Guest contributor Bruin White helps you find your dose of masterfully-curated disco and vocal house this festive period.
As the temperatures reach freezing and those hazy days of summer turn to distant memory, we’ve researched all the top multi-artist club nights and day parties to find your fix of funk this December – counting out NYE parties, as that’s an article of its own. If you’re into punchy disco house and emphatic vocals, this (chronological) list is for you.
FUNK THE SYSTEM (4th December)
This is more than a promotion; FUNK THE SYSTEM forwards all profits to selected charities, and in its first year has raised £13,500. Held at Glasgow’s The Berkeley Suite, the December installation from FTS is raising money for MIND mental health charity.
This show promises deep disco and tech house from DJs including the Dublin-based CÁIT and London-based Will Mackenzie B2B Mattia, all in their Glasgow debuts, alongside local icon Nadia Summer.
Venue: The Berkeley Suite, Glasgow
Date: Thursday 4th December
Time: 11pm-4am
Tickets: HERE
Disco Disco: Special Guests (6th December)
Disco Disco returns for its 4th show at the iconic KOKO in Camden, following the footsteps of disco icons like Grace Jones and Prince who famously played at the then-Camden Palace.
It is unclear who will feature on their ‘very special guests’ lineup,but having recently hosted the likes of Dimitri From Paris (at HERE) and Joseph Capriati for his first ever disco set (at Pikes Ibiza), whoever the Disco Disco team brings out is sure to impress.
Venue: KOKO, Camden, London
Date: Saturday 6th December
Time: 10pm-5am
Tickets: HERE
The Disco Express Christmas Party (6th December)
When it comes to landmark labels in the 21st century disco scene, The Disco Express is climbing its way to the summit. Having recently surpassed its 100th release, The Disco Express returns to its London origins at what is perhaps East London’s most unique venue: Metropolis Club.
The 5-storey strip-club-slash-discotheque will host DJs Old As Funk, Dan Cluskey, Poppi, and Farhannah at The Disco Express Christmas Party – an occasion that will not disappoint those bold enough for high-energy disco house.
Venue: Metropolis, Bethnal Green, London
Date: Saturday 6th December
Time: 10pm-4am
Tickets: HERE
Palma Presents: Christmas at 93 (6th December)
Palma Music continues to be London’s favourite underground disco day party. This time, the party will be held at 93 Feet East within the Truman Brewery complex on Brick Lane.
The party sees residents Another George, Charles Burrows and Nathan Payne joined by the likes of Genietunes, Shana G, Dan Jakes, Funksupply, and brand co-boss Ronaldo Castro going B2B with DJ Will Martin. Palma Music protects their atmosphere with a strict 20+ policy, ensuring immaculate vibes every time.
Venue: 93 Feet East, Shoreditch, London
Date: Saturday 6th December
Time: 3pm-11pm
Tickets: HERE
Disco Isn’t Dead with Sophie Lloyd (6th December)
Disco Isn’t Dead’s incredible artwork tells you everything about the event: fun, funky, high production value, and a team that understands its audience. Returning to one of the more unique venues in Bristol, Strange Brew, Disco Isn’t Dead brings with them a livewire of a headliner.
Sophie Lloyd headlines, with local talents FAITH opening and SPICYIVY b2b Salt set to close the party out. For immaculate disco energy in a bar-come-exhibition-space, Bristolians – look no further.
Venue: Strange Brew, Bristol
Date: Saturday 6th December
Time: 10:30pm-3am
Tickets: HERE
Late Night Disco & Friends – Christmas Special (13th December)
‘Late Night Disco’s in the house!’ – DJ Jazzy Jeff
The Late Night Disco duo and their ‘& Friends’ residency at Two More Years in Hackney Wick is a guaranteed evening well-spent. As twilight draws in, the red lights switch on and the disco ball starts spinning, the night slips away into relentless dancing to the tune of funky, groovy disco/nu-disco.
This time, Late Night Disco brings Sue From HR of Disco Exotic into the mix; alongside Haruka, Another George, Perdiem, RKid, and Vinyl Ventures. Truly one of the top events in London for those who value having a little room to dance and a great vibe without the chaos of a macro discotheque – and, with £0 tickets, the sensible response is an easy and resounding ‘yes’.
Venue: Two More Years, Hackney Wick, London
Date: Saturday 13th December
Time: 3pm-1am
Free RSVP: HERE
Paradisco Returns To The Croft (19th December)
After 13 months, Bristol’s The Croft reopens – a sweaty, intimate venue with a large mirror ball that’s played host to many a great DJ since its establishment in the year 2000. One brand The Croft hosted in its inception is Paradisco – the esteemed disco party and DJ collective that, closing out its 11th year in operation, fast approaches heritage status in the Bristol dance music community.
With The Croft back open, Paradisco is returning to its birthplace with resident DJs Outsider, Brad Bradley, Burly Chassis, Hopwood, and SPICYIVY on the lineup. Bristol disco heads, this is one for the culture.
Venue: The Croft, Bristol
Date: Friday 12th December
Time: 11pm-3am
Tickets: HERE
Don’t F**k with Disco – SECRET SANTA in Liverpool (20th December)
Known for their creative themes and inventive dress codes – like their summer closing party that explicitly stated ‘no hat, no fucking entry’ – the latest installations from Don’t F**k with Disco include secret santa parties in Manchester and Liverpool. The idea here is to create a 400-person secret santa, where partygoers arrive with a gift that gets collected at the door and handed out at random when everyone leaves at the end of the night.
An innovative concept to say the least, and a 400-person secret santa it will be – that’s the venue’s capacity, and DFWD parties always sell out. There’s a reason for that. The Resident Advisor page can be found here, but we’ve also tagged the signup link below so you can be notified when more tickets drop. Act fast if you want in on this one-of-a-kind warehouse disco.
Venue: 24 Kitchen Street, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool
Date: Saturday 20th December
Time: 10pm-4am
Ticket signup: HERE
La Casa Disco: One Night At Mama’s (20th December)
La Casa Disco, the event series and pan-European weekly radio show that fuses gospel-tinged disco with vocal and piano house, makes its first foray into the midlands. Coming to Birmingham for one night only, La Casa Disco takes over The Disco Yard at the coveted Mama Roux’s discotheque in Digbeth.
BRUIN and Haruka go B2B for 8.5 hours for a full-vibe, hands-in-the-air, let-loose kind of party under the giant disco ball and gorgeous purple foliage hanging from the ceiling. An ideal setting to match this fast-rising company’s distinctive sound, and a free-to-enter policy makes this party a no-brainer for disco and house lovers in the West Midlands.
Venue: Mama Roux’s, Digbeth, Birmingham
Date: Saturday 20th December
Time: 6pm-2:30am
Free RSVP: HERE
Glitterbox Liverpool (27th December)
It’s nigh-on senseless to create a ‘top disco events’ listicle without including Glitterbox. The disco powerhouse returns to Liverpool’s Blackstone Street Warehouse following a sold-out show there in March, and it makes sense – where better than a 10k capacity warehouse to host 9 hours of thundering Glitterbox disco house?
The unmistakable giant of the genre brings Groove Armada, Roger Sanchez, Natasha Diggs, Fat Tony and Mix-Stress to the decks to transform your Chrimbo Limbo into an unforgettable excursion beneath the lights.
Venue: Blackstone Street Warehouse, North Docks, Liverpool
Date: Saturday 27th December
Time: 2pm-11pm
Tickets: HERE
Bruin White is head of La Casa Disco events and weekly radio show host. You can follow him on Instagram Here and TikTok Here.
