Stars from the world of the music who were regulars at the nightclub included Boy George, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Steve Strange. People from across the capital will flock to Herbal, an exposed brick warehouse which regularly hosted big name DJs. The sound shaft and heaven where legendary , as was the London Astoria, Fascinating to read about the origins and teams behind such monumental moments in Londons clubbing history. lol, The tranny on stilts Madame JoJos, Soho1960-2014The legendary nightclub once owned by porn baron Paul Raymond seamlessly mixed the burlesque glamour of Soho with Londons contemporary music scene. Shelves in the loos. Nuff Said. Every club claims that its all about the music but in Plastic Peoples case, the ideology really did manifest. The club was renamed Canvas in 2003, when Billy Reilly took over the club, also opening the Key and the Cross next door, creating a golden triangle of clubbing in N1. At that time the venue was owned by Terry (cant rememember his surname) and hed made his money from jiffy condoms and then for some reason he got involved with starting up bagleys as a venue Thanks Julian. We took a nostalgic look back at some of the capital's notorious nightclubs which have all closed since 2000. (Photo by Carl Allen) 7 Sir George Robey/Powerhaus, Seven Sisters Road So blessed to have lived through that experience and a special mention to my ex Alan and DJ Chris McKoy. (1989) " London Nights ". Sign up to our newsletter and be the first to know about the latest fashion, travel, going out and lifestyle happenings, Subscribe to the Luxury London print edition, Celebrate the return of clubbing with a trip through the capitals infamous after dark drinking dens. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. 59 old bars and nightclubs we wish we could bring back for one last 3. next. 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. Sorry the plaque should be pale blue with a Dove on it. Thanks for the article, brought back awesome memories! Big small club! The West End establishment started out as a burlesque club but later became a staple for Central London's "fringe-culture" community. This week, Boris Johnson has been considering a decision that will affect the future of Londons most famous nightclub. The Blow Up Metro Club, Soho2001-2009Crossrail dealt the West End club scene another blow, taking the scalp of the Metro with the same swoop of the sword that ended the Astoria. Peter Gatien is mentioned in the lyrics of three songs: 17. The place has many special memories for many people. George Michael often arrived at the nightclub accompanied by a woman before he came out as gay. Sign up to our weekly email. The cinema was never built; now locals have a block of fancy flats to enjoy instead. Kids going out today wont realise its a tragedy, but it is. Hes right. 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. This labryinth of a club was under the arches of London Bridge station and got packed out with sweaty 20-somethings without fail every weekend. For more info on what we write about and why, see our About section. Heads of whistling into the sunset. Jon Cook. Even if we cant and possibly shouldnt prevent their almost inevitably fleeting existence. The history of London's 10 greatest live music venues But it was torn down in 2009 to make way for the new Elizabeth Line. Sad to see the old clubs flattened, but everyone clearly took so much from their experiences there that I hope the post is also a real celebration. Turning around and seeing floor fountains and Mail on Sunday readers sipping lattes and eating Danish pastries made my heart sink. Lesbian Clubs and Pubs | Historic England A producers first booking at the club was a serious rite of passage. Never crossed my mind that even the buildings would be gone. The End just had to be #1 It is quite sad seeing a place that holds so many memories for whatever reasons e.g. I worked at AKA for many years. Wonderful write up of some of the clubs that paved the way for the scene today. Mass and Babalou, Brixton1996-2012Bearing in mind this pair of venues were hosted within Brixtons St Matthews Church, which leased the space to them, it was always pretty cheeky for Mass to host Torture Garden events in the crypt. But at least theres still Visions Video Bar. Sadly, the chances of mere mortals gaining access to the club today are about as likely as Keith Moon making an appearance and he died in 1978. I lived in London back in the late 90s early 00s and went to all of these clubs. Crazy night. Black Sheep Bar, Croydon. It hosted huge weekend parties that were at hit with House music fans. London's lost venues - in pictures | Music | The Guardian The exterior of Hammersmith Palais nightclub in 1968 when it was still known as Hammersmith Palais de Danse . "Harlem Desire '89". Ah. Had some amazing times in those clubs, never to repeated in TBA East London warehouses. London Night Guide is your nightlife concierge for the most best clubs in London. Much better than the cross! I think great venues have heritage. I remember me and my brother went up to Soundshaft one night (I was about 22), with, erm, a couple of associates.. Great article, and Ill second and third and fourth what has been said here. When the lease ran out, Turnmills left amicably, leaving the buildings owners to develop the site into an office block. Salmon and Compass in Angel. At the Astoria I met a bloke who ended up being my significant other for a decade. