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Downing bright blue bottles of VK and screaming along to ABBA remixes while moving around a sticky-floored nightclub is a rite of passage for uni students up and down the British Isles. And London’s Pryzm Kingston, which sits in the Grade II-listed former Granada Cinema, has long been the epitome of that experience.
But after more than 20 years of gloriously messy night outs and appearances from the likes of Stormzy, Billie Eilish, Rod Stewart and Billie Eilish, Pryzm Kingston (previously called Oceana) has finally reached the end of an era. The club on Clarence Street will close its disco room for the last time at 3.30am on Saturday, June 28 and will host it’s final party in the main room on July 13.
When its previous owners, Rekom UK, went bust, the Kingston club was one of the few Pryzm venues to remain open after being sold to Neos Hospitality. Now, Neom has other plans for the space.
Earlier this year, Neos announced that had submitted plans to convert the building into two new venues, with a ‘party bar’ on the ground floor, known as Bonnie Rogues, and a new nightclub on the first and second floors, called Circuit. Neos also wants the new spaces to continue Pryzm’s live music legacy.
Russell Quelch, the CEO of Neos, said: ‘Thousands of people have made memories that will last them a lifetime, from over 20yrs of amazing nights out at PRYZM and Oceana before it.
‘The closure is the end of a long running chapter for the Kingston club scene, but it’s time to look to the future and reimagine what this site could hold, in a fresh new look at nightlife for next generation of UK party lovers.’
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