Nightclubs closing

Phil-McRackin

Went to High Society a few times as mate was a DJ there…didn’t see anything nasty although did my first trip there and could only see goblins and elves. Nastiest incident I saw was in the Hacienda. It had already closed once and was towards the end of its life due to problems anyway. Watched it unfold from the balcony above, bottles, glasses..not pleasant and we made a sharp exit. Danced next to Barney from New Order so not all bad.

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Phil-McRackin

Yeh I only went back once after it reopened to a Sasha night and I think that might have been the last ever night actually. It was proper moody and on top. Not a nice atmosphere at all.

alistair

Enjoyed Studio 338 the other week. Good summer venue

Hank_Solo

I went to Caesars in Streatham once because a uni friend knew someone who was DJing there. Proper moody, grim sticky floor, ladies free entry, couple of nutters stood outside the toilets for a while not letting anyone in whilst some deals / negotiations / violence took place inside….. shite music, awful clientele. Think it was an rnb and garage night. Lovely memories!

gcw

Cankles-McJeggings wtf, people getting their clothes robbed in a club?? Sounds grim

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gcw

Yep bubble jackets and trainers were being taken from lads and girls. Never seen anything like it before or after.

alistair

What are the clubs like in Oz?

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alistair

Boring. Couple of little ones in melbs that are good and family in briz was. Haven’t been in yonks. Sydney leaves me cold. Metro theatre probably the best but has to be chockers. I come from a different era obvs and they just don’t cut it compared to what I grew up with. Spoiled back then see. My haunts were the hac, Lazerdome, venue 44, the bomb in Notts ( best club ever), the garage in Notts, Venus in Notts, Angels in Burnley (part of an underground carpark), The corn exchange in Leeds, The academy in Stoke, Home in Manchester, The Que club in brum. Fabric, The Arches kings cross, The Arches in Sheffield, The leadmill Sheffield, Bakers in Brum, Paloma’s in Wolverhampton. If you’ve grown up with that kind of quality it’s hard to get excited about anything in Australia.

Smallman1

Not sure if Derm will be able to answer that.

Millsy

Cankles-McJeggings I imagine Sean felt safe as houses in most clubbing environments unless it was a glam rock night.

alistair

Cankles-McJeggings some legendary clubs there. I went to the University of Leeds for three years so I can say from first hand experience just how good the clubbing was there from 93-96. I cut my teeth at Ronson, Basics and Hard times

IndustryStandard

alistair Had a couple of mates at Leeds 92-96 and they all loved Basics

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alistair

Both my brother’s lived there in the halcyon years and obvs I’m a Leeds fan so was there a lot of weekends. Did lots of UYR at the corn exchange for the Soak nights in 93. Didnt like Hard times or Basics too housey and handbag. To be honest the pilgrimage to Leeds was only for Sasha and digweed. But some of the guests with them were immense.

hugopal

alistair I went to the University of Leeds for three years

Not sure I knew that - so that’s you, Dave and I all Leeds alum.

The nightlife was def a major selling point of the Uni.

benson

alistair I was a teenager at school in Leeds then. Into indie / Brit pop.

Didn’t get dance music until at least 96. And even then cheesy crap.

Cankles-McJeggings

Did you go to Sasha 12 nights of summer residency at UYR in 95? At the something rooms?? Can’t remember but it was in a shopping mall and the hottest club known to man. We went to about 7 or 8 of them. Some of the most fucked in a club nights I’ve ever been. The supply of drugs was absolutely mental. Must have been a pre requisite!

Pleasure rooms the place was called.

alistair

Cankles-McJeggings yes I went twice. Remember it well at the Pleasure Rooms. BT in the box with Sasha when he dropped Embracing the Future and him playing his brand new remix of Lost in Love. Remember pulling a cracker at one of them too pilled off our nuts

gcw

Cankles-McJeggings sounds like you were the smallman1 of the early 90s and onwards I.e at the coalface every weekends!

Hats off to you, some clubbing cv that

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alistair

Yes.i was at that night. He was waving the 12 of loving you more above his head with his arm round bt. Then dropped both mixes of it back to back. Was some finale. The place was that hot it was raining off the ceiling with sweat.

Mad_Cyril

Cankles-McJeggings waving the 12 of loving you more above his head with his arm round bt. Then dropped both mixes of it back to back.

3 hours of your life you’ll never get back.

Thank fuck for the drugs!

LT42

1st episode of BPM from Angels in Burnley with Dave Seaman.

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LT42

Wow . That’s a blast from the past. The building was I imagine solid 60s brutalist concrete. I reckon the walls must have been 3ft thick. It was literally the basement of a multi story carpark. If you look in the vids you can see the raw concrete, the piles and the electrical conduits on the roof. The bass was just sucked into the walls. One of the best soundsystems in UK clubs for sure. Such and underrated club too, I reckon most of the best djs played there early to mid 90s. The 1st time Sasha played there is probably in my all-time top 3 nights.
Was wondering if it would still be there now as it would probably be hard to level. This could be it on Google maps. The entrance sign seems to still be there. Might not be, it’s hard to tell but looks quite similar. Suppose it could be the front door plus 30 years of additional concrete and reno’s. If it is it’s mad to think the club would still be down there in the bowels of the building structurally unchanged apart from the lights and sound system missing.I’m sure someone told me it got levelled though but maybe not.

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