The Eclipse (later The Edge) was a

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, and the first legal all-night club in the UK. The Eclipse was a former Granada Bingo Hall, when local entrepreneurs Stuart Reid and Barry Edwards would put on the first allnighter in October 1990. The 1,600 capacity club was split over three floors. The resident DJs were Mick Park and Mick Wilson (aka Parks & Wilson), The opening night line-up included: Evil Eddie Richards, Fabio, Sasha, and MC Tunes, who moaned about the sound system and walked off stage saying, "Get the sound sorted out, we'll be back soon", but he didn't return. It is said that the venue gave

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one of their first gigs for a fee of £60. The venue would also host nights from promoters such as ''Dance Planet'' and ''Amnesia House''. In April 1992 the club featured on the late-night ITV show The Hitman and Her. In September 1992, the venue became ''The Edge''. It finally closed in February 1994. Virgin Records would release a two volume retrospective compilation ''The Eclipse Presents Dance 'Til Dawn'' in 1996 - one mixed by Stu Allan and the other Slipmatt. After The Edge closed, the building was bought by

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and repurposed as a student union entertainment venue and called ''The Planet''. The building was eventually demolished to make way for a car park.

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