Club guide: New Year's Eve 2007

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  • What are you doing for the biggest night of the year? There are hot line-ups in the UK, beach parties in Mexico and stadium raves in America in our NYE party picks.
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  • Overpriced drinks, outrageous door prices, thousands of punters who wouldn't touch a club the rest of the year if you paid them – it’s New Year’s Eve time. No, we love a bit of NYE action: you can kiss anyone you want, there’s often a bit of free champers and the parties go all night and all day. Great line-ups too, with clubs pulling out all the stops to the get in the best of the best. If you're not staying home and watching telly, have a gander at our RA picks. We've scoured the global listings to come up with the best NYE club action for 2007. The options range from a beach in Mexico to off-season clubbing in Ibiza to bums & bikinis in Melbourne. But don’t worry, if you’re stuck in the big, cold Northern megalopolises this NYE, you're hardly missing out: some of the best line-ups and nights around the world are happening in London, Detroit and Berlin this weekend. *** UK & IRELAND Secretsundaze NYESecret Sundaze Hearn Street Car Park, London 8pm - late morning
    Secretsundazer's Giles Smith and James Priestley take over a private car park in East London. Okay, not so secret then. Might not sound flash but this one is covered (read warm) and RA snoops tell us the Vladivar peeps will be on hand dishing out the wodka. Laptop sets from Spanish minimal techno don Alex Under, Poker Flat's Dan Berkson & James What and minimal goodness from Canada's Mike Shannon and Smith and Priestley will keep things going until late in the morning. Event Details: Secretsundaze NYE 07 at Hearn Street Car Park Issst NYEIssst The Three Arches, London 9pm - 6am
    Issst's NYE blowout takes place in two adjoining warehouses in the heart of Shoreditch on a yummy Funktion One soundsystem. Berlin electrohouse pair Tiefschwarz headline (they’re also spinning in Brighton too), but pack your nu-glowsticks too as indie-electronic outfits Simian Mobile Disco and the Klaxons also are spinning DJ sets. At 5 a.m., the party moves down the road to the Paper Mill for a joint afters with the OCD crew. Event Details: Issst NYE at The Three Arches Together NYETogether Turnmills, London 8pm - 6am
    The Chemical Brothers bust out of the studio for a DJ set alongside Cagedbaby and Together general Justin Robertson while Geddes and the Mulletover crew host the second room with Freak N'Chic's :TERRY: and Silversurfer. It's The Chems on New Year's Eve so expect a squeeze. Feeling goofy? Dress up as your favourite rock star or take on Van Halen in the air guitar showdown and be in to win a bundle of prizes. Event Details: Together NYE at Turnmills Fabric NYEFabric Fabric, London 9pm - 9am
    Let's be honest: Fabric have best line-up in London this NYE. If Tobi Neumann, Booka Shade (live) and Jay Haze (live) can't get you out of the house, then throw out your turntables and buy a guitar. Head over to room two and you've got Erol Alkan, Justice, Meat Katie, Joakim & The Ectoplasmic Band (live) and Sick Rick. Hot label Innervisions lays down the deep grooves in room three with Âme, Dixon and Marcus Worgull. Local support comes from Craig Richards, Terry Francis, Jamie Jones and Rob Summerhayes. Now that's what we call programming. Event Details: Fabric NYE 2007 at Fabric Nude Year's EveNude Year's Eve Ministry of Sound, London 9pm - 7am
    Smokin' Jo's Nude night brings in the new year with house courtesy of X-Press 2, Radio Slave, Dan Ghenacia and D'Julz plus the usual array of performances and gimmicks. The main room will be transformed into an oriental garden with lanterns, golden buddhas, geishas and samurais so remember to say gozaimasu at the bar or you might lose your head. The second room will have an eighties New York theme with breakdancers and other assorted dodgy street characters. Hang onto your wallet, then? Event Details: Nude Year's Eve at Ministry of Sound OCD NYEOCD Rhythm Factory, London 10pm – 6am
    Labels Freerange, Dubsided and iO cap off a year of top-notch releases with another OCD-party-cum-label-showcase. Um, doesn't this look like any old OCD party? Well, yes kinda, but think of this one as all of them rolled into one. Expect live sets from The Bays and Speaker Junk featuring Trevor Loveys as well as DJ sets from Jimpster, Palmskin Productions, Herve, Dave iO, Paddy Freeform plus the OCD residents. The shenanigans continue at the afters at The Papermill with the Issst mob and a special guest DJ. Event Details: OCD NYE at Rhythm Factory Shine NYEShine Shine, Belfast 9pm - close
