Xmas

DAVE: Big Christmas Shutdown | Fri 22 Dec | Lab11 | Waiting List
Everyone’s favourite stark-raving raging alcoholic raver Dave is back from rehab and ready to throw one hell of a party. If you’ve been to a Dave Rave before you’ll be prepared for the inevitable weirdness that will ensue when Lab11 opens its doors… Summoning the spirit of the 90s, this is a good old-fashioned, unpretentious knees-up lifted straight from Castlemorton Common. Ravers are reminded that what happens at Dave stays at Dave. Music policy is tech, house and bass. www.skiddle.com

DNB Collective: Xmas Send Off | Fri 22 Dec | Amusement 13 | £14
Bid ado to 2017 at DNB Collective’s final party of the year , and what better way to close off a fantastic/average/terrible (circle appropriate option) year than with a heavy-hitting night of drum & bass in a venue kitted out to resemble Santa’s grotto? www.skiddle.com

Tunnel Vision: Xmas Special | Fri 22 Dec | TBC | from £13.75
Junglist massive rejoice as Tunnel Vision take over Birmingham for one last blow-out before good tidings and mistletoe take over for a few strange and incongruous days. Ed Solo, Kenny Ken, Thorpey and many more are set to shell dung the dance. With the Rainbow Venues’ licence being suspended, stay tuned for news of a venue change here. www.skiddle.com

Boxing Day

Portal: Boxing Day | Tue 26 Dec | Lab11 | from £16.50
Dance off the excess of Xmas dinner at Portal’s annual Boxing Day bash. Swiss-Italian talent Andrea Oliva headlines alongside regulars Detlef and Latmun. Masked mystery man Claptone performs an extended set – but is he one man or two, as some sources suspect? Who knows. All we know is he/they is/are (a) world class DJ/s. www.portalmusic.co.uk

The Acid Experiment x Sum Cellar | Tues 26 Dec | Lab11 | £11.25
Get your hit of acid house at this post-yuletide, twelve-hour marathon rave hosted by two of the second city’s most committed party-starters. From 4pm to 4am, immerse yourself in timeless TB-303 squelch and rave heyday nostalgia. www.skiddle.com

Midlands Bassline Gathering | Tues 26 Dec | Boxxed | from £11
If you’re fed up with the festive good cheer of your family and fancy a good old-fashioned sweaty warehouse rave, this is your best bet. Local lad DJ EJ tops a jam-packed line-up ready and raring to set Boxxed on fire with some incendiary bassline. www.theticketsellers.co.uk