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  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,827
    saw some incredible sets at Printworks, another missed venue.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 7,096
    edited November 2025
    Echoes, Bow
    The Albany, Deptford
    Bonnies, Sydenham
    Downham Tavern



  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,709
    Zens in a Thursday was always a fun nite and would always bump into an addick or too in there. Pretty sure the boss liked a bit of zens Thursday nites!
  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,363
    Arsenetatters said:
    swords_alive said:
    Oh the memories.
    In order of preference (accepting these were more like discos than the megaclubs that followed):

    Bon Bonnies
    Le Trecs , Beckenham
    Cinderellas, Purley
    Ts, erith
    Zens
    Studio (streatham)
    Flamingos 
    Any pub with a dance floor goes to near the top-
    E.g. Drayman

    Then rave culture came along and I couldn't wear a tie anymore so that was that.

    Mind you have since been Koko, Egg, a place at Vauxhall under the arches, and one at Elephant, for back to 88 type things, and most gone now I think.

    I'd like to try one of these day time sessions when my feet are better and provided there is somewhere to sit down and none of that awful trance or Eurobeat shite being played.



    There’s some places I remember from that list. Cinderellas was a bit of a posh night out as they did food I vaguely remember. Wasn’t Flamingos the old cinema in Woolwich? Dancing where you used to queue up for ice cream. I remember seeing a male strip show there. Very disappointing from what I remember.
    Bit of a flop was it.
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,699
    Elthamaddick said:
    Another shout for The Venue, early 90’s onwards it was an amazing place. Lost count of how many nights I spent in there.

    Also remember, Stars in Greenwich, T’s in Erith and Zens 

    Great times to go out 
    T's was good met the bloke from Imagination there one night. Went to Flicks/Zens quite a few times back in the day as well.
  • MillwallFan
    MillwallFan Posts: 3,452
    Happy Jax, London Bridge 👌🏻
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,819
    Snooker Hall in Greenwich was good whilst it lasted.
    Now up the creek
  • Southendaddick
    Southendaddick Posts: 5,371
    Surprised none of the ravers on here have mentioned Bagleys or maybe I’m too old 

    It was either that or Strawberry Sundae Vauxhall for me in the late 90’s

    Tots or Chameleon for Southend 95-99 but not quite the same vibe 😂
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 5,036
    Bagleys was before my time. 

    I went to The End once. I was around for Turnmills but they mostly had trance nights. So Ministry of Sound and Fabric were the main ones, with later visits to Cable by London Bridge, Matter in the O2, Printworks, Fire in Vauxhall, E1, Studio 338, and once at The Egg - which was straight after Huddersfield away in 2012. There are some names I can't remember too, I saw Magda somewhere on NYE, it was really cheap to get in and no one realised it was New Year until about 00:20 

    I used to visit friends in Manchester for Sankeys and The Warehouse Project as well. They were always worth the long journeys home. 
  • Southendaddick
    Southendaddick Posts: 5,371
    Went to Sankeys after an Oasis gig at Man City in 2005 

    Used up a life that day 

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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,299
    RedPanda said:
    Bagleys was before my time. 

    I went to The End once. I was around for Turnmills but they mostly had trance nights. So Ministry of Sound and Fabric were the main ones, with later visits to Cable by London Bridge, Matter in the O2, Printworks, Fire in Vauxhall, E1, Studio 338, and once at The Egg - which was straight after Huddersfield away in 2012. There are some names I can't remember too, I saw Magda somewhere on NYE, it was really cheap to get in and no one realised it was New Year until about 00:20 

    I used to visit friends in Manchester for Sankeys and The Warehouse Project as well. They were always worth the long journeys home. 
    Spent many a trance night in Turnmills. Tall Paul, Benny Bennasi, Ferry Corsten. Great times.
  • Bilko
    Bilko Posts: 786
    Listen to Nite Klub by The Specials, that sums up Nightclubs to me.
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,329
    edited November 2025
    Wellcome Inn,  1971-74, or the Kitchener. 50p on the door.  Had my first proper grown up punch up with a doorman at the Kitchener. 
    Also honourable mention The Royal Standard Blackheath. 
  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,582
    Oh yeh that reminds me, Dorringtons had a night in there with Jamie Stuart once
    Forgot about Bon Bonne, bibas, Déjà vu and the dun cow
    also the hilltop west Kingsdown was an interesting one 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,844
    edited November 2025
    Anyone used to go Tap n Tin? Had some great nights in there before I got into raving.
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 11,007
    In my younger days, Zenz, The Venue, Amadeus, were the usual clubs I'd be seen in. Up town we done Fabric, The End. Seem to remember a place called Digress in soho. My all time fave for a bit of live music was Roadhouse in Covent Garden.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,224
    O-Randy-Hunt said:
    In my younger days, Zenz, The Venue, Amadeus, were the usual clubs I'd be seen in. Up town we done Fabric, The End. Seem to remember a place called Digress in soho. My all time fave for a bit of live music was Roadhouse in Covent Garden.
    Me and my mates got threatened by the bouncers in Roadhouse, for playing keepy uppy with an imaginary ball on the dance floor. 
  • Rock Spectacle
    Rock Spectacle Posts: 1,464
    The Venue early 90s. Pulp, Blùr, Billy Bragg, Carter USM many times, Echobelly, Sleeper. Oasis and Shed Seven on the same bill wasn't bad. However the mighty Half Man Half Biscuit gracing the stage was the best of the lot
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,224
    Clubs we frequented 

