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“Manchester had Hacienda. Ibiza had Space. Liverpool had Cream. But we in Glasgow had The Arches. So much more than just a club, a place where everyone was welcome. Not driven by money, not driven by ego, not conforming to the latest fads and trends.”
Why would anyone want to write a biography about a building? About a random bar and club where punters used to go and get up to all sorts of chaos on a Saturday night? A place with bad press in the end that led to its closure? Because it’s oh so so much more than that!
Brickwork is such important work! It has taught me things that I didn’t know about the Arches, it’s history, what it actually represented for so many and obliterated all the stereotypes I had about it in my head. I was new to Glasgow when it closed down, had heard of the legendary nights and been to a few amazing gigs there myself (The Prides being my last one) but none of that comes close to the stories retold in this book!
It’s clear that The Arches wasn’t just a venue. It was a community, a family, a place where people were able to express themselves freely in whatever way they choose- Arches had something for everyone! Places like this are so important. It’s clear that it have so much to so many who wouldn’t have had the chances it gave them, or even happiness.
I had no idea about the theatre and arts events put on here too. I had no idea about how much they did for people trying to find their place to start in the arts. I thought it was just a club for people to get high and have a good time. That was just on the surface…..
“A belief that we could do something that was positive for people that would probably never have gotten those chances before”
It’s clear Glasgow is nothing without The Arches.
Why would anyone want to write a biography about a building? About a random bar and club where punters used to go and get up to all sorts of chaos on a Saturday night? A place with bad press in the end that led to its closure? Because it’s oh so so much more than that!
Brickwork is such important work! It has taught me things that I didn’t know about the Arches, it’s history, what it actually represented for so many and obliterated all the stereotypes I had about it in my head. I was new to Glasgow when it closed down, had heard of the legendary nights and been to a few amazing gigs there myself (The Prides being my last one) but none of that comes close to the stories retold in this book!
It’s clear that The Arches wasn’t just a venue. It was a community, a family, a place where people were able to express themselves freely in whatever way they choose- Arches had something for everyone! Places like this are so important. It’s clear that it have so much to so many who wouldn’t have had the chances it gave them, or even happiness.
I had no idea about the theatre and arts events put on here too. I had no idea about how much they did for people trying to find their place to start in the arts. I thought it was just a club for people to get high and have a good time. That was just on the surface…..
“A belief that we could do something that was positive for people that would probably never have gotten those chances before”
It’s clear Glasgow is nothing without The Arches.
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