter Verity Meyes, having grasped what was already a winning formula and adding her own fabulous & feminine touch to the [...]
Recommends – “Former Format Back With A Bang” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Friday 9th to Sunday 11th September
Having toiled over which direction we would be taking our regular weekly “Recommends” newsletter, in conjunction with our summer siesta, we gave this post a bit of a break while we rejuvenated our batteries & cleared the clog in that directional dilemma. So, finding our feet back under the proverbial table and having taken the [...]
Recommends – “Birthday Candles On Fire” – Orange 13th Birthday “Clockwork Orange” – Sunday 11th September – Weekend Focus Special
There can be no disputing the fact that Sunday nights & Monday mornings in clubland London now pretty much belong to just one brand, especially as the likes of DTPM, FF, PSP & Warriors are long gone from our schedules. And whist many of us find ourselves committed to the start of the working week, [...]
Recommends – “Logan Back In The Limelight” – SuperMartXe “Blackout” – Saturday 10th September – Weekend Focus Special
The last few months have certainly been everything of the rollercoaster ride we have been painting of our circulations around the clubbing scene, the emotional, mental & physical pressures having taken their toll and whilst there have been a huge amount of up’s, there have also been downs. Mind you, our downs pail somewhat into [...]
Recommends – “The Boy Is Back” – Beyond “The Big Top” – Sunday 28th August – Weekend Focus Special
Having decided to subject ourselves to a short summer siesta there was always going to be one club that we would miss the most, indeed when we cast our minds back just a few months to our South African adventure of four weeks, we simply had to sandwich our southern hemisphere stint with a full-on [...]
Recommends – “Less Exclusive, More Inclusive” – Weekend Bar Bites & Club Cuts – Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July
It was just last weekend that we took a serious look at our Weekend Recommendations newsletter, our format of “Best Bites & Short Shouts” having been running for close on six months, although the concept behind it for much longer. However, as we detailed in our report, “Best Bites On A Break” (direct link http://discomatt.com/web/2011/07/reports-best-bites-on-a-break-weekend-recommends-newsletter-review-saturday-23rd-july/), [...]
Recommends – “New Times Two” – Blessed & Le Boy – Sunday 31st July & Friday 5th August – Weekend Focus Special
We never cease to be amazed by the wealth of new ideas, new projects & moreover new club nights that continually spring up across the capitals clubbing circuit, some ideas really capturing the imagination, others sinking without trace within weeks of launching. While Soho has clearly been getting much of the attention lately, successes Gigolo [...]
Recommends – “Setting Sail On Sunday” – Later “Summer Boat Party” – Sunday 31st July – Weekend Extra Bites
Casting our minds back some eight or so years, the face of Sunday afternoons in the capitals clubland was changed pretty much for ever as a new venture played out in front of our eyes at Fire in Vauxhall, since when Later has become part of the schedule furniture, pitching & yawing through the years [...]
Recommends – “Celebrating A New Era” – Shadow Lounge’s 10th Birthday – Thursday 28th July – Extra Bites
Very much like the old adage about London buses, “…when you waited ages for one to come & then twelve arrived all at once…”, it seems that birthday celebrations on the scene are currently quite similar. Indeed having been birthday bare for a good couple of months, within the space of a week we have [...]
Recommends – “You’ve Got The Love” – Lovebox – Sunday 17th July – Extra Bites
When it comes to music festivals there are some biggies of the annual calendar, Glastonbury very much setting the scene in June, while Radio One have their say right across the country throughout the summer, a firm favourite of Londoner’s being SW4, which for the last two years, we have found virtually on our [...]
Recommends – “From Latino’s To Lovebox’ers” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Friday 15th to Sunday 17th July
With our heads having been buried in computers & the compilations for well over twenty four hours, our minds are now focused back on the forthcoming weekend and one that looks set to be another purple patch period of partying with two exceptional events on our schedule. However, looking across the scene, there is so [...]
