Sunday saw an event hosted by one of London’s most prolific music managers/ agents. Kissy Sell Out, Eddie Temple-Morris and A.Human entertained the Sunday clubbing pack, who were dancing frenetically and kept the bar staff awake til the early hours of Monday morning.

Hotel, Hotel, the Met Bar’s newest monthly club-night was launched on Wednesday to a rapturous welcome from the ever-adoring fashion and music crowd. They were all quaffing complimentary Patron Silver Tequila cocktails created specially for the night.

Jodie Harsh and Skin (from Skunk Anansie) kept everyone dancing while the Met Bar staff continued to produce their world famous cocktails. The date for the next Hotel, Hotel, will be announced shortly, so keep your diary open and your dancing shoes ready!

Music Week magazine celebrated their awards show in the most fitting way – with a party at the Met Bar. On Thursday night the bar was bursting at the seams with music executives and notaries, all desperately clamouring for the packed bar. One of our residents, Ed, kept spinning the hits keeping the bar at capacity all night long.

If you’re single and like to mingle, our new event last Friday would’ve been perfect for you. Launched by long-time member Caroline Butler, “Mingles” is a less intimidating alternative to speed dating. The infamous Jonny Awsum and his assistant Ellie hosted the night, and in Jonny’s typical style the night was filled with controversial games and feel-good music. I’m sure I sensed love in the air…

After Mingles everyone was dancing as the charismatic drummer from Duran Duran, Roger Taylor took to the decks. His eclectic 80s set filled the brand-new dance floor with hoards of fans and Met Bar revellers alike.

This Wednesday the fabulous Jonny Awsum will be performing his live, interactive TV show at the Met Bar. This month he’s at the movies so if you can scream like you’re in a horror movie or cry like you’re in a rom-com this is the show for you!

Now here at the Met Bar we don’t take ourselves too seriously (as you may have noticed by now!), but even we were feeling unusually subdued this week, so we knew we needed something extra special to perk everyone up. Luckily, our good friend Jonny Awsum came to the rescue on Wednesday by taking us all on a Summer Holiday, when the Jonny Awsum Show went tropical!

Hawaiian leis garlands were mandatory uniform upon entering the bar, and Russell – everyone’s favourite cross-dressing glamorous assistant – was resplendent in just a grass skirt and a pair of coconuts.

Things kicked off with a limbo competition. There were no surprises when Jo walked away with the winning prize (make of that what you will!). This was quickly followed by a sing-a-long with West End star Jack Shalloo to Summer of ’69.

Other top hits of the night  included Heaven is a Place on Earth and Freedom with singer/song writer extraordinaire Belle Humble.

A hula hoop competition kicked off the second half of the show, which ended up with just about EVERYONE in the bar having a go. Jamie sadly let the Met Bar team down when he lost out in the final “hula-hoop off”. It was so much fun; the hula hoop was being passed around the bar long after the show had finished!

After the rock ’n’ roll raffle, there was just time to round things off with a final rousing rendition of Summer Nights from Grease – ending the night on a truly tropical high! Take a look at all the action below:

So forget the January Blues, here at the Met Bar we’re all about fun in the sun! Join us next month on 17 February when the Jonny Awsum Show will be all loved up…

But for those of you who are still on the straight and narrow, now is the perfect time to sample The Met Bar’s COMO Shambhala cuisine. Part of the COMO Shambhala holistic health concept, all the dishes are made with raw ingredients and cooked in a way that reduces the fat but preserves the nutrients - the perfect way to fill up without breaking your detox diet.

Of course, there’s also our favourite indulgence without the bad conscience, Afternoon De-Light Tea. With rice flour scones, no-bread sandwich pots and fresh-fruit flavoured cupcakes, the tea is low in gluten and sugar. A naughty treat with less of the guilt!

And for those of you who like us are, quite frankly, ready to retox, we already have parties galore planned for 2010!

We were both back on the champagne as of 2 January (!) and have been thinking about our forthcoming fabulous events ever since the New Year began.

First up we have our annual members’ party. This year the theme is “2010: A Space Oddity”. Think Lady Gaga meets David Bowie. Those of you lucky enough to be members will have seen our animated invite and know exactly what we’re talking about!

But while we’ve been dreaming of mirror balls and glam-rock wigs, we have also been busy creating a tropical-themed Jonny Awsum show to banish those winter blues; another 80s music quiz for all those Kajagoogoo fans; and a Valentine’s burlesque and cabaret night that’s sure to top even our “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” Christmas extravaganza!

