Blitz: The Club That Created the Eighties

A history of the club that set the '80s alight, by much-loved presenter and Blitz attendee Robert Elms.

A history of the club that set the ‘80s alight, by the much-loved presenter, writer and Blitz attendee Robert Elms.

The short-lived Blitz club in London’s Covent Garden was more than somewhere to hang out or be seen: it was a catalyst for cultural explosion, a counter-culture blast against everything Thatcher''s leadership had ushered in by the dawn of the 80s. Tuesday nights boasted a ferocious, fearless cast – from Boy George and Spandau Ballet to Grayson Perry and Peter Doig, to Michele Clapton, Sade and Alexander McQueen. This was the vanguard of a different England; socially liberal, loud, proud and diverse, fiercely individualistic and determined to succeed. Britain was black and white; the Blitz Kids switched on the colour.

In Blitz, Elms reflects on a club night founded by working-class kids, one whose impact reverberated beyond its doors, through the worlds of Art, Literature, Fashion and Music, and into the present day.

• | Author: Robert Elms
• | Publisher: Faber & Faber
• | Publication Date: Sep 25, 2025
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780571394180
• | ISBN-10: 0571394183