4 Aces Club

For over thirty years Dalston resident Newton Dunbar ran The Four Aces Club. The Club started its life in 1966 at 12 Dalston Lane in the entrance halls of the original 1886 Dalston circus and theatre buildings. It became north London's home of international black music and a second home to black musicians. With increasing success in the 1980s Newton expanded the business, as the Labrynth, which regularly packed out the whole of Dalston Theatre. At weekends Dalston Lane was heaving until the early hours.

Filmmaker Winstan Whitter grew up in Dalston and his brilliant documentary film, containing historic footage, about The Four Aces is now out. You can visit http://thefouracesclub.com to watch the film's trailer and learn more about the history of the club and its relationship with the police and the Council.

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Music

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• black
• dalston
• grassroots
• music
• thefouracesclub
• visionontv

[wayneewayman]

Also some other info for ya ' The prodigy hade there first gig there :-) I should no i worked there '

[wayneewayman]

Gwarn Newton :-) RIP Aces ' Hade some great nights there back in the day :-)

[jktrem0603]

The greatest club in london by far!!!!!!!!!

[sharkeys7]

ended up in this place one nite in 1993 compleatley by accident and probably spent the best part of the nxt 3 years there every weekend, have never been in any other venue as good as that one before or since some of my best nites out where spent in the 4 aces labrynth so sad seeing it now gone,

[pottyhernandez]

i first went in 95 and it became like a second home for me! made some of my best mates there and had some amazing nights! So sad to see it as a pile of rubble at the end of that clip.. that dirty little sweat box will always have a special place in my heart! =)

[23skullhead]

@SuperThano

Four aces film screening next wednesday! Check youtube page please!

[23skullhead]

@SilverFoxmusic

See Youtube page for details of Four Aces film screening next wednesday! Thanks.

[23skullhead]

@amittanna88

Four aces film screening next week!

[23skullhead]

@bobandnicky Please com eand see Legacy In The Dust next wednesday

[23skullhead]

@RealTalkerMan please come to see the film next week!