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The History of Chaos
Back in the mists of time (well, 1991 at any rate ) Jay and Ped started Chaos.
At the time, grunge was just starting to happen so we spent Saturdays making ears bleed to the sounds of Nirvana, Mudhoney, Ministry et al .Mid 90's-ish, Britpop blew up on us and we had a couple of years hammering Oasis and Blur down your throats.
The turn of the century saw Chaos wandering slightly aimlessly if we're honest towards the present day when live music is all powerful and British bands well and truly rule the alternative world.
Through the last 15 years, 12 DJ's have graced the Chaos decks so we here present The Chaos DJ Roll Of Honour.
Jay (1991 - 2001)
Big Jay started it all off, finally packing in at the turn of the century under the weight of offspring and normal life
Ped (1991 - 1999)
Pedro was also there from the start. Stopped in 1999, his body couldn't cope with the late nights and alcohol abuse any longer
Lance (1992 - 1993)
Lance Tilly was one of the Chaos unsung hero's. Had to cope with endless abuse from Jay and Ped. Last seen in Birmingham
Archie (1993 - 1996)
Archie oafed his way through 3 years of playing too much metal and hip-hop.He is now mainly massive and keeper of the nation's dark secrets
Bob (1995 - 1999)
The mighty Fat Bob started off the Chaos glory years championing Brit Pop until Country House by Blur finally tipped us over the edge.Currently all powerful web guru in Chester
Mike (1998 - 2002)
Little Mike spent 4 years playing obsure indie and electro and snogging more than his fair share of young ladies. Got fed up of Pompey life and now runs a Gap in Glasgow
Sparky (1999 - 2002)
Sparky only ever did it for the booze and women opportunities. Naffed off to Glasgow in pursuit of one of the aforementioned ladies in 2002
Carl (2002 - Present)
The mighty Mr Lemon has graced the deck for the last 4 years. In this time he has become slightly more ample and hairy though you still love him
Gary (2002 - 2003)
Mr Harris put in a quick years stint before realising that he couldn't live the dream AND pass his degree.Currently rocks our world with Hold Fast
Will (2003 - Present)
The one and only Chump has stamped his sizeable (and hairy ) presence on Chaos for the last few years. All round good egg.
Mark (2003 - Present)
Spikey Mark has been batting off female attention for the last 3 years, much to the consternation of Carl and Will!
General
Lollies
Why the lollies? Many years ago the pier used to run a "Summer Season", which meant that Chaos couldn't open until the 3 old duffers who were in the pier left. To keep our customers happy, we would give out lollies, and it became something of a tradition. Those days are long gone, but (nearly every week) the first 100 or so paying customers through the door still get a free lolly.
Membership
Membership is usually available on the door, at £5 for life membership. Your membership card is not transferrable, and if you lose it you will have to buy a new one! Membership entitles you to £1 off the standard entrance price on all "normal" Chaos nights; may not be valid on "Gaiety" or other special nights.
The Pier
The pier was built in 1879 for use by paddle steamers crossing to the Isle of Wight. At one stage, a railway station in nearby Granada Road was built to carry passengers to the pier. The pier has been burnt down and rebuilt twice - in 1904 and 1974!
Chaos is a private hire club - we hire the pier, who provide the venue, bar and door staff. This means that we (unfortunately) don't control the price of drinks or the maintenance of the cigarette machine. The nearest phones are at the front of the pier (ask the door staff nicely and they'll let you out to use them). When there was a payphone in the club it kept getting ripped off the wall!
