KINGSTON’S PRYZM NIGHTCLUB CLOSES DOWN

One of the area’s most popular nightspots PRYZM in Kingston has closed its doors permanently while the iconic venue prepares to undergo a £3 million revamp under new ownership.

PRYZM in Clarence Street confirmed last month that it would be closing, with new owners NEOS Hospitality stepping in to transform the space.

The main club area closed in the early hours of Saturday (July 12), following one final send-off event the night before.

Partygoers packed the venue for one last time, with DJs playing throwbacks, confetti cannons, and drinks flowing until the lights came up.

The club described it as a night “to celebrate the end of an era and the start of something new.”

The iconic Disco Room had already closed at the end of June, marking the beginning of the end for many locals who grew up with nights out on Clarence Street.

The new investment promises to modernise the venue while preserving the character of the Grade II-listed building, which first opened as the Granada Cinema in 1939.

PRYZM  first opened in 2013, after it replaced Oceana Nightclub.

Big-name artists including Sir Rod Stewart, Mumford and Sons, Shania Twain and Billie Eilish have all performed there before launching their big tours.

Russell Quelch, CEO of NEOS Hospitality, which owns PRYZM, said: “Thousands of people have made memories that will last them a lifetime, from over 20 years of amazing nights out at PRYZM and Oceana before it.

“The closure is the end of a long-running chapter for the Kingston club scene, but it’s time to look to the future and re-imagine what this site could hold, in a fresh new look at nightlife for the next generation of UK party lovers.”

Earlier this year, Neos announced that it had submitted plans to convert the building into two new venues, with a ‘party bar’ on the ground floor, known as Bonnie Rogues, and a new nightclub on the first and second floors, called Circuit. Neos also wants the new spaces to continue Pryzm’s live music legacy.