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Not everyone loves going clubbing - so here's a bunch of more low-key (but equally wild) parties kicking off on New Year's Eve in smaller venues around the city. Live music and DJs, costumes and dressing down, style bars and pubs, underground clubs and full-on cheese fests - there's so much variety, and all at a fraction of the cost of a big club night.
 Frog NYE Kentish Town Forum, 9-17 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, NW5 1NX 31st December 2006 Live, loud, fun - three words just about sum up a Saturday night at Frog. Now one of the best live music nights in the capital is sorting it out for a New Year's Eve special at the Forum. As well as the Frog residents belting out the latest 45s to an appreciative young crowd there will be live sets from London's own Larrikin Love, short-suited post-punkers The Young Knives and brilliant Devonshire four-piece The Rumble Strips. The fabulous Forum will afford plenty of space for lager-swilling and sweat-spraying dancing. The quality of the tunes on their Saturday nights at Meanfiddler is spot on - in a bigger venue for the biggest party of the year they should attract a fair number of the Camden hordes up the road to Kentish Town. Venue: Kentish Town Forum Address: 9-17 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, NW5 1NX Phone: 020 7284 1001 Date: 31st December 2006 Time: 21:00 - 4:00 Pricing: £25 (advance) Nearest Station: Kentish Town Tube Frog NYE - Information | Hotels near Kentish Town Forum   Disco Sucks @ Big Chill HouseBig Chill House, 257-259 Pentonville Road, N1 9NL 31st December 2006 See in the New Year at the brand new Big Chill venue in King's Cross with DJ sets from Idjut Boys, electro-funk forerunner Greg Wilson, Fat Camp and a typically DIY set from Michael Cook. We reckon this spanking new style bar needs a riotous party to roughen up the edges and give it some of that organic Big Chill atmosphere. Venue: Big Chill House Address: 257-259 Pentonville Road, N1 9NL Phone: 020 7427 2540 Date: 31st December 2006 Time: 20:00 - 6:00 Pricing: £20 Nearest Station: King's Cross Tube / Rail Disco Sucks @ Big Chill House - Information | Hotels near Big Chill House  The Mad Hatter's Tea PartyThe Lock Tavern, The Enterprise and Barfly, Camden Town, NW1 8AN 31st December 2006 Barfly - one of the best places to catch live music in Camden - teams up with two of the area's coolest pubs, the Lock Tavern and the Enterprise, for a three venue party to usher in the New Year. Punters are urged to dress in full Alice in Wonderland fancy dress for the Mad Hatter's Tea Party but they'll accept a particularly mad hat. Amongst all this fancy dress they'll be DJ sets from Dolly Rockers, Filthy Dukes, The Rakes and True Grit, not to mention a programme of live sets from some secret guests. Spread over three venues, this night of cracking tunes and live music will provide plenty of variety for those who feel more at home seeing in the New Year in a pub rather than a club. Venue: The Lock Tavern, The Enterprise and Barfly Address: Camden Town, NW1 8AN Phone: 08709 070 999 Date: 31st December 2006 Time: 20:00 - 4:00 Pricing: £15 Nearest Station: Camden Town / Chalk Farm Tube The Mad Hatter's Tea Party - Information | Hotels near The Lock Tavern  Co-Op NYE: Bugz in the AtticCargo, 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY 31st December 2006 The sprawling West London broken beat collective will be whipping up a party vibe to usher in the New Year. After a decade of DJing and remixing, the Bugz released their debut album to respectful underground acclaim. Less experimental than some of their off-the-wall remixes, 'Back in the Doghouse' peddled an infectious dance-floor vibe. Splurging funky bass lines, bounced off broken hip hop beats, overlaid with sweet vocal licks. The many members might be a touch cramped on the diminutive Cargo stage, amongst their batteries of percussion and synths, but the crowd will be right there with them too. Bugz love a party atmosphere and the parade of guest vocalists will be inciting the crowd into delirious frenzy. As well as the live set the Co-Op residents will be mixing their way into 2007 with the coolest sounds of future soul. Plus, of all the bar-come-clubs in Shoreditch, Cargo consistently produces the best nights of music. Venue: Cargo Address: 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY Phone: 020 7739 3440 Date: 31st December 2006 Time: 20:00 - 6:00 Pricing: £30 (early bird), £35 (standard) Nearest Station: Old Street/Liverpool Street Tube Co-Op NYE: Bugz in the Attic - Information | Hotels near Cargo  Ginglik New YearGinglik, Shepherd's Bush Green, W12 8PH 31st December 2006 Word-of-mouth has made Ginglik one of the most popular nightspots in West London. They've managed to create a fantastic local vibe, supporting young artists and musicians; you'll feel like old friends at the end of your first night there. For their fourth New Year's bash, Ginglik have come up with a really intriguing line-up, blending live music and turntablists. Masdafarai Sound System's funk-dub-breaks odyssey fits in a string of vocalists, horns, drums, bass, beat boxing and a whole lot more. Nathan Lee has to be seen to be believed - the Prodigy collaborator beat boxes and plays the flute simultaneously. On the decks there'll be hip hop and breaks from DJ Shorty, electro and dub from Edzy and slick Ninja Tune meanderings from Saffrola Sounds. Chilled out but still funky, for a compromise between clubbing and live music you won't get much better than this cool hideaway beneath the streets. Venue: Ginglik Address: Shepherd's Bush Green, W12 8PH Phone: 07714 207 914 Date: 31st December 2006 Time: 20:00 - 3:00 Pricing: £18 (Non-members), £10 (Members) Nearest Station: Shepherd's Bush Tube Ginglik New Year - Information | Hotels near Ginglik  