PETERBOROUGH'S OLDEST (And still dancing!) NIGHTCLUB celebrates 50-year Anniversary this year!!
It was on Friday 14th November 1975 that a new era for Peterborough's entertainment opened when Anabelles opened on Bridge Street Peterborough.
Speed forward 50 years and 3 name changes from Anabelles to Canters to Winners to its present name for the past 26 years of The Met Lounge and its obvious to see that whilst many other venues have come and gone over the past 50 years then something in the way the venue was initially designed has meant its stood the test of time.
AND now for one night only, the lady is returning...On Friday 5th December the original sign (well a specially made duplicate) will be raised over the entrance doors and for 5 hours it will be as if we are returning to the era of 1975 to 1983 when Anabelles was THE original nightclub in the city.
AND to make it even more authentic and to appeal to the people who frequented the club on the Friday night sessions then the 'ORIGINAL' Friday night DJ to come out of retirement for one more time.. TOM BRYAN will dust down the 7'' records and return to host the night!!
Tom joined the club in early 1976 and was resident DJ on Fridays for over 20 years until 1996, however, on this night the music policy will be strictly ANYTHING that Tom may have played up to Anabelles transformation into Canters which happened in 1983
According to the original press release Friday nights at Anabelles was just good general disco/dance music, however local clubbers from the area will probably remember that alongside the disco music in the early 80's then Tom's Friday night also become THE leading 'New Romantic' night when tracks from bands such as The Human League, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran and Depeche Mode packed the dancefloor - and it was when the boys wore as much if not more makeup than the ladies!!
'I'm bringing every record I've still got 'said Tom - 'Everything from the Tamla Motown to Philadelphia record labels, plus the sounds of Barry White, Candy Staton and then Greece and Saturday Night Fever era! disco records like The Real Thing and Hot Chocolate to the early funk stuff like Edwin Starr - even Len Boone - everything and anything I played from 1976 through to 1983'.
If you went to Anabelles on a Friday night in this period then this is your night!
If you were 18 in 1975 then you're probably not quite as mobile as you were but that's not an excuse - the night is also about raising money for good causes and on Tom's request. 50% of advance ticket sales will be donated to Prostate Cancer Research - a subject close to Toms heart.
And there's more - again reading the original press release from 1975 it would seem on Fridays all Ladies arriving before 10pm were given a free glass of sparkling wine so this offer is also being repeated on the 5th December and, controversial as it might be, there's going to be a dress code? - not quite as strict as they were in 1975 but according to the release ' This discotheque will cater for the well behaved, well-dressed people, We will not let people in wearing jeans' said the manager at the time!!
Advance tickets for the night go on sale this Friday 11th October In 1975 entry on Fridays was £1 - this equates to £7.97 in today's terms but there will be 'early bird' tickets on sale for just £6. Don't hang around - You can only celebrate your 50th Anniversary once and 'Anabelles' is determined to celebrate hers with the best people and the best party in town! And with it being less than three weeks to Christmas! we bet Tom will sling in the odd Christmas Party classic for you! By the way Tom's 77 Now!
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