Locations
The three old warehouses that make up the original Zouk were built in 1919 on the Singapore River. Thoroughly renovated, the houses now feature three interconnected clubs:
- Zouk (1991), with a large dancefloor and state-of-the-art sound and lighting, catering to a variety of artists
- Velvet Underground (1994), a quieter, more relaxed lounge that plays house and soul
- Phuture (1996), a more avant-garde bar specializing in broken beats and hip-hop/RnB.
The clubs have proven popular with Singapore's party-going crowd and regularly attract performers from all over the world. Its famous Mambo Jambo theme nights are considered a must-go for a beginning clubber.
In 2004, Zouk opened a sister club at Ampang Road (Jalan Ampang) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Zouk KL features four rooms: Zouk and Velvet Underground styled on the original, plus the Loft and Terrace bars.
A beach dance party called ZoukOut is organised at Sentosa in December each year. On December 10, 2005, 18,000 people attended the party. ZoukOut 2006 outdone itself once again drawing a record 20,000 party-goers to Sentosa on December 11, 2006. 26,000 party-goers attended Zoukout 2008.
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