THE BANG BANG CLUB IS DEAD - LONG LIVE THE BANG BANG CLUB
THE BANG BANG CLUB IS DEAD
LONG LIVE THE BANG BANG CLUB
Four years ago, four men set out on a mission; a mission to open up a night club in Cape Town that is all about the music. A place where they can express themselves musically and creatively and do so with like – minded people.The mission did not start out on the easiest path, with the law hot on their heels the first 6 months were very treacherous – so treacherous in fact that the club did not open and the dream (and money) was almost lost forever, but with persistence and passion the lads surged on to open… The Bang Bang Club.
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, it gives me great pride, pleasure and no small amount of pain to write this final newsletter on behalf of Federico Scarpecci, Harael Salkow, Tim Smith and myself. The reason that this will be the final newsletter is that the Bang Bang Club has
been sold. Although a bittersweet affair we would like to take this opportunity to say a special thank you to the amazing staff, DJs, bands, sponsors, publications, brands, clubbers and everyone else for being involved in The Bang Bang Club over the years and sharing our vision (in no particular order):
Milani, Daniel Fernandez, Garan Wreck, Mark Lange, Justin, Costa, Fresh, The Bang Bang Club soccer team, Jessica Lange, Lyndall Jarvis, Tracy McGregor, DJ Fresh, Euphonik, Ryan Dent, Goldfish, Raymond Bloom, Calvin and the whole Psynopticz crew, Nick Supply, Dave Jackson, Topha, Chris Jack, Sim 1, Kate Thompson – Duwe, Bevon Booysens, Grant De Sousa, Money, Heaney, Rich, Luka, Tevi, Sox, Dean Slotar, Matt Blitz, Glen, Jody K, Vinni Da Vinci, Dovi, Robyn, Arno Carstens, The Rudimentals, Jason, JET, Gareth Devore, Simone Hall, Abbie, Ronen, Anthony, Dino Moran, Dean FUEL, Ryan Murgatroyd, Kosta, Ministry Of Sound, Pernod Ricard, Brand House, SABMiller, British American Tobacco, Silo, Thirst, Adam, Clyde, Tyrone, Amit, Distell, Good Luck, Nesono, Tamara Dey,Craig Massiv, Flash Republic, Richard Smullen, Heat Magazine, Brian Benetaar, Thunda.com, Josh Borrill, Kingsize, Milkshake, RJ Benjamin, Danny Cash, Dan Shout, Lady Lea, Erica Elle, Wes, Paul Bingham, BUBI, George Searl, Franco, Steven Lamprecht, Yaron, Ilan, Anthea, Marshal Music, Kilowatt, Shannon, Che, Lisa, Jacky, Lisa. Clarissa, Roger D’lux,
Ton Ton, Smiley, Chief, Warren Van Buuren, Ernie, Johann Van Zyl, Seth Perera, David De Mardt, Lisa Carke, Paul Hetreed, Candice Heynes, Nikki Tyler, James Strack, Alan Freeman, Josh Georgio, DJ Bob, Justin Polkey, Glen Montgomery, Hello Techno, Guy Herman, Martin McHale, Chad Tyson, Dave Impact, Tsholo, Garth Rubie, Mark Jones, Caprice, Pen Bev, Carike, Dan, Coca Cola, Dale Parker, RGBC, Phat Jack, Badabas, Scott, Hobbs, Funky Ice, Stuart, Shane Watcha, Mimi Kesaris, Rolly the pirate, Athos, Dogga, Andrew Cross, Holly Jade, Pulsate, 5FM, FHM, Good Hope FM, Blunted Stuntman, Sergio, Joel Gamsu, IS, Hadi, Jason Borland, Daine More, Ricardo Moretti, Red Bull, BPM Magazine, Zig, Ricardo Da Costa, Ashton, Charl Chaka, Steve Sorel, Cannon, Fathead, Uzzo, Gilles Peterson, Mowgli, Samantha Graney, Tom EQ, Chris Lake, Paul Sprecher, Digital Diva’s, Bliss, Anti Pop, SubCulture, Anything Goes, Soul Candi, Corne, Anderson, Nick and Jody, Barry, Jao Ferrerer, Bianca Coleman, Ivan, T-Minus, Axe, Half Circle, Pierre (fast flyers), Clemsy, Heineken, Mike Matula, Headroom, Broken Toy, Robin Hook, Renzo, Mikey Leshan, Deep Heet, Lester, The Dirty Skirts, Cokey Falkow, Paul Snodgrass, Juaan, Sibot, Sweat X, Jody, GUESS, Tamsyn, Bongani, Dave the welding man, Craig De Sousa, The Iridium Project, Marc Gurney, The Grand Daddy Hotel, Black Cherry, Teddy, Naz, Delamaine, Nick Matthews, Dom Chung, Troydon, Ricky Simon, Gren Forte, Ash Battle, Gio Ricca, Playground SA, Karl Shmidt, Stoffie, Neville May, Matt Suttner, Mlu, Tony Finger, and anyone else that I may have missed out on.
We love you all and thank you much for being such an integral part of our lives and we look forward to many more years of great experiences together.
The final closing parties will take place on Wed 8, Thu 9, Fri 10 and Sat 11 September.
Closing festivities look like this:
Wednesday 8 September: Get Dumb
Thursday 9 September: Psynopticz
Friday 10 September: The Bang Bang Club residents closing party feat Shaun Duvet, Freddy From The Brow, Nick Supply, Chris Jack, Softserve, Dean FUEL and Josh Borrill
Saturday 11 September: Hello Techno
So we have lined up 4 great closing parties for you , each catering for your musical needs, from House to tech, Psy trance and techno.
Taking the above into account, i can happily and proudly say that the mission we set out to do was reached and we truly did set up a Night
Club in Cape Town that was all about the music.
We look forward to seeing each and everyone of you, one last time on our infamous dance floor.
The Bang Bang Club is dead, Long Live The Bang Bang Club
