Demolished 1973-1981
Wigan Casino
The Home of Northern Soul
Wigan
Do I Love You
Frank Wilson
The Venues
The Legacy of Northern Soul
From the legendary Wigan Casino to the underground Catacombs, these venues shaped the Northern Soul scene. Explore the clubs, the DJs, the anthems, and the stories that defined a generation.
Demolished 1970-1973
The Golden Torch
Where It All Began
Stoke-on-Trent
Time Will Pass You By
Tobi Legend
Demolished 1963-1971
The Twisted Wheel
The Original Soul Club
Manchester
Out On The Floor
Dobie Gray
Demolished 1971-1979
Blackpool Mecca Highland Room
The Highland Room Legend
Blackpool
It Really Hurts Me Girl
The Carstairs
Demolished 1975-1976
Cleethorpes Pier & Winter Gardens
The Pier Sessions
Cleethorpes
I Can Not Hold On
Lorraine Chandler
Active 1979-Present
The 100 Club
Still Spinning Today
London
Long After Tonight Is All Over
Jimmy Radcliffe
Closed 1967-1974
The Catacombs
The Wolverhampton Soul Den
Wolverhampton
There Is A Ghost In My House
R. Dean Taylor
Closed 1982-1986
Top of the World, Stafford
The Stafford All-Nighter
Stafford
Gone With The Wind Is My Love
Rita & The Tiaras
Timeline
1963
Twisted Wheel
Opens in Manchester
1967
The Catacombs
Opens in Wolverhampton
1970
Golden Torch
Opens in Stoke-on-Trent
1971
Blackpool Mecca
Highland Room opens
1973
Wigan Casino
Opens - becomes the soul mecca
1975
Cleethorpes Pier
Pier sessions begin
1979
100 Club
Northern Soul nights begin
1982
Top of the World
Opens in Stafford