Ok name names. Which club would you nominate as the best of all time.

Cairos... even though I met my ex OH there

Faces!

That was a brilliant club, apart from the stairs which were hell to navigate after 14 pints.

I voted other, for ......

The Arches (in the early Gatecrasher days)

or possibly Nimmo's/Early Niche.

Anyone remember Beluga I think it was called on Carver St. ?Only went once and didn't rate it.

I remember Beluga - I didn't think much of it either. How come there is no Leadmill, Brighton Beach or Drop on your list?

I voted other too, for Bubblegum and Jigsaw which both used to be at Republic back when it was still called that! (before it became GC1!!) My other choice would've been Bed. I've never heard of lots of the ones on your list...

I remember a tiny little club in the early 80s... it could only hold about 50 people and they were selective about who they let in and the dance floor was tiny and chrome and like a flower with petals... I cant even remember where it was now... the doorman was huge and had gold teeth... anyone remember the place?

Probably The Roxy, where Carling Academy is now.

I have never, and probably never will, set foot in a Nightclub, they're noisy, full of c words, and rip you off on the price of drinks (a bit like most of the Pubs in Town)

Rich, are you answering question in post 8? If so it is definately not Roxy. That held over 2,000 people.

Probably The Roxy, where Carling Academy is now.

I have never, and probably never will, set foot in a Nightclub, they're noisy, full of c words, and rip you off on the price of drinks (a bit like most of the Pubs in Town)

If you've never been in a nightclub because they're too noisy, how come you're voting for the Roxy, which was three floors of noise and c words? :huh:

If you've never been in a nightclub because they're too noisy, how come you're voting for the Roxy, which was three floors of noise and c words? :huh:

I was responding to Jabbers.

I think he was answering Jabber's question rather than voting for it. If he had been to Roxy's he would have loved it. Full of scantily clad girls in short silky skirts or hot pants.

The lust.

I was responding to Jabbers.

No way was it Roxys Rich. That was a huge club.

Yeah the club Im thinking of was small... really tiny...

I cant remember much because it was A/ A long time ago and

B/ ... I was always very very drunk.

I was responding to Jabbers.

Sorry - my misunderstanding!

The Roxy was a hell-hole though (that said pyjama jump there had to be seen to be believed, I just wish I could remember it!)

Sorry - my misunderstanding!

The Roxy was a hell-hole though (that said pyjama jump there had to be seen to be believed, I just wish I could remember it!)

Roxy's was Ok. What was wrong with it?

Anyone remember Beluga I think it was called on Carver St. ?Only went once and didn't rate it.

It was called Sinatras in the 80s, me and my mate used to finish work at 12 o,clock and go straight in there. Sometimes we'd have a change and go to The Limit (yuk), Issabellas,Josephines or if we were hungry we'd go to The China Garden until the time i got food poisoning and i'd got a French exam the next day. Yep, i was only 15, it actually amazed me how i got in those places

I remember a tiny little club in the early 80s... it could only hold about 50 people and they were selective about who they let in and the dance floor was tiny and chrome and like a flower with petals... I cant even remember where it was now... the doorman was huge and had gold teeth... anyone remember the place?

Flower dance floor? Crazy daisy disco?

Roxy's was Ok. What was wrong with it?

The music was rubbish, the bouncers were too heavy handed, the bar service was too slow, and it was too big to find your mates again once you'd spent 45 minutes trying to get served.

Apart from that I quite liked it :)

The music was rubbish, the bouncers were too heavy handed, the bar service was too slow, and it was too big to find your mates again once you'd spent 45 minutes trying to get served.

Apart from that I quite liked it :)

Good for lust though.

Overall, I'd have to say the ledders, even though i rarely go these days. Had some brilliant nights there as a teenager, about five years ago i was going practically every week to Sonic Boom.
Just wish the individual nights had kept more identity.

Flower dance floor? Crazy daisy disco?

No this had a .. an unusual name... its goig to drive me mad trying to remember it now...

