'Take That' got start in Harringay: Bolts nightclub and all that - Harringay online2024-03-29T00:58:33Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/take-that-got-start-in-harringay-bolts-nightclub-and-all-that?groupUrl=historyofharringay&commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1273973&groupId=844301%3AGroup%3A10&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBolts sounds like such a blas…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-02-18:844301:Comment:14116042021-02-18T13:59:46.731ZIanhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/IanWatt
<p>Bolts sounds like such a blast ! My partner went there a lot in the 80's and he's got some fantastic stories about the club ! I used to work out ( occasionally ) at Legends gym and it still has the mirrored disco ball hanging from the ceiling : )</p>
<p>Bolts sounds like such a blast ! My partner went there a lot in the 80's and he's got some fantastic stories about the club ! I used to work out ( occasionally ) at Legends gym and it still has the mirrored disco ball hanging from the ceiling : )</p> Oh my god what a trip down me…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-08-08:844301:Comment:12762182020-08-08T13:14:50.216ZVic Upsonhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/VicUpson
<p>Oh my god what a trip down memory lane that was. Really enjoyed reading about Bolts, used to go there all the time, loved the lazer light display and such a friendly place. I remember Norman Scott the Dj.</p>
<p>Oh my god what a trip down memory lane that was. Really enjoyed reading about Bolts, used to go there all the time, loved the lazer light display and such a friendly place. I remember Norman Scott the Dj.</p> A lot of sources say 1990 but…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-31:844301:Comment:12739732020-07-31T07:42:06.581ZPaul Chttps://harringayonline.com/profile/PaulCrittenden
<p>A lot of sources say 1990 but the official Take That website says September 1989. Can't find out when Bolts actually closed though so it's a moot point for now...</p>
<p>A lot of sources say 1990 but the official Take That website says September 1989. Can't find out when Bolts actually closed though so it's a moot point for now...</p> https://www.gaystarnews.com/a…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-31:844301:Comment:12739472020-07-31T07:07:56.777ZPaul Chttps://harringayonline.com/profile/PaulCrittenden
<p><a href="https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/read-dj-george-michael-confidence/">https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/read-dj-george-michael-confidence/</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/read-dj-george-michael-confidence/">https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/read-dj-george-michael-confidence/</a></p> I fondly remember Bolts from…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-30:844301:Comment:12738552020-07-30T23:57:44.712Zman-thinkinghttps://harringayonline.com/profile/GardenerJoe
<p>I fondly remember <em><strong>Bolts</strong></em> from this era. Not sure about '<em><strong>Take That</strong></em>' - the dates suggest otherwise - but certainly '<em><strong>Wham!</strong></em>' singers George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou) and Andrew Ridgeley were variously often in evidence, in addition to other emerging pop-celebs already mentioned above.</p>
<p>Thanks for dragging up (sic) this old article. </p>
<p>I fondly remember <em><strong>Bolts</strong></em> from this era. Not sure about '<em><strong>Take That</strong></em>' - the dates suggest otherwise - but certainly '<em><strong>Wham!</strong></em>' singers George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou) and Andrew Ridgeley were variously often in evidence, in addition to other emerging pop-celebs already mentioned above.</p>
<p>Thanks for dragging up (sic) this old article. </p> Video fixed - was embedded wi…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-30:844301:Comment:12738462020-07-30T22:58:52.243ZHughhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/hjuk
<p>Video fixed - was embedded with the now deprecated 'object' html. Thanks for flagging up the linkback for Pink News. </p>
<p>Video fixed - was embedded with the now deprecated 'object' html. Thanks for flagging up the linkback for Pink News. </p> Interesting that this should…tag:harringayonline.com,2020-07-30:844301:Comment:12737422020-07-30T22:48:31.991ZJon Chttps://harringayonline.com/profile/JonC631
<p>Interesting that this should pop out of the vaults this week - I found <a href="https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/read-dj-george-michael-confidence/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">this article from Pink Star News</a> that not only links back to this very article, but also has confirmation from none other than Norman Scott, who used to DJ at the place, that Bolts closed in the early '90s; so it is likely that the rumour about Take That appearing here is probably…</p>
<p>Interesting that this should pop out of the vaults this week - I found <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/read-dj-george-michael-confidence/" target="_blank">this article from Pink Star News</a> that not only links back to this very article, but also has confirmation from none other than Norman Scott, who used to DJ at the place, that Bolts closed in the early '90s; so it is likely that the rumour about Take That appearing here is probably true...</p>
<p>What was the video, by the way? (It's "broken").</p> Yes, you are right. His nick-…tag:harringayonline.com,2013-01-04:844301:Comment:4453412013-01-04T23:26:22.009ZRenato Bhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/RenatoBernardin
<p>Yes, you are right. His nick-name was definitely Pickle. He was a short fella.</p>
<p>Yes, you are right. His nick-name was definitely Pickle. He was a short fella.</p> Those who read this discussio…tag:harringayonline.com,2011-12-27:844301:Comment:3284142011-12-27T13:01:52.209ZStephenBlnhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/IsarSteve
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<p>I'm sure I read something on Bolts 'way back when': It can be found under: London in the Eighties > The Pink Past - The Eighties > The City Bar and Bolts</p> I was a great fan of Bolts at…tag:harringayonline.com,2011-12-23:844301:Comment:3282202011-12-23T13:36:01.347Zeasystevehttps://harringayonline.com/profile/easysteve
<p>I was a great fan of Bolts at Lazers. My good friend Norman Scott was the resident DJ. The lovely door man was called Pickle (I think it was unnecessary to mention the cause of his death). I think it was Wham's first public appearance.. Not only did it have celebrity guests it also had celebrity patrons. I remember holding Boy George up on many occasion. It was party heaven. The cab service (then) often refused to take members of Bolts and The Salisbury (then) was a place to…</p>
<p>I was a great fan of Bolts at Lazers. My good friend Norman Scott was the resident DJ. The lovely door man was called Pickle (I think it was unnecessary to mention the cause of his death). I think it was Wham's first public appearance.. Not only did it have celebrity guests it also had celebrity patrons. I remember holding Boy George up on many occasion. It was party heaven. The cab service (then) often refused to take members of Bolts and The Salisbury (then) was a place to most definitely be avoided. Its a shame the Garden Ladder wasn't around then it would have made a fortune. I too met Nicky Price a while ago and he still talks fondly of Bolts. Don't forget there were other Gay venues around Harringay at that time. The Rainbow at The Manor House, a pub on Seven Sisters Road , i forget the name, had a one night a weeker, also one off Stroud Green Road that didn't last very long and one other on West Green Road. Surprisingly all of these were in relatively 'rough' areas at the time. Crouch End or Muswell Hill didn't have any. Oh hum memories. And then of course there was Bolts Brighton now that's another story regarding a very drunken Norman and George</p>