If you’re like us, you’re probably scrambling to make last minute New Years Eve plans – where can you turn up with your friends without spending all your money and being inundated by d-bags? We got you. Before you set off to complete those healthy, responsible NYE resolutions you’ve made, take your last chance to make an absolute mess of yourself (and lose/break your phone for the fourth time this year).
The team here at Remezcla has compiled a dope selection of New Years parties and concerts to choose from in NYC, so grab that glass of champagne, a hottie to share a midnight kiss with, and get ready to go hard into 2015.
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Webster Hall’s New Years Ball 2014, 8:00 PM
Webster Hall is hosting its annual New Year’s Ball 2014 with Ryan Hemsworth, Gorgon City, and more. Expect fire displays, a live screening of the ball drop in Times Square, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. As an added bonus, with your ticket purchase, you get a Webster Hall 2015 membership card for free admission to the club all year until 1am (a $1,000 value). That includes their weekly dance night, House Party, which has been one of our favorite weeklies of the year.
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Arka Lounge’s New Years’ Eve, 11:00 PM
This where the reggaetonero crowd will be turning up – and if their track record is any indication, some big name guests will likely come through (recent surprise club attendees include Daddy Yankee). Their New Year’s black tie affair will include plenty of party favors, live ball drop feed, and champagne toast at midnight (previous years have also included a 6am sancocho breakfast). Your DJs for the night are Bones, StanDaMan, El Padrino from La X, DJ Smalls, and Betances. This is “the” Uptown/Washington Heights party to be attending; come through with your most glamorous looks and get ready to dance the night away. More info here.
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Midnight Magic, Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem), & Jee Dayl, 10:00 PM
Midnight Magic are a Brooklyn based disco/funk band who are coming back to NYC to make your New Years Eve super groovy. Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem will be spinning along with Jee Day and few more Brooklen regulars. If you love to dance, Midnight Magic on the last day of the year is a really good bet.
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Dark Disco Presents Tiki Disco NYE, 9:00 PM
Ring in the new year with one of our favorite NYC parties, Dark Disco. Yeah, it’s the dead of winter, but the Tiki keeps the heat alive with their residents Lloydski, Andy Pry and Eli Escobar. Say hello to 2015 with all the beautiful people! They’ve moved their rave from the depths of Chinatown’s Palace 88 Dim Sum Restaurant to the Sugarhill Dinner Club in Bedstuy, which is a remarkable change of venue to say the least. We are excited to see what they do with the space. More info here.
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The Cubana Social NYE Ball
Cubana Social is hosting a New Year’s Eve Ball starting in the afternoon and going on until whenever people want to leave. This late night function has everything from a 5 course Prix Fixe dinner starting at $65, a live Afro-Cuban Jazz performance by The Wayne Tucker Trio, classic cocktails and champagne, and a super late night menu. However, this classy party doesn’t really start until 11:00 PM, when the Avenida B Quintet hits the stage with their throwback salsa dura set. The party continues well into the night with Dutty Artz & Pico Picante star, DJ Riobamba.
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Skrillex and Diplo NYE, 8:00 PM
Electronic DJ and producer Skrillex will be pairing with Diplo on the last night of 2014. The Grammy-Award winner has won six awards and in 2011 Skrillex was named MTV’s Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year. L.A. based Diplo has done various collaborations with M.I.A, Britney Spears, and Beyonce featuring his side project, Major Lazer. Together, they are throwing one of the hottest parties in the country to help ring in 2015. Joining them on stage will be A$AP Mob’s A$AP Ferg, Rudimental, and Yellow Claw.
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Escape To Paradise NYE, 8:00 PM
If you’re looking for the grown n’ sexy 30s crowd this New Year’s eve, Escape to Paradise is the theme at SOBs, where the they hope to take you away from the cold of NYC for a trip through the sounds, rhythms and flavors of the Caribbean. Choose from 3 party packages that the club is offering: each offers something in for everyone’s price range. Special guests for the night include jazzy Brazilian sounds courtesy of the legendary Bossa Casanovas, a set by the Mambo Kings Orchestra, and world renowned DJ Kevin Crown. Plus, SOB’s is offering a complimentary champagne toast and plenty of special twirls, horns, and fun offerings to help you ring in the New Year.
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Shade 2084: New Years’ Eve, 10:00 PM
SHADE, Brooklyn’s infamous roving club event, is back for New Years’ Eve on a never-been-danced-upon abandoned factory floor, at a new, epic Brooklyn location. Billed as one of the most epic NYC club nights, Ladyfag presents the best in techno with Egyptrixx, Physical Therapy, Nita Aviance, Morgan Louis, & Michael Magnan. Major beats, sound systems, and lighting installations propel club goers into the future; big brother will not be watching. More info here.
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Machinedrum and Friends NYE 2015, 10:00 PM
Machinedrum will be performing a three hour set to welcome in the New Year at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar. The electronic music producer Travis Stewart is best known for his track “Outside the Lines”, which was featured in the movie Black Swan. He’ll be joined by the Teklife team, featuring footwork producers DJ Spinn, DJ Taso, & DJ Earl. More info here.
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Camaradas New Year’s Eve Party, 8:00 PM
From the family who brings you Classic Salsa Mondays and some of the best in latin events, East Harlem’s Camaradas will be hosting its own New Years Eve party this year. Cover charge will be $10 for women and $15 for men with a Coquito toast at 11 pm. This El Barrio stronghold’s NYE will feature music by G-Bo The Pro and special guests. More info here.