New Year's Eve this year is going to be a special one for me as it will be my last 80's Dance Night. I've been playing new wave at Hailey's every Thursday for the last six years, and it's all coming to an end on December 31st 2009.
The club will be opening early (8pm) to accomodate the three bands I personally booked to play with me on NYE: Vulgar Fashion from Denton, Twisted Wires [Italians Do It Better] from Houston, and Orvahnt's Engine (formerly known as Plastic Sleeves) [Down Low/Bunker Records] from Dallas. All three of these bands are really excellent electronic acts that will compliment what I do on 80's Dance Night. Visuals will be provided by Tommyboy [Arawa.FM].
There will be free champagne at midnight and a photobooth in the back room. Doors are at 8pm, the schedule is below:
8pm- DJG
9pm- Vulgar Fashion
10pm- Twisted Wires
11pm- Orvahnt's Engine
12am- countdown and DJG
I will be doing my 80's Night thing before, between, and after the sets. There is a $3 cover before midnight which will go directly to the bands (one of which is driving in from Houston and taking a pretty large paycut to play this show). I recommend getting there early so you don't miss out on any of these great bands, I can't say enough how solid the music is going to be. There will be no cover after midnight for those who only want to come and dance.
...So the next day I had set out to write down all the songs I remember playing. Here's how it all went down, in the order it all happened:
DJG's last 80s Dance Night @ Hailey's Club NYE 2009 Playlist:
Depeche Mode- Christmas Island
New Order- 1963
The Cure- All I Want
Lectric Workers-Robot is Systematic
Tears For Fears- Memories Fade
Kajagoogoo- Too Shy
Alphaville- Victory of Love
Altered Images- See Those Eyes
Laura Branigan- Self Control
Camoflage- The Great Commandment
Depeche Mode- Shake the Disease
Cetu Javu- Situations
Pet Shop Boys- What Have I Done To Deserve This?
Cabaret Voltaire- Sex, Money, Freaks
Kissing The Pink- Big Man Restless
Human League- Being Boiled
Industry- State of the Nation
VULGAR FASHION live set from 9-9.30
Q Lazarus- Goodbye Horses
Bronski Beat- Smalltown Boy
A Flock of seagulls- Wishing
Animotion- Obsession
Vicious Pink- 8:15 To Nowhere
Dexy's Midnight Runners- Come On Eileen
A-Ha- Take On Me
Billy Idol- Rebel Yell
TWISTED WIRES live set 10-10.30
Paul Hardcastle- 19
New Order- Confusion
Prince- Raspberry Beret
Paul Lekakis- Boom Boom
Human League- Dont You Want Me?
Klein & MBO- Dirty Talk (instr)
Yaz- Don't Go
The Cure- The Walk
PLASTIC SLEEVES live set 11-11.30
Thomas Dolby- Blinded Me With Science
Madonna- Burning Up
Cabaret Voltaire- I Want You
Siouxsie and the Banshees- Dazzle
When In Rome- The Promise
Linda DiFanco- T.V. Scene
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 12 midnight!
Peter Schilling- Major Tom
New Order- Ceremony
Billy Idol- Dancing With Myself
The Smiths- There Is A Light
Fleetwood Mac- Little Lies
The Whispers- Rock Steady
Prince- Erotic City
Queen- Another One Bites the Dust
Clash- This Is Radio Clash
ESG- Moody
Rick Astley- Never Gonna Give You Up
Pet Shop Boys- Opportunities
Taylor Dayne- Prove Your Love
Shannon- Let the Music Play
New Order- Fine Time
Telex- Moscow Disko
New Order - Blue Monday
Alexander Robotnik - Problems D'amour
Dharma- Plastic Doll (inst)
New Order- Bizarre Love Triangle
Lords Of the New Church- Dance With Me
Depeche Mode- Master and Servant
Adam & The Ants- Stand and Deliver
Sisters of Mercy- This Corrosion
Ministry -Revenge
(last call)
Simple Minds- Don't You Forget About Me
Heaven 17- Let me go
Roxy Music- Same Old Scene
Human League- These Are The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
Arthur Russell- Go Bang!
