Area 404
  Area 404 Location within Bristol | |
| Address | 126 Albert Rd Bristol United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°26′45″N 2°33′57″W / 51.4457683°N 2.5657526°WCoordinates: 51°26′45″N 2°33′57″W / 51.4457683°N 2.5657526°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Owner | Boomtown Productions |
| Type | Nightclub |
| Genre(s) | House, Techno, Trance, Reggae |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Opened | 2 November 2019[1] |
| Website | |
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Area 404 is a nightclub in Bristol operated by Boomtown Productions, the team behind the annual Boomtown Fair. The venue occupies the former Trimite Powder Coatings building at 126 Albert Road, which has been used as office and production space for the associated festival fair since November 2017.[2]
History[edit]
In August 2019, Boomtown were granted licensing approval to open a 3,500 capacity event space at their Bristol headquarters.[3]
The first event to take place here was Boomtown Halloween, and was due to be a single night event on Saturday 2 November 2019.[4] An extra three nights were added (Friday 1 November 2019, Friday 8 November and Saturday 9 November 2019) after fast ticket sales.[5]
The Emergency Broadcasts[edit]
The Emergency Broadcasts were a series of live streamed live music events from Area 404 as a response to the postponement of all in-person events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and featured a number of multi-genre performances from alumni.[6]
Events[edit]
Area 404 New Year's Eve Gathering[edit]
The Area 404 New Year's Eve Gathering took place on New Year's Eve 2019. Headliners included David Rodigan and Chinese Man. Tickets were £40.[7]
Line-up[edit]
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Core Reactor[7]
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Engine Room[7]
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Acid Chamber[7]
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Mutant Dancehall[7]
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Contamination Room[7]
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Boomtown Halloween[edit]
Boomtown Halloween was the first event to take place at Area 404, and took place over three nights on the 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th of November 2019.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Murray, Robin. "Sneak peek inside Boomtown's mind-blowing new venue". bristolpost. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ↑ "We're all back at Boomtown HQ". www.boomtownfair.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ↑ Murray, Robin (2019-08-01). "Bristol looks set to get new 3,500-capacity event space from Boomtown". bristolpost. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ↑ Source, Author (2019-08-14). "Boomtown Halloween: Launch of new Bristol venue". Boomtown Source. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ↑ Warrenger, Sam (29 August 2019). "Boomtown Halloween tickets have sold out in just 13 minutes". TheFestivals.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ "Area 404 postponement statement 25.03.20". boomtownfair.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "AREA 404 New Year's Eve Gathering". facebook.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ↑ "Boomtown Halloween - AREA 404". facebook.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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