FabSwingers.com forum: Death of the Nightclub

By *yrdwoman OP Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

The last nightclub in Scunthorpe closes for good on Tuesday. According to the Guardian:

"Across Britain we’re losing a club a month. Discos are now Tescos. Last summer new statistics suggested an epidemic – in 2005 there were 3,144 nightclubs in the UK; in 2015 there were 1,733. The nighttime is changing shape. The reasons why are manifold and odd. Across cities, the demand for space means venues that might have previously welcomed a coach of sweaty dancers are now blocks of many-windowed flats."

There are many reasons for this, including economic downturn, Licensing laws changing in 2003, and changing culture. However its a bit sad that something that was part of our upbringing is slowly going.

I used to go to the Orchard in Nottingham, and have some memories from that. Did you have a favourite nightclub? Do you still go clubbing? Or is it swinger clubs only now?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to go Black Orchard and MGM in Nottingham, ritz in Derby and Krystals, Zoots and branighans in Leicester - all during the early 90's while at Leicester uni.

Many fun times were had, but yes I agree the landscape has changed, people attitudes towards drinking have changed and the smoking ban hasn't helped

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By *hropscouple27Couple
over a year ago

Sth Staffs

"The last nightclub in Scunthorpe closes for good on Tuesday. According to the Guardian:

I used to go to the Orchard in Nottingham, and have some memories from that. Did you have a favourite nightclub? Do you still go clubbing? Or is it swinger clubs only now?"

Do you mean the black orchid? If so I used to love that place in the 90s.

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By *ackDMissMorganCouple
over a year ago

Halifax

We used to have ten pence a pint night at rooftops in wakey,have great memories of that.Don't really do normal clubs anymore now though.

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By *yrdwoman OP Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"The last nightclub in Scunthorpe closes for good on Tuesday. According to the Guardian:

I used to go to the Orchard in Nottingham, and have some memories from that. Did you have a favourite nightclub? Do you still go clubbing? Or is it swinger clubs only now?

Do you mean the black orchid? If so I used to love that place in the 90s.

No, it was called Orchards. I was clubbing in the 80s

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Late licences for fun pubs, hi prices, economic downturn, Tescos buying every bit of land they can. Life is tough

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By *HaRiFMan
over a year ago

Beyond the shadows.

Pink coconut and Black orchid, felt like i used to live at these places when I was a student back in the good old days

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By *ackDMissMorganCouple
over a year ago

Halifax

I remember going to Toffs and Silks in York quite a lot in my younger days.

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By *hropscouple27Couple
over a year ago

Sth Staffs

My favourites were:

The Place - Hanley

Pink Coconut - Derby

Mr Smiths - Warrington

Bakers - Birmingham

MGM/Ritzy - Nottingham

Picasso's - Wolverhampton

Canal Club - Wolverhampton

Maymies - Cannock

5th Avenue Walsall

My all time favourite was Quest in Wolverhampton, can't remember if it was monthly or bi-weekly but it was the best rave club for miles in the early 90s, infact Wolverhampton was the best place for clubing in the early 90s. It's a shame at what it's become now...

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By *yrdwoman OP Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"I remember going to Toffs and Silks in York quite a lot in my younger days."

Toffs is now Fibbers and Silks is Kudo. Having two universities helps keep the nightclubs open in York.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im 28 and HATE clubbing..

give me a pub with a fireplace and pool table anyday

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By *ackDMissMorganCouple
over a year ago

Halifax

"I remember going to Toffs and Silks in York quite a lot in my younger days.

Toffs is now Fibbers and Silks is Kudo. Having two universities helps keep the nightclubs open in York."

Yeah definitely.

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By *HaRiFMan
over a year ago

Beyond the shadows.

"Im 28 and HATE clubbing..

give me a pub with a fireplace and pool table anyday

And there's me thinking that it was us oldens that did like the loud music anymore

love pool by the way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In Londo the police and licensing authorities seem to be in cahoots in introducing draconian conditions forcing clubs to close.

And gentrification doesn't, almost all the clubs in Vauxhall has gone yet they were key to turning the area around.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyway back in the day my fave clubs were the Hummingbird, Eddies and Snobs all in Birmingham - many great nights there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

MK had some um great nightspots...........

Flamingoes which went onto become the Empire. Now a Morrisons

Directors now a Chinese restaurant

The Loft which had some great nights Fat Tuesday's and Happy Wednesday's is now a gym.

