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Fiesta Nightclub

Nightclub

When Keith and Jim Lipthorpe opened it in August 1970, the Fiesta nightclub in Sheffield, England, was reputed to be the largest in Europe. The Lipthorpes had opened a Fiesta nightclub in Stockton five years earlier on the Tees. The Sheffield Fiesta was situated on Arundel Gate in Sheffield, it cost £500,000 to purchase and had a 1,300-seat amphitheatre.2 It ceased to exist in 1980.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 1970Founded1
  • Industrynightclub1
  • HeadquartersSheffield1

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When Keith and Jim Lipthorpe opened it in August 1970, the Fiesta nightclub in Sheffield, England, was reputed to be the largest in Europe. The Lipthorpes had opened a Fiesta nightclub in Stockton five years earlier on the Tees. The Sheffield Fiesta was situated on Arundel Gate in Sheffield, it cost £500,000 to purchase and had a 1,300-seat amphitheatre. Many celebrities of the 1960s and 1970s performed there, generally for a week at a time, with the opening act being The Shadows. Other major music stars performing there included Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Matt Monro, Sandie Shaw, The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Roy Orbison, Ella Fitzgerald, The Four Tops, Cilla Black, Lynsey de Paul, Olivia Newton-John, Tony Christie, The Stylists and the Jackson Five, but also comedians such as Les Dawson and Tommy Cooper, as well as the entertainer, Bruce Forsyth.2

Timeline

  1. 1980Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Aug 1970Founded Founded1

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