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WRIGHT VENUE DUBLIN, IRELAND
CAPACITY: 1180
thewrightvenue.ie
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WHILE many clubs espouse the egalitarian doctrine that everyone is welcome as long as they come to dance, others thrive in their plush exclusivity, only offering the rich, well-groomed or well-connected beyond the velvet rope. Long renowned as a playground for the rich and famous, LIV is the nightclub attached to The Fontainebleau, a hotel whose French overtones revel in its chic interior. Set over 18,00 square feet and with the punch of a Funktion One set-up, the lay-out of LIV is as beautifully designed and put together as the punters who flock to its dancefloor to watch the likes of Laidback Luke, A-Trak, Tiësto and Calvin Harris lay down commercially-edged house. Add in plenty of elevated platforms and walkways lining the main dancefloor to allow maximum visibility, and it’s not just the place to be seen but also the place to spy on Miami’s many celebs as well at the VIP tables and private skyboxes.
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DUBLIN’S痴 decadent dedication to super-swish clubbing, the Wright Venue is Ireland’s last word in VIP-style luxuriousness. Boasting four distinct areas, as well as the main nightclub, which resembles an elegant theatre with its disco glad-rags on, there’s a Penthouse & Garden area for members, a private hire Purple Room and the Back Stage area, which is described as a ‘VIP rockstar lounge’. All well and good, but what kind of peeps do they book to play? Well, Afrojack swung by in 2011, while Laidback Luke and Jaguar Skills are both coming up, so it seems their booking policy is just as slick and impressive as the aesthetics of their décor. They’re made of the Wright stuff.
JUST count the number of UK and US producers living in Berlin to get a sense of its lure for those with a taste for nocturnal manoeuvres. Having been serving the city for almost six years from its spot in Kreuzberg, Watergate is a self-professed favourite of house heads like DJ T and Heidi, while 2DIY4, Rebel Rave and Circo Loco are just some of the big guns keeping the house and techno rolling over in 2012. But it’s not just the music that keeps the crowds lining up every week; situated on the River Spree, the club gives an unparalleled view of the sun rising, while the main room is famous for its LED ceiling, dazzling dancers before they party late into the day on the lower Water Floor. Throw in a series of mix CDs, which have represented the likes of Ellen Allien and Sebo K, and you have yourself a club that’s both world-famous and strictly underground.
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COBRA LONDON LONDON, CANADA
CAPACITY: 500
WATERGATE BERLIN, GERMANY
CAPACITY: 500
water-gate.de
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BED SUPPERCLUB BANGKOK, THAILAND
CAPACITY: 1200
bedsupperclub.com/bangkok
LIV MIAMI, FL, USA
CAPACITY: 1800
livnightclub.com
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WITH an insanely chic white interior, EV soundsystem crafted by Orbit Design Studio and 3D dynamics, Bed Supperclub is the undisputed king of the Thai clubbing circuit. Built around a bed-dining concept that was unheard of before it franchised itself worldwide, the last thing you’ll want to do is sleep when you catch the world-beating DJs spinning here each night. Calvin Harris, Brodinski, Chuckie and Laidback Luke are just some of the names that’ve dominated this space-age complex considered one of the most revered superclubs on the planet. Don’t believe us? Just ask Diplo. “One of the coolest clubs in the world, let alone Asia,” he says.
CANADA’S club scene already has its share of great venues. Time to add a new one to the list. Cobra only opened in September 2011, but already seems to have notched up quite a following. Designed to be state-of-the-art in every way, Cobra has an Alpha Dynacord soundsystem, an LED blinking ceiling and sinister skull wall that lights up the heaving, charged dancefloor. The sister club to Toronto’s own Cobra, London, students (from the nearby Western University) have taken it to their hearts, and queue each weekend to see DJs who are currently running things in North America — electro/complextro cats like Hardwell, Porter Robinson and Manufactured Superstars, and trance gods like Sander Van Doorn.
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LIKE all the best spots for getting deep down and dirty, Trouw has an authentic industrial edge to it, housed in the giant confines of an old paper printing plant that still retains much of its original elements to give it a wild, free party feel across a number of different rooms. The choice place to play for big acts like Visionquest and Soul Clap when they hit town, its name aptly translates as ‘loyalty’ or ‘fidelity’, while it has also welcomed everyone from Martyn and Blawan to Dixon and Dennis Ferrer. It’s not all about the pump of repetitive beats at night; by day you can also recharge in the restaurant, which uses organic and locally-sourced ingredients to give you maximum flavour. Watch out too for the Trouw ring. Win one of these, for example by having the best outfit at their annual ONTROUW, and you get free entry for life, even if an event is sold out.
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TROUW AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND
CAPACITY: 800
trouwamsterdam.nl
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