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. Hi Martyn! It was the place to go. Despite pioneering an anything goes party culture in London, by the late noughties, the buzz was fading. Pretty sure the very last ones got dished out at the end of that rather special final bash, Xmas 07. Believe it or not King's Cross was once the party hub of London. Now, as then, this is still the party spot for the rich and privileged, with a fair smattering of showbiz excess included. 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. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. A producers first booking at the club was a serious rite of passage. After all they shaped todays society in one way or another. Bagleys was always my favourite. A dominant hair design was de rigueur. 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 . Sad to see the blandification of London continues. It wasnt always such a corporate machine, however. The arcade room downstairs The club on the corner of Mount Pleasant and Brownlow Hill was one of the city's most famous venues in the 90s. 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?) 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 Shim Sham Club, which opened on Wardour Street in the mid-1930s, was described as 'London's miniature Harlem'. Fictional clubs. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. A great club pre-2001. So sad to see it all boarded up. 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?) Heads of whistling into the sunset. Limelight in London opened in 1985 in a Grade II listed former Welsh Presbyterian church in Shaftsbury Avenue in the West End borough of Westminster. 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. hope youre well? 1. It set the tone for mixed gay clubbing and for techno music especially to become more mainstream. 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 ! Back then, the huge 2,000 capacity venue was a Saturday night lockout and one . 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. Pete.. In 2018 it was bought by chain The Deltic Group and given a. 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. The demise of seminal clubs like Shelleys In Stoke, Quadrant Park in Liverpool and Coventrys Eclipse should also be documented. People may rave about London's nightlife, but compared to other big cities, clubs and bars shut early and are expensive. 14. 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. Memories from each venue for sure. Great article, had some great and messy nights at most of them. Stars from the world of the music who were regulars at the nightclub included Boy George, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Steve Strange. An earlier version said incorrectly that the Turnmills site was developed into flats. Didnt boy george have a residency there? Plus I think Friction was there for a bit to. 10. Ok, its technically a pub and Im not sure if we were going there in 90s. 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. All the new secret location parties `I work in these days are usually stuck in cold,dirty and faceless arches. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. 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. Our journalists cover all the news you need - from City Hall to your local streets, so you'll never miss a moment. When Limelight fell out of favour as a celebrated nightspot it was sold and in 2003 became a Walkabout bar. Kids going out today wont realise its a tragedy, but it is. Where to find the February issue of Kentishtowner, Where to find the January 2019 issue of Kentishtowner, Where to find the December issue of Kentishtowner, http://www.amazon.co.uk/CROSS-1993-2003-Jonathan-CUTTING/dp/B0010786KI, http://wharferj.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/stealth-the-blue-note/. 9. You'll get 12 stories straight to your inbox at around 12pm. We then went our seperate ways. 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. The exterior of Hammersmith Palais nightclub in 1968 when it was still known as Hammersmith Palais de Danse . I love this article! Located in the west lodge outside Euston Station, it ran from 1995 to 2008. Never crossed my mind that even the buildings would be gone. If the Mayor grants planning permission for a huge development of flats opposite Ministry of Sound, club bosses know their days at the Elephant & Castle bus depot cum internationally renowned temple of DJ culture will be numbered. I was the promoter of Double Dipped at Bagleys on Friday nights around 91 93 The smell of leather was unmistakeable! Nowadays the capital's former red light district is swanky. The venue stopped running the events to save its licence, but as a result lost a lot of money through cancelled bookings and by March 2010 was broke. In the 1980s some clubs opened up in Earls Court, where the rent was cheaper. However, its worth taking a moment to remember that nightclubs, by their very essence, shouldnt outstay their welcome. (1989) " London Nights ". 3 books with local connections, Two cultural winter highlights: La Maupin and LuYang, 3 things to consider: Makers Market, New Wine Bar and Live Jazz, Leigh Hunt and the secret history of 13 Mortimer Terrace NW5, Its 10 years since Fields Beneath, Camden Brewery, The Grafton and Pizza East opened, The Parakeet, Kentish Town: what you need to know, The Parakeet Kentish Town: ex-Brat chef in the kitchen, A beginners guide to.Harringay Green Lanes. 