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Superclub will bring 80 extra jobs
ONE of Britain's biggest
nightclubs, Oceana, which
opens in Southampton
later this month, will create
80 more jobs than first
expected, taking the total
number of staff to 200.
A staggering 4,000 clubbers - the
largest capacity in the country,
according to the club's owners
Luminar Group - will party under
one roof at the £7m venue when it
opens at LeisureWorld on July 17.
Boasting five themed bars and
three nightclubs under one roof, as
well as Europe's largest dance floor,
Oceana Southampton will replace
the existing clubs Ikon and Diva. It is
hoped the new venue will attract an
older clientele and help improve
LeisureWorld's reputation among
city centre residents.
The superclub was to remain open
until 4.30am, but Southampton
police demanded that last drinks
were served by 3am and the premises
shut at 3.30am.
Get a taste of what the club will look like inside - click here
It's the largest of 13 such developments
in the UK by Luminar,
Britian's largest nightclub operator.
The jobs on offer range from 50
positions as door staff and security
to 130 glass collectors, bar staff, promotional
teams, cellar staff and
spotters, who are charged with
selecting the best dressed people in
the queue for VIP treatment.
There are also ten management
positions available.
Luminar general manager Bill
Dearsley said the club would employ
130 people directly and then have
more than 70 contract staff.
He said: "This is no back street bar.
It's a big venue.
"Oceanas all over the country have
all done very well. This is the largest
and we have high hopes for it."
1:44pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008
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CommentPosted by: Osama Bin Laden, A Cave far far away on 2:08pm Wed 2 Jul 08
'It is hoped the new venue will attract an older clientele and help improve LeisureWorld's reputation among city centre residents.'
'The superclub was to remain open until 4.30am'
I Just love the echo
'It is hoped the new venue will attract an older clientele and help improve LeisureWorld's reputation among city centre residents.'
'The superclub was to remain open until 4.30am'
I Just love the echo
Posted by: George on 2:10pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Sorry, I fail to see how building yet another nightclub in place of existing ones is going to improve the reputation of the area. It'll be the same clientele going as before, except now there's room for more of them. Oh yeh, you [bold]say[/bold] you're hoping for an older customer base, but will it actually happen? I doubt it, and even if it does, what do you think the previous, younger lot are going to do? Stay in? Nah, I'm not buying it
Sorry, I fail to see how building yet another nightclub in place of existing ones is going to improve the reputation of the area. It'll be the same clientele going as before, except now there's room for more of them. Oh yeh, you
say you're hoping for an older customer base, but will it actually happen? I doubt it, and even if it does, what do you think the previous, younger lot are going to do? Stay in? Nah, I'm not buying it
Posted by: Boney M on 2:22pm Wed 2 Jul 08
[quote][bold]Osama Bin Laden[/bold] wrote:
'It is hoped the new venue will attract an older clientele and help improve LeisureWorld's reputation among city centre residents.'
'The superclub was to remain open until 4.30am'
I Just love the echo[/quote] I don't see your point, nor why you've chopped the end of that sentence....
Osama Bin Laden wrote:
'It is hoped the new venue will attract an older clientele and help improve LeisureWorld's reputation among city centre residents.'
'The superclub was to remain open until 4.30am'
I Just love the echo
I don't see your point, nor why you've chopped the end of that sentence....
Posted by: Studs, all over my body on 2:43pm Wed 2 Jul 08
[italic]spotters, who are charged with selecting the best dressed people in the queue for VIP treatment.[/italic]
[bold]Surely they are redundant already[/bold]
spotters, who are charged with selecting the best dressed people in the queue for VIP treatment.
Surely they are redundant already Posted by: Osama Bin Laden, A Cave far far away on 3:08pm Wed 2 Jul 08
[quote][bold]Boney M[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Osama Bin Laden[/bold] wrote:
'It is hoped the new venue will attract an older clientele and help improve LeisureWorld's reputation among city centre residents.'
'The superclub was to remain open until 4.30am'
I Just love the echo[/quote] I don't see your point, nor why you've chopped the end of that sentence....[/quote] The echo states that it will help forge ties with the local community by keeping them up all night.
