Fifty years ago this weekend, the Wigan Casino nightclub hosted the first of its legendary all-nighters, which made it the epicentre of the Northern Soul scene. As midnight approached every Saturday, ...

Wigan is known for many things – the pier, rugby league, pies – but one music genre and one venue has made the place more globally famous than anything else. In the seventies, Wigan Casino was the ...

They were the magical occasions that captivated a generation of Northern Soul fans – and Wigan Casino was at the heart of it all. Wigan Casino’s first Northern Soul all-nighter took place on September ...

Following the closure of Manchester's Twisted Wheel club in 1970, Wigan Casino picked up the baton and became the mecca of Northern Soul music throughout the Seventies. At the heart of it was black ...

00:01, Mon, Jul 18, 2016 Updated: 18:41, Mon, Jul 18, 2016 The sudden and bizarre craze for lost US soul and R&B recordings and the curious dance and fashion modes that went with it played out across ...

Northern Soul fans are paying tribute to 50 years since a nightclub opened its doors to revolutionise the disco scene. Thousands flocked to Wigan Casino after it began running its now legendary ...

It was a place where soul music found new life... and young Northerners found new inspiration. The Wigan Casino nightclub, which had its first Northern Soul night 50 years ago this weekend, was an ...

Best known for his championing of Northern Soul music at the Wigan Casino. On 23 September 1973, Winstanley had the idea for putting on and DJing at the Soul All-nighters at Wigan Casino. Over four ...