Lush! is a
night club in
Portrush,
County Antrim,
Northern Ireland.
Opened in 1996, it has played host to the majority of the worlds notable
electronic dance music DJs, including
Armin van Buuren
Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...
,
Hardwell,
Paul van Dyk,
Tiësto,
Sasha
Sacha, Sasha, Sascha, or ''variant'' may refer to:
People
* Sasha (name), includes list of people with the name and the variants Sascha or Sacha
Musicians
* Sasha (DJ) (born 1969), born Alexander Coe
* Sasha (German singer) (born 1972), born Sas ...
,
Ferry Corsten,
Fat Boy Slim,
Eddie Halliwell
Eddie Halliwell (born 1979 or 1980) is an English electronic dance music disc jockey who plays techno, house and trance music. Known for his live performances he has regularly featured in the DJ Mag top 100 DJ list, and has performed several ...
and Gordy Annett. The promoter, and manager of the club, Col Hamilton, is also the resident DJ. Music on resident-played nights would generally be
house music
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, but the regular guest DJs are more likely to play
trance music.
Shortly after opening, CJ Agnelli of
Agnelli & Nelson and Col Hamilton immortalised the club with one of their first releases, titled "Lush", and the later remixes, "Lush Gold". The cover art of both releases featured the club's logo, a large yellow/orange circle. An edition of
Discover Records "Live As" series has also been recorded at the venue.
The 2008 ''
DJ Mag'' Top 100 Clubs places Lush! at number 56 in the world, with it having been unplaced in 2007 and number 24 in 2006. The 2010 list, now voted for by the general public, places the club at number 48. Shows such as the
Essential Mix,
Seb Fontaine and
Judge Jules
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were broadcast to electric atmospheres.
Fergie broadcast his final BBC Radio 1 show live from a pub on the complex. Following the show, his DJ set at Lush! was broadcast live on the Essential Mix.
Seb Fontaine was quoted as saying Lush! was one of the best club on the planet with an atmosphere not to be matched anywhere else he had ever played.
References
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External links
Lush! websitePlan for town £30m hotel complex
BBC News, 14 September 2006
BBC Radio 1Dooyoo ReviewA History of Northern Irish Club Culture by Lyndon Stephens and Sandra Gourley September 23rd, 2005 Northern Ireland Music Industry Commission
1996 establishments in Northern Ireland
Music venues completed in 1996
Nightclubs in Northern Ireland
Tourist attractions in County Antrim
Portrush