No 6 - Bagleys - London Bagleys was one of London's largest venues throughout the Nineties. (1989) "Megamix". http://www.amazon.co.uk/CROSS-1993-2003-Jonathan-CUTTING/dp/B0010786KI. 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. We forgive all this because nightclubs in our fair city also provide some of the most euphorically happy moments of collective felicity and joy that well experience in the course of our lives. But things turned sour after after a double stabbing took place in the club, leading to its licence being revoked. The Fridge, Brixton1981-2010When 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. Pete x. Im good thanks Pete. Darling, Fantastic article how about expanding the idea to the rest of the country. The gay scene in London has always been centred around the West End, especially Soho. For more info on what we write about and why, see our About section. For a year or so, this was an explosion of androgyny, increasingly bizarre and fabulous homemade fashion and lashings of clunky, proto synths. Wednesday 10 June 2015. With alternate Saturdays at Happiness Stan's/Fourplay at Smith's and the Jazz Bistro in Farringdon. At the fulcrum of the acid house scene, it became absurdly popular, partly thanks to its strawberry scented smoke machines and strobe lights. When the lease ran out, Turnmills left amicably, leaving the buildings owners to develop the site into an office block. 10. The sad fact of the matter is that there aren't the same options there used to be. A perfectly acceptable thing to do at the time. 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. Cue acid house, bucket hats, baggy T-shirts and lots of sweat. 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. 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. Sad to see the blandification of London continues. 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. 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. I think great venues have heritage. 3. next. Will come back around and write more. 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. Rather than join the party, Hackney council revoked the clubs licence following an undercover operation into drug dealing at the venue. Isnt that, now, the Apple shop? 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 made me rather emotional. Thanks Julian. The five-storey building is rather wonderfully detailed inside and out. In its 80s heyday, Limelight was one of London's top nightclubs and a hangout for the decade's biggest celebrities. So goooood memories!!!! 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. Fictional clubs. Zen's Dartford First Flicks in the 1980s and later Zen's, the nightclub on Essex Road was more recently known as Air & Breathe. Want the best food, film, music, arts and culture news in London sent straight to your inbox? Remaining stock was given away free at the apocalyptically hedonistic farewell party so they do crop up online occasionally. There are now just 1,733 venues compared with 3,144 in 2005 and in the last 10 years London has lost 10 top clubs. Must be sat looking pretty on a fair few coffee tables to this day, The cross & turnmills, nothing did or has come close. Vauxhall became the locus of gay clubs from 2000. 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. I lived in London back in the late 90s early 00s and went to all of these clubs. ; Beargarden Club - A St James's club in Trollope's Palliser novels; Bellona Club - Lord Peter Wimsey's club and location of a murder in Dorothy L. Sayers novel The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club Billiards Club - Setting for the improbably tall . RM 2HTCTTN - Ace Cinema, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, London, 1983. 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. Cheers Mike. Bob Geldof had his stag do at Limelight before he married Paula Yates, George Michael (pictured here in 1992) was often seen at Limelight with a woman on his arm, Inside the former Welsh chapel which was once home to the Limelight nightclub. Thanks Liam. Limelight in Atlanta was also a place to see and spot celebrities over the years. Reminded me of my mis-spent but highly pleasurable youth on the dance floors of a London. There are new plans to take the building into the future - but we really miss how it used to be. 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. Stir some memories with these photographs from the '90s Birmingham club and rave scene. The massive warehouse club in King's Cross was a close as you could get to a legal rave. The best til last- no one did it like The End. The MyLondon team tells London stories for Londoners. London's night-time economy is estimated to contribute 17-26.bn in . You can withdraw your consent or find out more by clicking on our Privacy Policy link below. Central to the Black jazz scene at the time, and closely linked with African. It later became the Cat's Whiskers club, the Ritzy then Caesars Nightclub. The End just had to be #1 The cinema was never built; now locals have a block of fancy flats to enjoy instead. From the Kinolibrary archive film collections. 9/10 you lose 1 point for making me feel old! The regulars often spent hours preparing for the night, and the morning the night morphed into. Don't skip a beat and sign up to The 12 newsletter here. Ruby Violet: NW5s pioneering ice cream parlour to close, Let It Roll Records closes. 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. Nice article Tom, brought back some memories. 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. A most excellent post Tom.. We need a new visionary. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. The Cross, bouncers nicking you gear *unts. The pictures are quite shocking, but their club history often deliciously more so. Want the best food, film, music, arts and culture news in London sent straight to your inbox? 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?! 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. Nobody came to Plastic People for the glamour or dcor. But at least theres still Visions Video Bar. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. But its about the memories though, for me. In the early 2000s it incorporated the successful Pitt Street club Sublime in the late 1990s, run by Simon Page. Those that were there will never forget and those that werent would wish they were if they knew. 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. 