Bagatelle Card Club - One of Colonel Sebastian Moran's clubs in the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Empty House. OMG London clubbing in the 90s, was there ever a time in history that was better? A former Goth club with 2/3 rooms over 2 floors. Wonderful write up of some of the clubs that paved the way for the scene today. Now, is that the same Tom Kihl I employed in the heady days of Covent Garden based vegetarian restaurants? Stealth on a Thursday night, marvellous http://wharferj.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/stealth-the-blue-note/ 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. Nowadays the capital's former red light district is swanky. 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. Great article, and Ill second and third and fourth what has been said here. 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. Wednesday 10 June 2015. 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? Because of the sleazy, druggy, mischievous late night vibe (exactly what makes such haunts so exciting), we tend to reduce their cultural significance. 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:). 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. 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. Madonna, Bjork and Kate Moss all turned up over the years and versions of Trade popped up in Ibiza, New York and LA. 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. Its really sad that the times have achanged and in a reflection of this, all these fantastic places are being bulldozed. Ironically, the development never happened and the club was eventually reopened as the Den and Centro. "Harlem Desire '89". 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.) 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. A most excellent post Tom.. Find out what is now open where you live by putting your postcode into our handy widget below. 7. I took a diversion myself up York Way a while back and took similar snaps of Bagleys and The Cross. It was almost impossible due to vibration from the soundsystem Later feeling sick in the stomach because of the same reason. Velvet Rooms on Mondays was one of the only places to continue getting even more spangled Wicked. Bagleys was always my favourite. I had some of the best days of my life there! Clip ref DW0126681990s Ministry of Soun. All the London clubs now are appearing and disappearing like mushrooms. I lived in London back in the late 90s early 00s and went to all of these clubs. MyLondon's brilliant newsletter The 12 is absolutely jam packed with all the latest to keep you keep you entertained, informed and uplifted. 051. The venue reopened as Electric Brixton the following year, but as owner Andrew Czezowski told the South London Press when it was put up for sale: Whoever buys it, if they buy it, they are only getting bricks and mortar., Cable, London Bridge2009-2013This cavernous 1,300-capacity club, located beneath the railway arches of London Bridge station, was as renowned among clubbers for its airport-style security as for its bass-heavy parties and rapid rise as a significant dance music brand. 15. 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Top 5 Lost London Nightclubs of the 90s Former DJ Magazine Deputy Editor Tom Kihl investigates what happened to the clubs that once dominated London's nightlife By Tom Kihl March 1, 2013 T his week, Boris Johnson has been considering a decision that will affect the future of London's most famous nightclub. I love this article! Sold out, obviously, although there might be a ticket on the door for 30. The plan was to go up there, see someone and come back. A string of London's best-loved night clubs have closed since 2000. A great article , and so sad that many of these truly iconic places may be but a memory in the minds of millions . Its a shame that the ones boarded up or abandoned arent brought back to life. When it opened, the Fridge was the club of the New Romantics - Boy George was a regular - before becoming famous for its nights hosted by Soul II Soul. 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. But at least theres still Visions Video Bar. A club with really innovative nights and for the hardcore Metalheadz on a Sunday night. Fictional clubs. I Did the lighting and laser systems at turnmills for many different promoters. I will never forget it. I used to be the membership girl at Freedom. The Walkabout bar closed after its parent company went into administration in October 2009. Its loyal following of drum and bass fans would flock there every Wednesday for Swerve, the legendary midweek session. For me it was just a little bit over a year that I lived in London. Herbal, Shoreditch2000-2009It was small (and sweaty) but Herbal consistently pounded out some of the best drum and bass in the capital, filling out every Sunday for Grooveriders seminal night, Grace, as well as regularly hosting the likes of Goldie and the Metalheadz crew. Eighties London: where to party like it's 1980 | London Evening It was the place to go. Despite pioneering an anything goes party culture in London, by the late noughties, the buzz was fading. Simon brought the three nights that were being run at Sublime, Beatfix, Cargo and Voodoo and moved its DJs (including Peewee Ferris, Nik Fish, Craig Obey, Bexta and Kate Monroe) into Home's Friday night. THANKS. Reading this article has caused me new inspiration watch out London. 