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This weekend is the fun antidote to your back-2-school blues. Start the weekend with a little music, a little pizza and a lot of cocktails, follow on Saturday with some wacky art and an all night smasher, and end with some skateboard shopping and a rooftop breakfast club (literally, not the film) on Sunday. All that and our Vogue Fashion's Night Out pick tonight, Autumn appropriate jackets (LFW-friendly) and a futuristic take on the drive thru, roller girls and all.
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• FRI B-SOHO
• SAT Other Criteria
• SUN A Sunday Service |
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BOOK AHEAD |
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| The Zoo Project Festival |
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Life's a zoo, and anyone who's been to hedonistic daytime party The Zoo Project in Ibiza knows just that. The Balearic zoo's coming to British soil this September, when a menagerie of lions, birds of paradise, gorillas, snake charmers and the like can get down at nine different stages. Sasha, Visionquest, secretsundaze, Julio Bashmore and James Priestly are just a few names on the bill, held at a real wildlife park in Port Lymph. And for those that don't know – costumes are essential. |
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The Zoo Project Festival
September 14 – 16, £89.99
Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Lympne, Nr Hythe, Kent, CT21 4PD
Tickets available from various outlets, including Sister Ray, BM Soho and Phonica Records in Soho |
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| FRIDAY |
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MUSIC:
Sanderson Sessions with Citizens! |
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DRINK:
B-SOHO |
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The Sanderson Sessions are back after their Olympic hiatus. Hosting monthly music nights in their courtyard, this weekend sees London rock band Citizens! take to the stage. The boys (who met at a party) have since been signed to French label Kitsuné, their quippy, acerbic and fun sounds receiving critical acclaim. Grab a cocktail from the Long Bar and enjoy their new single 'True Romance' (but watch the hilarious video here first). |
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Hotdogs and champagne, burgers and spiked-slushies… and now pizza and cocktails on Poland Street. Downstairs, pizzas (by Neapolitan chef Raffaele Medaglia) will be cooked for just 90 seconds at 900 degrees, while upstairs' 30-strong cocktail list includes the grappa-based Neapolitan. Watch out for their live music and karaoke nights. It's all about the Napolitanos. |
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Doors open 7pm
Free – RSVP here
50 Berners Street, W1T 3NG
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12pm-12.30am
£20 per head
21-22 Poland Street, W1F 6QG
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| Taboo |
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Boy George + musical = we're sold. The award-winning Taboo is back by popular demand, now showing at Brixton Clubhouse. A musical portrait of 1980s hedonistic London, it looks at the exciting artistic climate which defined a generation. Set in popular club Taboo, the story focuses on designer/artist Leigh Bowery and club frequenter George O'Dowd (Boy George). Expect big shoulders and lots of make up. Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon.
Get tickets on special offer for £20.
Call 0844 477100 and quote 'SEE IT FIRST' to book.
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Taboo, September 6 — December 23
467 Brixton Road, SW9 8HH
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| DRIVE THRU |
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| Bompas and Parr x Mercedes |
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Bompas and Parr are at it again. Located beneath Selfridges in the 40m long marble entrance to the Old Selfridges Hotel, their latest project will feature a revolving restaurant, troupe of roller girls, uniforms by Tour de Force and artwork with moving eyeballs entitled The Four Horsemen of the Oesophagus. You know, the usual. So call up your motoring friends, drive in, place your order (hot sandwiches with grapes and soda) and head out on the road to the great unknown. Or Dalston. |
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Mercedes Drive Thru with Bompas and Parr
September 14-16, 12pm-10pm
Vehicle pass £40, tickets available in advance here, or on the door |
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| Ginstock and Rumstock |
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Gin vs Rum – pick a team. The latest events brought to you by foodie collective Tweat Up, Ginstock and Rumstock will be held at the 2-day food festival Fifteen Street (behind Jamie's Fifteen restaurant). Gin is on the Saturday (Sipsmith has paired with Zetter Townhouse, Bombay Sapphire with Night Jar and Beefeater with Polpo), while Sunday is rum day.
