A

Alcohol

This is of course a very important element of clubbing. Not necessarily an obligation, because there are also people who don’t drink alcohol because of one or more reasons, but it’s almost always associated with clubbing.

B

Bar

A form of nightlife establishment, some of them have live band, some of them also have DJs, some of them are “before” and some could be "after".

C

Club

The most prominent form and the root of the term "clubbing", the clubbing culture starts to flourish in Europe and the US in the end of the 1960s, started by the hippies or the flower generation.

D

DJ

Man of the match – the one responsible for a great clubbing night. He stays behind the deck, nevertheless his presence is essential.

E

Electronica

A form of synthesized, digital music normally played at nightlife establishments. The genres of electronic music have multiplied in the last decades, using more of computer helps rather than old usual vinyls.

F

Fun with friends

The thing you're looking to have when you go clubbing!

G

Girls, Guys and Gays

Principal actors of clubbing – the crowd!! Me, you, your friends, our boyfriends and girlfriends, even your brothers and sisters or your funky parents. You could be straight, gay, old, young, if you wanna have fun, nobody says it's forbidden!

H

Host

Could be celebrities or socialites that can make people come to your event.

I

Ibiza

The island of dreams, where everyday is Sunday, where life is a neverending event!

J

Jakarta

Indonesia's capital, who possesses more than 100+ nightlife establishments.

K

King of the dance floor

This is the title attributed to the best dancer on a event.

L

Lounge

Another form of nightlife establishment.

M

Music

The element that shakes your booty with the rhythm – the reason clubbing is so great!

N

Nightlife

Another term to call "clubbing", because clubbing is often related with a life in the night – people hardly go clubbing on daytime!

O

One night stand

A culture found more and more often in Indonesia, and even though it's not completely general, some people do use the events to meet up with opposite sex.

P

Pool

Pool or billiard has become more and more involved with the clubbing scene and term "nightlife". This is the only sport that you see in international tournaments and you also see when you go clubbing at certain clubbing venues.

Q

Queue

At some great events or even on regular events at high class clubs, you always see this : a queue of people waiting in line to get in, well, sometimes the door bitch is nice and s/he'd let you pass on the red carpet, but there are days when you’re not lucky enough and you get rejected because they say that you're not cool enough to club. Don't get desperate! Try your luck next time!

R

Rave

Another form of clubbing culture – rave events in open spaces.

S

Sports

Clubbing is actually a kind of "sports" – you dance, you move your ass and you get some fun fat-burning exercises!

T

Tiësto

Probably the world's most famous DJ – his name is heard everywhere, his gigs are attended by thousands of people – the prophet of clubbing with his holy book of electro is no other than Tijs Verwest, worldly renowned as Tiësto.

U

Underage

Now this is a serious matter. The number of underage kids going clubbing is getting higher and higher. Well, of course you can club, but there's a certain age limit as well! Some clubs apply strictly this age limit rule.

V

Volume

Clubbing needs a high volume of music. The higher the better!

W

World

Clubbing is global – and the world's getting smaller by day...

X

XTC

The most popular drug used in the clubbing world.

Y

You and clubbing

This is a paragraph for you – do you love clubbing?

Z

Zouk Out

Probably the biggest rave festival in South East Asia – usually held early December. Zouk Out is very popular amongst Indonesians.