Niche

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Niche was founded 20 years ago by Steve Baxendale. Steve nurtured Niche into the global brand that it is today, evolving it into a globally recognised symbol of musical eminence. For more than 20 years, it's been home to a truly distinct underground music sound and created millions of memories. In 1992, Steve opened the doors to a small, unknown backstreet club in the centre of Sheffield that went by the name of Niche. Little did he know, this club would become one of the most legendary dance music venues in the world. It soon became a thriving success story on the underground clubbing scene. It was an all night dance club, opening at midnight and closing it’s doors at midday, serving up hard hitting doses of underground house and garage. As the years progressed, Niche came to the forefront of the UK underground clubbing scene as it began to fuse house, garage and RnB creating a unique sound all of its own. Clubbers would travel the length of the country just for a night at this legendary venue. But, in November 2005, South Yorkshire Police raided the Niche nightclub and forced it to close. This cost the tax payer over £600,000 and resulted in not one conviction. The closure of the legendary Sidney Street venue was a massive blow to the very loyal and extremely dedicated Niche clubbing community. But, they weren't prepared to take it lying down. In October 2006, Steve Baxendale opened a new venue called Club Vibe on Charter Row (Sheffield) after being inundated with...