Syndicate Blackpool
ABC Theatre, ABC Cinema, Cannon Cinema, MGM Cinema | |
The Syndicate logo | |
| Address | 130–140 Church Street Blackpool, Lancashire England |
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| Coordinates | 53°49′06″N 3°02′56″W / 53.8182°N 3.0488°W |
| Owner | Nexum Leisure |
| Type | Music |
| Capacity | (ABC): 1934 (The Syndicate): 4300 (est.) |
| Current use | Music, club, events |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Rebuilt | 1958 |
| Years active | (As the ABC Theatre): 1963–1981 (As a cinema): 1981–2000 (As The Syndicate): 2002–2011 |
| Architect | C.J. Foster |
| Website | |
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The Syndicate was a superclub and music venue in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was the largest nightclub in North West England, and claimed to be the largest nightclub in the United Kingdom. The club opened in December 2002 and had at the time of closing, three levels of floor space, three segmented rooms, and a VIP floor. It had a capacity of 5,000 if including the club 'status', which was part of the building but was advertised as a second nightclub in the earlier years. Otherwise, the capacity was 4,500, with a 2,200 capacity in the downstairs section, and a 2,300 capacity in the higher levels. The higher floors were tiered, with the VIP section being at the top of the tier overlooking a balcony section below which itself overlooked the dancefloor. The dance floor area had a revolving dance floor in the middle of it. This whole upper section of floors was a single open space and was named the 'Dance Arena'.