It’s probably the biggest Circus of the year. The birthday naturally gets a lot of love, but ask the regulars what party they look forward to the most and this one often gets the nod. It’s an annual party whose bar has been set even higher with a simply brilliant line-up, with the annual fancy dress extravagance and flamboyance returning as the party people of Liverpool (and beyond) go all out to showcase their wild imaginations. Also Circus have just launched their new website: check www.circusclub.co.uk
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The Theatre is headlined by two of the heroes of summer 2011, Jamie Jones and Damian Lazarus. Jones’ continues to be a renaissance man of modern dance music, taking the blueprint of contemporary house one step further by infusing it with everything from disco to pop music. Catchy hooks lifted from daytime radio records sit atop underground grooves during Jones’ sets, with a sense of fun dominant without ever sacrificing any credibility. Then there’s the Hot Creations label he runs with Lee Foss, brilliantly on point with each and every single release.
Lazarus commands just as much respect. His brilliantly irrepressible imprint Crosstown Rebels remains at the vanguard of modern music, building on the profile of previous label City Rockers. Recently he’s released a brilliantly expansive artist album on Get Physical, mixed the Fabric54 compilation and continues to offer weird and wonderful music from off the dancefloor on his celebrated Lazpod podcasts. Velvet-smooth tech grooves wrapped in melody will be this man’s forte on an evening of mischief within the Masque.
Of course the Theatre always has the same star; Circus’ founder and resident DJ, Yousef. 2011 has been great to Yousef; he’s all set to drop his 2nd artist album which shows his aesthetic evolution. He’s just finished a season in Ibiza for Carl Cox’s island-defining Revolution parties whilst criss-crossing all over the globe, particularly impressing in South America. But for Yousef Liverpool is where his momentous Circus party continues to shine, and the party goes from strength to strength. Joining him will be Lewis Boardman, Circus’ other stalwart groove smith.
The Loft is on equally good form. Circus has a long history of getting exciting parties and labels into the building, with showcases from the likes of Cocoon, Meganite, the aforementioned Crosstown Rebels and Bedrock over the years. But this one, in the obscenely intimate Loft no less, could just be the pinnacle. The label that has owned 2011 with their glorious take on electronica is coming to Circus to play; the seminal Visionquest.
Named after the initiation period Native Americans undergo to find their inner soul, Visionquest’s surge for glorious dance music is similarly metaphoric. The label is run by dance music’s enfant terrible Seth Troxler alongside Shaun Reeves, Ryan Crosson and Lee Curtiss, the imprint delivering huge monster smashes to the key dancefloors of 2011 from Maceo Plex, Laura Jones and Benoit & Sergio. Seth will be joined by Ryan and Lee for an all-night excursion at Circus, an event that has all the characteristics to join the other great moments in the annals of the club’s history.
Over in Ink the resident spirit runs deep with Alex Wolfenden and Scott Lewis manning the decks. Alex remains Yousef’s musical partner in crime, their visits to Ibiza in the mid nineties instilling their deep seated passion for house music that saw both of them grab the scene by the scruff of the neck. Presently Alex has just been signed to Circus Recordings under his alter ago Acid Mondays and remains Café Mambo’s resident. Scott keeps rising to every challenge Circus set him, moving from being the afterparty resident to commanding the fort in both during previous dalliances with Nation and in every room of the Masque. And both will be going all out on the costume front. Expect a flurry of tricks and treats, where ghouls combine with grooves, monsters with melodies and leftfield beats with costumes beyond the parameters of moral decency. The Circus Halloween Party is what dressing up is all about.
Circus – Halloween Party
Saturday 29th October
@ The Masque, 90 Seel Street, Liverpool, L1 4BH
Theatre
Jamie Jones
Damian Lazarus
Yousef
Lewis Boardman
Loft - Visionquest
Seth Troxler
Ryan Crosson
Lee Curtis
Ink
Alex Wolfenden
Scott Lewis
10pm – 3am
Price £17
Info –0151 706 8045 www.circusclub.co.uk
Tickets: www.chibuku.com/shop
www.skiddle.com
www.datatransmission.co.uk/circus
TicketWeb: 08444 771 000
Ticketline: 0161 832 1111
3B records: 0151 353 7027
for the latest news from the club.
