Nottingham nightclubs from the 80s and 90s we’ve loved and lost
There were some amazing nightclubs in Nottingham, however many of them have now been destroyed.
For many of us, the golden age of the nightclubs was the 80s and 90s. The time when you’d wake up with a stonking hangover, a glowstick and a cigarette burn in your favourite jacket.
Depending on your musical genre of choice there was almost certainly something for you. There were some great clubs that everyone was at and some others that flew a little under the radar, and were all the better for it.
Times are certainly different now, with the cost of living crisis making a night out an expensive proposition that many struggle to afford. Costs have increased even more as the days of cheap drink specials that were intended to lure you into a dubious establishment are long gone.
As always we want to hear your best memories of nights out in Nottingham. So if any of these spark some nostalgia for you, or if we’ve missed any, feel free to let us know in the comments below.
We quite loved Beatroot in the Lace Market, especially after the time in 1999 when more than 350 people fled the venue when a shot rang out during a brawl. In 2001 it was the initial home to the Spectrum club night, but before too long it had closed.
Evasion, a “over-21s’ night club offering soulful grooves for well-dressed patrons,” was the new name given to it in 2004.
A (very) youthful Take That performed at the Black Orchid, a sizable club close to the Showcase, back in 1992. Local promoter Johnny Moore impressed them so much that they requested him to join their team.
Did he accept the offer from them? No, he didn’t. The promoter chose to skip them after only 300 people showed up and he lost £15 that night. The venue was renamed Isis after The Black Orchid collapsed in 1998, and it closed in 2009.
The Pelham Club, a gentlemen’s club, was replaced with this iconic venue when it opened in 1990. The Cookie Club relocated to St. James’ Street (see Pieces, below) after 10 years of smoke machines and popular indie music, and the Pelham Street location changed to blues club Tilt.
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