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Posted by cottcott44 on Jan-05-2008 21:52:

Sad Turnmills Londres va bientôt fermer

Je me permet de créer un thread pour ca car la c'est vraiment la loose.

Le club qui offrait le plus grands nombres de soirées trance d'europe (voir du monde ?) va fermer ses portes .....

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London's much-loved club Turnmills has been sold and will be converted into shops, apartments and office blocks. The club is one of the most historic in the city and The Gallery night has hosted every major trance DJ on the planet. Read on for full info.

One of London's best-known nightclubs is to close and be turned into an office block.

Turnmills in Clerkenwell was among the "superclubs" of the Nineties and attracted some of the biggest names in dance music including Judge Jules, Paul Van Dyk and the Chemical Brothers.

It was the home of Trade, the first after-hours club in Britain, and Pete Doherty was often spotted there, recording material in the Turnmills studio.

In its heyday, it ranked alongside Ministry Of Sound as one of the most popular clubs in the country and was the first to obtain a 24-hour dance licence. But in recent years crowds have dwindled as dance music dropped in popularity.

It has also been the scene of gang violence. In April 2003, armed men burst into the club, which was due to host So Solid Crew singer Lisa Maffia's launch night, and robbed clubbers.

During a gun battle outside, Jason Fearon, a 26-year-old father-of-two from Edmonton, was shot dead by the gang as he attempted to flee the area in his Audi.

Now landlord Derwent London has been granted permission to build a two-storey rooftop extension on the site with the club and its dancefloor in the basement becoming offices. They can also expand the building's floorspace by nearly 50 per cent to 64,750 sq ft. Islington council's planning committee gave permission for change of use from a club to offices.

Architects Piercy Connor have incorporated shops and offices into the design, although the majority of the building will be reserved for offices.

Derwent London project manager David Thurston said: "The scheme includes the refurbishment, the extension on the top floor and the basement where the nightclub is. Our business is to improve buildings and improve the desirability of people coming to these buildings." Derwent London has not set a date for work to start.

A spokesman for Turnmills confirmed the club was closing but said he did not know when and suggested Turnmills could find a new home.

He added: "As far as we are concerned our lease is still intact until any legal documents have been signed, which they haven't at this stage and the permission to develop does not mean they need vacant possession for the first phase of the building works.

"The long-term plan for the building and development far exceeds our existing lease.

"We are in negotiation with the landlords to buy us out of the remaining lease if they want to bring the development of the basement forward - which they may or may not want to do. It's very early days."


Posted by Cubess on Jan-05-2008 22:04:

J'en avais parlé sur un autre thread et franchement je comprends pas
Le Turnmills gagne si peu d'argent ou c'est que du à la violence ? :/


Posted by djmanu on Jan-06-2008 11:57:

J'y était samedi dernier justement, triste news, en espérant que les soirées gallery trouveront une nouvelle place (peut etre plus grande car la boite était un peu petite pour les superstars dj) ...
Dommage pour la boite car les bières n'étaient vraiment pas cher
Pour la nouvelle capitale de la trance, c'est sans aucun doute Los Angeles quand je vois toutes les soirées qu'ils ont tous les weekend et ils avaient tiesto, ferry etc pour le nouvel an.


Posted by dangerous007 on Feb-04-2008 20:11:

Official statement

OFFICIAL STATEMENT ++
TURNMILLS
THE LAST DANCE
EASTER WEEKEND 21-23 MARCH 2008
WWW.TURNMILLS.CO.UK

After 23 years and more than 3,000 club nights, Turnmills will be saying a fond farewell to clubland this Easter as the much-loved Clerkenwell club will be closing its doors for good. Over the weekend of 21-23 March 2008, Turnmills will be going out on high as we present ‘The Last Dance’ and a series of celebratory events spread across 3 very special nights featuring the DJs who’ve made Turnmills the proud clubbing institution it is today.

