34 scenes of Blackpool town centre bars and clubs in the 90s and 00s - including Rumours and Yates's

These pictures dug from our archives bring back memories of some of Blackpool’s legendary pubs, clubs and bars where you might have spent nights out in the 1990s and 2000s.

By Claire Lark

Published 19th May 2022, 15:45 GMT

Updated 19th Jul 2023, 12:48 GMT

Rumours was massive in its day, a fun club which was always up there as a place not to be missed. And how can we forget Yates’s? Or Yates Wine Lodge to give it its full name. There are others too as well as pictures of bar staff who kept the drinks flowing – they are sure to have you reminiscing.

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Bar Red, 2003

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Bar Red, 2003 Photo: Submit

Re-opening of Rumours, Talbot Square 2006

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Re-opening of Rumours, Talbot Square 2006 Photo: Martin Bostock

DJ James Fontalba at Hush, 2006

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DJ James Fontalba at Hush, 2006 Photo: Submit

This was a scene at Rumours in 1998

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This was a scene at Rumours in 1998 Photo: Bill Johnson

Judges in the Star Search Karaoke Contest at Yates', Talbot Square, Blackpool. From left, Town Centre DJ Lee Hirst, Radio Wave's Chris Bovaird and Hayley Kay, Gazette Entertainments Editor Robin Duke.

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Judges in the Star Search Karaoke Contest at Yates', Talbot Square, Blackpool. From left, Town Centre DJ Lee Hirst, Radio Wave's Chris Bovaird and Hayley Kay, Gazette Entertainments Editor Robin Duke. Photo: Bill Johnson

Memorable Yates's Wine Lodge

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Memorable Yates's Wine Lodge Photo: submit

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