ABOUT BLOW UP

A bona-fide legendary club night, and now in its 26th year, Blow Up was the club at the centre of the early to mid-Nineties Brit Pop explosion, cited as the catalyst and birth place of the BritPop scene, influencing the style and sound of a generation. Blow Up was voted No.4 in Time Out’s Top Ten Clubs of the 90s, described as one of ‘5 Classic Clubs of Our Time‘ by Vox Magazine (alongside The Blitz Club, Shoom, The Roxy) and as ‘The club that changed the world’ by Melody Maker. Describing Blow Up in Time Out’s London Calling book as “the breeding ground of the Brit Pop sound” and in NME’s Original’s Top Ten Britpop Moments.

From its origins at The Laurel Tree, Camden Town (1993-1996), to Soho venues the Wag Club (1996-2001), the Metro Club (2002-2009) and through various London venues since. Blow Up is currently to be found on weekly Friday nights, at the St Moritz Club, Wardour St Soho. Making Blow Up now one of the longest running club nights in London.

Blow Up has hosted events around the UK, Europe, USA, Russia and Japan, whilst the Blow Up club compilations (‘Blow Up A-Go-Go!’ and ‘Blow Up presents Exclusive Blend’) have increased the Blow Up impact worldwide.

See more: Blow Up press here and flyers in the Blow Up scrapbook here Blow Up was founded by DJ and promoter Paul Tunkin in a Camden pub the Laurel Tree in Oct 1993. Records were played from the emerging ‘British pop’ scene (that came to be known as Brit Pop) together with 60s and 70s moves and grooves; swinging soundtracks, Mod Beat, Soul and classic pop from The Beatles to Bowie to Blur. The club has remained true to its early ideals – Expect to hear classic tracks from both Blow Up’s past and present: from Brit Pop era favourites to the current new Pop stylists putting the art back into pop: BritPop, Glam, Mod & New Wave colliding with 60’s Soul, Beat, Garage, Funk, Ska, Swinging Soundtracks, Hammond Heavy Jazz, Easy Listening, Pop Electronique & Ye-Ye!