So whether you’re a detoxer or a retoxer we’ve got something going on for everyone. It’s time to dust off those wintery feelings and come on down and join us!

The best acts from the year – The Misers, Jem Cooke, The Amateurs and Alfie Palmer - came back for a Christmas sing-a-long with the Met Bar members, and after a warm up interactive version of “The Twelve Days Of Christmas” (complete with Jonny’s glamorous assistant Eleanor dressed as a partridge) the bar was already in high spirits.

The Christmas music quiz made the stakes even higher with the audience screaming out to be the first to win the coveted Quality Street prizes!

But the magic Christmas moment came at the end when Jonny invited all the guests on stage to join him in a rendition of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas”.

As the song went on guests started to head for the stage and join in, and by the end everyone had flooded it completely! Suffice to say that screaming at the top of our lungs and dancing like crazy to a whole string of Christmas hits we definitely now know its Christmas time! Take a look at all the fun below:

This is our last blog of 2009 as we are actually NOT partying for a couple of weeks (!), but we’ll be back with a bang in January with news of our live music, anarchic quizzes and space and fairytale themed parties.

But for now its time for Jamie to put a santa hat over his quaff, and Jo to put flats on for the first time this year and enjoy a festive break – Merry Christmas!

Oh, how wrong we were!

Firstly, Jonny’s glamorous assistant Eleanor was away, so she was replaced by the not-so-glamorous Russell. Russell is Jonny’s wing man, complete with a full beard and dressed in *that* Ginger Spice Union Jack dress, with some interesting lumps and bumps to say the least!

Then, the Rock’n'roll Raffle went without a hitch or re-draw! (A record 25 re-draws has been known in one show!)

However, the real wow moment came later, in the second half, when singer and Michael Bublé impersonator Alfie Palmer took to the stage.

Fresh from recently performing with Michael Bublé himself, where the real Michael Bublé was so impressed he threw him off the bill for fear of being upstaged! (Alfie is much better looking, ladies!)

The Sun had written about Alfie in eager anticipation of his Met Bar performance, but this didn’t prepare us for what was to come! Alfie was quite simply amazing (cue much swooning). By the time he sung his farewell duet with Jonny, the whole bar was screaming for more.

We are delighted to announce Alfie had such an amazing time he’s coming back for the Jonny Awsum Christmas Special on 16 December. Alfie, if you’re reading this, you have two more members for your fan club!

Hosted by none other than Met Bar loyalist Jonny Awsum, our eight teams of members (including Oasis’s Andy Bell) were each given a different 80s wig, from punk rocker to Tina Turner.

Music intros from one-hit wonders to cartoon theme tunes and famous faces were played in quick-fire rounds.

To buzz in, guests had to don their wig, jump up and scream “I Remember the 80s” first. One point was awarded for every correct answer, but two were deducted if the answer was wrong! Suffice to say, much chaos ensued (what can you expect with a room full of DINKIES and BOBOs)!

After an hour and a half of intense battle (and a little bit of cheating), the final bell tolled and the scores on the doors were totted up by Jonny’s glamorous Flashdance assistant, Eleanor. For the losers, a wooden spoon; for the winners, neon leg warmers and the chance to sing karaoke on stage to Bon Jovi’s Livin’ on a Prayer!

Another successful Met Bar event involving fancy dress and slightly wild behaviour (you might notice a pattern emerging!) In fact, we enjoyed it so much we have decided to host a 90s quiz next time. So dig out your combat trousers, your Spice Girls fan club badges and your yoyos, and watch this space!

On Wednesday night Episode 5 of The Jonny Awsum Show took place with its winning formula of anarchic comedy, celebrity guests, live music and the infamous Rock & Roll raffle. ‘RE-DRAW!’ – Sorry, you just had to be there on the night! Think Jonathan Ross meets Generation Game meets School Panto BUT on acid! It is a spectacle that can only be truly appreciated by all those who have witnessed a show first-hand.

Wednesday night was electric with guests including outstanding British magician, Dynamo, whose celebrity followers include David Beckham, Kings of Leon and Jay-Z (we are all still baffled by his crazy mobile phone disappearing, and re-appearing in a glass water bottle trick!) plus live music from Beans on Toast, and singer-songwriter Jersey Budd. Best-selling author Suzanne Portnoy also popped in for a second appearance with a sneak preview from her new erotic memoirs.

Jonny is taking August off due to a bi-annual trip to L.A to meet with his psychedelic track-suit outfitters, and catch up with his Hollywood celebrity pals. He will be returning to the stage on Wednesday 16^th September, holiday photos and all! For now, “Goodbye from the Jonny Awsum show….”