Pop up venue of the year
Level 9. Those halcyon 4 weeks after Ramadan when thousands crammed into the Media One’s vacant 9th floor will live long in clubbing folklore. Back to basics clubbing as it should be.
Trend of the year
Franchise clubs. From Movida to Mahiki, Supperclub to VIP Room and Cirque Le Soir to Café Del Mar, there has been no shortage of imported, high end clubbing over the last few years. Clubs liberally borrowing from classic club culture for their name – hello Amnesia Underground and The Fabric. Pacha Ibiza UAE is next up, with a scheduled February opening...
Booking of the year
Hardwell’s gig at Nasimi takes some beating, with thousands once more descending onto the Palm for an EDM masterclass.
Twitter tw@t of the year
Stand up, if you don’t get too lightheaded you house heavyweight, DJ Sneak, for your colossal disregard for everyone on Twitter.
DJ of the year
It’s tough to look beyond audio tonic’s Raxon, with a string of bassline beauties under his production hat, and pulsating deep tech house set after pulsating deep tech house set across the Middle East, and even a slot at the huge BPM festival in Mexico.