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Crazy Gorgeous from GoodGirlz Gone Bad
Date: Friday 3 February (launch party)
Location: The Bowery, Oxford Street, London WC1A 1EP
Price:
Guestlist entry free before 12, £3 after;
Non-guestlist £5
Cos you're filthy, ooh you're gorgeous...
Crazy Gorgeous (shortly to be weekly on Fridays, between 10pm and 3am) started bang on time, 10pm means just that and not a moment before. I arrived at 9.45pm, pre-work drinks having ended rather prematurely, and was advised to wait at the venue’s ground floor bar, so to speak (I can’t attest to the punctuality of the closing time, being old and having left before midnight).
The bar stocks a range of bottled beers, selection of tap beers and a cider, all for pub prices, which is nice. Oddly, though, at some point in the evening drinks become served in plastic rather than glass cups, even though you are not allowed to take drinks outside (perhaps the dishwasher broke...)
When we were allowed, we went down to the basement where Crazy Gorgeous was held. The location is a nice size for a basement bar, with a small stage acting as a dance floor.
At the time I was there is was very quiet, with a group of 4-6 friends dancing and taking up the whole of the small dance floor, and a couple of groups of young women standing around, in total I'd say there were only about 15 people there, not including me and my group.
Though the group on the floor seemed to enjoy the music, sadly I am too old and too un hip-hop to get down to the urban music at this event. But if you are younger (say 18-25) and dig the 'DnB' and FunkyHouse (or even know what DnB should sound like) and you don't like to go out before midnight, even if you will get thrown at 3am, this could be the place for you.
GoodGirlz GoneBad is a female team of events managers, promoters and DJ management. Set up with the aim to bring you the best music in a fantastic atmosphere to events in and around London. In addition to this new night, GoodGirlz GoneBad also run Halo at Hidden in Vauxhall, London.
Review by Katie