Nottingham Palais was argueably the best alldayer of it's time, simply because
of the sheer size of the venue. With a capacity of 2500 people, the Palais was
huge, with a superb dancefloor and probably the best PA around at the time. And yes,
it even had a balcony!
Another big plus was that it was easy to get to from almost anywhere in the
country. There used to be a bus from St. Margaret's Bus Station in Leicester that
would get you into Nottingham Broadmarsh at about 1pm, and after a brisk walk through
Nottingham City Centre, you would join the end of the very long queue to get in
at about 1.30. The return bus was at about 8pm, so you got a good six hours
at the venue, and still got home in time for bed!!! Ah... the days of good
public transport.
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