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The massive warehouse club in King's Cross was a close as you could get to a legal rave. Madame JoJo's closure was a massive blow to Soho 's nightlife scene. There were a couple of years I was there 8 nights out of the Christmas/ New Year season. Essex nightlife: The 13 iconic nightclubs and bars around - EssexLive 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. Copyright 2023 London Belongs To Me Ltd|All Rights Reserved|More info: With your agreement, we and our partners (click on 'Find Out More' below for a list) use cookies or similar technologies to store, access, and process personal data like your visit on this website, IP addresses and cookie identifiers. Turnmills, Clerkenwell1990-2008Another one of Londons fossilised superclubs, Turnmills was the first venue in the UK to get a 24-hour dance licence. Fact is we WERE around when these incredible bastions of modern culture were in their pomp negotiating a route through the tunnel room at Turnmills, walking up that incredibly long slope towards the cab rank at 5am after The Cross and getting hopelessly lost in those pokey rooms at the bottom of Bagleys. It didnt last long though. Its a shame that the ones boarded up or abandoned arent brought back to life. Its flagship night was Trade the original afterparty. With increasing interest in the 'pink pound', gay pubs and clubs proliferated in London and other cities and towns across the country. The Top 5 Lost London Nightclubs of the 90s : london - reddit The reality of the Swinging Sixties was that about 45 people were having an incredible time around Carnaby Street while the rest of the country continued drinking stout in working mens clubs and listening to Val Doonican. The five-storey building is rather wonderfully detailed inside and out. So sad to see it all boarded up. Something went wrong, please try again later. Astor Club - Wikipedia They are where modern electronic music was crafted, where couples met then got married, where career paths changed and a whole generation learned about the highs and the lows of unbridled hedonism. He was a sound guy actually. (1989) " London Nights " is British Europop duo London Boys ' biggest hit single, released in 1989 from their debut album, The Twelve Commandments of Dance. It was the image I had in my head before we got there of what Heaven might be like and then this guy walked in. Great article, had some great and messy nights at most of them. I Did the lighting and laser systems at turnmills for many different promoters. Worse than that, advanced ticketing is now the only option promoters are now willing to risk, destroying that brilliant spontaneous thing of being in the pub and deciding who you wanted to see and where (knowing you had a good choice of reliable venues that you knew inside out.) Saw Joey Negro play there a few times. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. And while theres nothing worse than the club bore going on about how the music and the parties were so much better back in the day, we should give these classic institutions more reverence. You can head back to a mate's house and lounge with a cold one until your party mood completely fades, but what if you still have itchy feet and the urge to dance? Fantastic to look through it every so often and remember what wasa very much loved and much missed club . 30 Photos That Show Just How Insane The '90s Club Scene - BuzzFeed Now the industrial area, which was once a high-density party hotspot, is the site of one of the capitals biggest modern developments. The demise of seminal clubs like Shelleys In Stoke, Quadrant Park in Liverpool and Coventrys Eclipse should also be documented. End of story.. Nice article that has brought back some wonderful memories. It set the tone for mixed gay clubbing and for techno music especially to become more mainstream. Those that were there will never forget and those that werent would wish they were if they knew. Oh, the most impressive handlebar tash I have ever seen on a Man. 10. Even more so for you, of course! The immovable object of the London clubbing scene. I remember having to take my shoes off for them to be searched. I (just about) have wonderful memories of all 5 of those venues. Clubs in Mayfair London are the most prestigious nightclubs in town. The demise of so many iconic spaces, proper clubs, remains a tragedy for a city that still considers itself a capital of European partying. The clubs licence was suddenly revoked after a serious incident of disorder outside the venue, in which, according to the police report, bouncers used baseball bats to fight off a customer who had been throwing bottles at them. However, its worth taking a moment to remember that nightclubs, by their very essence, shouldnt outstay their welcome. It was the trend-setting precursor to London's super clubs, and transformed the terrain of LGBTQ clubbing in the capital. Depressing isnt it? You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. 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. Remember one night trying to adjust the needles for them not to jump on the vinyls. London Nights - Wikipedia I completely agree would be a fitting tribute to see them all immortalised appropriately in some way. 1. The pictures are quite shocking, but their club history often deliciously more so. 3. 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. 