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The biggest jol of the year to date is in just 10 days time and the hype is reaching epic proportions…The 2010 SA Reunion in London Dance Fest is peeking over the horizon and tjooning… "Sappening!"

If you haven't got your mincy paws on tickets yet, now would be a good time to think about that, because The SA Reunion in London Dance Fest is looking to be a sell out… from the 1000 tickets available, I hear there are only 300 left which means, with still 10 days to go and most people's habits of Lastminute.com madness when the most tickets for any event are sold, it doesn't leave much to be sold during the gold rush… so think about… you know you are gonna be one of those that finds out at the last minute that all your mates are going and you'll be scurrying around for tickets that are no longer available… sorry for you… but you should have gone to SpecSavers … why am I telling you this, because what better than to party with my peoples… my PharSide peoples

To help you along, I'm going to be giving more away tickets on the PharSide FB Page this evening (Thursday 12th August) at around 8:30pm… so make sure you've got your click finger ready because you've got to be quick off the mark… 

Check out the promo video for the event!

- Marky Mark

In just a few weeks time, the SA Reunion in London Dance Fest is going to kick off with a HUGE line-up of top class DJ's busting the decks at the newly renovated Hidden Night Club in Vauxhall! Get frickin ready for one hellova night!

After 5 years running, the 2010 SA Reunion in London is back, and from where I'm standing, this is no doubt going to be the biggest South African party London has seen to date thanks to our friends at Dirty Dubbin. The venue this year is Hidden Night Club in Vauxhall which holds a huge capacity of 1000 people, comprises of 3 dance floors, a smoking garden, food stalls that will be selling boerie rolls, biltong and other Saffa snacks, its gonna have full on lasers, LED ceiling and not to mention a schweet VIP area… well for all us VIP's ofcourse

This year's party kicks off with an incredible line up, including:

DJ NELSON AKA AFROBOOGIE

COCO LOCO

LADY LEA

MORGAN

SLEAZY G

2 PHUNKED UP

TOBIE ALLEN

MPI PROJECT

LITTLE LEIGH

STEPHAN HOFFMAN

NEUTRINO

DJ OPTI

Also playing:

Serg Pereira, Wayne Calita, Hayley Hunter, Adrian H, Kirk Kane, Deep House Experiment, SA-Konection, Lurks, Reezo Hassan, JK, Hoova Groova, Justin Time, JD Love & The Lucky Life Dj's Tulani & Matt Bell…

Plus loads of other entertainment such as dancers, drummers, MC's and visual artists.

PLUS! there's going to be a very special surprise guest that will be announced on the day… who's it gonna be? hmmm I have someone in mind, but I guess we'll have to wait and see…

Now tell me this isn't going to be insanely MASSIVE!

The night this is all going down is Saturday 21 August 2010.

Advance & Online tickets are £20 whereas risky paying on the door hoping to get in type tickets are £30.
VIP tickets are £35 which includes a seperate bar, seating area, queue jump and a CD.

Tickets are available at the following outlets:

Ticket web 
www.ticketweb.co.uk 
Tel: 08444 77 1000 

SA Tickets
www.satickets.co.uk 

Venue Info

Hidden (Vauxhall) 
100 Tinworth Street 
LONDON SE11 5EQ

+44 (0)207 820 6613
info@hiddenclub.co.uk
www.hiddenclub.co.uk

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• OPENING TIMES 

10PM – 6AM

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OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY @ THE EGG (Kings Cross)

6AM – MID DAY!

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Over 18's only / Dress code: Casual / R.O.A.R

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INFO & ALL ENQUIRIES:

info@southafricanreunion.com

Also check out the SA Reunion FaceBook Event Page 

EISH! Talk about a massive jol! Trust me, you are NOT going to want to miss this! See you guys there!

Bring on the BIG JOL!

I'll also be giving away a few tickets during the week from the PharSide FaceBook Page so keep a look out as they are going to go super quick!

