East Bloc is one of East London’s most notorious dance basements! If those Keith Haring print walls could talk…they would tell you all about that time Sam Smith spilled his Kronenbourg all down someone’s BOY London t-shirt. Or the time Silver Summers dropped her wig in the toilet. Or the time Ray Noir did a live performance of Double Trouble to a baying, beautiful crowd. Or the time Myra DuBois stood wordlessly in the centre of the dancefloor, surveying her subjects.
Yes, East Bloc is ICONIC, and is cementing its iconic status with a string of new curated nights, starting with Raf Daddy’s Ladies’ Night! Now, if you’re in the know, you’ll be aware the Raf Daddy is one half of beastly banging bear DJ duo, The 2 Bears. We’re not sure where the third bear is. Probably down at Street Feast getting a pulled pork burger with Goldilocks.
Anyway, it’s fair to say The 2 Bears are some of the most well-respected DJs in the city. And now Raf’s bringing his international brand of sexy house to East Bloc for LADIES’ NIGHT. And he’s bringing some fresh new talent with him, in the form of new Greco-Roman signings Opal People. There’s also rising nightlife stars Party Nails (best name ever!) and then in room two, soul and hip-hop from the likes of Soul Jazz’s Abi Clarke, DJ Hayley, and Luca Santucci.
According to their event info, there’ll be “Cash giveaways and live Twitter beef”. Who knows what THAT means. Maybe Azealia Banks will be playing a live game of strip poker.
• Ladies’ Night is on Saturday 24th September at East Bloc, 217 City Road, EC1V 1JN. 11pm – 6am. £5 before 12, £10 after.