Clubbing during the 80s and 90s was very different to how it is now, and there are some things you’ll only remember if you were a regular on the dance floor back then.
We’ve put together a list of things that defined the clubbing scene back then, from the sounds to the styles and even the smells.
How well do you remember the drinks 80s and 90s clubbers chugged, the cords they donned and the hairstyles they sported?
These fabulous retro photos will hopefully help jog your memory.
What are your favourite memories of nightclubs in the 80s and 90s? Let us know in the comments section.
7. Getting lost in the crowd at a superclub
The 80s and 90s were a golden age for superclubs in the UK, with some of the biggest including Manchester's Hacienda, the Ministry of Sound, in London, Gatecrasher One, in Sheffield, and Cream at Nation, in Liverpool. These huge venues pulled in thousands of punters and attracted the best DJs from across the country and beyond. | National World Photo: National World
8. The smoke
Before the smoking ban came into effect in the noughties, you were enveloped by the haze as you entered nightclubs across the UK and you would emerge reeking of cigarettes, whether you lit up or not | Getty Images Photo: Glyn Howells/Hulton Archive
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9. Baggy clothes
Baggy trousers and loose-fitting T-shirts were de rigueur at nightclubs in the 80s and early 90s, when acid house and rave dominated the scene | Avalon via Getty Images Photo: Peter J Walsh/PYMCA