It hosted huge weekend parties that were at hit with House music fans. A dominant hair design was de rigueur. From sweaty rave spots to Soho institutions, these are the iconic nightlife haunts we most miss. Nights spent on the VIP/guestlist gate were also quite entertaining as was the office at 5am in the morning when I went to pick up my wage before driving home to my university campus in Watford.
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He then says, whilst his tash does this little dance/shuffle thing, in the deepest booming, bass-like voice Awighht, Lads, you havin yerselves a good night, then? Me and my brother just cracked up. Pete x. Im good thanks Pete. We need a new visionary. It later became the Cat's Whiskers club, the Ritzy then Caesars Nightclub.
What happened to the great London nightclubs? - the Guardian Lots of good memories but it was living on borrowed time even back then in the early 00s. It was made for DJs by DJs and those who fumbled fumbled spinning the decks were quickly called out by the crowd. It always felt like it was on borrowed time after that. People may rave about London's nightlife, but compared to other big cities, clubs and bars shut early and are expensive. Arts charity Stone Nest began to restore and redevelop the former chapel into flexible performance space for theatre, dance, music, video and performance art in 2012. 2. In one fell swoop, however, the Cross, Canvas and the Key were culled in favour of the regeneration of Kings Cross. London's lost nightclubs in pictures A new book by DJ and writer Dave Haslam offers a fascinating glimpse into London's clubbing history. I had some of the best days of my life there! Despite the epic interior, or perhaps because of it, the venue struggled to pull in the punters during its later years, blaming the recession for its eventual closure. There was no place to hide.
11 legendary London nightclubs that closed in the 2000s which are badly One for you beer and one for the otherThat place was magic. Sad to see the blandification of London continues.
Eighties London: where to party like it's 1980 | London Evening Taking Ecstasy for the first time and experiencing the euphoria of the blissed out Balearic beats at Space nightclub, Oakenfold and his wife Jenni came home and tried to re-create it in a 300 capacity basement gym on Southwark Street. It had its licence revoked after a "serious incident of disorder" in 2014 and its closure left many Londoners with heavy hearts. or one of his friends in the first arch of muscle-alley. Want the best food, film, music, arts and culture news in London sent straight to your inbox?
In the 90s, it was all about wild weekly party Love Muscle, one of the capitals most renowned gay nights. The Norman-style Welsh Chapel was built in 1888 by James Cubitt for inner London's Welsh community and was empty for 15 years before it found new life as nightclub Limelight. If the Mayor grants planning permission for a huge development of flats opposite Ministry of Sound, club bosses know their days at the Elephant & Castle bus depot cum internationally renowned temple of DJ culture will be numbered. I do remember my first time in Trade and deemed it like the descent into Soddom and Gomorrah .. and there were many happy times there after!!
30 Photos That Show Just How Insane The '90s Club Scene - BuzzFeed OMG London clubbing in the 90s, was there ever a time in history that was better? I stood at one and there was one in between us, unmanned. Then Dane Bowers went and ruined it all. The triple-bowed frontage of the Ace Cinema viewed from the south-west. Nobody came to Plastic People for the glamour or dcor. Salmon and Compass in Angel. Great article and very sad reading. The music, the mixing, the vibe. it probably was ha !
In pictures: The history of some of London's iconic music venues In the 1990s, the scene reverted back to Soho, revitalised by new style bars like The Village.
London Nights - Wikipedia Historic Brick Lane: Black and white photographs depict the rapid Timeline of London Bars and Clubs - LGBT Archive Plastic People, Shoreditch2000-2015The new year started with a shock for clubbers, when renowned east London bass-cave Plastic People announced it was closing, pretty much instantly. Sold out, obviously, although there might be a ticket on the door for 30. Punters at The Bubble Club, The Que Club, 1996.
Astor Club - Wikipedia 5. I used to go to Whoop it Up every Friday during 1998-2002; it was a fantastic place to go. After all, it did have a capacity pushing 4,000 people and a 24-hour drinking licence. The West End establishment started out as a burlesque club but later became a staple for Central London's "fringe-culture" community. 6. I Did the lighting and laser systems at turnmills for many different promoters. Excellent piece Tom. Boy George worked the cloakrooms, Spandau Ballet played their early gigs here and you simply (for better or worse) would never have heard Ultravox or Visage were it not for the Blitz Club. Over the next few pages, we show you whats become of these former nightlife hotspots, and pay tribute to the glorious madness they once hosted.
59 old bars and nightclubs we wish we could bring back for one last Still, this wasnt the reason the venues got turfed; the bailiffs were eventually called in as a result of long overdue rent and bills. The Whirlitzer seating in The Cross Garden We took a nostalgic look back at some of the capital's notorious nightclubs which have all closed since 2000.