It was.. the place if I remember rightly was on one of the streets that start across from the ...the city hall?

Remember Pippys shop? Parallell to the moor? That road,,, up near the top...


Theres smoke coming out of my ears now....

There used to be a pub called the Barleycorn with another pub right next door to it.. that road, the ... the one that was on...

Good for lust though.

I dunno - I was a 19 year-old living in a 700 student hall of residence when I was going there - it was just like where I lived but with terrible music really.

It seemed that most Tuesdays in first year all of Ranmoor House went to the Roxy.

No this had a .. an unusual name... its goig to drive me mad trying to remember it now...

It was.. the place if I remember rightly was on one of the streets that start across from the ...the city hall?

Remember Pippys shop? Parallell to the moor? That road,,, up near the top...


Theres smoke coming out of my ears now....

There used to be a pub called the Barleycorn with another pub right next door to it.. that road, the ... the one that was on...

Casbah? ...................... or it might be the pub with the revolving dance floor... I've been to a couple of mod nights there ... erm forgotten old names ,,, it's had loads.

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/60/6003/Cutler/Sheffield
picture of it

Casbah? ...................... or it might be the pub with the revolving dance floor... I've been to a couple of mod nights there ... erm forgotten old names ,,, it's had loads.

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/60/6003/Cutler/Sheffield
picture of it

It could be that... As I say, I was always hideously drunk, but the dance floor was tiny, youd be lucky to get three people onto it.

When I used to go it was all new romantic and we used to pose like grotesque shop window dummies.

I was always the odd one out though because I was a Numan fan and usually wore a black suit, black shirt, red tie and belt.

And VERY pointy shoes!

I remember going in there one night and the doorman asked me if I had a young lady with me tonight... I said no and he said "Well shall I get you one?"

I said "NO!" and he said "Well, what about a nice young man then? I can get you one of those if thats your pleasure tonight....?"

I dont think I went back after that...

I remember going in there one night and the doorman asked me if I had a young lady with me tonight... I said no and he said "Well shall I get you one?"

I said "NO!" and he said "Well, what about a nice young man then? I can get you one of those if thats your pleasure tonight....?"



This is the club for you slimsid! ;)

how come republic aint on ur list, that was the best club ever, dispite it being burnt down, stll the best, and always will be

Fanny's at Owler Bar.Maximillions.

Without a doubt The Arches ....around 1997/8 when Smokescreen, Spoof and Remedy used to put on nights there. What I wouldn't give to travel back in time to have one more night there ;)

corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp corp

The Arches! :D

There's been some good clubs in Sheffield.... The Arches, Music Factory/Bed, Republic (when it was Republic and not Gatecrasher), .Zero among others.

The Salutation, later known as Lydias at Attercliffe.

It was a gay club and my mate was gay and we used to go there in the early 80s, he used to bugger off with some bloke he`d pulled and leave me to get legless on my tod so eventually I started taking girlfriends there with me.

Which of course led to the rumour that I was bi sexual...

I didnt care though, the booze was cheap, the company was great and the music was brilliant.

It's an "other" for me - haven't been in a while, but it's Casbah over here

Past: Limit - it was dark, dirty and completely wild.
Present: Casbah (downstairs) - dirty dark and not so wild (but then I am knocking on a bit).

the Arches and Unit (now corp).

ahh NY Sushi thems were the days

Glaring omissions - The Unit (when NY Sushi was there), Bed or Ponana - 3 of my favourite clubs from the past.

My suggestion would be the Kay Gee bee for some personal reasons. I met some people there who to this day are still friends, I knew by sight probably 80% of the customers, I met two of my g/f's there and I was introduced to Northern Soul music there which broadened my musical tastes.
Plus it's about the only place in which I've been seen to waltz, though thinking about it that's nothing to boast about.

Corp. I think it's one of those you either love it or hate it but I personally love it.

How can you include half of those options and miss off Republic (Gatecrasher1)?
I personally didn't like the Gatecrasher night but it made the club one of most important in the entire country. People nationwide mourned its burning!
Not me personally but I have to respect its significance.

