OK - thanks for all the input folks - much appreciated! Ended up having a few beers in the house, then went to the Plough (near where i live) and EDT. Then got bus to brixton and went to a really nice little restaurant / pub called Hive - its on brixton station road out of the way and totally empty - but the food was actually really nice - and fairly cheap too. Would recommend the duck if anyone decides to go! Then we went upstairs where there is the smallest bar known to mankind - it was a private party - but very randomly I met someone I worked with! so we stayed for one. Then we went to Dogstar.....not really "as billed" to be honest - the place itself is OK - but was full of VERY drunk people who had been at the Good Charlotte concert (shudder)....and the DJ seemed to have a well practiced art of playing a good tune but either ruining the mix or playing the worst remix he could find....we left when the thrash metal started.... in saying that we had a good night - was fun - but not the techno fest I was looking for! My mates really enjoyed it so thats what counts - they had been in Snoreditch the night before and said it was sh/t - full of (and I quote) - Uber-c**ts (not my words I hasten to add!) - lots of too cool for school people and fights. Will def need to check out these other places mentioned in the future - once I recover..... Thanks again for all the help! Ian