89 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. G1 4ET. Demolished. The Mardi Gras. 1991. The Mardi Gras was the first night club to have a elevated dance floor in the U.K. A friend of Mr Modlin, night club owner James Mortimer had the first elevated dance floor in his Tito’s night club in Majorca. The restaurant was called the Food Basket. Mardi Gras. 1985. MARDI GRAS The Dunlop Street venue opened in 1985 – our photographers snapped the staff dressed to the nines for the occasion. It had a capacity of 650 and was the first UK night club to have an elevated dance floor. It eventually closed in the 1990s. FOLLIES (aka Cardinal Follies, The Temple, The Shack) The Mardi Gras, on Dunlop Street opened in 1985. (Our picture shows staff ready for its opening night). The venue, which had a capacity of about 650, was the first UK night club to have an elevated dance floor. Mardi Gras staff on its opening night in 1985. (Image: Newsquest) Sandra Cassidy has an excellent collection of names to throw into the The Mardi Gras. 89 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. Mardi Gras. 1991. The Mardi Gras was the first night club to have a elevated dance floor in the U.K. A friend of Mr Modlin, night club owner James Mortimer had the first elevated dance floor in his Tito's night club in Majorca. The restaurant was called the Food Basket. 89 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. G1 4ET. Demolished. The Mardi Gras. 1991. The Mardi Gras was the first night club to have a elevated dance floor in the U.K. A friend of Mr Modlin, night club owner James Mortimer had the first elevated dance floor in his Tito’s night club in Majorca. The restaurant was called the Food Basket. Mardi Gras. 1985. This is the staff of Mardi Gras dressed for its opening in 1985. The Dunlop Street venue, which had a capacity of about 650, was the first UK night club to have a elevated dance floor but it closed in the 1990s. On this day AUGUST 6, 2014 GLASGOW police were the subject of Scotland’s highest number of complaints about oppressive conduct. Mardi Gras. 85 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. Advert 1974. The Cathadhmara was famous in it's day for the Big Jazz Band, the Jimmy Alston Band, some of the musicians are still playing to this day (2015) in and around Glasgow. The band also play in Trader Joe's, Hope Street. Thanks to Robert Davidson. The Cathadhmara became the Mardi Gras Nightclub. mardi gras The Dunlop Street venue opened in 1985 – our photographers snapped the staff dressed to the nines for the occasion. It had a capacity of 650 and was the first UK night club to have an elevated dance floor. A night out to Mardi Gras on Dunlop Street was the place to be in 80s Glasgow, the first club in the UK to have an elevated dance floor. Mardi Gras Weekend at MANGO Tropical BarRestaurantClub, 373 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom on Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 10:30 pm to Sun, 02 Mar, 2025 at 03:00 am 89 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. G1 4ET. Demolished. The Mardi Gras. 1991. The Mardi Gras was the first night club to have a elevated dance floor in the U.K. A friend of Mr Modlin, night club owner James Mortimer had the first elevated dance floor in his Tito’s night club in Majorca. The restaurant was called the Food Basket. Mardi Gras. 1985. The Cathadhmara became the Mardi Gras Nightclub. The Mardi Gras. 1991. Advert for both The Warehouse and Mardi Gras night club. The Mardi Gras was the first night club to have a elevated dance floor in the U.K. A friend of Mr Modlin, night club owner James Mortimer had the first elevated dance floor in his Tito’s night club in Majorca. 89 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. G1 4ET. Demolished. The Mardi Gras. 1991. The Mardi Gras was the first night club to have a elevated dance floor in the U.K. A friend of Mr Modlin, night club owner James Mortimer had the first elevated dance floor in his Tito’s night club in Majorca. The restaurant was called the Food Basket. Mardi Gras. 1985. Mardi Gras 2025 Glasgow Get your costumes ready for the best Carnival party in Glasgow, best of carnival tunes all night long! Saturday 1st March 2025. BOTECO DO BRASIL in Glasgow. Glasgow’s nightclub scene has been bold, brash, brilliant and bonkers – here are some reminders from our stroll down memory lane of five of the hottest spots in town. Which city nightclubs do you remember most fondly? Get in touch to share your stories and photos. MARDI GRAS TAKE That star Howard Donald reminisced about performing in Glasgow’s once legendary Victorias nightclub and the now defunct Mardi Gras club as he prepared for an intimate gig in Ingliston Estate and Country Club this month. Mardi Gras 2025 Glasgow Get your costumes ready for the best Carnival party in Glasgow, best of carnival tunes all night long! Friday 28th February 2025. BOTECO DO BRASIL in Glasgow. The sign of a popular nightclub doesn't only point to the amount of clubbers who went there, but also how worn it looked in its final days. Glasgow clubs that were open for generations saw their Mardi Gras, Gliwice, Poland. 20,656 likes · 11,427 were here. Jedyny i niepowtarzalny klub w Gliwicach. Wnętrze klubu to nie tylko eleganckie 75 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. G1 4ET. Demolished. Vertigo. 1991. This building was originally called the Warehouse it was then changed to Vertigo. I remember large queues outside this night club, people flocked from all over the city to get into this popular disco. If you didn’t get in here you could always try next door in the Mardi Gras.
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