The Volcano was a nightclub in Glasgow that featured in the 1996 film Trainspotting.

Location

The nightclub was located on 15 Benalder Street in Partick Cross,[1][2] close to Kelvinhall subway station.[3]

History

Housing that replaced The Volcano on Benalder Street

The nightclub was previously known as Cinders Disco,[1] then Raffles[4] before being purchased by Colin Barr in 1989, who turned it into The Volcano.[5] The name was chosen in honour of Glaswegian disc-jockey Gordon Lyle who was murdered in a Florida carpark after working in La Volcanic nightclub owned by Frank Lynch around the same time that Barr purchased the club.[5] The low-budget interior of the club was designed by Ron McCulloch.[6]

The building was demolished[7] and the lot remained vacant for some time before being redeveloped for residential units.[1][8]

Feature in Trainspotting

The Volcano appears in a scene in Danny Boyle's 1996 Trainspotting, in the scene character Mark Renton meets schoolgirl Diane.[1]

The suggestion to use the location to shoot the scene was made to Boyle by Bobby Paterson, the bass guitarist of Love and Money band.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "How the Scottish locations of Trainspotting have changed in the last 20 years". BFI. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  2. ↑ The Rough Guide: Britain. (1996). United Kingdom: Rough Guides. p777
  3. ↑ "In Pictures: Glasgow's place in Trainspotting". Glasgowist. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  4. ↑ https://oldglasgowpubs.com/category/address-b/benalder-street
  5. 1 2 3 Gilbert, Julie (2017-01-22). "How iconic Glasgow nightclub Volcano got its name". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  6. ↑ Design. (1992). United Kingdom: Design Council. p36
  7. ↑ "Choose Leith? Once-rundown home of Trainspotting now property hotspot". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  8. ↑ Boyle, Jules (2018-10-29). "11 unforgettable Glasgow nightclubs that should make a comeback". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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