Vicky and Jonny’s nightclub for daytime on its way to Capital
Vicky McClure’s daytime nightclub is coming to Edinburgh for the first time – and she could be reunited on the dancefloor with Line of Duty co-star Martin Compston if he takes up her invitation.
Day Fever – the brainchild of Vicky and her husband Jonny Owen – has sold out parties across the UK since launching just before Christmas. Catering for the over-30s, it aims to give people the chance to party “and still make it home in time for dinner”.
Trigger Point actress Vicky, 40, says: “Instead of dancing the night away, this is dancing the afternoon away.”
Filmmaker and actor Jonny, who has appeared in TV shows including Shameless and Murphy’s Law, is hoping the event at Edinburgh’s O2 Academy, on Sunday May 26, will be their most successful one yet.
“The biggest Day Fever event so far has been in Nottingham – that was 1,700, in Vicky’s hometown, so she’s very proud of that. But we’re hoping Edinburgh can smash that with a 2,000 capacity.”
Speaking about how the idea for the club first came about, Jonny, 52, says: “I just thought, as I’m getting a bit older, I like going out in the day. I prefer it. So I created that nightclub that we all grew up going to in our teens and 20s, cos I thought there might be a market for it.”
The event will see the couple playing classic party anthems chosen by DJ and Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure, but Vicky admits she’s no Calvin Harris. “I’m just turning this dial that shows me the songs that we’ve got,” she said, “And then I just press the button and dance my little head off.”