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Heathcote & Star

New Year’s Eve: Top 5 local pub shindigs

Do a crawl round these awesome E10 and E11 party pubs

1. First up, at the Heathcote & Star is Sing Song Club, akin to a “21st-century pub sing-along.” Bring your acoustic guitar, ukulele, or shaker and sing along to classic hits at the top of your voice. Lyrics and chords will be projected on a screen, so everyone can join in. Led by the Sing Song Club band, they’ll be performing everything from Bohemian Rhapsody to Let It Be and more. Tickets are available from £5 here.

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2. A moment away, the always vibrant Filly Brook has another biggie for their New Year’s Eve house party: no tables, no kitchen, just DJs through to 2am, with regular spinners Simon Lee aka @faze_action at the helm. Joining Faze will be Village Underground’s main man Jools Butterfield with FB owner Simon warming up the party. Tickets from £8

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3. Meanwhile, right over in the other bit of E11, Leytonstone Tavern are hosting “a cheeky little New Year’s shindig, courtesy of our friends @neverleft_records”. They’re going till late and “the tequila will be flowing”; you can still book for a burger beforehand. Final release tix from £15

4. The hedonistic NYE down at The Leyton Star sees DJ Stav B keeping the dance floor alive alongside a Karaoke Extravaganza. Book a dedicated karaoke room to impress your friends with your, ahem, vocal talents (all private rooms bookings come with free entry to the main party). Tickets start from just £6 here.

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5. Finally, Leyton Engineer have their first NYE in E10, with a DJ who’s played at the Devonshire, Shaftesbury Tavern and N16’s White Hart. The idea is “a proper East End pub party” to see in the start of 2025. Free entry. Whatever you do, have a good one – and see you in 2025.

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