London nightclub Tiger Tiger has closed after 26 years
The long-running central London bar and nightspot is set to be developed into a 507-room hotel
Infamous London nightspot a statement has announced its closure, amid plans to develop the venue into a hotel.
Tiger Tiger confirmed that the 1,700-capacity Haymarket-based nightclub, bar and restaurant had shuttered last week (October 17) via a statement on its website, writing: "Tiger Tiger London has now closed."
"Thank you to all patrons, promoters, DJs, managers, staff members and partners for years of incredible memories," the statement finishes.
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According to The Caterer, a planning application has been submitted to Westminster Council to convert Haymarket House - the eight-storey building Tiger Tiger currently occupies - into a "507-room hotel."
The 15-page plan, submitted by Centro Planning Consultancy, also details intentions to convert the building's roof into a "plant screen."
It is unknown if Tiger Tiger's sudden closure has been announced in connection with the planning application, that is still awaiting approval from the local authority.
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Tiger Tiger's flagship, 18,000-sq ft Haymarket branch first opened in 1998, and featured four dancefloors and five bars — with each floor playing a different genre of music. Alongside its Cardiff and the now-closed Leeds locations, the brand became eponymous with "trashy nights out" in the 00s.
In 2007, Tiger Tiger Haymarket was targeted by a failed car bomb — orchestrated by Bilal Abdullah and Kafeel Ahmed, both arrested following the Glasgow Airport terror attack the next day.
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