The Sub Club is a club and music venue located at 22 Jamaica Street in
Glasgow
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,
Scotland
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. It opened 1 April 1987 and is the longest running underground dance club in the world.
The basement space can legally hold up to 410 people. In 2008 it was voted the 10th best club in the world by
Resident Advisor
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(and 5th for atmosphere) and the 30th best club in the world by
DJ Mag
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. In 2009 the club was placed 14th best in the world by DJ Mag.
History
In 1999 a fire in the pub next door spread, damaging the club, which along with the accidental demolition of one of the club's walls, forced it to close until 2002.
In 2006 the largest bodysonic dancefloor in the UK was installed, with clubs such as
Fabric
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[ ] also using such technology.
The long-standing
Subculture
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residents are Harri and Domenic, mainstays every Saturday since 1990, with JD Twitch and JG Wilkes'
Optimo
Optimo Espacio ('Optimum Space') was a weekly Sunday-night club based in Glasgow, Scotland at the Sub Club on Jamaica Street, as well as a collective moniker for the night's resident DJ duo. Having run every week since it was founded in 1997, on ...
(espacio) every Sunday from 1997 to 2010. Other regular nights include
Numbers
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, Return To Mono, Sensu and I Am.
The club has played host to world-renowned artists such as
LCD Soundsystem
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and
Derrick May as well as many locals including:
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Sons and Daughters who played for Optimo's 12th Birthday in 2009;
*
Franz Ferdinand
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Fr ...
who played in 2003;
*and
Primal Scream
Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The band's current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Simone Butler (bass), and Darrin Mooney (drums) ...
who played their first gig in the club.
See also
*
List of electronic dance music venues
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References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.subclub.co.uk/
Music venues in Glasgow
Nightclubs in Glasgow
Electronic dance music venues
1987 establishments in Scotland