Comments on: City Centre Nightlife in the 1980s – An Introduction

By: Robbo

Robbo — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:08:32 +0000

Great comments and memories…another one not mentioned was Steptoes underneath Romeo and Juliets which was my first memory of real Goths and a fantastic atmosphere. The Holy Grail for our lot though was Kaleidoscope with the greatest collection of beautiful woman in Brum at the time..then it was Paramount….Tramps was also fantastic on Broad Street for Indie bands on a Tuesday night…could go on forever…greatest days of my life!!!

Oh yes…anyone remember Amen across from the Dome in the nineties?

By: dave

dave — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:29:59 +0000

thanks andy for your recollections of 80s brum clubbing,not mentioned here yet is bonkers nightclub by the atv studios,remember the first time going in barmaids wearing shammy leather bikini’s,exotic dancer carrying a snake on the dancefloor all compaired/dj’ed by an ecentric man called “gay gordon” me and my friends could not get enough of this place,also underneath was a pub called pirranha’s.also frequented bobby browns(opposite lock) boogies,tressines(top cats)

By: nikki

nikki — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:16:31 +0000

does anyone remember a club called sputniks. it was by st. phillips catheral, it didnt really look like anything but a shutter and a door with “sputnik” grafitti on them. you went down stairs to the tiniest club i have ever been in, and it was full to the brim of punks,

i got in there when i was 14 and it introduced me to such good music,

By: Andy Doherty

Andy Doherty — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:39:15 +0000

Hi Corrine, thanks for your recollections and yes, I remember the Glassworks about 1990(ish) – wan’t it built on the site of an old glass blowing workshop? I seem to recall it being open post-Hyatt building for a while but I remember friends at the time complaining the drinks prices were too high. I can’t really comment as I only went in there once.

By: Corrine

Corrine — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:46:22 +0000

I remember John Bright street area 1989 onwards, Bizzie Lizzies, Paramount, Metropolis, Sam Wellers, Mr Q’s then Central Park, which had a secret passage to the Ritzy. Small brook Queens way, Pagoda Park (which had a glass lift inside just off the dance floor). Hurst street, PJ’s Moon & Sixpence (now Reflex). The Steering wheel night club, Wrottersley St area. Horse fair ” The Dome” of course. Bond Street had Bonds night club, then became Miss Money Penny’s. By the Rotunda New street area was Bar Saint Martins. Top end of Corporation St was Yates’s Wine Lodge (worked there for a while). Le Pub, Needless alley area also had a glass lift inside. Notes wine bar became Exposure rock cafe. The midland hotel, changed to Burlington Hotel had a bar r nb Friday & Sat early 90’s. Later on once city plaza was built, on the top floor it had a wine bar “Palm Springs”. Tressines Newhall St, “Tramps night club” on Broad street also the Crown pub, then changed to Edwards, now Reflex. Digbeth I used to go to “The institute “. Branston Street, last sunday of the month Branston night club, then became “Wobble” with the moving dance floor. Oh yes I believe the Ritzy was called “La carna” not sure of the spelling, but would’ve been early 80’s or prior. Great website, I’d heard of most of the bars and clubs being a young teen in the 80’s. Does anyone remember the glass works bar on Broad street before the Hyatt Hotel was built?

By: andie rhodes

andie rhodes — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:14:18 +0000

Can anyone remember a club opening around 1980 in Wolverhampton? it was the place to go for a while when new and had lots of press coverage. I can picture it so well but can not oome up with the name!!!

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:36:20 +0000

I was a student nurse in the 80’s and was found lurking in many of the cities clubs- was the other club at 5 ways called Maxwell Plums??? Vague recollections!

By: IAN BAILEY

IAN BAILEY — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:48:45 +0000

Happy memories indeed… I used to work at Hawkins, and I well remember those times when the ‘Hawkins Crowd’ would all get taxied off after work to some club or other – often the Rum Runner – for the rest of the night…

By: sharon davey

sharon davey — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:37:09 +0000

peppermint place was different club to face`s it was just before five ways on the left as you went up broad street from snobs

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:26:48 +0000

80’s was brilliant in Brum. So good all you guys remember it too. I think we were really lucky to have such a great time in relatively ‘innocent’ tines – well mostly! Could not for the life of me remember the bar – but thanks to someone for reminding me of Hawkins – I used to work in Flints in Sutton then the bar staff would decamp to Hawkins for last orders. Then Rum Runner, Millionaires, Pagoda Park, Elbow Room others I can’t remember but should… then drive home slightly the worse for wear… ehem. Beam me back Scotty.. Thanks for sharing!