Nightclub that inspired Gorillaz’s ‘Andromeda’ will be transformed into flats

It was announced that Andromeda, the nightclub that inspired Gorillaz’s track of the same name, will be transformed into flats.

The club – located in St Helen’s Lane, Colchester – will be converted into five new apartments. Andromeda opened in the 1960s, offering a dance space for around 195 people, and closed in 2021 after a short period operating under the name “Ice”.

‘Andromeda’, the virtual band’s song, was released in March 2017 and included on their fifth album ‘Humanz’. The following year, it received a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 2018 Grammy Awards.

Gorillaz creator Damon Albarn previously said the club was a special place to listen to soul music during his youth. According to the BBCColchester City Council approved the planning and said work should begin within three years.

The two-story building was purchased at auction in April and plans for the upcoming apartment building showed that all five apartments would contain a bedroom.

“The proposal removes a commercial nightclub which can reasonably be considered to have reached a position discordant with the majority residential location which does not (sic) surround it,” the plans say (as per BBC).

In other Gorillaz news, a crowdfunder was recently launched to support cancer treatment for Peven Everett, the Chicago house singer, producer and Gorillaz collaborator.

“Trying to raise money for my friend Peven who needs treatment for lung cancer. Any donation will help. The cost of treatments is increasing,” says a description on the crowdfunding page.