CLUB ANTICHRIST NOW IN IT’S 8TH YEAR, D & MISSY’S CLUB ANTICHRIST IS CONTINUING TO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH WITHIN LONDON’S FICKLE CLUBBING CIRCUIT. MISSY TAKES US THROUGH THE ANTICHRIST JOURNEY, HER FAVOURITE PARTS OF THE EVENT, AS WELL AS GIVE A QUICK INSIGHT INTO WHAT THEY HAVE PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE.
Over the past few years, regular club goers will have seen quite a few clubs come and go within the London scene but AntiChrist is still alive and kicking. Why do you think your nights have managed to endure London’s fickle clubbing circuit? Again, I think that’s partly down to the blending. You can come to AC and in one night see a few bands, some performers, visit a goth/alt dancefloor, an industrial dancefloor, a BDSM playroom, a couples’ darkroom, have a cup of tea and a biscuit while chilling with friends looking out over the Thames, and so on... In times when money is tight for many people, it makes sense to have 1 big night out every few months, rather than lots of little nights out every weekend, saving on travel/drinks costs. Another possible factor is that the scene does seem to be growing up, in that although there are young people out clubbing, we know a lot of AC-goers have kids, and finding a babysitter can be tricky. D and I know this well! We used to go out lots, and now tend to save up the babysitting ‘favour’ by grandma for a big event that will give us bang for our buck! With so much going on at each event, when you’re not busy do you have a favourite zone/room that you like to venture into during the events? I love to pop into the Hellfire Room when D’s DJing, he plays some great tracks that get me bouncing around behind him! I also like to find a high spot in PFI around 5am, where I can just stand and stare at the madness! It always surprises me how much energy the Industrial dancers have, it’s always packed all night long!
Club AntiChrist; a name that everyone in the alternative/fetish scene should know! Going way back to the beginnings of the club 8 years ago, what inspired you to start up AntiChrist? We wanted to start the club that we wished existed but didn’t! D and I are broadminded when it comes to the ‘scenes’, and we thought there must be others like us, who don’t want to be a purist, and ‘only go to a Goth club ‘cause we’re just Goths’... Some people are into fetishism/BDSM AND/or Goth AND/or industrial and enjoy watching bands and performers etc etc. AC is a playground for alternative adults, there is lots to see and do, you can dip in and out of all the areas all night long. When we started AC, there was no other club like it. Simply put, we wanted a full on night of sin that didn’t just play House music, so we combined all our favourite nights out into one uber Club! Did you ever imagine it would become as successful as it has? No! And while it’s wonderful that it is successful, and attendees grow in number at each event, I think the best bit that we didn’t foresee is the type of crowd we get. Something to do with the blending of all the different influences and scenes maybe, but our clubbers are FRIENDLY! Really friendly, and they all welcome each other and make friends and hang out. Who would’ve guessed?!
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Is there anything you would love to include in a future event that you don’t already have? If we go theoretical here, and you step inside one of my fantasies for a moment... I’d love to have a huge venue, so we could have 3 dancefloors on all night from 8pm-6am. The theatre would also run for 8 hours, and we’d have a venue room for big proper gigs... I’d have aerial points with caged dancers hanging 50 feet up in the air, fire performers on every bar, an upper circle of seating like you get at the theatre... I could go on for hours! In reality, I think I’d quite like to add a market hall, with lots of stalls for people to browse. It’s just a matter of finding the space to do it.