LOST Nightclubs of AUCKLAND (with DJ Sir-vere)

Exploring Auckland's legendary nightclubs with DJ SIR-VERE. We discover some forgotten gems!
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[@DJJordanLee]

The series I never knew I needed.

[@Bebedollie]

I think u mean knew

[@DJJordanLee]

@@Bebedollie haha ty

[@BishopNephi69]

46:10 the man DJ Jordan Lee

[@mikee101]

I'm 34 now and this punched me in thne nostalgia.. I remember my first club experience. 15 years old going to Jupiter and Space bar in Newmarket - then heading into town to go to the Immigrant. When I was 18-19 i got into House, deep house, dnb etc - Calibre on K Road, Asta on Shortland, Fu bar, Carpark under the bridge.. Met and Code, Lenin, Float, Spy.. oh the memories

[@shae_sterling]

Thanks for watching everyone. To help keep the series going I've got some custom Lost Nightclub shirts for sale. Appreciate any support www.youtube.com/@shae_sterling/store

[@maffrose]

Wasn't 'Float' originally "Leftfield" which was basically a multi layered Sports-bar/Pub opened by Marc Ellis ETC ?

[@nicoleobrien2688]

I'm 50 now but I worked at : Waterfront, H2O, Shakers, Bass Bar, Dispensary, Cue Bar Highland Park, 166, Kiss, 155, Angle Bar, Jones, Sinners, Cue Bar Hamilton, Debretts, plus some I forgot. I worked Gods Kitchens, Slinky, and I partied at Day Charging, Euphoria, and anywhere where the drugs were good.

[@nicoleobrien2688]

Yes​@@maffrose

[@nicoleobrien2688]

The ones I used to party at before I started working in hospo was : Grapes, site, custom house, gallatos, studio x, coliseum, copper Joe's, globe

[@sjfifita6223]

Leftfield was the OG name for float and in the eary 2000s it was the place that everyone was trying to get into across a broad age group and music, sports cafe was filmed there and it was good times. Pretty much a super club at the time.

[@rayc8948]

Maybe the next walking interview needs to be with a doorman. Papa ex Calibre and now Ink doorman has been round since the 1990s. He would be an awesome person to talk to.

[@dandomett]

How good was calibre

[@freddyriley7392]

Suga Reef, Threshold, Candio's, Stair Case, Club Roma, Fubar, Boogie Wanderland, Alfie's, Dispensary Bar, Club Miami, Club Bali, studio X, Coliseum, Forge, Powerstation and many more clubs and bars to mention, but back then you could club from 9pm - 8am Wednesday to Sunday morning, good times!!!!

[@CouplesLite]

Dont forget Keeleys next to Aotea Square downtown

[@owenpotter2459]

Nice to hear a mention of Alfies. I had a nearly 10 year residency as weekend DJ there. A great time in my life. Worked with many great people. The Bloomers girls including Georgina Beyer and a very young Bevan Keys. Great little night club!

[@CouplesLite]

Alfies...oh man. If you know you know....90s was different for us Downtown.That means you remember Roma & Keeleys

[@darbkavon]

@@CouplesLite ... Yep. Alfies was the first nightclub I ever went to. 15 years old! Back when ID's didn't have photos on them... ha

[@darbkavon]

and the age to get in was 20

[@owenpotter2459]

@@darbkavon oooookay.

[@djsolnz]

Nice Phil - Great mention of Ray "Classic Daddy' McPherson

[@funkvibesngoodtimes5764]

Code & Met Bar…Thursdays with Peter James would always go off and Sirveres right about his drops, they were so clean when ya watched him do it live. Billy Scanlon ( RIP ) used to run that door and had one of the best doorman crews at that time before street & security crew politics kicked in. Those days were so good!!!

[@because_the_internet]

Oh man, I forgot about Code. Those Flashdance nights at Code with the house mixes of 80s tracks were massive.

