Many fans got in touch.
Our Times Past feature on the great Glasgowof the 90s and Noughties prompted many of you to get in touch with some more fantastic suggestions.“One I very rarely see anything about is the Ultratheque, which was the sister club of Clatty Pat’s . And what about the Mardi Gras down on Dunlop Street?”
The Mardi Gras, on Dunlop Street opened in 1985. . The venue, which had a capacity of about 650, was the first UK night club to have an elevated dance floor.Sandra Cassidy has an excellent collection of names to throw into the mix.Spankies was the first purpose-built discotheque in Glasgow when it opened on the Clydeside walkway in 1974.It changed name a few times in subsequent decades, so you might remember it as Waves, Manhattan, Panama Jax or Henry Afrika’s.Panama Jax.
“Raving every weekend was great, especially during Glasgow’s year as City of Culture when all the pubs were open until 5am,” she says.
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