Sticky floors, Ben Sherman shirts, Lynx Africa and cig burns - the 'cheesy' 90s night club people would love back
21.04.2023 - 05:59
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A "cheesy as hell" night club with cheap drinks and sticky floors was the place where many Mancunians loved to party in the 1990s.
If you were young in '90s Manchester, you were spoilt for choice when it came to night clubs. Some of the city's best remembered clubs such as Sankeys, the Hacienda and Jilly's Rockworld were at their peak during that decade.
One place that perhaps didn't exude the same '90s "cool" as the big name clubs but was loved just as much by its own crowd was Fridays night club in Didsbury. Based on Palatine Road, the club originally opened in the 1970s as The Riverside.
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Sometime the 1980s, the venue became Fridays which went on to be a staple of Manchester's nightlife throughout the '90s. The club was made up of three different rooms playing different music for revellers to choose from.
Many who went there during that era remember the club's strict dress code which meant those not deemed suitably attired were regularly turned away by the bouncers. Looking back at an archived version of the club's old website, the details of the strict door policy can still be found.
The door policy on the archived site states: "Ladies and Gentlemen are expected to be of a smart appearance. We request the gentlemen wear a smart shirt, smart jeans are acceptable for ladies and gents, no training shoes, hooded tops, tracksuit tops or baseball caps will be allowed entry into the nightclub.
Adding: "No coats are to be worn within the nightclub and must be deposited into the cloakroom on entry."
Despite the strict