3. next. Today the building is, quite fittingly, home to an arts organisation with new plans afoot to take the arts venue into the future. And some ex-boxer DJ? I (just about) have wonderful memories of all 5 of those venues. 2021-2023 - Luxury London. We set the standard for many years I wonder.. What can we create next >?? Peter Gatien is mentioned in the lyrics of three songs: 17. Electric benefits from the amazing history of the Fridge. In the 1950s and 1960s, especially with the growing popularity of the Gateways nightclub in Chelsea, . Don't skip a beat and sign up to The 12 newsletter here. Vauxhall became the locus of gay clubs from 2000. London nightclubs facing 'perfect storm' of threats . They also gave these out at the closing party in a goodie bag with a poster and a sleeping mask! I will never stop thinking it was incredible. There is no place for this kind of establishment in Hackney. Its sudden closure came as a big shock to staff and owners; Network Rail turned up with angle grinders, cut through the metal shutters and took possession of the venue so it could go ahead with its station upgrade plans. Turnmills, Clerkenwell1990-2008Another one of Londons fossilised superclubs, Turnmills was the first venue in the UK to get a 24-hour dance licence. 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. 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. 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). The single was written and produced by Ralf Ren Mau, and its cover artwork features . It was 2 for a beer which was great value at the time. Ive had experiences at all of these nightclub venues and brought back many memories reading your article. In the early 2000s it incorporated the successful Pitt Street club Sublime in the late 1990s, run by Simon Page. 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. 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. Hope youre healthy and happy Wednesday 10 June 2015. Even more so for you, of course! Sold out, obviously, although there might be a ticket on the door for 30. When I was at DJ Magazine, Paul Oakenfold once said to me that important former nightclubs should, at very least, have a blue plaque on the wall. The site on Curtain Road is now the uber-cheesy Sunset cocktail bar and offers VIP Packages underneath a branch of the burger chain Hache. You can withdraw your consent or find out more by clicking on our Privacy Policy link below. Bagleys moody security also trying to half in your gak. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Some partners do not ask for your consent to process your data and rely on their legitimate business interest. Great article Tom. Wow, it was a long time ago. Its hours ran from 3am to 1pm on a Sunday afternoon, handily catering to the predominantly gay crowd who wanted to carry on partying after clubs like G-A-Y and Heaven closed. I lost my marbles in all of these places in the 90s. Much better than the cross! We also ran revesceen magazeen Do you want to stay up to date with the latest news, views, features and opinion from across the city? Want the best food, film, music, arts and culture news in London sent straight to your inbox? Visibility. The street was home to the 1980s Batcave nightclub where regulars such as Robert Smith, Marc Almond and Alice Coop. Oasis performed their debut London show at The . London, became a popular lesbian bar at the end of the 1990s. At the fulcrum of the acid house scene, it became absurdly popular, partly thanks to its strawberry scented smoke machines and strobe lights. 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. Im rambling anyway. But things turned sour after after a double stabbing took place in the club, leading to its licence being revoked. 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. Gilles Petterson on Monday, Kenny Hawkes and Luke Solomon on Wednesday, Bryan Gee on Thursday, Garage City on Saturday. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Great memories of perhaps the greatest clubbing/club music period history has known! The music, the mixing, the vibe. It hosted huge weekend parties that were at hit with House music fans. 8. Bagleys started to go downhill for me after the drugs raid. The Blitz Kids were the gang who unofficially ran the club, with members included Gary and Martin Kemp from Spandau, dance choreographer supremo-to-be Michael Clark and Siobhan Fahey (later of Bananarama). Boy George was a regular at this New Romantics haunt which hosted some of the capital's biggest gay nights. These days? 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. Madonna, Bjork and Kate Moss all turned up over the years and versions of Trade popped up in Ibiza, New York and LA. 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. These cookies do not store any personal information. 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. 4. Paul Tunkin, who ran the club night Blow Up, which took over the running of the venue in 2001, significantly raising its profile, said at the time: It is another nail in the coffin for central Londons live music and club scene.. Great memories though. LuvDup were djing (one of them fell over on the stage), Princess Julia was stood by the decks dancing. These exclusive extracts and photos tell the story of. lol, The tranny on stilts We took a nostalgic look back at some of the capital's notorious nightclubs which have all closed since 2000. #5 Where could you find warehouse raving complete with funfair rides right in the heart of the capital? Many a themed student bash was hosted at London Bridge's notorious Cable Club in the mid 2000s. Sorry the plaque should be pale blue with a Dove on it. Excellent piece Tom. Unfortunately, I cant say I experienced all of them. Hey Janine, I remember you well! Reliving my 20s again still with a younger GF (cliche alert) and the new wave of EDM. You had, in all probability, just left Turnmills, the first club in the UK to receive a 24 hour license. The best til last- no one did it like The End. ; 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 . 