If you are up there and others sit down, you stop up there, but you feel more self conscious if you get up early and you are the only ones. Ephemera: John Lee Hooker / Skyline ticket, Emma Fee - Too Busy Watching Invisible Things. Planet EarthNightclub/Bar, 112-116 George Street. Fourth Estate, London 1994. I prefer to remember it as a Monday night venue - Rock Night where I used to go after playing pool in the Spring Bank Tavern and saw wonderful people like Dr. Feelgood and Chris Spedding (minus his Womble outfit). Dalia previously completed her Level 7 in Social Care, Children & Young People prior to joining Scamps and has now also completed her Level 8 in Social Care, Children & Young People. Late in 1993 it joined with Quigleys to create the Oasis Club and is now [2001] part of Club Zen. Difficult to trace in the telephone directories unless it was listed as a pub? Listed for the first time as Ocean 11 in 1975 under clubs, social & generalI can remember popping in to this one. Blue LampLive Music Club & Bar, 2 Norfolk Street. Managed by the leader of Cheds Blues Band (later Vigilante) Ched Cheeseman, who filled the Juke Box himself and made it the cheapest and best juke box I can remember anywhere, ever. Continued until late 1999 or early 2000 when both became The Universal. Now famed for the phrase Tower fur n owerr, which is where you go when the pubs close in Hull. Hofbrauhaus later became Dingwalls the music venue and Scamps became Oddessy. Still running in 1989 but converted to the Paradise Club in 1989-90. Yes I assume so; the place (part of the multi-storey car park block in George Street) always has been a club. All the flashy sound and lighting rigs could never quite recreate the ambience of the Jailhouse. Scamps nightclub (now Mansion) in Southend 1976. Scamps of course became Odyssey (actually wasnt it spelt wrong?) Listed from at least 1960 as a ballroom dancing venue, but gone by 1963? Opened late 1990 (?) However, Graham Hardy has a different take: - 'I dont actually remember the Barracuda but do recall seeing a photograph of, from the Lowgate end, from what I can recall, would suggest that the Barracuda was on the opposite side to the Bishop Lane Club and was very near tothe Lowgate end. Still running in 1981 but Oddessy took over from it in 1981- 82. New music programme The Tube was filmed there as part of a feature on the Liverpool music scene. Noted under clubs, social & general from 1965 until 1973, but by 1975 it had become the Fifty One-Casino Club and was noted as nos.49-51 Spring Bank. In 1972, just months after this article appeared, the Hull Telephone Directory had a section for Discotheques in its Yellow Pages for the first time. Andy also had a place 15 52 Spring bank called, originally the Speakeasy. The fire made it to the top of a regrettable national league when a newspaper report dated March 2 stated the blaze was the most expensive in Britain throughout January at 1.3m. Regular bands were those of Harry Chatterton, Stan Thrussel and Leslie Rose. Discoteque, rear of 48-49 Whitefriargate. Latterly incorporated Samanthas and Strollers rooms as separate dance areas available for private hire. Ruth previously completed Level 7 in Social Care, Children & Young People having previously completed Playwork level 8. Another incarnation of the old Ceasars Palace, Ku2, Bali Ha`i site, opening late 1997? Where they both the same, or two separate entities within one building? variation on the Albion Street theme. Andre Brannan was also an early visitor:- 'Have fond memories of Malcolms from 72 to 74. twitter_user = 'via=hullmusicarchiv'; Copyright 2022 Hull Music Archive,All Rights Reserved. The Hull Daily Mail recorded a new night-club on County Road North in 1984. It was a place you went after going round town and where you could get a drink after pub closing hours. The reason I particularly remembered thephoto was that it struck me as being very coincidental that the old Barracuda was so close to the new beer hall in the Exchange on the corner of Bowlalley Laneby the same name'. Situated within the block of property now demolished at the western corner of Anlaby Road and Argyle Street, and listed for the first time in 1978. That had been a gambling place at some time, it still had blackjack and roulette tables when I first went in, in 1968. The Hull Times ran an advertisement for this club in its issue of 28 November 1975 (page 13). However, Graham Hardy has a different take: - 'I dont actually remember the Barracuda but do recall seeing a photograph ofBishop Lanewhen it was there. Montagues Club, 1-2 Bishop Lane, High Street corner. John Peel did at least one gig there. Mole, who had run The Discotheque in Whitefriargate - he was also an antiques dealer. Memories Of Scamps Nightclubby MrEUK 9 2 Playing tracks by Stargard, Candi Staton, Zapp, Kool & The Gang, Lew Kirton and more. These appeared for the first time in the telephone directories in 1971 although I suspect they existed earlier. I have memories of this being the place to be when it first opened (my diaries say I was at a party there in February 1981), very new-wave, very black clothing, very drunk. Later to become another venue - Ku2. Regular dancing venue in the 1950s and 1960s and beyond. Noted in the 1966 telephone directory under cafs and restaurants, but could you dance there? Please follow this REGISTRATION link to fully complete the registration process a 25.00 per child non-refundable registration fee will be charged. Although frequented by a somewhat changed clientele, as the New Adelphi Club it continues to provide a platform for local bands as well as having international acts every now and then. By the end of the 1970s (1980?) First listed in 1982 under clubs, social & general and still going in 2009, it was opened as a music venue by Paul Jackson in 1984 and incorporated the Unity Club in 1985. Get the latest nostalgia features and photo stories from Hull Live straight to your inbox. Sounds like a place were you grooved to the latest tunes. The sixties popular music scene was more diverse than todays, although it could be said that the boundaries were a little clearer. It ran as a regular late night coffee club and disco after 10:30, when the resident DJ was Jeff Bunting. Gatsby Club (The), Royal Station Hotel, Ferensway. So there the management are fighting to rectify a situation, which is not a problem to them alone, by currently using a pass system. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The Hull Times ran an article in July 1971 regarding the Bailey Organisation's latest and largest night-spot; Bailey's at Hull. Took over from Studio Circus in late 1992 and included Ritzy, which later became Eclipse. A dance-floor and a live venue that I always found a bit difficult to get in at first because of all the elitist student types. and in 1973 Downstairs a licensed caf & restaurant was listed at No.26 Albion Street. Waterfront Club (The), Princes Dock Side. Regular live music venue; I saw Slade, Little Bob Story (French rock band who crucified Small Faces numbers), errrr? You cannot actually see the club, just the sign so I suppose that it is possible that it was a sign pointing downBishop Laneto the Barracudarather than actually on the front of it. Andy also had a place 15 52 Spring bank called, originally the Speakeasy. The club was run by Derrick [Geoff?] Yes you could dance (well freak-out anyway) if you could find room to do so - or actually manage to stand up in the first place. as a more trendy venue. Rex Booth wrote an article in the Hull Times of 17th August 1973 entitled Theyre in the groove and the sound is Rock! [Sounds like Smashey & Nicey] that recorded the popular 50s nights at the club that were well attended by Hulls Teddy Boys. Graham Hardy remembers it was still open circa 1979. Still a club in 2009, although now long closed. And the mobiles cater for the same age group as do the residents ones. The ex Hull Mod notes that: - 'Only plus point of Locarno was The Kinks played in 1967 - they looked arkward in such a naff venue'. We come here said 18 year old Paul Dick every Tuesday, some Fridays and Sundays, quite a lot in fact. My memory of it really is as a coffee bar. On the ground floor Braidy's Bar, a "fun drinkery," which . These included a casino to the left of the club and a Georgian style fronted building to the right where the original Hugh Rice jewellers was based. Now they can include snack bars, flashing lights, waitress service, drinks with meals all competing for one of the most attractive money markets in the country today the teenagers. Click here to give it a like! Please take a look at the Staff Profiles page for more information. Scamps of course became Odyssey (actually wasn't it spelt wrong?) Listed as a nightclub from 1999. And it was a lucky escape for the 400 clubbers who were in the venue only an hour before the fire broke out. Kitti also completed her Level 8 in Social Care, Children & Young People and will now take a break from the studying before moving into her management qualifications. One was clearing debris from a stairway when he was blown down the stairs in a blast from a gas explosion. Did night-clubs have a late licence whereas the others had normal pub hours; or can they be quantified by actually having a licence for dancing? Somewhere to go and not much else to do. The first of a number of clubs to occupy this site from 1990 onwards, which sadly involved the partial destruction of this section of a wonderful Georgian terrace. Listed as a night-club from 1995 and continued until 1996 when it became known simply as The Lamp, just a pub really. First listed in the Night-club section of the Yellow Pages in 1981 and still going strong in 2001 when you had the choice of Positively 4th Street upstairs, and Indie & Rock downstairs. A mark of the discos popularity and of the gradually changing age and social groups they are attracting is the new entertainment phenomena, which has risen alongside them over the last year or so the mobile disco. There is says Peter Croskill, manager and part share owner in one of Hulls smaller town centre discos a certain amount of misunderstanding, as so many places of ill repute are associated with discos. At lunchtimes we gave people excellent spaghetti bolognese liberally boosted with garlic andcooked in the tiny kitchen on the premises. Tiffanys Nightspot & Discoteque, Ferensway. A few clubs, that were often un-licensed, also provided gambling and a stage for the local Beat group, Jazz combo or Folk Club, whereas the new discotheques (discos) catered solely for the ravers who craved to dance to mostly pop-chart orientated music in more extrovert hip surroundings. The club was the former Skyline ballroom and had two halls - the main cabaret room that held 1200 guests SEATED and 200 more standing, plus a 700 person discotheqe next door. Later circa 1990 moving to new premises at No.29Park Street, where it remained for many years. Help! Demolished along with Odyssey next door following a fire in 1984. They opened a new club downstairs in june 1968 as Penny Farthing, and we moved our radio discos there. Scamps This George Street establishment started out as Scamps, which served beer in German-style steins in the adjacent Hofenbrau bar. Oakhill Crescent Lane So why then at 9.50 in the evening, were there no men on the dancing space at all I wondered? Share on Facebook Share. Formerly Oasis, Oasis 2000, Quigleys, Club Sahara etc. [Scheduled for demolition in summer 2009 as part of the continuing Ferensway regeneration]. NB Red Bird was also advertising Go-Go dancers for hire in 1975. Click the relevant link below to join the groups you are interested in and get involved! Something went wrong, please try again later. But their work is not just a question of putting on records and flashing a few lights. Flipper Disc Caf, 155-157 Holderness Road. Part of the Dorchester Hotel to you and I. I will find the file. 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