SATURDAY night promises to be fun at JJ's nightclub, despite competition from a rave in Energy Plaza, Granville Road.
Staff and patrons of the Grand Hyatt venue, including an expected avalanche of celebrities, will be saying goodbye to resident band CC Ryders, who have been playing at the glitzy venue off and on since 1989.
The club has hired Canadian six-piece band Freddie James and the Fusion 3 to play from next week.
Lead singer Roz Hunt, as a member of a duo called Cherie, had a hit single in the 80s called Murphy's Law, which sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. She is the sister of band leader Freddie James, best remembered for the number one gold record single in Canada, Europe and South America, Get Up and Boogie.
JJ's is also announcing the arrival of a new disc-jockey, Paul Baynham from Britain, who last performed at Juliana's in Tokyo. Rivalling him at the Enery Plaza rave (from 1 am to 9 am Sunday) is the internationally-acclaimed Sasha, the only Briton to perform at New York's cult nightclub, the Ministry of Sound.