SeOne club shuts down

Last Saturday Raindance, a club night that's almost as old as me, celebrated its Slightly Late Valentine's Ball at SeOne club in London Bridge.

I'm gutted I didn't make it, because yesterday it was announced that the venue, sited right next to London Bridge station, has shut down.

SeOne was the capital's biggest club, playing host to nights as varied as DJ Mag's Top 100 awards ceremony, fetish shindig Torture Garden, accessory heaven Hat Club and ravers' favourite Raindance. 

SeOne boss Marcus left this message on the club's site:
'It is with great sadness that I must inform you that SeOne London ceased trading on Monday afternoon, 22 February 2010.

After eight long, hard and exciting years, SeOne London has fallen victim to the recession and hard times felt in nightclubs all over the UK.

I would like to thank all the promoters, DJs, clubbers, staff, suppliers and anyone who has worked and partied in these now legendary railway arches.'

I've partied countless times at SeOne and I'm sad to see it go. It had a grimey, ravey edge that rival large-scale venues such as Matter and Ministry failed to - or rather, refused to - imitate. And SeOne has had its fair share of tough times in the past, most notably the murder of a 24-year-old man at a rave in the venue in 2008. 

Throughout the last 12 months there were rumours that SeOne would fall prey to a compulsory purchase order related to the rail expansion that threatened Borough Market and neighbouring arts den Shunt. However it would seem from the club's statement that in the end, plain old economics ushered in the grim reaper.