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Angels (nightclub)

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586: 226:, decided that demolition and redevelopment of the area was the most economically viable solution. The last night at Angels was 27 April 1996. The original Angels nightclub building reopened briefly under the name 'Heaven' due to delays in demolishing the structure. 29: 213:
Even at the height of its fame, Angels' days were numbered. Despite being just over 20 years old, the concrete framed multi-story car-park structure, of which the nightclub building was a part, had developed serious
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Faced with eviction, the club's owners decided to launch a new venue elsewhere in the town centre. Extensive work was undertaken to convert the former
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also held a residency at the club, throughout the 1990s, and originated his "Retro" club night there.
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and the Mayor of Burnley. In 1992 the first episode of the long-running late-night dance music show
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had her first UK residency at Angels, under her contemporary pseudonym 'DJ Fresh'.
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scene, drawing visitors from across the United Kingdom. It occupied part of a
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building into a multi-storey nightclub, which was intended to rival
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on Curzon St, currently the site of another car park and
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June 1974 saw the official opening of Angels by TV's
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Burnley
Lancashire
Coordinates
53°47′26″N 2°14′41″W / 53.7905°N 2.2446°W / 53.7905; -2.2446
Paul Taylor
nightclub
music venue
Burnley
house music
multi-storey car park
Primark
Next
Pan's People
Dave Seaman
DJing
YouTube
structural defects
Great Portland Estates
Burnley Council
Aenon Baptist Chapel
Liverpool
Cream)
receivers
Carl Cox
Paul Oakenfold
Pete Tong
Sasha
Judge Jules
DJ

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