Boney M wrote:
Osama Bin Laden wrote:
'It is hoped the new venue will attract an older clientele and help improve LeisureWorld's reputation among city centre residents.'
'The superclub was to remain open until 4.30am'
I Just love the echo
I don't see your point, nor why you've chopped the end of that sentence....
The echo states that it will help forge ties with the local community by keeping them up all night.
Posted by: clubber, Southampton on 3:30pm Wed 2 Jul 08
The club is divided into different rooms, which all have different minimum age restrictions, 18+, 20+ and 25+ so for those who want to escape the youth they can. That's how.
The club is divided into different rooms, which all have different minimum age restrictions, 18+, 20+ and 25+ so for those who want to escape the youth they can. That's how.
Posted by: hmm on 3:33pm Wed 2 Jul 08
"Luminar, Britian's largest"
Britian's?
"Luminar, Britian's largest"
Britian's?
Posted by: stevie steve, sholing on 3:34pm Wed 2 Jul 08
employ 80 extra staff. they only budgeted for 20 security. so thats where most of them are comming from. i hear they cant find enough staff prepared to work the door
employ 80 extra staff. they only budgeted for 20 security. so thats where most of them are comming from. i hear they cant find enough staff prepared to work the door
Posted by: Fred, Bristol on 4:04pm Wed 2 Jul 08
[quote][bold]clubber[/bold] wrote:
The club is divided into different rooms, which all have different minimum age restrictions, 18+, 20+ and 25+ so for those who want to escape the youth they can. That's how. [/quote] Oh I know what you mean, much like Ikon & Diva then huh?
That worked really well - didn't it?!
clubber wrote:
The club is divided into different rooms, which all have different minimum age restrictions, 18+, 20+ and 25+ so for those who want to escape the youth they can. That's how.
Oh I know what you mean, much like Ikon & Diva then huh?
That worked really well - didn't it?!
Posted by: Ron Endersticke on 4:10pm Wed 2 Jul 08
[quote][bold]stevie steve[/bold] wrote:
employ 80 extra staff. they only budgeted for 20 security. so thats where most of them are comming from. i hear they cant find enough staff prepared to work the door[/quote] Work the door? What sort of door is it, that needs that number of people to "work" it? Surely it's just a matter of opening and closing it
stevie steve wrote:
employ 80 extra staff. they only budgeted for 20 security. so thats where most of them are comming from. i hear they cant find enough staff prepared to work the door
Work the door? What sort of door is it, that needs that number of people to "work" it? Surely it's just a matter of opening and closing it
Posted by: hmm on 4:17pm Wed 2 Jul 08
[quote][bold]hmm[/bold] wrote:
"Luminar, Britian's largest"
Britian's?[/quote] Oh noes!
A typo!
hmm wrote:
"Luminar, Britian's largest"
Britian's?
Oh noes!
A typo!
Posted by: hmm on 4:19pm Wed 2 Jul 08
[quote][bold]Osama Bin Laden[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Boney M[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Osama Bin Laden[/bold] wrote:
'It is hoped the new venue will attract an older clientele and help improve LeisureWorld's reputation among city centre residents.'
'The superclub was to remain open until 4.30am'
I Just love the echo[/quote] I don't see your point, nor why you've chopped the end of that sentence....[/quote] The echo states that it will help forge ties with the local community by keeping them up all night.[/quote] Yeah, because lots of people live next door to Leisure World, don't they?
Buffoon.
Osama Bin Laden wrote:
Boney M wrote:
Osama Bin Laden wrote:
'It is hoped the new venue will attract an older clientele and help improve LeisureWorld's reputation among city centre residents.'
'The superclub was to remain open until 4.30am'
I Just love the echo
I don't see your point, nor why you've chopped the end of that sentence....
The echo states that it will help forge ties with the local community by keeping them up all night.
Yeah, because lots of people live next door to Leisure World, don't they?
Buffoon.
Posted by: gorf, soton on 5:28pm Wed 2 Jul 08
with out top name world class dj's the place will be just the same as it was b4.
needs national attention.
MOS, slinky, slammin vynl or some sort of regular slots there too?
resident dj's just wont pull the crowds.
friday n sat at ikon diva were the same thing week in week out
anyone got any news on who will be playing there??
with out top name world class dj's the place will be just the same as it was b4.
needs national attention.