Recommends – “Festival Fun Praying For Sun” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Friday 8th to Sunday 10th July
Having taken a break last weekend from our Best Bites & Short Shouts recommendations as we honed in on what proved to be the real highlight of London Pride 2011, The Fire Dance Stage, also wanting to concentrate on our post rather than pre-reporting, putting our much missed full length reviews back on the map, [...]
Recommends – “Fantastic Festival Re-Formed” – Summer Rites “Re-Mixed” – Sunday 10th July – Weekend Focus
Having just about a week ago lamenting on the wonders of park festivals passed, we find ourselves in the same boat, looking back & then looking forward as one of our favourite festivals from a good ten years makes its welcome return to the summer scene. But pushing back the clock, when Summer Rites was [...]
Recommends – “From Fire To Fever” – Lovechild “Super Heroes” & “Meets Fever” – Saturday(s) 9th & 16th July – Weekend Focus Special
Having been out of action ourselves for a few weeks, it seems the scene has also been missing one of its favourite brands & promoters, both Lovechild & Alex Erfan having very much dipped under the radar. In fact, searching through our archives it was back in May that this lovable brand showed its hand [...]
Recommends – “Steven Steers Soho Square Stage” – London Pride 2011 – The Dance Stage – Saturday 2nd July – Extra Bites Special
Having devoted our most comprehensive Weekend Focus post ever to all things Orange, (check out the link http://discomatt.com/web/2011/06/recommends-proud-to-play-a-prolific-part-in-pride-london-gay-pride-2011-outstanding-orange-offer-friday-1st-to-tuesday-5th-july-weekend-focus-special/), this clubbing colossus making a considerable mark on London Gay Pride 2011, with no less than twelve peripheral parties encasing the biggie. And while we covered the Fire Dance Stage in our “Outstanding Orange Offer” report, given [...]
Recommends – “Proud To Play A Prolific Part In Pride – London Gay Pride 2011 – “Outstanding Orange Offer” – Friday 1st to Tuesday 5th July – Weekend Focus Special
When we were making our gingerly steps out onto the clubbing scene some twenty years ago, Gay Pride celebrations in the capital were somewhat different to what they are today, our first ever foray being down in Kennington Park, a reasonably sedate affair which was followed by successive years at Brockwell Park, Clapham Common, Victoria [...]
Recommends – “Advent Of Alfresco Antics” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Friday 24th to Sunday 26th June
Finding ourselves on the cusp of the final weekend of the month, whilst the weather is not quite flaming as one would expect in June, it seems that the scattering of showers & unseasonal winds will be behind us as we mark the advent of alfresco antics across the capitals clubbing scene, Gay Pride next [...]
Recommends – “Social Splendour In The Sun” – Room Service Ibiza Launch – Monday 27th June – Extra Bites Special
When the Soho scene jungle drums began to beat late last year, it was clear that there was a new kid on the block that was going to steal loads of the limelight, not just from competing clubs in the area, but the scene in general, Jodie Harsh’s Room Service quickly making an immense impression [...]
Recommends – “Dancing Divergence” – Beyond vs Deviate – Sunday 19th June – Extra Bites Special
Having been literally knocked for six just over a week ago, we find ourselves still very much in the recovery position this weekend, but more importantly, getting back up to speed with the seemingly never-ending offers coming out of our most favourite of clubbing brands, which seems to be forging new clubbing relationships right left [...]
Recommends – “Getting Ribbed For Resting” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Fri 17th to Sun 19th June
Well, what a week we have had, probably one of the most traumatic in our lifetime as a nasty road accident lead onto compilations & hospitalisation, all meaning our usual posts were pretty much laid to waste, yet as we resurface and regain our bearings, it looks like our coming weekend will be one dominated [...]
Recommends – “No Bed If You’re A Party Head” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th June
The bunch of bank holidays may have consumed the pockets of many, but as we move into June, the capitals clubbing scene shows no sign of taking a breather, this weekend already shaping up to be superb, with a new club launch, a brace of bargain bashes & a summer starter amongst many other offerings. [...]