Turnmills Director Danny Newman reveals the reasons behind the clubs imminent closure... “The most important reason is of course that the lease is nearly up and the landlord wants to develop the site. To be honest it’s been on the cards for a couple of years now, we’ve always wanted to leave on our terms and it just seems like the right time to go - from a business and personal point of view. So many different people love Turnmills for so many different reasons and the Easter Weekend allows us to do everything we want to do properly, for all the acts, DJs, promoters and friends along the way that have made it such a very special place and more importantly to do it the right way... our way (line up to be announced very soon). The landlord’s have been understanding and I’ve got nothing but respect for them. They’ve allowed us to do what we wanted over the past year while we were deciding what to do, then recently they presented us with a deal that felt right, at the right time, and it was the obvious choice to move on. It feels as though it’s come to a natural end, and we are finishing on a high. The club has been the best and busiest it’s been in its history, and that’s the way I want it to be remembered. I’m really proud of what we’ve done and been through at Turnmills; the club will always have a special place in my heart. I’ll miss it dearly, as it will so many people. Thanks to everyone that ever came down, it was YOU that made the place what it was, we were just doing what we do behind the scenes. Take care, hopefully we’ll see you all for one last dance at Easter. Thank you... and goodnight XXXXXXXX.”

To read the full and ONLY exclusive interview with Danny Newman, head to www.datatransmission.co.uk from Friday 1st February (more on that below).

Since its inception as a wine bar back in 1985 by John Newman, Danny’s father, Turnmills has established itself as one of the world’s leading nightclubs. It was in 1989 that Turnmills became the first venue of any kind in the UK to secure a 24 Hour Music & Dance Licence and from that moment, the modern day Turnmills as we all know and love was born.

Over the years Turnmills has been responsible for some of the most prestigious and ground-breaking club nights in the land, grooming the freshest new talent alongside a wealth of superstar DJs. From The Chemical Brothers’ weekly Heavenly Social residency, to the globe’s definitive gay after-hours club, Trade and of course the 14 year old beast that is The Gallery... Turnmills will always have a special place in everyone’s hearts and will be dearly missed. To this day, The Gallery remains London’s longest-serving and best-loved weekly Friday all-nighter, witnessing the rise of many of the biggest names in dance music – from Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto and Armin van Buuren, to Judge Jules, Ferry Corsten and Paul van Dyk, alongside a stellar supporting cast of residents including (co-owner and talisman) Tall Paul and Faithless’ Sister Bliss. Other notable events through the ages include the electronic excellence of Headstart and Together – the former featured residents & regular guests like Fatboy Slim, Josh Wink, Darren Emerson and Aphex Twin, whilst the latter remains the flagship Saturday night at Turnmills, offering a multi-roomed, mini-festival every month with past guests including Justice, 2manydjs and Mylo. On a housey tip, look no further than Danny Rampling’s iconic London Calling and Metrogroove parties or the soulful sounds of City Loud with CJ Mackintosh, which would both welcome house heavyweights like Frankie Knuckles, Tony Humphries and Masters at Work amongst many others, plus Roger Sanchez’s five year Release Yourself residency and the fabulous Disco Tech of Bob Sinclar. On a more rock n’ roll vibe, cult mid-weeker Get Loaded not only paved the way for the Get Loaded in the Park festival, but it also brought the sound of Madchester down the M1 to London as The Happy Mondays’ renowned pairing of Shaun Ryder & Bez began their love affair with the club.

This collaboration with the Mondays lead to the recording of the bands’ latest album ‘Uncle Dysfunktional’ in the Turnmills Recording Studio (hidden deep within the labyrinth of the club!), and a year later, Pete Doherty’s band Babyshambles recorded their newest LP ‘Shotter’s Nation’ in the very same Studio. The Turnmills Studio also played an important part in the musical development of those closest to the club with Tall Paul’s former record label Duty Free Records based at Turnmills and featured music from the likes of Lottie, Fergie and Paul himself. Aside from the club itself, Turnmills was also known for its high class cuisine, with former restaurant Gaudi, voted the ‘Best Spanish Restaurant in London’ and featured in the Michelin Guide. Plus at the back the club, we ran a very popular female only gym called Juno Lucina, which would later be replaced by the ‘Juno Rooms’ and a new fully functional live music room which saw the likes of The Gossip, The Kills and The Horrors all perform live.

