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Mystery of the no-go Feelin' Good Party
Advertised extensively, then cancelled at the very last minute
Vinita Ramani
vinita@newstoday.com.sg
THE party was to have taken place on Sunday, but it was called off at the last minute ? on its eve.
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And no one seems able to agree on why the Feelin' Good Party, organised by gay and lesbian media events company Fridae.com, was suddenly cancelled.
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Boasting Ministry of Sound as its venue, the party ? which was advertised in local publications such as I-S and Juice, as well as on radio ? was going to feature Australian house music DJ Kate Munroe.
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According to a press statement issued and published on its website by the organiser, the same entity behind the banned annual Nation gay party, the "Ministry of Sound received a telephone call from local police demanding that the party be cancelled".
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Its CEO Stuart Koe added: "Feelin' Good is simply a party, not unlike any other party held at clubs all around Singapore."
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A police spokesperson, however, denied that they had intervened in any way.
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What they did after receiving "information from the public" about the party on March 24 was to contact the Ministry of Sound's management to "obtain more details" to plan for possible "traffic or law and order situations that might arise".
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Said the spokesperson: "At no time did we advise the management of the Ministry of Sound to cancel the event."
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Mr Clement Lee, executive director of the venue's parent company LifeBrandz, also said that Fridae.com's statements were "not completely true" and hinted at other underlying reasons.
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"If everything had been above board, the Ministry of Sound would have allowed the party to go on as planned," he said, declining to explain what he meant.
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Up to 1,000 tickets had been sold for the event, which was planned with a capacity of 3,800 in mind. The organiser is now offering refunds on the $20 tickets.
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DJ Kate Munroe played at Happy, a bar in Tanjong Pagar, instead.
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Last year, the Nation party, touted as Asia's largest gay celebration and held here annually since 2001, was thrown into the spotlight after police here denied its organisers a licence.
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The party was eventually moved to Phuket.
Advertised extensively, then cancelled at the very last minute
Vinita Ramani
vinita@newstoday.com.sg
THE party was to have taken place on Sunday, but it was called off at the last minute ? on its eve.
.
And no one seems able to agree on why the Feelin' Good Party, organised by gay and lesbian media events company Fridae.com, was suddenly cancelled.
.
Boasting Ministry of Sound as its venue, the party ? which was advertised in local publications such as I-S and Juice, as well as on radio ? was going to feature Australian house music DJ Kate Munroe.
.
According to a press statement issued and published on its website by the organiser, the same entity behind the banned annual Nation gay party, the "Ministry of Sound received a telephone call from local police demanding that the party be cancelled".
.
Its CEO Stuart Koe added: "Feelin' Good is simply a party, not unlike any other party held at clubs all around Singapore."
.
A police spokesperson, however, denied that they had intervened in any way.
.
What they did after receiving "information from the public" about the party on March 24 was to contact the Ministry of Sound's management to "obtain more details" to plan for possible "traffic or law and order situations that might arise".
.
Said the spokesperson: "At no time did we advise the management of the Ministry of Sound to cancel the event."
.
Mr Clement Lee, executive director of the venue's parent company LifeBrandz, also said that Fridae.com's statements were "not completely true" and hinted at other underlying reasons.
.
"If everything had been above board, the Ministry of Sound would have allowed the party to go on as planned," he said, declining to explain what he meant.
.
Up to 1,000 tickets had been sold for the event, which was planned with a capacity of 3,800 in mind. The organiser is now offering refunds on the $20 tickets.
.
DJ Kate Munroe played at Happy, a bar in Tanjong Pagar, instead.
.
Last year, the Nation party, touted as Asia's largest gay celebration and held here annually since 2001, was thrown into the spotlight after police here denied its organisers a licence.
.
The party was eventually moved to Phuket.
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