I did an 80's themed Birthday party last night.
Small pub function room - up three flights of narrow stairs! But luckily fire escape outside was easier than going through the pub (which was absolutely heaving with rugby fans). Bit treacherous on the way out though!
Room had been decorated really well with 80's inspired items, sweets and record covers.
As I said, it was a small room, it was packed with 40 people - for lighting I used a pair of Ego 2's, a pair of Ego 3's and an Invincibled - which was more than enough.
Sound - room had it's own system - four wall mounted speakers and phono inputs and master volume/zone selector on wall (tested it the week before - actually very good for the size of room.)
Everyone made the effort to come in 80's fancy dress (I did a Timmy Mallet sort of thing!) and I didn't stray from 80's music all night, not one request for anything different (in fact hardly any requests at all).
Birthday boy came as Adam Ant so lots of that played - and all the usual New Romantic, Rock and School Disco sort of tracks.
Only negative was at the end - due to finish at 12, about 11.45 client tells me that although the bar was shutting the landlady said they could stay in the room until 12.30 and would I mind playing a bit longer - no problem, everyone was dancing and I was thoroughly enjoying myself. Come midnight, landlady asks me to turn the music down, so I did, lower she said, lower, lower.....lower....eventually it was lower than I'd have it at home - killed the party dead and everyone was left wondering what was happening and asking me to turn it up!
Had a word afterwards and said of you're going to tell people they can stay until 12.30 then warn them the music is going to be very low - the response was 'but it's our neighbours who complain and our license' etc. No matter how I said it she just didn't understand why it was a bad idea for her to give the impression the party could continue until 12.30!
