Clubs

All Christmas parties

Jojo De Freq at Bugged Out

Bugged Out’s Christmas banger
‘As One’ presents: Bugged Out! ‘The Party of the Year’
It’s been a busy year, as ever, for the Bugged Out massive. Now, they’re getting festive with another Xmas cracker (sorry!). DJs Miss Kittin (fingers crossed she keeps to spinning, not singing), JoJo De Freq, Brendan Long and Antony Hill line up for the main room with firing electro and tech-house all wrapped and served with a bow. In the Lounge it's the young guns Ben Trucker, the hotly-tipped Skull Juice, Dekker and Slippery People with a mixed bag of mash-up indie rock and electro. Up on top it's Bump featuring house music all night long from Craig Torrance, Miss Jools and Ed Karney. Phew!
The End and AKA, 16 West Central Street, WC1A 1JJ (020 7419 9199/ www.endclub.com). Dec 15, 11pm-7am; £16, £12 NUS, £10 AKA only. Feature continues

Gingham styles

Rockabilly around the Christmas tree
Hillbilly Hop
It’s been all about the rockabilly this year with the vintage genre a hit with hipsters. Don your best ginghams, practice your hoe-downs and head to Islington guitar hangout, the Buffalo Bar. Billed as a night of ‘wholesome hillbilly’ the line-up sparkles with hootenanny delights. Dosey-doh’ing the night away on stage are Ruby Ann on the pipes, Eddie Clendenning plucking away on guitar and the Bonneville Barons shaking it with their trusty rattlesnake. Once the show is over DJ Little Carl will keep the crowd cooking with a big slice of red-hot rockabilly.
Buffalo Bar, 259 Upper St, N1 1RU (07974 226 380/www.buffalobar.co.uk). Dec 15, 8.30pm-4am; £10.

Deep Down and Dirty's last hurrah

A fond farewell
DDD: The Final Curtain
It’s starting to look like knocking down the Kings Cross venues was a collective marketing strategy dreamed up by the capital’s key promoters. Every Saturday there’s yet another chance to bid a teary-eyed, lock-jawed adieu to one of these now-legendary clubs. This week it’s the turn of Triple-D who have racked up a mighty five years and 37 parties on the Key’s flashing dancefloor. Leading the send-off are Pokerflat's Jeff Samuel, Burnski (Back2Basics) and Boogie Drama (MoodMusic) who join Simon Baker (Playhouse, Infant) spinning super-fine techno, minimal and clicky sounds. In the Last Chance Saloon James Priestley (Secretsundaze), Tomoki Tamura (Geisha Disco Boyz), DDD's Simon Morrell & Ryan Shaw and Phonica's Dan Foat share the decks and add deep underground house, twisted beats and DDD classics to this farewell mix.
The Key, Lazer Road, in the Goods Yard, N1 OUZ (020 7837 1027/ www.thekeylondon.com). Dec 15, 10pm-6am; £10 advance, £14.

Santa says:'Bang!'

Alternative Acid Christmas
Bang Face 50 – The Golden Anniversary & Xmas Party
These parties are famous not only for their unusual sounding guests, diverse music policy (anything from neo rave, hardcore, acid jungle, breakcore to abstract dance) but also for their dressing up themes. Tonight's double whammy golden celebration means, unsurprisingly, you have to wear gold. All fancy dress must be suitably deranged and built to withstand hardcore hands-in-air-style raving since the line-up includes the likes of The Ratpack, Bong-Ra, Ceephax Acid Crew and Pisstank. Think Santa’s grotto with a psychedelic twist.
Don't forget: gold. Yep, gold.
Electrowerks, 7 Torrens Street, Islington, EC1V 1NQ (020 7837 6419/ www.bangface.com). Dec 14, 9pm-6am; £12.

Hands in the air

The superstar DJ shindig
Renaissance Presents Sasha
A tougher-edged house night with Sasha (making a rare London appearance) and friends spreading some Christmas cheer to the glammed-up party crowd. Spinning support comes from Serge Santiago, Scarlett Etienne, Nightmoves and Alvin C who look set to provide a delectable mix of house, electro and minimal tech. Don't expect anyone to leave before dawn.
Don't forget: your ear plugs for the main room
Ministry of Sound, 103 Gaunt Street, SE1 6DP (0870 0600010/ www.ministryofsound.com). Dec 15, 11pm-7am, £20.

Todd Terje

The roadblock
Wall of Sound Presents Love and Good Times…
Fabric's Wall of Sound parties have been a sell-out all year round so get your tickets early for this festive cracker. One look at the line-up and you really will think all your Christmases have come at once. There's indie styles from Reverend & The Makers and The Infadels (live), electro rock from The Glimmers and the Filthy Dukes, while the Electrons, Todd Terje and Sumo keep the nu disco flowing.
Don't forget: to wrap up warm for the queue
Fabric, 77a Charterhouse St, EC1M 3HN (020 7336 8898/ www.fabriclondon.com). Dec 21, 9.30pm-5am; £15, £12 NUS.

Da Boss aka Goldie

The post-crimbo workout
Alchemy
Roll up, roll up for the biggest drum'n'bass show in town. This Boxing Day extravaganza will be just the work out you'll be after to help shed those extra Christmas bulges, that have appeared out of nowhere (natch!) And with this heavyweight line up of Metalheadz and Moving Shadow DJs featuring everyone from Goldie and Fabio to the EZ Rollers, you're guaranteed to leave having shed ten stone.
Don't forget: to ask for the rewiiiiind!
Turnmills, 63B Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5NP (020 7250 3409/ www.turnmills.co.uk). Dec 26, 10pm-6am; £12, £15 on door.

Go!Zilla Fluro fans

The Monsters ball
Go!Zilla

Fed up of watching TV and bickering mindlessly with the fam? Plug the festive gap with this superthriller of a party. It’s been a good year for the Go!Zilla crew, so expect some serious celebrations with sonic warblers The Oscillation performing tracks from their new album ‘Out of Phase’. Retro synth-punk sensations Mama Shamone will play a live set and the Eeek ladies continue to build their east end empire with another of their mash-up sets. Further festive treats include the appearance of a certain Mr Priestley and a special Christmas guest. Shhhhh!
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440/ www.cargo-london.com). Dec 29, 8pm-3am; £6 before 9pm, then £12 (£10 NUS/concs).