[@haleyrichardson8818]

The coolest buzz. So many memories. Would love it if you guys could just keep talking forever! Thank you ♥

[@aleonflux1138]

These vids trigger such great memories, thanks for putting them together. I'd totally forgotten about Manhattan, but remember going there with my mates for a laugh. And the security at the Powerstation once kicked me out when I was in a state, but let me back in when I'd sobered up - ha ha! Fun times 😄

[@djdale.5806]

Daayam I remember The Forge!,Club Manhattan those phones really worked for me!! 😂 Remember scoring the only white girl in the club one night! Hahaha!! It was an old movie theater and the projection booth was the dj booth! Shivery was alive & well back then! 1988/89 Actually I remember all the Djs formats and set lists there. I lived on that dance floor! Got to spend some time in that booth. Learned a lot from just listening to other djs Alotta new Jack swing,R&B,Hiphop etc etc of the funk kind!Was awesome!!😂 ,Club Raro,Club 21,(Rocky’s),Megadrome,Cleopatras I’d go there to see Ardijah play in Panmure. Club Roma,Abbeys,Park in a bar,Kandyos,Julianoes which became Club Polynese,Club Miami,Timbuktu,Stanleys,Hotel Debrett,Grapes,Alfies,I remember the drag shows there. I also remember what they would do to the odd under ager if caught. Lol The stair case etc etc etc. Hell I was playing that 12” of You to me are everything too. Released in 1976 but re released in 86. Still have my copy to this day. Awesome track Brother!! I miss the old school Auckland nightlife!! Hell even The Trident in Onehunga. Like you DJ Sir-VereI was lucky to travel too during that time except with the Navy I got to travel abroad checking out clubs and music stores globally let alone around NZ. You are so right. There was some amazing clubs in the other centers. I was lucky enough to also be Djing many of them back then myself. Last time Insaw you Bro was at Club 604 here in Christchurch. A little while ago now. I also remember you at Club Roma. You were the man. What you’d never know is that I was one of your students just by listening as I listened to many other Djs of the time. TeePee in Wellington,Nedroy etc Still remember The Fan Club visiting Roma. So many stories! So many memories!

[@armanopepe1]

I remember a lot of those clubs from the 80’s to early 90’s. Probably crossed paths lol. Enjoyed your memories!

[@djdale.5806]

@@armanopepe1 Absolutely. I hear ya. So many memories. While serving in the Navy we’d start the night out on the Kestrel from Devonport. Stay onboard there for a few drinks then venture to Midcity into Ziggys or Garbos. We’d meet new friends there then go clubbing! Pretty much 7 nights a week lol. I was also a regular at Marbecks,256 records and many more. I was also Djing in Philomel in our naval sports bar The Junior Rates Wets. That’s where I got my start into actual Djing. Was great as I was able to bring so much music back from abroad during overseas deployments. So many fond memories Bro! Would so love to catch up one day for sure.

[@potato_kake]

Omg club Manhattan was great, those phones were a hoot!

[@djdale.5806]

@@potato_kake Absolutely!! Was an amazing club Everything about it!

[@armanopepe1]

Those phones at Manhattans must have worked because that’s how my older sister met her husband in the mid 80’s. They’ve been together ever since living in USA with 5 kids & grandkids.

[@matty0g]

Thanks for another banger! So many memories at these places. I agree it was a golden era of partying. Maybe it’s due to us being young. But the scene doesn’t feel the same now… ✊🏽

[@PuhiPureBloOdYT]

This man is very special to me. First met as a 16 year old on the baskeball court at Mt Roskill Grammar School when he would pull his car up to the court and play us some sounds while we jammed. We connected over the love of bball, MJ, and Wu Tang to begin with. I was fortunate to be able to hang with the bro and meet many many legends in the music industry over the years. From True School on 95bfm to playing basketball with Montel Jordan at DLTs warehouse pad on Crummer Rd just down the hill from the old Mai FM location in Ponsonby which had a giant bombing of Michael Jordan and Bruce Lee on the walls as seen on the Chains video clip. So many great memories with Phil and the club/DJ scene he will always be my big bro❤ thanks so much for this Shae

[@greylynnjr]

Man what a channel. This is the 2nd vid Im wayching tonight. Great stuff watching my younger years hangout outs and memories.

[@djrobwarner]

Amazing guys. Fu Bar was just the left side for a long time before they opened the bigger room on the right. Before that in 1997 (and maybe into 98) it was called Buddha Bar which was also great.

