NB: Review below is pretty half-arsed
Fridays @ Privilege Bar
I was walking by, when some friends outside saw me. Then they dragged me in.
Assessment Time: 8-9pm
Crowd: Asian
Music: RNB
Atmosphere: Average. It was pretty packed, mostly from the crowd who was here drinking earlier, including myself. I even spotted the organiser from the Bar Europa Fresh Fridays over here! Hmm..
Well here’s a video of Privilege at around 9pm, when the music starts to turn up:
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A friend’s farewell at Bungalow 8, then we follow on to her friend’s choice of Privilege..
Bungalow 8 – thumbs up
Was only here for about an hour. Basically danced around a bit in the small but very fun dance area. Everyone was in the mood, and the music was pretty good too. I can’t remember, I think it was house-like and upbeat.
People(mostly caucasian) were so friendly here. If the dance floor were a bit bigger it could rival Cargo.
Privilege – thumbs down
So one of the friends wanted to meet a friend at Privilege, so against our inner instincts we went. Josh made a smart choice and didn’t go in.
We paid $20 and when we got in, we were greeted with a scene, and dispersement of crowd reserved only for Pavillion Hotel at 2am. It was basically, an utter crap venue.
People weren’t as friendly. Nobody reciprocated to my barging into their circles and dancing like a lunatic. Music was blaring loud. DJ Isreal was playing. Unlucky he got a bad crowd.
Lesson: Always listen to your gut. Or just dont visit Privilege at midnight on a Friday night.
The end.
Why did we go?
Usually mention Privilege and me and Brojo laugh. Some people love this place. Brojo, an, and myself however have certain reservations about it. A while ago I saw my uncle here. The last time I tried to enter with my “free before 11pm” pass, it was rejected as it was 11:10 on her mobile phone while the time on my phone (and watch) said 10:50.
We were at St James having a drink and chatting up Ashley and Srey. They mentioned Privilege. Me and Brojo laughed. Then they stood up and started to leave for Privilege!! I had a sick feeling my stomach as we obediently followed them to Privilege..
About Privilege Bar (Club Level)
Location: 70 King Street (Corner of King & George Streets), Ground level of Blacket Hotel
Websites: http://www.theblacket.com/hotel_nightclub.asp , http://www.myspace.com/privilegebar
Inside: Walking downstairs, we are presented with the bar. On the left is the DJ, some podiums. On the right some seats. In the middle is the crowd. The entire place is dark, the music loud, and hot.
About Lotus
Music: RnB
Crowd: Asian
Dress Code: Casual. My dirty white shoes got in.
Cover Charge / Entry Fee: Free before 10:30, $15 Guestlist, $20 non-guestlist
Atmosphere: Dark, loud music with some seediness thrown in. Fun when the dancers come up to perform.
Timeline
Arrival
Ashley knew an organiser and we managed to skip the line and go straight in. Brojo had to stay in line and joined us about 30 minutes later.
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