Sombrero's Amsterdam Club Guide

[buddy]

Frankie Knuckles and the Sound Factory.

[king solomon]

Let me put in a vote for Studio 80. Was there for a house night Friday and it was great. Not a soul in there at midnight but by 1:30 the dancefloor was packed

Smoker-friendly as well. Friendly and no door attitude.

hey marco i see your a house fan, did u ever go to peach @camden palace back in the 90's ?, i was never that into my house more d&b but every friday id go to peach, my m8's were bang into their pills back in the day, not me, i was more than happy with a bag of puff & red stripe had some memorable nights in camden palace, think its called koko now? stevie hyper d memorial was held their(just 5days after he died) was best event ive ever been to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLWRstIefDk

[Pauli Wallnuts]

Let me put in a vote for Studio 80. Was there for a house night Friday and it was great. Not a soul in there at midnight but by 1:30 the dancefloor was packed

Smoker-friendly as well. Friendly and no door attitude.

hey marco i see your a house fan, did u ever go to peach @camden palace back in the 90's ?, i was never that into my house more d&b but every friday id go to peach, my m8's were bang into their pills back in the day, not me, i was more than happy with a bag of puff & red stripe had some memorable nights in camden palace, think its called koko now? stevie hyper d memorial was held their(just 5days after he died) was best event ive ever been to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLWRstIefDk

yes m8 , proper old skool, i used to go to telepathy down your ways (stratford rex) all the time back in the day, big fan of 5'o aswell

[Sombrero]

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[KravMan]

Any the clubs play trance or have specific trance nights?

[YourGuru]

Let me put in a vote for Studio 80. Was there for a house night Friday and it was great. Not a soul in there at midnight but by 1:30 the dancefloor was packed Smoker-friendly as well. Friendly and no door attitude.

Are you on the scene enough to get on the list +1 to the places that do have door men? I know the place is pretentious but I want to see what Jimmy Woo is like when I come in Juni.

Best,

~Ian

[Marco]

Let me put in a vote for Studio 80. Was there for a house night Friday and it was great. Not a soul in there at midnight but by 1:30 the dancefloor was packed Smoker-friendly as well. Friendly and no door attitude.

Are you on the scene enough to get on the list +1 to the places that do have door men? I know the place is pretentious but I want to see what Jimmy Woo is like when I come in Juni.

Best,

~Ian

Studio 80 is not pretentious at all. The only places that have the door man issue is the Supperclub and Jimmy Woo, but I would only go there if a friend is DJing.

Anyways, being on the list at a place with a hard door policy does not guarantee entry.

[Marco]

Continuing this thread, although some of the early stuff is outdated.

Two places I have been to recently, that I enjoy

Chicago Social Club is above Boom Chicago on the Leidseplein: http://www.chicagosocialclub.nl/blog/

Its new, lots of pretty girls, smoking ok (everyone smokes cigarettes, so I don't think anyone cares about weed. DJs are mostly local, playing house and electro. It is usually held in a smallish room above Boom, but for bigger parties they (late) open up the big Boom Chicago theater, which has a great sound system.

Its often free, sometimes there is a charge. Door staff is generally very nice, but when the small area is full, it can be hard to get in. Always helps to roll with pretty girls in that case.

De Club Up: http://www.clubup.nl/ Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 26-1

The door is hard to find, its between some restaurants. This club is connected to the private art club called De Kring (http://www.kring.nl/). You do not need to be a member of de Kring to get in, there is a private entrance. If you want to join de Kring, its probably good to be known at Up.

Club Up does has events Thurs-Saturday. I have been to one party there, a brilliant monthly Italo Disco party. It seems to draw a very mixed gay-straight crowd, dressed a bit fab (for Amsterdam). Smoking only in the back smoking room, but weed is fine. Very friendly staff, no door attitude.

Music depends on who is playing.

Both these places are good if you are just looking for a good time, and don't care as much about seeing a big name DJ.