Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s

Behind a door in a Covent Garden side street, the Blitz club was the place where 1980s style began. Inspired by everything from David Bowie, the punk and soul scenes, to continental cinema and cabaret culture, the brightest young talents of their generation came together to revolutionise fashion, music and design, turning a niche club night into a launchpad for global superstardom.

Forty years after its closure, visitors will be able to revisit the trailblazing club's history and atmosphere with a sensory extravaganza of music, flamboyant fashions, and pioneering art, film and graphic design.

Developed in collaboration with some of the leading ‘Blitz Kids’ who were there, it will feature garments, drawings, photographs and videos from the Blitz club and beyond, featuring items that have never been on public display.

Background image: Outside the Blitz club in 1979. Photo by Sheila Rock