Wigan Casino voted greatest disco in the world

1978: Number 5 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicIt scarcely seems credible now, but ahead of Studio 54 as Billboard's Best Disco in the World 1978 was a northern ballroom that didn't even have a bar. However, in its pomp, the Casino (capacity: 1,200) had more than 100,000 members. And testament to its influence – aside from spawning a pop subculture and proto-breakdance moves – is the fact that the next decade's hipsters, from Marc Almond to Paul Weller, and sv...

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