I would have chosen Bed but that's not on there either.

I loved Roxys played all the 80's stuff was packed out most nights had some great nights there showing my age now lol

How can U exclude Club Shhhh and Void and the old Arches

1. The Unit
2. The old Arches
3. Shhhhh

i moved away from sheffield years ago but everytime i came home i would go to BED or GaTeCrAsHeR, and sometimes i would come over with mates just to go to BED, there isnt that good a dance scene in sheffield anymore.:|,

fire killed gatecrasher

The Limit.....

I've lived in Sheffield since 86 so have been to quite a few on the list.

I remember:-

Roxys - townys, fights in queue, great Pjama Jump night, paid bouncer £5 to sneak i fire exit, cheap Wed student night, snogging older MILF on dfance floor!

Cairos - wed night student night, 2 rooms, great music, always very drunk

Issys - Tues student night, huge queues, £1.50 to get in and 10p (!) a pint, even snakebites, bouncy dancefloor, quite small

Josephines - rarely went in, too many old orange people, expensive and very naff

Leadmill - superb any night especially Thursday, great music, good bar and small bar to chill out + great band venue

Limit - dark, dangerous, addictive, fights, drugs, crazy, always wear black!

Kingdom - went once never returned

Corporation - only went a few times, getting on a bit when it opened but all mid week and had a great time. Superb atmosphere, music and drink promotopns, very drunk!

I will ad a few as well - Sheff 1 at Sheff Poly - THE best saturday night when at poly. Fight for tickets, 1000 very drunk students, great music, huge dancefloor, very wet & slippery dancefloor, 'kopped off' with my future wife there in 1991!

Fri night at Octagon Sheff Uni - poly students going into enemy territory! Very good night, big venue and oppurtunity to take micky out of posh uni students!

My favourite was Sheff 1 when I was a student and Leadmill post grad.

Best mainstream club has to be Cairo Jax
Best underground club definately the Palais / Music Factory. (Musically Sheffields best clubbing periods ever...............)

All the people voting Roxy's need to be ashamed of there selves. Fair enough it served a purpose but it was not the place you take your girlfriend out on a date.

fire killed gatecrasher

The death of Trance killed Gatecrasher

It has to be the republic/gatecrasher- the only superclub that the city has ever had and a club that was world renound!

I will ad a few as well - Sheff 1 at Sheff Poly - THE best saturday night when at poly. Fight for tickets, 1000 very drunk students, great music, huge dancefloor, very wet & slippery dancefloor, 'kopped off' with my future wife there in 1991!

Fri night at Octagon Sheff Uni - poly students going into enemy territory! Very good night, big venue and oppurtunity to take micky out of posh uni students!

Of course we used to go to Pop Tarts on a Friday at the Octagon, then sometimes go to Sheff 1 to take the mickey out of poly students! :hihi: They didn't even used to trust you with real glasses at the NMB :hihi:

Of course we used to go to Pop Tarts on a Friday at the Octagon, then sometimes go to Sheff 1 to take the mickey out of poly students! :hihi: They didn't even used to trust you with real glasses at the NMB :hihi:

It meant you could take your pint onto the dancefloor finish it and just drop it without breaking your rythm :)

Both great nights but The Octagon attracted the better bands. Saw James there around 1989/90.

It meant you could take your pint onto the dancefloor finish it and just drop it without breaking your rythm :)

At the Octagon we had staff who used to come around with a silver tray for you to place your empties on :hihi:

Clyb SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHH and Club SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHH
nough said 6 Oclock in morning with Jungalist Alliance, Paul Maddox. or any DJ dark, Dirty
banging house music and to much love to shake a stick at, thank god its opening again
lofe will be fulfilled again roll on 26/0/08 Life will be worth living again

Fanny`s at Owler Bar !!!!

