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I'm not sure if it this place was a nightclub or a venue but it was open in 1981. Does anyone remember where 'Amnesia' was? (pun not intended).

Can't say I've ever heard of it sorry!

mmmmmmm sorry i carnt remember lol no seriouslywasn't it in city square??new romantic place

Only Amnesia nightclub I've ever heard of, (and thrown some serious shapes in), is in Ibiza......... the drinks ain't cheap either

Seems Depeche Mode and Soft Cell played there. http://www.depeche-mode.ru/index.php?ch ... dspelltour

There is, apparently, a bootleg album of Soft Cell playing the Amnesia, suprising what a quick bit of Googling can dig up!

Foz wrote: I'm not sure if it this place was a nightclub or a venue but it was open in 1981. Does anyone remember where 'Amnesia' was? (pun not intended). Bit late on this, but "Amnesia" was, as correctly stated above, situated in the old (Yorkshire??) bank building just off City Square on the corner of Boar Lane and Bishopsgate Street. It wasn't open for very long (1981/1982?) and eventually became "The Observatory" sometime in the mid '80s.

I remember the Amnesia club - it was on the corner of Boar Lane by the station. It went on to be the Observatory and then Flares. I think it was the Amnesia for only a short time - remember seeing Mark Almond (Soft Cell) in there once. Not sure but before being the Amnesia I think it was called Bistro 5 more of a coffee bar.Other places we used to go at the time were, Valentinos a bar down stairs from the precinct area off Briggate and Jacomellies which was a bar above the Bernie Inns restaurant.

Oh yes loved the Amnesia in 1981. Closed before long and and I graduated to the Warehouse. Happy days

I think the Building was originally Barclays but can't find the right picture to check.