All this created the friendliest and most fun crowd on the clubbing scene. 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! 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. Isnt that, now, the Apple shop? But the party was brought to an abrupt end after a stabbing there led it to lose its licence and subsequent closure. Hope youre healthy and happy We WERE there, we DID live it, and now were sentimental old bastards. Turnmills was the first and best, never surpassed and so fondly remembered, well as much as my pitted brain will allow. . Its really sad that the times have achanged and in a reflection of this, all these fantastic places are being bulldozed. Astoria in Charing Cross Road was London's largest live music club for years. The venue hosted international DJs as well as some seminal club nights such as broken beat fix Co-op and dubstep-founding FWD>>. Pre-club beers in the Backpacker, I was never really that keen on Turmills as I felt the space was a little awkward. I also have a book given out on The Ends 10th birthday which is a coffee table book but still good. Fantastic to look through it every so often and remember what wasa very much loved and much missed club . So many wonderful memories, so many great pills. An earlier version said incorrectly that the Turnmills site was developed into flats. 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 End was the brainchild of DJs Mr C and Layo. The place has many special memories for many people. Would have kept going there for anniversary, shame its closed but glad weve done it all at the best times, Im an Aussie that worked the doors at imperial garden, car wash gigs, sunny side up, cafe de Paris (wanky but fun). Founded in an old bus garage in 1991, its far from salubrious location deep in pre-gentrification Elephant and Castle gave it genuine edge. Me and my brother went there, 2 days before we flew out to Zante in 1994. Thanks to this article I have found a local website for local people. There were a couple of years I was there 8 nights out of the Christmas/ New Year season. Remember one night trying to adjust the needles for them not to jump on the vinyls. Fabric is the Only venue to stick to its principles avoiding putting in any old rubbish that draws a crowd. Real friendships were made, some that lasted a few hours and some, decades. Its also a shame to lose 93 Feet East recently too. When the lease ran out, Turnmills left amicably, leaving the buildings owners to develop the site into an office block. Its flagship night was Trade the original afterparty. Darling, Fantastic article how about expanding the idea to the rest of the country. But we've been getting all nostalgic and wishing we could have a final drink at Limelight. Last minute gifts? You had, in all probability, just left Turnmills, the first club in the UK to receive a 24 hour license. Thats brought back some memories. And there are also some intriguing facts about the nightclub's sister venues across the pond. It hosted huge weekend parties that were at hit with House music fans. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. A producers first booking at the club was a serious rite of passage. Happy days. Madonna, Bjork and Kate Moss all turned up over the years and versions of Trade popped up in Ibiza, New York and LA. With increasing interest in the 'pink pound', gay pubs and clubs proliferated in London and other cities and towns across the country. I am now all grown up at 42 with a respectable job and look like I am, a middle aged mum. And some ex-boxer DJ? 10. I was the promoter of Double Dipped at Bagleys on Friday nights around 91 93 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?) When a property developer came along offering to buy the End and its sister bar next door, AKA, they decided to accept the offer. 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!! 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. Will come back around and write more. It closed in 2010 to make way for housing, flats and a theatre, in a high street regeneration scheme. But things turned sour after after a double stabbing took place in the club, leading to its licence being revoked. Wow, it was a long time ago. Then Dane Bowers went and ruined it all. (1989) " London Nights ". 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. 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. Rather than join the party, Hackney council revoked the clubs licence following an undercover operation into drug dealing at the venue. I would also like to add The Blue Note to this list of sadly missed. He was about 50 years old and massive. It was around 2000 and I remember those times as probably the best of my life. 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. It hosted huge weekend parties that were at hit with House music fans. (1989) "Megamix". The West End establishment started out as a burlesque club but later became a staple for Central London's "fringe-culture" community. The Cross, bouncers nicking you gear *unts. R&B Clubs And Events In London. There is no place for this kind of establishment in Hackney. 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. Many a themed student bash was hosted at London Bridge's notorious Cable Club in the mid 2000s. By the 90s, everyone from Desmond Dekker to the Prodigy had played there. From the Kinolibrary archive film collections. Was often at Bagley's but it was never my first choice. 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. Reminded me of my mis-spent but highly pleasurable youth on the dance floors of a London. This made me rather emotional. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. 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. I used to go to Whoop it Up every Friday during 1998-2002; it was a fantastic place to go. For drum and bass legend Fabio, who hosted Swerve, the clubs midweek blowout, every Wednesday, it was one of the first clubs in London built by DJs for DJs. Reliving my 20s again still with a younger GF (cliche alert) and the new wave of EDM. 