These two seem to be having a ball at a Heineken Good Times, at the Mas Camp, last year. - File

The 'Shake it Up Tonight' edition of the highly anticipated and celebrated oldies party, Heineken Good Times, finally received the 'green light' and took place at the Mas Camp Village in New Kingston last Saturday after it was postponed from its initially scheduled May 29 date due to safety concerns as a state of emergency had been effected on the Corporate Area.

Nonetheless, the postponement and subsequent rescheduling of the date may have had an adverse effect on the expected turnout of patrons.

When THE STAR arrived at the venue at around 11:30 p.m., the usual long lines, characteristic of previous stagings, hence no delays in entering the venue.

Upon entering, however, patrons were confronted with an empty dance floor that defined the lacklustre turnout, and patrons seemed to prefer spending their time at the Heineken bars, purchasing buckets of Heinekens and 'holding a vibe' as the night was still young.

quality

Notably, though lacking in quantity, Heineken Good Times delivered in quality, as the song selections were well received by those in attendance.

The disc jockeys could do no wrong as patrons expressed their approvals aloud for their choice of songs in the 'early juggling' segment.

Song selections from the 1980's and early 1990s had patrons in a frenzy. Among them, Mr Lover Man by Shabba Ranks, Nuff Respect by Lady G, Roundtable Talk by Lady G and Papa San and Missing You Now by Sanchez.

By the time, Follow the Leader by the Soca Boys was played, almost everyone in the venue began following the instructions that were delivered throughout the song.

Perhaps the songs that best described the theme Shake it Up Tonight were those tracks which required the closer bonding of the male and female patrons, like Back Shot by Lady Saw and Spragga Benz.

Go Go Wine by Captain Barkey and Oh Carolina by Shaggy also had the females busy on the dance floor, and when the disc jocks teased patrons by playing a few seconds of Gyptian's current hit Hold Yuh, there was an almost deafening uproar.

It was clear that although the venue was not full to capacity or even close to equalling its normal turnout, those patrons who did attend, made the most of the night as they enjoyed some 'Good Times'.