Turnmills, London vor dem Aus?

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Turnmills to become office block Misc: London's much-loved club Turnmills has been sold and will be converted into shops, apartments and office blocks. The club is one of the most historic in the city and The Gallery night has hosted every major trance DJ on the planet. Read on for full info. One of London's best-known nightclubs is to close and be turned into an office block. Turnmills in Clerkenwell was among the "superclubs" of the Nineties and attracted some of the biggest names in dance music including Judge Jules, Paul Van Dyk and the Chemical Brothers. It was the home of Trade, the first after-hours club in Britain, and Pete Doherty was often spotted there, recording material in the Turnmills studio. In its heyday, it ranked alongside Ministry Of Sound as one of the most popular clubs in the country and was the first to obtain a 24-hour dance licence. But in recent years crowds have dwindled as dance music dropped in popularity. It has also been the scene of gang violence. In April 2003, armed men burst into the club, which was due to host So Solid Crew singer Lisa Maffia's launch night, and robbed clubbers. During a gun battle outside, Jason Fearon, a 26-year-old father-of-two from Edmonton, was shot dead by the gang as he attempted to flee the area in his Audi. Now landlord Derwent London has been granted permission to build a two-storey rooftop extension on the site with the club and its dancefloor in the basement becoming offices. They can also expand the building's floorspace by nearly 50 per cent to 64,750 sq ft. Islington council's planning committee gave permission for change of use from a club to offices. Architects Piercy Connor have incorporated shops and offices into the design, although the majority of the building will be reserved for offices. Derwent London project manager David Thurston said: "The scheme includes the refurbishment, the extension on the top floor and the basement where the nightclub is. Our business is to improve buildings and improve the desirability of people coming to these buildings." Derwent London has not set a date for work to start. A spokesman for Turnmills confirmed the club was closing but said he did not know when and suggested Turnmills could find a new home. He added: "As far as we are concerned our lease is still intact until any legal documents have been signed, which they haven't at this stage and the permission to develop does not mean they need vacant possession for the first phase of the building works. "The long-term plan for the building and development far exceeds our existing lease. "We are in negotiation with the landlords to buy us out of the remaining lease if they want to bring the development of the basement forward - which they may or may not want to do. It's very early days." Source: Evening Standard

Wäre Schade drum, auch wenn ich nicht bekommen habe, dass es die beschriebenen Gewalttaten gab.

Naja, diese Gewalttaten gibt's wirklich überall. Sogar hier bei mir in der Stadt.

Ich find's schade wenn wieder so ein Club einfach verschwindet (ein Gatecrasher ist ja abgebrannt).

Vorallem so etwas für Büros... das ist das eigentlich Schlimme. Ein Ort an dem man den Alltag vergessen konnte und Spaß hatte wird von so einem Alltagsding ersetzt. So ein Dreck

Gibt es denn einen Termin hierfür oder ist der Club bereits geschlossen?

ostern findet ne closing party statt, danach ist endgültig schluss

Damn, da wollte ich als großer Londonfan eigentlich auch unbedingt mal hin

Wer zu Ostern nochmal nach London kommt, sollte die Gelegenheit nutzen:

