Our preview of As One’s heinously hedonistic Easter celebrations
Next month, hedonistic high-octane partystarters As One are touching down in London for a WHOLE WEEKEND of glittering events. They’re known for causing a right stir across the city whenever they come here, whirling through the scene and leaving naught in their wake but a few discarded tank tops and some well-thumbed copies of QX.
This year, there’ll be FOUR major events, an opening party, and not one but two after parties. Because just one event isn’t enough anymore.
This is 2017, which is, we’ve decided, the year of excess and celebration. Don’t just have one shot of tequila, have SEVEN. And don’t have them on a Friday, have them on a TUESDAY. Don’t just get a Tesco meal deal for lunch. Treat yourself to a medium rare steak and a bottle of wine. Don’t just meet one guy on Grindr. Get loads over and make a night of it. Because as Laura Branigan famously said, WE LIVE AMONG THE CREATURES OF THE NIGHT! In fact, we ARE the creatures of the night. So let’s relish it, let’s live our lives to the fullest. Sorry, we’re feeling a bt sentimental after the events of last week.
ANYWAY, the As One Festival weekend is the perfect opportunity to live your already excessive lives to the absolute fullest.
It all kicks off on Thursday 13th April with the opening party at our fave Soho watering hole, Comptons! The walls are paneled, the bar staff are knee-weakeningly sexy, and it’s the perfect location to kick-start a weekend of debauchery. That’s 8pm – midnight with DJ sets from Gonzalo and Lee Harris.
Then it’s on to glamorous Coronet for WE Cave Man! Stuffed with nubile Neanderthals and a mammoth selection of the scene’s best DJs, this is gonna be a big one from party professionals WE! Always an absolute screeeeaam! Don’t forget your loincloth. That’s from 11pm – 6am.
But your Thursday doesn’t end there! It’s on to the afterparty at Fire in Vauxhall, and, as the name suggests, it’s gonna be LIT!
After a quick disco nap, get ready for it all to start up again on Friday, from 11pm – 11am with A:M House at Protocol, again down Vauxhall way. A:M are known for their frenetically mad parties, and renowned DJs Miswhite and Terry Bryan will be on hand with top tunes to help things along.
Pop into Subway for a sandwich to replenish your dancing juice, then it’s back to Fire on Saturday for BEYOND TABOO, from 11pm until “very, very late”. We’re guessing that means Sunday afternoon. Oh you kids, you keep us young!
And THEN (yeah, it’s still not over, you’ll need some Red Bull) things go out with a bang, with Matinee: The Island at The Clapham Grand. With super hot DJs Tom Stephan, Steve Pitron and more. Plus YET ANOTHER after party at Fire, in the form of their trademark Sunday night party Orange.
So get your energy supplies up, get your outfits planned, and GET INTO IT.
• For more info and tickets, head to orangenation.co.uk
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