- Marky Mark

Have you ever thought about packing up the huge amount of stuff that you've hoarded over the few years that you've been in London, (even though you came over with just one bag) and making the great trek back to SA, but the thought of starting from scratch again scares the daylights out of you to the extent that as unhappy as you really are, you battle it out. For some of us London is absolutely awesome but there are some who miss SA way too much to be away any longer. Well here's a little something that will help make that return a whole lot easier, thanks to Homecoming Revolution… and its all happening this weekend.

Ayoba! Homecoming Revolution to host Bafana Bafana Captain at London Event

Aaron Mokoena, The Bafana Bafana Captain, will address South Africans living in the UK at the Homecoming Revolution London Event on 21 March.  This is a fantastic opportunity for Aaron to get South Africans in the UK to support their National Team and excited about the impending World Cup. He will also share his personal story and his pivotal role in making a contribution to creating a better South Africa.  He recently launched the Aaron Mokoena Foundation in the UK. The inspiration for the Foundation is Aaron's desire to increase and improve opportunities for children and young people across South Africa using the power of football to impact on education, health and life opportunities.  

Martine Schaffer, Managing Director of Homecoming Revolution said: “We are thrilled that Aaron is going to be sharing his story with the South Africans in the UK at our event.  In this momentous World Cup year, Aaron is probably one of the most important people in South Africa right now.  He also represents, that you can live elsewhere and still make a very significant contribution back to your home.  He is definitely one of our modern day icons and we hope that after July he will have lead his team to victory. We are using the event to create excitement around the football and we can think of no-one more prevalent than the Bafana Bafana Captain.”

The event will be held on the 20th and 21st March 2010 at Kensington Olympia Conference Centre in London.  The event is aimed at South Africans living in the UK and will give them the opportunity to meet directly with high profile employers who are searching for talent. It will also give them a chance to find about purchasing property, schooling and post graduate education, starting up businesses, setting up bank accounts, and immigration advice. The exhibition is supported by a speakers programme.

A selection of the companies that will be exhibiting for skills at the event include: First National Bank, Group 5, Edcon, Foschini, Nedbank Capital, Investec, CSIR and South African Breweries.  They represent a broad cross section of skills across a variety of industry and should offer professionals a good variety of opportunities. Recruitment Agencies will also be attending. The Independent Schools Association of South Africa will be offering advice on schooling in South Africa and both Gordon Institute of Business Science and The University of Stellenbosch Business School will be showcasing their post-graduate studies, including MBA advice. Also plenty of advice on investing in property.

Other speakers will cover topics from business to education and include Professor Nick Binedell from Gordon Institute of Business and Professor Cheryl de la Rey the new Vice Chancellor of University of Pretoria.

Aaron Mokoena was called up at the age of seventeen to join the National Team Squad, following impressive form at Jomo Cosmos and Ajax Cape Town. He quickly moved to Europe when he played for Bayer Leverkusen, Ajax Amsterdam and Genk. He moved to the English Premier League and currently plays for Portsmouth.   He will captain the South African Bafana Bafana Team for the World Cup and is the country’s most capped player.

- Marky Mark

Check what's going down at Suburban in Wimbledon… Saturday's Dead Celeb Party sounds like a winner!

You've gotta hand it to the boys over at Suburban, quite possibly Wimbledon's busiest bar as far as pouring drinks in record time is concerned, its an experience just to check how these okes operate. Don't ask me where they get the energy from but these boys are on top form from the second that door opens until the last drink is served, and as many a Saffa in Wimbledon will tell you, they really do know how to throw a banging party! Check out what they've got coming up

Check out www.suburbanbar.com for more info!

SUBURBAN WIMBLEDON: 27 HARTFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SW19 3SG TEL. 0208 543 9788

- Marky Mark

Still deciding what to do for New Years Eve in London? There's a massive jol going on at Marky Mark's bar of choice, Bar Sia are bringing you Glitz & Glamour, hosted by the Fernando Brothers and guests bouncing the club downstairs with Funky House, Electro and Breakbeats.

The night looks like its gonna be a massive one, advanced tickets are on sale at Bar Sia for £10 a pop which is £10 cheaper than most places (£15 on the door on the night) and there's gonna be complimentary champagne for each person, plus with it being Wimbledon, it means most of us wont have to mission around in cabs etc. which is a huge bonus and its going to be open til late.

