Back in February of this year, Sean Rowley & co returned to KOKO for their first Daytime Disco, which sold out a month in advance.
Before Abba became cool (again), before DJ’s played Queen in clubs (without irony) & before Toto’s ‘Africa’ notched up over a BILLION streams – there was the Guilty Pleasures club night.
Guilty Pleasures was conceived in 2004 by DJ, radio & TV presenter, Sean Rowley as a slot within his weekly show on BBC Radio London, reclaiming songs that he viewed as slightly shameful to love but were genius nonetheless.
The concept took off and Sean was approached by Sony to put together a CD compilation. Upon release the phrase ‘Guilty Pleasures’ was leapt on by the media with its usage covering every facet of popular culture.
The club night was also born out of a frustration for boring soulless “super” clubs that dominated the culture, took their mission to take back control and put the ‘fun’ back into nightlife across the UK.
Each night saw DJs, dance troupes, live bands, cabaret performers and drag queens propel the crowd to a heightened state of pop frenzy. They even had a Guilty Pleasures confessional booth with people revealing their personal guilty pleasures to a shameless priest.
They featured an array of diverse guest DJ’s over the years ranging from Sophie Ellis Bextor, Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), Davina McCall, Terry Hall (The Specials), St. Etienne and Sarah Cox to name but a few.
The Guilty Pleasures club night quickly became a phenomenon, running a monthly residency at KOKO for over 15 years & in cities across the UK, and saw them headlining festival stages at Glastonbury, Latitude, Wilderness, Mighty Hoopla, Bestival, Edinburgh Festival & Adelaide Fringe.They opened for pop legends Take That and Elton John,were the first act to play the new Wembley Stadium as support to George Michael, and they’ve even taken the experience to such far flung pop outposts as Abu Dhabi & Australia.
Now Sean and the Guilty gang are arriving at The Marine Theatre – BRING THE POP !
This event is for ages 18 and over. ID is required at the door. Those under 18 will be declined entry and refunds will not be offered. ACCEPTED FORMS OF ID INCLUDE A VALID PASSPORT, A PHOTO DRIVING LICENCE AND A PROOF OF AGE CARD SUCH AS A PASS CARD FROM THE NATIONAL PROOF OF AGE STANDARDS SCHEME.
Entry Policy:
The Marine Theatre operates a zero tolerance policy to drugs.
Anyone found with illegal drugs will be banned and reported to the police.
Only people aged 18 and over will be admitted to this event.
Customers are required to present their ID on entry.
Management reserve the right to refuse entry.