Heroes which converted to a lapdancing bar and now a car park.

Oceana which is still kind of going under a different name.

At least pink punters is still going strong

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"In Londo the police and licensing authorities seem to be in cahoots in introducing draconian conditions forcing clubs to close.

And gentrification doesn't, almost all the clubs in Vauxhall has gone yet they were key to turning the area around. "

One incident at Madame jojos in 30 years was enough to have it closed down.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I miss the old Snobs in Birmingham. I miss the sticky floors, the smell of blood sweat and tears, and all the pretty girls in sun dresses.

The new snobs is just not the same.

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By *taffs_hotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

"Anyway back in the day my fave clubs were the Hummingbird, Eddies and Snobs all in Birmingham - many great nights there"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We used to have ten pence a pint night at rooftops in wakey,have great memories of that.Don't really do normal clubs anymore now though."

Saturday afternoons teen scene in Roofy's, and Monday nights in Casanovas were ace! Everyone must have fallen down that spiral staircase between the two clubs at least once!

Kikos in Pontefract was the business though with its plastic palm trees and voodoo masks...oh to relive a misspent youth!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I suppose its what you call a night club, In my home city there are more clubs then you could possibly visit in a single night, A lot of them are nationwide chains but there are still independent ones as well, In the late 80s - early 90s you had the supper clubs and people would travel from city to city to visit them but not so much now as you can go to a particular city and spend your night going on a pub/club crawl

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

We have 2 clubs in Halifax, wouldn't been seen dead in either.

Normally end up in Yates which is open till 4

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pink coconut and Black orchid, felt like i used to live at these places when I was a student back in the good old days

They was my old haunts in Nottingham and Derby

Loved going to faces in Nottingham to

And the pally but that's now oceana

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to go clubbing until the music changed..hate ibiza dance crap...im a metal head so i stopped going as it gave me a headache and im not too keen on d*unken teens either....clubbing is for me saved for hols now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In Londo the police and licensing authorities seem to be in cahoots in introducing draconian conditions forcing clubs to close.

And gentrification doesn't, almost all the clubs in Vauxhall has gone yet they were key to turning the area around.

One incident at Madame jojos in 30 years was enough to have it closed down. "

Yeah and shut down immediately, it;s so sad what is happening to Soho. And Brixton for that matter.

Having to have photo ID scanned and gove finger prints to get in places is ridiculously over the top. But when bouncers killed someone at club 65 the police were appealing for witnesses and wouldn;t use that information to trace people as it was rumoured to be too time consuming

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By *ackDMissMorganCouple
over a year ago

Halifax

"We used to have ten pence a pint night at rooftops in wakey,have great memories of that.Don't really do normal clubs anymore now though.

Saturday afternoons teen scene in Roofy's, and Monday nights in Casanovas were ace! Everyone must have fallen down that spiral staircase between the two clubs at least once!

Kikos in Pontefract was the business though with its plastic palm trees and voodoo masks...oh to relive a misspent youth!

Deffo ,esp after a few 50p shots or tequilas

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By *ndykinkyMan
over a year ago

STOKE-ON-TRENT

The Place in Hanley (now flattened ).

The Highwayman in Threapwood now gone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's one or 2 clubs round here, but as taxi fares rise to time and a half at midnight if you live in any of the neighbouring towns you are looking at £40-50 fare for a 15 minutes journey home so people spend the night at the station waiting for the first train home

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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago

harrow

Used to love the beach in wolverhampon

First year of uni spent every Thursday in their

Liked canal club as well

In later years Atlantis and decadence were my haunts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Still a couple of clubs in Sheffield but more late bars than anything, still a really good night out tho. So different to how it was 20 years ago.

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By *yrdwoman OP Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"I used to go clubbing until the music changed..hate ibiza dance crap...im a metal head so i stopped going as it gave me a headache and im not too keen on d*unken teens either....clubbing is for me saved for hols now"

We used to have a rock night in York Wednesday nights. Them were the days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's fine with me I never liked them when I went lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyway back in the day my fave clubs were the Hummingbird, Eddies and Snobs all in Birmingham - many great nights there"

I recall the Elbow Room is the Tower still going?

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Pubs being cheaper for later hours, whilst people are struggling financially, has helped to seal the fate of many - plus the land sell-offs as others mention.

It's a pity as there have been some fantastic clubs - and it's a whole different experience to pubs, giving variety.

