Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra New Year's Concert: The Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra will ring in the new year with a performance of Beethoven's 3rd symphony, Eroica. The concert starts at 7:30pm in the Kaohsiung City Cultural Center's Chihte Hall. Tickets run between NT$200 and NT$500.
Taipei clubs with no or low cover charge:
DV8: no cover
Roxy 99: NT$300 cover
Roxy Vibe: NT$400 cover/NT$300 for members
Saints and Sinners: no cover, free champagne at midnight.
Tavern: NT$350 cover, including one beer, champagne at midnight, barbecue and finger food from 7pm to 11pm and a bowl of new year's goulash at 1am. Michel Blanc, the proprietor, says that the goulash is a European tradition and serves to fill up revelers with a hot soup before they set out back into the cold.
Underworld: NT$350 cover, no bands will be playing but LTK's Hsiao Ko will be one of the special guest DJs.
Watersheds: no cover
Clubs with a cover charge:
2nd Floor: NT$1,000
45: NT$500 after 8pm
Carnegie's: NT$1,000 after 9pm, including two drinks; set dinner special of fillet mignon or king prawns from 6pm to 8:30pm for NT$1,000.
Kiss La Bocca: NT$1,000, including two drinks.
Room 18: NT$1,500, including two drinks or a small bottle of Moet champagne and snack buffet.
Spin: Will decide on the day of, though Christmas Eve cover charge was NT$600. Special offerings will include a lucky draw and drink specials.
TU: Still undecided, though Christmas Eve cover charge was NT$600.
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