www.ministryofsound.com/club/
We create the moments that people live for!
21st September 1991 - a date firmly fixed in music history. Ministry of Sound, inspired by New York's cavernous House venues, opened its doors at 10:00 PM. Raised from what was once a bustling bus garage now derelict in the heart of 'saff' London, an area more infamous than famous. No alcohol, 3 flashing lights, moody security and, as a statement against its glitzy '80s predecessors, shiny trousers and disco shoes frowned upon.
Unless you knew the names of at least half-a-dozen Chicago DJ's you were never going to get past the legendary 'pickers' residing the right side of the menacing prison-like gates. Despite the lack of lager and fearsome location people arrived in droves. Within a matter of weeks word had spread that something special had landed smack in the middle of London's nightlife.