10. This article was amended on 11 September 2016. They also gave these out at the closing party in a goodie bag with a poster and a sleeping mask! Visibility. hope youre well? Fantastic times. Since June 15, non-essential shops have been able to reopen and now leisure attractions are starting to open as well. I used to go to Whoop it Up every Friday during 1998-2002; it was a fantastic place to go. Between 1987 and 1990, when police pressure forced its closure, Shoom was where the London dance club as we know it today was born. Last minute gifts? These might have often been dank, crumbling, smelly old places, but they are where countless people enjoyed some of the most intense and vital moments of their lives. Memories of its glamorous showbiz past as one of the places to be seen in London in the 1980s echo around through the wall of this beautiful piece of architecture. Find out what is now open where you live by putting your postcode into our handy widget below. The music was smooth and progressive, which moved into a feeling of just less than trance. or one of his friends in the first arch of muscle-alley. Maybe we can campaign to put a blue plaque up on the inevitable bland glass front of its replacement I wonder what on earth it would say?! Speaking to the Guardian after its closure, Marcus Harris, who co-ran the venues long-running indie night White Heat, described it as a community of fringe culture. Cheers Mike. Remind trade on sat nite dj smokin joe the paradise at angel station the lazerodrome in peckam carl cox at m.o.sound crazy nite misss you. A club with really innovative nights and for the hardcore Metalheadz on a Sunday night. House night Freedom ran at the club for years and Philip Sallons Mud Club also took place there, as well as the Pussy Posse Party, which included mud-wrestling. Want the best food, film, music, arts and culture news in London sent straight to your inbox? Wow. Here are some of the South London clubs and bars that are sadly no more. Stir some memories with these photographs from the '90s Birmingham club and rave scene. At the fulcrum of the acid house scene, it became absurdly popular, partly thanks to its strawberry scented smoke machines and strobe lights. The gay scene in London has always been centred around the West End, especially Soho. As you pointed out Fabric is the benchmark for a well organised, respected, profitable club in the modern era but you only have to look at the demise of Pacha to see what a dangerous game financially it is nowadays. 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. 5. A far cry from the likes of the Nest or Birthdays, the Aces filled an old Victorian theatre on Dalston Lane where it pioneered black music in the UK before becoming a permanent venue for rave promoters Labyrinth in the late 80s. Timeline of London Bars and Clubs - LGBT Archive But before it was shut down to make way for King's Cross redevelopment, The Cross Club's six arches would fill with partygoers every weekend. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. The Astoria, Soho1976-2009Not even Londons largest live music club could stand in the way of the Crossrail development. Peter Gatien produced the 1993 film A Bronx Tale after having produced it as a one-man play. Oasis performed their debut London show at The . Velvet Rooms, Soho1993-2003Ibiza party man Nicky Holloway kickstarted this central London club originally named Velvet Underground after his previous project, Milk Bar, lost its lease. Would love to have a peek! Pete.. 9. Regulars over the years have included Michael Caine, Keith Moon and Jack Nicholson. When Limelight fell out of favour as a celebrated nightspot it was sold and in 2003 became a Walkabout bar. After searching for ages Ive just stumbled across an archaic website that still has photos and even videos of all three Kings Cross clubs Canvas, The Cross and The Key. A former Goth club with 2/3 rooms over 2 floors. Its loyal following of drum and bass fans would flock there every Wednesday for Swerve, the legendary midweek session. Electrowerkz was the name!!! But its about the memories though, for me. A perfect storm of London property economics, redevelopment zones and major transport improvements (rather than any lack of interest from music fans) has seen off an unprecedented number of key venues in the last few years. The place declined to the point that, by the 1980s, it was a strip club but was bought out and re-styled as a members only A-list speakeasy in 2012, now attracting Noel Gallagher, Mark Ronson, Harry Styles et al. Turnmills building being totally destroyed is the ultimate, inexcusable vandalism though. Hope you are too. The sad fact of the matter is that there aren't the same options there used to be. thanks for the article, spent many crazy nights/days in all of these places, Velvet Underground aside. 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. The venue stopped running the events to save its licence, but as a result lost a lot of money through cancelled bookings and by March 2010 was broke. Anyone have a time machine so I can attend the all night Cox party or a Laurent Garnier night. However, a thumping set and fab laser show by the master PVD at the re-invented Fridge aka Electric Brixton a while ago demonstrated, with the right amount of desire, opportunity and application it can still be done. A History Of Soho's LGBTQ+ Bars | Londonist 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. Bagleys was always my favourite. 