I voted other.Its along time ago but KGB, never been one for going to the same place week after week much more fun going some where new, meeting up with mates from all around the UK and having a good time, its the poeple and music that make a good nite out, not the place.

depends what night im out,
cant beat this for entertainment last thursday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io6eBFIPIy4

im on who loses :(

I remember Beluga - I didn't think much of it either. How come there is no Leadmill, Brighton Beach or Drop on your list?

totally agree, how can you leave the leadmill out of this list?

It has to be the republic/gatecrasher- the only superclub that the city has ever had and a club that was world renound!

Sorry mate, before Gatecrasher there was Jive Turkey and Palais / Music Factory. They were ground breaking clubs. Gatecrasher just filled a void and catered for Trance.

The Arches (aka SADMAC, Subway, Underground, 9-11 (yes seriously - it was tastefully called that for a bit) - on the right night - one of best venues for a party I've ever been to & lost count of the people I first met in the corridor at the Arches. And despite its location and often lack of security (esp in later days) - always had a nice friendly crowd in with no idiots.

:)

It has to be the republic/gatecrasher- the only superclub that the city has ever had and a club that was world renound!It may have been world renowned but it wasn't the only superclub the city has ever had.

What about love 2 be..?

Maybe not world reknowned but the Kay Gee Bee when it held it's all nighters for Northern Soul had people coming from all over the country and one of the DJ's Nev Wherry was a regular, most northern soul fans will recognise his name.. The rock bights grought people up from Nottingham and Barnsley was fairly well represented. The mod nights certainly brought some strangers to the city if the accents were anything to go by and to this day I don't know where on earth all the people came from who frequented the reggae nights.
Oh and in the ballroom dancing competitions we had judges who were exttreemely well known and I'm sure I met a reigning champion couple in Tago who came to give a demonstration, amongst others.

Sorry mate, before Gatecrasher there was Jive Turkey and Palais / Music Factory. They were ground breaking clubs. Gatecrasher just filled a void and catered for Trance.


I agree they were ground breaking clubs - but they are not known around the world like the republic was.

I know people who came over from the states, canada and even austrailia and had to come to the republic.

I agree they were ground breaking clubs - but they are not known around the world like the republic was.

I know people who came over from the states, canada and even austrailia and had to come to the republic.

What the "superclubs" had, that the orginal rave clubs didnt, was marketing and "branding" - and there's no denying Gatecrahser had plenty of that!


Though... Interestingly Gatecrasher was never the most popular weekly trance night in the UK - Escape from Samsara in Brixton was doing 1500-2000 people every Friday for 7 years and arguably was the first big club to regularly play trance (when GC was still playing house) - but because it was run by bunch of hippies & ran by word of mouth - you rarely read about it...

What the "superclubs" had, that the orginal rave clubs didnt, was marketing and "branding" - and there's no denying Gatecrahser had plenty of that!


Though... Interestingly Gatecrasher was never the most popular weekly trance night in the UK - Escape from Samsara in Brixton was doing 1500-2000 people every Friday for 7 years and arguably was the first big club to regularly play trance (when GC was still playing house) - but because it was run by bunch of hippies & ran by word of mouth - you rarely read about it...


True, and thats to the credit of clubs like GC, cream and the ministry- they saw a gap in the market for global clubbing brands and took it with both hands.

I would never say that GC was the most trance night in the UK but i would say that it drew people to it from most of the UK.

It has to be the republic/gatecrasher- the only superclub that the city has ever had and a club that was world renound!




Occasions and Palias were far better, back in the early (dare I say it?) 1990s

I sound really old

No this had a .. an unusual name... its goig to drive me mad trying to remember it now...

It was.. the place if I remember rightly was on one of the streets that start across from the ...the city hall?

Remember Pippys shop? Parallell to the moor? That road,,, up near the top...


Theres smoke coming out of my ears now....

There used to be a pub called the Barleycorn with another pub right next door to it.. that road, the ... the one that was on...



raffles....

At the height of my clubbing days we used to go to remedy and then down the arches (headcharge)and things got pretty messy I'm telling you. But it was proper lush.:)

Glad to see the otheres are romping it home on the poll anyway Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
AKA ShuuuuuuuuSH AKA Void, Large Arches etc

Didn't Gatecrasher start at the Arches?