[@HeartFeltGesture]

Remember Squid bar? Took some mushies there once, spooky stuff.

[@BustaBunny3045]

I love how u randomly bump into other New Zealand celebrities along the way lol this walk series is awesome❤

[@buzzard-ks1uo]

Great doco lads! Float was originally called Leftfield. Sportscafe was filmed there every Wednesday night, then full on nightclub Friday and Saturday. Hey Phil did you ever DJ at H2O on Quay St?

[@haleyrichardson8818]

My friends and I were regulars at Leftfield '99-early 2000s ❤

[@bFORCe2003]

Thats the one, Leftfield, that was the OG name when it first opened.What was the name of the night club across the road, it is also across from the mall, think it was waterfront?....used to go there, Leftfield and loaded Hog.

[@bFORCe2003]

@@haleyrichardson8818 me too, the turn of the millenium. Did you go to the free Joy Enriquez concert she had at Leftfiled? I did, also went to the free Alanis Morressite concert she had at Aotea square around the same time.

[@buzzard-ks1uo]

@@bFORCe2003 Yeah Waterfront was cool. Cal Neva was next to it, originally called Studebakers way back in the day.

[@PHNATIK521]

​@@buzzard-ks1uo Hit left field then finish up at Loaded Hog lol. Good and not so good memories back then 😂

[@grantkearney6354]

A joyous watch cheers fellas. Bringing doors to life with incredible conversations and stories. Well done Shae and much love to Phil, a greater NZ DJ legend you will not find.

[@shae_sterling]

Keen to have you on Grant

[@lenarobinson]

OMG. I remember so many great gigs at The Power Station in the 90’s and early 00’s. I think I even saw my first ever Shakespearean play here while I was doing 6th form at Long Bay College. Simon Prast played Hamlet. But also loads of fab music. Also Fu Bar and Alfie’s. Epic nights were had there…always after other places were done, we’d end up there. 🎉 Another amazing nostalgia tour mate. Thanks boys. 👍♥️

[@rayc8948]

And, big ups to all the door guys. They kept everyone safe, weeded out the drunks. So much time for the guys who bounced at Supper, Calibre, Ink. Papa @ Ink - such a nice guy.

[@mcmillanmwilliams1008]

Clubs I remember from the 90s .Custom House,Cactus Jack's,DTM's, Club Polyz,Club Roma,DeBretts,Studio X,The Duke,Cleos, Changes,Sunset Palms,The Bus Stop,Ellersie Oaks .

[@philtaase5810]

Amazing Documentary! Huge props & respect to Philip Bell.

[@rayc8948]

Just love these videos. Maybe the next person you do a walk-a-round with needs to be Roger!

[@rayc8948]

Or Greg Churchill - another OG of the Auckland house scene

[@aurotapusoa4632]

The man Phil!! Such a professional straight up, down to earth man. Blessed to have this guy in NZ music industry.

[@willnzsurf]

I gave him a Taxi ride a year ago, I'm glad you basically asked all the questions I didn't have a chance to ask him at the time. Thanks a lot! This series is so awesome.🤙😏

[@willnzsurf]

🌴😎💯

[@willnzsurf]

Cardiac was upstairs, can't remember the name of downstairs circa 2002 era.

[@bhanani5480]

Woah, the Manhatten has changed heaps. I didn't realise that the Manhatten was a nightclub but it was infamous amongst the poly community to hold weddings, funerals, birthdays etc. I think it was in the late 80s my older brother had his haircutting ceremony at the Manhatten and back then that was when they had the booths on the far side of the room and each booth had their own push button phones and it had a darker decor and a stage in the middle to the back of the hall and then they had a dj booth/set up next to the bar. I remember the late 90's if we did go clubbing we went to this hiphop club on High St (I can't remember the name but I just remember it being narrow but long, like a big cupboard lol. And once that club finished for the night, we made our way down to Some Place Else and we'd stay till the bar would ring the bell and call 'Last Call'. We did the occasional south auckland club/bar but they were more like if family or friends had fundraisers. Cool trip down memory lane

[@joeyclark3995]

Can you do an episode on some of the great R n B clubs like Base Bar, Some Place Else, Wind Jammers, Surgery, Sevens etc

[@Rautz.]

