Inside Out Upside Down !

So I hear that 'Inside Out' has decided to close its doors for the forseeable future.... That does sadden me !!

I remember the first one I ever went to was pretty random.. I was having a quiet night in when my phone went, it was a friend who convinced me to go.... we got there pretty late, tried to blag our way in, failed and had to pay !

When I got in there though I couldnt believe the atmosphere and also how young I felt lol.. I was only 18 at the time and my group of friends were a tad older but when I got in there and seen some of the 'veterans' of Inside Out jigging away I though it was awesome, but also a little creepy that a 40 year old was covered in fake tan dancing around with a mini-skirt, leg warmers, a boob-tube and bunny ears on.....

On the bill that night was Umek & Valentino Kanzyani and they were both superb, especially Kanzyani as he done his full set using vinyl which I wasnt expecting.....

After that night I was pretty much hooked for a while.. going to everyone that Mr RBS would allow . . Seeing the likes of P.V.D, Eddie Halliwell, Marco V etc etc was brilliant.. one of the most memorable sets I seen was actually Simon Foy in the play room, he played a set with almost every classic you can imagine, 'out of the blue' 'binary finary' .. It was excellent !!

BUT

Then came the neds.... Oviously Inside Out had always had the odd bam at it but as soon as they started booking 'Hard Style' Dj's it went totally down hill... now remember this is only my opinion but Im sure alot of people who went to inside out 4-5 years ago will completely agree with me that its totally different now, change is good sometimes but only if its a change in the right direction and for all the people who used to go, this was certainly a change in the wrong direction..

This has been why such a successful night has gone rapidly down hill and let down its faithfull followers .. It finally succumbed to the pressure of all these people some of who must honestly be 16-17 years old but still get in, that wanted nothing but 'Hard Style' .. If they wanted that Im sure they could find another night...

Hopefully IF Inside Out does make a return to the arches at some point it will have remembered that Inside Out is all about bringing quality 'TRANCE' to the glasgow nightclub scene ...

So goodbye for now Inside Out..... Please turn the lights off and take your neds with you on the way out :) x