The End club

The End was a nightclub in the West End of London and it started in December 1995 by DJs Layo Paskin and Mr C. The End was world-renowned and also responsible for the label End Recordings.

Musical genres played there included techno and house on Saturday nights, drum and bass and breakbeat on Friday nights, and indie music on Monday nights. The End also hosted other nights throughout the week and weekend, including a dubstep night on Wednesdays.

DJs who have appeared at The End include Steve Lawler, Layo & Bushwacka!, Erol Alkan, Andy C, Ben Watt, Laurent Garnier, Stewart Essence, DJ Marky, Mr C, Fabio, Groove Armada, Sancho Panza, James Holden, Derek May, Fatboy Slim, Carl Craig, Carl Cox, Erick Morillo, Sven Vath, Don Mac, Raymundo Rodriguez, Richie Hawtin, Adam Freeland, Andrew Weatherall, Clive Henry, Darren Emerson and Matt Early.

Since its opening in 1995, many DJs played at significant points in their careers. Roni Size won the Mercury Music Prize whilst hosting a residency at The End club in 1997. Fatboy Slim was resident at the club when he went to Number One in the UK charts in 1998. Layo & Bushwacka! released album Lowlife in 1999 and Zero 7 were residents at the club for two years in the run-up to the 2001 release of Simple Things. Scissor Sisters played their first UK gig at the club, and Erol Alkan went from being chosen as Best Breakthrough DJ at the 2002 Muzik Awards through to winning Mixmag’s DJ of the year in 2006.

The End sadly had a disappointing for everyone closure, as it closed for good on January 24, 2009. Although there were high hopes and expectations for the club to re-open in May 2009, due to slump in the property market, the property developers decided to turn The End into a block of flats, instead joining forces with some club promoters to re-open the venue up again as The Den.

All its left now is reminiscing those magical moments through looking at some photos in my laptop and coming to the big conclusion. The old days have gone...Long live the old days...