Trash (nightclub)

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Trash was a popular London indie and electro nightclub run by Erol Alkan. The first night was in January 1997, while the last was 10 years later in January 2007. It first existed at the original Plastic People in Soho, then at neighbouring venue The Annexe on Dean Street, before finally finding a home at The End off New Oxford Street in the West End of London.

It was influential in terms of pioneering and popularising new genres of music, such the garage rock revival and electroclash, with early performances from bands such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem and Klaxons.

1 DJs
2 Dress Code
3 Trivia
4 External links
5 References

[edit] DJs

In its formative years at Plastic People and The Annexe, Trash's Djs were Erol Alkan and James. When the club moved and expanded to The End they were initially joined by Rory Phillips and in the years that followed, Mavs and The Lovely Jonjo.

[edit] Dress Code

It gained a reputation for the bizarre appearance of the club goers, partly due to the dress code. Though it has been stressed by the club that the code was only in place so that those who went felt comfortable, thus it has been suggested by some that the 'dress code' was simply "knowing it was Trash". However, others found it arbitrary and unnecessary.^[1]

[edit] Trivia

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For the latter 5 years of the club, the last two tracks played were always the same. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths and then Rock 'n' Roll Suicide by David Bowie as "you will always hear those last two songs because Erol believes they are the two songs that best reflect club culture, its people and places, highs and lows and bring people together".
The last ever track played was Dancing Queen by ABBA.