    Dartford and nearby 
    Flicks/Zens
    Bridewells
    T’s

    Up town 
    Buzz Bar
    Astoria
    Tiger Tiger
    Strawberry Moons
    Empire Leicester Square
    Villa Stefano
    Heaven
    Fabric

    Other provincial towns
    Amadeus
    Romford - Hollywoods
    Grays - P’zaz
    Chelmsford - Dukes
    Pink Toothbrush- Basildon?
    Langtrys- beckenham
    Bon Bonnie
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,409
    Chunes said:
    Anyone used to go Tap n Tin? Had some great nights in there before I got into raving.
    Used to be in there all the time, know a few of the people involved back in the late 90s early 2000s. Watched Peter Docherty go face first into the piss trough on the first floor and subsequently fished him out of it. Also where this photo was taken



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  • NorthheathAddick
    NorthheathAddick Posts: 4,101
    edited November 2025
    Ts - RIP
    Zens -RIP
    Library - RIP
    Stars - RIP
    Bibas - RIP
    Jasmines - RIP
    Bridewells - RIP
    Frontier Post/Trading Post - RIP
    Hickorys/Deja vu - RIP
    Amadeus -RIP
    Bon Bonnie RIP
    Samanthas - RIP
    Hombraes - RIP
    Sinatras - RIP
    Ceasers - RIP
    Shanola’s - RIP
    Dun Cow - RIP
    Benjys - RIP
    White Hart -RIP
    Rocket - RIP
    Coronet - RIP
    Tasco - RIP
    Tabernacle - RIP /Q club
    Chunnel/SSU/Hidden - RIP
    Roller Express - RIP
    Warehouse - RIP
    Club UK - RIP
    Leisure Lounge - RIP
    Colosseum - RIP
    Factory - RIP
    Egg - Kings X
    Cross - RIP
    Dingwalls - RIP
    Starsky & Hutch - RIP
    Tunnel Club/338 
    Bagleys - RIP
    Lazerdrome - RIP
    4 Aces/Labyrinth - RIP
    The Key - RIP
    Fridge - RIP
    Telegraph - RIP
    Medusa - RIP
    George 4th - RIP
    Brixton Academy (Raving) -  RIP
    414 - RIP
    The Mass - RIP
    SW1 - RIP
    SE1 - RIP
    Purple Turtle - 
    Union/Happy Jacks - RIP
    Turnmills - RIP
    Worlds End - RIP
    Printworks - RIP
    Done all of the Arches - Vauxhall
    Fire
    Lightbox
    Heaven
    Electrowerks 
    Scala 
    Steele Yard 
    Xoyo
    MOS
    Camden Palace/Koko
    Basing House 


    & the surviving ones I still like to partake as it were…😁,&  I’d also done most of the cheesy ones in Essex 

    fuck that list brings back so many memories of the past & lost friends along the way…😢,& I know I’ve missed a few clubs of that list too

    & this wkend as in Saturday was back in Fabric which I haven’t been to in 15yrs or around that for Peach & Strawberry Sundae…if was proper old school bangers from 1st to last & the djs & fellow ravers were on top form…n it’s back to MOS in a couple of weeks…🤪

    thinking about it,how is it the fook that I’ve survived…🫣😜

    Long may it continue…🤭🥳😎





  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,406
    NorthheathAddick said:

    & the surviving ones I still like to partake as it were…😁,&  I’d also done most of the cheesy ones in Essex 

    fuck that list brings back so many memories of the past & lost friends along the way…😢,& I know I’ve missed a few clubs of that list too

    & this wkend as in Saturday was back in Fabric which I haven’t been to in 15yrs or around that for Peach & Strawberry Sundae…if was proper old school bangers from 1st to last & the djs & fellow ravers were on top form…n it’s back to MOS in a couple of weeks…🤪

    thinking about it,how is it the fook that I’ve survived…🫣😜

    Long may it continue…🤭🥳😎





    What sort of age group there? It’s our season for celebrating 50ths and a club night that don’t make us feel like we’re stalking our kids would be ideal 
  • Plaaayer
    Plaaayer Posts: 9,012
    AFKABartram said:
    NorthheathAddick said:

    & the surviving ones I still like to partake as it were…😁,&  I’d also done most of the cheesy ones in Essex 

    fuck that list brings back so many memories of the past & lost friends along the way…😢,& I know I’ve missed a few clubs of that list too

    & this wkend as in Saturday was back in Fabric which I haven’t been to in 15yrs or around that for Peach & Strawberry Sundae…if was proper old school bangers from 1st to last & the djs & fellow ravers were on top form…n it’s back to MOS in a couple of weeks…🤪

    thinking about it,how is it the fook that I’ve survived…🫣😜

    Long may it continue…🤭🥳😎





    What sort of age group there? It’s our season for celebrating 50ths and a club night that don’t make us feel like we’re stalking our kids would be ideal 
    Went to a garage night at Ministry a couple kf years ago and that was more an older crowd. 

