The end of an era is approaching. On the Easter Weekend (21-23 March) club king Turnmills will be hanging up its headphones in an emotional farewell to clubland. The reaction to our closure has been rather overwhelming and we’d like to thank everyone for their messages and support. The decision to close one of the world’s leading underground clubs wasn’t an easy decision to make, believe us... but we’re happy to leaving on our terms and at a time when Turnmills is at the very peak of our existence and where dance music is as thriving as it ever has been. We’ll leave behind of course too many incredible memories to mention here, but we’re looking forward to the many new challenges ahead.
The Last Dance Weekend therefore is a celebration of the past 23 years featuring all the major club nights and DJs who have made a significant impact on us and the people of Turnmills. We want to go out with a bang and we needed an extended break like the Easter weekend in order to put on three very special show-stopping finale, which in their own way would reflect the varying music policies and concepts to the club, whilst giving the old place the perfect send off it richly deserves.
We first put tickets on sale on Sunday 17th February and sold over 1000 tickets in 24 hours!! As we write this, we expect the last remaining expected to sell out by TOMORROW. So if you haven’t yet bought your ticket, we strongly advise that you do so fast, because once those tickets have gone, there really won’t be anymore!!
THE LAST EVER GALLERY AT TURNMILLS - FRIDAY 21ST MARCH
9pm – close
Room 1:
Judge Jules
Tall Paul
Seb Fontaine
Sister Bliss
Steve Lee
Gavyn Mytchel
Alex Anderson
Room 2:
Hosted by Joy
Brandon Block
Alex P
Lisa Loud
Daniele Davoli
Tania von Pear
Room 3:
Yves de Reuyter
Corvin Dalek
John Askew
Red Jerry
Darren Christian
The Viceroy
THE HEAVENLY GET TOGETHER - SATURDAY 22ND MARCH
9pm – close
Room 1:
The Chemical Brothers
Fatboy Slim
Justin Robertson
James Holroyd
Nathan Detroit
Sean Rowley
Robin, Nick, Martin & Jeff (Heavenly Records)
Room 2:
Dan Kahuna & Jon Kahuna
Anil Chawla
John Kennedy (XFM)
Streetlife DJs
Carl Clarke, Audio Jackers
Upstairs:
Hosted by Together All-Stars
Paul Stix / Kelly Rush
Ed Coward / Nikolas Esselle
Carson Gardiner
Dave Earnshaw
THE LAST DANCE HOUSE SPECIAL - SUNDAY 23RD MARCH
9pm – close
Room 1:
Frankie Knuckles
Danny Rampling
CJ Mackintosh
Ricky Morrison
Danny Newman
Room 2:
Ashley Beedle
Lottie
Terry Farley
Pete Heller
Upstairs:
Special Guests TBA
I’m sure you’ll agree that the three line-ups we’ve put together are suitably LARGE for this fairytale ending!! So, the action begins on Good Friday 21st March as Turnmills’ long-serving weekly club - The Gallery welcomes 18 veterans of the floor to say goodbye in style after nearly 13 years at the helm and over 650 parties. The main room is filled by residents past and present as Judge Jules, Tall Paul, Seb Fontaine, Sister Bliss, Steve Lee, Gavyn Mytchel and Alex Anderson have the honour of taking the controls on the last night. Backroom fave Joy takes over the infamous T2, with old friends Brandon Block, Alex P, Lisa Loud, Daniele Davoli and Tania von Pear letting rip in the intimate space. Over in T3, The Gallery traditions continue as international guests Yves de Reuyter and Corvin Dalek jet in for the occasion joining former residents Red Jerry and Darren Christian, alongside current ressies John Askew and The Viceroy. Look out for a very special announcement coming soon from Gallery HQ as we reveal the new London home for The Gallery - launching on Friday 25th April. Mmmm...
The following night, Saturday 22nd March sees the electronic power of Turnmills’ flagship Saturday night event Together take over proceedings... and boy have we got something special in store for you. Together combines forces with Turnmills’ eclectic predecessors The Heavenly and Headstart to deliver arguably the biggest club line-up of 2008. Step forward The Chemical Brothers, former residents every week for 4 years from The Heavenly days and Fatboy Slim – the DJ magician and Turnmills legend. These two UK dance music giants couldn’t resist one final flirt with the Turnmills faithful and we’re honoured to have them involved in this epic occasion. Joining them will be Mr Together (and 5 year resident) Justin Robertson, plus old friends James Holroyd, Nathan Detroit and Guilty Pleasures’ Sean Rowley, plus Heavenly crew Robin, Nick, Martin & Jeff. T2 welcomes the current crop of Together residents in Anil Chawla, Streetlife DJs and John Kennedy (XFM), alongside Headstart bods Dan & Jon Kahuna and the nights former promoter Carl Clarke, plus Together regular Audio Jackers. The (infamous) Together All-Stars mix up party bangers upstairs in the Topfloor featuring all the Turnmills gang – Paul Stix, Ed Coward, Nikolas Esselle, Carson Gardiner and Kelly Rush.
The third and FINAL EVENT EVER at Turnmills will pick up the pace on Easter Sunday 23rd March, as Turnmills opens its doors for the Last Dance. The good ship Turnmills will be setting sail for one final dancefloor adventure and this closing party will focus on our former house sessions in the shape of London Calling, Metrogroove and City Loud. The residents from those unforgettable events – Danny Rampling and CJ Mackintosh will both be getting their groove on, around a very special headline set from one of Turnmills’ closest friends – Frankie Knuckles, who jets in especially from NYC. Support comes from Lottie, Ashley Beedle, Pete Heller, Terry Farley and Ricky Morrison... plus Turnmills MD Danny Newman will make his DJ Debut (!) as he goes back-to-back with Danny Rampling to play the last set ever at Turnmills. And then my friends, it’s time to turn off the lasers and lock the Turnmills doors forever. Goodbye old friend. You’ll always be in our hearts.
Former London Calling & Metrogroove resident and all round Turnmills good guy, Danny Rampling summarises the big weekend ahead... “After many years of fun at Turnmills, obviously I’m really sad to see the club go. And so in the spirit of Turnmills prepare for a marathon weekend of events as we bid a fond farewell to one of London’s greatest ever clubs. Prepare to stay late...!!”
TICKET INFO
The remaining tickets are available in ADVANCE ONLY (direct ticket links below) exclusively from Ticketweb, priced £20 + booking fee. A maximum of 4 tickets are allowed per person. These can be bought online from Ticketweb.co.uk or via the 24 Hour Credit Card Tel on 08700 600100.
Friday 21st March
The Last Ever Gallery @ Turnmills
Ticket Link: www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=256667
Saturday 22nd March
The Heavenly Get Together
Ticket Link: www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=256668
Sunday 23rd March
The Last Dance @ Turnmills
Ticket Link: www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=256669
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