The day after the Pageant, the party moved to the capital, Tehran. ibid.
I am available for children’s parties, by the way. Bill Hicks, Revelations, Dominion Theatre London; viz Bill Hicks, Sane Man
A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and be merry. Ecclesiastes 8:15
We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing.’ Winston Churchill
James Christie used to throw private parties that were THE place to be in London 250 years ago. It was a way of softening up potential clients. Sold! Inside the World’s Biggest Auction House II, BBC 2016
‘In the spring of 1814 Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of the French, lost his empire and his throne. Now Europe’s most powerful men arrived in Vienna for the ultimate summit meeting … The biggest party the continent had ever seen. Simon Sebag Montefiore, Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream III, BBC 2016
Party Planning Committee emergency meeting – now! The Office US s9e9: Dwight Christmas, Angela, NBC 2012
It is America’s most infamous address. A place where fantasies come to life. And anything goes. But behind the security cameras and stone walls of the Playboy mansion are secrets, secrets so scandalous, so outrageous, so forbidden, they’ve been locked tightly away for decades. America’s Book of Secrets s1e6: Playboy Mansion, History 2012
We’ve got to show the lower floors we can throw a better party than them. High-Rise 2015 starring Tom Hiddleston & Jeremy Irons & Sienna Miller & Luke Evans & Elisabeth Moss & James Purefoy & Keeley Hawes & Augustus Prew & Peter Ferdinando & Reece Shearsmith & Sienna Guillory & Den Renton et al, director Ben Wheatley
There is a music that has soundtracked our era. It has many forms but one beat: ‘Gotta have house music all night long.’ Whether you find your groove in house, techno or electronic dance music, our hedonistic escape into the night has become a priceless commodity. The bedrock of a business worth billions. How Dance Music Conquered the World I: The Beat, BBC 2018
It started on a few dancefloors with a few pioneers. ibid.
To make the dance music we love, technologies have been conquered. To create the sound of the future. ibid.
‘It’s the dominant genre on the planet.’ ibid.
The sound has transformed the lives of countless clubbers and left millions lost in music. ibid.
It all started with a beat: four to the floor. ibid.
Two gifted DJs in two inspirational clubs sparked something special. ibid.
‘Their spirit is feeling something to a higher power.’ ibid. Chicago DJ
To this day, the breathtaking innovation of techno’s pioneers has made Chicago a place of pilgrimage for generations of electronic artists. ibid.
In 1986 Pete Tong put together the album that introduced Chicago house to British music fans. ibid.
UK No. 1: Steve Hurley, Jack Your Body. ibid.
Britain had welcomed house and techno with open arms and they quickly warmed to the next boundary-pushing dance genre from Chicago – acid house. ibid.
The 4/4 beat behind house and techno was now being successfully recreated by British artists. ibid.
Millions of us have spent the biggest and best nights of our life clubbing. How Dance Music Conquered the World II: The Club
Narcotically charged hedonism grabbed the headlines. ibid.
Hacienda: Manchester now the had the most avant-garde nightclub in the world. ibid.
A sudden proliferation of ecstasy pills was an undeniable vital part. ibid.
These fields of Albion offered an escape. ibid.
Clubbing needed to change. To scale up and smarten up. A new generation of entrepreneurs was emerging. ibid.
In Cream, Liverpool now boasted the biggest club in Europe. ibid.
The superclubs had arrived in Britain’s cities. For the next evolution in the club scene came on the very island that had inspired our dance music culture – Ibiza. ibid.
We’re now in the era of electronic dance music – EDM. ibid.
The DJ. The mastermind behind our daily soundtrack. And our nightly escape … They are very very powerful. This is an epic story of staggering highs and crushing lows that reveal how our lives have been shaped by a vanguard of visionaries. How Dance Music Conquered the World III: The DJ
At his peak Avicii played an outstanding three hundred gigs a year. ibid.
Trance became the soundtracks to weekends all around the world. ibid.
The American mainstream was finally embracing dance music. ibid.
Promotional shoot Fyre festival the Bahamas: The biggest event in a decade, I promise you. Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened, co-founder, Netflix 2019
Now the event’s co-founder is facing up to 20 years in prison. ibid. news
A small island in the Bahamas? It was probably the most difficult place you could do it. ibid. promotional associate
They booked the festival during the busiest weekend in the year. ibid. dude
Billy McFarland was sentenced to six years in federal prison and agreed to a lifetime ban on serving as a corporate officer or director. ibid.
So when an opportunity presents itself to get out of your parents’ basement and go be part of something that’s culturally relevant, you’re going to absolutely jump at that. Fyre Fraud, opening scene, Hulu 2019
The whole thing is wrapped in sex appeal. ibid. dude
It’s an absolute circus. I don’t know what’s going on. ibid. lass
People like to see rich millennials get scammed. ibid. sceptic
So Billy goes island shopping. ibid. dude
An impossible thing to do. ibid. sensible dude
Those villas do not exist. ibid. observant dude
I want this place kicking harder than a Sensei when I get back. Breaking Bad s4e2: Thirty-Eight Snub, Jesse, AMC 2011
Some sort of a crazy liquor cheeseburger party, Ricky. Trailer Park Boys s7e3: Three Good Men are Dead, Bubbles
Let’s have a little party, bud. Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series IV: The Penis Milker, ghost of Mr Lahey to Randy
What do you think makes a place hot? At 54, what was the phenomenon that was international? Studio 54: The Documentary, Sky Arts 2019,
When you walked through those blacked-out doors you were in another world. ibid.
Anyone that was allowed in were totally free inside. ibid. dude #
I love the nightlife. And I love seeing people have fun. There’s nothing that makes me happier than seeing people have a good time. ibid. dude #3
Enchanted Garden, 1976: All these extravagant parties. ibid.
Boom boom … The full blast of the sound came over you in a big way. ibid.
I like the Atmosphere at Studio 54. I’m ready to have a good time … It’s escapism … ibid. high-pitched Michael Jackson
Where you’re actually free. ibid.
Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager went on to create two hotels together and introduced the concept of the boutique hotel. Schrager has gone on to create 38 more and continues to revolutionize the hotel industry. ibid.
31st March 2001 Roydon, Essex, 05:48 a.m.: ‘A geezer’s drowned in the pool … There’s a party going on and someone’s just gone out and found him … fucking hell. You don’t expect it, do ya?’ Barrymore: The Body in the Pool, 999 call, Channel 4 2020
‘31 year old Stuart Lubbock was found floating in the swimming pool at Mr Barrymore’s home in Essex; he died soon after.’ ibid. TV news
‘Just another night that went terribly wrong.’ ibid. Barrymore
‘I don’t think we really had him down as being gay.’ ibid. ex-Sun reporter