F Club

F Club
OwnerJohn Keenan
TypeClub-night
Genre(s)
Opened1977
Closed1982

The F Club was a punk rock, post-punk and new wave club night in Leeds that ran between 1977 and 1982.[1][2] Beginning as the Stars of Today in a common room in Leeds Polytechnic, it was held at various venues across the city during its tenure, which also included the Ace of Clubs and Roots. After moving to Brannigan's in 1978, it changed its name to the Fan Club.

In Karl and Beverley Spracklen's book The Evolution of Goth Culture it was described as the space "where gothic rock was born in the form it is now".[3] The club was foundational in the emergence of the goth subculture and led to other high profile clubs in the scene, such as the Batcave.[4] It was frequented by members of many influential post-punk and gothic rock groups such as the Sisters of Mercy,[5] Gang of Four,[6] the March Violets, New Model Army and Southern Death Cult.[3]

  1. ^ "What the F....!!". BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ^ Issitt, Micah. Goths: A Guide to an American Subculture. pp. xix.
  3. ^ a b Spracklen, Karl; Spracklen, Beverley. The Evolution of Goth Culture: The Origins and Deeds of the New Goths. p. 46.
  4. ^ Ripped, torn and cut: Pop, politics and punk fanzines from 1976. 2018.
  5. ^ Searle, Maddy. "40 years of Soft Cell - and 5 other Leeds bands worth celebrating". i. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. ^ Simpson, Dave. "Pubs, disco and fighting Nazis: how Leeds nurtured British post-punk". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2019.