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Proving size matters - Syndicate review
by Tom Fitzgerald
The Syndicate's dancefloor
The Syndicate's revolving dancefloor

Blackpool received Superclub status this week - with the opening of the Syndicate. VIPs were out in force in honour of the launch party of the UK's biggest club. Tom Fitzgerald joined the jet set to tell BBC Lancashire what he thinks of the club...

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""Five thousand capacity, 8 bars, 2 floors (soon to be 3) - this can only mean one thing, The Syndicate Super Club - which opened its doors this week to reveal the ultimate in clubbing entertainment!

From the outside, the club looks spectacular with silver and black exterior and 4 plasma screens to accompany the state of the art water feature.

Waterfall feature
The exclusive water feature

Inside is just as stunning with a bright friendly interior to introduce you to level 1.

Level 1 is made up of a series of levels with 4 marble bars and lots of leather seats for when you fancy a rest.
The music is Pop, Commercial Dance and some RNB.

The atmosphere in level 1 is definitely alive and the music ranged from 'Build me up Buttercup' to 'Shooting Star'.
If you like cheese then this is where it's at.

As you progress up the metal stairs to level 2 there is another foyer that has a quiet area for when it all gets a bit too much. There is also a H20 bar - that way you don't have to queue just to get some water.

You then go up another small set of stairs and you're in the dance arena. This is made up of two levels.

"The owners of the Syndicate have put in a lot of time and money - and it shows."

On the first level there is the huge dance floor, long bars and lots of hard core clubbers.

The music is played on a six-deck set up and is all dance.

The style of dance varies depending on what night you go. Thursday is Trance night and Fridays belong to the Old Skool.

The resident DJ is none other than DJ Fubar. He is formally from the Ministry of Sound in Thailand and clearly knows his stuff. But it's not only the tunes that are spinning, as located in the middle of the main dance floor there is a 40ft rotating circle in the style of a LP record.

This adds to the unique clubbing experience that the Syndicate Super Club has to offer.

The lasers are top class and the two large plasma screens add to the effect.

The higher level is a large balcony that looks down on to the main dance floor. This way people who don't like to dance can still enjoy the music to its full potential.

DJ Fubar
DJ Fubar

The service at the bars is quite quick considering the amount of people present, but be prepared to wait a little longer between 12-1.00am, as this is the busiest time.

The prices are quite expensive at £3.20 a bottle but they're not as expensive as some of the other super clubs.

The owners of the Syndicate have put in a lot of time and money - and it shows.

They are already making big plans and plenty of top DJs such as Judge Jules, Tall Paul and Fatboy Slim are booked to appear at later dates.

This is the club that proves that 'Size Does Matter!'
""

Tom Fitzgerald

syndicate superclub
time: 9pm-3am
where: Church Street, Blackpool
e-mail: info@thesyndicate.org
website: www.the syndicate.org
phone: 01253 753222
Check it out! We advise you to call the venue before you set off to make sure your night out goes without a hitch.

 

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