Quadrant Park

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Quadrant Park
Quaddie[1]
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AddressDerby Road in Bootle, north of the city of Liverpool, in a converted warehouse
LocationBootle, England
TypeClub
Genre(s)acid house, Italo house, Techno, electronic dance music
Capacity2,400[2]
Opened1988
ClosedDecember 31, 1991
Website
QuadrantParkReunions.com

Quadrant Park[3] also known as the Quad or Quaddie [4] was a nightclub in Bootle, UK opened during the late 1980s to the early 1990s.[1] and one of the most important in the UK at the time.[5] and was known to attract a number of international guest DJs. The main styles of music played were Italo house and acid house, retrospectively it could also be defined an early Superclub.[6]

  1. ^ a b Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture by Simon Reynolds
  2. ^ Reynolds, Simon (4 July 2013). Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture. Faber & Faber, 2013. ISBN 9780571289141. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ "The Beat Goes On exhibition". liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Liverpool Museums. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  4. ^ Weston, Alan (25 December 2015). "Trip down memory lane as we revisit some of Merseyside's iconic nightclubs". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ Childs, Peter; Storry, Michael (13 May 2013). Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture. Routledge. p. 113. ISBN 978-1134755554.
  6. ^ Duffy, Tom (25 March 2017). "Catching up with those superstar DJs from Quadrant Park". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 25 September 2017.