| Flashback New Year's Eve 2002/3
 The Que Club
 Birmingham
 
 
 With the building work being delayed to the Que club, once again 
                  its time to return to the Que club to celebrate New Years Eve 
                  in style.
 Got to the Que club later than usual to be greeted with relatively 
                  small Que. Quick search and I was in.
 Headed straight to the main arena to be greeted to the sounds 
                    of DJ's Glenn Aston and Nexus. Both playing a 89-91 set, The 
                    main arena was decorated head to toe, large inflatable's held 
                    from the ceiling along with a net of balloons which is guessed 
                    were to be released come 12, there was a video screen which 
                    had the DJ line-up and DJ's set on screen to keep in check 
                    as the line-up times disappeared quickly around the venue. The main arena wasn't so busy when I entered, it seemed all 
                    the ravers headed straight to the jungle room hosted by broken 
                    mindz.This room was decorated quite well with the broken mindz logos 
                    inflated at the back of the room, which looked kind of neat.
 DJ Vytol was on playing the techy stuff found on virus. This 
                    room was rammed consistently throughout the evening. Headed 
                    back to the main arena and to see man parris on the mic hearing 
                    tunes such as LFO, also nexus's remix of the classic edge 
                    1 which went down quite well with the crowd. 
  Mistress mo was up next in here, playing 91-92 including 
                    xenophobia rush in the house, I didn't stay in the main arena 
                    for much of Mo's set as Vytol was accompanied with the man 
                    they call IC3. IC3 was tearing up the drum and bass room he 
                    really knows how to rock the party really well, he even decided 
                    to get off the stage and boogie down with the ravers and mc, 
                    top bloke!! Back to the main arena and non other than the hardcore godfather 
                    was up DJ Slipmatt this was probably one of the best sets 
                    played tonight. Playing a 94-95 set including tunes such as 
                    champion sound, hear me, complete darkness also Slipmatt's 
                    remix of DJ seductions on my own. This set was amazing the 
                    crowd were really up for it as it was the last set of 2002. 
                    Man Parris was on form during this set, which was quite surprising. It's that time the countdown, was held by Lenni and Altern-8 
                    played frequency to greet 2003. This was a DJ set with break-dancers 
                    who were amazing to watch. Playing a couple of Altern-8 classics 
                    also the famous living in darkness, final conflict. Well like 
                    I guessed come 12 the balloons fell down, the countdown was 
                    greeted on the massive video screen. In the drum and bass room formations very own DJSS was on 
                    playing the new remix of midnight, shake your body, the nine 
                    to name a few plus a tune that has a dark rolling bass line 
                    which he always plays yet I don't know!! MC'in was MC Fila. Back in the main arena and Nicky Blackmarket was up playing 
                    94-95 mixture of drumnbass and hardcore including renegade 
                    snares, spiritual aura, champion sound suburban base follow 
                    me up and down town and the slammin vinyl version of ganja 
                    man.Nicky only seemed to have played a short set as I think he 
                    was running late straight after him was Kenny Ken.
 
 Welcome Kenny "mix and blend" Ken, it was a bit 
                    odd as he started playing oldskool hardcore then stepped up 
                    the gear with the jungle rinse out as we was entertained with 
                    Lenni and Fearless. Kenny played an awesome set playing the 
                    classic burial, his set reminded me of what he played back 
                    in June 2000 more of ragga style as he dropped fire which 
                    is a heavy tune!!!!
 Pilgrim was up next but I headed to the unification room 
                    to the sounds of DJ Vibes and he accompanied by MC Junior!! 
                    Which was a big shock, as I've not seen him since helter skelter 
                    millennium. Vibes didn't play upfront more of an oldskool 
                    set which I have would thought that it would go down well 
                    in the main arena.  In the drumnbass room DJ energy was on with Kool-fm's Biggie 
                    but I was waiting for hype, come 4:30 it looks like that he 
                    hasn't bothered turning up so back to the main arena to hear 
                    Ratty and Lenni. Ratty played an ok set playing a drumnbass 
                    classic from the V camp It's a jazz thing, which is a heavy 
                    tune!! Well Ratpack were on next playing new tunes, Everson dedicated 
                    the set to lip master mark's mum. Laying new remixes of Sweet 
                    harmony with the vocals from promise land on top. Played alien 
                    eye tune which is amazing then finished with a remix of lord 
                    of the null lines, the famous searchin for my rizla was to 
                    be played but security made sure that it didn't get played 
                    and stopping the tune as it dropped. I quickly headed into the drumnbass room and broken mindz 
                    promoter was on playing turbulence he had MC Jaff MC'in for 
                    him which he sounds quite good. Well it came that time to 
                    go home.Well the Que club looks like to be opened for a couple of 
                    months as there are some good raves coming up including slammin 
                    vinyl, Atomic jam both in February and of course flashback 
                    in march.
 All in all was good night nice vibes and friendly atmosphere 
                      that you want from a new years rave. Anyway big shouts to 
                      Mistress Mo and Jimmy for putting on a wicked end of year 
                      party, Lenni, Fearless, Slipmatt, Lime, Man Parris, Glenn 
                      Aston and Nexus, IC3, Vibes and Junior and of course the 
                      raving people Ed, Xlr-8, Trevor Jamie Lorna, Reg, Astro, 
                      Scotty, infamous D, Natalie and everyone else that I know 
                      but forgotten your names. See ya soon and Happy New year.
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