This is where I'm going to be welcoming in 2010! So come and join me for a biggie and be a part of it!

- Marky Mark

In just two more days, the much anticipated Joe Cools London opens its doors on Friday 18th December 2009. Due to the ridiculous response, the opening night is now becoming the opening weekend which alone is bound to even put New Years Eve to shame!

Yes, so its finally happening, Joe Cools is finally opening right here in London. You may remember back in September there was mention of it opening in early December, however after a short delay the time is now upon us. Many Durban locals and Gauteng vakansie goers will understand the hype surrounding the legendary club at its original location right on Durbans North Beach, and now our main man Guy Van Der Post, owner of Joe's in Durban and many other clubs in South Africa, has given us our very own one right here on our doorsteps, well just about.

Joe Cools London is situation at 4 Fulham High Street in Fulham, in easier terms for us saffas, the venue formerly known as Zulu's, which in itself has seen its fair share of prime South African jolling… trust me I should know

The club boasts 2 dance floors, 5 bars, a sun deck (which should be awesome in summer) and can pack in 900 jolling Saffas, so it sounds like its gonna be wild. If the decor of Joe Cools Durban is anything to go by, then you know that its gonna look absolutely amazing. If you were like me and lucky enough to get complimentary tickets for opening night on Friday, best you get your party shoes and disco pants on because oh dear, its gonna be insane.

Unfortunately there are no more comps available for Friday due to the incredibly high response, however if you send your details via their website at http://www.joecoolslondon.com you can still get for Saturday night. They will be letting in people without tickets on Friday night after 21:30pm, however this will depend on the amount of people in the club at the time, however I'd say its worth a shot as you're bound to have some early birds bailing early.

If you're new to London and weren't fortunate enough to experience Zulu's in its prime, here's directions from Wimbledon…

By Train: District Line to Putney Bridge, come out the station, walk up to the main road where all the buses are coming from (Fulham High Street), turn right, walk passed the robots and on another 100m and its on your left just before the roundabout (trust me you can't miss it)

By Bus: Take the 93 from Wimbledon Station, get off where it terminates at Putney Bridge Station, walk up to the main road where all the buses are coming from before you turned into the station (Fulham High Street), turn right, walk passed the robots and on another 100m and its on your left just before the roundabout (trust me you can't miss it)

Don't ask me to explain how to get back to the station from Joe's because I rarely managed to achieve this in a memorable state when I used to frequent the venue, so I'll leave that up to you

There are a couple of Bar Staff positions going, so if you're hot, funky, got the vibe and believe you've got the mustard, send your CV and a pic over to, workjoes@gmail.com and tjoon them you're a PharSider

See ya'll this weekend for one MASSIVE jol!

- Marky Mark

My mate Brad is about to embark on the Miller “Rock The Boat” 3 day party cruise from Durban – Mozambique this weekend which sounds like its gonna be one mother of a jol!… if the flyer is anything to go by…

There has been no Facebook status update of Brad’s this week where he hasn’t mentioned the cruise, so I guess its safe say, he’s a tad bit excited for the event, to the extent that he has gone and done this I hope they at least give him a case of Miller Draft for this
 

While we sit here wrapped up in coats and holding umbrellas above our heads in London, this is what’s going down back in Durban Town… March 2010 couldn't come sooner!

Enjoy the trip guys! Send us a post card mkay

http://www.rocktheboat.co.za/

- Marky Mark

Friday 20th November 2009:

L.U.S.H @ ARTESIAN WELL (Clapham)

Residents Dj's: ♫ Lady Duracell (Push Fm / Get Lifted / Queen of Funk / Koko's) ♫ Huckleberry Finn (Passion / Promised Land / SeOne) ♫ Nippa (Space, Playroom, Pussycat, Abstract, THAT,) ♫ Lewi FiveO (Ministry of Sound, Gifted, Egg) ♫ Sleazy G (Dirtydubbin / We Are London / Scala / Amnesia ) ♫ Little Leigh (Audio Angels / Lush Funk / Pacha / Eden) & friends This is all going down Friday night at Artesian Well in Clapham For more info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=191717857296

