Northern Soul .. 1977 .. The Wigan Casino .. HD 

We left Scotland to come to the casino every Saturday, plenty clubs in Scotland but as the song goes, nothing compares to you, north of England was the best of UK, we loved your country

A guy in my regiment was a regular there and when we went to germany we went to a disco (1976) and he did some northern soul dancing and the germans parted and couldn't get enough of him.

God bless Northern Soul for being timeless and paving the way for the 90s rave parties

Brilliant video footage,when times were simple and happier ❤️

LEGEND! I was afraid to go out on the dance floor when i was in my teens, then I discovered Northern Soul and met a mate, Mike who taught me the moves, when we joined the forces and I never looked back. The worst mistake they ever made was tearing down the Casino!! That was part of our history. My old old passed a few years ago now but he will be spinning and dancing up in the paradise that is the Casino. KEEP THE FAITH old mate. Happy days!

i never get over how frickin' thin everybody was back then.

Omg im 32 and i remember my dad showing me this on a video as a kid 🙈

Loved this documentary. Northern kids, with shite jobs living for the weekend. I wish I had been one. Interesting to see mostly males on the dancefloor, highly different from the mainstream 70s disco scene, where mostly girls would be on the dancefloor. Great 100 bpm music. The 'faith' is still being kept today around the UK. Levanna videos amazing. Thanks Levanna.

That was highly entertaining and interesting. Never knew of this place. Never gets mentioned in the U.S.

Sure can, what a fantastic feeling. I remember feeling, so pleased i had finally been aloud to go. It's all i thought about Northern Soul, Wigan Casino. I couldn't go every week i was to young. But when i did. I was in heaven. The Afican/American singers are brilliant. Tunes so good full of emotion, beats, rhythm, great, to dance to. Very rare was there trouble. People were kind friendly. From the Northern Scene i got in other styles of black music and made friends with people from other cities and played the Flute.. It has has been the making of my life .I can 't thank Northern Soul music enough. I feel blessed.➕🎶🎼

The irony of Northern Soul was all those obscure songs from America that had nothing whatsoever to do with the British dance craze it started and in fact preceded it have now forever known as “Northern Soul” songs.

Lads, skinheads in particular used to dance like this in local clubs (Blackburn) in the mid-70s . 'Under my thumb' by Wayne Gibson always filled the dance floor.

My older brother used to go to Wigan casino. I remember playing his record’s as soon as he went out. I’d be about 10 years old at the time. 😢

1973 - 1981 great times, never to be forgotten

1976..came up from Bournemouth loads of times that year..loved the casino...still love the music...Great Times...

Good Times, great memories, lifelong friends. Thanks Doc KTF

Turning up my heartbeat up... Miss my Casino days so much.. They were the best days!! 🤣🤣

I went once when I was about 14 or 15 in 77/78, can'trememberwhich exact year. It sends a tingle down my spine watching this. Judy Street's "What" is THE Wigan Casino tune for me though.

Loved northern soul and also liked the early UK punk bands back in the day.Great upload thank you.

I worked on Bury Market when he had his stall. I was thirteen. This Lancashire has all but gone.

Who can remember their fist time in the casino when you walked in through that old painted door? It was a life changer ktf✊️

Lump in my throat every time i watch this:(

A great cultural renaissance expressed in dance.

The Temple of music for the followers of brilliant music

It was like going to Wembley , or visiting the Vatican City . When people loved the music.

Best northern soul place I knew 6 brilliant years ❤

_love the end as there coming down_ 🐢💨

Northern soul will always live on in Wigan but them numbers come in id build another casino lot better than anything thank you ktf Burnley here

This is purely and 100% coincidence earlier this week I placed a comment on RU-vid regarding WIGAN CASINO and GUESS WHAT..... On BBC1 BREAKFAST SHOW 22/ 9/ 23 at 0845am LO AND BEHOLD a fabulous 15m tribute featuring some of the original dancers and music plus a gig at Blackpool!!!!, truly hoping I wasn't the only one to relish this jewel in the crown TV SPECIAL "KEEP THE FAITH".. WHAT A TREAT ON PRIME TIME TV❤👍👍❤

first time i went i fainted as the heat hit me inside.

Everyone forgets that the genre that became known as Northern soul started at the Chateau Impney in Droitwhich in 1968/69 long before the Twisted Wheel and The Wigan Casino. It was only when a reporter from the NME refered to the music as "Northern Soul" that the name stuck!

