Memories of "The Limit" Nightclub

[sheffborn&b]

any one remember seeing -Robert Plant-& the Hunny Dripers,Wot year

[alevans]

Well I was from the Mojo Club and Esquire generation, but my sister is 12 years younger than me and dragged me down to The Limit on a couple of occaisions, I enjoyed it, a bit like The Esqire but slightly rougher.

[jo99jo]

[quote=Originally posted by Spacehopper

Nah Den Ace........

 

Originally posted on Sheffield in the 80s............

 

I started going to the Limit regular from about '87. The music was an eclectic mix of punk/indie/goth/house. I used to drink lager snakebites in plastic glasses - a totally unique taste - it got you where you wanted to go though! I had a flat-top at the time.......anybody else remember the "Psychobilly" craze? I remember coming home with bruises all over my body from slam-dancing/wrecking.

 

Going to the toilet was a journey and an aif! First, you had to walk past the OCS (Wednesday boys), who used to congregate just outside the toilets. (To be fair, they never bothered any of us. I only ever saw them battling when United or the skinheads came down!) There was always a dodgy black geezer selling drugs as you went in! The toilets were basically unisex - there would be couples copulating in the cubicles and there was a mirror in the lasses, so all the goths would go in there to do their hair!

 

I also remember sticking to the carpet, dry ice, the "Goth Box", anti-gravity hair and psychopathic bouncers - I too remember being thrown out the back door, a maze which led onto Trippet Lane!

 

The Hallamshire on West Street was my regular haunt and I also went to Take Two on Staniforth Road, "The Club With Two Brains" at Occasions, "Club With No Name" at The Palais, 50s night at The Dog and Partridge (on 'cliffe) and The Leadmill.

 

Great days! They broke my heart when they closed the Limit. I went on the closing night. When was that.......89/90/91? I remember a bloke called John filmed it - has anybody seen it?

 

Regards,

 

Spacehopper.

 

 

Haha that was all me too!!!

[gnvqsos]

Remember seeing Robert Cray and later David Lindley with an audience of about 30 midweek.

[Grappler]

Just re-read this whole thread again, brought back great memories, I would imagine that most of us who posted on here would vaguely recongise each other if we were all in the same room.

 

Dingo - still not run into you town or somewhere!

 

Daisy - keep meaning to let you know when I am n San Francisco, forgot last time (March) but might be out there at the end of this month if you fancy a beer.

[Rachelboo]

I absolutely loved the Limit! used to go in the late 80s and 90s. danced on the stage with the goths. Remember when Peter and theTest tube babies came. Walked down to rebels with them only to find it was shut! Wish I had kept in touch with everyone there x:hihi:

[Klink]

Don't forget The Toy Shop (Limit DJ Paul Unwin was their manager) - early 80's electronic/guitar pop duo and winners of the first Star Rock & Pop Battle Of The Bands in 1982. See

http://www.discogs.com/Toy-Shop-4PlayEP/release/4933247 and

for recent activity.

[hobinfoot]

always enjoyed the Limit I saw Planet gong on either the opening night or the second one the best night I had there was watching the B52s.

[chalga]

They did put a single out tho...

 

Can anybody remember a Deaf Aids concert at Sheffield University,in one song,somebody got up on stage from the crowd and started reading a newspaper next to the singer and a fight nearly broke out..........don't know if it was a stunt or there was some deliberate bad feeling and animosity going on there.

[Grappler]

always enjoyed the Limit I saw Planet gong on either the opening night or the second one the best night I had there was watching the B52s.

 

Great night, twice as many people in the Limit as the fire and safety people would have liked, that's for sure!