Credit when it's due and I thank Pasha, Bungalow, Chow, Globe, Flight, Forte, Boogie Wonderland, Spy and my friends for making last Friday so memorableI turned 32 last Friday (the big party’s on April 12th, RSVP your name to me if you’d like to come) and the bars above all came to the party and looked after my friends and me royally.Before all that though was Duran Duran at Vector on Wednesday, that was kicked off by a party at Dougal’s. Duran sang all the classics but with a modern edge. I danced the entire time and loved it. The industry moguls beside me were unimpressed with the sound, lighting, set-up, songs and artists and stormed off early, leaving me more room to party. Read more tales of fun and adventure from the week that was on my website (click here). |
Lucky Sods from the Last GuidePaul Barry won the www.rosesarered.co.nz voucher for his freshly pregnant partner.Lauren Park got the double pass to see DJ Recloose and Dam Native perform. Imtiaz Desai picked up the Oxygen dance party tickets. Natalie McCartney will be looking styley in a new Mr Vintage t’shirt of her cloice. Marcel Fletcher and Nikki Wilkie both won double passes to Mint dance party this Saturday at Seba. Tanzai Braidwood sucked back a $50 bar tab at Denim Bar last Friday. Suzanne McNamara enjoyed the $50 voucher for Metropole in Parnell over the weekend. Tim Paling won the double pass to A’trackd at Club 4:20 this Saturday. |
Feeling Lucky? (only enter if you can attend)2 x Double passes to the Offshore Boat Dance Party this Saturday. Does 1 big ferry, 450 people, 21 DJ’s and 6 rooms sound fun? If so write "Offshore" as the header and email me back. Please include your phone number.1 x $50 bar-tab for Cocktails by the Hour at Denim Bar. It’s for this Friday after work. Come along and enjoy this quaint funky bar. Write "Denim Bar" in the subject box and mail be to be in the draw. Please include your phone number. 1 x Mr Vintage t’shirt. You get to go into their Falcon St store in Parnell and select any t’shirt you like. Their garments are very funky and service is always with a smile. Put "Mr Vintage" as the header of your email when you mail me back. 1 x Double pass to see Comedian/Hypnotist Tony Lee at SkyCity. He looks like a wrestler and will force you to do things with humour and his steely eyes. It’s all part of the Auckland International Comedy Festival. Put "Comedian Tony Lee" in the subject box and email me back to be in the draw. 1 x Double pass to Mint dance party at Seba this Saturday. Auckland’s legend returns for more uplifting housey tunes, with a great vibe and people . Put "Mint" as the header and mail me now if you want to win. Please include your phone number. 1 x $50 bar tab to be used at Forte on Saturday April 12th at my birthday dance party there. It’s going to be a magic time with hundreds of guide-getters getting down and dangerous from 10pm – late. Write “Forte on Fort Lane” as the title for an email, and send it my way to be in to win. |
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Thursday April 3rdChampions League SoccerThe Paddington, 117 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell No Charge. 7.30am – Noonish See Fenerbache V Chelsea, and Liverpool V Arsenal. Come see some passionate fans at their best. Get an early pint in yer, and your Thursday off to a grand start. And/Or Shake Club Night SpyBar, 204 Quay St, The Viaduct, Auckland Central No Charge. 10pm – 3am Hip-hop and RnB flavoured house music. 130 odd people on Facebook are confirmed; if they show it’ll be huge. Nothing overly hectic but groovy well-mixed beats. Jump between here and Sing Sing at Pony Club. |
Friday April 4thDJ Andy RileyInk Bar, 268 K’ Rd, Newton Entry $20 on the door. 10pm – 7am From dubby house to disco, garage to four-to-the-floor tech house, Ink’ll be shaking. This guy’s based in London and has released music on over a dozen albums, and there’s always a social crowd at Ink. And/Or Lost In Safari Safari Lounge, 116 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby No Charge. 10pm – 3am With Sample Gee and Grant Marshall at the helm, this now regular club night will be a fine destination before carrying on downtown. Ed Twist is in support and he’s no chump either. Worth a go. And/Or Let’s Dance! Club Night The Basement, Lower Greys Ave (below Silo Theatre), Auckland Central Entry $5 on the door. 10pm – 3am Something different and ever so slightly alternative. Held in an atmospheric venue where the walls can tell a thousand tales. Classic house and indie-dance, with a few 80’s thrown in. Good fun. |
