In 1979 it was from this Covent Garden spot that the New Romantic movement came forth to rescue England from a music scene of lumpen post-punk mediocrity. Lead singer of the pop group Visage Steve Strange (left) pictured with Boy George at London's Limelight. Went to all of them, I think Turnmills shades it for me for atmosphere, but I probably had my best nights out at the End. Limelight in Atlanta was also a place to see and spot celebrities over the years. Its a members only club but the present owners are open to granting membership to those who arent necessarily currently gracing the cover of Hello! The huge venue, which filled six arches, brought a Balearic party vibe to a run-down corner of London, with club nights including Glitterati and Cheeky People. The first Limelight club opened in Hallendale, Florida in the 1970s and after a devastating fire later that decade, Gatien opened his next Limelight venue in Atlanta. 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 Kingsland Road venue was once "the coolest bar around." But if you were part of that tiny privileged crowd then you would have been drinking, dancing and pestering David Bailey to take your portrait in Scotch of St. James. RIP Turnmills, Im glad I was there to experience it. Last minute gifts? Great article Tom. This week, Boris Johnson has been considering a decision that will affect the future of Londons most famous nightclub. Best crowd ever! Losing those places feels like losing a family member never to return. The Shim Sham Club, which opened on Wardour Street in the mid-1930s, was described as 'London's miniature Harlem'. Sat 30 May 2020 17.00BST I remember one of their selling points was drinks at pub prices. but it went wrong after the terrible stabbing on a bank holiday sunday night. Boy George was a regular at this New Romantics haunt which hosted some of the capital's biggest gay nights. 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. The club was also hugely important for the capitals LGBT scene, hosting sellout weekly bonanza G-A-Y, known for getting stars as bright as Kylie and Britney on stage, as well as for dropping balloons on everyone at regular intervals. The demise of so many iconic spaces, proper clubs, remains a tragedy for a city that still considers itself a capital of European partying. It wasnt always such a corporate machine, however. Wow. Clubs in Mayfair London are the most prestigious nightclubs in town. For me it was just a little bit over a year that I lived in London. Renowned for their sexy vibes, pumping playlists and heaving dancefloors, we've been out to track down the very best places for music in London. In the 1990s, the scene reverted back to Soho, revitalised by new style bars like The Village. R&B Clubs And Events In London. I remember me and my brother went up to Soundshaft one night (I was about 22), with, erm, a couple of associates.. Because of the sleazy, druggy, mischievous late night vibe (exactly what makes such haunts so exciting), we tend to reduce their cultural significance. It was the place to go. Despite pioneering an anything goes party culture in London, by the late noughties, the buzz was fading. In 1987, Rachel Macmillan, granddaughter of the Conservative prime minister Howard Macmillan, died aged 31 after a night at the Limelight. All the London clubs now are appearing and disappearing like mushrooms. When the lease ran out, Turnmills left amicably, leaving the buildings owners to develop the site into an office block. Electrowerkz was the name!!! For more news and featuresabout London directly to your inbox sign up to our newsletter here. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Im amazed u didnt mention that John Newman was the father of both Danny and Paul Newman. With alternate Saturdays at Happiness Stan's/Fourplay at Smith's and the Jazz Bistro in Farringdon. In pictures: The history of some of London's iconic music venues Would love to have a peek! Depressing isnt it? The spot is now a lap dancing club called The Red Rooms. Happy days. I will be following developments closely. Glad you like it Phil. 2. it probably was ha ! 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. But Crossrail was the final nail in the coffin for the much-loved Soho venue. I used to go to Whoop it Up every Friday during 1998-2002; it was a fantastic place to go. Pretty sure the very last ones got dished out at the end of that rather special final bash, Xmas 07. Electroworks (I think this was the name?). Perhaps its biggest night was FWD>>, which moved there after Velvet Rooms closed, and the club played a significant role for the the whole dubstep scene. This former gin distillery was home to one of Londons all time greatest club nights: Trade. Amen. Even if we cant and possibly shouldnt prevent their almost inevitably fleeting existence. Slightly off topic but I fear for the Camden Brewery bars license once the new posh flats open at Talacre. The MyLondon team tells London stories for Londoners. Great article, had some great and messy nights at most of them. 6 great lost British nightclubs - mirror Memories from each venue for sure. I would work a ten hour shift at a newspaper then drive to Bagleys to spend 5/6 hours talking to ravers, taking photos of people, checking they werent eating their tongues and giving out free condoms (Durex sponsors had given us hundreds of boxes of the things). Stars from the world of the music who were regulars at the nightclub included Boy George, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Steve Strange. 5. 