i have a serious love/hate relationship with Fez...well what was formerly known as Fez and is now The Sideshow but everybody still calls it Fez...confusing I know.

When they shut there doors last year there was a sad sigh all over Cape Town as people realized the circus antics of Friday nights were over...but people moved on and found new places. Until, suddenly whispers started doing the rounds a few weeks back that Fez was in fact returning...same venue, same music, same everything...except the name. from the guys who launched Dragon Room it was bound to be a good night...but there was no advertising really, thank goodness i think now!!!!
arriving at 11:30pm and the queue is snaking around the corner is never a welcoming sight. what's even worse is the fact that the snaking line is for guest list...the empty line is for paying...it still baffles me...it's a trend i just don't understand in Cape Town.
once inside you realize that everything is exactly the same, kinda disappointing if you ask me...the decor, drinks, set-up, underage/underdressed ones traipsing (read stumbling) around, etc, etc...don't get me wrong it's a fun place but like i said love/hate.

onto the music!
Riot Squad got the crowd warmed up as the clock struck midnight...i'm more a fan of their heavy electro mixes but what they played suited the fez vibe perfectly. after that it was the always entertaining Haezer, he payed his wares and did his obligatory stage dive and then Niskerone followed...because, well who else would you put after Haezer but Niskerone...duh.

I bailed after the epicness of his set so i missed the last dj (embarrassingly i don't even know who it was:/)
fun night but I give it 2 months and the novelty will wear off and it'll just be another too big, empty club on the Cape Town party circuit.

So ye, go check it out, it's worth getting a little dressed up and spending too much money on over-priced drinks and entrance (unless you're like the rest of Cape Town and have a guest list) every now and then=)