
Whilst at college in Croxteth, Ian and a friend on his course saw the club was looking for a DJ and initially did it together and split the money before doing alternate nights every week on Friday's and Saturday's. Historic Liverpool pub that was 'boss back in the day and still is'.Look back at Scouse radio station that made Liverpool 'unique'.The people were really friendly in there."ĭo you remember Michelle Claire's nightclub? Let us know in the comments section below. "The DJ when we first started going was a lady called Mandy and she had a bit of a Bowie haircut.

There were Punks in there, people from the fledgling New Romantics scene, New Wave. "It was really relaxed in there, it didn't really matter how you were dressed. I remember going there and thought it was an unusual place but I quite liked it.Ī bar person inside Michelle Claire's (Image: Ian McMullen) "He used to go out clubbing and I didn't really and said to me why don't you come with me to this place, give it a try, you might like the music. He told the ECHO: "I first went there with a school friend of mine, a guy named Ronnie, from Dovecot. Ian McMullen, from Knotty Ash, first went to Michelle Claire's aged 18 in 1979 and later became a regular DJ there.


When you think back to Liverpool nightlife in the 70s and 80s, Michelle Claire's will likely be one of the clubs that spring to mind.

An "intimate" Liverpool nightclub that was "off the beaten track" attracted clubbers with its eclectic music scene for years.
