[lawygb]

any one remember the old place in sheffield a small upstairs club in the early 90s with the resident dj music maker and the night was called techno city

[Jackdanny]

yes i do

[dimitrysoul]

It was the first ever club I played in (alongside Winston Hazel, Parrot and my good friend Gary...known then as Steel City G.......he he)

It was part of Max's (Max's Downtown) kingdom then (circa 1982) although for some reason I often think it had another name before occasions

[bassbinn]

yeahh used to go back in the 90-92 era remember the music maker djing on a friday night club normally got packed out techno city used to be the last tune of the night and if i remember the night changed to incabuss
occasions got me into the rave scene then i started to travel to other venues out of sheffield to all the big name clubs fantazia dreamscape shellys obbsession perception etc etc wicked nights never to be forgotten
got a live music maker tape from occassions if you wanna reminisce the olden days
http://tinyurl.com/585puj

[BarneyGumble]

Originally Posted by bassbinn

yeahh used to go back in the 90-92 era remember the music maker djing on a friday night club normally got packed out techno city used to be the last tune of the night and if i remember the night changed to incabuss
occasions got me into the rave scene then i started to travel to other venues out of sheffield to all the big name clubs fantazia dreamscape shellys obbsession perception etc etc wicked nights never to be forgotten
got a live music maker tape from occassions if you wanna reminisce the olden days
http://tinyurl.com/585puj

Nice one got any more?

[Jackdanny]

just remember the place used to go to bits when Nightmares on Wax and Aftermath was played.... that was a tune

[Squiggly]

Loved Occasions. Was a regular at Jive Turkey/Cuba (I still have some of the flyers, how sad am I?), and then later on was a regular at the Friday nights. I remember, at the ripe old age of 19 thinking I was the dogs whatsits when ID magazine covered a Jive Turkey night on a night I was there (or maybe it was Cuba, memory not too good these days). I was gutted not to be on any of the pics. But looking back, it's probably a good job I wasn't! Winston, Parrot...they were the good old days!

And also....how come it seemed easy to get trollied on a weekday, not get to bed til 3/4 am and still roll in for work???? I've not been to a proper club in over a year, and I felt like I needed a work off work after.

Also did the Shelleys thing........poppers at Sandbach services anyone?

[lawygb]

i allways seemed to be one of the last offthe dancefloor or i come wondering in from the stairs (fire escape) wondering where the music had gone.
one of my mates as got the big banner what used to hang above the stairs of the women flying with wings.
it used to see some top djs from all over the world and dont forget sheffields own asterix n space. tunes like last rythm, GTO, boneshakers, the list is endless and at the end of the night we all just used to sit around outside nobody wanted to go home , or was you all off to cee jays like me.

[jazzamatazz]

Originally Posted by dimitrysoul

although for some reason I often think it had another name before occasions

was it Cat Club?

used to go to occasions every fri and sat night.

[lawygb]

i think that was the club round the front the old ki kis

[jazzamatazz]

Originally Posted by lawygb

i think that was the club round the front the old ki kis

ahh yeh



"gets thinking cap back on"

[rubiomk2]

I loved that place - i went to a couple of new year eves there and went to see Altern8 on my birthday (not great but still good) - if this sort of place still existed, i'd go out more often..

[blondie-blue]

I used to go here when i was about 13 it was the first club i ever went to.. it was wicked i remember having and Incubus card which was for the members.. I can remember watching Altern8, the guys who wore the dust masks and people sniffing vics ... Ahhh Happy days!!!

[julz]

Asterix n Space
and what were all the cuckoo noises about?

[Ollie214]

I used to work behind the bar at Occasions almost all the time from 90- late 92.

I remember Altern8 playing there and installing a MASSIVE laser that must have been completely illegal in a room that small. EDIT: Just remembered, they used to run the strobes in there for what seemed like minutes on end as well.

If I wasnt working I would often be found in there jumping around like a sweaty loon on the speakerboxes. Its amazing i'm not completely deaf.

More memories - the girl who played Fizz in El Dorado (crap soap set in Spain that was on at the time) used to come to Occasions quite often.

Happy days.

[Bodybitz]

Occasions......Friday nite treat!!!...I went in regular with the ' Arbour Massive' lol......my those were the days!
We used to rock the joint.....techno city, incabus cards, vicks nasel sticks and annoying the little manager who walked about with ALL the bouncers cause he knew he had no control anymore!!....sitting on the fire exit stairs before jumping up to the kicking 'toon' what had just hit the baseline.....oh i miss the life xx

[jammydodger7]

Whats yer name? Where you from? What you on?
Best days of my life! I was there every friday night stomping away like a mad man.
We rocked that joint!
There is a facebook page for techno city old school ravers with contributions from The Music Maker himself. There is also talk of a reunion.
The lighs come on The lights go off.....Blackout
Quality

[*The Don*]

Yeah I Do *Braaap Braaap*

[bornwinner]

remember it, and miss it!!!

[TheWatcher]

The reunion nights the Occasions guys are running are doing really well. They just had Eazy D's birthday party last night. Ratpack came up, they've had Asterix and Space, Top Buzz and Rozalla. You can find them on facebook if you want further info.
They are using Occasions as the venue, believe the next one is on Halloween.