DJ Format. Courtesy Cipher Entertainment
DJ Format. Courtesy Cipher Entertainment

Soundcheck: what’s happening in clubland this weekend

Analog Room is celebrating its second birthday, UK DJ Format playing at Dusk, detroit techno at Emirates Golf Club are some club options to head to this weekend.

Rob Garratt

November 26, 2014

Analog Room’s second birthday

This consistently eclectic, weekly underground music night celebrates its two-year anniversary with Detroit’s Theo Parrish on the decks.

• November 27from 10pm, The Q Underground, Holiday Inn Al Barsha, Dubai. Dh75 entry

DJ Format

The United Kingdom hip-hop decksmith Format, a frequent collaborator of the Canadian rapper Abdominal, guests for top alternative alfresco event Sunny Vibe-Up.

• November 28from 3pm at Dusk Terrace, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City. Free before 5.30pm, Dh85 after

Groove on the Grass

This alfresco left-field event returns, with the Detroit techno legend Carl Craig guesting alongside Germany’s Recondite.

• November 28from 7pm, Emirates Golf Club, Dubai. Tickets Dh180

Sasha

The genre-defining, progressive-house legend Sasha is the first international guest at the new beach club Eden.

• November 28, Eden, Rixos The Palm Jumeirah. Call 055 277 1477, or check www.facebook.com/edendubai

Slim in Al Ain

The American R&B singer Slim, formally a member of the group 112, hosts the Garden City’s “biggest pool party”. Listen out for Billboard hit So Fly.

• November 28 from 7.30pm at Danat Al Ain Resort. Dh40 in advance, Dh100 at the door

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