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'''Bang''' was the name of a popular gay disco which started in 1976 in London.  
'''Bang''' was the name of a popular gay disco which started in 1976 in London.  
It was held in the Sundown club (in the huge basement of the London Astoria, subsequently called LA2, and now demolished) as a Monday night event called Bang!
It was held in the Sundown club (in the huge basement of the London Astoria, subsequently called LA2, and now demolished) as a Monday night event called Bang!
Bang later became [[G-A-Y]].
Bang later became the [[G-A-Y]] nightclub.
Bang became known as Bangs to regular attenders.
Bang became known as Bangs to regular attenders.



Revision as of 13:47, 18 November 2021

Bang was the name of a popular gay disco which started in 1976 in London. It was held in the Sundown club (in the huge basement of the London Astoria, subsequently called LA2, and now demolished) as a Monday night event called Bang! Bang later became the G-A-Y nightclub. Bang became known as Bangs to regular attenders.

Bang Disco, Tottenham Court Road,16 Feb 1977 (photo in Robert Workman Archives Bishopsgate Institute Archives)