Many of you know my strong opinions about NYE. Tldr: I despise it.
Why would I want to pay 3 times the price for the worst club night of the year? All the good places are taken over by straight parties full of people who don’t party any other night of the year. Everyone's plastered and obnoxious after shotgunning a Rotkäppchen before midnight. You have to dodge dudebros looking for a midnight smooch. It's going to be messy. You're going to be messy⸺and not in a fun way ⸺ that's assuming you survive the incoming artillery on your way to the club. The only upside is that you'll get ahead on dry January because you'll be too nauseous to look at a drink for at least a fortnight.
That being said, there's a few glimmers of hope to be found in this year’s looming catastrophe.
H48 Bleibt/Queers Against Landlords Silvester
Mystery Location Mitte
Good cause, good folks, good times. The fine folks of Hermannstraße 48 are hosting a soli party to raise funds for the legal fight to save their housing project, and they present you 3 Dancefloors, karaoke, live performances, food, gluhwein, and a bonfire. In short, it’s going to be a banger. They’re bringing in some of our favorite DJs from across the scene, with styles ranging from dark disco, to experimental techno to whatever slambient is. If you’re looking for cosy little dance floors, and a DIY, solidarity-based environment this is the jam.
Imaginary Friend
Mystery Location
Imaginary Friend is one of the cutest parties on my radar, always a sweet welcoming crowd and the music has never let me down. For their NY spectacular they’re going back to their roots, to their mysterious homeland (exact location revealed the day before). Don’t miss DJ fart in the club my loves. While not a queer/FLINTA* collective, Imaginary Friend is a great community-based party and, frankly, I only seem to meet lesbians with exquisite music taste there.
OXI NYE (36 Hours)
OXI (obviously)
Now it's not an explicitly queer event but look at that lineup. It's like half of WHOLE festival. Why would you not dance for 36 hours when you’ve got a roster with ābnamā, adam munnings, Carly Zeng, Nene H, Meg10 ... (need I go on?) I'd rather eat a lightbulb than miss outCarly Zeng
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