Folk dancing and having a great time, brilliant.

Mr ms upstairs best soul keep on keeping

Amazing.... .ver y nice realy

Working Man's dance halls dance clubs discotheque bring the vinyl discs of American music rhythm and blues and rock and roll and Funk and Soul

I cant wait wait till the pandemic is over so we can get out to the allnighters!

Wigan is a unique place ' It's a happy town with happy people, It lives.....

Remember staff in this video & 45's played @W Casino missed it lots after emigrating to S.A. end of 75 'back end of 78' fabulous including all Soulsters ...koko ps 2022 remember all on door forget ladys name behind counter We had the BEST lucky US ♥️😊

The shuffle 2017 dance trend kids got it from these guys 😁❤

loving the 45s

I went to Wigan casino with my cousin in 1977, just to say I'd been really. I was 16 and more into rock and punk. It was the most boring night out ever. Couldn't even but alcohol. I say there for 8 hours, not able to do the dance. We all went straight to the swimming baths at 8 am on the Sunday morning and got the coach home. It was wasted on me unfortunately, but looking back I'm glad I got to experience it once, but once was enough.

When it was underground you actually lived it

1975. Wigan, Blackpool Mecca, Leeds Central, R.O.A.B club Halifax, White Swan Todmorden, The Cats Whiskers Halifax.

75 to 81 magical years

STOP PUSHING AT THE BACK!!!!!!!

ktf people hope to see you soon. luci bee🐝

Used to take a bus from Glasgow to Wigan every 2 weeks, Years later met the driver, Now tour manager, (ex Was, with regular and rocksteady). Was on guest list And Geno Washington shared a joint with Me! After the gig! The ex couldn't rap it's brain round The Dexy song about one of the Worlds greatest singers, that I have to give a hard time to because he's slow passing the joint!? And I married that Morron?!

16 years too late 😢

What a tune😊

Looks like a great way to keep trim and fit - the drugs aside.

Great find! I've never seen moving pictures of the Wigan Casino before. It looked like there were a lot more guys than girls. There were a lot of soda bottles on the tables at the end of the night; wasn't the casino licensed to sell beer? Great music, of course, but most of those moves wouldn't fly on Soul Train.

❤soul always finds a way,..... enjoy it❤,.. that's who we are😊UK does it first,... yes it makes it even funnier😊😊

wigan , a friendly northern town

Wigans, bro. Wigans.

Sadly never managed to go.

Loads blues.. Whoops!!! 😁😁

I feel like the old Dexys pills provided the chemical assistance needed to repeatedly pull off such strenuous dance moves

The actual birthplace of breakdancing. Not usa

NICE CENTRE PARTING,S . ALL SLIME THEM DAY,S. ( nothing to Do with the speed)

That guy is brutal!

Does anyone know the name of the pretty Wigan girl at about 4:58? White top with blue stripe. She was interviewed in the original documentary, worked in a laundry but that seems to be edited out of this version. Thanks!

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What r all the tunes called ??

What were the last three records played at the end of the night?

KTF. ✊

so how many of the folks in this ballroom might be high as shit? this is like the rave culture before it was a thing. take ecstasy or speed and get to dancin!

chartered flights from the south, oh what?

A nuclear explosion all under one roof …mint

Did nobody ever say "can you turn the lights done a bit?"

I'm diggin the energy. However, a lil too much tubesteak and not enough hair pie. Kinda like the mod scene here in the states where every party is a sausage fest.

No mc Donalds then just dancing

Proto break dancing.

дискоэпилепсия

Wish wigan was still same all been knocked down shite shops built wigan pier left rot nightclub gone never be same again bring back the old days am to young remember casino but remember building been their I was a wigan pier nightclub gower ha

The Art of silly dancing

Bet they can’t do it now

What kind of substances were being used here? I'm assuming amphetamines. What else? LSD? Quaaludes, weed, coke?

77, Northern soul had died

I’m not being rude but have you noticed there were no obese or fat people? Every dancing was slender and looked toned 😮

TV cameras ruined the place went down hill from there especially the music

the fashion back then was truly awful.

I feel so sorry for the youth today, their highlights are posting a tik tok... ffs.

HD? WTF...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hope they carried a lot of deodorant with them after all that sweating.