They catered for all tastes and for every genre of music from funk to punk, and rock to rave. The building had a long history as a nightspot but will join the many that have vanished into hazy memories. were launched in the city. The Dome closed in January 1994 for a £2 million refit and relaunched in March that year as Dome II, with an even bigger capacity of 2,850. As Led Zeppelin might say, it’s been a long time since it rocked and rolled. Rock'n'roll club Lora Dixon's, above Chetwyns menswear shop in John Bright Street, served only tea, coffee and soft drinks. top marks Andy, The history, culture, development & regeneration of Birmingham, UK, This web site and all images, video clips and text contained therein are ©Andrew Doherty 2003 - 2020 (except where another My first experience of the Birmingham club scene (apart from seeing The Sweet at the Night Out sometime around 1980) revolved around waiting for the number 45 bus in the now-pedestrianised John Bright Street and seeing hordes of cavorting youth stumbling between Kaleidoscope, Sam Weller’s, The Grapes, Edward’s Number 7 and Boogies Brasserie. My first experience of the Birmingham club scene (apart from seeing The Sweet at the Night Out sometime around 1980) revolved around waiting for the number 45 bus in the now-pedestrianised John Bright Street and seeing hordes of cavorting youth stumbling between Kaleidoscope, Sam Weller’s, The Grapes, Edward’s Number 7 and Boogies Brasserie. Originally established to expand the range of gay nightlife in the city, Tin Tins attracted acts included two appearances by a then-unknown Take That, who were seen stuffing socks down their cycling shorts before appearing on stage. General manager Mac Kulasceza is pictured in the club in December 1983. Club-wise, for a ‘rocker’ there wasn’t much to shout about until the re-launch of Edward’s No.8 as ‘Edward’s Rock Complex‘ in 1987. ... 3. In 1992 – exactly three years later – he bought XL’s at Five Ways in Edgbaston and promptly turned it into a rival rocker rendezvous. The Powerhouse in Hurst Street. The venue it moved into had a long history as a nightspot - it was previously The Night Out, The Dome and then Dome II. Birmingham's nightclub scene is ever evolving. Five 7ft-high barrels imported from France provided a unique interior layout. The Works was relaunched as Gatecrasher in 2008, and has since closed and reopened as PRYZM. The Works, in Broad Street, also hosted Gatecrasher nights - and then the brand took over the entire venue. Birmingham nightclub La Dolce Vita pictured in the 1970s, The Rainbow - a traditional pub that had evolved into a clubbing venue - will close at the end of May 2017, Famous Birmingham nightclub closes down after 14 years, Electric club in Hurst Street would be knocked down to make way for modern apartments, 65 Birmingham pubs and clubs you loved in the 90s, Attempts to reopen it under yet another guise, Wonderworld, were rejected in September 2013, building is to be demolished and turned into apartments, Famous Birmingham nightclub Bobby Browns will reopen this summer, Best times of our lives - memories of Birmingham superclub after plans revealed for demolition, Ozzy Osbourne and Bev Bevan were thrown out for looking too scruffy, Memories of Eddies Rock Club - formerly Edwards No.8 - as it plans double relaunch after Sonisphere clash, 26 more pictures of Birmingham nightclubs where you danced in your teens and 20s, closed its Paradise Circus Queensway venue in April 2014, Burger King urges customers to switch to McDonald's instead in 'classy' statement, In a statement online, Burger King confirmed outlets would be shutting - with McDonald's still opening for McDelivery and Just Eat, McDonald's issues big announcement over new lockdown to customers, Paul Pomroy, CEO McDonald’s UK & Ireland, confirmed the fast food giant will remain open for takeaway, Drive Thru and McDelivery via Uber Eats and Just Eat.
It was closed for a couple of years before The Dome - named after the round metal structure over the dancefloor, which was also the lighting rig - opened on October 16, 1985. In truth, its clientèle was a veritable smorgasbord of alternative subcultures, including rockers, punks, psychobillies, crusties and even the occasional shoe-gazing indie kid. The Locarno Dance Hall in Hurst Street, in 1981. You can unsubscribe at any time. These rock-themed nightspots were named because they were Mr Fewtrell's seventh and eighth venues in the city. The club owners ignored the notice and were taken to court in 1979, where it emerged there was also a ban on headgear, which effectively excluded Sikhs from entering the venue too. As he turned to apologise (they were a nice crowd) it turned out to be my history teacher who grumbled “alright Andrew, f*cking great song this” and threw himself back into the throng . Sadly, many of the venues from those days have since climbed the stairway to heaven. At the start of the 80s, the Locarno was reinvented as the Powerhouse and became one of the main nightspots in Birmingham, with various nights catering to all crowds and music tastes. One of the DJs behind the decks at the Powerhouse in the 80s was Duncan Finlayson, known as Funky Duncan.
I will, as time goes on, add various articles on particular venues and nightlife notables I encountered over the years and also those that had long-since gone by the time I hit the City centre in 1983 but for now, I would just like to whet the appetite with an overview of the scene as I found it as a somewhat over enthusiastic, and somewhat under-aged, teen all those years ago. Chef shares the roast potato mistake we've been making for years, Roast dinners are incredible - from lashing of gravy and succulent meat, to roasted veggies and gigantic Yorkshire puddings, The Birmingham restaurants, bars and pubs offering cheap food and drink deals before lockdown, Bottomless brunches, burgers, beer as well as free pizza and wine included with your cinema ticket!
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