MOS, slinky, slammin vynl or some sort of regular slots there too?
resident dj's just wont pull the crowds.
friday n sat at ikon diva were the same thing week in week out
anyone got any news on who will be playing there??
Posted by: nt, soton on 5:30pm Wed 2 Jul 08
the door staff at ikon / diva should have all been shot.
too cocky for their own good full of em self.
hard nuts aint they
the door staff at ikon / diva should have all been shot.
too cocky for their own good full of em self.
hard nuts aint they
Posted by: paul b on 6:28pm Wed 2 Jul 08
We have had exactly the same story three times now, is this to do with recycling?
We have had exactly the same story three times now, is this to do with recycling?
Posted by: Rose, Boston, MA on 7:09pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Are they going to put on extra taxi's - last time I went we waited for ages to get one - so what's the plan then?
Are they going to put on extra taxi's - last time I went we waited for ages to get one - so what's the plan then?
Posted by: Condor Man, Southampton on 7:54pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Talking to a cabbie yesterday he was quite happy to finish work at midnight as I'm sure many of his colleagues would be. Sadly for as long as people act like nobs there will always be a shortage of taxis.
Talking to a cabbie yesterday he was quite happy to finish work at midnight as I'm sure many of his colleagues would be. Sadly for as long as people act like nobs there will always be a shortage of taxis.
Posted by: George Bush, Soton on 10:52pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Come on Oceana! I can't wait for the ship to dock. Dont listen to these losers that diss the place, they're the ex sados from Ikon and spend their time knocking it and they know they'll be the first in the queue...wasters
Come on Oceana! I can't wait for the ship to dock. Dont listen to these losers that diss the place, they're the ex sados from Ikon and spend their time knocking it and they know they'll be the first in the queue...wasters
Posted by: King Mush, Woolston on 12:18am Thu 3 Jul 08
Who is headlining the opening night?
The bouncers' favourite act:
GORILLAZ ??
Who is headlining the opening night?
The bouncers' favourite act:
GORILLAZ ??
Posted by: goard, Southampto on 3:09pm Thu 3 Jul 08
It is announced the amount of employees employed, but after the construction and the interior made to requirements, what happens to those employees - are they all agency workers? do they go back on the dole? Are the workforce made up of students, pretty gals and temporary staff, and then on with the next load of basic pay workers? What a messy sub standard employment. The employed and unemployed must be lost in an undefinable stew.
Goard
It is announced the amount of employees employed, but after the construction and the interior made to requirements, what happens to those employees - are they all agency workers? do they go back on the dole? Are the workforce made up of students, pretty gals and temporary staff, and then on with the next load of basic pay workers? What a messy sub standard employment. The employed and unemployed must be lost in an undefinable stew.
Goard
Posted by: George on 11:18pm Thu 3 Jul 08
[quote][bold]George Bush[/bold] wrote:
Come on Oceana! I can't wait for the ship to dock. Dont listen to these losers that diss the place, they're the ex sados from Ikon and spend their time knocking it and they know they'll be the first in the queue...wasters[/quote] Yep, the entire world is enthralled by tacky nightclubs. There's no chance that some people just don't like [italic]any[/italic] of 'em, regardless of what pointless distractions someone comes up with to make you forget that you're essentialy stood in an overpriced discoteque
George Bush wrote:
Come on Oceana! I can't wait for the ship to dock. Dont listen to these losers that diss the place, they're the ex sados from Ikon and spend their time knocking it and they know they'll be the first in the queue...wasters
Yep, the entire world is enthralled by tacky nightclubs. There's no chance that some people just don't like
any of 'em, regardless of what pointless distractions someone comes up with to make you forget that you're essentialy stood in an overpriced discoteque
Posted by: Great Stuff, Soton on 1:31pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Cannot WAIT until Oceana opens! People who don't like them, simply don't go there. People who love clubbing....ENJOY!!!
!!
Cannot WAIT until Oceana opens! People who don't like them, simply don't go there. People who love clubbing....ENJOY!!!
!!
Posted by: me, soton on 8:23pm Fri 4 Jul 08
where's the line up then?
it opens next week and still no line up info?
where's the line up then?
it opens next week and still no line up info?
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