Being home alone has got us thinking back to all those bars and clubs we used to love to go to with our friends back in the day.
So, whilst the lockdown means we can't actually get out and about for sometime, it doesn't stop us from fantasizing where we'd go if we could - even if it meant stepping back in time!
We've enjoyed a trip down memory lane to look back at all the amazing places in Birmingham we've loved and lost over the years and ask the question - if you could go to one place after lockdown (open or closed) which would it be?
Remember, it's important right now that everyone stays home, protects the NHS and stays safe. There will be plenty of chances to go out and about after the coronavirus pandemic is all over.
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Our first thought went straight back to the 90s when our Saturday and Thursday nights would generally end up at The Dome, dancing to the Macarena and Whigfield (just don't tell anyone!) It was huge and could fit more than 2,400 revellers across multiple floors. It was later rebranded the Dome II and became even bigger.
Before heading here, we'd go to one of the bars round the corner on John Bright Street, such as Bizzie Lizzies, Paramount, Rosie’s, Kaleidoscope or Sam Wellers. Or maybe we'd go to all of them. Just saying.
If we weren't heading to The Dome, we'd be going to the Ritzy on Hurst Street, popping into Central Park near to Pagoda Island where the staff used to dance on the bar and grab people up to dance with them.
Or we'd set our sights on Broad Street instead, where the place to be seen was Stoodi Bakers. You'd dress to impress to come here before dancing to the small hours at Bakers at Five Ways.
Broad Street buzzed with bars and clubs, offering everything from cheesy nights at Walkabout and Brannigans to cool jazz at Ronnie Scotts. Nearby was Bobby Browns in Gas Street, which is said to have been visited by Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Chris Evans and other celebs.
And, at the end of Broad Street, down on Paradise Circus there was a totally different vibe at Snobs, a favourite haunt of bands like Oasis, Blur and Muse.
The heart of Birmingham's rock and goth scene was Edwards No.8 on John Bright Street, which hosted pivotal bands like Nirvana, The Stone Roses, Pearl Jam and Radiohead. There was a second club called Edwards No.7 beneath it and another adjacent known as Goldwyns.
Elsewhere, the house music scene was massive in Brum, with all-nighters like Wobble and Crunch at Branstons nightclub in Hockley, the super glamorous Miss Moneypennies at Bonds in Hampton Street, and uber cool Godskitchen and Sundiessential at The Sanctuary in Digbeth.
If you wanted techno, you'd be going to The Q Club at the bottom of Corporation Street for a House of God all-nighter.
Going out back then was so much cheaper than it is today (or rather was, pre-lockdown). You could get vodka jelly shots for £1 at Circo on Bristol Road, 50p drinks at Subway City on Water Street and £15 entry (including drinks!) at Liberty’s on the Hagley Road.
And when it came to watching live music, The Hummingbird in Dale End was the place to go, even if the floor was a bit sticky!
Other favourites we're reminiscing about include:
The Steering Wheel, Chinatown
The original Institute, Digbeth
West End Bar, St Chad's Island
Rebecca’s nightclub, Severn Street
The Powerhouse, Hurst Street
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The old Bier Keller, Needless Alley
Tressines, Newhall Street
Key Largo, Broad Street
Sara Moon's, Dale End
The Rum Runner, Broad Street
XLs, Five Ways
Mr Qs, Hill Street
Tin Tins, Smallbrook Queensway
DNA, John Bright Street
Medicine Bar at the Custard Factory
Zanzibar, Hurst Street
Sloopy's, Corporation Street
Millionaire's, Hurst Street
Romeo's and Juliet's, Smallbrook Queensway
The Night Out, Horsefair
Pagoda Park, Hurst Street
Route, Hurst Street
The Church, Broad Street
Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston
The Parisian, Cannon Street
Bogarts, New Street
Ipanema, Broad Street
The Cabin pub, Queensway
The Eagle, Gas Street
* Tell us where you'd love to go if you could. We'd love to hear your thoughts.
