I’m 40 myself in a few months time, so I would’ve been disappointed if I didn’t ‘ace’ this double 40th birthday party at Racks wine bar in Clifton, Bristol. I’m pleased to say however it was a great night with loads of energetic dancing for over 2 and a half hours.
I’d been in contact with the two ladies who’s joint 40th it was at length regarding the playlist for the night. One of them was into their indie music, the other early 90’s dance music and they both liked some modern classics, so it was a mixture of all of them with the usual requests from guests.
The ‘Moustache and hat’ themed 40th party in full swing |
Racks hadn’t changed much in the two years since I’d last played there – at another joint 40th birthday funnily enough, it was still as relaxed and friendly as ever. It’s funny seeing a place go from from being a laid back lounge bar at the start of the evening to a packed banging dance floor in only a matter of hours.
21:49 : The Cure – Boys Don Cry
21:52 : Jam – Going underground
21:55 : The Housemartins – Happy Hour
21:57 : Smiths, The – This Charming Man
21:59 : Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
22:01 : The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
22:07 : Pulp – Common People
22:11 : Madness – Night Boat To Cairo
22:16 : Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enoug
22:20 : New Order – Blue Monday [88]
22:21 : Felix – Don’t You Want Me
22:25 : U2 – Even Better Than The Real Thing (The Perfecto Mix)
22:30 : Black Box – Ride On Time
22:33 : MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This
22:39 : The Stone Roses – She Bangs The Drums
22:42 : The Cure – The Lovecats
22:46 : Blur – Girls & Boys
22:47 : Charlatans – The Only One I Know
22:53 : Gorillaz – DARE
22:55 : Groove Armada – I See You Baby
23:00 : Sam and the Womp – Bom Bom
23:02 : Rihanna – We Found Love
23:03 : Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden – Bonkers
23:08 : The Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
23:11 : Daft Punk – One more time
23:14 : Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
23:19 : Fatboy Slim – Praise You
23:24 : The Chemical Brothers – Leave Home
23:25 : The Prodigy – Out of Space
23:31 : Everything But The Girl – Missing (Todd Terry Club Mix)
23:33 : Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero
23:40 : LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk is playing at my house
23:45 : Beyonce Feat. Jay-Z – Crazy In Love
23:49 : Nicki Minaj – Starships
23:50 : Azealia Banks – 212
23:55 : Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
00:00 : Happy Mondays – Step On
00:05 : Michael Jackson – P.Y.T.
00:09 : Pixies – Here Comes Your Man
00:12 : House Of Pain – Jump Around
00:16 : Rudimental – Feel The Love
00:19 : LMFAO – Sexy & I Know It
00:23 : Tinie Tempah – Pass Out
00:27 : The Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right
00:31 : Xx – Islands
Oh, I just want to watch that video over and over. The night was such a laugh. And you were key to its success! Thank you Chris.