Morbyd
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Friday - Dinner at a new Mexican restaurant called Sombrero (with surprisingly strong margaritas!), followed by pre-party drinks at Just Another Bar where the DJ played some bopping house music to get us in the mood. Then over to Gazgolder where Swedish DJ Jor-El was headlining. The crowd included a friend of ours who organized last week's Moscow Swedish Film Festival along with a bunch of prominent Swedish filmmakers and musicians. Interesting conversations interspersed with bootyshaking to Jor-El's somewhat unorthodox techno style.
(as an aside, we saw the film festival's opening flick, You the Living, on Wednesday. Interesting film to watch if you run across it. Very unique style)
Saturday - Sports bar for football in the afternoon
From there straight to B1Maximum for the invite-only Smirnoff Experience event. Stood in line forever but finally go in to see Mark Ronson play an entertaining if entirely random DJ set, followed by an average performance by Kelis and then the main event - Faithless 
Solid performance with backing by a Moscow chamber orchestra (supposedly the first time they've done that). Great show! Plus free vodka cocktails all night long!
Went from there to the private opening of a gorgeous new nightclub called Most, but by then it was already 3am and the party was winding down. Stayed for a little bit then popped over to Dyagilev in all its excessive glory (especially when they lay out the breakfast table of fruit, cookies and champagne punch
). Satisfied a random craving with takeaway sushi on the way home.
Sunday - Went to the 15th anniversary party of a big Moscow investment bank. They took over part of a park on the Moscow river and built a "City of Dreams" - temporary pavilions, an inflatable building/chill-out zone designed by some British architect, live music stages, food areas with 5 different cuisines served by people in national costumes, open bar, random costumed people and carnival performers, and a theater with a friggin' Broadway show
(It's called Slava Polunin's Snow Show... you must see it if it comes to your town!). Fabulous day out!
These guys had Prince perform at their employee-only event the night before
I can barely walk and my liver feels like it's imploding, but it's weekends like this that remind me why I love living in this city 8)
(as an aside, we saw the film festival's opening flick, You the Living, on Wednesday. Interesting film to watch if you run across it. Very unique style)
Saturday - Sports bar for football in the afternoon
From there straight to B1Maximum for the invite-only Smirnoff Experience event. Stood in line forever but finally go in to see Mark Ronson play an entertaining if entirely random DJ set, followed by an average performance by Kelis and then the main event - Faithless Solid performance with backing by a Moscow chamber orchestra (supposedly the first time they've done that). Great show! Plus free vodka cocktails all night long! Went from there to the private opening of a gorgeous new nightclub called Most, but by then it was already 3am and the party was winding down. Stayed for a little bit then popped over to Dyagilev in all its excessive glory (especially when they lay out the breakfast table of fruit, cookies and champagne punch
). Satisfied a random craving with takeaway sushi on the way home.Sunday - Went to the 15th anniversary party of a big Moscow investment bank. They took over part of a park on the Moscow river and built a "City of Dreams" - temporary pavilions, an inflatable building/chill-out zone designed by some British architect, live music stages, food areas with 5 different cuisines served by people in national costumes, open bar, random costumed people and carnival performers, and a theater with a friggin' Broadway show
(It's called Slava Polunin's Snow Show... you must see it if it comes to your town!). Fabulous day out! These guys had Prince perform at their employee-only event the night before
I can barely walk and my liver feels like it's imploding, but it's weekends like this that remind me why I love living in this city 8)
) we were both absolutely knackered so we just chilled and listened to music and read, couldnt even be arsed to drink!
)
then back for drinks in West Didsbury. Sunday, watched rugby, ditto Ireland but more 
8) - good for the argies, who MAY be good for a final spot if they can keep their discipline.