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. The five-storey building is rather wonderfully detailed inside and out. The smell of leather was unmistakeable! Sad to see the blandification of London continues. 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? Nice article Tom, brought back some great memories. It has St Martin's Art College in Granary Square and Thomas Heatherwick's upmarket shopping centre Coal Drops Yard. I was there solidly for several years and partook in all you have mentioned above (and more). Find out what is now open where you live by putting your postcode into our handy widget below. Or did that go the way of the marbles?! Would love to have a peek! Jimi Hendrix played his first UK gig here, Paul McCartney, The Who, The Kinks, Rod Stewart and various members of the Stones all partied in this subterranean spot secreted down a cobbled mews behind Fortnum and Mason. This week, Boris Johnson has been considering a decision that will affect the future of Londons most famous nightclub. 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. From the weekly FWD>> nights, where the UK bass scene emerged, to the broken beat nights Co-op, this was a club that managed to evolve and change while somehow remaining the same for over 20 years, a run that ended only when long-standing manager Charlotte Kepel felt the time was right to pull the plug in 2015. Heads of whistling into the sunset. have always wondered where he is now and what hes up to. We list 18 things you might not know about the Limelight club, the building it was in and its links to the US. 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. Visibility. Hey Janine, I remember you well! The single was written and produced by Ralf Ren Mau, and its cover artwork features . New venues although arguably more suitable in some considerations like Matter just dont possess the necessary special ingredient like the late great Turnmills anymore. 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. Ive worked in Turnmills from 1996 right to the very last night in 2008. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. thanks for the article, spent many crazy nights/days in all of these places, Velvet Underground aside. Some of the greatest nights of my life have been at FWD>> at Plastic People.. 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. Lots of good memories but it was living on borrowed time even back then in the early 00s. Four Aces, Dalston1966-1998In what was, ostensibly, a simpler time for Dalston, the Four Aces was the areas flagship club. The Whirlitzer seating in The Cross Garden Cans of beer There are new plans to take the building into the future - but we really miss how it used to be. We had amazing nights, including joint parties with labrynth and raindance. 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. Black Sheep Bar, Croydon. 7. They also gave these out at the closing party in a goodie bag with a poster and a sleeping mask! Nice article Tom, brought back some memories. I played at the cross several times .. 4 me one of best uk clubs where i played great memories , I have the Cross book. -d(-L-)b-. Then of course there was The Fridge, Studio 33, and some fantastic railway arch clubs buried away around London (Imperial Rooms in Camberwell New Road a particular memory). Seems quite a few people would like to get their hands on The Cross book dont suppose youve got a lockup full of a last, forgotten batch? 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. 4. It was almost impossible due to vibration from the soundsystem Later feeling sick in the stomach because of the same reason. Turnmills, Clerkenwell1990-2008Another one of Londons fossilised superclubs, Turnmills was the first venue in the UK to get a 24-hour dance licence. Because of the sleazy, druggy, mischievous late night vibe (exactly what makes such haunts so exciting), we tend to reduce their cultural significance. 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. Today, bar the indefatigable fabric, its secret warehouse parties all the way invariably cold, austere and over crowded, with awful sound and non existent facilities (one toilet between 500, anyone?) RM 2HTCTTN - Ace Cinema, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, London, 1983. Acts to have played The Scala include Foo Fighters, The Killers and Coldplay. Want the best food, film, music, arts and culture news in London sent straight to your inbox? 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. Great article Tom. It was made for DJs by DJs and those who fumbled fumbled spinning the decks were quickly called out by the crowd. London's lost nightclubs in pictures A new book by DJ and writer Dave Haslam offers a fascinating glimpse into London's clubbing history. A perfectly acceptable thing to do at the time. 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 . Some partners do not ask for your consent to process your data and rely on their legitimate business interest. Now the industrial area, which was once a high-density party hotspot, is the site of one of the capitals biggest modern developments. 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 At the Astoria I met a bloke who ended up being my significant other for a decade. 3. Fantastic times. 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. Big small club! As I looked up from the urinal, there was this dude, about 6foot 6, clad in all leather, not too dissimilar to that of the guys in the Blue Oyster bar in the Police Academy films, peaked cap, studded peak, leather trousers, jacket. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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