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. 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. 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. http://www.amazon.co.uk/CROSS-1993-2003-Jonathan-CUTTING/dp/B0010786KI. 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. Good to see http://givingupdrugsforlent.tumblr.com/ in full swing again this year. All rights reserved. 18 things that happened at former top West End nightclub - MyLondon -d(-L-)b-. When Limelight fell out of favour as a celebrated nightspot it was sold and in 2003 became a Walkabout bar. 6 great lost British nightclubs - mirror Eight Liverpool nightclubs from the 90s everyone still remembers A bare room with the most rudimentary of bars at one end (cans of Red Stripe or nothing) in a Hoxton basement, the place came to prominence in the Nineties and Noughties as an incubator for dubstep and for possessing one of the greatest sound systems ever owned by a nightclub. No 6 - Bagleys - London Bagleys was one of London's largest venues throughout the Nineties. 59 old bars and nightclubs we wish we could bring back for one last The councils motives were questioned soon after, however, when it was revealed the club had already been ringfenced for demolition and development over the next few years by the owners. 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. 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 hip long before Shoreditch was, and paved the way for the plethora of nightlife venues that have popped up in the area since. The Shim Sham Club, which opened on Wardour Street in the mid-1930s, was described as 'London's miniature Harlem'. 11. The End and AKA, West End1995-2009A venue that just seemed to stick in the hearts of all who frequented it, the End was an intimate basement club run by Mr C and Layo, tucked just behind High Holborn. The West End establishment started out as a burlesque club but later became a staple for Central London's "fringe-culture" community. Despite a big campaign to save it, the club fell victim to a compulsory purchase order from Hackney council to build a new cinema. These days? The sad fact of the matter is that there aren't the same options there used to be. The End, The Cross, Turnmills and Bagleys were all favourites. Limelight in Atlanta was also a place to see and spot celebrities over the years. 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. 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. 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. Its a hardback coffee table monster, full of lovely photos and quotes. 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. The MyLondon team tells London stories for Londoners. Councils across London are cracking down on late night licences. What is the Cross Book? Have to confess my favorites were Frantic at the Academy, and The Fridge. the cross in king cross the best partyever is vertigo italian style, thanks Joel glad you like Electric and the Van Dyk show smashed it. 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Something went wrong, please try again later. The massive venue had a 24 hour drinking licence and a 4,0000 people capacity. The place has many special memories for many people. Nobody came to Plastic People for the glamour or dcor. This week, Boris Johnson has been considering a decision that will affect the future of Londons most famous nightclub. It closed after an issue with underage drinking was reported in 2009, before re-opening as Electric Brixton. I (just about) have wonderful memories of all 5 of those venues. According to its owners, the time felt right to move on. Its industrial settings and position in the centre of London made it a unique offering. A dominant hair design was de rigueur. Black Sheep Bar, Croydon. Ah. I remember Bagleys that was a long time ago. 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. I couldnt do it now, but I so glad I did it all then. musical boundaries being broken, relationships being formed, inspiration etc, is then taken and truned into something else. Heaven (nightclub) - Wikipedia Redferns/Getty Images . Stir some memories with these photographs from the '90s Birmingham club and rave scene. 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. By the mid-1990s the venue was no longer used as a cinema, instead functioning as a music venue, nightclub and snooker hall. Clubbing at 1990s Ministry of Sound Nightclub, London Those Cranks days were the era that I fully embraced the concept of the 3-night sleepless weekender and other wonderous, if slightly unprofessional, ways to fill the hours between shifts. And its not true that they are being lost despite fans interestfans lost interest, or they would all still be milking it! Nice article Tom, brought back some great memories. Glad to have been part of that London dance scene. Remember one night trying to adjust the needles for them not to jump on the vinyls. 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. Great article. 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. Darling, Fantastic article how about expanding the idea to the rest of the country. George Michael often arrived at the nightclub accompanied by a woman before he came out as gay. At Camden a Palace, I met my best friend, who is now the godmother of my 7 year old son. The Grosvenor Cinema opened in 1936.
