Here are 17 nightclubs you might have frequented in Wearside times gone by, from The Rink to Passion and Mecca to Zhivago.
Have a browse at our Sunderland Echo photo memories and then tell us which of these was your favourite.
In case you missed it;
9. Genevieve’s
Sunderland’s vibrant dancing scene during the 1980s, but we want to know if it was your favourite. | se Photo: Sunderland Echo
10. Bentley’s
Bentley’s was hugely popular in the late 1980s/early 1990s and was based in a building which had once been a garage. | se Photo: Sunderland Echo
11. Chambers
Chambers arrived in 1987 and was described at the time as “Sunderland’s newest and most opulent nightclub and brasserie”. It served meals, snacks and drinks from early morning until ‘very late at night’. | se
12. Finos
A busy night in Finos Nightclub in 1992. Tell us if it was your favourite for an evening out. | se Photo: Sunderland Echo