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!! For more news and featuresabout London directly to your inbox sign up to our newsletter here. Its really not surprising nobody has any sense of ownership or love for these places, because both promoters and punters are using them on such an ad hoc basis. It was the trend-setting precursor to London's super clubs, and transformed the terrain of LGBTQ clubbing in the capital. It was where world-famous artists like Adele and The XX cut their teeth, and was a gem of the North London nightlife scene. 13. First there was Matter and then there was Proud2. 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. I lived in London back in the late 90s early 00s and went to all of these clubs. I Did the lighting and laser systems at turnmills for many different promoters. Stir some memories with these photographs from the '90s Birmingham club and rave scene. Its also a shame to lose 93 Feet East recently too. Madame JoJo's closure was a massive blow to Soho 's nightlife scene. 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. Hilarious times. Remember one night trying to adjust the needles for them not to jump on the vinyls. Slightly off topic but I fear for the Camden Brewery bars license once the new posh flats open at Talacre. Great article, and Ill second and third and fourth what has been said here. The gay scene in London has always been centred around the West End, especially Soho. Written by. 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. Now can you expand on one for the rest of London please, would love to see Club UK brought back to life if only in words! Nuff Said. 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. it probably was ha ! The cinema was never built; now locals have a block of fancy flats to enjoy instead. Salmon and Compass in Angel. Now, is that the same Tom Kihl I employed in the heady days of Covent Garden based vegetarian restaurants? http://www.moviemakersguide.com/data/c/cross0630/cross0630a.htm. Amen. Doesnt seem that long now. Before the Millenium Dome became the O2 Arena we know today it was home to a couple of nightclub's. We put a swimming pool onthe terrace one night, fairground rides another. In the 90s, it was all about wild weekly party Love Muscle, one of the capitals most renowned gay nights. The Astoria, Soho1976-2009Not even Londons largest live music club could stand in the way of the Crossrail development. When a property developer came along offering to buy the End and its sister bar next door, AKA, they decided to accept the offer. Despite quality residencies from the likes of Hospitality and a body kinetic dance floor, the club eventually closed due to financial difficulties, blamed on delays with the upgrade to the Jubilee line. I have one precious copy, sadly. 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. It has St Martin's Art College in Granary Square and Thomas Heatherwick's upmarket shopping centre Coal Drops Yard. A great venue Thanks to this article I have found a local website for local people. Great article Tom. 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. Its loyal following of drum and bass fans would flock there every Wednesday for Swerve, the legendary midweek session. how about PLEASED on a wednesday at the Velvet underground !!! To order the clip clean and high res visit http://www.kinolibrary.com. 3. 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. It later became the Cat's Whiskers club, the Ritzy then Caesars Nightclub. And there are also some intriguing facts about the nightclub's sister venues across the pond. But Crossrail was the final nail in the coffin for the much-loved Soho venue. Have to confess my favorites were Frantic at the Academy, and The Fridge. Its flagship night was Trade the original afterparty. And since the turn of the Millennium some of our city's best party establishments have had to close. Heaven is a Gay superclub in Charing Cross, London, England.It has played a central role and had a major influence in the development of London's LGBT scene for the last 40 years and is home to long-running gay night G-A-Y.The club is known for Paul Oakenfold's acid house events in the 1980s, the underground nightclub festival Megatripolis, and for being the birthplace of ambient house. Ill email you! Wonderful write up of some of the clubs that paved the way for the scene today. 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. Its the perfect lunchtime read. Despite a big campaign to save it, the club fell victim to a compulsory purchase order from Hackney council to build a new cinema. 6. Anyone have a time machine so I can attend the all night Cox party or a Laurent Garnier night. Still, this wasnt the reason the venues got turfed; the bailiffs were eventually called in as a result of long overdue rent and bills. 