Just had a quick browse through events,Manchester once the king of northern soul all nighters has but one ( and that's a mini one) I live here so I do know the scene etc in the area,where has it all gone we still have venues but upto April we only have one going on has the abroad weekenders, seaside resort weekenders  or just the grab an anyway event day killed it off??? I seriously doubt it  if you look further afield there's an abundance on so where has it all gone pete Tonge?? 

Where's that , GoogleMaps drew a blank ... ?

Edited February 5Feb 5 by Woodbutcher

On 14/01/2025 at 17:45, Wiganer1 said:

Had to finish my allniter in Nuneaton after 13 years recently due to overhead s and not enough people staying til 6am to warrant being out all weekend to sort 

COVID destroyed all the dynamics of the niter scene along with soulies passing away just not enough travelling these days

All the medium to large Venues have all struggled.. since lockdown 

Folk seem to want the small tiny room these days along the more funky soul sounds these days not for me those big dancefloor s packed the rafters always did.it for me

I always thought allniter s would be here forever - here's hoping 

Nuneaton coop all niter is coming back

On 15/01/2025 at 14:06, Timbo58 said:

Someone needs to buy the Brighouse Ritz which is still for sale -sad thing is after the £650k asking price it'd need another £1m at least to put it back in usable condition. A travesty, every time we're up there we weep at the state of it.

The Ritz is a total mess inside - beyond belief! I was in there a couple of years ago & it was bad enough then - overpowering smell of damp & mould - the floor would need ripping up too. It had been burgled - boiler/copper piping/wiring/lighting & anything else of value all ripped out. No lights at all - pitch dark - trip hazards everywhere & we were shown around by torchlight.

Sadly I think the whole building is only fit for demolition - I posted a few photos on here & it will be in a much worse condition by now.😥 I live nearby & feel sad every time I pass The Ritz - had some good times there.