Hat Club New YearThe Tabernacle, 55-61 Tabernacle Street, EC2A 4LE 31st December 2006 Hat-Club rules. These goodtime kids have gone from throwing smallish parties for a crowd of mates to selling out the colossal Canvas in 2005. They've been a bit quieter this year but this Hogmanay bash at the Tabernacle should be a brilliant, intimate party. Behind the decks Filthy Rich, Kevin Griffiths, James Fitch, Henry Burrows, Nick Piper and Just Justin will be laying down the most energetic, upfront house in the city. This is a great venue and a really happening event organised by some party people who simply want to spread their love of hats and house and have found an army of followers. This will be a special one - but DON'T forget your hat or you WON'T get in. Venue: The Tabernacle Address: 55-61 Tabernacle Street, EC2A 4LE Phone: 020 7253 5555 Date: 31st December 2006 Time: 20:00 - late Pricing: £25 (Advance) Nearest Station: Old Street Tube Hat Club New Year - Information | Hotels near The Tabernacle  Throb at JammJamm, 261 Brixton Road, SW9 6LH 31st December 2006 Cheap as chips and nearly as tasty, Throb is a night with excessive character. This year they're promising to take the overpriced, overhyped and underwhelming out of New Year's Eve. How? Ten quid in, pub prices all night and some wicked, varied, pumping house music. This year's night goes under the title 'Strictly Come Throbbing' - so early on they'll be dance instructors amongst the crowd teaching some new shapes and later prizes for the best moves, plus a cheesy compere organising dance offs. Guests are encouraged to dress up in a stupid dance outfit...so dust off your tutu. This will be a fun packed night. Throb parties have a reputation for not quitting till the bitter end, so expect to finish the party somewhere else, well inside 2007. Venue: Jamm Address: 261 Brixton Road, SW9 6LH Phone: 020 7274 5537 Date: 31st December 2006 Time: 21:00 - 6:00 Pricing: £10 (Members), £20 (Non-members). Membership free on Throb website. Nearest Station: Brixton Tube Throb at Jamm - Information | Hotels near Jamm  WigstockInfernos, 146 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UH 31st December 2006 Flying the flag for those who wish their uni days had never ended - Infernos is putting on another New Year's party which any student union in the country would be proud off. The only thing that'll be missing is cheap beer. Thousands of incorrigible drunks will spend New Year's by eyeing each other up, dancing to cheese and spilling cocktails all over the place. Infernos is an apt name for this place, which can resemble the third circle of hell to the uninitiated - but we love it. Set over four mammoth floors, this is the ultimate boozy night out, complete with crowd-pleasing music, cool costumes, and plenty of lads and lasses on the pull. This year's party is called Wigstock - so there won't be quite as many skimpy outfits as at last year's beach party - but there will be some huge comedy afros. If you want to spend this New Year's Eve getting truly tanked up, mingling with the opposite sex and dancing to some serious cheese, then Infernos is the place to go. Party on! Venue: Infernos Address: 146 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UH Phone: 020 7720 7633 Date: 31st December 2006 Time: 21:00 Pricing: £20 or £10 (before 2 December) Nearest Station: Clapham Common Tube Wigstock - Information | Hotels near Infernos  Roy AyersJazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, NW1 7PG 26th December 2006 - 1st January 2007 Funky soul man Roy Ayers has sold out more nights in London than any other artist. We are his home away from home, and British audiences have loved every note the guy has produced, from party floor-filler 'My Life in the Sunshine' to his latest release with Ubiquity, 'Juice'. Roy is a marvellous, timeless musician and this set at the Jazz Cafe will send a small, privileged crowd into 2007 on a happy, soulful high. This gig is a brilliant bet for revellers who love their soul music and want to shake a leg but can't cope with thousands of drunken animals around them. The refined setting of the venue, which also has dinner tables available for early arrivals, puts both musicians and crowd in the mood to reflect on the sheer joy of music. Ayers will rise to this occasion and lift the crowd with him. Venue: Jazz Cafe Address: 5 Parkway, NW1 7PG Phone: 020 7534 6955 Date: 26th December 2006 - 1st January 2007 Time: 19:00 - 2:00 Pricing: 26-28 Dec: £20, 29 Dec £22, 30 Dec £22.50, 31 Dec £50, 1 Jan £20 Nearest Station: Camden Town Tube Roy Ayers - Information | Hotels near Jazz Cafe  School Disco NYEHammersmith Palais, 230 Shepherd's Bush Road, W6 7NL 31st December 2006 Attention pupils! The headmaster summons you to the Hammersmith Palais to get royally drunk with thousands of like minded naughty pupils. School Disco is an embarrassing, cheesy nostalgia-fest, made even more shameful by the sexy schoolgirls on display and the strutting men in shorts. We're only admitting to visiting this place once - but we have to say - we loved it! If you can muster a posse of like-minded party animals, why not ring in the New Year at this massive disco party? The dress code may be demeaning but the music is spot on - classic tunes every one, and perfect for drunken dancing. The special time of year means you're also that little more likely to pull - making it a virtual certainty! So bad it's good, with lashings of booze and brilliant tunes cementing this as an unforgettable, albeit embarrassing way to roll into 2007. Venue: Hammersmith Palais Address: 230 Shepherd's Bush Road, W6 7NL Phone: 0871 872 1234 Date: 31st December 2006 Time: 22:00 - 5:00 Pricing: £40 | £70 (VIP) Nearest Station: Hammersmith Tube School Disco NYE - Information | Hotels near Hammersmith Palais |
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