MADHÄUS Grand Opening Party at CLUB 23 WEST ✪ Sanctuary Vs. Bizarnival ✪ 3 Levels + Patio ✪ 2 Rooms ✪ 2 Vibes ✪ 6+ DJs ✪ Full-on Alternative Circus Freakshow Dance Party!
Saturday, June 21, 2014 - 9:00pm
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JOIN US FOR A MASSIVE CELEBRATION & GRAND OPENING PARTY AS VANCOUVER'S LAST TRULY ALTERNATIVE DANCE CLUB RE-OPENS, RENOVATED & RE-OPENED AFTER TWO LONG YEARS.
✪ NO COVER before 10 PM
✪ Capacity crowd expected - come early!
✪ 3 Levels To Explore
✪ 2 Rooms Of Dancing | 2 Vibes | 6+ DJs
✪ Electro-Swing | Deep House | Carnival Techno
✪ Post-Punk | Goth | Industrial | EBM | 80's | Synthpop
✪ Private Outdoor Patio
✪ Custom Built Dance Cages
✪ Costumes Encouraged!
✪ Custom Visuals
✪ $8 cover after 10 PM!
"Dress like you've joined the circus... you just might ..."
► NO ADVANCE TICKETS. It is absolutely FREE to attend with entry before 10 PM, and we anticipate hitting capacity early in the night! We HIGHLY suggest arriving as early as possible. The vibe will be ELECTRIC and you will want to be present for every second of it!
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► MADHÄUS --- EVERY MONTH!
NOTE THAT our first two events will be Saturday June 21, then Saturday July 19. After that we move to a regular timeslot on the last Saturday of the month!
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► "TELL US ALL ABOUT THE VENUE'S RE-OPENING PLANS!"
THE SKINNY :
There's been a changing of the guard and there is a new management team in place. Some of the old 23 West team are still involved, but more behind the scenes. The venue is being massively cleaned, updated and renovated, all in a way that perfectly dovetails with what Madhaus does and is all about. The new crew running 23 West are very much in our extended family - they're the same folks who own The Rumpus Room, The Emerald, The Narrow, Grace Gallery, as well as having been involved in revitalizing and starting up The Biltmore, The Rickshaw and The Fox Theater. Literally the first thing they did was contact us and invite Madhaus to a Saturday spot. We are all working hand in hand together to bring the venue back even better than ever. However the building itself has been sold to a developer and in a timeline of 2-5 years from now, the building is coming down for redevelopment, and that's all she wrote.
Treat every party like it could be the last, and party like there's no tomorrow!
WHAT'S DIFFERENT :
The upstairs area of the club and the bar in particular are being massively renovated. During daytime in the week it will actually be open as a pub, and called 'The Hindenburg,' with the entrance being from Blood Alley up the back stairs. The dancefloor and second level downstairs are curtained off and not used during daytime hours. The whole upstairs level is being decorated in the style of 40's era Berlin, vintage chic. The bar is being expanded massively to include a much huger selection of liquid offerings. The sound and lighting packages are all being upgraded.
Overall the venue will have even MORE nooks and crannies for us to create special little areas for cuddling, playing, socializing and dancing!
WHAT'S THE SAME :
On Fridays and Saturday nights we'll be entering from Cordova Street, and it'll still be called Club 23 West. Overall layout of the dancefloor and front area are all the same. Our dance pole, dance cages and dance stage are all there for you to get your grind on. When you come to front of the club, it will look mostly the same.
But once you come inside and head upstairs ... prepare to be impressed ;)
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► "How the hell can you have two rooms of DJs and only be charging $8? And with a FREE option? Are you crazy?"
Very simple - MADHÄUS is put on by people working for peanuts simply because they LOVE alternative music and culture, and want to see all the musicians, artists, clubbers and alternative music fans in the city come together under one roof for one night a month for an amazing evening of music, socializing and dancing. We believe that passion is infectious! JOIN the event, INVITE your friends, and SHARE it on your wall! The more the merrier in the MADHÄUS!
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On the upstairs level :
✪ SANCTUARY ROOM
✪ THE I DIE : YOU DIE DJs : R-LEX & CONTRASOMA
✪ DJ PANDEMONIUM (Sin City Fetish Night)
New Wave | Post-Punk | Industrial | Synthpop | EBM | 80s | Alternative
https://www.djpandemonium.com/
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In the downstairs level :
✪ BIZARNIVAL ROOM
✪ DJs TBA
Electro-Swing | Deep House | Carnival Techno
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Dress To Kill - Dress To Die For!
✪ MADHÄUS LOVES YOUR FREAKY STYLE!
Suggested styles :
- Steampunk / Circus / Carnival / Vintage
- Mad Max / Burning Man / Feathers & Fur (Faux!)
- Full On Trad Goth / Art Punk / Victorian / Deathrock
- Leathers, Jeans, T-shirts, Rock-Fucken-Roll
- Cyber / Rivet / Steampunk
- Fetish / Glam / Genderbash
- Suits / Sunglasses At Night / Huge hair
- 90's Junk Punk / Straitjackets / Lab coats / 80's Junk Punk
- Weird costumes that make no sense / Who cares / Fuck it!
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"We're all a little mad here!"
✪ EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN!
MADHÄUS is a place a little bit off the rails - a place where partying is taking seriously and creative self-expression of all kinds is not only highly encouraged, it's THE NAME OF THE GAME! You're just as likely to be dancing with or hitting on someone in a technicolour carnival outfit, or a classy Victorian vintage ensemble, or a leather clad biker boy, or a head to toe goth girl, or a fetish kinkster, or a psychology professor who secretly parties in the shadows, or big haired Motley Crue 80's rocker .... don't hold back ... you're free to be you at the MADHÄUS!
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Win front of the line entry and complimentary cover for two!
✪ POST-A-PHOTO CONTEST!
To help build excitement and give people ideas for outfits, post a photo to the event wall, and we'll pick the best one on the day of the party as the winner! Winner (plus one!) gets in for free and gets skip the line privilege! Photos can be you, your friends, or just something you cool on the internet, doesn't matter - just share them images! Themes can be anything MADHAUS related :
- carnival / circus
- goth / Victorian / vintage
- industrial / cyber / steampunk
- asylum / hospital / medical / horror
- 80's new wave / 90's alternative
- fetish / punk / gender bender
Bring it on!