Location: Singapore
Capacity: 2,900
Singapore's Zouk club has long been one of the leading lights in Asia. It is a club that is about so much more than big names — a night in the custom-built premises in Clarke Quay is a chance to explore four very different and distinctive clubs in one. The main space holds 1,900 ravers and offers a mix of neo-industrial and futuristic aesthetics that tap into influences taken from original warehouse parties in Berlin and New York. Spread over two floors and vast in scale, it is hard not to be impressed by the affectionately nicknamed lighting rig, called The Mothership, and the exposed concrete and rusted metal that grows up all around you as the beats rain down with great clarity from a custom sound system designed by audio engineer, Gary Stewart.
Elsewhere you can explore more intimate surroundings in the 250-capacity Phuture, and enjoy a mix of hip-hop, breaks, and drum & bass; or chill out in the more stylised lounge setting of Capital, which holds just over 500 people and boasts multiple bars. Musically, Zouk hosts the most renowned names from the worlds of prog, trance and house, with the Anjunadeep crew, Miss Monique and Paul van Dyk having all left their mark in the last 12 months.