Archaos (nightclub)
Archaos was a Glasgow nightclub that closed in 2007.
Location[edit]
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[edit]
The club was owned by Stefan King.[6]
History[edit]
The club opened around 1995.[4] It was noted for its parties, student focussed nights, and events catering to customers aged 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 the 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 building 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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Callaghan, Jamie (2022-10-31). "Bid to develop former Archaos nightclub in Glasgow". www.glasgowworld.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Former Archaos Glasgow nightclub to be turned into offices". www.scotsman.com. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ a b "Hudson Mohawke's First Club: Growing Up and Going Out in Glasgow". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ a b c d "Archaos: Last look inside legendary former Glasgow nightclub". STV News. 5 Apr 2017. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "King of the city". The Caterer. 2000-04-13. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ a b "BBC News | UK | Race test for top night club". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ a b c Buckle, Becky (31 Oct 2022). "Glasgow's infamous nightclub Archaos to be turned into student accommodation". Mixmag. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ Scotland's Gang Members: Life and Crime in Glasgow, Robert McLean and James A. Densley, Palgrave MacMillan, 2020, ISBN 978-3030477516, p81
- ^ "BBC News | UK | Night club 'turned away' Asians". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Club boss says racist claims are farcical". HeraldScotland. 15 Dec 1999. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "BBC News | UK | Night-club boss 'was not racist'". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "4 hurt in weekend violence. - Free Online Library". Daily Record. 15 Mar 2004. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ Wright, Scott (31 Oct 2022). "Famous Glasgow nightclub to be turned into student flats". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
External links[edit]
- Memories of Place : Archaos, Glasgow, McGinlay Bell (architects)