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Saturday April 5thOffshore Boat Dance PartyDowntown Fullers ferry Terminal, Quay St, Auckland Central Tickets $39 - $50 from Real Groovy, Forte and Cosmic Corner. 7.30pm – 12am Cruise the Waitemata Harbour and flourish in a massive night aboard the Fullers Quickcat. Celebrate one of the last nights of summer in spectacular style, along with dirty tunes and an explosive atmosphere. The hottest and latest in electro, breaks, funky house, and turntablism will be showcased. I’ll see you on board. And/Or Mint Dance Party Seba, 63 Fort St, Auckland Central Tickets $15 from Real Groovy, or text “MINT” to 858. $20 on the door. 10pm – 6am Almost everything’s back as it was in Mint’s heyday a few years back, just the venue’s name has altered. It will sell-out, so don’t leave it till Saturday to try and find a ticket. Feel good house anthems serenade you all night, from NZ’s most qualified DJ’s. And/Or A’trackd Club 4:20, 373 K’ Rd, Newton Entry $10 on the door. 9pm – 6am Picture this: an electronic night, with an artistic twist. Mould a selection of NZ’s freshest DJ’s and artists together and you get culture, music, and people, all wrapped into one night showcasing something different. It’s a wonderful opportunity for kiwi talent to exhibit some of their creations; from paintings and sculptures to pop art, visual effects, graffiti and more. The club offers spectacular night harbour views and city lights, creating an ambience like no other. |
Sunday April 6thDaylight Savings 2008 feat. Fat Freddy’s DropGrey Lynn Park, Grey Lynn No Charge. 1 – 6pm This is the only thing to do in Auckland this Sunday as far as I’m concerned. Come for the funky varied beats, vast array of people and overall atmosphere. Come prepared though, it rained last year. The party continues at Malt on Richmond Rd afterwards, that’s always fun. |
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Monday April 7thMovie Night – 2 Days In ParisMost Cinemas Tickets $9 - $15 A witty feel good comedy I saw last week. It follows two days in the relationship of a New York based couple, as they attempt to fizz-up their relationship with romance by staying a couple of days in Paris. Hopes are dashed by the French chick’s overbearing, non-English speaking, parents and the reappearance of her flirtatious ex-boyfriends. Her intensely paranoid, and hypochondriatic, American partner grows quickly disillusioned. Great stuff. |
Tuesday April 8thComedian Steady Eddy – The Highway To Hippyville TourPats Garage, Poenamo Hotel, Northcote Rd, North Shore Tickets $30 presale, $35 on the door. 8 – 10pm I’ve been a fan for years and even bought the video about a decade ago. Steady returns to NZ for the first time in years. He’s still one of Australia's favourite Stand Up comedy artists and playing to chocker houses wherever he goes. Aussies top headlining comedian, Chris Franklin "The Bloke", opens the show for Eddy. And/Or Eion Stevens Exhibition Opening Warwick Henderson Art Gallery, 32 Bath St, Parnell No Charge. 5.30 – 7.30pm The Auckland book launch for “Painted Poems”, abstract, pop-art style paintings that aren’t too badly priced at all. Come enjoy a vino, some nibbles and meet the artist. |
Wednesday April 9thNike Group RunNike shop, Victoria Markets, Victoria St, Freemans Bay No Charge. 6pm (sharp) – 7pm I’m keen if any of you are? Mail me if so and let’s do it. There’s a choice of courses (5 – 10k’s) and you get a banana and Lucozade afterwards. And/Or $4 Wednesdays The Globe Bar, Darby St, Auckland Central No Charge. 9pm – Late Locals are picking up on this fun bar now too, so it’s half tourists and half Aucklanders. Always a super variety of songs (70’s to techno) to keep everyone happy, and the dancefloor rammed. Globe has cool stuff happening every night so have a look. |
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Cool Events of the HorizonApril 11th, Starship Annual Appeal Day, Everywhere in NZApril 12th, WINGS’n’WHEELS, Marty’s 32nd Birthday Party, All Welcome, Forte April 12th, Stereodays Dance Party feat. Steve Hill, Space Bar April 17th, 5 Star Comedy Preview, SkyCity Theatre April 17th, Small Business Expo (begins), ASB Showgrounds April 17th, The Edge Party Hard Mix Tour, Reef Bar April 18th, NZ International Comedy Festival 2008 begins, Central Auckland April 19th, Comedian Tony Lee, Sky City Theatre April 19th, Azzido da Bass Dance Party, Asta Club Bar & Lounge April 19th, Club Luxury Dance Party, SpyBar April 20th, King Of The Bays Ocean Swim, Milford Beach April 20th, Bacardi Sunday Sessions, Malt Bar April 24th, DJ Tom Novy, The Civic April 24th, Highlife Deluxe, Pontoon April 25th, Anzac Day April 25th, Floorplay dance party, Space Bar April 25th, 50 Cent & G Unit, Vector Arena April 26th, Vodafone Soundsplash, Wellington’s Waterfront April 26th, Smashfest ’08, Waikaraka Family Speedway May 5th, Foofighters, Vector Arena |