As with all venues of this size and stature, Turnmills has had its fair share of high jinks and capers from hazy nights gone by. Michael Jackson and Alexander O’Neil both celebrated their birthdays at the club, Bjork and Madonna (in disguise) regularly turned up at Trade, Robbie Williams and his entourage would drop by at The Gallery and Noel Gallagher and Keith Allen were often propping up the bar at Get Loaded! Other sightings include many a wedding proposal on one knee by a (brave!) club member or the sprinkling of ashes on Turnmills’ hallowed main room floor. But these tales don’t even scratch the surface of what the closure of Turnmills will mean to the thousands upon thousands of clubbers who’ve danced their heart out at the club over the years.






What now?
In 2005, Turnmills Director Danny Newman launched music events company Lock N Load Events together with Andrew Mattle (9Lives Events) and Damian Gelle (Heat Events). Responsible for summer festivals South West Four (London & Cardiff), Get Loaded in the Park (London), Electric Gardens (Kent) and Cardiff Calling (Cardiff), plus a number of exclusive London club shows including Release Yourself, PUSH and Swedish House Mafia (all Koko), Bedrock (Heaven) and HeatUK (Brixton Academy)... Lock N Load Events will continue to push the musical envelope into 2008 with a continuation of some of the events mentioned here, alongside some exciting new (as yet unannounced) projects for the New Year.

We can reveal that Turnmills’ illustrious in-house events The Gallery and Together will both be continuing at a club near you very soon, so watch this space for the full official announcement.

On Friday 1st February 2008, we’ll be launching a brand new online dance music magazine called Data Transmission: www.datatransmission.co.uk. With an existing database of over 250,000 people, this comprehensive new site will cover the full spectrum of dance music, without prejudice – providing the perfect platform to get your music heard, your events listed and your news & features read by the masses. Be sure to check it out. An extensive interview with Danny Newman will be available to read exclusively on the big launch date, as he reveals the full story behind the Turnmills closure, reminisces on the history of the club and relives some classic tales from yesteryear.

And so then it’s with a tear in our eyes that we must now say goodbye, and look forward to this magical and historical final weekend ahead to give Turnmills the proper send-off it truly deserves. Full details of these farewell events will be announced very soon on the Turnmills website: www.turnmills.co.uk.

We would like to THANK everyone who has queued up come rain, wind or shine and danced their socks off in front of that laser... everyone who has supported Turnmills and helped create this unique family club... all the artists that have played for us over the years and have given us so many unforgettable memories... the local community for embracing us... all the Agents, the PR’s and the Media for the ‘love’... and most of all, we’d like to thank all our dear friends and family for putting up with us for so long!! You know who you are.

On behalf of the Turnmills team – Danny and Paul Newman, Chesh, Terry, Stix, Ed, Gavin, Grahame, Tom (on the door), Tom (at The Gallery), Nik, Dean, Mario, Craig, Malcolm and Carson... thanks for all the good times. It’s time to say goodbye. Get ready for ‘The Last Dance’. Turnmills love YOU.


Posted by dangerous007 on Feb-04-2008 20:16:

Ça vous tente d'aller au Londres pour un dernier Gallery@Turnmills vendredi le 21 mars?

Le line-up n'est pas encore final mais vu que cette soirée a toujours accueillie les plus grands noms de Trance il doit-être énorme!!!


Posted by Nightflowers on Feb-05-2008 09:44:

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We can reveal that Turnmills’ illustrious in-house events The Gallery and Together will both be continuing at a club near you very soon, so watch this space for the full official announcement.


Ca c'est la bonne nouvelle, esperons que ce soit aussi bien

Sinon pour le closing, y'a deja des noms d'annoncés ?


Posted by Mmanu on Feb-05-2008 13:46:

Re: Turnmills Londres va bientôt fermer

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Originally posted by cottcott44
Je me permet de créer un thread pour ca


Hmmm chais pas, hein. A la base, c'est mal.


Posted by Thib' on Feb-05-2008 13:58:

Re: Re: Turnmills Londres va bientôt fermer

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Originally posted by Mmanu
Hmmm chais pas, hein. A la base, c'est mal.


Alors toi... T'en tiens une couche putain


Posted by PyrofraG on Feb-05-2008 17:03:

Hum ça me tenterai bien mais bon y'a Schulz le vendredi soir aux Bains douches et ça je veux vraiment le faire....

