Ten great night clubs in history

Night clubs come and night clubs go, but some leave more of an impact than others. Here's our top ten of the hottest nights out of all time—not all of them are still around, but there are still plenty of night clubs for you to experience out there, so get your glad rags on...

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  • Annabel's, London: Opened in 1962 by Mark Birley, Annabel's was the first members-only night club in the UK. Originally an exclusive haunt of the well connected, the club is now a top celebrity hangout.
  • Cavern Club, Liverpool: The Cavern Club originally opened as a jazz club in the 1950s but is most famous as the club where the Beatles first broke into the music scene.
  • Hacienda, Manchester: The Hacienda was one influential clubs in the world in the 1980s. At the heart of the "Madchester" scene, it was also the venue for Madonna's first ever performance in the UK.
  • Miniscule of Sound: This, the world's smallest night club, opened in Hackney in 1998, in the changing booths of the disused Lido. A pun on the rather larger Ministry of Sound night club, the club has done spells in Melbourne and Beijing and entered Guinness World Records in 2000.
  • Mo*vida, London: This London night club came to fame when it started selling the world's most expensive cocktail. At thirty-five thousand pounds a shot, "flawless" comes complete with an 11-carat diamond ring (and bodyguards).
  • Moulin Rouge, Paris: First made famous in Victorian times by its saucy can-can shows, today the Moulin Rouge is Paris's most famous night club. The colourful skirts and high-kicks remain to this day.
  • Privilege, Ibiza: In Guinness World Records as the world's biggest night club, Privilege in Ibiza has a capacity of 10,000. It was home to the famous Manumission club for 14 years until 2007.
  • Stringfellows, London: Peter Stringfellow's London club opened in the 1970s, and in 1996 received London's first table-dancing licence.
  • Studio 54, New York: This iconic and notorious nightspot was a firm favourite with the stars between the 1960s and the 1980s. Almost as famous as its guest list was its reputation for rampant drug use, and the club finally closed its doors in 1986. A copycat Studio 54 has been recreated in Las Vegas—it might not have the excesses of the original, but the party goes on...
  • Whisky a go-go, Paris: This club was opened in Paris in 1947 by Regine Zyldeberg. Widely recognised as the first venue to have a dance floor and turntables, this formula is still used in most night clubs around the world today.

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