Recommends – “Bigger Is Better” – Beyond “Supersize” – Sunday 29th May – Weekend Focus
In any given weekend there is always one club that pretty much guarantees a reasonable turnout, even when there isn’t much else on to feed it, such is its popularity. Plus there has been a penchant for Sunday morning shindigs since the days of Trade and we have always loved that feeling of decadence & [...]
Recommends – “Amazing Action To Absorb” – Spring Bank Holiday Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts Special – Thursday 26th to Monday 30th May
With the fourth Bank Holiday (the third in a month) right on our doorstep, we thought we would depart slightly from our usual Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts format, by extending it right across what is actually five days of frolicking, as, if like us, your weekend looks like starting tomorrow night (Thurs 26th [...]
Recommends – “Raffaella Rapture In Rome” – Muccassassina Season Finale – Friday 27th May – International Focus
There is no doubt in our minds that we have a penchant for all things Latin, our base here in London having seen a veritable feast of flamboyant forays in recent times, the so called Spanish Armada of clubs that have included Matinee, Space, SuperMartXe, having paved the way for others, Brazil having their say [...]
Recommends – “Soho Social Soiree Scene Set To Soar” – G&T and Gigolo – Tuesday 17th & Thursday 19th May – Extra Bites Special
For as long as we can remember, Soho has always been the centre of excellence when it comes to a sophistcated social soiree, indeed the list of club events & venues that have cut a stride in the niche sector over the years is pretty extensive, think Salon, Sweet Suite, Soho Revue Bar & Sanctury, [...]
Recommends – “Shoreditch Showstopper” – Meat @ East Bloc – Saturday 14th May – Extra Bites
Having given East Bloc plenty of coverage in our Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts Recommends posts over the last few months, it is surprising to us, as much as the men across in Shoreditch, that we have yet to step foot into this NYC style industrial hip & happening hangout on Old Street, although [...]
Recommends – “Double Dose Of Pride” – Lovechild Meets FFF – Saturday 14th May – Weekend Focus
Without doubt, the last twelve months or so has seen one of London’s most forward thinking & progressive clubs brands do just that, a whole succession of successful parties having played out across Europe and into the Middle East, destinations like Amsterdam, Lille, Barcelona & Istanbul receiving Lovechild rapturously, promoter Alex Erfan’s latest success story [...]
Recommends – “The Bel Ami Boys Are Back” – Lookbetternaked – Saturday 7th May – Weekend Focus
It hardly seems twelve months since we went strawberry picking, although not the sort that immediately springs to mind, in a field, as this strawberry picking was very much of a more sexual kind, off a beautiful Bel Ami boy’s body to be exact, this just being one of many thrills when Alex Erfan’s then [...]
Recommends – “The Weekend Starts Here” – Beyond vs La Demence “The Midnight Spectacular” – Sunday 1st May – Extra Bites Special
The Midnight Spectacular Having been consumed with two Bank Holiday weekends in a row, between which our other work duties have both kept us very busy & pretty exhausted, we have been well & truly caught out with our proverbial pants down for this wonderful weekend of clubbing which looks set to be even bigger [...]
Recommends – “Eggstravaganza Entertaiment” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Friday 22nd to Monday 25th April
We can hardly believe just how quickly Easter has arrived and we find ourselves having just about recovered from five days of partying with the drop dead gorgeous Delice boys at their delightful “Dream Festival” in Barcelona, about to repeat the affair with a hectic weekend of activity across London’s clubland. So, in a slight [...]
Recommends – “Gay Boys In The Ring” – Pink Collar Boxing Meets Lovechild – Friday 15th April – Weekend Focus
When the seeds were first sown on a specialist evening of entertainment, combining clubbing with clobbering, we took it all in with a pinch of salt, the thought of a proper boxing ring with proper boxers brawling, not quite our cup of tea, although the pseudo match-up of muscle mary’s that was pulled off in [...]