The arches was the best without a doubt

Didn't Gatecrasher start at the Arches?

The Arches was GC's first regular Sheffield home - but I think it started in Brum

The Limit.
Crazy Daisy.
both brilliant also used to go to a club at the back of fleur de lyes (totley) early eighties but forgot the name.

Roxy's will never be bettered.

Roxy's will never be bettered.

Provocative stuff...

;)

Provocative stuff...

;)

by an idiot:rolleyes:

Casbah? ...................... or it might be the pub with the revolving dance floor... I've been to a couple of mod nights there ... erm forgotten old names ,,, it's had loads.

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/60/6003/Cutler/Sheffield
picture of it

Mod nights? You're only an assistant...

Erm, never mind... *gets coat*

Please note I am only messing here, please don't get the banning stick out.

Fannys at Owler Bar

Shades student night on a Wednesday and the Penthouse on a weekend. And does the Black Swan count as a club ?

City Hall Ballroom
Nelson Mandela Building

I think it's also fair to say that BED was pretty amazing, despite the occasional off-night.

Although Bed didn't have the global identity, to me it was more the 'SuperClub' simply because of the wider range of it's audience i.e. House Music!

City Hall Ballroom
Nelson Mandela Building

Was it Free, Nelson Mandela?

Its got to be Josephines - was an excellent club - I have just voted for it - now its neck and neck in ead with the Roxy !!! Alas Im not allowed in it these days since Im not hip hop enough :(

Who ever voted for Embrace needs to go out and explore clubbing..Embrace just seems to be a place where you go if you want to make a fashion statement! Also if you actually dance you seem to get starred at!!

Give me OffTheRails @ Plug anyday.

I agree they were ground breaking clubs - but they are not known around the world like the republic was.

I know people who came over from the states, canada and even austrailia and had to come to the republic.

These clubs paved the way for the likes of Gatecrasher and set the standards. Love2be was attracting celebrities week in week out and put Sheffield on the map way before Gatecrasher.
Jive Turkey was getting people from all over the country back in 88 - 90. It was Sheffields first true super club so it deserves its recognition.
The Palais and Music Factory continued where Jive Turkey left off and took it to the next level. One thing was for certain and I am sure most of the people will agree for nostalgia J.T, Palais and Music Factory (Love2be) were musically Sheffields best credible nights without doubt.

These clubs paved the way for the likes of Gatecrasher and set the standards. Love2be was attracting celebrities week in week out and put Sheffield on the map way before Gatecrasher.
Jive Turkey was getting people from all over the country back in 88 - 90. It was Sheffields first true super club so it deserves its recognition.
The Palais and Music Factory continued where Jive Turkey left off and took it to the next level. One thing was for certain and I am sure most of the people will agree for nostalgia J.T, Palais and Music Factory (Love2be) were musically Sheffields best credible nights without doubt.

Not forgetting Rise and Trash.

Does anyone remember TramStop? The (illegal?) afterhours parties on West St - above Oxfam of all places!

Not forgetting Rise and Trash.

Does anyone remember TramStop? The (illegal?) afterhours parties on West St - above Oxfam of all places!

Rise and Trash were cool clubs in there own right but they were not superclubs. Love2be were having a list celebrities in there regularly as if it was on the westend of London.
Also the numbers were no where near Love2be or the Palais (Jam Factory or Compulsions) due to them having a smaller capacity. I remember Todd Terry New Years Eve. There was a queue literally at 7.30pm

Love2be was attracting celebrities week in week out

How come you regular use this as a measure of how good a club night is? I've seen you refer to this time and time again on here. I would personally avoid any club that regularly attracted "celebrities" like the plague. (Although I do agree with some of your other points).

Was Chloe Newsome there?

Yes and Take That, both on many occassion.

