World Top 10 Clubs

1. Sankeys - Manchester, England



"We are building the best club in the universe... failure is not an option," declared the sign that David Vincent stuck up in the club's office on taking full control here back in 2006. Irrepressibly enthusiastic, it's often easy to take Vincent's maddening passion and infectious, motor-mouthed rantings with a pinch of salt but the proof is now in the pudding. Only last month, Laurent Garnier emailed personally to gush about how his recent Sankeys gig sat in the top five of his career - a sentiment echoed by The Chemical Brothers after Bugged Out!'s 15th birthday here. Amidst a backdrop of poisonous recession, last year's attendances were 25% up on the previous - the vibe under those famously low, LED illuminated ceilings has been absolutely apeshit just about every single weekend.



2.Fabric, UK

Location:
77A Charterhouse St
City of London EC1M 3HN, United Kingdom
020 7336 8898
Public transit: Farringdon



If you could study the art of club programming like any other science, then there would be no better masterclass than Fabric. Never once sacrificing even the smallest shred of musical integrity, their line-ups are a perfect alchemy with just about every single boundary-breaker from almost every genre imaginable represented.

3. Amnesia, Ibiza

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Possibly the most misleadingly named club on the planet, a journey to Amnesia is still one of the most unforgettable experiences around. Ibiza's original hedonistic wonderland, the venue's magic has been rooted in acid house folklore ever since 1987. For it was then, on Amnesia's star-lit terrace, that the London rogues of Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling, Nicky Holloway and Johnny Walker were first seduced by the Balearic charms of open-air raving, virginal Ecstasy experiences and a certain Alfredo blending early acid house classics, Chicago tracks and songs like Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' and even Phil Collins' epic rock anthem 'In The Air Tonight'.

4: Ministry Of Sound
103 Gaunt St, London, SE1 6DP
Tel: +44 (0) 870 060 0010




Lost in a commercial wilderness for much of the early noughties, the Ministry of Sound has since enjoyed a credibility restoration that is little short of a miracle.
Still commercially savvy, Saturdays might feature the populist electro-house of Toolroom, Pete Tong's Wonderland and house bastion Defected but equally showcase nights like Renaissance, Steve Lawler's Viva, Sander Kleinenberg's This Is…, Global Underground and the techno purism of Derrick May's Hi-Tek-Soul. Even underground party fiends secretsundaze used the Ministry's courtyard for a series of al fresco shindigs last summer, meaning DJs like Argy and Dixon played the legendary venue.

5. PACHA - Ibiza



When it comes to club branding, the Pacha empire has surely written the definitive rulebook. Think Pacha and you instantly think glamour, style and elegance. But whilst all those global franchises and perfectly styled marketing campaigns have helped, the root reason lies squarely within the stone walls of their Ibiza Town venue.

6. Matter - London



Just over a year old, and Fabric's latest venture matter has already indelibly imprinted itself on London's clubbing landscape. Small wonder. A combination of precision-tooled space-age sonics - with a year 3000, "Body-sonic" dancefloor - austere, industrial décor, and a broad umbrella of diverse promotions has quickly rocketed matter to the upper echelons of the club hierarchy, and into our affections.

7. Space Ibiza



Location:

SPACE BEACH CLUB
Playa d’en Bossa s/n
07817 Sant Josep de Sa Talaia
(IBIZA)
Phone: +34 971 396 793

There is still no club in the world quite like Ibiza's Space. A sprawling temple of hedonism, its labyrinth layout never fails to command both shock and awe in those navigating it for the first time with six separate arenas all offering their own distinct vibes. Recent additions like the intimate club confines of La Caja Roja (the Red Box), the al fresco vibes of La Premier Etage and El Salon's reclining Balearic lounge are all blessed with charm and style, but it is undoubtedly the twin bastions of Le Terrazza and Le Discoteca that drive the club.
A vast centrepiece that James Zabiela once described as "a journey to the centre of the Earth", the combustible explosions that bear witness in the engulfing 2000-capacity main room - Le Discoteca - are as routinely ecstatic as any club on the planet.

8: Berghain : The worlds best Techno Club.

Location: Am Wriezener Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany, 10243



As far as techno goes, there is little debate about where the centre of the universe lies at the moment - deep inside the vast vortex of 70 Am Wriezener Bahnhof, Berlin. Or Berghain and its upstairs Panorama Bar to be specific.
Like its '90s Berlin forefathers E-Werk and Tresor before it, the unhinged happenings of Berghain are resonating out of the German capital and shaping the future of this sound like no other space on Earth.
Joris Voorn describes it as "the true definition of a techno club that is all about the music", Joel Mull believes it is "the temple of techno and house on planet Earth", whilst Paul Woolford lauds it as "a massive inspiration for anybody serious about house and techno culture".
But for the thousands that are magnetised here from Germany, Spain, Italy, the UK and beyond, those words will amount to nothing more than preaching to the converted. In 2009, Berghain is the essential techno pilgrimage.

9. Warehouse Project - Manchester, UK.



Manchester certainly wears its musical heritage with pride. The city that spawned The Hacienda, Happy Mondays, New Order and A Guy Called Gerald has a lot to live up to when it comes to maintaining its enviable reputation as one of the UK's cornerstones of dance.

10. Zouk - Jak Kim Street Singapore



Given the relatively impoverished scope of Singapore's club scene, it would be easy to call Zouk the big fish in small pond. But it'd also be wrong. A genuine world-beater, the lavishly decorated and futuristically fitted Zouk has been the jewel in Asia's clubbing scene ever since it opened in 1991 and is constantly pushing its own boundaries; its LED lighting systems, subtle Mediterranean touches and enveloping soundsystem would be the talk of any metropolis on the planet.