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Best New Year's Eve bashes in London

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:16:00 GMT

Not sorted your plans for the 31st yet? Tickets are still on sale for these great parties.

Santa's grotto comes to Punk

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:53:47 GMT

To celebrate the final weeks of 2008, Queens Of Noize have turned Punk into a veritable disco grotto.

Cherry pick a fruity party

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:12:18 GMT

Intimate, sexy and carefree, Cherryjam oozes cool but with a proper leave your attitude in the cloakroom

Enjoy a swinging vintage night out

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:52:39 GMT

Have your very own ballroom blitz at this jive and lindy hop bash in Angel.

London's best Halloween parties

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:19:44 GMT

The festival of darkness is a proper date in the fancy-dress diary and venues all over London pander to our ghoulishness. Here's our pick of the weekend's demon parties.

Feast your eyes on The Valmont

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:38:39 GMT

Too much of a good thing, can sometimes be a little overwhelming. But not at Chelsea's underground bunker, The Valmont Club.

Party like a pop star at Guilty Pleasures

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:58:56 GMT

Soft rock, fancy dress and a confession booth at the revamped Guilty Pleasures.

Praises to Buddha

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:53:12 GMT

Paris's glamorous grown-up lounge bar launches its London outpost.

Forget Munich, the beer is on us

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:34:15 GMT

If you can't get to Munich for Oktoberfest, head to Shoreditch instead. It's the next best thing, says Chris Beanland.

Size matters at 02's super club

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:36:11 GMT

You can't overplay the importance of Matter, clubland's newest and grandest project, which launched its first club night at The O2 arena.

Beats and bad rhymes at Bloody Awful Poetry

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

You'll love the bands, the bards and the boogying at quirky West End Club Madame Jo Jo's for the Bloody Awful Poetry night.

Best Islington Bars

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

After a few years on its uppers, Upper Street is fighting back. A rash of glamorous, independent new joints are worth a try.

Snap back in time at Islington Academy

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

Islington Academy has a makeover every fortnight for a nineties night out where Cool Britannia still rules. Alice Von Simson checks it out.

Hip Hotel Bars in London

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

Our city's fine tradition of hotel bars is something to be proud of. Here are the ones that are worth checking out.

A night on the town in a tent

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

There's nothing trashy about this super-cool Shoreditch club night - and it's all under canvas.

NIghts out for under a tenner

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

The credit crunch is kicking in so we've scoured the clubs and bars of London to find you seven fabulous nights out for under a tenner. Just go easy on the bar bill

Revel with a cause at Surya

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

Surya is a unique and ambitious venue that's forging a path in responsible clubbing but you'll still get a hangover.

Carve up the floor at meat market

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

Meat Market - a combination of bands and DJs - has already played host to acts including Pull Tiger Tail, Hatcham Social and Collapsing Cities.

Manic Monday at Durrr

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

Chase away those back-to-work blues with hot new bands and big-name DJs every Monday at Durrr at The End, says Charlote Melville.

Three Steps to rock heaven at Sniff The Glove

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

Spandex and spray-on denim are the order of the day at Sniff The Glove and the party-goers can't get enough of it.

Best clubs in London

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

From glam hotel bars to underground clubs, the winning venues at the awards celebrating our capital's nightlife are revealed.

Tracksuit party will jog your hip hop memory

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:16 GMT

Tayo's Tracksuit Party is a kitsch celebration of sports casual that has already gone down a storm at Notting Hill Carnival.

Get into the 80s groove at Desdemona Plays Pop

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:44:48 GMT

Retro pop, quirky cocktails and a caravan are on offer at N1's coolest new bar and club as part of Desdemona Plays Pop.

For the record, Amy is a pretty good DJ

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:12:57 GMT

The weird spectacle surrounding Amy Winehouse at her DJ set was caused not by the singer herself, but by members of her adoring public.

Rocka-silly raving at Madame JoJo's

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:12:57 GMT

Grab your parents and get dressed up for a fun night of hillbilly at Lost & found. You won't be disappointed, says Alice Von Simson.