Photo by mono.industries – from Last.fm event page on Flickr

A few days back French electronic duo Justice played Circa here in Toronto, and despite tickets disappearing pretty fast, I managed to see the show with some friends who drove into town from Kingston for the occasion. Between Justice’s set and an extraordinary venue, it was quite the night. I could set out to describe the venue, but the video and description on YouTube does it pretty good …ahem… justice:

After years of preparation and running into legal setbacks, the much anticipated CiRCA Nightclub will finally be opening its doors soon in the heart of the entertainment district in Toronto. Legendary nightclub owner Peter Gatien, who has made a name for himself in New York, has turned the 53,000 square foot, 4 story space into a marvelous club featuring multiple themed rooms.

Personally, I enjoyed the live model on the chopper, the oil rig wallpaper, and the bar in the converted bathroom. On a further note, ALL nightclubs should provide comfortable swivel chairs. These came quite in handy between the openers, Midnight Juggernauts, and Justice.

As for Justice’s set, they played a great show behind that giant illuminated cross, playing a lot of the jams I’m more familiar with (I need to get my hands on the entire album at some point soon), including a sing-along sans-beat intro to D.A.N.C.E. I was hoping for a surprise appearance or two from some of the other members on the Ed Banger roster, but as it stands I’ll just keep my fingers crossed until the next time they’re in town.

Listen: Justice – Waters of Nazereth (Erol Alkan’s Re-edit feat. Pase Rock)

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