The Nite Club was situated at Greenside Place, within the main building of the Playhouse.  The door directly to the right of the Playhouse box office led upstairs to a club that hosted many gigs in the late seventies and early eighties.  Now Overtures function suite.

Thank you to Alan for the photo

1980  16th February Shake                                                                                                 1980  22nd February Scars, support band Josef K                                                          1980  28th March Those French Girls, support band FK9                                              1980  29th March Switch, support band Trax                                                                    1980  4th April Another Pretty Face, support band TV21                                        1980  5th April Everest The Hard Way, support band The Delmontes                          1980  11th April Josef K, support bands Orange Juice & The go-betweens (Note misspelt Joseph K on poster).                                                                                       1980 12th April SkaNite featuring The Rude Boys & All The Rage 

Thank you to Alan for the scan

1980  18th April Spizz Energi                                                                                              1980  9th May The Members, support band The Distractions                                         1980  10th May The Photos, support band Fashion                                                         1980  16th May The Hitmen, support bands Mowgli & The Donuts & Insect Bites        1980  17th May Protex, support band Venigmas                                                              1980  23rd May Doll By Doll, support band Richard Strange                                          1980  24th May The Cheetahs                                                                                             1980  30th May Freeze, support band Avo8                                                                      1980  31st May League Of Gentleman                                                                               1980  27th June The Scars                                                                                                  1980  18th July The Associates                                                                                           1980  19th July The Damned
1980  10th September The Thompson Twins, support bands Young Marble Giants, TT's, Local Heroes SW9 (No Nukes Benefit)                                                                     1980  10th October Josef K                                                                                                 1980  11th October Another Pretty Face, support band Random Factor                       1980  17th October Sector 27, support band The Au Pairs                                             1980  18th October Crass,support band Poison Girls                                                      1980  24th & 25th October The Revillos                                                                             1980  7th November Everest The Hard Way                                                                     1980  8th November The Comsat Angels                                                                          1980  14th November The Fall                                                                                             1980  15th November The Stray Cats                                                                                1980  20th November Vardis                                                                                               1980  21st November U2
1980  22nd November The Cuban Heels, support band The Shakin' Pyramids          1980  29th November Split Enz                                                                                           1980  6th December Eddie & The Hot Rods                                                                     1980  12th December Killing Joke                                                                                      1980  13th December Bow Wow Wow                                                                              1980  17th December Frankie Miller                                                                                  1980  19th & 20th December Simple Minds                                                                      1980  26th December The Visitors, support band Avo8                                                  1980  27th December Delmontes                                                                               1981  2nd January The Valves, support band Call Me Irresponsible With A Chemistry  Set                                                                                                                       1981  3rd January Boots For Dancing, support band The Fire Engines & John Peel  1981  6th February The Passions                                                                                       1981  17th February The Thompson Twins                                                                        1981  20th February The Cuban Heels
1981  21st February The Fire Engines
1981  27th February The Au Pairs
1981  28th February The Scars
1981  1st March John Otway                                                                                                1981  14th March Winston Gregory                                                                                    1981  20th & 21st March Pauline Murray                                                                           1981  27th March Basement 5                                                                                            1981  28th March The Polecats                                                                                          1981  17th April Josef K (possibly filmed for the "Jock 'N' Roll" documentary)              1981  18th April TV21                                                                                                           1981  25th April TV Smith                                                                                                    1981  1st May Holly & The Italians                                                                                       1981  2nd May Supercharge                                                                                               1981  6th May Ruts DC                                                                                                        1981  8th May Altered Images, support band The Dreamboys                                       1981  9th May The Plastics                                                                                                  1981  15th May The Cramps, support band The Meteors (2 shows, 8pm+12am)
1981  16th May Pauline Murray                                                                                           1981  22nd May B Movie, support band The Very Thing                                                  1981  23rd May Positive Noise                                                                                           1981  29th May Theatre Of Hate                                                                                         1981  30th May Bill Nelson                                                                                                   1981  19th June Modern Eon                                                                                               1981  10th July Orange Juice, support band Positive Noise (filmed for the 1981 documentary "Jock 'N' Roll" presented by BA Robertson) 

               

       Thank you to Gordon for this screen grab of Orange Juice at the Nite Club on 10th July 1981            

1981  16th July Magnum                                                                                                       1981  23rd July Basement 5                                                                                                1981  25th July The Monochrome Set                                                                                 1981  27th July The Revillos                                                                                                 1981  7th August Depeche Mode
1981  14th August Classix Nouveau                                                                                   1981  15th August TV21, support band The Very Thing                                                   1981  17th August Linton Kwesi Johnson                                                                          1981  18th August Nico With The Cuban Heels                                                                1981  19th August The Scars                                                                                              1981  20th August Any Trouble                                                                                            1981  21st August Altered Images                                                                                      1981  22nd August Those Frence Girls, support band Sophisticated Boom Boom     1981  24th August Richard Strange (Cabaret Futura)                                                      1981  25th August The Birthday Party
1981  26th August  Funkapolitan                                                                                         1981  27th August Huang Chung (Later Wang Chung)                                                     1981  28th August Doll By Doll                                                                                            1981  29th August Everest The Hard Way, support band James King & The Lone Wolves                                                                                                                                    1981  31st August Carlene Carter                                                                                      1981  1st September The Electric Circus                                                                          1981  2nd September  OK Jive                                                                                           1981  3rd & 4th September Bauhaus

Pete Murphy and David Jay at The Nite Club, September 81. Thank you to www.bauhaus.8m.com/

1981  5th September The Twinsets, support band The Dreamboys & John Peel 1981  10th September Holocaust (Recording of live video & E.P).

 

 

                                                    

                                                                                                                                        1981  18th September The Comsat Angels & The Sound (Rotating bill)

                                                                                                                                                 

 

1981  1st October Positive Noise                                                                                       1981  28th November The Durutti Column                                                                         1981  26th, 27th & 28th December Simple Minds                                                            1982  7th March The Thompson Twins                                                                               1982  13th March The Virgin Prunes                                                                                  1982  2nd April The Fall                                                                                                       1982  15th April Marillion                                                                                                     1982  23rd April The Birthday Party, support band The Cocteau Twins
1982  24th April Epsilon, support band The Persian Rugs                                               1982  30th April First Priority, support band Photographic Memories                            1982  1st May King Trigger, support band Zanti Misfits                                                   1982  7th May The Bluebells, support band Hey Elastica                                                1982  8th May 23 Skidoo, support band Horrible Sexy Vampires                                  1982  28th May Blue Orchids                                                                                               1982  12th September Marillion

 



1982  12th November Marillion

1983  25th February Twisted Nerve 

1983  22nd March The Farmers Boys                                                                                1983  24th March Pallas

1983  21st April Pendragon

1983  1st May The Enid

 
1983  7th June Dagaband
                                                                                                   

1983  10th November The Alarm                                                                                        1983  19th November Bourgie Bourgie                                                                              1983  22nd November Pallas, support bands Solstice & Trilogy

1983  1st December The Revillos                                                                                       1984  21st March The Fall, support band Del Amitri

1984  30th June X-Mal Deutschland                                                                                   1984  16th July Spider, support band Chasar
 
1984  12th October Comedy Of Errors & Abel Ganz


Thank you to Ken for his memories of The Nite Club
"Your fantastic site ignited so many memories of gigs I went to during my time at Edin Uni 1978-1983...had almost forgotten The Nite Club above the Playhouse! Saw Tom Robinson & Band there early 1980- he had a hellish flu bug and wore a duffel coat throughout,but still managed a very spirited performance.What a pro!"