Club entertainment in South Africa
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Roxy's
This clubbing stalwart is one of the oldest and best-known venues in Jo'burg for pop and hard rock on the weekends. It's the local clubbing multiplex, in fact, with multiple bars and dancefloors that fill up with a younger crowd of mostly university students. During the week, nights vary from comedy to theme parties to karaoke.
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Barmooda
The students and bohemians of Obs are obviously getting a bit fussier about where they hang out if the slick looks of this place are anything to go by. The DJs specialise in house and R’n’B and there’s a pole on the dance floor should you feel like putting on a show.
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The Red Room
The Red Room's sole focus is music. Every Saturday night The Red Room wakes up when the dance set arrive and do their thing, shaking it to new and old alternative favourites like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Billy Idol, Marilyn Manson, Wolfmother and Nine Inch Nails.
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Hemisphere
Twinkling views of the city are part of the deal at this super-stylish club atop the ABSA Centre. It’s real velvet-rope-and-glamour-model stuff, so dress to the nines and pack that shoulder chip of attitude and you’ll fit in fine.
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Deluxe
Come on Friday and Saturday night to join the musically sophisticated, mixed and gay crowd at this eternal survivor of the Cape Town clubbing scene. Decoration is minimal and it tends to specialise in house and tribal trance.
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Carfax
This converted factory space is one of the most popular joints in town. Local and international DJs play house and hip hop to an eclectic crowd. Not as cool as it once was, but it’s still a fun night out.
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Fiction
Über-cool DJ bar and lounge where electronic, drum’n’bass and break beats activate a youthful, fun-loving crowd. Cool down on their wrap-around balcony overlooking Long St.
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Lush
Veteran party organiser Myrna runs this Sapphic dance night, held every second Saturday of the month upstairs at Sliver. Well-behaved gay men will also be let in with their lesbian sisters.
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Bang Bang Club
Partly owned and run by well-known DJ Shaun Duvet, this slick club, named after a group of photographers who snapped photos in the townships during apartheid, is a major house music venue.
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Zula Sound Bar
Hosts an interesting range of events including live bands, DJs and even open-mike poetry sessions (last Wednesday of the month). The long balcony is the place to watch Long St go by.
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Galaxy
Thirty years young, this legendary Cape Flats dance venue is where you can get down to R&B, hip hop and live bands with a black and coloured crowd. Women often get in for free. The jazz venue West End is next door.
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Club 330
Clubbing in a point-blank sense. In-your-face full-on rave scene and throb city, depending what level you're on. This is not an area to walk around - taxis are obligatory.
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Trance Sky
A loud, lively place decked out with bright colours and Moroccan lamps. The pumping tunes and two-for-one cocktails attract a young and up-for-it crowd from the local uni.
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