The bouncer at Base Bar was the man. He used to always let me in horsed asf. He knew I was harmless and just their drink haha

[@because_the_internet]

I took some Pakeha friends to Surgery once. They wanted outta there so fast. Could not handle being a minority lol

[@iain_nz.]

love these series keep them coming !

[@magnumpi8097]

I remember going to the Powerstation (Asylum) after the first RWC opener in 1987 when JK got that brilliant individual solo try against Italy. I could never forget the huge spray paint portrait of Judge Dredd on the wall in that club. Thank you both for taking me down memory lane. Great fun times back then and the music was O for awesome ;0)

[@potato_kake]

Powerstation was awesome ❤

[@domrobinson586]

loving this series ! would be AWESOME if we could have some photos of the old school days too !

[@QQ-fs5lg]

Huge follower of Roger Perry back in the day this is huge time back then forever grateful for talking about a legend back then his skills were off the chart.. was the hardcore dancer back then.. bahahaha. The dress code was always important. Cant even get a sound track from this gem Roger Perry so sad. Thanks Dj Siir-vere great memories of Queen street city life

[@hamcheeselettucemayosandwich]

This is the background work that needs to be done to connect todays scene to its provenance. Something we haven’t done well in NZ. Modern history seems to cycle too quickly here.

[@patrickmokaraka1138]

This makes me feel young again bro so many choice memories at the float bar this was when there were lines for days cool music and awsum people bro in the early 2000s love this vid gave me goose bumps especially fuuu bar

[@natedoggisme6005]

Awesome work Shae, another great vid 👏

[@DenClarkNZ]

So cool, really enjoy this series great commentary. And DJ Sir-vere what a humble guy. Nice one fellas!

[@paulfogarty9842]

Growing up in Kura in the 80s , Friday night would The Farmer til 10pm, The White House til 11, then the Forge. Then Work on Saturday morning. Saw Dr Feel-good at the Forge then the Gluepot that same week.

[@thomassoane4302]

As soon Shae says Papakura my first thought was that looks like the street where the Forge was🤣 another great tour, nice to see where the manhatten was heard alot about their phones, & i thought i didnt know Fu but as soon as they were standing outside the stairs i recognised it, it was also Threshold back in the early 90s. The main thing i get from these tours, everyplace that was good had their own scene that was unique. Venue and music are what draws us but staff make a place, Its great to hear the stories of these places.

[@bFORCe2003]

The Forge and RoadHouse were my go to clubs back in the early 2000's, they were pumping. I used to live in Red Hill.

[@WahsUpTV]

Thanks for this vid. I was a teenager in the early 2000's but missed the earlier generation of house music and early dance music in auckland, I studied abit about Paradise garage and what you and sir vere are talking about sounds a little bit like it where Larry Levan or Roger Perry in this case was the crowd mover then the venue and people that made up the community really created a scene. Thanks for sharing this.

[@jayxknight]

Just watched the whole thing - great history lesson from you lads!

[@nikismith1871]

Brilliant! So many memories stirred up. Thank you 👊

[@d_dawg6316]

Code on Thursdays was legendary, hip-hop night, New Era fitted hats , Met bar upstairs, girls galore, legendary memories...

[@aphelan8895]

Great watch. Absolute champion in New Zealand music 🙌

[@garthstirrat5596]

Been loving this series Shae - awesome wander, literally, down memory lane. I'd completely forgotten about Fubar, until you walked in front of it.

[@craigbeere2405]

Great history documentary guys. Very interesting. I remember going to the Manhatten lol, Power Station, Alfies etc.

[@thetyminator4882]

Haha yessssss shaking hands with the DJ and the bar staff is next level awesome

[@RickySilvester]

Ed Rush at Foundry, legendary!

[@liambaxter2998]

Absolutely loved watching these so many memories!!!

[@jk-xe5em]

Would’ve been cool if there were old photos from what the clubs looked like inside/outside but awesome vid

[@mojoejojo6675]

My family rented out the Manhattan back in the 80s for a funeral thing after the burial. I was 10 at the time. I remember the phones.

