Trash was a popular London

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and electro

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run by

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. The club was held weekly on Monday night. The first night was in January 1997, while the last was 10 years later in January 2007.The Guardian blog
/ref> It first existed at the original Plastic People in

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, then at neighbouring venue The Annexe on

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, before finally finding a home at

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off New Oxford Street in the

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. It was influential in terms of pioneering and popularising new genres of music, such as the

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and

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, with early performances from bands such as the

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, LCD Soundsystem,

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, and

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DJs

In its formative years at Plastic People and The Annexe, Trash's DJs were

and James. When the club moved and expanded to

they were initially joined by

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and in the years that followed, Mavs and The Lovely Jonjo.

Songs

For the latter 5 years of the club, the last two tracks played were always the same. "

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" by

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and then "

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" by

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believed "they are the two songs that best reflect club culture, its people and places, highs and lows and bring people together". The last ever track played was " Dancing Queen" by

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External links

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Article on its influence from The GuardianPhotos from the last nightDJ Mixes from TrashVideos from Trash

References

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