Heaven (London)

ALL LIVE EVENTS AT HEAVEN ARE STRICTLY 14 YEARS OLD PLUS. All 14 & 15 year olds must be accompanied by an adult (18+). VALID PHOTO ID IN THE FORM OF DRIVING LICENSE OR PASSPORT IS REQUIRED BY EVERYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 21. If you do not have valid photo ID or you are under 16 years old and are not accompanied by an adult (18+) you will be refused en... try to the venue. Please be aware we do not allow large bags/cases into the venue, that is any in size like carry-on case and above will not be accepted! All our Clubnight events are STRICTLY 18+, Photo ID is required by all. London clubland in the 1970s was a fairly dismal place. It compared very unfavourably with New York and many european cities and the concept of clubbing as we understand the term today simply did not exist. To that end a group of innovative characters got together and took over the site that was a run down old roller disco called Global Village and in December 1979 Heaven opened its doors for the first time. It was timed perfectly. Six months earlier Mrs Thatcher had been elected and an era began that saw unemployment rise to levels last seen in the 1930s. The sense of decay and gloom was palpable. The Swinging London of the 1960s a distant memory. London needed a splash of colour & flamboyance to counter balance the otherwise grey monochrome that was the reality of the british capital. Heaven was the brainchild of Jeremy Norman, responsible for the Embassy club, and which was seen as the nearest London had to Studio 54 in new york. Heaven quickly became the focal point for what had until then been a fairly understated gay scene that hitherto had been based in small hidden cellar bars or pub discos. When Heaven opened its doors in 1979 only 12 years had elapsed since the decriminalisation of homosexuality and at the time there was still a lot of overt prejudice against gay men & lesbians. Heaven bore the brunt of some of that intolerance and in those days was regarded warily by the authorities. It did however establish itself as a club venue ...Read More