In the 1960s, bands such as Led Zeppelin and Velvet Underground played at a Davie Street club called Retinal Circus. Today its known as Celebrities and on September 1, its paying homage to its past by hosting a light-filled circus for the eyes and ears. DJs Tyler Fedchuk, Cam Dales, Trevor Risk and friends have been asked to resurrect the Ice Cream Social. The 50s- and 60s-inspired sock hop soiree got its start in the back of Shine Nightclub in 2007 and later moved to the Waldorf Hotel, where 1,000 people gathered to lament the loss of the weekly edition in January. (The Waldorf Hotel itself didnt close but the people who made it into one of Vancouvers most popular music and culture destinations left the East Hastings building.) With its new LED wall and ceiling pulsing to the sounds of rock n roll, blues, garage rock, tropicalia and French pop, Celebrities is making everything old seem amazingly new again.
