The Eclipse (later The Edge) was a
nightclub
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in
Coventry
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England
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, and the first legal all-night club in the
UK.
The Eclipse was a former Granada Bingo Hall, when local entrepreneurs Stuart Reid and Barry Edwards would put on the first allnighter in October 1990. The 1,600 capacity club was split over three floors.
The resident DJs were Mick Park and Mick Wilson (aka Parks & Wilson), The opening night line-up included:
Evil Eddie Richards
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Sasha, and
MC Tunes
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, who moaned about the sound system and walked off stage saying, "Get the sound sorted out, we'll be back soon", but he didn't return. It is said that the venue gave
The Prodigy one of their first gigs for a fee of £60.
The venue would also host nights from promoters such as ''Dance Planet'' and ''Amnesia House''.
In September 1992, the venue became ''The Edge''. It finally closed in February 1994.
Virgin Records would release a two volume retrospective compilation ''The Eclipse Presents Dance 'Til Dawn'' in 1996 - one mixed by
Stu Allan and the other
Slipmatt.
After The Edge closed, the building was bought by
Coventry University
, mottoeng = By Art and Industry
, established =
, type = Public
, endowment = £28 million (2015)
, budget = £787.5 million
, chancellor = Margaret Casely-Hayford
, vice_chancellor = John Latham
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and repurposed as a student union entertainment venue and called ''The Planet''. The building was eventually demolished to make way for a car park.
See also
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List of electronic dance music venues
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