How come you regular use this as a measure of how good a club night is? I've seen you refer to this time and time again on here. I would personally avoid any club that regularly attracted "celebrities" like the plague. (Although I do agree with some of your other points).

Jive Turkey never attracted many celebs and that was my main choices also the Palais back in the day. :huh:
A super club should attract celebs to be fair, never did Studio 54 or Ministry any harm.

Yes and Take That, both on many occassion.

Also Paula Yates, The entire Gladiators cast, John Fashanu, Coronation St cast, the list is endless

All this reminiscing about the old days is great. Sheffield has had such a sound clubbing past. Its heritage and tradition runs deep. Its such a pity that right now theres very very little. Sure Plug is fighting the good fight and Nylon/Redroom and to a lesser extent DQ but realistically there are very few really good nights or venues

Even Cairo Jax, a commercial club had some kind of flavor due to the soul room. Its ironic that just about 85% of the old school played today by Sheffield djs on West St is incidental and replicates the Jax room back then. The scene now is very poor musically in comparison, no matter what you are into.

My mate kissed Melinda Messinger's bum in Gatecrasher!

limit circa 91 with the bleeps?or occasions anyone?

Now after the great Roxy's I would say Uropa deservs a mention. A much under rated club in my humble opinion.

I am suprised that Shades has not been mentioned
Must be because i,m ancient lol.

I am suprised that Shades has not been mentioned
Must be because i,m ancient lol.

Post 80. I'm just as ancient !

Without a doubt, the 2 best were Scamps and Josephines. Please post in this thread if you used to go as i often wonder where all the regulars went to.

There was also Turn ups where the noodle bar is now!

I cant believe no-one has mentioned Tiffanys or Romeo's or even Christy's at the Wednesday ground

three great clubs

What about Down Broadway, Penthouse, Heartbeat, Crazy Daizy, Locarno, Top Rank, Genevieve, Baileys. For those of you who were around in the 60s and 70s, these were the places

Oh yes and I remember Turn ups, or Throw ups as it was known!!

REBELS! For teaching us all to drunkenly hover 15mm above the ground.

Just what was that rubbery, oily dance floor made out of? All I know that if it touched anything about your person the only thing that would remove the ****ty obsidian stain was an incinerator...

I have a few fond memories of Genevieve around 1977 to 1980 and Josephines 1980 to 1982.

I wondered where this thread had got to but there still is only one club worth going to and it re-opens in three weeks Shushhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

mona-lisa??

I wondered where this thread had got to but there still is only one club worth going to and it re-opens in three weeks Shushhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I think we should wait and see first, its hardly had the best of starts.

Its already been open for over 50 events over the past 2 1/2 years and every time has been wicked, so thyey will just be improving on what was the best in the first place
(Thanks for your moral support)
Lol

Its already been open for over 50 events over the past 2 1/2 years and every time has been wicked, so thyey will just be improving on what was the best in the first place
(Thanks for your moral support)
Lol

With all due respect 2.5 years is not long and also What is the flag ship night to make this club so legendary. I am all for bigging up but please keep it real....
PS, I am all for supporting your club, but you cant spurt off your the best in town yet, when you havent even opened, or on past history.

Best club was the old Arches, 911 Walker Street. Such a shame that it's just sitting there empty....

i cant see the point of a poll where most of the options arent here any more, wouldnt it have been better to do one with clubs that are open!?

Best club was the old Arches, 911 Walker Street. Such a shame that it's just sitting there empty....

As I understand it - the cost of getting it ship shape again would make it prohibitive for most folk to consider.

As I understand it - the cost of getting it ship shape again would make it prohibitive for most folk to consider.

Yup. We went to a free party there last NYE, upstairs seemed ok but downstairs was an absolute wreck apparently.

Still, if I win the lottery...

