Blitz club

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Blitz club was a famed London nightclub that became the epicenter of the late-1970s New Romantic scene, nurturing influential musicians, fashion, and art.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Blitz club canonical 3
Blitz nightclub 2
The Blitz Club 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf music venue ⓘ
nightclub ⓘ
associatedAct Culture Club ⓘ
Duran Duran ⓘ
Spandau Ballet ⓘ
Ultravox ⓘ
Visage ⓘ
associatedPerson Boy George ⓘ
Gary Kemp ⓘ
John Galliano ⓘ
Martin Kemp ⓘ
Midge Ure ⓘ
Princess Julia ⓘ
Rusty Egan ⓘ
Stephen Jones ⓘ
Steve Strange ⓘ
capacity small intimate venue ⓘ
coFounder Rusty Egan ⓘ
Steve Strange ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalMovement New Romantic ⓘ
dissolutionDate 1981 ⓘ
doorPolicy fashion-led selection ⓘ
dressCode strictly enforced ⓘ
era early 1980s ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
founder Rusty Egan ⓘ
Steve Strange ⓘ
genre New Wave ⓘ
electronic music ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
inception 1979 ⓘ
influenced 1980s British pop culture ⓘ
New Romantic fashion aesthetics ⓘ
club culture in the UK ⓘ
knownFor art and performance ⓘ
avant-garde club fashion ⓘ
being the epicenter of the late-1970s New Romantic scene ⓘ
influencing 1980s fashion ⓘ
nurturing emerging musicians ⓘ
strict dress code ⓘ
legacy considered a cradle of the New Romantic movement ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
musicScene New Romantic ⓘ
neighborhood Covent Garden ⓘ
notableEvent regular Tuesday club nights ⓘ
openingDate 1979 ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
streetAddress 4 Great Queen Street ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blitz Kids → associatedWithVenue → Blitz nightclub ⓘ
linked to: Blitz club
Steve Strange → coFounded → Blitz nightclub ⓘ
linked to: Blitz club
Visage → associatedAct → Blitz club ⓘ
Rusty Egan → coFounded → The Blitz Club ⓘ
linked to: Blitz club