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. My favourite break-time activity was to go up to the rafters and watch everybody raving. Ultimate . There was no place to hide. Find out what is now open where you live by putting your postcode into our handy widget below. It didnt last long though. I played at the cross several times .. 4 me one of best uk clubs where i played great memories , I have the Cross book. George Michael often arrived at the nightclub accompanied by a woman before he came out as gay. I am now all grown up at 42 with a respectable job and look like I am, a middle aged mum. With the post-lockdown future of so many live music venues in doubt, Paul Tallings new book is a timely reminder of what we have already lost. No sensible drinking cautions, no smoking bans, and generally less moderation of everything. 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. Bagley's, King's Cross (1990-2008) Instagram The massive warehouse club in King's Cross was a close as you could get to a legal rave. Do you remember these South West London nightclubs? Top 5 London Nightclubs of the 90s - Kentishtowner I walked into the toilet and my brother was stood at the urinal. Where to find the February issue of Kentishtowner, Where to find the January 2019 issue of Kentishtowner, Where to find the December issue of Kentishtowner, http://www.amazon.co.uk/CROSS-1993-2003-Jonathan-CUTTING/dp/B0010786KI, http://wharferj.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/stealth-the-blue-note/. By the 1990s gay venues across the country started to transform. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Hope youre healthy and happy Dirty, worn, in your face, street cred with banging, hard but funky beats. 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. 051. Gilles Petterson on Monday, Kenny Hawkes and Luke Solomon on Wednesday, Bryan Gee on Thursday, Garage City on Saturday. Cramming into clubs packed with big hair, booze and pounding music was a rite of passage in the 1980s and into the 1990s. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Cheers Mike. So move I did, all the way from Helsinki. But its about the memories though, for me. They also gave these out at the closing party in a goodie bag with a poster and a sleeping mask! Something went wrong, please try again later. However, its worth taking a moment to remember that nightclubs, by their very essence, shouldnt outstay their welcome. Whats in the new July issue of Kentishtowner? Peter Gatien is mentioned in the lyrics of three songs: 17. Salmon and Compass in Angel. Hearing those tunes led to me pestering the record shops for a record I didn;t kow the name of, who it was by but it went something like this Mmmm, mmm,mm uh-uh dah-dah! Im rambling anyway. Some partners do not ask for your consent to process your data and rely on their legitimate business interest. It was one of the premiere south London nightspots of the time, with Glenn Miller, Audrey Hepburn and Charlie Chaplin among the top names to grace its stage. 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. The plan was to go up there, see someone and come back. 3. Shelves in the loos. Having recently celebrated its 50th birthday, Tramp has changed remarkably little in the half century since the small door on Jermyn Street in Mayfair opened its doors. The Astor Club was a nightclub which operated in Mayfair, London from the 1930s to the late 1970s. There were a couple of years I was there 8 nights out of the Christmas/ New Year season. My walk to work takes me past what used to to be the entrance to Turnmills every morning it never fails to bring a smile to my face when I think of the good times I had there. It most certainly is me. morning, Available for everyone, funded by readers. This article was amended on 11 September 2016. 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. I completely agree would be a fitting tribute to see them all immortalised appropriately in some way. I had some of the best days of my life there! It was around 2000 and I remember those times as probably the best of my life. Despite a big campaign to save it, the club fell victim to a compulsory purchase order from Hackney council to build a new cinema. Rather than join the party, Hackney council revoked the clubs licence following an undercover operation into drug dealing at the venue. Now, is that the same Tom Kihl I employed in the heady days of Covent Garden based vegetarian restaurants? Clubs in London I Best Nightclubs | London Night Guide Great memories for me toobut pickling clubs in aspic is a sign of ld age, new generations inven their own vibes in new venues.Some of those big clubs that are eulogised here were seen at the time by older clubbersd as too corporate and bland. Unfortunately, I cant say I experienced all of them. I remember Bagleys that was a long time ago. 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. Me and my brother went there, 2 days before we flew out to Zante in 1994. Then Dane Bowers went and ruined it all. Today the building is, quite fittingly, home to an arts organisation with new plans afoot to take the arts venue into the future. Some of the greatest nights of my life have been at FWD>> at Plastic People.. The Grosvenor Cinema opened in 1936. I remember having to take my shoes off for them to be searched. Its a shame that the ones boarded up or abandoned arent brought back to life. 