Last Halloween and NYE with Dub Central cant say how many where in due to legal reasons but it was proper rammed In Bed with Space, Secret Sessions, and Off THE Rails were some of the better nights.
Old Arches was fantastic but its full of Asbestos
We are trying to extend our lease extended down at Shush because we really want to give the venue a good run and please remember we are only a venue available for Hire its up to the peeps of Sheffield what goes on there, we only put on a night if no one books the place Agent Gypo, if you fancy putting somthing yourself, if you feel you have got th pulse of the Sheffield Scene bring it on , very reasonable rates !!!!

occasions nite club by miles
then palais on london road

then again some of the clubs listed are differant era`s
so were all gonna like differant clubs

Maybe not world reknowned but the Kay Gee Bee when it held it's all nighters for Northern Soul had people coming from all over the country and one of the DJ's Nev Wherry was a regular, most northern soul fans will recognise his name.. The rock bights grought people up from Nottingham and Barnsley was fairly well represented. The mod nights certainly brought some strangers to the city if the accents were anything to go by and to this day I don't know where on earth all the people came from who frequented the reggae nights.
Oh and in the ballroom dancing competitions we had judges who were exttreemely well known and I'm sure I met a reigning champion couple in Tago who came to give a demonstration, amongst others.

My first all nighter there back in 1976 ...

As for Nev Wherry ... R.I.P ..

...if you fancy putting somthing yourself, if you feel you have got th pulse of the Sheffield Scene bring it on , very reasonable rates !!!!

Once a few events have gone off with no problems, maybe it's something we can look at for a few one-off events we have in mind....

It s all there and lets face it everything else in Sheffield at the moment is ' A CONCRETE BUNKER WITH CURTAINS UP' and if you do want to book an event do not stand on the side lines at present saturdays are fully booked until april 2009 not bad for a club that aint even open ! nuff said. fridays are available from december for ballroom and caves Shush bar is available any day except saturday lol

Best club was the old Arches, 911 Walker Street. Such a shame that it's just sitting there empty....

Agreed.

It was the perfect underground venue.

I remember seeing Sasha play there around the mid 90's as well as all the early GC DJ's - Sister Bliss, Boy George etc.

Sheffield was a fantastic place to be in the height of the 90's 'clubbing' (hate that word) heyday.

Good times.

Probably The Roxy, where Carling Academy is now.

I have never, and probably never will, set foot in a Nightclub, they're noisy, full of c words, and rip you off on the price of drinks (a bit like most of the Pubs in Town)
If, as you say, you have never been in a nightclub how can you comment on what they are like? Donkeymans on Pitsmoor was a very refined place,drinks cheap,intellectual conversation and no profane language at all.

what about the place turnup's

Theyare all concrete bunkers with curtains up on the fookin walls give me them curvy sexy, rounded, full on filthy bouncin, orgasmic ****

former gatecrasher one

formerly republic previously

Just been reading through the thread and although you lost me around Roxy's :hihi: I can't believe no-one's mentioned the Mojo Club, people came in coachloads from all over the north and midlands to the all-nighters or the Esquire .. which surely must have been the first 'proper' clubs in Sheffield, other than the Club 60, maybe?

Nods familiarly at the names in #103 ... and add the Penny Farthing, that was a bit posey though at the time.

No this had a .. an unusual name... its goig to drive me mad trying to remember it now...

It was.. the place if I remember rightly was on one of the streets that start across from the ...the city hall?

Remember Pippys shop? Parallell to the moor? That road,,, up near the top...


Theres smoke coming out of my ears now....

There used to be a pub called the Barleycorn with another pub right next door to it.. that road, the ... the one that was on...

Wapentake!

Sorry Jabberwocky it wudn't have been Wap!

Now, can anyone remember CJ's Blues club, Broomhall?

Bed, Fez AND Niche!!!

If, as you say, you have never been in a nightclub how can you comment on what they are like? Donkeymans on Pitsmoor was a very refined place,drinks cheap,intellectual conversation and no profane language at all.

Donkeymans, well, what an experience that was!

Went only once (2004) but it was like no other.

Ok name names. Which club would you nominate as the best of all time.

Notice that "Other" has won this poll? which kinda shows the state of Sheffield Nightclubs doesn't it! LOL!

