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1:44pm Wednesday 2nd July 2008
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."
George, says...
2:10pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Boney M, says...
2:22pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Osama Bin Laden wrote:I don't see your point, nor why you've chopped the end of that sentence....
'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
Studs, all over my body says...
2:43pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Osama Bin Laden, A Cave far far away says...
3:08pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Boney M wrote:The echo states that it will help forge ties with the local community by keeping them up all night.
Osama Bin Laden wrote:I don't see your point, nor why you've chopped the end of that sentence....
'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
clubber, Southampton says...
3:30pm Wed 2 Jul 08
hmm, says...
3:33pm Wed 2 Jul 08
stevie steve, sholing says...
3:34pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Fred, Bristol says...
4:04pm Wed 2 Jul 08
clubber wrote:Oh I know what you mean, much like Ikon & Diva then huh?
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.
Ron Endersticke, says...
4:10pm Wed 2 Jul 08
stevie steve wrote: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
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
hmm, says...
4:17pm Wed 2 Jul 08
hmm wrote:Oh noes!
"Luminar, Britian's largest"
Britian's?
hmm, says...
4:19pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Osama Bin Laden wrote:Yeah, because lots of people live next door to Leisure World, don't they?
Boney M wrote:The echo states that it will help forge ties with the local community by keeping them up all night.
Osama Bin Laden wrote:I don't see your point, nor why you've chopped the end of that sentence....
'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
gorf, soton says...
5:28pm Wed 2 Jul 08
nt, soton says...
5:30pm Wed 2 Jul 08
paul b, says...
6:28pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Rose, Boston, MA says...
7:09pm Wed 2 Jul 08
Condor Man, Southampton says...
7:54pm Wed 2 Jul 08
George Bush, Soton says...
10:52pm Wed 2 Jul 08
King Mush, Woolston says...
12:18am Thu 3 Jul 08
goard, Southampto says...
3:09pm Thu 3 Jul 08
George, says...
11:18pm Thu 3 Jul 08
George Bush wrote: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
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
Great Stuff, Soton says...
1:31pm Fri 4 Jul 08
me, soton says...
8:23pm Fri 4 Jul 08
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Osama Bin Laden, A Cave far far away says...
2:08pm Wed 2 Jul 08
'The superclub was to remain open until 4.30am'
I Just love the echo