Aye Write: Blitz: Robert Elms with Stuart Cosgrove
Tuesday 11 November, 2025, 7.45 p.m.
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Killermont St, Glasgow G2 3NW
Acclaimed author and broadcaster Robert Elms makes his Aye Write debut to discuss his new book, Blitz: The Club That Created the 80s.
The short-lived Blitz club in London’s Covent Garden was more than just a place to hang out or be seen: it was the catalyst for a counter-culture explosion, rallying against all that Thatcher’s leadership had ushered in by the dawn of the 80s.
Tuesday nights boasted a fearless cast – from Boy George and Spandau Ballet to Grayson Perry, Wham!, and Alexander McQueen. They were the vanguard of a very different England; socially liberal, loud and proud, celebrating diversity, but also fiercely individualistic. If Britain stood in black and white, the Blitz Kids switched on the colour.
In Blitz, Elms reflects on a club night founded by working-class kids, one whose impact reverberated beyond its doors, through the worlds of art, literature, fashion and music, and into the present day.
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Written by : Pat Byrne
Publisher of Pat's Guide to Glasgow West End; the community guide to the West End of Glasgow. Fiction and non-fiction writer.
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