A perfectly acceptable thing to do at the time. The place was a really important hub for the fledgling dubstep family, says 6Music DJ Mary Anne Hobbs, who went to FWD>> religiously in the mid-2000s. Stir some memories with these photographs from the '90s Birmingham club and rave scene. As of 2021, MoS now also has its own record label, gym, cruise ship franchise and full size members only shared workspace on Borough Road incorporating private offices, a cinema, meeting rooms for hire and a full service restaurant. Reliving my 20s again still with a younger GF (cliche alert) and the new wave of EDM. Nuff Said.
London's lost venues - in pictures | Music | The Guardian London's night-time economy is estimated to contribute 17-26.bn in . Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The cinema was never built; now locals have a block of fancy flats to enjoy instead. And its not true that they are being lost despite fans interestfans lost interest, or they would all still be milking it! Gilles Petterson on Monday, Kenny Hawkes and Luke Solomon on Wednesday, Bryan Gee on Thursday, Garage City on Saturday. Ive worked in Turnmills from 1996 right to the very last night in 2008. In the early 2000s it incorporated the successful Pitt Street club Sublime in the late 1990s, run by Simon Page. Me and my brother went there, 2 days before we flew out to Zante in 1994. The very social cafe upstairs, the dense dry-ice on the main floor with the mesmerising lasers, hottest guys, new bizarre sounds, the knowledge that the rest of England was sleeping and had no idea that such hedonism was taking place on a Sunday morning and night (you missed out Warriors) all fuelled after an initial polite and orderly wait in line to see Nick (is he out yet?) But things turned sour after after a double stabbing took place in the club, leading to its licence being revoked. Proud2, Greenwich 2011-2012Following the closure of Matter, Alex Proud became the next investor to have a go at making a nightclub at the O2 work. Darling, Fantastic article how about expanding the idea to the rest of the country. 9. Regulars over the years have included Michael Caine, Keith Moon and Jack Nicholson. Sign up to our weekly email. The licence was subsequently restored, but the business was unable to avoid going into administration. But I will never forget the fabulous nights and camaraderie that I shared with friends and total strangers whilst waving my hands in the air like I just didnt care x, I met my husband at The Cross in 2004, now happily married with kids. Limelight in London opened in 1985 in a Grade II listed former Welsh Presbyterian church in Shaftsbury Avenue in the West End borough of Westminster. Bob Geldof had his stag do at Limelight before he married Paula Yates, George Michael (pictured here in 1992) was often seen at Limelight with a woman on his arm, Inside the former Welsh chapel which was once home to the Limelight nightclub. Thanks to this article I have found a local website for local people. Great memories of perhaps the greatest clubbing/club music period history has known! I think the last great night I had in a bigger club was Shelter at Egg in 2005. The West End night spot was based in a former chapel on Shaftsbury Avenue until its popularity declined and sadly, it was sold on and converted into a bar. Great article.
London 1980s nightclub Stock Photos and Images - Alamy The Cross, Kings Cross 1993-2007Speaking to Time Out after its closure, Billy Reilly, who ran a road haulage company in Kings Cross before opening warehouse venue the Cross, admitted that back in 1993 he, didnt know Judge Jules from Judge Dredd. Saw Joey Negro play there a few times. Crazy night. The Black Sheep Bar in Croydon High Street (Image: David Cook) This High Street venue in Croydon, which was loved for its alternative club nights and live music, closed in 2013 after 15 years in service. 12. 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The energy and the hedonism of the club gave a new life to the scene and other clubs sprung up trying to emulate Trade, giving more choice to clubbers. RIP Turnmills, Im glad I was there to experience it. The exterior of Hammersmith Palais nightclub in 1968 when it was still known as Hammersmith Palais de Danse . Hey Janine, I remember you well! Top 5 Lost London Nightclubs of the 90s - The pace of progress eh? I think great venues have heritage. The Walkabout bar closed after its parent company went into administration in October 2009.
Essex nightlife: The 13 iconic nightclubs and bars around - EssexLive No 6 - Bagleys - London Bagleys was one of London's largest venues throughout the Nineties. Special times in special places all round though. Mass was a particularly important south London club, notably as the home of DMZ, which turned the venue into a pilgrimage spot for dubstep fans from way beyond the capital. Bagatelle Card Club - One of Colonel Sebastian Moran's clubs in the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Empty House. 13. But we've been getting all nostalgic and wishing we could have a final drink at Limelight. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. October 2018 the anonymous landlord of the former chapel won planning approval from Westminster council to upscale the venue into a major performance venue on the West End's arts scene with a restaurant and basement bar, run by Stone Nest. Many a themed student bash was hosted at London Bridge's notorious Cable Club in the mid 2000s. Luxury London is not responsible for the content of external sites. Paul Tunkin, who ran the club night Blow Up, which took over the running of the venue in 2001, significantly raising its profile, said at the time: It is another nail in the coffin for central Londons live music and club scene..