London Night Guide is your nightlife concierge for the most best clubs in London. The haunt of royals and car dealers, gangsters and landed aristocrats, it was a fixture in London nightlife, with the most famous years of the club being the decades between 1950 and 1970. 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. According to its owners, the time felt right to move on. 2. Bagleys moody security also trying to half in your gak. 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. Bagleys was always my favourite. Read more: Has Covid-19 ended Sohos indie spirit for good? These cookies do not store any personal information. The massive venue had a 24 hour drinking licence and a 4,0000 people capacity. 3. It was around 2000 and I remember those times as probably the best of my life. In 2018 it was bought by chain The Deltic Group and given a. When the lease ran out, Turnmills left amicably, leaving the buildings owners to develop the site into an office block. A great venue But things turned sour after after a double stabbing took place in the club, leading to its licence being revoked. Oh, the most impressive handlebar tash I have ever seen on a Man. 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 Grosvenor Cinema opened in 1936. Mike Nolan from Bucks Fizz appeared at the club in 1997, and boy band D.V.S and singing star Caprice also made memorable appearances. The exterior of Hammersmith Palais nightclub in 1968 when it was still known as Hammersmith Palais de Danse . Pre-club beers in the Backpacker, I was never really that keen on Turmills as I felt the space was a little awkward. Home. 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. Anyone have a time machine so I can attend the all night Cox party or a Laurent Garnier night. Astoria in Charing Cross Road was London's largest live music club for years. Great article. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. It closed after an issue with underage drinking was reported in 2009, before re-opening as Electric Brixton. Top 5 Lost London Nightclubs of the 90s - The pace of progress eh? Its also a shame to lose 93 Feet East recently too. A perfectly acceptable thing to do at the time. Madonna, Bjork and Kate Moss all turned up over the years and versions of Trade popped up in Ibiza, New York and LA. The historic venue, which hosted game-changing concerts from the likes of Oasis, Manic Street Preachers and Nirvana, was bulldozed in 2009 to make room for a bigger ticket hall at Tottenham Court Road tube station. 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. The Astoria, Soho1976-2009Not even Londons largest live music club could stand in the way of the Crossrail development. 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. Real friendships were made, some that lasted a few hours and some, decades. New venues although arguably more suitable in some considerations like Matter just dont possess the necessary special ingredient like the late great Turnmills anymore. Anyway, as the corridor joined Soundshaft to Heaven (and Heaven being pretty legendry), I decided to go to the loo. A string of London's best-loved night clubs have closed since 2000. The street was home to the 1980s Batcave nightclub where regulars such as Robert Smith, Marc Almond and Alice Coop. 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. 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. Same here. 10. Its industrial settings and position in the centre of London made it a unique offering. 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. Ive worked in Turnmills from 1996 right to the very last night in 2008. Turning around and seeing floor fountains and Mail on Sunday readers sipping lattes and eating Danish pastries made my heart sink. However, its worth taking a moment to remember that nightclubs, by their very essence, shouldnt outstay their welcome. Pete.. But in London most places turf revellers out well before 4am and there's a severe lack of "after hour" options. 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. I was there solidly for several years and partook in all you have mentioned above (and more). 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). I worked at AKA for many years. The licence was subsequently restored, but the business was unable to avoid going into administration. 051. You had, in all probability, just left Turnmills, the first club in the UK to receive a 24 hour license. Great article, and Ill second and third and fourth what has been said here. Cue acid house, bucket hats, baggy T-shirts and lots of sweat. . Big small club! The Walkabout bar closed after its parent company went into administration in October 2009. musical boundaries being broken, relationships being formed, inspiration etc, is then taken and truned into something else. There were a couple of years I was there 8 nights out of the Christmas/ New Year season. Nice article Tom, brought back some memories. 8. I was there at the closing parties on the last two nights without leaving! so much fun should be illegal. All the new secret location parties `I work in these days are usually stuck in cold,dirty and faceless arches. 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. Fantastic and long-needed article, thanks for bringing back the memories. Want the best food, film, music, arts and culture news in London sent straight to your inbox? Electric benefits from the amazing history of the Fridge. The importance of the issue has been recognised in the Mayor of London's decision to appoint a Night Tsar with responsibility for the night-time economy and the debate surrounding the 2016 closure, and subsequent reopening, of Fabric one of London's most famous clubs. Nice article Tom, brought back some great memories. Matter, Greenwich2008-2010It was perhaps always a slightly over-optimistic proposition opening a nightclub in Greenwich, let alone one inside the Millennium Dome, but if anyone was going to have a good stab at it, then it would be the pair behind Fabric: Cameron Leslie and Keith Reilly. I took a diversion myself up York Way a while back and took similar snaps of Bagleys and The Cross. 