The H Bar Closes its doors!!

[16 bit 44.1]

The small club with a big heart that punched well above its weight in terms of line ups sadly shut it doors for the final time last night.
This hidden gem of a place had a unique little vibe and brought with it the spirit of the old Zap, Escape and early Honeyclub in the most unlikely of locations.

The list of DJ's that played there over the last 3 years reads like a who's who of the very best of the underground scene (and some not so underground) including Fat Boy Slim,Judge Jules, Seb Fountaine, , Randall, Brandon Block, Reset Robot, Woody Van Eyden, Seamus Haji, Terry Francis, John ‘00’ Fleming, Nookie, Nicky Black Market, John Askew, Evil Nine, Slipmatt, Matt Hardwick, Timo Garcia, Tidy boys, Billy Nasty, Oliver Lang, Mr. C, Micky Finn, Kenny Ken and many more.

It was a great closing party. I left at 2.00 am at that pivotal point where you either leave then or run with the action and crawl out at 9.00am (those days are now past me)

Great little club - I know a few other people go from this board and I doubt that there are very many (if any) bad memories.

Best of luck to Faisal and the team in finding a new club!

 

[churley1]

How come it closed down? Never went there myself but heard there was a lot of drug trade going on there and tended to attract a load of w@nkers.

 

[MICK PATCHAM]

How come it closed down? Never went there myself but heard there was a lot of drug trade going on there and tended to attract a load of w@nkers.

 

[Rich Suvner]

Balls. What led to closure?

 

[16 bit 44.1]

Sold! As for what you heard - well bearing in mind who the owner was, you would have to be a complete idiot to "trade" as you suggest.

Great clubbing crowd - simple as that.

 

[Rich Suvner]

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Great clubbing crowd - simple as that.

Was my experience.

Any idea if that's the end of JOOF nights or they will find new venue?

 

[16 bit 44.1]

Was my experience.

Any idea if that's the end of JOOF nights or they will find new venue?

They are actively looking and I think they may have found somewhere - keep an eye on their Facebook pages. My memory of last nights discussions is a tiny bit hazy!

 

[Questions]

How come it closed down? Never went there myself but heard there was a lot of drug trade going on there and tended to attract a load of w@nkers.

Its the alcohol that attract plenty of wankers in the club scene IMO.

 

[bWize]

Its the alcohol that attract plenty of wankers in the club scene IMO.

Yup... Used to enjoy going out clubbing in the E days, most are just full of coked up beer heads looking for a scrap these days so don't really bother now.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Yup... Used to enjoy going out clubbing in the E days, most are just full of coked up beer heads looking for a scrap these days so don't really bother now.

Agreed!

 

[Harry H]

Who was the owner then?

 

[Grombleton]

I used to work with the guy that did a lot of the marketing and promo for the place, he used to love the place. Shame it closed.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Who was the owner then?

Sheriff Fatman

 

[OzMike]

What was it called before the H bar, as I might know it as something else.

 

[Biffer]

Who was the owner then?

There's a big clue in its name !

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

What was it called before the H bar, as I might know it as something else.

Snafu ?

 

[krakatoa]

Snafu ?

Was the Banana bar many moons ago, if i remember rightly.

 

[Mellotron]

including Fat Boy Slim,Judge Jules, Seb Fountaine, , Randall, Brandon Block, Reset Robot, Woody Van Eyden, Seamus Haji, Terry Francis, John ‘00’ Fleming, Nookie, Nicky Black Market, John Askew, Evil Nine, Slipmatt, Matt Hardwick, Timo Garcia, Tidy boys, Billy Nasty, Oliver Lang, Mr. C, Micky Finn, Kenny Ken and many more.

DJ names are hilarious. Most of these sound like they're straight out of an episode of Brass Eye or The Day Today.

 

[Colossal Squid]

That's a real shame. As you say the place used to attract some really big names, often bigger than you'd expect for somewhere so small and off the beaten track. I always had a great time in there and it certainly felt like the standard of crowd was just that bit more "serious" than your average seafront bar hopping meatheads. People went there for the music and that's what clubbing should be about.

I hope the guys behind it can find something new. The only negative with the H Bar was its location at the wrong end of town. Perhaps if they could shift their focus eastwards?

 

[The Spanish]

Its the alcohol that attract plenty of wankers in the club scene IMO.

drink and the c unt dust go hand in hand now though