    Epping Forest Country club was another I was talking to someone about over the weekend that was a good night when I was younger. 
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,819
    AFKABartram said:
    NorthheathAddick said:

    & the surviving ones I still like to partake as it were…😁,&  I’d also done most of the cheesy ones in Essex 

    fuck that list brings back so many memories of the past & lost friends along the way…😢,& I know I’ve missed a few clubs of that list too

    & this wkend as in Saturday was back in Fabric which I haven’t been to in 15yrs or around that for Peach & Strawberry Sundae…if was proper old school bangers from 1st to last & the djs & fellow ravers were on top form…n it’s back to MOS in a couple of weeks…🤪

    thinking about it,how is it the fook that I’ve survived…🫣😜

    Long may it continue…🤭🥳😎





    What sort of age group there? It’s our season for celebrating 50ths and a club night that don’t make us feel like we’re stalking our kids would be ideal 
    Ha ha. There's no such place mate. Accept that you are at the point of real ale in a micropub ;-)
  • NorthheathAddick
    NorthheathAddick Posts: 4,101
    AFKABartram said:
    NorthheathAddick said:

    & the surviving ones I still like to partake as it were…😁,&  I’d also done most of the cheesy ones in Essex 

    fuck that list brings back so many memories of the past & lost friends along the way…😢,& I know I’ve missed a few clubs of that list too

    & this wkend as in Saturday was back in Fabric which I haven’t been to in 15yrs or around that for Peach & Strawberry Sundae…if was proper old school bangers from 1st to last & the djs & fellow ravers were on top form…n it’s back to MOS in a couple of weeks…🤪

    thinking about it,how is it the fook that I’ve survived…🫣😜

    Long may it continue…🤭🥳😎





    What sort of age group there? It’s our season for celebrating 50ths and a club night that don’t make us feel like we’re stalking our kids would be ideal 
    Mate it was noted by our group of 48 to very young looking 60s that crowd were roughly same sort of ages less young young crowd,but a lot of them kids were kids of the old skool ravers & were there for the music too,no trouble whatsoever it was a good vibe all day…so just get along,”your free to do want you want to do,you ve got live your life”

    cya on the dancefloor…👍
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,620
    80's memories of London clubs...

    Xenon - by The Ritz
    Hombre's - somewhere off Oxford St
    Samantha's - off Regent Street
    Paramount City - off Piccadilly
    Ferdenzis - opposite Samantha's and a haunt for night-club workers, coppers, brasses and "types"  That was one where you could walk out and it would be daylight. 
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,827
    AFKABartram said:
    NorthheathAddick said:

    & the surviving ones I still like to partake as it were…😁,&  I’d also done most of the cheesy ones in Essex 

    fuck that list brings back so many memories of the past & lost friends along the way…😢,& I know I’ve missed a few clubs of that list too

    & this wkend as in Saturday was back in Fabric which I haven’t been to in 15yrs or around that for Peach & Strawberry Sundae…if was proper old school bangers from 1st to last & the djs & fellow ravers were on top form…n it’s back to MOS in a couple of weeks…🤪

    thinking about it,how is it the fook that I’ve survived…🫣😜

    Long may it continue…🤭🥳😎





    What sort of age group there? It’s our season for celebrating 50ths and a club night that don’t make us feel like we’re stalking our kids would be ideal 
    This will be determined quite a bit by the genre of music the night is for, I'd just suggest not going to a Grime night.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,299
    If you want a decent older crowd having a dance, Soul Town events are good for that. Not my type of music but seems popular.
  • Brownie12
    Brownie12 Posts: 1,606
    MrOneLung said:
    Clubs we frequented 

    Dartford and nearby 
    Flicks/Zens
    Bridewells
    T’s

    Up town 
    Buzz Bar
    Astoria
    Tiger Tiger
    Strawberry Moons
    Empire Leicester Square
    Villa Stefano
    Heaven
    Fabric

    Other provincial towns
    Amadeus
    Romford - Hollywoods
    Grays - P’zaz
    Chelmsford - Dukes
    Pink Toothbrush- Basildon?
    Langtrys- beckenham
    Bon Bonnie
    Rayleigh 
  • Afternoon Delight
    Afternoon Delight Posts: 949
    Go past The Venue everyday going to work, sad to see it closed.

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