Sachant que la line up trance va surement tomber vendredi, je pense pas que je ne serais de la partie.

Enfin bon on verra bien on fera peut etre un crochet par Londres pour rentrer sur Rennes

Edit : je me permet de quoter
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In 2005, Turnmills Director Danny Newman launched music events company Lock N Load Events together with Andrew Mattle (9Lives Events) and Damian Gelle (Heat Events). Responsible for summer festivals South West Four (London & Cardiff), Get Loaded in the Park (London), Electric Gardens (Kent) and Cardiff Calling (Cardiff), plus a number of exclusive London club shows including Release Yourself, PUSH and Swedish House Mafia (all Koko), Bedrock (Heaven) and HeatUK (Brixton Academy)... Lock N Load Events will continue to push the musical envelope into 2008 with a continuation of some of the events mentioned here, alongside some exciting new (as yet unannounced) projects for the New Year.


Les gars ce sont trop des bourrins, ils ont produits tous les meilleurs event de l'été dernier à l'exception de Cream, Global et un autre dont je ne me souviens plus le nom qui était en meme temps que le Wildchild
Comment j'aimerai trop discuter avec eux pour savoir comment ils font pour avoir les idées et les concept parce que le stage HeatUK l'année dernière il envoyait sévère au SW4 Cardiff!!!


Posted by Mmanu on Feb-06-2008 16:03:

Re: Re: Re: Turnmills Londres va bientôt fermer

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Originally posted by severnayaprods
Alors toi... T'en tiens une couche putain


j'ai bien appris mes lecons ici, je tiens la couche a pleines mains, no problemo . A mon humble avis, Il faudrait ouvrir un thread special boites trance qui ferment, mais il va falloir que tout le monde vote avant ca. Sinon ca va encore etre le bordel si les gens ouvrent un thread pour tout et n'importe quoi


Posted by anne348 on Feb-06-2008 16:57:

quote:
Originally posted by Mmanu
j'ai bien appris mes lecons ici, je tiens la couche a pleines mains, no problemo . A mon humble avis, Il faudrait ouvrir un thread special boites trance qui ferment, mais il va falloir que tout le monde vote avant ca. Sinon ca va encore etre le bordel si les gens ouvrent un thread pour tout et n'importe quoi


lol j'avoue tu m'as fait rire là, c'est tout à fait ça!

Mais beaucoup te répondront que c'est ce qui fait le charme de notre forum, aussi incroyable que ça puisse paraître à certains


Posted by cottcott44 on Feb-06-2008 18:26:

Re: Re: Turnmills Londres va bientôt fermer

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Originally posted by Mmanu
Hmmm chais pas, hein. A la base, c'est mal.


Je me suis ptete mal exprimé, je pensai au départ foutre ca dans le bullshit et mettre le lien direct vers l'annonce.

Rien à voir avec la politique qui regne sur ce forum


Posted by Mmanu on Feb-06-2008 19:11:

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Posted by PyrofraG on Feb-18-2008 08:16:

Comme on s'y attendait une line up énorme est attendue...

Pas encore la line up mais bon la soirée gallery est vendredi donc pour moi c'est mort je vais voir Markus aux Bains.

Sinon 20£ l'entrée à mon avis il va y avoir du super guest

L'info ici:
http://www.turnmills.co.uk/officialeflyer2.html


Posted by d&b on Feb-18-2008 11:08:

ah ben c'est clair que perso je m'attendais à ce qu'une pire line up soit attendue


Posted by PyrofraG on Feb-24-2008 21:02:

Ca y'est elle est tombée:


J'adore trop le fly
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I’m sure you’ll agree that the three line-ups we’ve put together are suitably LARGE for this fairytale ending!! So, the action begins on Good Friday 21st March as Turnmills’ long-serving weekly club - The Gallery welcomes 18 veterans of the floor to say goodbye in style after nearly 13 years at the helm and over 650 parties. The main room is filled by residents past and present as Judge Jules, Tall Paul, Seb Fontaine, Sister Bliss, Steve Lee, Gavyn Mytchel and Alex Anderson have the honour of taking the controls on the last night. Backroom fave Joy takes over the infamous T2, with old friends Brandon Block, Alex P, Lisa Loud, Daniele Davoli and Tania von Pear letting rip in the intimate space. Over in T3, The Gallery traditions continue as international guests Yves de Reuyter and Corvin Dalek jet in for the occasion joining former residents Red Jerry and Darren Christian, alongside current ressies John Askew and The Viceroy. Look out for a very special announcement coming soon from Gallery HQ as we reveal the new London home for The Gallery - launching on Friday 25th April. Mmmm...

