The Volcano (nightclub)

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Location

The nightclub was located on 15 Benalder Street in Partick Cross, [1] [2] close to Kelvinhall subway station. [3]

History

Housing that replaced The Volcano on Benalder Street Benalder Street bridges - geograph.org.uk - 2112446.jpg
Housing that replaced The Volcano on Benalder Street

The nightclub was previously known as Cinders Disco, [1] then Raffles [4] before being purchased by Colin Barr in 1989, who turned it into The Volcano. [5] The name was chosen in honour of Glaswegian disc-jockey Gordon Lyle who was murdered in a Florida carpark after working in La Volcanic nightclub owned by Frank Lynch around the same time that Barr purchased the club. [5] The low-budget interior of the club was designed by Ron McCulloch. [6]

The building was demolished [7] and the lot remained vacant for some time before being redeveloped for residential units. [1] [8]

Feature in Trainspotting

The Volcano appears in a scene in Danny Boyle's 1996 Trainspotting, in the scene character Mark Renton meets schoolgirl Diane. [1]

The suggestion to use the location to shoot the scene was made to Boyle by Bobby Paterson, the bass guitarist of Love and Money band. [5]

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