Memories of Roxy's Nightclub

[Suzzie123]

If I remember rightly the Top Rank opened round about 1968 ,Tuesday nights used to be a good night all Tamla and Atlantic music .There used to be a D.J.that came from Radio Luxembourg ,somebody Prince who was quite good .I can remember going to "do's " there proper dinner and dances even doing the March of the Mods and the Valeeta .A lot of groups came there to promote their singles ,when you had to sell a lot to get in the charts! Saturday mornings they used to have a disco for under-16s ,it kept a lot of kids out of bother for a bit ,they also used to have a flea market there on a regular basis.The best night there later on was Thursday night "grab a granny " you had to be really struggling if you couldn't pull in there ! Where do all the married women go now to get a change of scene? The bouncers there were well hard and those steps coming out didn't half hurt your head when they threw you down them! It used to bounce round that area of sheff with the Fiesta ,casino and the Claymore which was only 1 of 2 pubs in sheff that sold Tartan bitter at that time .

 

yeh i remember the DJ they called him tony prince..the music was good too. i also remember the saturday mornings flee markets. saw love affair and The Who there too....you could always guarentee a good fight in there lol !!

[Glenn Fox]

I went when it was Steeleys on a Sunday Afternoon rollerskating, I also went when it was Roxy's, saw frank Bruno lose to Mike Tyson on the screens in there, Roxy's was the best, but if it was so good as we all remember why did it close down?? Most Pubs and clubs reinvent themselves a couple of times before closing, Roxy's never did it just closed and stopped being. I once saw plans for that part of Sheffield town centre, it was rufurbishment plans and Roxy's never featured, I wonder if it was due the same fate as the old ABC cinema, but it didn't get demolished before the project was shelved!??

[chalcedony]

I went to see The Hitman And Her :-)

[danot]

Stefan Dennis from nieghbours fame once appeared at roxy. I remember him singing that dodgey song, then he started throwing signed pictures into the audience, which caused those at the back to surge forward, pinning those at the front up against the stage has it was pushed back a good 2ft. They must have had sore legs the next morning. Ouch!!

[smooth144]

Quality club. Brilliant laugh.

 

Met my ex-fiancee in there in 1989. I was 17, she was 15!! Honestly! Classy eh.

 

And I was on the hitman and her on the 5th November 1988 in there.

 

Memories...

 

i was as well on hit man and her on that very night

[Nicoracle]

Roxy Revival Night scheduled at the o2 Academy... anyone got any old pics or stories from the old Roxy?

[Nicoracle]

Roxy Revival Night scheduled at the o2 Academy... anyone got any old pics or stories from the old Roxy?

 

http://www.o2academysheffield.co.uk/event/16465/roxy-s-of-sheffield-tickets/Details

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http://www.o2academysheffield.co.uk/event/16465/roxy-s-of-sheffield-tickets/Details

 

....looking forward to it already ! - sounds like being my first reason to ever venture back to Sheff nightlife for 20+ years - hope its 80's- 90's "proper" music ! for us 40+'s !! - funny how we used to call it "grab-a-granny" - now most of us are GParents , and the "originals" are probably GGParents!!!!!!!!!:hihi:- how time flies !

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....wonder how many of the youths back then turn up as small , fat & bald - and then complain the noise is too loud !!!!!!!

[steve1970]

For ONE night only people the O2 Academy in Sheffield will be opening it's door's as the one THE ONLY ,,,,,,ROXY,,,,,,,,13th of November 2010. This is going to be a MASSIVE event........Pete Martine the original DJ that did the opening set on may 5th 1985 when the Roxy first opened ,,,Will be opening the event.. Electro 80's will also be there. There may also be some surprise guests...

 

IS THAT ALRIGHT FRYUZ