The highly anticipated opening for Chicago's replacement, Bar & Beyond, will take place on Friday, with various appearances from reality TV stars scheduled over the weekend.
Bar & Beyond, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Manager David Vickery. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
The Shoreditch-inspired bar will serve street food and drinks in the evening, and transform into a club later on.
The Prince of Wales Road venue will open on Friday, February 24 with a launch party featuring The Only Way is Essex star and DJ, Lauren Pope, and on Saturday her former co-star and presenter Mark Wright will be on hand to entertain party goers.
Bar & Beyond, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
David Vickery, Bar & Beyond general manager, said: 'Bar & Beyond is a new concept for the UK late-night bar market. The Bar & Beyond ethos offers two distinct experiences, with food served at the bar from early evening, with 'Going Beyond', a high quality club experience with a state of the art sound system and some of the best DJs and live acts around at the rear of the venue.'
The new bar is the result of a £565,000 investment from the UK's largest bar and club operator The Deltic Group, who also owned Chicago's, and will create 35 full-time and part-time jobs.
Bar & Beyond, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
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The opening will mark the fifth Bar & Beyond, with other clubs in King's Lynn, Stevenage, Sheffield and Chelmsford.
Bar & Beyond, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
Doors will open at 5pm on Friday 24th February.
Bar & Beyond, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
Bar & Beyond, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
Bar & Beyond, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
The new nightclub in King's Lynn will be styled similarly to this Bar & Beyond club in Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
Bar & Beyond, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
Bar & Beyond, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
The King's Lynn club will incorporate a Shoreditch-inspired design including walls of graffiti art, skull imagery and modern sculptures, like this Bar & Beyond club in Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
Bar & Beyond, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich. Picture: ANTONY KELLY (Image: Archant Norfolk 2017)
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