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EFGatecrasher is an international clubbing brand made famous by the “Gatecrasher” (later “Crasher”) dance music events, which were held at the Republic nightclub in Sheffield, UK during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The promoters of the brand were Simon Raine and Simon Oates and, until 2004, Scott Bond. By August 2014, the only Gatecrasher venue remaining was located in the United Kingdom city of Birmingham. This venue was closed down permanently by the authorities on 25 November 2015.
In 1996 Gatecrasher started to use a nightclub in the city centre called The Republic for one-off events such as New Year’s Eve; in 1997 the event moved to the venue permanently. Gatecrasher bought the venue in Sheffield later that year.
The door policy, and fashion at the end of the 1990s, encouraged people to dress in a flamboyant style to ensure entry to the night. The club developed a cult following (Crasher Kids) who in turn developed their own style of fashion, identifiable by fluorescent clothes, dummies, and spiky hair.
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