[@djeuin]

47:33 was called Left Field. Good times mid 90s to early 2000s. Memories. 😀

[@OffTheGroundProductions]

Love this series bro, cool af to hear all the stories from the real ones

[@armanopepe1]

Absolutely loved this walk down memory lane. My younger brother & II would go clubbing with friends in the mid 80’s to early 90’s. Remember those phone booths at Manhattans lol but Da Bratt was the ultimate club for me. Ur right it was hard to get thru the doors but I think we got in because we were the only Polynesians dressed all in black. Good times!

[@shae_sterling]

Thank you for sharing!!

[@shanelarkins3592]

The Forge was my 3rd gig after Alladins Akld and Billy Joe's Papatoetoe. Worked on and off for about 6 years for owner Tony Dolbear (General Lee's dad). My memories are way before your memories here by about 12 years lol. General Lee's dad owned the Forge and then renamed Oasis and back to Forge. Other clubs like The Peppermill where Adijah was the resident band after the Willie Hona band (Herbs). Good thing about those days as a DJ was working half hour on and half hour off as your night was shared with the band. First DJ at the Forge was Phil then myself and Ken shared the next 15 years. Great days. Awesome subject to follow-up on could make a tv doco 🤔

[@685_Era]

Good times, great memories. Anyone remember Bass Bar?😊🤙🏾

[@blakeknapping4252]

Chur the bro Shae, watched this whole thing bro, massive walk down memory lane..whilst there were a couple venues before my time, still quite a few I spent many a night dancing and drinking the night away...keep up this series mate, some ideas for the next ones could be a lost venues of K road or lost venues of Ponsonby! Chur brother

[@PsalmsWest]

Well-told reflective club scene vid Shae. Sirvere is him. Asta mention.

[@MrKurtank]

That was really cool. I remember Phil as a good dude and he hasn't changed. Subb'd!

[@deathisaprimitiveconcept]

DJ Sir-Vere, absolute legend and a truly awesome person, always had good interactions with him at Beat Merchants. 30:27 people that weren't there at the time don't realise how much work Fast Crew put in before they had their first music videos etc, their name is synonymous with Fubar for me, they built a following organically. Sir-Vere's respect for them says it all.

[@bFORCe2003]

Phil should've stopped by the old Beat Merchants.... Used to go to Shakers back in the 90's, DJ was Willie back then. Base bar, the Float which singer Joy Enriquez played a free concert.

[@leemarsh6887]

Farout brings back memories my bro tony aka fila t and his brother use to bounce at fu bar back in the days i remember code on weds i remember shakers days i thought they mite of showed bass bar or wind jammers

[@simonthomsen4629]

DJ Sir-vere still looks the same as he did in the late 90’s !

[@simonthomsen4629]

He’s either time travelled here from 1999 or he doesn’t age 😂

[@eightythreephoto]

So many nights at Code and Fu Bar back in the early 2000’s. Cheers for the walk around and triggering some memories of these places I spent so much time at. I completely forgot about Boogy Wonderland also 😂

[@Sanderman1]

Love it! Bringing back the memories

[@shanecrompton8091]

The finance plaza,tapas bar,the base,good ol shakers remember getting chucked outta there by ray sefo when he was the bouncer there lol,😂😂good times...

[@DGYSAM]

When Alfies became Cube...(after it was G.A.Y) Shiney used to run the place. He showed us how to get from the smoking area into Code so we would sneak from one to the other and back again all the time. It was a great way to see as many DJs as possible.

[@raegenpio7497]

u should get a couple of DJ's of that era, and do a club walk through, and the bouncers

[@markp1549]

I remember The Globe as my local when I was a student in the mid 90s.

[@rakeiuekahakingi6895]

awesome doco bro. loved it!

[@kirijones3778]

Awesome video, good memories...im from the Drasco era...hearty. Cheers for this channel.

