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

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