North, south, east, west or somewhere in the middle, we've got NYE tips for all corners of the capital.
Believe us: we can't believe it's already that time again either. It seems like only yesterday that we were shaking confetti out of our hair and piecing together the previous night's events, and now here we are, already mulling over the party options for another New Year's Eve.
The ever-present "top secret East London warehouse" contingent will be firing on all cylinders as expected. Electric Minds have drafted in Commix and Duffstep to launch their new 6zer0 venture, Bobby Viteritti and Mark Seven will dig through the disco vaults for Lasermagnetic, while Mala, Toddla T and Redlight keep it bass heavy for Urban Nerds x ATG. Staying in the east, Warm and Phonica have teamed up with Mathew Jonson, Move D and Mark E at C.A.M.P., while Eastern Electrics divvy up The Tunnels between Rebel Ravers (Damian Lazarus and Seth Troxler) and Bloc (Matthew Dear and Joker). secretsundaze will ring in 2011 with a bumper lineup featuring Chez Damier, Space Dimension Controller and John Daly, while Foals and Hot Chip will trade in their axes for a night in the booth at The Hoxton Pony. Muak will appeal to the soulful house heads with Jon Cutler at Cargo, while Bugged Out play hose to by Friendly Fires, Riton and L-Vis 1990 for their bash at XOYO.
South of the Thames, Trouble Vision and Deadly Rhythm will take over cutting-edge spot Corsica Studios with Four Tet, James Holden and Jamie XX. Meanwhile, Andrew Weatherall, Plaid and A Guy Called Gerald will do it braindance style for Wang at Cable, as disco brethren Faze Action bravely herald the reopening of matter with Paradise45. Main room sounds are on the cards in Brixton with the brothers Fanciulli (Nic and Marc) hitting Dex Club, and Together celebrating their first decade in grand style with Mark Ronson, Annie Mac, Fake Blood and Katy B crooning the countdown at the Academy.
The Carnivalesque Good Times pairing of Norman Jay & Gilles Peterson plans to start in the south, at Clapham Grand, then head north for Hibury's Garage, while not too far away, Jesse Rose and Boy 8-Bit will settle in at Stokie's Nest, and The Nextmen and DJ Vadim will hold things down hip-hop style over at The Westbury. In the centre of town and its surrounds, Wiggle will take tech house to the top, with The Timewriter joining the residential trio of Terry Francis, Nathan Coles and Eddie Richards at The Paramount, before Francis pulls a double shift, joining Steve Bug, Jay Haze, Cassy and Heartthrob deep down under ground at fabric.
Whether you're at the head or tail of your celebrations come January 1st, it's still officially the start of a weekend, so there are plenty of parties to get you started or keep you rolling. A variety of secret spots will be on offer, as Nina Kraviz and Shaun Reeves appear for murmur, Levon Vincent and dOP for Hybridlife, and DJ Sneak, Matthias Tanzmann, Kerri Chandler and Dyed Soundorom for Circo Loco. Back in the clubs, Smokin Jo, James Zabiela and Martin Buttrich will appear at Egg, Ministry and 93 Feet East respectively.
Chez Damier, Space Dimension Controller, John Daly, Giles Smith, Two Armadillos, James Priestley, Populette, James F!@#$%^ Friedman, Bicep, KITT, Bi-Bop
Craig Richards, Terry Francis, Steve Bug, Jay Haze, Cassy, Carsten Klemann, Paco Osuna, Alexi Delano, Heartthrob, Matt Tolfrey, Sebastian Voigt, jozif, Nisekay, Blind Minded, Monchhichi Boys
James Zabiela, Simian Mobile Disco, Joris Voorn, Mat Playford, Jem Haynes, Chase Buch, Nick Olivetti, Erol Arda, Closure DJs, Remote People, Ed Maddams