The 25 Blackpool nightclubs remembered most from the 1980s including Adam and Eve and Jenks
By Claire Lark
Published 17th Mar 2023, 15:45 BST
Updated 26th Jan 2024, 08:54 BST
These memorable pictures focus on Blackpool’s nightclub scene of the 1980s.
Sadly, every single of of these clubs are gone. They either closed down or in some cases demolished altogether. But they were places everyone loved to go in the 1980s. Some spilled over to the 1990s and others were there in the decade before. But what they all have in common is that 1980s vibe and it was during that era when they came alive. They are a unique set of photos which also show some of the venues when they were empty, a rare sight when most people were used to being there in darkness – under the ambience of lights and music to set the scene. Can you remember them?
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Rio's in January 1986. It was located in the Palatine Buildings and had been given a complete change of image, with an extensive refit and the installation of a new sound system Photo: National World
Trader Jacks - did you go there? It was at the Imperial Hotel and the setting was Polynesian with palm trees, effigies of Gods and a swimming pool... Photo: National World