Club Scene

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015
Club Scene

Find good parties in Bangkok

That’s so 1990s
The Rock Pub near the Ratchathewi BTS station is celebrating the music of ancient history tonight with a “Are You ’90s” party, the second in a series. Seven cover bands will pay tribute to Nine Inch Nails, Rancid, Rage Against the Machine, the Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, Oasis, Radiohead, the Manic Street Preachers and more. Entry is Bt300. The tunes start at 7.30. Call (099) 191 5666.

 Countdown with Gene
Bangkok’s favourite blonde, Gene Kasidit, will see off 2015 with a big smooch at Maggie Choo’s on New Year’s Eve. Glamour, glitter and glee predominate through two sets of electro-jazz performed with a full band and dancers. Party packages including bottles of spirit or Champagne are available from Bt6,000 for two people. Admission is Bt800, and that gets you a glass of Chandon Brut. Reserve a table at [email protected].

 Partying with Gatsby
Travel back to the Roaring Twenties on New Year’s Eve at Oskar Bistro on Sukhumvit Soi 11. The decadent Gatsby-theme party will be filled with glitz, bubbly and Prohibition-era d้cor, with roaring sounds courtesy of DJs Alex Fischer, Fred Canal, Mikus and Aberton. A glass of Moet & Chandon is Bt400 and a bottle Bt790. Entry is free all night. Call (02) 255 337.

 Continent’s New Year bashes
Greet 2016 at a “Fifty Shades of Continent” party at the Continent Hotel near the Asoke intersection on Thursday. You can have a romantic Italian dinner at Medinii, a poolside dinner at H2O and dance till you drop at Axis & Spin. For Bt3,500 you get a five-course dinner and a bottle of bubbly. The Bt1,000 admission charge gets you two drinks. |Call (02) 686 7000.

 Global arts and fun
The 10-day Bukruk Urban Arts Festival starts with a party on January 23. The festival brings together an eclectic array of musicians and artists from across Europe and Asia at a venue alongside the Chao Phraya River. The celebration of the best of international culture promises to be fun and engaging. Early-bird tickets cost Bt700 until Sunday. Find out more at http://Bukruk.com/festival/event/music-festival/