Aug 2010 19

Notting Hill Carnival 2010 is drawing near and that means the parties are too. So as a public service for all you Carnival goers, we have put together the best pre-parties, warm-up parties and after parties the capital has to offer – if it’s hot, it’s there. Lets hope for some sun, if not skip the carnival and go straight to party. Hit the jump for all the info…

Saturday 12st August

Ronnie Herel

William IV / 9pm-3am / £5

Soul, RnB, Hip Hop, BBQ

www.williamivlondon.com

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Friday 27th August

FabricLive

Hip Hop, D&B, RnB, Funk

Fabric / 10pm-6am /£15

www.fabriclondon.com

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V records

Hip Hop, D&B, Jungle

Plan B /9pm-4am / £10 or £8 in advance

www.planb-london.com

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Trouble Vision

Dubstep, Ska, Jungle, Reggae

Corsica Studios / 10pm-6am / £10 or £5-£8 in advance

www.corsicastudios.com

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Saturday 28th August

Get Hype

Electro, House, Techno

Mass / 10pm-6am /£7 or £5 before 11pm

www.mass-club.com

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Urban Nerds v Bigger than Barry

Garage, Grime, Dubstep, Electro

Hewitt Street Car Park (Liverpool Street)

9pm-5.30am / £12 or £5-£10 in advance

www.urban-nerds.com

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We Like You

Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, Breaks

Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes/7pm -3am/£10 or £5-£7 in advance

www.myspace.com/welikeyoulondon

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Sunday 29th August

PINBOARD RECOMMENDS:

Deviation (as seen above)

Hip Hop, Soul, Dub-Step, Funk

The City Arts and Music Project / 10pm-5am /£10

www.deviationmusic.net

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What’s Good Bank Holiday Special

Hip Hop and D&B

The Westbury/8pm-3am/£5 or £3 before 10pm

www.westburybar.com

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Good Times

Soulful House, Hip Hop, Reggae

William IV / 7pm-2am /£15

www.normanjay.com

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SoulBrew Carnival Boat Party

DJ Vadim

The Golden Jubilee /9pm-2am / £20 advance

www.timeout.com/tickets.com/tickets

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Back 2 Boogie

Soul, Disco, Funk, Rare Groove

East Village / 2pm-2.30am / £5

www.eastvillageclub.com

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The Paradise Carnival

Katy B, Bashy and others

The Paradise / 12 noon-3am / £5

www.theparadise.co.uk

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Make sure you get down to one of these parties if you can. Go and enjoy that once in a year carnival vibe.

Tosin.