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Ginstock and Rumstock at Fifteen Street
September 15 – 16, tickets £26 (includes access to Fifteen Street and eight cocktails) |
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| SATURDAY |
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ART:
Exotic Juicy Tutti Frutti at Other Criteria |
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PARTY:
Ricardo Villalobos, Mathew Jonson & Minilogue & Soundstream at Fabric |
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Head to Other Criteria's Photography Room to see a dose of Exotic Juicy Tutti Fruity. Each photograph (of strange, indecipherable, colourful objects) takes its name from car air fresheners. Visual artist Antonio Marguet is fascinated with what he sees as excess subjectivity and self-absorption in the age of social media. His aim in these photos is to create a fetish around an object without it actually existing, which is, he claims, similar to how we build our fictional-selves online. Obviously. |
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Prepare yourselves for a 10am finish this weekend. Ibiza heavyweight Ricardo Villalobos will be bringing his minimal house sounds to the Clerkenwell institution, alongside residents Craig Richards and Terry Francis. They'll be joined by a host of party people: one of Vancouver's finest Mathew Jonson, our very own Will Saul and George Fitzgerald, and a live set by Soundstream. |
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10am-6pm
Free
14 Hinde St, W1U 3BG
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11pm-10am
£21 advance
77a Charterhouse St, Clerkenwell, EC1M 3HN
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| PRODUCT PICK |
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| Jacket for Him |
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Surely this balmy weather won't last forever. Prepare yourselves with this exclusive B-Side Camo Varsity Jacket designed by Wale. It's got satin sleeves guys.
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Custom Camo Varsity, £195
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| COMPETITION |
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| Vita Coco |
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Coconut water, the latest health and beauty hype that has materialised quicker than you can say detox. So, in the spirit of all things healthy, fresh coconut water drink Vita Coco are offering the chance to win an exclusive yoga session with Nike's global yoga ambassador Leah Kim (with Vita Coco refreshments throughout the session, of course) for you and friends.
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For a chance to win, email competition@urbanjunkies.com with your name and number by September 10. The session will be on September 13 from 4pm-6pm. |
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T&Cs: Offer valid for selected session only for two winners and a maximum of four friends each. The prize comprises of 12 units of Vita Coco. For full T&Cs please visit our website.
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| Graze at London Restaurant Festival |
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New concept Graze allows London Restaurant Festival-goers to enjoy popular food haunts in different hoods. Purchase a Graze keyring and get a complimentary glass of wine when you purchase a dish in any participating restaurant on the street. Areas include Exmouth Market, Bermondsey Street, Marylebone High Street, Charlotte Street, Brixton Village and Soho (each on one night of the festival). Our pick is UJ stomping ground Soho – the weekend pass includes Duck Soup, Wright Bros, Copita, Ceviche, Tonkotsu and Cinnamon Soho. |
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Graze at London Restaurant Festival, October 1 – 15, single pass from £12.50
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| SUNDAY |
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SHOP:
Palace Skateboards ROLL UP Pop Up Shop |
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EAT:
A Sunday Service |
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Skateboard brand Palace are setting up shop in their hometown for one week only. The company has become more of an underground fashion staple in recent years, thanks to their "embellishment" of certain top tier fashion house logos, and smooth front man Lucien Clarke. There will be limited re-releases of apparel, as well as new tees, boards, surf gear and more. If you miss it, no fear – their new online shop launches on Sunday. |
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And finally, if you can muster up enough energy A foodie pop-up dedicated to the art of breakfast in bed – we like. A Sunday Service will be setting up for the next three Sundays in September, brought to you by French finger food collective Le Petit Paris (following their success at The Dalston Long Table and Feast). The standard breakfast includes a basket of traditional handmade bread with butter and jams, with extras like the Tartine (toasted sourdough with burrata and avocado) or Salmon (smoked salmon and dill on eggs) also available. And, all the sweet breakfast treats you could want.
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1pm-8pm
38 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XJ
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9am-3pm
From £8
Dalston Roof Park, 18 Ashwin Street, E8 3DL
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| REMINDER |
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| Paradise 5th Birthday with Kids Company |
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West London's fave gastropub is turning five! To mark the occasion there's a whole host of happenings in two weeks' time. The five-day programme kicks off on Wednesday September 12 with a comedy night and a high profile invite-only do on Thursday. Then, get ready to party hard on Friday and Saturday with Norman Jay and Jazzie B. Round it all off with the Recovery Sessions on Sunday where the girls hit the decks (Jameela Jamil, Miquita Oliver, Gizzi Erskine and Jade Jagger's Jezebels). And there's even an exclusive £5 menu which will run from Wednesday to Saturday. A birthday bash indeed. |
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Paradise 5th Birthday, September 12 – 16
9 Kilburn Lane, Kensal Green,W10 4AE |
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| TRAVEL |
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Outlook Festival, Pula Croatia 2012 |
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| Reporting From the Frontline, Outlook Festival, Pula Croatia 2012 |
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| It's been slim on the ground for festivals this summer at UJ HQ. Maybe it was the weather, maybe it was a bit of festival fatigue, but when the invite came in for Outlook in Pula, Croatia, it was a no brainer. We were in. We've heard a lot about this one – sunshine, boat parties, fortress raving, dungeons and moats – and even though we didn't get the sunshine (all we heard all weekend was 'this is the first time it's rained in three months, actually a year'; great) we didn't let it dampen our spirits. We'll definitely be back, next time for a longer stay. Viva! |
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Read the full article here >
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WEEKEND GUIDE by JC & MY TRAVEL by TR |
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