Vauxhall's losing a lot of its great playgrounds, it's a shame.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In the 90s the club scene was booming across Scotland, the metro, hangar 13, room at the top, fubar, the bunker, archaos, the tunnel, the arches, bonkers and the volcano (the nightclub scene from trainspotting was filmed there). Some brilliant nights in them all but Hamilton palace was my main haunt as it was on my doorstep, unfortunately the palace is still open

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not to worry, the number of nightclubs will eventually find a natural equilibrium in keeping with the changing ecomonomy.

Meaning, yes there's an excess now but as the number drops to find a balance with what the economy/population can support then those nightclubs that are left will eventually thrive.

It's a trend that mirrors basic animal population fluctuations in evolutionary Biology.

So they won't all disappear.. and the ones are left will thrive.

Easy business..

(pun intended)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The last nightclub in Scunthorpe closes for good on Tuesday. According to the Guardian:

I used to go to the Orchard in Nottingham, and have some memories from that. Did you have a favourite nightclub? Do you still go clubbing? Or is it swinger clubs only now?"

Pretty much all of the club's I used to frequent are closed now.

Dantes, the Bali Hi, Kristianos, Martines, Cindi Roc to name but a few.

Sad times.......

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

Cleopatra’s – also known as Clatty Pats, great western road in Glasgow

Victoria's - sauchiehall street in Glasgow

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

Flagrante

We've never liked clubs ( the non swinger variety) and are more fans of live music and there's plenty of places to see a band play.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

In some of the clubs I used to go in years ago they got closed down due to drugs, fighting and allowing the half pint wonders in. One or two got shutdown due to allowing underage people in there, it was found out the people know the doorman and went it.

The police got fed up and got them shutdown.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyone remember the sailor's place in Southsea? Rosies?

Flip. The carpet was sticky.

I say thank goodness clubs are closing but that is just because I can't dance, feel ripped off by over-priced drinks and prefer to be able to hear conversation. Oh, and to be in bed by 10pm.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I LOVE clubbing. I really miss it when I can't go.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just remembered some more from my clubbing days when I traveled up and down the country partying

Hummingbird, Browns - Brum

Maestro's - Bradford (real fish pond thing in the toilets lol)

Bagleys warehouse, Limelights, cafe de Paris - London

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By *kin BohnerMan
over a year ago

derby

No proper night clubs here anymore just a couple of pub that play music. The night life here has died. There used to be four or five clubs and the town was buzzing Friday and Saturday night's. I walked through town a few weeks back about 1145pm on a Saturday, the four plod in their van almost outnumbered the public.

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

When I first started going out, pubs closed at 11 (1030 on Sunday) and clubs were open till 2.... and charged you a fortune to get in after 11.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just feel sorry for this generation, robbed of the chance to strut their stuff to YMCA, to sit on the floor anan Do Oops Upside Your Head and more importantly to understand fully the panic at 1.45am and you haven't pulled yet.

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By *errygTV/TS
over a year ago

denton

"When I first started going out, pubs closed at 11 (1030 on Sunday) and clubs were open till 2.... and charged you a fortune to get in after 11.

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yes we used to always pub first then club, there was a few clubs with 3 miles all shutdown now, people can stay in pub longer now and some pubs put discos on so no need to go clubbing

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

I think for clubs to survive, they need to be themed, If they was a club near me that played pure cheesey music, i would go.... None of this Steps, 5ive then start to play urban crap.

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By *iSTARessWoman
over a year ago

London

I've worked in clubs for 13 years as a performer, DJ and promoter and the last few years of closures have been staggering. I'm still busy but have lost a lot of income, hence why I returned to being a Dominatrix too.

I blame several factors. Recession, smoking ban, licencing, gentrification, greedy councils, terrible music, chem sex parties and hook up aps. Like this one.

Why go out to pull when you can summon someone to your home?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyone remember the sailor's place in Southsea? Rosies?

Flip. The carpet was sticky.

I say thank goodness clubs are closing but that is just because I can't dance, feel ripped off by over-priced drinks and prefer to be able to hear conversation. Oh, and to be in bed by 10pm.

Saturday nights were spent in the Southsea clubs along the front.

All gone now.

What was the club at the top of the Tricorn called? Only went there once, dreadfull place...