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. The article was well written and for a change the comments are a nice read as well. Real friendships were made, some that lasted a few hours and some, decades. Keeping mine though , Sounds great, have been looking for a fb page for The Cross but cant find anything at all, would be amazing to see pics over the years, Its a hardback book called the cross 1993-2003 by j. cutting. The End, The Cross, Turnmills and Bagleys were all favourites. I think the concern is that given the way that redevelopment is happening across town, one day soon there wont be any suitable spaces where clubs can settle. I would also like to add The Blue Note to this list of sadly missed. We put a swimming pool onthe terrace one night, fairground rides another. These days? I half remember a night at Bagleys sitting in an ice cream fridge next to the dancefloor. He was a sound guy actually. Ok, its technically a pub and Im not sure if we were going there in 90s. You'll get 12 stories straight to your inbox at around 12pm. But it was torn down in 2009 to make way for the new Elizabeth Line. During the 1990s, photographer Steve Eichner documented the rowdy, over-the-top debauchery that was New York City's club scene and nightlife. Im surprised The Gardening Club wasnt there. 3. 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. 14. No Bar Rumba though? The End & AKA were a true second home. Hope you are too. I remember one of their selling points was drinks at pub prices. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Nice article Tom, brought back some great memories. Bagleys moody security also trying to half in your gak. Velvet Rooms on Mondays was one of the only places to continue getting even more spangled Wicked. Oh, the most impressive handlebar tash I have ever seen on a Man. Bagleys/Canvas, Kings Cross1991-2007Like a legal rave, Bagleys was a huge multi-room warehouse club that held some of Londons biggest Saturday night parties. At the Astoria I met a bloke who ended up being my significant other for a decade. The place has many special memories for many people. Its the perfect lunchtime read. Even more so for you, of course! It was around 2000 and I remember those times as probably the best of my life. Have to confess my favorites were Frantic at the Academy, and The Fridge. He then says, whilst his tash does this little dance/shuffle thing, in the deepest booming, bass-like voice Awighht, Lads, you havin yerselves a good night, then? Me and my brother just cracked up. 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. Great memories though. Breaks my heart to see whats happened. Ask Billy if there are more? Some partners do not ask for your consent to process your data and rely on their legitimate business interest. We took a nostalgic look back at some of the capital's notorious nightclubs which have all closed since 2000. MyLondon's brilliant newsletter The 12 is absolutely jam packed with all the latest to keep you keep you entertained, informed and uplifted. Finally closing after 18 years in 2008, Trade never again found a permanent home as Turnmills itself was demolished; the site is now home to the most anonymous possible looking corner office block. 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. Because of the sleazy, druggy, mischievous late night vibe (exactly what makes such haunts so exciting), we tend to reduce their cultural significance. Saw Joey Negro play there a few times. In the middle years of the 60s this was the place to be seen. And some ex-boxer DJ? Its flagship night was Trade the original afterparty. 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. 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. Hes right. The Soul City nights in Covent Garden were also really good. But Crossrail was the final nail in the coffin for the much-loved Soho venue. A former Goth club with 2/3 rooms over 2 floors. London's lost nightclubs in pictures A new book by DJ and writer Dave Haslam offers a fascinating glimpse into London's clubbing history. Gaz ran a weekly night there from. Have some great memories from that place when the people from Hooj used to celebrate their parties there. In the 90s, it was all about wild weekly. 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. There were a couple of years I was there 8 nights out of the Christmas/ New Year season. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. To order the clip clean and high res visit http://www.kinolibrary.com. Bagleys started to go downhill for me after the drugs raid. Heads of whistling into the sunset. Ultimate . A single noise complaint from posh new residents would threaten their licence and spell the end of one of the last remaining superclubs from the 1990s dance music explosion. In its 80s heyday, Limelight was one of London's top nightclubs and a hangout for the decade's biggest celebrities. He looked down at me, then to my brother, we both leant forward in unison, looked at each other, as if to say Have you seen this, dude? and then back up at him. Great article, had some great and messy nights at most of them. Turnmills chutney still so much messy fun. Our journalists cover all the news you need - from City Hall to your local streets, so you'll never miss a moment. Egg Sando, Panadera: Londons best 4.50 sandwich? 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. It didnt last long though. There is no place for this kind of establishment in Hackney. The Cross, Kings Cross 1993-2007Speaking to Time Out after its closure, Billy Reilly, who ran a road haulage company in Kings Cross before opening warehouse venue the Cross, admitted that back in 1993 he, didnt know Judge Jules from Judge Dredd. Great article. Punters at The Bubble Club, The Que Club, 1996. London Boys singles chronology. 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. The street was home to the 1980s Batcave nightclub where regulars such as Robert Smith, Marc Almond and Alice Coop. 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:). RIP Turnmills, Im glad I was there to experience it. Joe Blogs, Great article Tom and indeed sad loss for Londons once outstanding clubland. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Andy Warhol, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Grace Jones, Debbie Harry, Village People's Randy Jones and Tom Cruise were all names seen at the Atlanta club, which closed in 1985. I walked into the toilet and my brother was stood at the urinal. But the magic was gone weve since seen the end for the Den, too. I also have a book given out on The Ends 10th birthday which is a coffee table book but still good. Home. 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. 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. 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. All rights reserved. It hosted huge weekend parties that were at hit with House music fans. -d(-L-)b-. Regulars over the years have included Michael Caine, Keith Moon and Jack Nicholson. Happy days. 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. 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 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. 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). 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