9/10 you lose 1 point for making me feel old! Top 5 Lost London Nightclubs of the 90s - 88to98 Despite a big campaign to save it, the club fell victim to a compulsory purchase order from Hackney council to build a new cinema. London 1980s nightclub Stock Photos and Images - Alamy But many of the places that clubbers flocked to every weekend in their thousands in the post-Criminal Justice Act heyday are being erased from todays landscape. We WERE there, we DID live it, and now were sentimental old bastards. Joe Blogs, Great article Tom and indeed sad loss for Londons once outstanding clubland. I couldnt do it now, but I so glad I did it all then. Despite quality residencies from the likes of Hospitality and a body kinetic dance floor, the club eventually closed due to financial difficulties, blamed on delays with the upgrade to the Jubilee line. 6. London nightclubs facing 'perfect storm' of threats . Zen's Dartford First Flicks in the 1980s and later Zen's, the nightclub on Essex Road was more recently known as Air & Breathe. Many thanks There is no place for this kind of establishment in Hackney. Pre-club beers in the Backpacker, I was never really that keen on Turmills as I felt the space was a little awkward. Isnt that, now, the Apple shop? Hailed as Kilburn's "last late night venue", The Good Ship announced its closure to the dismay of comedy and live music lovers across London in September 2017. I will never stop thinking it was incredible. I played at the cross several times .. 4 me one of best uk clubs where i played great memories , I have the Cross book. But Crossrail was the final nail in the coffin for the much-loved Soho venue. Great memories though. The venue hosted international DJs as well as some seminal club nights such as broken beat fix Co-op and dubstep-founding FWD>>. Well, sort of in fairness as all venues involved being pretty blitzed. Clubbing at 1990s Ministry of Sound Nightclub, London It was around the corner from Angel station. And some ex-boxer DJ? Fabric is the Only venue to stick to its principles avoiding putting in any old rubbish that draws a crowd. You'll get 12 stories straight to your inbox at around 12pm. The arcade room downstairs There are new plans to take the building into the future - but we really miss how it used to be. The End was the brainchild of DJs Mr C and Layo. We do have to move on though and surely there are opportunities for a new generation of people who want to create new nightclub venues, with fresh ideas. We went to the opening night of Fabric. No Bar Rumba though? A dominant hair design was de rigueur. Breaks my heart to see whats happened. Hilarious times. We list 18 things you might not know about the Limelight club, the building it was in and its links to the US. Open till 5am and with no alcohol license, this, more than any other London club, marked the end of the sticky carpets and flock wallpaper design of clubs in the capital and triggered the beginning of nightspots being seen as somewhere to dance rather than a place to get hammered and attempt to grope members of the opposite sex. Now, as then, this is still the party spot for the rich and privileged, with a fair smattering of showbiz excess included. The clientele these days is more likely to include the sons and daughters of sheiks and potentates quaffing Cristal and dancing to mainstream RnB but the restaurant area (yes, this is one of those kinds of nightclubs) still sees the odd A-lister float by when theyre in town. RM 2HTCTTN - Ace Cinema, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, London, 1983. Its sad though, as these were truly iconic clubs I am not from UK, but had a chance to party in Turnmills and The Fridge at their best times I felt everyone is equal kind of things there. Turnmills was the first and best, never surpassed and so fondly remembered, well as much as my pitted brain will allow. Central to the Black jazz scene at the time, and closely linked with African. All the new secret location parties `I work in these days are usually stuck in cold,dirty and faceless arches. As of today, we can once again form outdoor queues seemingly without point or purpose, lose our cloakroom tickets and get furiously sweaty to throbbing, seductive and oft just downright filthy beats in darkened rooms until the earliest of hours. I was just chatting away, when I heard this rhythmic, squeaking sound, along with heavy, thundering footsteps. London, became a popular lesbian bar at the end of the 1990s. It drew in big name DJs and its club night FWD>> was a rite of passage for many Londoners going out in the early 2000s. A perfectly acceptable thing to do at the time. In 2018 it was bought by chain The Deltic Group and given a. Great memories of perhaps the greatest clubbing/club music period history has known! Nice read Scary thought that Ive actually worked at all of them!!! Have some great memories from that place when the people from Hooj used to celebrate their parties there. To order the clip clean and high res visit http://www.kinolibrary.com. In the 1990s, the scene reverted back to Soho, revitalised by new style bars like The Village. I dont think so. If anyone sees them please can you let me know? It was in King's Cross's golden triangle of night clubs which all shut down in the face of the area's redevelopment. The regulars often spent hours preparing for the night, and the morning the night morphed into. Top 5 Lost London Nightclubs of the 90s - The pace of progress eh? Ultimate . Back then, the huge 2,000 capacity venue was a Saturday night lockout and one . 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