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent

Haven't most of the provincial night clubs closed down because for the most part they were shit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

roof top gardens casablance Alexandra bar new York bar wer all wakey favs back in the 80s 90s x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Most clubs I've been to since the smoking ban have smelled of piss, and alcohol is too expensive for most to get d*unk enough to be able to ignore it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to go to Majestyk, Planet Earth, Nato in Leeds and get on a bus to go to Frontier in Batley and Club Barcelona in Birstall. Theyre all gone now. There's still a few clubs going well in Leeds like Mission and Space I've heard. The Uni events are doing well too. It's the closure of small live music venues that I've found sad. The likes of the Cockpit, Josephs Well and Carpe Diem have all closed. It's all about bars, real ale pubs and hipster joints now. Boooo!!!!

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

"I used to go to Majestyk"

I remember when Majestic was a bingo hall, fabulous free bingo every Thursday aft

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By *yrdwoman OP Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"I think for clubs to survive, they need to be themed, If they was a club near me that played pure cheesey music, i would go.... None of this Steps, 5ive then start to play urban crap."

You've never been to Pop World then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Most of the reason I went to them when I was younger was because they were open late. Now with late night licensing there is no point leaving your favourite bar/venue.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Im 28 and HATE clubbing..

give me a pub with a fireplace and pool table anyday

i was never a massive clubbing fan....all my friends used to go to nappy nights at flamingoes when i was at school where as i preferred to hang around the bowling alley and ice skating rink haha

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By *unloversCouple
over a year ago

rotherham

I would love a proper nightclub that's for swingers

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By *yrdwoman OP Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"I would love a proper nightclub that's for swingers

You should look at Xtasia then.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Im 28 and HATE clubbing..

give me a pub with a fireplace and pool table anyday

i was never a massive clubbing fan....all my friends used to go to nappy nights at flamingoes when i was at school where as i preferred to hang around the bowling alley and ice skating rink haha"

Been for many a drink in both before heading into Flamingos to practice my brothers signature as I used to borrow his licence to get in.

The New ice rink is real swish now.

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By *an and wifeyCouple
over a year ago

n lincs

Being from Scunthorpe the club that's closing won't be missed unlike the good ones that have closed and been knocked down. The owner practically ruling the pubs in the area for some years for his own agendas so glad it's closed.

Been going out in Scunthorpe since mid to late 80's and still do. Never been a massively busy town for night life. Some say it gets worse some say it gets better. Since the recession more people drink at home and hit town later on in the evening including ourselves. But it's not nesesarilly where your drinking but the company you are with lol

Best places been and mainly gone in Scunthorpe

J J's

Henry afrika's

Club 2000

Blarney Stone all shut now

Abacus bar depending on night

The Brittannia bar

Class 6

Mary rose to name some of the few left in the town but still a good night can be had even for us oldies

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By *he-Hosiery-GentMan
over a year ago

Older Hot Bearded Guy

"I remember going to Toffs and Silks in York quite a lot in my younger days."

I remember those back in the 90's!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Im 28 and HATE clubbing..

give me a pub with a fireplace and pool table anyday

I've always hated clubs. I hope the door doesn't hit them in the ass on the way out.

Give me a bar or pub any day of the week.

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

"I think for clubs to survive, they need to be themed, If they was a club near me that played pure cheesey music, i would go.... None of this Steps, 5ive then start to play urban crap.

You've never been to Pop World then?"

Where's that?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

rotters and placemate 7 in manchester - ahhhhh happy days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I was in high school I'd go out clubbing in Manhattan quite a bit but I stopped when I got serious about school.

Now Marc and I go out dancing sometimes, but usually at pubs, not nightclubs. We tried going to a club in London but the dress codes, advance tickets, and overpriced atmosphere was too much for me so I just said fuck it and went to wetherspoons.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When I was in high school I'd go out clubbing in Manhattan quite a bit but I stopped when I got serious about school.

Wetherspoons? I like your style.

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By *yrdwoman OP Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"I think for clubs to survive, they need to be themed, If they was a club near me that played pure cheesey music, i would go.... None of this Steps, 5ive then start to play urban crap.

You've never been to Pop World then?

Where's that?"

York and Wakefield. Appallingly cheesy music all night.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When I was in high school I'd go out clubbing in Manhattan quite a bit but I stopped when I got serious about school.

Wetherspoons? I like your style.

I'm classy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm my younger days tj's and the pic in ayr Scotland I loved them two but moved down south to hull so l.a's but also the new York in Hull not as much of a nightclub but a good place

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By *unloversCouple
over a year ago

rotherham

I've been to xtasias many times but not like nightclubs as I remember from years ago

Xxxj

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When I was in high school I'd go out clubbing in Manhattan quite a bit but I stopped when I got serious about school.

