Superclub
Very large nightclub
Space Ibiza
Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England
A superclub is a very large or superior nightclub , often with several rooms with different themes.[ 1] [ 2] The term was first coined in Mixmag , the British electronic dance and clubbing magazine, in 1995, referring to the new wave of clubs such as Ministry of Sound and Cream , which were dominating the English club scene.[ 3]
Superclubs may include nightclubs that have high capacity, or are multi-story, high profile, and operate city and region wide or are well known.[ 4] Some superclubs are owned and managed by a dance music record label or a club that was or is culturally important. The term may also be used to define its position within the club scene hierarchy.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Forerunners of contemporary superclubs already existed in the early 20th century. The Guardian describes the Moka Efti in Berlin, a major dancing establishment of the Golden Twenties , as a "1920s superclub".[ 8]
Privilege Ibiza is the "world's largest nightclub" according to the Guinness Book of Records , with a capacity of 10,000 people.
History
Notes: The list of clubs below indicate the dates they were first established.
1960s
Early examples of "superclubs" include Annabel's (London, 1963), Blow Up (Munich , 1967) and Pacha (Sitges, 1967).
1970s
Examples of "superclubs" from this period include Pacha, Ibiza in (1973), Studio One (nightclub) Los Angeles (1975), BANG (club) London (1976), Amnesia , Ibiza, (1976), Studio 54 , New York City , (1977),[ 9] Paradise Garage , New York, (1977), Ku Club Ibiza , (1978), Xenon , New York, (1978), Roxy NYC , New York, (1978), Dorian Gray , Frankfurt , (1978), Heaven London, (1979), Danceteria , New York, (1979)
1980s
Examples of "superclubs" from this period include The Saint in New York in (1980), The Fridge, London , (1981),[ 10] The Haçienda in Manchester opened in (1982), The Limelight , New York, (1983), Hippodrome, London , (1983),[ 11] Space, Ibiza , (1986),[ 12] Tunnel , New York, (1986), Palladium, New York , (1985), Quadrant Park , Liverpool , (1988),[ 13] Excalibur Nightclub, Chicago, (1989),[ 14] The Sound Factory , New York, (1989), The Venue, Tower Park Poole, (1989).
1990s
Examples of "superclubs" from this period include Trade and Turnmills , London, (1990),[ 15] Club 051 , Liverpool (1991), Ministry of Sound in London (1991), Juliana's Tokyo , (1991), Zouk , Singapore, (1991),[ 16] Renaissance (1992), Avalon, Boston (1992), Bunker, Berlin , (1992), E-Werk , Berlin, (1993), G-A-Y, London , (1993),[ 17] Cream at Nation , Liverpool, (1993),[ 18] Miss Moneypenny's , Birmingham , (1993), Cavo Paradiso , Mykonos, (1993),Ultraschall , Munich, (1994), Twilo , New York, (1995), The End , London, (1995), Nation , Washington, D.C. , (1995), The Emporium. Coalville , (1995), Privilege, Ibiza , (1995), Gatecrasher One , (1996),[ 19] Godskitchen , (1996), KW – Das Heizkraftwerk , Munich, (1996), The Church, Denver (1996), Fabric ,[ 20] London (1999), DC10 , Ibiza, (1999),
Home , London, (1999)[ 21]
2000s
Examples of "superclubs" from this period include Womb , Tokyo , (2000), Bungalow 8 , New York City , (2001),[ 22] Hakkasan , Las Vegas , (2001), Vision Club, Chicago, (2002),[ 23] Vanguard LA, Hollywood, (2002),[ 24] SeOne , London, (2002), Berghain , Berlin , (2003), Cielo, New York, (2003),[ 25] Opium Garden Miami , (2003), AIR , Birmingham , (2003), Crobar, Chelsea, New York , (2003),[ 26] Sound Bar, Chicago, (2004),[ 27] [ 28] Myth, Minneapolis, (2005),[ 29] TAO, Las Vegas, (2005),[ 30] 1015 Folsom Nightclub, San Francisco , (2005),[ 31] Belo, (San Diego ), (2006),[ 32] XS Nightclub , Las Vegas, (2008), Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub , Las Vegas, (2010), Omnia , Las Vegas (2015) (formerly, Pure, (2004)), Marquee Nightclub , Singapore , (2018), KAOS Dayclub and Nightclub , Las Vegas, (2019).
2010s
Examples of "superclubs" from this period include: Echostage , Washington D.C., (2012), Output, New York City, (2013), White Dubai @ Meydan, (2013),[ 33] MMA Club , Munich (2014), Bassiani , Tbilisi , (2014), Laroc, São Paulo , (2015),[ 34] Printworks , London (2017),[ 35] [ 36] Kompass klub , Ghent. Student Society in Trondheim , Trondhjem Norway, (2024).[ 37]
Culturally important clubs
The clubs listed here do not necessarily meet the criteria for the spatial definition of a "superclub" but are included for their significant cultural importance: Peppermint Lounge , (1958),[ 38] New York City , UFO Club , London (1960's), The Loft, New York City , (1970),[ 39] The Warehouse , Chicago, (1977),[ 40] Mudd Club , New York, (1978), Billy's, London (1978),[ 41] Blitz Club , London, (1979),[ 42] Pyramid Club , New York, (1979), Club 57 , New York, (1979), Camden Palace, London , (1982), The Batcave , London (1982),[ 43] Taboo , London, (1985),[ 44] The World , New York, (1986), Kinky Gerlinky, London , (1989),[ 45] [ 46] Tresor , Berlin , (1991), Trade (1990-2008), Vague Club , Leeds , (1993),[ 47] B 018, Beirut , (1994).[ 48] [ 49]
Superclub the album
Cream, Gatecrasher and Pacha teamed up in 2010 to produce the album Superclub . Released on 22 November in the UK, the 3 CD collection has one disc for each of the clubs and was the first release from Rhino UK's dance imprint One More Tune.[ 50] A second album, called Superclub Ibiza , was released in July 2011 by EMI .
See also
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