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. SeOne, London Bridge2002-2010It was billed as Londons biggest nightclub, a 3,000-capacity venue set in a vast set of arches beneath London Bridge station, known for big-name Saturday nighters as well as regular Moondance raves. . The End & AKA were a true second home. Central to the Black jazz scene at the time, and closely linked with African. At Camden a Palace, I met my best friend, who is now the godmother of my 7 year old son. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Plus Lion & Unicorn and LGBTQ History Month, Black History Month 2022: 5 picks across Camden, Foodscape: own a vertical plot in Londons first urban farm, Queer Jubilee: Drag at Zabludowicz, Queer Britain and Mighty Hoopla, LGBTQ History Month 2022: top 10 Camden & Islington highlights, My Boy Danny: the acclaimed play tackling LGBTQ hate crime, Where to find the summer special issue and whats in it. I couldnt do it now, but I so glad I did it all then. The Cross, bouncers nicking you gear *unts. 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. For more info on what we write about and why, see our About section. Lashana Lynch: Its inspiring to see a young black woman on screen not be perfect, The biggest films coming out in 2023 and when theyll be released, Bulgari to open Serpenti exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery. The plan was to go up there, see someone and come back. circa 1990. Great article, had some great and messy nights at most of them. Remaining stock was given away free at the apocalyptically hedonistic farewell party so they do crop up online occasionally. Memories from each venue for sure. I lost my marbles in all of these places in the 90s. I love this article! it probably was ha ! 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. 11. Whats in the new July issue of Kentishtowner? Even Prince Charles has been to the Limelight club - he was snapped getting out of the royal car as he arrived to attend a reception for the Prince's Trust at the venue in December 1997. The award-winning print and online title Kentishtowner was founded in 2010 and is part of London Belongs To Me, a citywide network of travel guides for locals. The arcade room downstairs Nowadays the capital's former red light district is swanky. The gay scene in London has always been centred around the West End, especially Soho. When a property developer came along offering to buy the End and its sister bar next door, AKA, they decided to accept the offer. Luxury London is not responsible for the content of external sites. Turnmills was the first and best, never surpassed and so fondly remembered, well as much as my pitted brain will allow. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. (Photo by Carl Allen) 7 Sir George Robey/Powerhaus, Seven Sisters Road Black Sheep Bar, Croydon. Behind the clubs infamous pitch-black curtains, the dance floor was like the vortex that drew you bodily and consciously into a completely free space. Depressing isnt it? Madame JoJo's closure was a massive blow to Soho 's nightlife scene. In the past 15 years, some of best-loved venues of the London club scene have shut their doors, for reasons ranging from crime to gentrification and Crossrail. There was no place to hide. 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. We set the standard for many years I wonder.. What can we create next >?? Losing those places feels like losing a family member never to return. He was a sound guy actually. Even if we cant and possibly shouldnt prevent their almost inevitably fleeting existence. Isnt that, now, the Apple shop? (1989) " London Nights ". Fantastic times. Well, sort of in fairness as all venues involved being pretty blitzed. We WERE there, we DID live it, and now were sentimental old bastards. After all, it did have a capacity pushing 4,000 people and a 24-hour drinking licence. Thats brought back some memories. Peter Gatien's daughter Jen Gatien made a documentary called Limelight in 2011, about New York City night life in the 1990s and the rise and fall of her father's club empire. 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. 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. We took a nostalgic look back at some of the capital's notorious nightclubs which have all closed since 2000. A most excellent post Tom.. I (just about) have wonderful memories of all 5 of those venues. 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. London, became a popular lesbian bar at the end of the 1990s. club uk was awesome, so was the complex, leisure lounge, the cross, turnmills, home in leciester square, camden palace, ku club in leicester square.. All gone I was there though so the memories stay ! The End on a Friday and Turnmill on a Saturday were more my thing. There are new plans to take the building into the future - but we really miss how it used to be. Dirty, worn, in your face, street cred with banging, hard but funky beats. hope youre well? Stir some memories with these photographs from the '90s Birmingham club and rave scene. From the Kinolibrary archive film collections. Im surprised The Gardening Club wasnt there. Some partners do not ask for your consent to process your data and rely on their legitimate business interest. Great article. 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:). But the magic was gone weve since seen the end for the Den, too. 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Between 1987 and 1990, when police pressure forced its closure, Shoom was where the London dance club as we know it today was born. And there are also some intriguing facts about the nightclub's sister venues across the pond.
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