This time of year is great for a night out in Glasgow.
With many people enjoying some well deserved time off work, the space between Christmas and New Year’s Eve - known as the daft days in Scotland - can get a bit wild.
Before it closed in 2007, it was one of the hottest clubs in Glasgow - with arguably the most relaxed door policy. Average folks mingled with footballers and celebs on the dancefloor, and even the most drunk among us was likely to get in. Sign up to our Glasgow Live nostalgia newsletters for more local history and heritage content straight to your inbox
Police Commander John Wilson reportedly told the licensing board in 2002: “Young people attending are taking their lives in their hands by walking in the door.”The Cotton Club Housed in the old Maryland Ballroom, which Pink Floyd played at, this spot was once known as Maestro’s before becoming the Cotton Club.
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