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. Ive worked in Turnmills from 1996 right to the very last night in 2008. Acts to have played The Scala include Foo Fighters, The Killers and Coldplay. Read more: Has Covid-19 ended Sohos indie spirit for good? Peter Gatien produced the 1993 film A Bronx Tale after having produced it as a one-man play. Breaks my heart to see whats happened. Crazy night. The End & AKA were a true second home. Weve picked our Top 5 such venues, all of which were in stumble-home-from distance for Kentishtowners (thats why theres no Club UK for example, if youre wondering). surprised Heaven isnt in thereas well as SoundshaftGood article though! 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. My favourite break-time activity was to go up to the rafters and watch everybody raving. 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. 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. 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. 12. He was a sound guy actually. 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. 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. Jon Cook. These might have often been dank, crumbling, smelly old places, but they are where countless people enjoyed some of the most intense and vital moments of their lives. Councils across London are cracking down on late night licences. 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. And its not true that they are being lost despite fans interestfans lost interest, or they would all still be milking it! By the mid-1990s the venue was no longer used as a cinema, instead functioning as a music venue, nightclub and snooker hall. I couldnt do it now, but I so glad I did it all then. Dirty, worn, in your face, street cred with banging, hard but funky beats. OMG London clubbing in the 90s, was there ever a time in history that was better? Isnt that, now, the Apple shop? 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. Would love to break that story! Some of the greatest nights of my life have been at FWD>> at Plastic People.. magazine. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 11. Killjoy councils, student debt and stolen phones: the slow death of British clubs, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. The Moonstone, St John's Precinct, 1974, from The Lost Pubs and Clubs of Liverpool City Centre DVD by John Harrison Barry Fairfield said: "Great memories, my favourite club was The Beachcomber." 53. It had its licence revoked after a "serious incident of disorder" in 2014 and its closure left many Londoners with heavy hearts. I will be following developments closely. And good to see you the other night (I was in the ridiculous blue jacket). It didnt last long though. So many wonderful memories, so many great pills. When record producer and DJ Paul Oakenfold went to Ibiza in 1985 to celebrate his birthday, he hired a villa and invited then-unknown DJs Nicky Holloway, Pete Tong and Danny Rampling. Had some amazing times in those clubs, never to repeated in TBA East London warehouses. The massive venue had a 24 hour drinking licence and a 4,0000 people capacity. People queuing to get into The Cross mid 1990s, Madame Jojo's in London's Soho closed after losing its licence in 2014, The O2 Arena was once a massive nightclub, The Good Ship supported emerging artists and comedians and was a gem of the London gig scene. London's night-time economy is estimated to contribute 17-26.bn in . 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. Over the next few pages, we show you whats become of these former nightlife hotspots, and pay tribute to the glorious madness they once hosted. Zen's Dartford First Flicks in the 1980s and later Zen's, the nightclub on Essex Road was more recently known as Air & Breathe. (Photo by Carl Allen) 7 Sir George Robey/Powerhaus, Seven Sisters Road 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. RM 2HTCTTN - Ace Cinema, Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, Harrow, London, 1983. or one of his friends in the first arch of muscle-alley. Speaking to the Guardian after its closure, Marcus Harris, who co-ran the venues long-running indie night White Heat, described it as a community of fringe culture. Sign up to our weekly email. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. From the Kinolibrary archive film collections. Those that were there will never forget and those that werent would wish they were if they knew. (1989) " London Nights " is British Europop duo London Boys ' biggest hit single, released in 1989 from their debut album, The Twelve Commandments of Dance. I wouldnt even know where to go nowadays for a night out. circa 1990. The brand name is constantly evolving and the club continues to survive despite numerous threats of closure. Saw Joey Negro play there a few times. 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. The Grosvenor Cinema opened in 1936. Big small club! 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. Fantastic to look through it every so often and remember what wasa very much loved and much missed club . No Bar Rumba though? It closed in 2010 to make way for housing, flats and a theatre, in a high street regeneration scheme. 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. Great article and very sad reading. Sir Bob Geldof had his stag do at Limelight before he married Paula Yates in 1986. So goooood memories!!!! -d(-L-)b-. End of story.. Cheers Mike. Its a shame that the ones boarded up or abandoned arent brought back to life. All this created the friendliest and most fun crowd on the clubbing scene. I was just chatting away, when I heard this rhythmic, squeaking sound, along with heavy, thundering footsteps. 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.