Trade gay club

GLL caught up with trade legend Laurence Malice who revolutionised what we know as clubbing with a portfolio of ground-breaking events and clubs. Trade opened at 3 am Sunday morning and ran until 9 am and frequently beyond. Gay also hosted a series of events at Club Avalon in Los Angeles. Your line up will no doubt ensure Trade is one of the biggest events of early I know the curation of the DJs and music during the event is very important to you and why is that?

What other factors come into play to make Trade such a unique party? Trade at Turnmills is a moment in time and should be respected for that. Our event on Saturday February 25th will also see us working with some interesting gay diverse promoters who will also bring their own unique element to the party.

Your beloved Egg London continues to evolve and can you tell us club any new plans you have for the venue and especially for Trade? We learnt a lot from the last Trade party and we ensure that all feedback is dealt with so we can all go club. Also during the last year we have built two new outside terrace areas, which now means there are three in total, and that outside space adds an extra level to the club.

Trade was the original after hours party and then connecting with DTPM you helped popularise daytime clubbing. Why do you think daytime clubbing has become so trade over the last few years? Daytime is the new nighttime for many and somehow it can seem more special. Putting on parties is in my DNA and I love the ever revolving door of working with new talents in music and production.

How does it feel that there are three blue plaques up in London and Birmingham connected to Trade? What are some of the key factors that have made Trade so blooming amazing all these years? Where do you start? Trade started with the unusual opening time of 3am until 9am on Sunday mornings and this set it apart from other clubs and it soon became the place to be.

Its exclusivity further fuelled the desire to be part of what Trade had to offer. Trade changed club culture through the people that it brought together. While the club night was perceived to cater for the LGBT community, as long as an individual had the right attitude they were welcome at Trade, regardless of their sexuality or social background.

We had bankers dancing next to pop stars, muscle boys next to stage actors and this great freedom gave everyone the chance to express themselves through art, music, and fashion. Our unique after-hours experience became a haven for creativity and expression, effecting new music and a new attitude.

I also want to highlight the contribution of all the talented people that have made up the Trade collective across the years and without whom none of this would have been possible.

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Currently working alongside me on changing the direction of the event is Mark Williams. My all time favourite memory was Trade being the only other stage at the Radio 1 Love Parade in Leeds with over people rocking — it was truly off the hook. We also headlined our own stage at one of the first Creamfields Festivals with all the residents playing including Tony De Vit…and it was a perfect day and night.