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By Matthew Mohan-Hickson. I used to go to the Mecca more than the ones near South Parade Pier. Opened as HKC in the 1990s, then became a cafe bar in the late 90s, then. By The Newsroom. A look at the sites of the forgotten nightclubs of Portsmouth in 2009 - Nero's, Joanna's - unfortunately I got there too late. In another incident in 1991, a line of fans pushed through the venue's glass facade before a concert by R&B group Jodeci. Music by Odyssey - 'Native New Yorker'. Long gone Portsmouth nightclubs we haven't forgotten Join us in a trip down memory lane as we pay tribute to some of our favourite former Pompey nightclubs that we’ve loved and lost over the … I have good memories as well....Angus Jeffers: Had some crazy nights at Neros with the Cosham lads...This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) Funny the things we remember.I must of been around 5.Cllr Paul Godier: Oh how I miss our once great nightlife. Updated Sunday, 13th November 2016, 9:45 am. Joannas, Neros and the Mecca.Kate Robinson: I loved the coloured light dance floor & waitresses/waiters in togasSteve Turner :Met my future wife there in ‘82....and we’re still together today! Revellers dancing the night away at Buddies 25+ nightclub at The Pyramids Centre, Southsea.
Hope we can bring it back but I fear the suitable venues are few. Sunday, 13th November 2016, 9:42 am. MANY of Portsmouth’s most beloved nightclubs have sadly left the city. Sue Anderson: I brought the ‘BUMP’ to Nero’s it was all the rage up north and when my bestie and I did it at Nero’s it became the dance to do, I am probably in that queue :-)Lesley Bridger: The good old days. Updated Tuesday, 21st April 2020, 2:42 pm.
Readers have been sharing memories of Portsmouth's old nightclubs.
Met the love of my life at the Mecca in the 70s Bob Mogg: Had some great nights in all three of them. … Vanilla Bar, Roast Bar in 2005, Affectionately nicknamed "the spit roast". Weather update: Rain and thunderstorms is still the forecast for HampshireConvoy of 100 horses and traps spotted travelling through PortsmouthSharon Knezevic: I used to go to Joannas night club Southsea hands I loved it dance floor was sticky though lol but had lots of fun nights thereTanya Towle: I remember going into Nero’s as a little girl ss my mum used to clean in there at weekends.There was a Greek ornamental man in the entrance hall and someone had placed a condom on his bits!
Tuesday, 21st April 2020, 2:38 pm.
And the Eclipse Nightclub in 2012.
People partying the night away at Paradise club in the Pyramids in Southsea in 1999.Party-goers dancing the night away at Buddies 25+ nightclub at The Pyramids Centre, Southsea in 1999.This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) Weather update: Rain and thunderstorms is still the forecast for HampshireConvoy of 100 horses and traps spotted travelling through PortsmouthLook at those moves, as revellers danced the night away at Uropa in 1999Say cheese!