ULTRAFLAVA @ Bar Sia (Wimbledon)

Check out DJ OPTI from Lucky Life busting it up for UltraFlava at Bar Sia this Friday night, with a schweet line up of special guest DJ's… For More Info http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=339375975242

Plush – live @ Down South *NOT TO BE MISSED*

Plush perform their last show of the year in London. This is going to be the last show of 2009 here and certainly for a while in 2010. Rory will be launching a solo career early next year so he will be in studio…

It's free, so join us for a party…

Down South
90 Inner Park Road
Wimbledon
SW19 6DA

020 8788 2363

More info : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177962327182

Saturday 21st November 2009

Nothing big happening Saturday, shocking!, probably cause I'm not in town this weekend haha

Tuesday 24th November 2009

WHAT NOW – Live @ Monto Water Rats Theatre (Kings Cross)

What Now are gonna be rocking out The Monto Water Rats this coming Tuesday!

Get down there and show support for this awesome band making a lot of good moves lately!

Be sure to check out their fan page and listen to some of their songs on the link on the left of the page!

More Info http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172735184483

Bar and Club Specials

Bar Sia

2 for 1 Cocktails from 5pm to 8pm on Friday

Suburban

FRI – SUN 5pm till 8pm 2 4 1 cocktails, £8 Bottle House wine. 4 Selected Beers for £10 all night.

Down South

Fridays and Saturday’s – Happy Hour 8:30pm – 9:30pm

2L Cane and Creme Soda jugs – £10
2 for 1 Dbl Cane and Creme Soda’s – £5
2 for 1 Dbl Klippies and coke – £5
Savannah, Castle Lager, Hunter’s Dry – £2
Selected Shooters – £1

Down South are also introducing Poker Night on Thursdays from 8pm, winner takes all and a bottle of Jack, Click Here for more info

Well thats your debauchery info for this week, have a wicked weekend and keep London rocking!

If you know of something going down and you want people to know about it, email me

Bar Owners and Managers, wanna get your specials up here, email me

- Marky Mark

Yes you did read that correctly… Legends of Kwaito, Mandoza and TKZee are coming to London! WOOT! WOOT!

For those of you that pick up a copy of The South African newspaper every Tuesday morning, you may have already noticed this, however Mandoza, the man behind the well known South African club anthem, Nkalakatha is going to be doing a show right here in London very soon.

I can't believe its been around 10 years already that Nkalakatha started busting out in just about every club in South Africa, not to mention also played during rugby games when tries were scored. I remember one of my best mates Rhys Williams dancing to it with all his staff in the back at Jabulani Butchery in Warwick Triangle, Durban whenever it played on the radio. Not to mention Mandoza doing a live performance of it for the final show of Big Brother 1 in SA, remember Ferdi, Bad Brad, Margaret and the likes? I can't believe how time has flown as it still feels like yesterday, just goes to show how much fun I've been having in London, cause damn its gone quick.

The show takes place on Saturday 5th December at Stratford Rex in Stratford on the east side… a bit of a trek for us South-WestSide locals but I think given its Mandoza and TKZee, it should be well worth the effort. Tickets are £25 in advance from TicketMania on 02085550044. They've got quite a lineup for the evening which starts at 9pm and runs all the way through to 5am Sunday morning… EISH! Big Night!… More Info

Just in case you haven't been very observant for the last 10 years or so… here a vid of Nkalakatha

Check out the flyer below (click to enlarge)

- Marky Mark

The Springbok and Saracens players are coming to jol at House Bar in Wimbledon

No jokes, this is pretty wicked news.The Springboks and the Saracens are doing a meet and greet down at House Bar on Wimbledon Broadway next Tuesday 10th November, ahead of their match at Wembley Stadium the following week. Entry is Free at House Bar for the evening and it kicks off at 7pm, sounds like its gonna be one busy evening… EISH!

Hope you got your tickets for the game! Gonna be wicked!  If you haven't got tickets yet, then get them here, they are only a tenner!

Check the flyer below (click image for full size)

- Marky Mark