[@rimawihone]

Solid Boys - one of the main doormen at the power-station/asylum was Mike GENT RIP! Very professional Operator studied NINJUTZU and was quite handy. Shakers bar had bouncers Clay and Auckland lol and a young CKB dougie we were all Leegar then. Manhattan was were all the cookies went and the FORGE was Kura's BaliHai of Mangere lol Both Sniper Clubs where you got bottled or smashed over regularly

[@reneetimu3229]

Talk about a trip down memory lane good ole boogies i used to live at the top of queen st and rollerskate down to work and invited alot of my own peepz down for a good time 🎉just afew nighclubs at the time was waterfront loaded hog providor float pony club too many to list good times✨️🙌🤣

[@CouplesLite]

Seeing this reminds me of the night me che, kapisi(Bran Muffin) Joey Schuster, china man chu, tuffy culture & Jonny sagala were outside for one of the gigs damn native were performing brings back memories of that place. Salute all those who hung around Yifaans & bus depot tagging & fighting...RSBs, CCBs, etc

[@warriorwithin9310]

The good old days. Great upload.

[@vanetta-joehendriks6018]

I really enjoyed this even though i had never hit the clubs In Auckland.

[@shae_sterling]

Thats great to hear! Ive got heaps more coming

[@jacobmoore6500]

Great video, we need another amazing stuff. Still no mention of Ink Bar though!

[@rayc8948]

Ink bar is one of the only decent house bars left. It used to be MIX before I think. The late 90s to early 00s were an amazing time in Auckland for music. Standing in linr for 30 minutes in the Viaduct or on K Road was just normal. Powerstation remains my favourite small venue, and Ink remains my local and one of the few clubs I still head out to.

[@jaykuno]

Throw back!! Cool segment guys.

[@thetyminator4882]

Hell yeah Kong, my old stomping ground, I was basically a resident here too hahahahaha

[@bigrdz]

Leftfield was the name of the bar that became Float.

[@KRBY555]

aaaaaahhhhhh!

[@petelosuaniu]

Shit I feel old now! 😂 and not even as old as these guys - DJ Sirvere is a legend of the Auckland music scene.

[@maffrose]

Shakers towards the end was a nite of awful guaranteed violence, gang fights, saw some awful stuff. Saw Jurassic 5 at the Powerstation, what a treat.

[@knapefaumui-nx7xw]

"Alfie's" 🎉 me first night club 87" awesome times great memories ❤

[@karinkereama]

The Forge. It was Papakura camp’s go to. The outer zone clubs. Forge, Coliseum, Itchykoo park, Manhattan …

[@thomassoane4302]

Itchykoo park my first every nightclub, my sis dragged me along when i was 15 lol

[@potato_kake]

Collesium was great fun!

[@thomassoane4302]

@@potato_kake was it $5 or $10 all u can drink till midnight? 😂😂😂 They had a cool dj

[@karinkereama]

@@thomassoane4302 My aunt took me out when I was 13 she was meant to be babysitting me but dressed me up in heels and said we're going out sit in the corner don't talk to anyone. lol.

[@thomassoane4302]

@@karinkereama i was my sis & her friends dance partner, that was my role lol. I just loved the music first time experiencing club Music. A couple of songs that remind me if that place, Sinitta's So macho & Every shade of love by jesse johnson i think?

[@paulfogarty9842]

The Manhattan Dominion Rd, remember the phones and the tokens to get a drink.

[@richardmoore8586]

Such a great series...thank you

[@kooljug13Oct11]

Great to see Phil B on this video. You look well uso. I think I still have that tape you did for me long long time ago. Great to see you still doing DJ. Slow Jamz Rulz 🙃💯

[@karmicsoul4444]

Came up on my feed. Be good to see a pic of the nightclub like a before and after. Just a suggestion. Subbed....👍

[@bobbiecannon3234]

Fu bar was the best club in town!! I saw dj rectangle there! P money concord dawn was the best night of my younger daze! Busta did his after party!! Loyd bnks!! Hahaha Far-out bring back FuBar CODE holyshit!!! Omg I remember finding Alfies through the smoko room ❤❤❤ Thank you for this!!

[@native_wun]

30:25 : Regarding 'Fast Crew' - I remember when they came to a little blip town in the Far North called Kaeo, and they put on a show at Whangaroa College. It wasn't a concert type community event either, was just a sports day (like pā wars) and these fullas rocked up and energetically performed for a dead ass crowd 😂😂😂 Fuck we were sad cunts!, lol. I heard 'Suburbia Streets' at that little 5 songs concert long before I heard it on the radio 😊

[@greylynnjr]

The bar top from bar ontop of Code,the met bar? the green jade looking bar top was moved to a bar in grey lynn which was named back then as radarz bar. Now known as The greylynn tavern.