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?) London's lost venues - in pictures | Music | The Guardian The history of London's 10 greatest live music venues However, I do hold dear the fact I took advantage of the last ever NYE at The End..needless to say Laurent Garnier did not disappoint:). If you screwed up, you were thrown to the lions. After 14 years, however, its owners wanted to move on, saying they wanted to leave on a high. If you were staggering down the Clerkenwell Road on a Sunday afternoon at around 4pm in the early 90s then you can consider yourself a true nightclub pioneer. It was the venues teen parties that got it into hot water, however, when police found evidence of underage drinking there in 2009. I love this article! Reminded me of my mis-spent but highly pleasurable youth on the dance floors of a London. 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. According to its owners, the time felt right to move on. You had, in all probability, just left Turnmills, the first club in the UK to receive a 24 hour license. Best London Club and Rave Venues that are now closed This week, Boris Johnson has been considering a decision that will affect the future of London's most famous nightclub. One for you beer and one for the otherThat place was magic. I took a diversion myself up York Way a while back and took similar snaps of Bagleys and The Cross. Reliving my 20s again still with a younger GF (cliche alert) and the new wave of EDM. 18 things that happened at former top West End nightclub - MyLondon Ch N. Katz In Brick Lane was a small string and paper bag supplier until the late 1990's. Rising rents forced out the Owner after 57 years. The sad fact of the matter is that there aren't the same options there used to be. Peter Gatien produced the 1993 film A Bronx Tale after having produced it as a one-man play. Standouts would have to be Logical Progression and Gallery at Turnmills, Buzzin Fly, Ram and Underwater @ The End and Type and the mighty Peace Division @ The Cross happy, happy times. Getting lost Clip ref DW0126681990s Ministry of Soun. With increasing interest in the 'pink pound', gay pubs and clubs proliferated in London and other cities and towns across the country. Doesnt seem that long now. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. How weve missed it all: the overly zealous bouncers in high vis jackets by the entrance, the larcenously overpriced plastic bottles of water, the sweaty bloke in the gents toilets who rents the watered down cologne and Chupa Chups lollies concession and the DJ whose pretence of being a serious artist is such that he spends his six hour set peering down at his decks in the manner of an A Level geography student cramming for the final exam. Heaven is a Gay superclub in Charing Cross, London, England.It has played a central role and had a major influence in the development of London's LGBT scene for the last 40 years and is home to long-running gay night G-A-Y.The club is known for Paul Oakenfold's acid house events in the 1980s, the underground nightclub festival Megatripolis, and for being the birthplace of ambient house. You had, in all probability, just left Turnmills, the first club in the UK to receive a 24 hour license. The likes of Oasis and Nirvana played there and it hosted regular LGBT club nights. 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. 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. Eighties London: where to party like it's 1980 | London Evening Electric Daisy Carnival in Vegas this year was truly magical and a top clubbing moment, but some periods of your life can never truly be repeated. Bagleys started to go downhill for me after the drugs raid. Killjoy councils, student debt and stolen phones: the slow death of British clubs, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Thanks for the article, brought back awesome memories! I half remember a night at Bagleys sitting in an ice cream fridge next to the dancefloor. http://www.moviemakersguide.com/data/c/cross0630/cross0630a.htm. (1989) " London Nights ". 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. The End, The Cross, Turnmills and Bagleys were all favourites. Didnt boy george have a residency there? Throughout the 90s and 00s the venue attracted party-lovers from far and wide and also played host to a number of big-name acts. List of gentlemen's clubs in London - Wikipedia I used to do the guest list at Freedom! Fictional clubs. 27 photos from the '90s Birmingham club scene The Cross, bouncers nicking you gear *unts. Bring your dancing shoes and prepare for a night packed with tunes from the likes of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Beyonce and Jay-Z as we introduce the best R&B events . RM 2HTCTTN - Ace Cinema, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, London, 1983. MoS is an institution, still respected by much of the dance music cognoscenti but derided in many quarters for having long since become the Bluewater of nightclubs; mostly now populated by coach parties from Essex. Its really sad that the times have achanged and in a reflection of this, all these fantastic places are being bulldozed. I think the last great night I had in a bigger club was Shelter at Egg in 2005. 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. And some ex-boxer DJ? . I was a fresh of the boat straight laced Kiwi lad who was let loose in London in the mid nineties , I was lucky to become a promoter of Fevah and Fahrenhite ,I was blessed with bring able to run events in most of the iconic venues , experience the glamour and the seedy side of all , to me the cream was either the sound shaft or the London Astoria , but have so many sensational memories and adventures from most . It makes me feel quite sad how our communities are being transformed into bland faceless environments in some cases. Same here. 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. We then went our seperate ways. A real eye opener, that night. Thanks Julian. By the mid-1990s the venue was no longer used as a cinema, instead functioning as a music venue, nightclub and snooker hall. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Maggie's, 329 Fulham Road, SW10 9QL, maggies-club.com The Jazz Caf 5 Parkway Every Saturday night, the Jazz Caf hosts I Love the 80s v I Love the 90s, a retro night combining all the best bits of. But it was torn down in 2009 to make way for the new Elizabeth Line. The basement of 69 Dean Street, Soho, housed Gossips (formerly Billy's) nightclub, which hosted various one-nighters, the best known being Gaz's Rockin' Blues. In the clubs of the 1980s and 1990s there was no such thing as excess Sad to see the blandification of London continues. All rights reserved. London nightclubs facing 'perfect storm' of threats . Great article. 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. 16. (1989) " London Nights " is British Europop duo London Boys ' biggest hit single, released in 1989 from their debut album, The Twelve Commandments of Dance. The triple-bowed frontage of the Ace Cinema viewed from the south-west. For a year or so, this was an explosion of androgyny, increasingly bizarre and fabulous homemade fashion and lashings of clunky, proto synths. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It was where world-famous artists like Adele and The XX cut their teeth, and was a gem of the North London nightlife scene. It was where world-famous artists like Adele and The XX cut their teeth, and was a gem of the North London nightlife scene. Had some amazing times in those clubs, never to repeated in TBA East London warehouses. When Limelight fell out of favour as a celebrated nightspot it was sold and in 2003 became a Walkabout bar. Memorable days and nights. Bagleys was always my favourite. I wouldnt even know where to go nowadays for a night out. The arcade room downstairs how about PLEASED on a wednesday at the Velvet underground !!! musical boundaries being broken, relationships being formed, inspiration etc, is then taken and truned into something else. The five-storey building is rather wonderfully detailed inside and out. So blessed to have lived through that experience and a special mention to my ex Alan and DJ Chris McKoy. Redferns/Getty Images . And good to see you the other night (I was in the ridiculous blue jacket). Top R&B Clubs And Events In London | DesignMyNight Its industrial settings and position in the centre of London made it a unique offering. 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. I was just chatting away, when I heard this rhythmic, squeaking sound, along with heavy, thundering footsteps. Velvet Rooms on Mondays was one of the only places to continue getting even more spangled Wicked. 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!! The cinema was never built; now locals have a block of fancy flats to enjoy instead. Visibility. Ive had experiences at all of these nightclub venues and brought back many memories reading your article. But in London most places turf revellers out well before 4am and there's a severe lack of "after hour" options. 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. Central to the Black jazz scene at the time, and closely linked with African. Oh, the most impressive handlebar tash I have ever seen on a Man. Eight Liverpool nightclubs from the 90s everyone still remembers I will never forget it. It later became the Cat's Whiskers club, the Ritzy then Caesars Nightclub. Anyone who is anyone has DJd there over the years (as the endless MoS series of album releases testifies), including Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong and Armand Van Helden. Stealth on a Thursday night, marvellous http://wharferj.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/stealth-the-blue-note/ Limelight in London was one of a string of Limelight clubs owned by Canadian Peter Gatien - other Limelight clubs in the chain were in Hallandale in Florida, Atlanta, Chicago and New York City. LuvDup were djing (one of them fell over on the stage), Princess Julia was stood by the decks dancing. Astor Club - Wikipedia In Berlin you can rave for days at the Berghain without ever having to leave and in Madrid no one hits the "discoteca" before 4am. The Blitz Kids were the gang who unofficially ran the club, with members included Gary and Martin Kemp from Spandau, dance choreographer supremo-to-be Michael Clark and Siobhan Fahey (later of Bananarama). 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. It was like a small amphitheatre with the DJ the absolute centre of attraction, he says. 15. I lost my marbles in all of these places in the 90s. By the 90s, everyone from Desmond Dekker to the Prodigy had played there. All rights reserved. Good to see http://givingupdrugsforlent.tumblr.com/ in full swing again this year. Punters at The Bubble Club, The Que Club, 1996. I used to be the membership girl at Freedom. Kids going out today wont realise its a tragedy, but it is. 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. Former DJ Magazine Deputy Editor Tom Kihl investigates what happened to the clubs that once dominated London's nightlife. To order the clip clean and high res visit http://www.kinolibrary.com. 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. Turnmills building being totally destroyed is the ultimate, inexcusable vandalism though. Ive loved reading ur write up about the old clubs and the memories came flooding back with the pics!! It hosted huge weekend parties that were at hit with House music fans. At the fulcrum of the acid house scene, it became absurdly popular, partly thanks to its strawberry scented smoke machines and strobe lights.
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