Archaos (nightclub)

Archoas was located in the Grade A listed building on 21-41 Queen Street, Glasgow and covered 3,240 square metres.[1][2]

The three-level club centred around a dance-floor with balconies around it.[3][4]

Within the club was the Skye bar, which was described by The Caterer as "as club within a club".[5]

The club was owned by Stefan King.[6]

The club opened around 1995.[4] It was noted for its parties, student focussed nights, and events catering to customers aged under eighteen years old.[7] Unlike other clubs where disc-jockeys carefully mixed records, Archaos' disc-jockeys had a reputation for simply playing one track after another.[3] Each of the three levels played different music, with the lower floor catering to the music tastes of students, the middle floor incorporating a round dance floor, and the top floor playing electronic dance music and featuring dancers hanging from the ceiling.[4][8]

Notable customers included; Charlie Sheen and Paul Gascoigne in 1997.[7]

In 1999, television show "Top of the Pops" broadcast an episode featuring Texas alternative rock band.[4] The same year the club's management was accused of discriminating against Asian men by the Commission for Racial Equality in their submission to Glasgow Sheriff Court.[6][9] Club owner, Stefan King called the claims "farcical."[10] The claims were rejected by the court in 2000.[11]

A 19-years old man was stabbed in the club on March 12, 2004.[12] The club closed in 2007,[7] and, as of 2022, the building has been unused since.[1] Property development company, CA Ventures discussed turning the site into student accommodation in 2022.[13] Earlier plans to covert the location into another nightclub and an office were not realised.[1]

• Memories of Place : Archaos, Glasgow, McGinlay Bell (architects)