Recently DJ Mag released their yearly list of the top 100 clubs worldwide. Slowly dropping from 8th spot several years ago to nearly 20th last year, The Guvernment in Toronto Ontario Canada landed itself on the 27th spot. As any fan of edm can say, there’s loads of huge venues and clubs across the world that we all hear about. Party hotspots in major american cities, and wild european clubs with have massive events come to mind. Clearly Canada isn’t exactly the most happening spot in dance music, but in all honesty I think the club that many of us call home deserves much more credit. I was going to do a spotlight on The Guvernment as part of my upcoming concert venue series of profiled reviews, but this moment seems to be a perfect chance to talk about it. I’ll get down to the basics critiquing the profile for the club based on DJ Mag’s journalism.
I can’t compare the club to the 26 venues that proceed it in the rankings, but I can articulate my own experiences and make some remarks based on that. I’ve certainly had some great times at the venue, seeing many acts from big name DJ’s like Afrojack and Tiesto to some of the club mainstays such as Manzone and Strong and Mark Oliver. Looking at the lineups over the past couple years I’ve seen a rapid advancement in having big shows and some of the greatest DJ’s in the world hosting parties in the nearly 10,000 capacity complex. Sure some of the DJ’s with loyal fan bases such as Benassi and Carl Cox can be guaranteed to make a stop each year, but other fresh artists who perform a variety of music are also being found within the club walls nearly every other weekend. Looking at the lineups over the next few months at clubs in other major cities such as New York or LA I find myself preferring the exciting multiple headliner nights that The Guvernment hosts. At the peak of some great renovations and new lights I feel like the club is literally at it’s best that I’ve seen it. Hell Tiesto played the main room and I never expected him to even set foot in the Koolhaus let alone the Guvernment itself ever. The club has a huge trance following, and a great dubstep crowd too, although the venue hasn’t narrowed itself onto a certain genre, unlike The Hoxton on Bathurst catering to electro or Cobra Nightclub showcasing deep house. The place is great, I can’t wait to see what is in store this summer, especially for the yearly Canada Day celebrations. Oh and DJ Mag, get a better photo of the venue up there, and write an article that tells a little more about the place Maybe the clubbing atmosphere is shifting and just like the Top 100 DJ’s list brought out by DJ Mag, the crowd and clubbing community is younger and looking for something different then The Guvernment. I know where I stand, and thats in the middle of a packed crowd in the main room on a weekend with beat pulsating through the air.
The link to the ranking is;
http://www.djmag.com/top100clubs/?op=detail&&page=3&year=2012&id=427
The link to the ranking is;
http://www.djmag.com/top100clubs/?op=detail&&page=3&year=2012&id=427
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