Archaos (nightclub)

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Archaos was a Glasgow nightclub that closed in 2007.

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Location

Archoas was located in the Grade A listed building on 21-41 Queen Street, Glasgow and covered 3,240 square metres. [1] [2]

The three-level club centred around a dance-floor with balconies around it. [3] [4]

Within the club was the Skye bar, which was described by The Caterer as "as club within a club". [5]

Ownership

The club was owned by Stefan King. [6]

History

The club opened around 1995. [4] It was noted for its parties, student focussed nights, night catering to customers under eighteen years old. [7] Unlike other clubs where disc-jockeys carefully mixed records, Archaos disc-jockeys had a reputation for simply playing one track after another. [3] Each of the three levels played different music, with the lower floor catering to the music tastes of students, the middle floor incorporating a round dance floor, and the top floor playing electronic dance music and featuring dancers hanging from the ceiling. [4] [8]

Notable customers included Charlie Sheen and Paul Gascoigne in 1997. [7]

In 1999, television show Top of the Pops broadcast an episode featuring Texas alternative rock band. [4] The same year club's management was accused of discriminating against asian men by the Commission for Racial Equality in their submission to Glasgow Sheriff Court. [6] [9] Club owner, Stefan King called the claims "farcical." [10] The claims were rejected by the court in 2000. [11]

A 19-years old man was stabbed in the club on March 12, 2004. [12] The club closed in 2007 [7] and, as of 2022, the location has been unused since. [1] Property development company CA Ventures discussed turning the site into student accommodation in 2022. [13] Earlier plans to covert the location into another nightclub and an office were not realised. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Former Archaos Glasgow nightclub to be turned into offices". www.scotsman.com. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  3. 1 2 "Hudson Mohawke's First Club: Growing Up and Going Out in Glasgow". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Archaos: Last look inside legendary former Glasgow nightclub". STV News. 5 Apr 2017. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  5. ↑ "King of the city". The Caterer. 2000-04-13. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  6. 1 2 "BBC News | UK | Race test for top night club". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  7. 1 2 3 Buckle, Becky (31 Oct 2022). "Glasgow's infamous nightclub Archaos to be turned into student accommodation". Mixmag. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  8. ↑ Scotland's Gang Members: Life and Crime in Glasgow, Robert McLean and James A. Densley, Palgrave MacMillan, 2020, ISBN 978-3030477516, p81
  9. ↑ "BBC News | UK | Night club 'turned away' Asians". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  10. ↑ "Club boss says racist claims are farcical". HeraldScotland. 15 Dec 1999. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  11. ↑ "BBC News | UK | Night-club boss 'was not racist'". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  12. ↑ "4 hurt in weekend violence. - Free Online Library". Daily Record. 15 Mar 2004. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  13. ↑ Wright, Scott (31 Oct 2022). "Famous Glasgow nightclub to be turned into student flats". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
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