In every village in Britain there is a pub, but not every village has a club. The biggest cities can boast of a number of clubs each playing certain kind of music on certain nights. The so-called superclubs are highly marketable massive institutions which attract thousands of people on weekends. They play mainstream disco and house, and DJ’s performing can earn a thousand pounds in a few hours. In smaller places resident DJ’s could offer different music and have a totally different atmosphere. There is something for everybody, you will just have to find it. Locals might know the best places but as the variety is enormous, you simply never know. Music magazines list the clubs, the top ‘ten best nights out’ and give valuable information about the big happenings coming up. Flyers (small advertisements of parties handed out selectively) are the best information you get about events, legal or not. Some of the most famous clubs are Cream in Liverpool, The Haçienda in Manchester (celebrated its 15th birthday in May 1997), Heavenly Social in London, Renaissance (London and Glasgow), Back to Basics (Leeds) and Ministry of Sound in London. Famous, not necessarily the best. Club-like cafés and bars are popular on weekdays, and of course there are the afterparties, which could go on for days. It is not unusual to ‘club’ four or more nights at a time, but it would demand a lot of ability and willpower to do it sober. Outdoor parties and summer festivals are bringing the scene back to its origins, as they take place at some remote village moor. People bring ‘tents, friends and themselves’ and simply live it up. Street parties, where tourists, trendies, students and hippies gather on a busy street during the day, turn on the speakers and party, have become an alternative for those who like partying in the daylight. Earlier this year almost 10,000 people converged on the M41 motorway on the ‘Reclaim the Streets’ happening. A lot of people feel they do not get a chance to have their say in society and many of them look at the parties as a means of expressing their disillusionment. Similar events are happening all over Europe these days.