Don’t leave it too long to bag your pounds 25 tickets for the New Year’s Eve Ball
Don’t leave it too long to bag your pounds 25 tickets for the New Year’s Eve Ball.Roger Michael has built up quite a reputation in clubland. Atomic Model at Iceni, The Next Big Thing at the Hanover Grand and Eyeball Arizona at Subterania are just some of the gigs on his CV.Tickets (and other information, including the price) for Michael’s exclusive New Year Avant-Garde Catwalk Ball at the Porchester Halls in Queensway, London W9, are only available from Roger Michael Associates (0171-371 0430). Among those appearing: Lil’ Louis, Terry Hunter, the exceptional Smokin’ Jo plus Michael Watford. The vibe here is always sophisticated yet unpretentious and the MOS has a reputation for hosting one of the finest New Year bashes in the capital.Club United Nations 415-419 High Road, London N17 (0181-808 0808) has blown up big time this year and is now one of the hottest spots around. The combination of jungle and garage has punters queueing around the block.
Their drum and bass line-up features Fabio, Grooverider & DJ Rap. Chrissy Tee, Rob Blake & Jay C are some of the DJs in the house and garage area. Will Carling has shown the way. His spending spree on London’s Fulham Road last week provided the blueprint for Christmas shoppers everywhere. In just 10 unflustered minutes, he left the paparazzi in his wake, forking out pounds l,000 for a woman’s sheepskin coat with the single-minded resolve you’d expect from an England captain and business guru.
With a mere fraction of Will’s purchasing power, I’m hoping to equal his performance on a parky Friday afternoon in Peterborough. The Queensgate shopping centre may not be as chichi as SW3, but the same strategy applies. It’s simply a question of time management and pin-pointing achievable goals.
Refusing to be side-tracked by Santa’s Roadshow, I launch myself at the task ahead. First port of call is Next, where I too check out the sheepskin – in this case, gloves for my dad There are none in stock I feel my chest tightening with agitation.