My advice would be to check out the what's on list and see who is DJing. That is the main motivator for me. If the music is right pretty much everything else can be forgiven in a night, but if the music is pants it doesn't matter that there's a naked mud wrestling cabaret, it ain't going to save the night (well maybe a little)
For example if we dance tonight it will be in Marc's venue - even though it's 75 miles each way.
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