The following night, Saturday 22nd March sees the electronic power of Turnmills’ flagship Saturday night event Together take over proceedings... and boy have we got something special in store for you. Together combines forces with Turnmills’ eclectic predecessors The Heavenly and Headstart to deliver arguably the biggest club line-up of 2008. Step forward The Chemical Brothers, former residents every week for 4 years from The Heavenly days and Fatboy Slim – the DJ magician and Turnmills legend. These two UK dance music giants couldn’t resist one final flirt with the Turnmills faithful and we’re honoured to have them involved in this epic occasion. Joining them will be Mr Together (and 5 year resident) Justin Robertson, plus old friends James Holroyd, Nathan Detroit and Guilty Pleasures’ Sean Rowley, plus Heavenly crew Robin, Nick, Martin & Jeff. T2 welcomes the current crop of Together residents in Anil Chawla, Streetlife DJs and John Kennedy (XFM), alongside Headstart bods Jon & Dan Kahuna, plus Together regular Audio Jackers. The (infamous) Together All-Stars mix up party bangers upstairs in the Topfloor featuring all the Turnmills gang – Paul Stix, Ed Coward, Nikolas Esselle, Carson Gardiner and Kelly Rush.

The third and FINAL EVENT EVER at Turnmills will pick up the pace on Easter Sunday 23rd March, as Turnmills opens its doors for the Last Dance. The good ship Turnmills will be setting sail for one final dancefloor adventure and this closing party will focus on our former house sessions in the shape of London Calling, Metrogroove and City Loud. The residents from those unforgettable events – Danny Rampling and CJ Mackintosh will both be getting their groove on, around a very special headline set from one of Turnmills’ closest friends – Frankie Knuckles, who jets in especially from NYC. Support comes from Lottie, Ashley Beedle, Pete Heller, Terry Farley and Ricky Morrison... plus Turnmills MD Danny Newman will make his DJ Debut (!) as he goes back-to-back with Danny Rampling to play the last set ever at Turnmills. And then my friends, it’s time to turn off the lasers and lock the Turnmills doors forever. Goodbye old friend. You’ll always be in our hearts.

Former London Calling & Metrogroove resident and all round Turnmills good guy, Danny Rampling summarises the big weekend ahead... “After many years of fun at Turnmills, obviously I’m really sad to see the club go. And so in the spirit of Turnmills prepare for a marathon weekend of events as we bid a fond farewell to one of London’s greatest ever clubs. Prepare to stay late...!!”




Perso je suis super tenté par le samedi soir : les chemical brothers + fatboyslim ça fait super longtemps qu'il n'a pas mixé en UK en plus !!!

Pour le vendredi je suis un peu déçu je m'attendais à mieux.

Qui est motivé pour faire Schulz@bains douches + Last Gallery ?


Posted by Nightflowers on Feb-25-2008 12:58:

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Originally posted by PyrofraG
Pour le vendredi je suis un peu déçu je m'attendais à mieux.


ça a été ma première réaction aussi, mais si on regarde bien, y'a quand même du lourd, surtout en room 3 !

Paye ton Red Jerry, ça sent le pur set de classics ça !


Posted by PyrofraG on Mar-25-2008 22:17:

Voilà une belle façon de dire au revoir je trouve
http://www.dontstayin.com/uk/london...8/photo-9010246

Sinon j'ai lu quelques commentaires les sets ont été énormes et le vendredi c'est fini à 10h45 le samedi aparemment 13h30

Bref du grand du gros du lourd truc que tu ne peux voir qu'en Angleterre à mon avis!!!

Un hommage à une boite de Nuit, c'est pas demain la veille qu'on verra ça en France! Quand je repense au dernier set de Eddie qui disait toutes les 3 minutes que le Turnmills allait fermé, ça a été un vrai événement pour eux



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