Club Class night makes classical return to town
A legendary club night is due to see a grand return to Maidstone after an eight-year absence.
For more than a decade Club Class was one of the pillars of the county town’s music scene, attracting crowds across the south-east and as far away as France and Germany to dance to house music.
Now the organisers are inviting loyal regulars to return to relive their youth in March with Club Class Classical.
Taking place at Maidstone Studios, in Vinters Park, this will see a 40-piece orchestra give classical renditions of some of the greatest club anthems of the late 90s and early 2000s.
The event will be professionally filmed and the music choice decided entirely by Club Class veterans.
Sergio Bienati started the night with friends Greg Frith, Tomislav Stojanovic and Paul Shoebridge in 1997.
He said: “We were used to going clubbing in the north of England.
“The feeling was different to the south. We wanted to bring that to Kent. At that time clubbing in Maidstone was shoes and shirts, no jeans. We went against that and made it more about who people were, not what they wearing.”
It was held at Atomics in Hart Street from 1997 to 2000, before moving to Ikon in Barker Road.
In 2002, it moved to The Loft in Gabriel’s Hill. Many regulars also frequented the River Bar in Broadway. The last Club Class was held at Maidstone Studios in 2008.
Mr Bienati said he received an overwhelming response when he suggested a revival.
Club Class Classical takes place on Saturday, March 4, from 4pmmidnight, at the studios in New Cut Road. Those interested can see www.club-class.org