23 lively retro snaps of two of Blackpool's most-loved bars and nightclubs of the 90s and 00s

Crazy nights and boogie nights is what it was all about at two of Blackpool’s most memorable venues.

And at the heart of it was the resort’s own spoof seventies groover Lionel Vinyl, who was behind the success of some of the town’s most successful bars and clubs of the era.

These photos look back to Lionel’s Bar which took over Boomerang on Clifton Street, the opening of Heaven and Hell and other fun pictures from the 90s and early 00s.

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19. Party Nights

Blackpool Mayor Sue Wright compares medallions with Lionyl Vinyl at the official opening of Boomerang on Clifton Street in 2002 Photo: Submit

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20. Party Nights

Opening night at Heaven and Hell in 1998 Photo: Dave Nelson

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21. Party Nights

Club Heaven and Hell DJs and staff get ready to stay up all night in 2000. The Club had been granted a 6am licence. Pictured are Alan Holliday, Lionel Vinyl, Chris Bovaird Front Left: Mark Stevenson, Minni Mee, Daz Mason Photo: Dave Nelson