For 40 years, one all-nighter has brought the heaviest, most obscure soul classics to London’s 100 Club – and its middle-aged crowd doesn’t quit
On a crisp, newly autumnal night on Oxford Street in London, the 100 Club has a line of mostly old-school mods and skinheads wearing denim jackets and Fred Perry polo shirts, carrying 1970s-styled holdalls. The queue stretches across the front of several chain stores with people from all over the country – and even
Italy – waiting to be let in.
The 100 Club might be better known for its punk rock history, but the 6Ts Rhythm and Soul Society nights are celebrating their 40th anniversary, thus making it the longest-running club night in
London and the longest-running northern soul night in the world. Despite recent club closures and changing
music tastes, 6Ts has held firm.