Recommends – “Twelve Hours Of Heaven” – Beyond “Midnight” – Sunday 10th April – Weekend Focus
Hardly a day since we completed a full on review reflection and devotion to this club brand and its “Doesn’t Get Better Than This” star, Steve Pitron, we find ourselves once again singing the praises of Beyond, well at least giving it a hearty recommendation, not that it needs it really, as such is the [...]
Recommends – “Do The Xanadu” – Gay City Rollers “2nd Birthday” – Sunday 10th April – Weekend Focus
Despite launching close on two years ago now and to considerable fanfare at that, making it down to Gay City Rollers was always a challenge for us, not least as the Wednesday night timing was tricky given work commitments, although some would say that was a pretty lame excuse as it was never planned to [...]
Recommends – “Ski? Not For Me” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts” – Friday 25th to Sunday 27th March
As a whole raft of D.J.’s, club promoters, scene faces & party heads begin to make their way down to Alpe d’Huez for the European Gay Ski week, the last thought on our minds is sliding down snow covered slopes, having recently returned from South Africa, soaking up the sun. So if like us, your [...]
DM Recomends – “Get Us To The Plane On Time” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts” – Fri 18th to Sun 20th February
Its definitely feeling like a short month compared to January, as we already find ourselves at the penultimate weekend of February and one that will see us running around in final preparations for our three week trip to South Africa, with more of that international reporting that is figuring in our lifestyle right now. Now, [...]
DM Recommends – “Love Is In The Air” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Fri 11th to Sun 13th February
Having gotten caught up in the raptures and romance of Paris last week, the run up to our weekend was full with sightseeing & socialising, meaning that precious little time was available to share our usual Best Bite shouts back here in the capital, although judging by pictures in the press, it was a reasonably [...]
DM Recommends – “Second Season Of Love” – Lovechild “The Birthday” – Saturday 12th Febraury – Weekend Focus Special
For those of you devotees to our regular postings (is there anybody there?!) you will have realised that, despite appearances and remarks to the contrary, there are a handful of clubbing brands that top or at least make into a so called favoured list, Beyond naturally being right up there, along with Matinee, SuperMartXe, DTPM [...]
DM Recommends – “Fetish With A Big Fat F” – Hard On! “FU*K OFF” – Saturday 29th January – Weekend Focus Extra
Like a few dependable constants in the clubbing world, Hard On! continues to cut a swathe through Saturday’s, filling the all important gap in the fetish market for more mainstream followers, Suzie Krueger’s creation taking up where FIST left off, just over eight years ago and whist a tad more vanilla for us than its [...]
DM Recommends – “Brazil’s Best Is Back” – The Week – Saturday 29th January – Weekend Focus
When Brazilian superclub The Week landed on London back in September last year, we certainly weren’t prepared for just what a spectacular reception it would get, yet having not been to Sao Paulo (ahhh!) to witness The Week in action, we poured many minutes & hours into lots of research on this amazing outfit in [...]
DM Recommends – “B Stands For?!…Birthday” – Queer Nation 20th Birthday – Saturday 22nd January – Weekend Focus Extra
Had we been on top form this last week, we would have lauded a full on preview of a birthday bash that truly deserves our attention, as this clubbing brand has been setting the standard for hip hop & happening nights in the London mixed race, mixed gender & generally mixed music taste crowd that [...]
Weekend Focus – “Surfing Snowboard” – Lovechild “Snowball” – Saturday 15th January
Having had probably one of their best years yet, cementing their monthly parties at Fire in London’s Vauxhall, plus having racked up an impressive amount of tours both domestically & internationally, including Paris, Brussels, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rome, Istanbul & Sydney, Lovechild concentrates firmly on home this Saturday (15th Jan) with their latest monthly party and [...]
