Uptight is the sound of Bo Didley's 'Pills', The Fall's 'Lost in Music', Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love'; of the Slits' 'Grapevine' and Kraftwerk's 'Autobahn'; the rush of the Jesus & Mary Chain's 'Some Candy Talking' and David Bowie's 'Heroes'. Uptight is the sound of Ian Curtis's frantic imperative to "Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance to the radio", coupled with Lou Reed's cool assurance that "despite all the amputations ... it was alright"; of Spectrum's obsessively relentless 'How You Satisfy Me' and Johnny Thunders' inelegantly wasted 'You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory'. Uptight is the howl of Black Francis, the feedback of Sonic Youth, the fantastic, fucked-up, paranoid pop of Phil Spector, Joe Meek and Lee Perry, the amphetamine-fuelled overload of the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Elvis and Dylan.



The club takes place on the last Saturday of every month in the basement bar of The Albany, Great Portland Street (nearest tubes Great Portland Street or Warren Street). Most importantly, Uptight is a friendly, clique n cliché free dancefloor haven, playing the records we always wanted to hear in clubs but never did. 

Drinks are at pub prices so grab a table, relax, enjoy the mellow sounds of the early-evening selection and watch the night tighten up before your very eyes ...

It's well worth joining the mailing list for exclusive offers for forthcoming Uptight nights and for a monthly email about the club.

Hopefully see you soon,
Wayne, Marc & Gary.



New Order The Fall Ramones Strokes Ronettes The Only Ones Iggy Pop Galaxie 500 Modern Lovers Pixies Can Sonics Television Spacemen 3 Stereolab Brian Eno Curtis Mayfield JAMC Sonic Youth Velvet Underground Clash LCD Soundsystem Libertines Joy Division New York Dolls Clinic Donna Summer Sly & The Family Stone Magazine Phil Spector MBV Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Flaming Lips Faust Smog Bo Diddley Elvis Presley Smiths 13th Floor Elevators Beach Boys Patti Smith Big Star David Bowie Arcade Fire Rapture Kraftwerk Lee Hazlewood Wire ... etc etc etc