    Northern Ireland’s best techno night lines up Dave Clarke, Ralph Lawson, Phil Kieran to see in the new year. Local favourites Alloy Mental are also in to do their live thing. Advance tickets include a free pass for Zoo at Sk on Jan 5th so get in. No, that’s not the zoo, unfortunately it’s another club night later in the week. But go to the zoo anyway. Event Details: Shine NYE at Shine Renaissance NYERenaissance Canvas, London 9pm - 6am
    Groove Armada, Rob Da Bank and Simian Mobile Disco play the main room this NYE for prog house stable Renaissance. Um, but where's the prog? That'll be in room two courtesy of Dave Seaman and Neil Quigley. Man-with-the-gadgets James Zabiela and Paul Woolford also spin there. Sancho Panza Soundsystem bring their special carnival style to room three. Event Details: Renaissance NYE at Canvas NORTH AMERICA Detroit Legends of Electronic MusicDetroit Legends of Electronic Music Max M.Fisher Music Center, Detroit 10pm - 4am
    Bit of a homecoming in Detroit this weekend with Motor City icons Derrick May, Theo Parrish and Kevin Saunderson spinning alongside the in-form Carl Craig. Expect plenty of old-skool (May and Saunderson) and new-skool (Craig) Detroit goodness. If you’re within three states drive, get on down there – this is the real deal. Event Details: Detroit Legends of Electronic Music at Max M.Fisher Music Center I Love Neon NYEI Love Neon S.A.T, Montreal 9pm - 3am
    Best electro line-up this NYE has to be in Montreal as Boys Noize, Jordan Dare, Thomas Von Party, Numéro # (live) and Tommie Sunshine crash their way into the new year for the I Love Neon party people. Expect to hear the latest goodies from Turbo Recordings plus lots of pop mash-ups. Fun, fun, fun. Event Details: I Love Neon NYE 2007 New Year's Eve Beach PartyNew Year's Eve Beach Party Playa del Carmen, Cancun Sunset - Sunrise and beyond
    If we could magically tardis ourselves to any party in the world this weekend, this is the one we would pick. Michael Mayer, M.A.N.D.Y and Heidi spin on a beautiful beach in Mexico – just like Sonar 2006, except the beach is real. Hopefully the mixing will be too. Damian Lazarus also spins so load up on your pastillas and follow the crowds. Event Details: New Year's Eve Beach Party at Playa del Carmen Giant MaximusGiant Maximus Downtown, Los Angeles 8pm - 5am
    After the disappointment of last year's last minute cancellation, Giant are back to have another stab at New Year's with Sasha & John Digweed, Jimmy Van M, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten and Sander Kleinenberg playing in three big tops alongside trapeze artists, circus performers and a ferris wheel. Roll up, roll up, or just roll, as the locals say. Event Details: Giant NYE 2007 Together As OneTogether As One L.A. Sports Arena, Los Angeles 7:30pm - 4:30am
    Upsize your New Year's Eve at the second of the big stadium-esque parties happening in LA. Together As One has - besides the cheesy name - three arenas of trance (Paul Van Dyk, Christopher Lawrence), progressive (Deep Dish - yes, both of 'em, Danny Howells), electrohouse (Steve Angello), and drum'n'bass (Ed Rush & Optical, J Magik and Dieselboy). Event Details: Together As One NYE 2007 at L.A Sports Arena AUSTRALIA SummadayzeSummadayze Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne 9am - 11pm
    Skip the extorted drink prices on NYE and save yourself for New Year's Day. Summadayze attracts thousands of bronzed bods and bikini-clad babes to the sunshine and outdoors of the Melbourne parklands every NYD, and this year will be no different. The 2007 line-up includes live PAs from Trentemoller and Hybrid plus DJ sets from Basement Jaxx, Mylo, Martin Solvieg, Axwell, Darren Emerson, Switch, Toca Disco, Body Rockers, Angels of Love and TV Rock. Want to go, but don't have tix? Wander over to eBay - this sold out yonkers ago - or hit the Pacha afters instead at Queensbridge Axwell, Bob Sinclar, Body Rockers and Sarah Main. Event Details: Summadayze 2007 at Myer Music Bowl EUROPE Amore FestivalAmore Festival Fiera Di Roma, Rome 10pm - 7am
    This year's Amore Festival has five stages of minimal techno, hard techno, house, chill-out and hip hop, but it's the M_nus stage with - big breath - Richie Hawtin, Troy Pierce, Magda, Marc Houle (live), Heartthrob, Gaiser (live) AND JPLS (live) that's the definite crowdpuller. Adam Beyer, Marco Carola, Alex Neri, Claudio Coccoluto, Afrika Bambaata and Speedy J (live) are also playing, if anyone cares. That's Amore. That's M_nus. Event Details: Amore Festival at Fiera Di Rome KlubnachtKlubnacht Berghain, Berlin 1am - late afternoon
