Archaos was a Glasgow nightclub that closed in 2007.
Location
Archoas was located in the
Grade A listed building on 21-41
Queen Street, Glasgow
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and covered 3,240 square metres.
The three-level club centred around a dance-floor with balconies around it.
Within the club was the Skye bar, which was described by The Caterer as "as club within a club".
Ownership
The club was owned by
Stefan King.
History
The club opened around 1995.
It was noted for its parties, student focussed nights, and events catering to customers aged under eighteen years old.
Unlike other clubs where disc-jockeys carefully mixed records, Archaos' disc-jockeys had a reputation for simply playing one track after another.
Each of the three levels played different music, with the lower floor catering to the music tastes of students, the middle floor incorporating a round dance floor, and the top floor playing
electronic dance music and featuring dancers hanging from the ceiling.
Notable customers included;
Charlie Sheen
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and
Paul Gascoigne
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in 1997.
In 1999, television show "
Top of the Pops
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" broadcast an episode featuring
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alternative rock band.
The same year the club's management was accused of discriminating against Asian men by the
Commission for Racial Equality in their submission to
Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Club owner, Stefan King called the claims "farcical."
The claims were rejected by the court in 2000.
A 19-years old man was stabbed in the club on March 12, 2004. The club closed in 2007,
and, as of 2022, the building has been unused since.
Property development company, CA Ventures discussed turning the site into student accommodation in 2022.
Earlier plans to covert the location into another nightclub and an office were not realised.
References
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Memories of Place : Archaos, Glasgow', McGinlay Bell (architects)
Nightclubs in Glasgow
Music venues in Glasgow
Electronic dance music venues
Defunct nightclubs in the United Kingdom
2014 disestablishments in Scotland