a look back at Va Va's features on the Mancheter Evening news Website...

 

The empty and unassuming Bolton building that was once a legendary northern soul club

"If you went in now, you'd say 'there's no way a northern soul all-nighter would work here' but it did"

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/empty-unassuming-bolton-building-once-18521793

Just read it Mike,  Very interesting reading 📚.  I love reading about the venues that where before my time.  

Being from Bolton I remember va-va but wasn't old enough to attend, 

My lasting memory is while the venue was in the basement of a multi storey building the va-va sign was on the top of the building, where I presumed the all-night 'disco' was happening, 

Was yeara later, when attending one of it's various night club guises I realised it was in the basement and from the description of the va-va decor it hadn't changed much, 

As the article says, it's still there 

if the buildings empty ,maybe we all should consider re opening it?

was there  cramped in behind perspex  with noreen and ethna bedford /luton

 

Fantastic venue attended all the niters there with the Leigh Soul Crowd 

Brilliant Memories 

Wish I'd had to honour to attend - another unattainable for me LOL🤣 but If Ian says it was fantastic then it must've been

Great nights, small dance floor and if you got next to Booper you'd get sprayed with his sweat 🥴. Some great sounds played Easy Baby, Laws of love etc. 

Edited January 25, 20214 yr by petewsheff

was there met my mate hippy dick  cramped up and the sounds  next week somebody had a gun???was there

5 minutes ago, mithras said:

was there met my mate hippy dick  cramped up and the sounds  next week somebody had a gun???was there

frankie and classicals ,lord thunder ,whats it gonna be (DUSTY) paula parfitt,rat race + all the torch classics

Had some great nights in there when it first opened. Wick Barrett used to DJ when I used to go. 

Went to Va Vas a few times. My main memory is the small dance floor  and buying the Producers Lady Lady Lady there. At the time I had not heard it and I said to the seller what's this? He says its the instrumental to What kind of lady. No way!!!!  Its on a different label and doesn't say "Instru" on it. With that he gives it to the DJ who plays it straight away and the floor fills. I of course buy it straight away for £1.25. Maybe overpriced for the time!

For a few weeks it was the wonder of our local club. Sunday nights at the Old Wirralians rugby club. Great days. 

 

Dave Banks