Vogue is back, this time called The Club on Sanlitun Bar Street. The venue continues to feature the DJ team that made Club Vogue the most talked about in China.

Perhaps the best time to check it out is at its New Year's Eve party. That's your chance to join Beijing's party elite.

Tickets: 100 yuan (US$12), 50 yuan (US$6) for members

Time/date: 8 pm, December 31

Location: The Club, Sanlitun Bar Street, opposite Poachers, Chaoyang District

Tel: 1300-1135-089

Look of the Year

The Look of the Year NYE party with the Kerry Centre Hotel begins at the Kerry's Grand Ballroom where Beijing's party elite will turn out in their best togs for a sumptuous feast to see the new year in.

Expect to enjoy a variety of shows including a preview of Kill Bill, Quentin Tarantino's latest film, a Shaolin monks' performance, JP Miles' dulcet tones over dinner, lucky draw, games and dancers.

After midnight the party then moves to The Club on Sanlitun Bar Street.

Time/date: December 31

Tickets: 588 yuan (US$70), available at Kerry Centre

Location: Ballroom of Kerry Centre, 1 Guanghualu, Chaoyang District

Tel: 6561-8833

New Year Fiesta

Chang'an Club goes South American to welcome 2003. Rio is the theme and a live band will provide the tunes. Food, fun, games and the New Year's Eve Lucky draw.

Tickets: 599 yuan (US$72) for adults, 399 yuan (US$48) for kids under 12

Time/date: 7 pm, December 31

Location: Chang'an Club, 10 Dongchang'an Dajie, Dongcheng District

Tel: 6522-9988 ext 6645

Sporting new year

Club Football invites sports fans to have a ball at the tail end of the year. Start early this year and finish late next year with good music, cheap drinks, and a lot of fun.

Time/date: December 31

The centre has expanded its entertainment schedule to include live and recorded NFL, NBA and international rugby action.

In football this week, the big names are battling it out in the English Premiership.

For more info, check www.wanguoqunxing.com for details.

Location: The Red House, Chunxiu Lu, Dongzhimenwai, Chaoyang District

Tel: 6417-0497

Live it up

DJs Juice, Bubble and The Confetti Man provide the soundtrack for the countdown to the new year at Vics.

Tickets: 150 yuan (US$18) at the door

Time/date: 9 pm, December 31

Location: Vics, at the north gate of the Workers' Stadium, Chaoyang District

Tel: 6593-6215

Rock into 2003!

Get Lucky, Beijing's own rock 'n roll bordello, will celebrate the end of the year and the coming of the new one in time-honoured Beijing tradition: with loud rock music and lots of beer.

The evening's rock may lead to the forgetting of old acquaintances: Mirage (Haishishenlou), Miserable Faith, Armory, Collapse, AK 47, Fall Insex, Twisted Machine, Tookoo and more.

Tickets: 30 yuan (US$3.60)

Time/date: 9 pm, December 31

Location: Get Lucky, 500 metres east of the south gate of University of International Business and Economics, Chaoyang District

Tel: 6429-9109

(Beijing Weekend December 31, 2002)