The Theatre is headlined by two of the heroes of summer 2011, Jamie Jones and Damian Lazarus. Jones’ continues to be a renaissance man of modern dance music, taking the blueprint of contemporary house one step further by infusing it with everything from disco to pop music. Catchy hooks lifted from daytime radio records sit atop underground grooves during Jones’ sets, with a sense of fun dominant without ever sacrificing any credibility. Then there’s the Hot Creations label he runs with Lee Foss, brilliantly on point with each and every single release.
Lazarus commands just as much respect. His brilliantly irrepressible imprint Crosstown Rebels remains at the vanguard of modern music, building on the profile of previous label City Rockers. Recently he’s released a brilliantly expansive artist album on Get Physical, mixed the Fabric54 compilation and continues to offer weird and wonderful music from off the dancefloor on his celebrated Lazpod podcasts. Velvet-smooth tech grooves wrapped in melody will be this man’s forte on an evening of mischief within the Masque.
Of course the Theatre always has the same star; Circus’ founder and resident DJ, Yousef. 2011 has been great to Yousef; he’s all set to drop his 2nd artist album which shows his aesthetic evolution. He’s just finished a season in Ibiza for Carl Cox’s island-defining Revolution parties whilst criss-crossing all over the globe, particularly impressing in South America. But for Yousef Liverpool is where his momentous Circus party continues to shine, and the party goes from strength to strength. Joining him will be Lewis Boardman, Circus’ other stalwart groove smith.
The Loft is on equally good form. Circus has a long history of getting exciting parties and labels into the building, with showcases from the likes of Cocoon, Meganite, the aforementioned Crosstown Rebels and Bedrock over the years. But this one, in the obscenely intimate Loft no less, could just be the pinnacle. The label that has owned 2011 with their glorious take on electronica is coming to Circus to play; the seminal Visionquest.
Named after the initiation period Native Americans undergo to find their inner soul, Visionquest’s surge for glorious dance music is similarly metaphoric. The label is run by dance music’s enfant terrible Seth Troxler alongside Shaun Reeves, Ryan Crosson and Lee Curtiss, the imprint delivering huge monster smashes to the key dancefloors of 2011 from Maceo Plex, Laura Jones and Benoit & Sergio. Seth will be joined by Ryan and Lee for an all-night excursion at Circus, an event that has all the characteristics to join the other great moments in the annals of the club’s history.
Over in Ink the resident spirit runs deep with Alex Wolfenden and Scott Lewis manning the decks. Alex remains Yousef’s musical partner in crime, their visits to Ibiza in the mid nineties instilling their deep seated passion for house music that saw both of them grab the scene by the scruff of the neck. Presently Alex has just been signed to Circus Recordings under his alter ago Acid Mondays and remains Café Mambo’s resident. Scott keeps rising to every challenge Circus set him, moving from being the afterparty resident to commanding the fort in both during previous dalliances with Nation and in every room of the Masque. And both will be going all out on the costume front. Expect a flurry of tricks and treats, where ghouls combine with grooves, monsters with melodies and leftfield beats with costumes beyond the parameters of moral decency. The Circus Halloween Party is what dressing up is all about.
Circus – Halloween Party
Saturday 29th October
@ The Masque, 90 Seel Street, Liverpool, L1 4BH
Theatre
Jamie Jones
Damian Lazarus
Yousef
Lewis Boardman
Loft - Visionquest
Seth Troxler
Ryan Crosson
Lee Curtis
Ink
Alex Wolfenden
Scott Lewis
10pm – 3am
Price £17
Info –0151 706 8045 www.circusclub.co.uk
Tickets: www.chibuku.com/shop
www.skiddle.com
www.datatransmission.co.uk/circus
TicketWeb: 08444 771 000
Ticketline: 0161 832 1111
3B records: 0151 353 7027
