A lost club night loved by teens in noughties Liverpool "wasn't just a disco" and is still remembered fondly today.
The Liverpool ECHO recently took a look back at The Frenzy - a popular event that was arguably a stepping stone for tweens and teens to get a taste of "a real night out," without the alcohol and hangovers. A massive part of many people's school years in the noughties, The Frenzy would take place on a Thursday and often weekends, seeing hundreds of youngsters buy tickets.
A place for friends to come together, dance to cheesy music and socialise on a school night, you'd find yourself queuing up for fizzy drinks like Panda Pops and dressing up in everything from kitten heels to Lacoste tracksuits. And no matter what, the night would always be the topic of conversation on the corridors the next day.
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Started by Liverpool DJ and event planner Andy Weir, it became a regular event in Bromborough, Childwall, Huyton and beyond. And many will remember The Frenzy usually taking place in local leisure centres or function suites.
Arguably a rite of passage, many would ask their parents weekly for a couple of pounds to go to the Frenzy with their mates. ECHO readers have since been sharing their memories of nights at The Frenzy.
Greg Mercer said: "I remember cycling from school to buy tickets..." Ami Schofield said: "I went the Frenzie one week and then the 051 the next week."
Carolyn Molyneux wrote: "Cara Williams do you remember going to the brombrourgh one as we saw blazin squad before they were "famous." Kailum Curran commented: "Bluey a ticket every Friday."
Bethany Mei-Lee posted: "The foam party we went to in brookie rec and I had to leave without my shoe Demi Mclean." Sian O'Brien wrote: "Emma Hannah those were the days."
Some did branch out to socialise and make new friends, but often it was the place were first relationships were formed. Whether it be with someone in your year group or a pupil from another school, you'd often hear whispers the following day of who had kissed who - or if you grew up with the slang of the noughties, who '"met" who.
Most nightclubs, bars and events for over 18s have standard rules to follow, with bag searches often ruining any hope of getting in with a flask of booze. But as a young teen attending the Frenzy, having chewing gum of any kind was the ultimate contraband.
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Many chanced it and tried to smuggle their own in. But if you were caught with it on the dancefloor, you'd be made to hand over the goods.
Before TikTok, Instagram Live, Snapchat and selfies in general, you'd spend the night at the Frenzy taking pictures on your mum's digital camera and dancing to cringeworthy noughties music. If you ever went to the Frenzy, you're probably thankful that those photos never saw the light of day or that the moments weren't captured at all.
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But it wasn't always a standard night, The Frenzy often hosted theme nights to draw teens in. Halloween and Christmas immediately springs to mind, as well as generic fancy dress that saw girls rock up in a tutu with leg warmers and backcombed hair.
But the foam parties were also legendary. In January 2003, it was locally reported how a snow-making machine was shipped in from Germany to give teenagers at the Frenzy dance night in Bromborough the chance to really "chill out."
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The article reads: "The event is part of a series across Merseyside to give teenagers something to do at the weekend and keep them off the streets. Frenzy was started five years ago by Liverpool DJ and event planner Andy Weir. Now it is a regular event in Bromborough, Childwall and Huyton.
"Andy said: 'The kids love Frenzy because it is not just a disco. There are live MCs, dancers and a huge sound and light system which we bring in a truck. Every month we have a theme and because it's January we decided to ship in the snow making machine.
"I had seen it at Disneyland and thought it was a brilliant idea. It uses a special foam which is chilled and sent out through fans, everybody loves it.'"
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