Va Va Bolton Manc Evening News Feature

[Mike]

a look back at Va Va's features on the Mancheter Evening news Website...

 

The empty and unassuming Bolton building that was once a legendary northern soul club

"If you went in now, you'd say 'there's no way a northern soul all-nighter would work here' but it did"

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/empty-unassuming-bolton-building-once-18521793

[Winsford Soul]

Just read it Mike,  Very interesting reading .  I love reading about the venues that where before my time.  

[Pete Eccles]

Being from Bolton I remember va-va but wasn't old enough to attend, 

My lasting memory is while the venue was in the basement of a multi storey building the va-va sign was on the top of the building, where I presumed the all-night 'disco' was happening, 

Was yeara later, when attending one of it's various night club guises I realised it was in the basement and from the description of the va-va decor it hadn't changed much, 

As the article says, it's still there 

[petegroover]

if the buildings empty ,maybe we all should consider re opening it?

[Mithras]

was there  cramped in behind perspex  with noreen and ethna bedford /luton

 

[Iancsloft]

Fantastic venue attended all the niters there with the Leigh Soul Crowd 

Brilliant Memories 

[Eddiefoster]

Wish I'd had to honour to attend - another unattainable for me LOL but If Ian says it was fantastic then it must've been

[petewsheff]

Great nights, small dance floor and if you got next to Booper you'd get sprayed with his sweat . Some great sounds played Easy Baby, Laws of love etc. 

Edited January 25, 2021 by petewsheff

[Mithras]

was there met my mate hippy dick  cramped up and the sounds  next week somebody had a gun???was there

[Mithras]

5 minutes ago, mithras said:

was there met my mate hippy dick  cramped up and the sounds  next week somebody had a gun???was there

frankie and classicals ,lord thunder ,whats it gonna be (DUSTY) paula parfitt,rat race + all the torch classics

[Sal]

Had some great nights in there when it first opened. Wick Barrett used to DJ when I used to go. 

[Davebanks]

Went to Va Vas a few times. My main memory is the small dance floor  and buying the Producers Lady Lady Lady there. At the time I had not heard it and I said to the seller what's this? He says its the instrumental to What kind of lady. No way!!!!  Its on a different label and doesn't say "Instru" on it. With that he gives it to the DJ who plays it straight away and the floor fills. I of course buy it straight away for £1.25. Maybe overpriced for the time!

For a few weeks it was the wonder of our local club. Sunday nights at the Old Wirralians rugby club. Great days. 

 

Dave Banks