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The end of an era is approaching. On the Easter Weekend (21-23 March) club king Turnmills will be hanging up its headphones in an emotional farewell to clubland. The reaction to our closure has been rather overwhelming and we’d like to thank everyone for their messages and support. The decision to close one of the world’s leading underground clubs wasn’t an easy decision to make, believe us... but we’re happy to leaving on our terms and at a time when Turnmills is at the very peak of our existence and where dance music is as thriving as it ever has been. We’ll leave behind of course too many incredible memories to mention here, but we’re looking forward to the many new challenges ahead. The Last Dance Weekend therefore is a celebration of the past 23 years featuring all the major club nights and DJs who have made a significant impact on us and the people of Turnmills. We want to go out with a bang and we needed an extended break like the Easter weekend in order to put on three very special show-stopping finale, which in their own way would reflect the varying music policies and concepts to the club, whilst giving the old place the perfect send off it richly deserves. We first put tickets on sale on Sunday 17th February and sold over 1000 tickets in 24 hours!! As we write this, we’ve now only got a few tickets remaining across the whole weekend and these are expected to sell out in an instant (especially once the line-ups are revealed!) So if you haven’t yet bought your ticket, we strongly advise that you do so fast, because once those tickets have gone, there really won’t be anymore!! FULL LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT... And now, without further ado, it’s our great pleasure to officially announce the three final club nights on the Turnmills calendar as we present The Last Dance... THE LAST EVER GALLERY AT TURNMILLS FRIDAY 21ST MARCH 9pm – close www.thegallery-club.co.uk Room 1: Judge Jules Tall Paul Seb Fontaine Sister Bliss Steve Lee Gavyn Mytchel Alex Anderson Room 2: Hosted by Joy Brandon Block Alex P Lisa Loud Daniele Davoli Tania von Pear Room 3: Yves de Reuyter Corvin Dalek John Askew Red Jerry Darren Christian The Viceroy THE HEAVENLY GET TOGETHER SATURDAY 22ND MARCH 9pm – close www.together-club.co.uk Room 1: The Chemical Brothers Fatboy Slim Justin Robertson James Holroyd Nathan Detroit Robin, Nick, Martin & Jeff (Heavenly Records) Sean Rowley Room 2: Dan & Jon Kahuna Anil Chawla John Kennedy (XFM) Streetlife DJs Audio Jackers Upstairs: Hosted by Together All-Stars The Scarlet Pimp 10:4 Rubber Duckie Mannequin Doll Nikolas Esselle / Fisk THE LAST DANCE HOUSE SPECIAL SUNDAY 23RD MARCH 9pm – close www.turnmills.co.uk Room 1: Frankie Knuckles Danny Rampling CJ Mackintosh Ricky Morrison Danny Newman Room 2: Ashley Beedle Lottie Terry Farley Pete Heller Upstairs: Special Guests TBA I’m sure you’ll agree that the three line-ups we’ve put together are suitably LARGE for this fairytale ending!! So, the action begins on Good Friday 21st March as Turnmills’ long-serving weekly club - The Gallery welcomes 18 veterans of the floor to say goodbye in style after nearly 13 years at the helm and over 650 parties. The main room is filled by residents past and present as Judge Jules, Tall Paul, Seb Fontaine, Sister Bliss, Steve Lee, Gavyn Mytchel and Alex Anderson have the honour of taking the controls on the last night. Backroom fave Joy takes over the infamous T2, with old friends Brandon Block, Alex P, Lisa Loud, Daniele Davoli and Tania von Pear letting rip in the intimate space. Over in T3, The Gallery traditions continue as international guests Yves de Reuyter and Corvin Dalek jet in for the occasion joining former residents Red Jerry and Darren Christian, alongside current ressies John Askew and The Viceroy. Look out for a very special announcement coming soon from Gallery HQ as we reveal the new London home for The Gallery - launching on Friday 25th April. Mmmm... The following night, Saturday 22nd March sees the electronic power of Turnmills’ flagship Saturday night event Together take over proceedings... and boy have we got something special in store for you. Together combines forces with Turnmills’ eclectic predecessors The Heavenly and Headstart to deliver arguably the biggest club line-up of 2008. Step forward The Chemical Brothers, former residents every week for 4 years from The Heavenly days and Fatboy Slim – the DJ magician and Turnmills legend. These two UK dance music giants couldn’t resist one final flirt with the Turnmills faithful and we’re honoured to have them involved in this epic occasion. Joining them will be Mr Together (and 5 year resident) Justin Robertson, plus old friends James Holroyd, Nathan Detroit and Guilty Pleasures’ Sean Rowley, plus Heavenly crew Robin, Nick, Martin & Jeff. T2 welcomes the current crop of Together residents in Anil Chawla, Streetlife DJs and John Kennedy (XFM), alongside Headstart bods Jon & Dan Kahuna, plus Together regular Audio Jackers. The (infamous) Together All-Stars mix up party bangers upstairs in the Topfloor featuring all the Turnmills gang – Stix (The Scarlet Pimp), Ed (10:4 Rubber Duckie), Nikolas Esselle, Carson (Fisk) and Kelly Rush (Mannequin Doll). The third and FINAL EVENT EVER at Turnmills will pick up the pace on Easter Sunday 23rd March, as Turnmills opens its doors for the Last Dance. The good ship Turnmills will be setting sail for one final dancefloor adventure and this closing party will focus on our former house sessions in the shape of London Calling, Metrogroove and City Loud. The residents from those unforgettable events – Danny Rampling and CJ Mackintosh will both be getting their groove on, around a very special headline set from one of Turnmills’ closest friends – Frankie Knuckles, who jets in especially from NYC. Support comes from Lottie, Ashley Beedle, Pete Heller, Terry Farley and Ricky Morrison... plus Turnmills MD Danny Newman will make his DJ Debut (!) as he goes back-to-back with Danny Rampling to play the last set ever at Turnmills. And then my friends, it’s time to turn off the lasers and lock the Turnmills doors forever. Goodbye old friend. You’ll always be in our hearts. TICKET INFO The remaining tickets are available in ADVANCE ONLY (direct ticket links below) exclusively from Ticketweb, priced £20 + booking fee. A maximum of 4 tickets are allowed per person. These can be bought online from Ticketweb.co.uk or via the 24 Hour Credit Card Tel on 08700 600100. Friday 21st March The Last Ever Gallery @ Turnmills Ticket Link: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=...il&event=256667 Saturday 22nd March The Heavenly Get Together Ticket Link: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=...il&event=256668 Sunday 23rd March The Last Dance @ Turnmills Ticket Link: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=...il&event=256669

Quelle: myspace.com/thegalleryclubuk


greetinx,
Teh'leth