Wetherspoons? I like your style.

I'm classy.

He he. Yeah.......

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By *estivalMan
over a year ago

borehamwood

Labrynth in dalston. One of the funniest dirtiest clubs i ever been in .when london got the olympics they knocked the place down and stuck a shit load of overpriced apartments up in its place

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wouldn't go drinking in them now but main street used to be a great night. Also spent many night under age in the cats bar also tramshed. There also used to be gladstone (god I feel old now )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Im 28 and HATE clubbing..

give me a pub with a fireplace and pool table anyday

Always hated clubs, so good riddance. I could never hear conversations and came away hoarse from shouting. I had to be dragged to The Hacienda...bah!

Seriously, it is a pity they are closing and adding to the isolation amongst young people today, where so much communication is online.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mr loved nightclubs, they've never really been my scene. I used to come out stinking of fags in a particular one we used to go to.

I was out recently and decided I'd prefer an all night coffee shop to go into after closing. Just to sit and natter. I'm obviously getting old.

Sarah

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By *ophiasChoiceWoman
over a year ago

ystrad mynach

"In the 90s the club scene was booming across Scotland, the metro, hangar 13, room at the top, fubar, the bunker, archaos, the tunnel, the arches, bonkers and the volcano (the nightclub scene from trainspotting was filmed there). Some brilliant nights in them all but Hamilton palace was my main haunt as it was on my doorstep, unfortunately the palace is still open "

Glasgow had a fantastic club scene during the 80's; Panama Jacks, Tin Pan Alley, Cardinal Follies, Henry Afrikas, Warehouse, Alice's Underground, to name a few. I used to regularly travel from South Wales to Glasgow, just to club! Good times.

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

"My favourites were:

The Place - Hanley

Pink Coconut - Derby

Mr Smiths - Warrington

Bakers - Birmingham

MGM/Ritzy - Nottingham

Picasso's - Wolverhampton

Canal Club - Wolverhampton

Maymies - Cannock

5th Avenue Walsall

So many good memories there, have to agree with the Quest mention too, absolutely loved that place, brilliant times.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Im 28 and HATE clubbing..

give me a pub with a fireplace and pool table anyday

Always hated clubs, so good riddance. I could never hear conversations and came away hoarse from shouting. I had to be dragged to The Hacienda...bah!

Seriously, it is a pity they are closing and adding to the isolation amongst young people today, where so much communication is online. "

Maybe that's why there's so much trolling online now. Youngsters don't have anywhere to go for a fight anymore...

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By *hropscouple27Couple
over a year ago

Sth Staffs

"My favourites were:

The Place - Hanley

Pink Coconut - Derby

Mr Smiths - Warrington

Bakers - Birmingham

MGM/Ritzy - Nottingham

Picasso's - Wolverhampton

Canal Club - Wolverhampton

Maymies - Cannock

5th Avenue Walsall

So many good memories there, have to agree with the Quest mention too, absolutely loved that place, brilliant times.

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By *unloversCouple
over a year ago

rotherham

I really miss nightclubs which is why we are attempting to try one in Ibiza ......amnesia here we come

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"I really miss nightclubs which is why we are attempting to try one in Ibiza ......amnesia here we come

Another swinging venue?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bring back the 80s/90s warehouse parties.

ACIIIIIIIID

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"I miss the old Snobs in Birmingham. I miss the sticky floors, the smell of blood sweat and tears, and all the pretty girls in sun dresses.

The new snobs is just not the same.

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Reminds me of the pink coconut and romeo and juliets it was previous clouds at one time too in derby... rock city in nottingham was popular but did,nt go there went to maddisons once I think it was called but spent most times in the palidrome listening to soft cell and howard jones, thomas dolby..

madonna in the 80,s ..sarah branigan came later..

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"I miss the old Snobs in Birmingham. I miss the sticky floors, the smell of blood sweat and tears, and all the pretty girls in sun dresses.

The new snobs is just not the same.

Reminds me of the pink coconut and romeo and juliets it was previous clouds at one time too in derby... rock city in nottingham was popular but did,nt go there went to maddisons once I think it was called but spent most times in the palidrome listening to soft cell and howard jones, thomas dolby..

madonna in the 80,s ..sarah branigan came later..

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Laura not sarah.. In the night ..I loved that song..

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