The Volcano was a nightclub in Glasgow that featured in the 1996 film Trainspotting.
The nightclub was located on 15 Benalder Street in Partick Cross, [1] [2] close to Kelvinhall subway station. [3]
The nightclub was previously known as Cinders Disco, [1] then Raffles [4] before being purchased by Colin Barr in 1989, who turned it into The Volcano. [5] The name was chosen in honour of Glaswegian disc-jockey Gordon Lyle who was murdered in a Florida carpark after working in La Volcanic nightclub owned by Frank Lynch around the same time that Barr purchased the club. [5] The low-budget interior of the club was designed by Ron McCulloch. [6]
The building was demolished [7] and the lot remained vacant for some time before being redeveloped for residential units. [1] [8]
The Volcano appears in a scene in Danny Boyle's 1996 Trainspotting, in the scene character Mark Renton meets schoolgirl Diane. [1]
The suggestion to use the location to shoot the scene was made to Boyle by Bobby Paterson, the bass guitarist of Love and Money band. [5]
The Volcano was a nightclub in Glasgow that featured in the 1996 film Trainspotting.
The nightclub was located on 15 Benalder Street in Partick Cross, [1] [2] close to Kelvinhall subway station. [3]
The nightclub was previously known as Cinders Disco, [1] then Raffles [4] before being purchased by Colin Barr in 1989, who turned it into The Volcano. [5] The name was chosen in honour of Glaswegian disc-jockey Gordon Lyle who was murdered in a Florida carpark after working in La Volcanic nightclub owned by Frank Lynch around the same time that Barr purchased the club. [5] The low-budget interior of the club was designed by Ron McCulloch. [6]
The building was demolished [7] and the lot remained vacant for some time before being redeveloped for residential units. [1] [8]
The Volcano appears in a scene in Danny Boyle's 1996 Trainspotting, in the scene character Mark Renton meets schoolgirl Diane. [1]
The suggestion to use the location to shoot the scene was made to Boyle by Bobby Paterson, the bass guitarist of Love and Money band. [5]