[@bennyg76]

I remember Saia(spelling?) fondly! Such a funny dude and was big on boom sounds

[@troopznz1029]

great content I remember going to galaxy from foxton and first thing I seen was doormen throwing a guy out the door!was awesome music and good time.

[@greggiles7309]

I remember the Forge in the 1980's, when i was buffly in shy. When doing some weekend camps at the Army base.

[@Zenobiadream]

I remember that club called the mother ship. Was called Suite 16

[@maureengreen4008]

I remember all these nightclubs, but some had different names. I haven’t been out to one in ages and I do believe Boogie Wonderland was the last one I went to. Awesome place and we dressed up as a night out to Wonderland required it. Correct me if I’m wrong…but wasn’t Club Roma originally Aladdin’s and Club 21 on the corner of Queens Street back in the day. John Tabla - I might be spelling his name wrong, was the owner/operator. This was the place I was able to get into without too much trouble. The guys on the door knew me and I knew - back in the day - the guys in the band, Rock Candy. A US singer by the name of Margaret Love would sing there between sets on some nights. Those were the days when I lived out in Mangere and I would catch a bus into town - with a stop in either Onehunga or Otahuhu…no car back then🤦🏻‍♀️ Funny how far 40 bucks would get you. If you stayed all night long, you had to hitch a ride to as close as possible to home and then catch the last bus or a taxi. I never told my parent where I was going but I’m sure they knew…Aladdin’s use to have fancy dress nights. Can’t remember what for but who cares when you’re having fun. I went as a Playboy Bunny only because my mother had a white rabbit fur coat and I had a white swim suit…with my bunny ears and tail tucked nicely under my coat…off I trotted to the bus stop around the corner from my house. Two things about wearing white…never wear it to a wedding - didn’t know that at 18/19 years old and a white swim suit is see through under lights🤷🏻‍♀️…who would have known. Not me! The was a nightclub upstairs on Customs or Quay Street, my memory is a little dodgy on this one as I didn’t go to it all that often - maybe twice. It was called Drasco’s. My spelling could be off on this one as well. This place was huge and there was a huge set of windows looking out across the harbour. Manhattan’s was a place I really liked because of the telephones. Definitely a head of the times in that department. As you walked in the main doors after getting your hand stamped the booth styled seats and tables were on the right up against the windows which were ‘blacked’ out or frosted. The seating/booths had height backs so you felt enclosed. One other thing that has never left my memory was the time our car died at the traffic lights and the policeman behind us pushed us through a red light. Thank goodness it was later and there wasn’t any other traffic at that time. We laughed and the so did the cop. Fun times had by all…there were so many nightclubs in Auckland City. I do believe there was a place on Fort Street called the Forge. So many fun times were had way back in the day in the late 70’s and early 80’s…super cool!

[@sidknee4975]

Turnstile brings back memories. That big yellow wall wasn’t there as there was an open car park. Phil use Cruze around on his skateboard.

[@jamessinclair496]

I don’t know if I can remember all the names but I can remember working in a lot of places around there and you could actually do a loop up high street and down queen street. Met and code on Shortland st then deschlers on high street was a great dive bar then and above that was rakinos then heading up high street there was a hip hop club on the right I can’t remember the name of it for the life of me and then up the very top was Asta. I remember when I worked in code and they tried to open up that alley as a smoking area. Think it lasted 6 weeks before council shut it down but we still used it as staff smoko area. I used to live above B bar on commerce street in the dodgy old apartments with lots of dodgy old DJs hahaha. But yeh it’s cool what you guys are showing because half the names I don’t recognise even at age 33 but I guess there’s a generation after me that won’t know, carpark, Lennin, supper, forte, flight, hitch, pony, spy etc.

[@nzbadge]

That club was Leftfield, had the big video screen.

[@DeanTavita]

Wow... The Powerstation used to be a restaurant called Dirty Dick's. Me and a mate saw a RUN DMC concert here when the restaurant closed and became The Galaxie. Cool history watch.

[@deejayjacobs2018]

sammy j just casually strolling by