    The best place to be on NYE in Berlin, in the end, is the Berghain/Panoramabar, which has a cracking line-up of Andre Galluzzi, Luke Slater, Marcel Dettmann, Ben Klock, Len Faki, Tobias (live), Cassy, A Guy Called Gerald, Nick Höppner, Tama Sumo, Prosumer, ND_Baumecker and Daniel Wang. If you don’t like the music, you can go and hang out in the dungeon. Event Details: Klubnacht at Berghain/Panorama Bar CircolocoCircoloco NYD DC-10, Ibiza 8am - close
    Italian-promoters-in-Spain Circoloco waste no time in kickstarting their 2007 Ibiza season with a Monday NYD bash. Expect the usual beautifully wasted people shimmying to Luciano, Tania Vulcano, Matthias Tanzmann, Pikaya (live), Thomas Melchior, Davide Squillace and Andrew Grant. Watch out for new Circoloco 2007 resident Claude VonStroke. If you can't swing a flight/boat to Ibiza, there's also a Circoloco bash in London at The End. Event Details: Circoloco NYD 2007 at DC-10 Space of Sound FestivalSpace of Sound Festival Madrid Arena, Madrid 10am - close
    This indoor festival in the Spanish capital should kill off that Sangria headache from the night before. Tiga, Richard Bartz, Miss Kittin, David Carreta (live), Iñaqui Marín, Jaumëtic, Michel de Hey, Mijk Van Dijk, Misstress Barbara as well as Rocky & Diesel from X-Press 2 and more play at the NYD bash in the capital. Event Details: Space of Sound Festival at Madrid Arena KozzmozzKozzmozz Galveston (Art Cube), Ghent 11pm - 6am
    Big techno night at Kozzmozz featuring Deetron, Steve Rachmad, Redshape (live), Fabrice Lig, Daniel Bell and support. Belgian clubbers will be tossing between this and the big Happy 6 event in Antwerp, but we fancy this because Daniel Bell and Redshape are making it down for the night and they rock. Plus Art Cube is a cool venue. Event Details: Kozzmozz at Galveston Welcome to 007Welcome to 007 Le Triptyque, Paris, France 10pm – 12pm
    Not much big dance action happening in Paris for the New Year, but best party name of the lot goes to Welcome to 007 in Paris with Bremen’s finest, Oliver Huntemann and Stephan Bodzin, spinning alongside local support. Listen out for the new Rekorder stuff and stick around – this one is going on all morning. Event Details: Welcome to 007 at Le Triptyque Sunrise NYESunrise Kristal Glam Club, Bucharest 10pm - close
    Where is Ricardo Villalobos this weekend? Turns out he’s in Bucharest, Romania, going it alone all night. Mind you, when you release forty-minute long records, going it alone is not such a daunting prospect. Looks like the Kristal Glam Club is going to cook for NYE. Event Details: Sunrise NYE at Kristal Glam Club Loveland presents A Brand New Year Loveland presents A Brand New Year Gashouder, Amsterdam 9pm-7am
    Roger Sanchez and Joey Negro whipping the sexy Dutch girls into a frenzy. We don’t know how many of the peeps for the cancelled Awakenings will show up, but if you’re Europe and you need to escape from techno hell into the arms of decent house music, remember the golden rule: Follow the Sanchez. Event Details: Loveland presents A Brand New Year at Gashouder Extrema NYEExtrema NYE Klokgebouw, Eindhoven 9pm - 6am
    Four stages of festival courtesy of Extrema with techno from Joris Voorn, Ben Sims, Josh Wink and Marco Bailey, a house stage headed up by Fedde le Grand and Housequake, as well as a disco stage if you want to bring your aunty. Watch out for the secret afterparty. Event Details: Extrema NYE at Klokgebouw ASIA New Year's Countdown 2007New Year's Countdown 2007 Womb, Tokyo 9pm - late morning
    Japanese will be sitting at home eating noodles on New Year’s Eve because it looks like Japan got stitched this New Year’s Eve. Best of the lot is Renaissance great white hope Nic Fanciulli who’ll spin progressive house to the Womb tin can. This one will go late, but don’t be a fool and head home with the masses – RA guarantees an afterparty upstairs on the fourth floor. Event Details: New Year's Countdown 2007 at Womb Be YourselfBe Yourself Zouk, Singapore 9pm - close
    Can you handle ten hours of Danny Tenaglia on merely overpriced pitchers of beer? Singapore’s superclub Zouk will be throwing down DT and serving breakfast in the deli for afters. Don’t forget your credit card! Event Details: Be Yourself at Zouk *** What are you planning for New Year's Eve? Have your say in the RA forums. Want to know what else is happening in your city? Check RA's event listings for the full lowdown.
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