Popscene (club)

[2] Popscene's DJ sets laid the foundations for the rock/dance crossover of the next decade; the tagline on many of the distinctive flyers was "the dance club for people who like bands.

The DJ duo of McCarthy and Be were the first successful UK club DJs to move from vinyl to CD and gave Erol Alkan his first opportunity to play to large crowds.

[5] Time Out called Popscene "the indie superclub with an altogether hipper vibe"[6] and UK Club Guide described it as having "a thriving, begging-for-it happy crowd...

"[7] As Popscene developed over its five-year lifespan, it was cited as one of the major breakthrough clubs in London (along with the Heavenly Social) for the Big beat music genre in the latter part of the decade.

[8] In the summer of 2007, a sold-out revival of Popscene was held in the original venue without the involvement of founder McCarthy, who had developed a subsequent career as DJ producer IDC.