DM Recommends – “Musclebear Moves” – Megawoof “Hardware” – Saturday 8th January – Weekend Focus
When a gap in the lucrative bear following market was spotted by D.J.’s/producers turned club promoters Daz Saund & Diddy some seven years ago, the then rather niche & select club designed to attract a certain element of a large (in more ways than one) clubbing group of the more muscled variety was born, Megawoof [...]
DM Recommends “Braving Beyond” – Disco Matt’s Birthday Bash – Sunday 19th December – Extra Bites
Well, doesn’t it look very festive outside, although, as usual London seems to grind to a halt with the mere whiff of any adverse weather, indeed having been out there today, everything & everyone seems to have slowed to snail’s pace, planes have been grounded, people stranded & roads impassable. However, we are definitely made [...]
DM Recommends – “Strictly Disco Matt Dancing” – Beyond “Winter Solstice” – Sunday 19th December – Weekend Focus
For those of you that know us very well, we love a bit of a bop, indeed our dancing reputation of late has been elevated somewhat by our whacky video which has certainly caught the imagination, but that is not to say that we love watching the professionals in action, indeed we can firmly place [...]
DM Recommends – “Moovin & Groovin” – Industri @ BCS – Wednesday 15th Dec – Extra Bites
Well it would be fair to say that Industri has pretty much dominated out lives since its launch back in 2008, hardly a week going by (well until recently) when we haven’t made our Thursday homage to Barcode Vauxhall to the delights of hostess Minty and the music machinations of either Brent Nicholls or Paul [...]
DM Recommends Extra Bites – Beyond WE – Sunday 5th December
Hey Folks, Well, with less than 12 hours to go until WE Party’s launch in London, we thought we would give you a quick progress report on proceedings, before taking a brief look at the afterparty. Now, as good as the music was at the pre-party at Lo-Profile last night, both Brent Nicholls & D’Johnny [...]
DM Recommends – “Back Best & Rest Bite-ing” – Weekend Best & Rest Bites – 3rd to 5th Dec
It certainly feels a little bit strange (but good strange you understand) to be sitting here & transmitting our Weekend Recommendations again, plus, just ahead of our new website launch on Monday as well as lots of other exciting developments to come. And it is good to be back, not just filling our evenings with [...]
DM Recommends – WE Party London – Saturday 4th December – Weekend Focus Special – “Well Excited”
Having given you an insight into the new sensation of a club brand that is WE party in our preview, “Welcoming Espania”, as well as delving into what you can expect from the music when WE lands in London on Saturday, our special post entitled “Wonderful Ensemble” tackling the myths surrounding the style of sounds [...]
DM Recommends – WE Pre-Party – Wednesday 1st December – Extra Bites Post
Hey Folks, Well, it seems that WE certainly looks set to dominate proceedings on the capitals clubbing scene this weekend, so it will come as no surprise that we have got in on the act, not only issuing a special preview, entitled “Welcoming Espania” which is out at direct link http://discomatt.com/web/2010/11/special-preview-welcoming-espania-we-party/ but also devoting a [...]
Weekend Best Bites Special – “Hectic Halloween”
Having literally recovered from one hectic weekend, a very special one as it turned out, we absorbing everything that the breathtaking Berlin had to throw up on us, we find ourselves hurtling straight into another, this time back in blighty & London to be precise. And being Halloween, it seems that the world & his [...]
Weekend Focus – Vauxhall Chainsaw Massacre – Saturday 30th October
With the Halloween weekend virtually on us, it seems that everyone seems to be pulling out the stops for what looks like being one of the most hectic since Easter, a veritable feast of parties going on around the capital from tonight (Friday 29th) right through until Monday morning. Naturally, we will be giving you [...]
Weekend Focus – D.T.P.M. “Eastbenders” – Sunday 31st October
Having just reflected on the massive club brand Trade, which celebrates its 20th birthday this weekend, if there is another club that sits in a similar bracket to Laurence Malice’s creation, then it is D.T.P.M., the Sunday afternoon event that started life back in the 1990’s at the fabulous Villa Stefano’s in Holborn (who can [...]