Anyone remember Sherry's nightclub

[Fat lady]

Saw thread on Churchill square and thought what is the most iconic memory of brighton at that time

Got to be Sherry's, fights and ....roller discos!

 

[somerset]

Drunken fumblings up in the low lights of the balcony....

 

[Beach Hut]

Worked there as a glass collector for a couple of years - happy days

 

[mune ni kamome]

Don't tell me that's not there any more.

Used to know one of the DJ's Barry Page

 

[pipkin112]

Sherry's was the first nightclub I went to, I can't believe it was 33 years ago.

 

[Return of the Rev]

My worst night ever thrown out of sherrys twice thrown out of the crystal rooms and banned from the cannon pub all on a monday night AND IT GOT WORSE DIDN'T MAKE WORK TILL FRIDAY

 

[HovaGirl]

I went there once. I preferred the Bird's Nest and the Kings Club. The one time we did go, HovaBoyfriend was dripping with sweat. Wiped his brow with his hankie, and squeezed it over the balcony. So, so hot. And so, so crowded.

 

[severnside gull]

My flatmate's girlfriend worked on the bar so we never paid for drinks
Happy days!

 

[cheshunt seagull]

My memory of it is from around 1978, paying my £1 to get in and almost immediately regretting it as the horror of the music and tacky setting sank in...and then doing the same again the next Saturday. There was talk of mythical, morally-lax, female Swedish language students who would force themselves on you but I never encountered them in Sherry's, Metro, Sloopys or any of the dreadful clubs of the time. Much more in evidence were extremely wealthy young male Iranian exiles, studying at places like Davies's college, flashing their cash. Much happier in the Top Rank, New Regent etc listening to live music or the Hungry Years.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Anyone remember when - due to local bye-laws - all the clubs had to stop the music at 11pm, up the lights, offer you a finger buffet, then the music could start again. This went on right up to the early eighties if memory serves. Gadzooks!

 

[glasfryn]

only place to be around that time was the STARLIGHT ROOMS
good music, nice girls and you could not buy alcohol there but you could go in and out as you please with the right hand stamp

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Having to get your food voucher stamped to get a drink after midnight.
Spam & chips anyone ??

 

[Titus]

Grab a Grannie night. If you couldn't score there then you might as well have become a monk.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

I went there once or twice, most of my time was spent at the hungry years though

 

[Official Old Man]

Sherrys. Four speakers and a dozen flashing lights. DJ'd there a couple of times and in the early 80's got offered the job at Revolution Disco in the Top Rank/Kings West/Odeon. Revolution was in the basement. If you look at Costa Coffee it was to the right. My old haunt was the Heart & Hand pub at the junction of East St and Kings Road. There was a basement gay bar (always took girlfriend) where, at 11pm, a plate was put on the table with a lettuce leaf and a slice of ham. Meant we could keep drinking until early hours. Good times.

 

[El Sid]

I went there once or twice, most of my time was spent at the hungry years though

Jig-a-Jig - East Of Eden
Pie and Mash
Flooded khasis

Happy days

 

[Phat Baz 68]

I remember the Pink Coconut !!!

 

[Phat Baz 68]

The best fumblings were in the Zap Club !!! had some mental nights off my tits in there !!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Sherry's was the first nightclub I went to, I can't believe it was 33 years ago.

You youngsters!

The place took the name Sherry's 104 years ago.

http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__6487_path__0p115p191p1211p.aspx

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Sussex Sports Centre to Bosun to Queen Ann for starters, then to Sherrys. Great days. They used to get some decent bands on there in early 70s.