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Beyond @ Ministry of Sound

28/06/15: This wasn’t just any Pride weekend. It was the Pride weekend when the whole of the US legalised gay marriage (and joined the 21st century).

It was the Pride weekend when millions of people changed their Facebook profile to support LGBT love. Brands even changed their logos. Amongst all this, Beyond made it’s permanent move to the legendary Ministry Of Sound. Orange Nation’s biggest weekly has been a resident in Vauxhall since we first discovered all-night raves and verbal diarrhoea in smoking areas… but times are a-changing. Well, just down the road to Elephant and Castle anyway. We were a little apprehensive about the new venue, but once we arrived in the recently refurbished holy grail of hedonism – it already felt like home. If our home had a sound system that made the walls shake and was packed full of sweaty two-stepping muscle Marys… (sometimes we wish it was). Another huge plus was the extra toilet cubicles – Bye FELICIA to queuing all night. Even pedestrians didn’t have to wait all night for a slash. The scene’s elite had come out to DJ, including Fat Tony, Paul Heron, D’Johnny, and plenty more, with the packed dance floor a sign that they were really giving it their all. Or that the last shot had just kicked in.

It’s safe to say it was the end of a Vauxhall era. But you know what they say; when one club door closes, another one opens.

103 Gaunt Street, Elephant and Castle, SE1 6DN
Words by Jaime Domingo
Photos by Mark Storey

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