Downing bright blue bottles of VK and\u00a0screaming along to ABBA remixes while moving around a sticky-floored nightclub is a rite of passage for uni students up and down the British Isles. And London\u2019s Pryzm Kingston, which sits in the Grade II-listed former Granada Cinema, has long been\u00a0the epitome of that experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But after more than 20 years of gloriously messy night outs and appearances from the likes of\u00a0Stormzy, Billie Eilish, Rod Stewart and Billie Eilish, Pryzm Kingston (previously called Oceana) has finally reached the end of an era. The club on Clarence Street will close its disco room for the last time at 3.30am on Saturday, June 28 and\u00a0will host it\u2019s final party in the main room on July 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When its previous owners, Rekom UK, went bust,<\/a> the Kingston club was one of the few Pryzm venues to remain open after being sold to Neos Hospitality. Now, Neom has other plans for the space.\u00a0<\/p>\n Earlier this year, Neos announced that\u00a0had submitted plans<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0convert the building into two new venues, with a \u2018party bar\u2019 on the ground floor, known as Bonnie Rogues, and a new nightclub on the first and second floors, called Circuit. Neos also wants the\u00a0new spaces to continue Pryzm\u2019s live music legacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n Russell Quelch, the CEO of Neos,\u00a0said:\u00a0\u2018Thousands of people have made memories that will last them a lifetime, from over 20yrs of amazing nights out at\u00a0PRYZM\u00a0and Oceana before it.<\/p>\n \u2018The closure is the end of a long running chapter for the Kingston club scene, but it\u2019s time to look to the future and reimagine what this site could hold, in a fresh new look at nightlife for next generation of UK party lovers.\u2019<\/p>\n Sticky floors and \u00a31 shots: a love letter to Britain\u2019s last high-street nightclubs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n London\u2019s 38\u00a0best nightclubs<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke \u2013 from news and reviews to events and trends. Just\u00a0follow our Time Out London WhatsApp channel<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n