I would have to say Republic on Mondays - Rammed every week! College get together, best nights I have ever had there, seriously out of this world!
Birlins on a Wednesday - drink as much as you want, cost nowt!
Pulse and Vouge on Thursdays and Sat - 4 Bud for a fiver in Hotshots
Republic on the Fridays
Birlins again on the Sunday

WHERE DID I GET ALL MY MONEY FROM?

Bed, Fez AND Niche!!!

Too right!

Unit - used to love that place.

The leadmill on a wednesday (80's) and thursday (60's and 70's) used to be superb nights, and I grabbed many a granny at Josephines.

You can't forget the Friday night disco's at the Marquis in bamford either (as much as you'd like to!!! :hihi:)

ok I was joking about the Marquis, but while I think - the Roundhouse down at Ponds Forge was a quality night when they first started doing the old bus stop 70's nights.

Sorry Jabberwocky it wudn't have been Wap!

Now, can anyone remember CJ's Blues club, Broomhall?


yep i remember CJs used to go there with a bunch from work and also a guy whio is no longer with us initails are MC left there many a night in 84/85 with hangover from red stripe or was it the other... mis spent youth

Seems to me some people missed out some very important clubs in Sheffields history.
CJ's, Music Factory / Palais definately should be on there.

I'm a bit too young for those.... went to Bed a few times but didn't really rate it as a venue or for the events to be honest.

I'm a bit too young for those.... went to Bed a few times but didn't really rate it as a venue or for the events to be honest.

BED was ace!
Went to the FINAL night, New Years Eve 2003 (Hed Kandi!)
What BETTER clubs have we got now?
Sheffield nightlife used to b rammed 5 years ago, but now, it's more like a ghost town in comparrison.
We had far mor choice... Niche, Bed, Fez, Republic, Takapuna (when it was gud). Clubbers everywhere, police everywhere!:sad:

Ok name names. Which club would you nominate as the best of all time.

Can we have another club poll with all those mentioned in this threadincluded, then it would be a very interesting poll indeed!

BED was ace!
Went to the FINAL night, New Years Eve 2003 (Hed Kandi!)
What BETTER clubs have we got now?
Sheffield nightlife used to b rammed 5 years ago, but now, it's more like a ghost town in comparrison.
We had far mor choice... Niche, Bed, Fez, Republic, Takapuna (when it was gud). Clubbers everywhere, police everywhere!:sad:

I went to Bed a few times and just didn't think much of it, sorry! Only things I went to there were Drum and Bass Arena to see the hugely overrated Goldie (yawn) and the vomit inducing Hed Kandi. Can't say I miss the giant cathedral of commercial dance that went by the name of Republic either!

I'll agree with you on the Fez though, there were some good things going off there.

Headcharge at the Arches or NY Sushi at The Unit... Those were the days!
:headbang:

Was never into the commercial scene although I did go to Gatecrasher at the Republic once to see Carl Cox. The floor emptied when he came on apart from around 50 people who obviously came down just to see him... He was far to banging for all the "Crasher Kids"!

Headcharge at the Arches or NY Sushi at The Unit... Those were the days!

Did you ever go to the NY Sushi Big Bang things at Ski Village?

Occasions and Palias were far better, back in the early (dare I say it?) 1990s

I sound really old

The palais on london road before it was bed and music factory they had washing machines to sit on in the chill out room when you had finished waving your white gloves and whistles about!!
what about berlins when they used to spin a massive wheel for the drinks offers!! oh bring back 1994/5!!!

As an old un I read through this theme with interest, and realised that past and present did not really mean that because of the age opf the contributers, only one mention of The Mojo Pete Stringfellow's first club renowned throught the North of England and not one mention of the Fiesta the largest night club in the UK at the time of its construction. What about Shades on Ecclesall Road now Napoleon's Casino run by the infamous Max Omar and Baileys on Bank street although I don't think that was its orignal name it was the first night club to open up in the city centre. and then there was the Lacarno on London Road compleat with the palm trees. Now thats the past.